SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE CLUSTER DATA DISPLAY

• US 20130289774A1
• Filed: 04/22/2013
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Copeland Cold Chain LP
• Original Assignee: Climate Technologies Retail Solutions Incorporated
• Inventors: Wallace, John, Day, Donald, Thompson, Paul, Coyle, Timothy
• Granted Patent: US 9,513,643 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/276
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1919 characterised by the type of controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/355 Class or cluster creation or modification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/358 Browsing; Visualisation therefor

Abstract

A system and method for display of multiple data sets related to building systems is provided. A first building system includes a first sensor that generates first operating data corresponding to the first building system. A second building system includes a second sensor that generates second operating data corresponding to the second building system. A data server stores the first operating data and the second operating data. A user terminal accesses the first operating data and the second operating data, receives user input selecting the first operating data and the second operating data for display, and displays the first operating data and the second operating data together in a graphical display.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a first building system including a first sensor that generates first operating data corresponding to the first building system;

a second building system including a second sensor that generates second operating data corresponding to the second building system;

a data server that stores the first operating data and the second operating data;

a user terminal that accesses the first operating data and the second operating data, that receives user input selecting the first operating data and the second operating data for display, and that displays the first operating data and the second operating data together in a graphical display.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first building system and the second building system comprise at least one of:

a refrigeration system, an HVAC system, a lighting system, and an alarm system.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor comprise one of:

a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, and an electrical sensor.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the user terminal displays a thumbnail image corresponding to each set of operating data available for display in the graphical display.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein each thumbnail image includes a graph corresponding to actual data values represented in the corresponding set of operating data.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the user terminal displays a log table of data values corresponding to a selected one of the first and second operating data.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the user terminal receives user input indicating a time period for display and updates the graphical display to display data values falling within the indicated time period.

8. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor for:

receiving a plurality of datasets, each dataset including operating data corresponding to at least one building system that is generated by at least one of a sensor and a controller of the corresponding building system, the computer readable storage medium including at least one preprogrammed selection option that includes a predetermined group of datasets from the plurality of datasets;

receiving a user input selection indicating a selected group of datasets for display in a graphical display, the selected group of datasets including at least one of the predetermined group of datasets of the preprogrammed selection option and a user-selected group of datasets from the plurality of datasets; and

displaying the operating data for each of the selected group of datasets in a graphical display, including displaying the operating data for the predetermined group of datasets when the at least one preprogrammed selection option is selected.

9. The computer readable storage medium recited by claim 8, wherein the at least one building system includes a refrigeration system and the predetermined group of datasets includes at least one of:

a suction pressure dataset;

a condenser pressure dataset;

a defrost schedule dataset; and

a circuit temperature dataset.

10. The computer readable storage medium recited by claim 8, wherein the at least one building system includes a refrigeration system and the predetermined group of datasets includes an alarm dataset that includes data corresponding to at least one of an alarm and a fault condition of the refrigeration system.

11. The computer readable storage medium recited by claim 8, further comprising determining the predetermined group of datasets from the plurality of datasets for the preprogrammed selection option based on the received plurality of datasets.

12. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor for:

receiving a plurality of datasets, each dataset including operating data corresponding to at least one building system that is generated by at least one of a sensor and a controller of the corresponding building system;

analyzing the plurality of datasets with the processor and determining at least one data pattern from the plurality of datasets;

determining a suggested dataset selection option based on the at least one data pattern from the plurality of datasets, the suggested dataset selection option including a preset group of datasets, each dataset of the preset group of datasets including data related to the determined at least one data pattern;

receiving a user input selection indicating a selected group of datasets for display in a graphical display, the selected group of datasets including at least one of the preset group of datasets of the suggested dataset selection option and a user-selected group of datasets from the plurality of datasets; and

displaying the operating data for each of the selected group of datasets in a graphical display, including displaying the operating data for the preset group of datasets when the suggested dataset selection option is selected.

13. The computer readable storage medium recited by claim 12, wherein the at least one building system includes a refrigeration system and the preset group of datasets includes at least one of:

a suction pressure dataset;

a condenser pressure dataset;

a defrost schedule dataset;

a circuit temperature dataset.

14. The computer readable storage medium recited by claim 12, further comprising displaying a thumbnail image corresponding to each dataset of the plurality of datasets and wherein the user input selection indicates selected thumbnail images corresponding to the selected group of datasets for display.

15. The computer readable storage medium recited by claim 14, wherein each thumbnail image includes a graph corresponding to actual data values represented in the corresponding set of operating data.

16. The computer readable storage medium recited by claim 12, further comprising instructions executable by the processor for receiving user input indicating a time period for display and updating the graphical display to display data values falling within the indicated time period.

17. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor for:

receiving a plurality of datasets, each dataset including operating data corresponding to at least one building system that is generated by at least one of a sensor and a controller of the corresponding building system;

receiving a user input selection indicating at least one of an event and a fault condition of the at least one building system;

determining a related dataset selection option based on at least one of the event and the fault condition, the related data set selection option including a related group of datasets, each dataset of the related group of datasets including data related to at least one of the event and the fault condition;

receiving a user input selection indicating a selected group of datasets for display in a graphical display, the selected group of datasets including at least one of the related group of datasets of the related dataset selection option and a user-selected group of datasets from the plurality of datasets; and

displaying the operating data for each of the selected group of datasets in a graphical display, including displaying the operating data for the related group of datasets when the related dataset selection option is selected.

18. The computer readable storage medium recited by claim 17, wherein the at least one building system includes a refrigeration system and the related group of datasets includes at least one of:

a suction pressure dataset;

a condenser pressure dataset;

a defrost schedule dataset;

a circuit temperature dataset.

19. The computer readable storage medium recited by claim 17, further comprising displaying a thumbnail image corresponding to each dataset of the plurality of datasets and wherein the user input selection indicates selected thumbnail images corresponding to the selected group of datasets for display.

20. The computer readable storage medium recited by claim 19, wherein each thumbnail image includes a graph corresponding to actual data values represented in the corresponding set of operating data.