Frameworks and methodologies configured to assist configuring devices supported by a building management system
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1. A computer implemented method for enabling an interactive commissioning process in respect of a field device, the method including:
- maintaining access to a repository of workflow sequences, wherein each workflow sequence includes;
(i) one or more user activities, which are configured to be completed by voice-delivered responses to audible prompts; and
(ii) one or more system activities, which are performed as automated processes by way of interaction with a building management system;
wherein the one or more system activities include a transition condition to be met in order to complete the execution of the system activity;
wherein at least one of the user activities or the system activities includes a tag indicating whether it is allowable to skip at least part of the workflow sequence;
executing a given one of the workflow sequences, including delivering a first audible prompt for a first user activity, and upon receiving and recording a voice-delivered response from a user to the first audible prompt, and subject to processing of the recorded response, progressing through the remainder of the workflow sequence;
wherein during at least one workflow sequence, receiving from the user a voice-based request for one or more parameter values, and in response to the voice based request, obtaining the one or more requested parameter values from the building management system, and providing a voice-based output of the obtained one or more requested parameter values; and
wherein during at least one workflow sequence, providing a voice-based instruction to the user to obtain a measure of a desired parameter value, and in response to the voice-based instruction, receiving a value for the desired parameter value, reported verbally by the user, and entering the received value for the desired parameter value into the building management system.
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Abstract
Described herein are frameworks and methodologies configured to assist configuring devices supported by a building management system. Embodiments of the invention have been particularly developed to allow commissioning of devices, such as HVAC components, to be performed more efficiently in the field. While some embodiments will be described herein with particular reference to that application, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to such a field of use, and is applicable in broader contexts.
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1. A computer implemented method for enabling an interactive commissioning process in respect of a field device, the method including:
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maintaining access to a repository of workflow sequences, wherein each workflow sequence includes; (i) one or more user activities, which are configured to be completed by voice-delivered responses to audible prompts; and (ii) one or more system activities, which are performed as automated processes by way of interaction with a building management system; wherein the one or more system activities include a transition condition to be met in order to complete the execution of the system activity; wherein at least one of the user activities or the system activities includes a tag indicating whether it is allowable to skip at least part of the workflow sequence; executing a given one of the workflow sequences, including delivering a first audible prompt for a first user activity, and upon receiving and recording a voice-delivered response from a user to the first audible prompt, and subject to processing of the recorded response, progressing through the remainder of the workflow sequence; wherein during at least one workflow sequence, receiving from the user a voice-based request for one or more parameter values, and in response to the voice based request, obtaining the one or more requested parameter values from the building management system, and providing a voice-based output of the obtained one or more requested parameter values; and wherein during at least one workflow sequence, providing a voice-based instruction to the user to obtain a measure of a desired parameter value, and in response to the voice-based instruction, receiving a value for the desired parameter value, reported verbally by the user, and entering the received value for the desired parameter value into the building management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer implemented method for defining an interactive commissioning process in respect of a field device, the method including:
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defining a workflow sequences, wherein the workflow sequence includes; (i) one or more user activities, which are configured to be completed by voice-delivered responses to audible prompts; and (ii) one or more system activities, which are performed as automated processes by way of interaction with a building management system; wherein the one or more system activities include a transition condition to be met in order to complete the execution of the system activity; wherein at least one of the user activities or the system activities includes a tag indicating whether it is allowable to skip at least part of the workflow sequence; providing the workflow sequence to an execution module, wherein the execution module is configured to execute on a device that interacts via voice-based prompts delivered to a field technician and voice-based responses provided by the field technician; wherein during at least one workflow sequence, receiving from the user a voice-based request for one or more parameter values, and in response to the voice based request, obtaining the one or more requested parameter values from the building management system, and providing a voice-based output of the obtained one or more requested parameter values; and wherein during at least one workflow sequence, providing a voice-based instruction to the user to obtain a measure of a desired parameter value, and in response to the voice-based instruction, receiving a value for the desired parameter value, reported verbally by the user, and entering the received value for the desired parameter value into the building management system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A device configured to enable an interactive commissioning process in respect of a field device, the device including:
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a module configured to access to a repository of workflow sequences, wherein each workflow sequence includes; (i) one or more user activities, which are configured to be completed by voice-delivered responses to audible prompts; and (ii) one or more system activities, which are performed as automated processes by way of interaction with a building management system; wherein the one or more system activities include a transition condition to be met in order to complete the execution of the system activity; wherein at least one of the user activities or the system activities includes a tag indicating whether it is allowable to skip at least part of the workflow sequence; an execution module configured to deliver each of the workflow sequences, wherein delivering a first of the workflow sequences includes delivering a first audible prompt for a first user activity, and upon receiving and recording a voice-delivered response from a user to the first audible prompt, and subject to processing of the recorded response, progressing through the remainder of the workflow sequence; a voice command processing engine that is configured to receive from the user a voice-based request for one or more requested parameter values, and wherein the device is configured to, in response to the voice based request, obtain the one or more requested parameter values from the building management system and provide a voice-based output of the obtained one or more requested parameter values; and wherein the device is further configured to provide a voice-based instruction to the user to obtain a measure of a desired parameter value, and in response to the voice-based instruction, receive a value for the desired parameter value, reported verbally by the user, and enter the received value for the desired parameter value into the building management system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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