CREATION AND USE OF CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP MODELS IN BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
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1. A computerized method for organizing and using information in a building management system (BMS), comprising:
- identifying a plurality of objects comprising building devices, software defined building objects, and other inputs to the BMS that affect a building environment;
identifying causal relationships between the identified objects;
relating the identified objects by the causal relationships;
describing the causal relationships; and
storing the causal relationships and descriptions in a memory device of the BMS.
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Abstract
A computing system for organizing and using information in a building management system (BMS) is shown and described. The computing system includes a memory device storing software defined building objects. The computing system further includes a processing circuit configured to relate the software defined building objects by causal relationships between the devices and to store the causal relationships and a description of the causal relationships in the memory device.
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1. A computerized method for organizing and using information in a building management system (BMS), comprising:
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identifying a plurality of objects comprising building devices, software defined building objects, and other inputs to the BMS that affect a building environment; identifying causal relationships between the identified objects; relating the identified objects by the causal relationships; describing the causal relationships; and storing the causal relationships and descriptions in a memory device of the BMS. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer system for organizing and using information in a building management system (BMS), comprising:
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a memory device storing software defined building objects; and a processing circuit configured to relate the software defined building objects by causal relationships between the devices and to store the causal relationships and a description of the causal relationships in the memory device.
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