IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0276276
(2008-11-21)
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등록번호 |
US-8572502
(2013-10-29)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Dharwada, Pallavi
- Krishna, SankaTandav
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Honeywell International Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
Seager Tufte & Wickhem, LLC.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
60 |
초록
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Building control systems that include a user interface that is configured to help manage relatively large amounts of building control data in an efficient and intuitive manner. In some cases, subsets of building control information can be associated with display elements such as windows or tabs, whi
Building control systems that include a user interface that is configured to help manage relatively large amounts of building control data in an efficient and intuitive manner. In some cases, subsets of building control information can be associated with display elements such as windows or tabs, which can then be docked to provide a convenient way to selectively display only certain subsets of the building control information.
대표청구항
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1. A method of displaying building control information on a display under the control of a building control program, the method comprising: the building control program receiving building control information from two or more remotely located building control sites, each building control site located
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A method of displaying building control information on a display under the control of a building control program, the method comprising: the building control program receiving building control information from two or more remotely located building control sites, each building control site located remotely from one another, wherein the building control information received from each of the two or more building control sites is associated with at least one of an HVAC system, a refrigeration system and a security system of the corresponding building control site;associating at least some of the building control information from a first remotely located building control site with a first display element, the first display element having a first tab;associating at least some of the building control information from a second remotely located building control site with a second display element, the second display element having a second tab;simultaneously displaying each of the first tab and the second tab on the display, with each of the first tab and the second tab available for selection by a user;displaying on the display at least some of the building control information associated with the first building control site when the first tab of the first display element is selected by the user for display;displaying on the display at least some of the building control information associated with the second building control site when the second tab of the second display element is selected by the user for display;docking one or more of the first display element and the second display element in a docking display element, and once docked, no longer displaying the corresponding tab on the display;the docking display element is displayed on the display when one or more of the first display element and second display element are docked in the docking display element; andautomatically docking one or more of the first tab and the second tab when the number of simultaneously displayed tabs exceeds a predetermined number. 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising: executing the building control program on a general purpose computer. 3. The method of claim 2 further comprising: establishing communication between the general purpose computer and each of the two or more remotely located building control sites. 4. The method of claim 2 wherein the general purpose computer is a server. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the building control program displays building control information on the display via a thin client executing on a personal computer, laptop or workstation having access to the server. 6. The method of claim 2 wherein the general purpose computer is a personal computer, laptop or workstation. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the docking display element displays an indication of which of the one or more of the first display element and second display element are currently docked in the docking display element. 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising: changing a display mode of the docking display element from displaying the indication of the one or more of the first display element and second display element that are docked in the docking display element to not displaying the indication of the one or more of the first display element and second display element that are docked in the docking display element. 9. The method of claim 7 wherein, when the first display element is docked in the docking display element, selecting the indication of the first display element in the docking display element selects the first display element for display and displays at least some of the building control information received from the first building control site on the display. 10. The method of claim 9 wherein, when the second display element is docked in the docking display element, selecting the indication of the second display element in the docking display element selects the second display element for display and displays at least some of the building control information received from the second building control site on the display. 11. The method of claim 7 wherein, when the first display element and the second display element are docked in the docking display element, selecting the indication of the first display element in the docking display element selects the first display element for display and displays at least some of the building control information received from the first building control site on the display, and selecting the indication of the second display element in the docking display element selects the second display element for display and displays at least some of the building control information received from the second building control site on the display. 12. The method of claim 1 further comprising associating an “nth” set of building control information from an “nth” building control site with a “nth” display element, where “n” is greater than two;displaying at least some of the “nth” set of building control information when an “nth” tab of the “nth” display element is selected for display;docking one or more of the first display element, the second display element and the “nth” display element in a docking display element;wherein the docking display element is displayed on the display when one or more of the first display element, second display element and “nth” display element are docked in the docking display element. 13. The method of claim 1 further comprising: automatically docking the first display element and the second display element in the docking display element after a sufficient number of display elements exist. 14. The method of claim 1, further comprising: closing the docking display element, which then closes the one or more of the first display element and the second display element that are docked in the docking display element. 15. The method of claim 1 wherein, when selected for display, the first display element and the second display element each correspond to a tab that is displayed on the display. 16. A method of displaying building control information on a display, comprising: receiving building control information from two or more remotely located building control sites each remotely located from one another, wherein the building control information is associated with at least one of an HVAC system, a refrigeration system and a security system of the corresponding building control site;selecting one or more subsets of the building control information, each of the one or more subsets of building control information associated with a different building control site;displaying one or more tabs within a display window on the display, each of the one or more tabs corresponding to one of the subsets of building control information;selecting a first tab to display the corresponding subset of building control information in the display window;sequentially selecting additional tabs to sequentially display their correspond subset of building control information in the display window;simultaneously displaying each of the first tab and the additional tabs; andautomatically docking one or more of the first tab and the additional tabs when the number of simultaneously displayed tabs exceeds a predetermined number. 17. A building control system comprising: an input and output block for communicating with two or more remotely located building control sites via a network, wherein each of the two or more remotely located building control sites are remotely located from one another;a data processing system executing a building control program, the building control program configured to receive building control information from the two or more remotely located building control sites, wherein the building control information from each of the two or more building control sites is associated with at least one of an HVAC system, a refrigeration system and a security system of the corresponding building control site, the building control program further configured to:associate at least some of the building control information received from a first building control site with a first display element, the first display element having a first tab;associate at least some of the building control information received from a second building control site with a second display element, the second display element having a second tab;simultaneously displaying each of the first tab and the second tab on the display, with each of the first tab and the second tab available for selection by a user;display at least some of the building control information received from the first building control site when the first tab of the first display element is selected for display;display at least some of the building control information received from the second building control site when the second tab of the second display element is selected for display;receive selection of additional tabs of additional display elements for display that correspond to building control information associate with additional building control sites;automatically dock one or more of the first display element and the second display element in a docking display element when the number of displayed tabs of display elements exceeds a predetermined number such that, once docked, the corresponding tab is no longer displayed; andthe docking display element is displayed when one or more of the first display element and second display element are docked in the docking display element. 18. The building control system of claim 17, wherein at least some of the building control information received from the first building control site is associated with the first display element through user interaction, and at least some of the building control information received from the second building control site is associated with the second display element through user interaction. 19. The building control system of claim 17, wherein the first display element is selected for display through user interaction, and the second display element is selected for display through user interaction.
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