System and method for graphically grouping electrical devices
First Claim
1. A system for graphically grouping a plurality of electrical devices, to control the devices as at least one device group, the system comprising:
- an information processor operative to store a plurality of graphical objects, wherein each of the graphical objects represents a respective one of the plurality of electrical devices, and is operative to electrically control the respective electrical devices;
a draw module operative to display the plurality of graphical objects and to define the at least one device group in response to a user selection of at least one of the graphical objects; and
a run time module operative to electrically control the at least one device group in response to the user selection defining the at least one device group.
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Abstract
A convenient and intuitive software development environment for graphically grouping together groups of electrical/electronic devices and providing substantially real-time control of graphically selected groups of electrical/electronic devices and systems. In addition to substantially real-time control of a graphically selected group of electrical/electronic devices, users of the present invention can schedule commands to be executed for a group of graphically selected electrical/electronic devices, or command a group of graphically selected electrical/electronic devices to respond to a particular condition.
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39 Claims
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1. A system for graphically grouping a plurality of electrical devices, to control the devices as at least one device group, the system comprising:
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an information processor operative to store a plurality of graphical objects, wherein each of the graphical objects represents a respective one of the plurality of electrical devices, and is operative to electrically control the respective electrical devices;
a draw module operative to display the plurality of graphical objects and to define the at least one device group in response to a user selection of at least one of the graphical objects; and
a run time module operative to electrically control the at least one device group in response to the user selection defining the at least one device group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for developing a user interface for graphically controlling a group of at least two devices, the system comprising:
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a design module provided by an information processor and operative to represent a physical location and to represent the at least two devices installed in the physical location;
a draw module provided by the information processor and operative to logically associate the at least two devices with the group;
wherein at least one command is associated with the group and further wherein the at least two devices perform at least one respective function in response to the command; and
a run time module operative to generate the user interface from information provided by at least one of the design module and the draw module, and further operative to provide the user interface on a display, wherein the user interface is operative to control the group via the information processor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for graphically grouping a plurality of electrical devices, to control the devices as at least one device group, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of graphical objects in a memory of an information processor, wherein each of the graphical objects represents a respective one of the plurality of electrical devices, and the information processor is operative to electrically control the electrical devices;
displaying the plurality of graphical objects;
defining the at least one device group in response to a user selection of at least one of the graphical objects; and
controlling the at least one device group in response to the user selection defining the at least one device group. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for providing a user interface for graphically controlling a group of at least two devices, the method comprising:
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graphically representing a physical location in a display and graphically representing the at least two devices at the physical location;
associating the at least two devices with the group; and
providing a user interface that is operative to issue a command to the group and wherein the at least two devices perform at least one respective function in accordance with the command. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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