System for controlling HVAC and lighting functionality
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1. A communicating system for controlling building conditioning systems in a building having a plurality of rooms with a plurality of entry points, comprising:
- at least one occupancy detector located within the building;
a system controller associated with the building, the system controller including a non-volatile memory equipped communication-enabled device having a building management controller, the building management controller being equipped to store thereat an automatically generated building spatial model, a sensor configuration database, and a building occupant'"'"'s behavioral model;
the sensor configuration database including state data of a plurality of occupancy sensors relative to the occupancy of the building by occupants, the at least one occupancy detector being one of the plurality of occupancy sensors;
the building occupant'"'"'s behavioral model including a database of behavioral models of the occupants; and
at least one system output actuator located in the building in communication with the building conditioning systems;
the device receiving a plurality of sensor signals, each of the plurality of sensors signals originating from a respective plurality of sensors located within the building, the plurality of occupancy sensors forming a subset of the plurality of sensors;
the system learning the plurality of entry points of the building based on the relative difference associated with the multiple sensor signals and a detected occupancy pattern within the building occupant'"'"'s behavior model;
the system generating the building occupant'"'"'s behavior model based on room type by pattern recognition of activities of occupants based on time and location data received from the plurality of sensors; and
the system actuating conditioning in the building by sending signals in anticipation of an occupant'"'"'s behavior as derived by the building occupant'"'"'s behavior model.
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Abstract
A system for automatic setup and control of Lighting, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems comprising a set of occupancy detectors and at least one controller where the controller determines various aspects of the building control based on the input of the occupancy detectors.
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1. A communicating system for controlling building conditioning systems in a building having a plurality of rooms with a plurality of entry points, comprising:
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at least one occupancy detector located within the building; a system controller associated with the building, the system controller including a non-volatile memory equipped communication-enabled device having a building management controller, the building management controller being equipped to store thereat an automatically generated building spatial model, a sensor configuration database, and a building occupant'"'"'s behavioral model; the sensor configuration database including state data of a plurality of occupancy sensors relative to the occupancy of the building by occupants, the at least one occupancy detector being one of the plurality of occupancy sensors; the building occupant'"'"'s behavioral model including a database of behavioral models of the occupants; and at least one system output actuator located in the building in communication with the building conditioning systems; the device receiving a plurality of sensor signals, each of the plurality of sensors signals originating from a respective plurality of sensors located within the building, the plurality of occupancy sensors forming a subset of the plurality of sensors; the system learning the plurality of entry points of the building based on the relative difference associated with the multiple sensor signals and a detected occupancy pattern within the building occupant'"'"'s behavior model; the system generating the building occupant'"'"'s behavior model based on room type by pattern recognition of activities of occupants based on time and location data received from the plurality of sensors; and the system actuating conditioning in the building by sending signals in anticipation of an occupant'"'"'s behavior as derived by the building occupant'"'"'s behavior model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of deploying a building management controller for a building having a plurality of rooms with a plurality of entry points, comprising:
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manufacturing a non-volatile memory equipped, communication-enabled device; programming said device to include therein the building management controller, where the building management controller is equipped to store thereat an automatically generated building spatial model, a sensor configuration database, and a building occupant'"'"'s behavioral model, the sensor configuration database including state and location data of a plurality of occupancy sensors relative to the occupancy of the building by occupants, the building occupant'"'"'s behavioral model including a database of behavioral models of the occupants; receiving at the device, a plurality of sensor signals, each of the plurality of sensors signals originating from a respective plurality of sensors located within the building, the plurality of occupancy sensors forming a subset of the plurality of sensors; based on the relative difference associated with multiple sensor signals of the plurality of sensor signals, calculating the relative position of each sensor of the plurality of sensors with respect to the plurality of sensors; informing the building spatial model of the relative positions of the sensors, thereby creating a three-dimensional spatial model of the building which utilizes different patterns of occupancy and an identification of the plurality of entry points to determine the room type of each of the plurality of rooms; and generating the building occupant'"'"'s behavior model based on room type at the device by pattern recognition of activities of occupants based on time and location data received from the plurality of sensors. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of installing a building management system in a building having a plurality of rooms with a plurality of entry points, comprising:
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providing a non-volatile memory equipped communication-enabled device including a building management controller in the building, the building management controller being equipped to store thereat an automatically generated building spatial model, a sensor configuration database, and a building occupant'"'"'s behavioral model, the sensor configuration database including state and location data of a plurality of occupancy sensors relative to the occupancy of the building by occupants, the building occupant'"'"'s behavioral model including a database of behavioral models of the occupants; powering up the building management controller; and putting the system into commissioning mode via a system'"'"'s user interface; configuring the building spatial model while an individual intentionally walks through the entirety of the building for the purpose of the commissioning mode by receiving a plurality of sensor signals, each of the plurality of sensors signals originating from a respective plurality of sensors located within the building, the plurality of occupancy sensors forming a subset of the plurality of sensors; based on the relative difference associated with multiple sensor signals of the plurality of sensor signals, calculating the relative position of each sensor of the plurality of sensors with respect to the plurality of sensors; informing the building spatial model of the relative positions of the sensors, thereby creating a three-dimensional spatial model of the building which utilizes different patterns of occupancy and an identification of the plurality of entry points to determine the room type of each of the plurality of rooms; and finishing the commissioning mode. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method to use a smart device application in installation of a building management system in a building having a plurality of rooms with a plurality of entry points, said method comprising:
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providing a non-volatile memory equipped communication-enabled device including a building management controller in the building, the building management controller being equipped to store thereat an automatically generated building spatial model, a sensor configuration database, and a building occupant'"'"'s behavioral model, the sensor configuration database including state and location data of a plurality of occupancy sensors relative to the occupancy of the building by occupants, the building occupant'"'"'s behavioral model including a database of behavioral models of the occupants; putting the system in commissioning mode; and directing an individual to walk through the building with a smart device running said smart device application; configuring the building spatial model while an individual intentionally walks through the entirety of the building for the purpose of the commissioning mode by receiving at the device, a plurality of sensor signals, each of the plurality of sensors signals originating from a respective plurality of sensors located within the building, the plurality of occupancy sensors forming a subset of the plurality of sensors; based on the relative difference associated with multiple sensor signals of the plurality of sensor signals, calculating the relative position of each sensor of the plurality of sensors with respect to the plurality of sensors; and informing the building spatial model of the relative positions of the sensors, thereby creating a three-dimensional spatial model of the building which utilizes different patterns of occupancy and an identification of the plurality of entry points to determine the room type of each of the plurality of rooms. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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