Enterprise controller display method

• US 20060271589A1
• Filed: 08/02/2006
• Published: 11/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Copeland Cold Chain LP
• Original Assignee: Alain Azurmendi, Bridget Strawser, Clark E. Todd, Stephen A. Horowitz
• Inventors: Azurmendi, Alain, Clark, E. Todd, Strawser, Bridget, Horowitz, Stephen A.
• Granted Patent: US 7,885,959 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25086 Assign functions to group of complete or partial cells, modules
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0216 Human interface functionality, e.g. monitoring system providing help to the user in the selection of tests or in its configuration

Abstract

A method of displaying building system controller data includes receiving a user login associated with predefined user access privileges and receiving a building system controller selection, requesting a listing of building system controller applications and activities from a building system controller associated with the building system controller selection, and generating a display of available building system controller applications and allowable activities based on the user access privileges and based on the listing.

Claims

1. A method of displaying building system controller data comprising:

receiving a user login associated with predefined user access privileges;

receiving a building system controller selection;

requesting a listing of building system controller applications and activities from a building system controller associated with said building system controller selection; and

generating a display of available building system controller applications and allowable activities based on said user access privileges and based on said listing.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said activities include at least one of a backup activity, a restore activity, a send data to controller activity, a retrieve logs activity, a refresh activity, and a terminal mode activity.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying groups of building system controllers in a navigational tree, wherein said navigational tree includes a node for each group.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein said receiving a building system controller selection comprises receiving a node selection from said navigational tree.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving at least one additional building system controller selection, wherein said requesting said listing of building system controller applications and activities and said generating said display of available building system controller applications and allowable activities occurs with each selection of said at least one additional building system controller selection.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said building system controller selection comprises at least one of a refrigeration system controller, an anti-condensate heater controller, an HVAC controller, a lighting controller, a sprinkler irrigation system controller, a fire alarm system controller, a carbon monoxide alarm system controller, an elevator system controller, and a fuel pump dispenser system controller.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a user configuration instruction; and

modifying said user access privileges based on said user configuration instruction.

8. A method of displaying building system controller data comprising:

receiving a first set of building system controller data points associated with a first building system controller;

receiving a second set of building system controller data points associated with a second building system controller; and

displaying said first and second building system controller data points.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein said displaying comprises generating a graphical display of said first and second building system controller data points.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein said first building system controller and said second building system controller are located at different sites.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein said first and second set of data points are displayed according to a time zone location of a user viewing said graph.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein said first and second set of data points are displayed according to a time zone location of said first and second building system controllers.