BUILDING CONTROLLERS WITH LOCAL AND GLOBAL PARAMETERS

• US 20120012662A1
• Filed: 07/14/2010
• Published: 01/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ademco Inc. (Resideo Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Leen, Cary, Tessier, Patrick, Zywicki, Stan
• Granted Patent: US 9,002,481 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 236/51
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/523 for displaying temperature data
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/56 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/57 using telephone networks
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/58 using Internet communication
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/64 using pre-stored data
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/74 for controlling air flow rate or air velocity
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/10 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/12 of the outside air
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/20 Humidity
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric

Abstract

A building controller is configured to designate one or more stored parameters as local or global. Parameters that are designated as global may be selectively communicated to remote devices and, parameters that are designated as local, may remain local to the building controller. In some instances, the remote devices may be selectable by a user, include all the other devices on the network, and/or include devices that share a common wireless accessory (e.g. an outdoor temperature sensor).

Claims

1. A building controller, comprising:

a wireless interface;

a memory;

a user interface;

a control module in communication with the wireless interface, the memory, and the user interface;

the control module configured to store a plurality of parameters in the memory; and

the control module is configured to selectively transmit one or more of the plurality of parameters to a remote device via the wireless interface, wherein each of the plurality of parameters are configured to be designated as a local parameter or a global parameter, and the control module is configured to transmit only the global parameters to the remote device.

2. The building controller of claim 1, wherein the local parameters are not transmitted to the remote device via the wireless interface.

3. The building controller of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of parameters are designated as local or global using one or more inputs received via the user interface of the building controller.

4. The building controller of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of parameters is designated as a local parameter and at least one of the plurality of parameters is designated as a global parameter.

5. The building controller of claim 1, wherein the remote device that the control module is configured to selectively transmit the global parameter to is selectable from two or more remote devices.

6. The building controller of claim 1, wherein the control module determines the remote device to selectively transmit the global parameter to by determining if the remote device and building controller share a common wireless accessory.

7. A building control system, comprising:

a first building control device including;

a first wireless interface;

a first memory;

a first user interface configured to interface with a user; and

a first controller in communication with the first user interface, the first wireless interface, and the first memory, the first controller configured to store a plurality of parameters in the first memory, wherein each of the plurality of parameters are configured to be designated as a global parameter or a local parameter, the first controller configured to control the first building control device in accordance with the plurality of parameters;

a second building control device including;

a second wireless interface, wherein the first controller is configured to transmit via the first wireless interface those parameters designated as global parameters to the second building control device via the second wireless interface, while not transmitting those parameters designated as local parameters;

a second memory; and

a second controller in communication with the second wireless interface and the second memory, the second controller configured to store the plurality of global parameters received via the second wireless interface in the second memory.

8. The building control system of claim 7, wherein the parameters designated as local are not transmitted to the second building control system device.

9. The building control system of claim 8, wherein the plurality of parameters stored in the first memory are designated as local or global via one or more inputs received via the first user interface

10. The building control system of claim 7, wherein the parameters transmitted to the second wireless interface via the first wireless interface and stored in the second memory are designated as global parameters by the second controller.

11. The building control system of claim 10, wherein the second building control device includes a second user interface for inputting one or more local parameters into the second building control device.

12. The building control system of claim 11, wherein the one or more local parameters input into the second building control device are stored in the second memory and designated as local parameters.

13. The building control system of claim 7, wherein the second building control device is selectable by the first controller with one or more inputs received via the first user interface.

14. The building control system of claim 7, wherein the first building control device and the second building control device are both in communication with an outdoor temperature sensor.

15. A method of configuring a plurality of devices on a building control system network, the method comprising:

providing a building control system network including a plurality of devices, wherein the plurality of devices are configured to communicate over a building control system network, each of the plurality of devices including a memory configured to store a number of parameters;

storing a first parameter in a first memory of a first device of the plurality of devices;

designating the first parameter stored in the first memory as a global parameter or a local parameter;

if the first parameter is designated as a global parameter, transmitting the first parameter from the first device to a second device and storing the first parameter in a second memory of the second device; and

if the first parameter is designated as a local parameter, not transmitting the first parameter from the first device to the second device.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

storing a second parameter in the first memory of the first device;

designating the second parameter as a global parameter or a local parameter;

if the second parameter is designated as a global parameter, transmitting the second parameter from the first device to the second device and storing the second parameter in the second memory of the second device; and

if the second parameter is designated as a local parameter, not transmitting the second parameter from the first device to the second device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first parameter is a global parameter and the second parameter is a local parameter.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first parameter and the second parameter are stored in the first memory.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the first parameter is designated as a global parameter or a local parameter via one or more inputs at the user interface.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein transmitting the first parameter from the first device to the second device is a wireless transmission.