CONFIGURING A PLURALITY OF SENSOR DEVICES OF A STRUCTURE

• US 20140222213A1
• Filed: 04/05/2014
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Building Robotics, Inc. (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Enlighted, Inc. (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Mohan, Tanuj, Ericsson, Bo E.
• Granted Patent: US 9,618,915 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/275
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/16 using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/199 Commissioning of light sources

Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatuses for commissioning a set of devices of a structure are disclosed. One method includes communicating, by a mobile computing device, with one or more of the set of devices, communicating, by each of the one or more of the set of devices, a device identifier, and placing each of the one or more of the set of devices on a floor plan of the structure based at least in part on proximity dependent information of the device. One system includes a plurality of sensor units and a mobile device. The system further includes a processor operative to place each of the one or more of the plurality of sensor units on a floor plan of a structure based at least in part on proximity dependent information of the device.

Claims

1. A method of commissioning a set of devices of a structure, comprising:

communicating, by a mobile computing device, with one or more of the set of devices;

communicating, by each of the one or more of the set of devices, a device identifier; and

placing each of the one or more of the set of devices on a floor plan of the structure based at least in part on proximity dependent information of the device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the proximity dependent information allows an estimation of a proximate location of the device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the proximity dependent information is communicated by each of the one or more of the set of devices.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the proximity dependent information is communicated by the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a backend server receives the communicating, by each of the one or more of the set of devices, the device identifier, and the backend server places each of the one or more of the set of devices on the floor plan of the structure based at least in part on proximity dependent information of the device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

loading the floor plan to the mobile computing device, wherein the floor plan is associated with the structure;

wherein the communicating, by each of the one or more of the set of devices, the device identifier includes communication back to the mobile computing device the device identifier and proximity dependent information, wherein the proximity dependent information allows the mobile computing device to an estimate a proximate location of the device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein communicating with one or more of the set of devices includes stimulating a sensor of the one or more of the set of devices, wherein the stimulation is provided by the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the sensor includes a power metering device of the one or more of the set of devices.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein stimulating the sensor comprises loading the power metering device with a particular type of load.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the sensor includes at least one of a PIR sensor, an ambient sensor or a temperature sensor.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the sensor includes an RGB (red, green and blue) ambient sensor, and the communicating, by a mobile computing device, with one or more of the set of devices comprises the mobile computing device stimulating RGB ambient sensor with a particular color of emitted light.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more of the set of devices includes at least one of a lighting fixture, a power receptacle, a power junction box, an environmental control unit, or a sensor utilized for lighting or environmental control.

13. A system, comprising:

a plurality of sensor units;

a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is operative to communicate with one or more of the plurality of sensor units;

wherein upon receiving the communication from the mobile device, the one or more of the plurality of sensor units communicate a device identifier; and

a processor operative to place each of the one or more of the plurality of sensor units on a floor plan of a structure based at least in part on proximity dependent information of the device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the mobile device includes the processor, and wherein the mobile device is further operative to:

receive the floor plan;

receive the device identifier from the one or more of the plurality of sensor units; and

place each of the one or more of the plurality of sensor units on the floor plan of the structure based at least in part on proximity dependent information of the device.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein a backend server includes the processor, and wherein the backend server is operative to:

receive the device identifier from the one or more of the plurality of sensor units; and

place each of the one or more of the plurality of sensor units on the floor plan of the structure based at least in part on proximity dependent information of the device.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the proximity dependent information allows an estimation of a proximate location of the one or more of the plurality of sensor units

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the proximity dependent information is communicated by each of the one or more of the plurality of sensor units.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the proximity dependent information is communicated by the mobile device.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein communicating with the one or more of the plurality of sensor units includes stimulating a sensor of the one or more of the plurality of sensor units, wherein the stimulation is provided by the mobile device.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein the sensor includes a power metering device of the one or more of the plurality of sensor units.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein stimulating the sensor comprises loading the power metering device with a particular type of load.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the sensor includes at least one of a PIR sensor, an ambient sensor or a temperature sensor.

23. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more of the plurality of sensor units includes at least one of a lighting fixture, a power receptacle, a power junction box, an environmental control unit, or a sensor utilized for lighting or environmental control.