System and method for balancing of ventilation systems

• US 7,783,977 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2006
• Issued: 08/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Datanab, LLC
• Original Assignee: Datanab, LLC
• Inventors: Stadheim, Andrew David, Kleinjan, Nicholas E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hailu; Tadesse
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ulrich; Nicholas S
• Application Number:
  US11/540,487
• Publication Number:
  US 20070190924A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,425 Days
• Field of Search: 715/4, 715/212, 715/227
• US Class Current: 715/700
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/526 giving audible indications
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/56 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/58 using Internet communication
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/64 using pre-stored data

Abstract

A system and method for balancing of ventilation systems. A menu structure is presented by a wireless device, in order facilitate arriving at one or more windows devoted to the particular component to be tested. The aforementioned one or more windows present information concerning the particular component to be tested, and permit entry of measured data. The one or more windows may present information concerning mechanical or electrical details of the component under test, and may present information concerning the specified range within which the measured parameters are intended to fall.

Claims

1. A computerized method of providing a user interface for entry of ventilation data, the method comprising:

providing a menu of a plurality of ventilation projects;

receiving a selection of one of the ventilation projects;

providing a menu of ventilation component types, based upon the selected ventilation project;

receiving a selection of one of the ventilation component types;

providing a menu of individual ventilation components of the selected ventilation component type, known to be present within the selected ventilation project; and

providing a user interface for entry of ventilation data;

wherein the user interface for entry of ventilation data includes, for each ventilation component associated with a ventilation project, a set of windows;

wherein the set of windows includes a window for entry of information concerning the operational parameters of a particular ventilation component; and

wherein the window for entry of information concerning the operational parameters of the ventilation component includes one or more fields for entry of a quantity of a particular part found within said particular ventilation component and description of said particular part.

2. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the set of windows includes a window for entry of information identifying a particular ventilation component.

3. The computerized method of claim 2, wherein the window for entry of identification information includes a field for entry of a serial number of said particular ventilation component.

4. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the set of windows includes a window for entry of information test information concerning a particular ventilation component.

5. The computerized method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing said ventilation data in a database maintained on a wireless device.

6. The computerized method of claim 5, further comprising:

synchronizing information in said database maintained on said wireless device with information stored in a database maintained on a server located remotely from said wireless device.

7. A computerized method of providing a user interface for entry of ventilation data, the method comprising:

providing a menu of a plurality of ventilation projects;

receiving a selection of one of the ventilation projects;

providing a menu of ventilation component types, based upon the selected ventilation project;

receiving a selection of one of the ventilation component types;

providing a menu of individual ventilation components of the selected ventilation component type, known to be present within the selected ventilation project; and

providing a user interface for entry of ventilation data;

wherein the user interface for entry of ventilation data includes, for each ventilation component associated with a ventilation project, a set of windows; and

wherein the set of windows includes a window for entry of information concerning defects exhibited by a particular ventilation component.