BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH USER DEFINED LIFESTYLE MACROS
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1. A building automation system for controlling building automation equipment, the building automation system comprising:
- a memory for storing one or more user defined macros, wherein each of the one or more user defined macros comprises a user selected trigger and a user selected action; and
a controller operatively coupled to the memory, wherein for each of the one or more user defined macros, the controller is configured to identify when the user selected trigger occurs, and in response, output one or more control signals to achieve the corresponding user selected action.
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Abstract
A building automation system for controlling building automation equipment includes a memory for storing one or more user defined macros, wherein each of the one or more user defined macros includes a user selected trigger and a user selected action. A controller is operatively coupled to the memory, wherein for each of the one or more user defined macros, the controller is configured to identify when the user selected trigger occurs, and in response, output one or more control signals to achieve the corresponding user selected action.
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21 Claims
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1. A building automation system for controlling building automation equipment, the building automation system comprising:
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a memory for storing one or more user defined macros, wherein each of the one or more user defined macros comprises a user selected trigger and a user selected action; and a controller operatively coupled to the memory, wherein for each of the one or more user defined macros, the controller is configured to identify when the user selected trigger occurs, and in response, output one or more control signals to achieve the corresponding user selected action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A remote user device comprising:
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a user interface; a memory for storing one or more user defined macros, wherein each of the one or more user defined macros comprises a user selected trigger and a user selected action; a communications port; a controller operatively coupled to the memory, the user interface and the communications port, the controller configured to accept via the user interface a definition for a new user defined macro by; displaying a plurality of triggers via the user interface, and accepting a selection of a user selected trigger for the new user defined macro; displaying a plurality of actions via the user interface, and accepting a selection of a user selected action for the new user defined macro; storing the new user defined macro in the memory; and the controller further configured to transmit the new user defined macro to a remote location via the communications port. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling a building control system, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of one touch icons on a display, each of the plurality of one touch icons corresponding to one of a plurality of user defined macros that each comprise a user assigned action; accepting selection of one of the plurality of one touch icons by a user; and executing the user defined macro that corresponds to the selected one of the plurality of one touch icons, including causing control signals to be sent to the building control system to implement the user selected action. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for facilitating a user of a wireless mobile device in controlling a building automation system, wherein execution of the program instructions by one or more processors of the wireless mobile device causes the wireless mobile device to carry out the steps of:
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displaying a plurality of triggers via a user interface of the wireless mobile device; accepting a selection of a user selected trigger for a new user defined macro; displaying a plurality of actions via the user interface; accepting a selection of a user selected action for the new user defined macro; storing the new user defined macro in a memory of the wireless mobile device; and transmitting the new user defined macro to a remote location.
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