Augmented Reality Interface for Building Management Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional building and security management systems require operators to mentally correlate information from multiple systems, leading to increased reaction time, reduced situational awareness, and higher risk of mistakes during time-sensitive events, as they lack integrated interfaces to overlay security management system information onto video feeds.
Innovation Solution
A building management system with an augmented reality interface that overlays information from the building and security management systems onto video feeds from cameras, allowing for intuitive visualization and control of building components directly within the video feed, reducing the need for mental correlation and enhancing operator efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If operators use conventional building and security management systems with separate interfaces, then they can access video feeds and security information, but they require increased reaction time and have reduced situational awareness due to the need for mental correlation between multiple systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines video feeds from the video management system with security management information (alarms, event reports, controls) into a single augmented reality interface. This merging eliminates the need for operators to mentally correlate between separate systems, directly improving situational awareness and reducing reaction time by presenting all relevant information in one integrated view.
2Reliability
If operators access multiple separate systems for building management and security, then they can control various components, but they face higher risk of mistakes due to the complexity of independently associating information from multiple sources
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges control interfaces for building management components with the video feed display, allowing operators to control access control devices, lighting, and other components directly from the augmented reality interface without switching between separate systems. This integration reduces operational errors by eliminating the complexity of independently associating information from multiple sources.
Solution Approach 2:
The augmented reality interface acts as an intermediary layer that consolidates and presents information from multiple backend systems (video management, security management, building management) in a unified manner. This intermediary interface simplifies the operator's interaction by pre-associating all relevant information, thereby reducing mistakes while maintaining access to comprehensive system controls.
3Productivity
If the system overlays security management information onto video feeds, then operator efficiency is enhanced through intuitive visualization, but system complexity increases due to integration requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a visual copy or overlay of security management information directly on top of the video feed images. Instead of requiring operators to switch between separate displays or mentally map information, the system projects alarm locations, event reports, and control options as graphical overlays on the video feeds, enhancing operator efficiency through intuitive spatial correspondence.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds an informational dimension to the traditional two-dimensional video feed by overlaying multiple layers of security and building management data. This dimensional enhancement allows operators to access comprehensive information (alarms, controls, device status) within the same visual field, improving efficiency without requiring physical movement between interfaces.
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AI summary
A building management system includes a first device of building equipment, a camera, and a user interface system. The camera collects a first camera feed displaying an image of the first device of building equipment. The user interface system is configured to receive the camera feed displaying the image of the first device. The user interface system is also configured to generate an augmented user interface by overlaying onto the camera feed a first selectable option associated with a first command to be performed on the first device. The user interface system is also configured to perform the first command on the first device in response to a user selecting the first selectable option via the augmented user interface.