SMART FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
First Claim
1. A system for facility management, comprising:
- a plurality of sensor devices each capable of transmitting sensor data or operational status information over wireless communication;
a data collection module receiving the sensor data or the operational status information from each of the sensor devices over wireless communication; and
a data management and analysis system communicating with the data collection module over a wide-area computer network, comprising;
a distributed management system for storing the sensor data or operational status information received in the data collection module and for storing configuration data that define facility management operations; and
a data analysis module for analyzing the stored data in the distributed management system and creating system events based on the facility management operations defined by the configuration data.
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Abstract
A smart facility management platform (SFMP) includes wireless sensors installed in containers for waste disposals and containers holding supplies, so that the use status of these monitored containers may be automatically transmitted to a remote management service over a computer network, e.g., cloud service. Facility managers and supervisors may monitor the use status in real time and accordingly schedule on-demand cleanup operations, based on criteria set up in the SFMP. The SFMP may further have an event generation capability for notifying the supervisors and janitors through application programs running on mobile devices (“mobile apps”), SMS messages or email, when a service condition arises (e.g., garbage can fills up, towel dispenser runs out of towels, sensor has a low-battery condition, or any malfunction). In addition, the SFMP also allows better management of inventory for facility management companies and reduces wastage of supplies, such as garbage bags and air filters.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for facility management, comprising:
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a plurality of sensor devices each capable of transmitting sensor data or operational status information over wireless communication; a data collection module receiving the sensor data or the operational status information from each of the sensor devices over wireless communication; and a data management and analysis system communicating with the data collection module over a wide-area computer network, comprising; a distributed management system for storing the sensor data or operational status information received in the data collection module and for storing configuration data that define facility management operations; and a data analysis module for analyzing the stored data in the distributed management system and creating system events based on the facility management operations defined by the configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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