Arrangement for the Propagation of Alarm Information in a Building Automation System that Includes One or More Applications that Access Building System Data via a Monitoring and Control System
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1. A method, comprising:
- a) accessing building automation data comprising a plurality of data objects, each data object corresponding to a device in a building automation system, the data objects interrelated in a first hierarchy;
b) receiving an event condition indication from a first device in the building automation system;
c) storing an indication of the event condition in a first data object corresponding to the first device;
d) propagating an indication of the event condition to upstream objects in the first hierarchy.
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A method includes accessing building automation data comprising a plurality of data objects, each data object corresponding to a device in a building automation system, the data objects interrelated in a first hierarchy. The method also includes receiving an event condition indication from a first device in the building automation system, and storing an indication of the event condition in a first data object corresponding to the first device. The method also includes propagating an indication of the event condition to upstream objects in the first hierarchy
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1. A method, comprising:
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a) accessing building automation data comprising a plurality of data objects, each data object corresponding to a device in a building automation system, the data objects interrelated in a first hierarchy; b) receiving an event condition indication from a first device in the building automation system; c) storing an indication of the event condition in a first data object corresponding to the first device; d) propagating an indication of the event condition to upstream objects in the first hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An arrangement for use in a building automation system, comprising:
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a) a plurality of building automation devices, including at least one sensor, and at least one controller; b) a processing arrangement operably coupled to receive an event condition indication from a first device of the plurality of building automation devices, the processing arrangement configured to; access building automation data comprising a plurality of data objects, each data object corresponding to a device in a building automation system, the data objects interrelated in a first hierarchy; store an indication of the event condition in a first data object corresponding to the first device; propagate an indication of the alarm condition to upstream objects in the first hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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