Database for a remotely accessible building information system
First Claim
1. A building information system for communicating building-related data associated with a building with a client application, the system comprising:
- a database storing the building-related data including building management system (BMS) data and configuration data associated with the building, the BMS data comprising dynamic data and attributes, the dynamic data being detected from at least one of a point and meter within the building, the attributes comprising an identifier of at least one of a point or meter within the building;
a BMS service managing a building subsystem and providing the BMS data stored in the database; and
a data interface communicating the building-related data to the database.
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Abstract
A building information system stores and processes both building management system (BMS) data and building-related configuration information, such as building and equipment descriptions and locations, point and meter descriptions, contact information for alarms, utility rates, and manufacturer and vendor information. The BMS data is stored in multiple configurations, including analog, binary, multistate, input and output. One or more mapping structures establish database relationships between the dynamic BMS data received from or destined to points, meters, and controllers on a BMS network. By combining these two types of data in a central repository, building information system services, tools and applications can be integrated through published interfaces to provide expandable functionality. Based on the mapping structures, the building information system services, tools, and applications access BMS data and corresponding configuration data to derive additional data (e.g., power consumption based on monitored current consumption), provide enhanced communications with a client (e.g., email-based alarm notification), and identify point discovery mismatches.
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13 Claims
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1. A building information system for communicating building-related data associated with a building with a client application, the system comprising:
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a database storing the building-related data including building management system (BMS) data and configuration data associated with the building, the BMS data comprising dynamic data and attributes, the dynamic data being detected from at least one of a point and meter within the building, the attributes comprising an identifier of at least one of a point or meter within the building;
a BMS service managing a building subsystem and providing the BMS data stored in the database; and
a data interface communicating the building-related data to the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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4. The building information system of claim I wherein the data interface comprises a dynamic component communicating the dynamic data of the BMS data between the BMS service and the database.
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11. A method for communicating building-related data associated with a building on a building management system (BMS) network, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a server process, a request through a client interface from a client application;
accessing, in accordance with the request, a database storing the building-related data including building management system (BMS) data and configuration data associated with the building, the BMS data comprising dynamic data and attributes, the dynamic data being detected from at least one of a point and meter within the building,; and
issuing, by the server process, an acknowledgment of the accessing operation to the client application, the acknowledgment including at least one element of the building-related data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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