SITE SURVEY AND INSTALLATION FOR REMOTE FACILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20110112875A1
• Filed: 11/12/2009
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Johnson, Derek Mallough, Treble, Matthew John, Friedrich, Nickolas Gerhard
• Application Number:
  US12/617,224
• Publication Number:
  US 20110112875A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.11
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/58 using Internet communication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

Methods, systems, apparatuses and/or computer program products are directed to a site survey tool for streamlining installation of a remote facility management system. The site survey tool includes at least one module to receive site survey information about a facility where components of the remote facility management system are to be installed, the site survey information associated with energy-consuming operations of the facility. The module is also configured to transmit the site survey information to a control center configured to generate an installation plan and kit based on the site survey information gathered by the site survey tool.

Claims

1. A site survey tool comprising:

a processor; and

at least one module operable on the processor, the at least one module being configured to;

receive site survey information about a facility for future installation of a remote energy management system, the site survey information associated with energy-consuming operations of the facility and the site survey information associated with information for planning a future installation of a remote energy management system; and

transmit the site survey information to a control center that is remote from the facility.

2. The site survey tool of claim 1, further comprising a port to communicate with an HVAC system to extract information from the HVAC system.

3. The site survey tool of claim 2, wherein the port is configured to wirelessly communicate with the HVAC system.

4. The site survey tool of claim 1, wherein the at least one module is further configured to generate at least one of an engineering report and materials list upon completion of a site survey.

5. The site survey tool of claim 4, wherein the at least one module is further configured to wirelessly transmit the at least one of an engineering report and materials list wirelessly over a network system to the control center.

6. The site survey tool of claim 1, wherein the housing, the processor and the at least one module collectively comprise a mobile handheld device that is configured to receive site survey data and electronically transmit the site survey data to the control center over a network.

7. The site survey tool of claim 1, wherein the at least one module is further configured to present inquiries to a user to collect data regarding the site survey.

8. The site survey tool of claim 1, wherein the information received about the facility comprises data associated with energy consuming devices.

9. The site survey tool of claim 1, wherein the information received about the building comprises data for streamlining future installation of the remote energy management system.

10. The site survey tool of claim 8, wherein the data associated with streamlining future installation of the remote energy management system comprises information about business operations of the facility.

11. The site survey tool of claim 8, wherein the data associated with streamlining future installation of the remote energy management system comprises information for ensuring security access to the building and contact information of at least one representative of the building.

12. The site survey tool of claim 8, wherein the data associated with streamlining future installation of the remote energy management system comprises information for modifying the remote energy management system to be customized for the facility, the remote energy management system comprising a standard remote energy management system for all facilities to be remotely managed.

13. A method comprising:

receiving information about a site survey regarding a facility via a site survey tool, the information associated with energy-consuming operations of the location and associated with a future installation of a local monitoring and control system; and

transmitting the information to a control center that is remote from the facility, wherein the site survey tool comprises a computer processor.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising communicating with an HVAC system to extract information from the HVAC system.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein generating at least one of an engineering report and materials list upon completion of the site survey.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising wirelessly transmitting the at least one of an engineering report and materials list wirelessly over a network to the control center.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising presenting inquiries to a user in gathering information about the facility.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the presenting inquiries is performed using a site survey tool, the site survey tool comprising a mobile handheld device that is configured to communicate electronically with at least one device at the facility.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the site survey tool is further configured to wirelessly communicate with the control center in response to the user inputting data from the presented inquiries.

20. An method comprising:

receiving information, via a computing device, about a building, the information associated with future installation of a remote energy management system; and

transmitting the information to a control center that is remote from the building.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising communicating with an HVAC system to extract information from the HVAC system.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein generating at least one of an engineering report and materials list upon completion of the site survey.

23. The method of claim 20, further comprising wirelessly transmitting the at least one of an engineering report and materials list wirelessly over a network system to the control center.

24. The method of claim 20, further comprising electronically transmitting, via a network, the outgoing returns to the endpoint destinations, wherein the endpoint destinations comprise financial institutions.

25. A computer readable storage medium comprising a computer program product embodied therein, the computer program product, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to:

receive information about a building, the information associated with energy-consuming operations of the building and the information associated with future installation of a remote energy management system; and

transmit the information to a control center that is remote from the building

26. The computer readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein the plurality of outgoing return files represents checks issued from an issuing bank, wherein the checks are not paid by the issuing bank.

27. The computer readable storage medium of claim 25, further comprising communicating with an HVAC system to extract information from the HVAC system.

28. The computer readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein generating at least one of an engineering report and materials list upon completion of the site survey.

29. The computer readable storage medium of claim 25, further comprising wirelessly transmitting at least one of an engineering report and materials list wirelessly over a network system to the control center.