BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20150177720A1
• Filed: 09/24/2014
• Published: 06/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anuva Automation, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Anuva Automation, Inc.
• Inventors: Anderson, Michael, Culpepper, Bert, Curtin, Matthew, Fonseca, David
• Application Number:
  US14/495,873
• Publication Number:
  US 20150177720A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2807 Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving network analysis for automatically determining the actual topology of a network H04L41/12; hardware or software tools for network management using graphical user interfaces H04L41/22; address allocation H04L61/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention are directed to an improved building automation system, a system and method for configuring a building automation system, and a system and method for storing and recalling at will physical hardware settings for a building automation system that solves the shortcomings of the known art. Embodiments of the present invention provide control of lighting, audio distribution, and climate functions within a home or building. Elements for audio distribution and control are connected using a wired or wireless IP network. Lighting and climate controls are also connected using a wired or wireless network.

Claims

1. A Building Automation System comprising:

a data network;

a communications protocol;

a central node that stores a one or more configuration and control information;

a one or more individual nodes that perform a one or more control functions; and

a one or more nodes with a user interface for accessing and using the configuration and control information;

wherein all said nodes are operably connected via the data network and interact according to the communications protocol.

2. The Building Automation System of claim 1 where said data network is an Internet Protocol network with said nodes connected with wired and wireless interfaces.

3. The Building Automation System of claim 1 where said central node is a Server on the data network comprising a database representing a system configuration and control information, where the system configuration and control information comprises an inventory of the system devices for appliance control, a one or more control profiles for all system control devices, and a one or more control profiles that combine two or more control profiles.

4. The Building Automation System of claim 1 where said one or more individual nodes are a one or more Clients comprising a one or more control device on said data network wherein each said control device further comprises a user interface for using the system configuration and control information.

5. The Building Automation System of claim 1 where said communications protocol allows the Server and Clients to interact.

6. The Building Automation System of claim 1 where said one or more nodes with a user interface comprises a user device that has been specially programmed to execute instructions from an application that provides a user interface for configuration and control of the BAS over the data network.

7. A system for building automation, the system comprising:

a user network;

a Master Coordinator operably connected to said user network;

a BAS Network created by the Master Coordinator, operably connected to the Master Coordinator, but separate from said user network;

a one or more Elements operably connected to the BAS Network;

a one or more user computing device operably connected to the user network; and

a BAS Software Application running on said user computing device.