APPROACH FOR PLANNING, DESIGNING AND OBSERVING BUILDING SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method for designing a building system, comprising:
- defining building information; and
developing building information; and
wherein;
defining building information comprises;
selecting a building category from a menu on a display;
selecting a type of building from the menu; and
selecting a building; and
developing building information comprises;
selecting a number of floors for the building from the menu;
naming the floors;
designating areas for each floor; and
further comprising;
representing the building and floors with a map view diagram shown on the display; and
dragging and dropping geometrical shapes on the diagram to represent objects in the building and to reflect space relationships among the objects.
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Abstract
A system which may enable users to plan, design and observe various building systems in an abstract and intuitive view, such as with a map view. In this view, virtually all facility information and objects may be displayed as simple shapes (e.g., rectangles). Just by some drag-and-drop, a user may provide shapes and rearrange positions of these shapes quickly to reflect a desired space relationship. Objects (e.g., components, devices, controllers, and the like) may be placed, moved around, and associated with each other on a facility layer or floor. Further, the map view may be used together with a tree view and a list view to provide alternative design ways. Changes made in any of the views may be synchronized with the other views. Various presentations of the facility may be provided.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for designing a building system, comprising:
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defining building information; and developing building information; and wherein; defining building information comprises; selecting a building category from a menu on a display; selecting a type of building from the menu; and selecting a building; and developing building information comprises; selecting a number of floors for the building from the menu; naming the floors; designating areas for each floor; and further comprising; representing the building and floors with a map view diagram shown on the display; and dragging and dropping geometrical shapes on the diagram to represent objects in the building and to reflect space relationships among the objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A display view for a building system comprising:
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a map view of a building; a tree view; and a list view; and wherein; live data about the building are fed to the map view; and the data are displayed, provided and synchronized among the map, tree and list views. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for design and presentation of a building, comprising:
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a flat presentation of a building; and wherein; the flat presentation comprises a plan view for each floor; and the plan view shows objects of the respective floors; - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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