AR Building Command Center With Role-Based Information Filtering

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing building management systems often display all building information to all personnel in a command center, leading to inefficiencies and resource wastage, as well as security risks due to unnecessary access to sensitive data.

Innovation Solution

A building management system with a distributed command center that categorizes and filters building information based on user roles and permissions, using AI agents to determine relevant information for each user, displayed on augmented or virtual reality devices.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If all building information is displayed to all personnel in a command center, then complete information availability is achieved, but resource wastage and security risks increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation availabilityVSAvoidresource wastage
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments building information into different categories (e.g., HVAC, lighting, security, energy management) and assigns specific segments to different user roles. Each user receives only the information segment relevant to their responsibilities, eliminating the wastage of displaying all information to all personnel while ensuring each user has complete access to their required information segment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements local quality by providing different information quality and detail levels to different users based on their roles. For example, executive users receive high-level summary information, while operational users receive detailed technical data. This ensures each user receives the appropriate quality and quantity of information without unnecessary resource consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Loss of information

If all building information is displayed to all personnel in a command center, then complete information availability is achieved, but security risks increase due to unnecessary access to sensitive data

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation availabilityVSAvoidsecurity risks
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments information access by implementing role-based access control where different user roles (e.g., building manager, security personnel, maintenance staff) are assigned to specific information segments. This segmentation ensures that sensitive data is only accessible to authorized personnel while other users receive only their designated information, thereby eliminating security risks associated with universal access.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary layer (the building management system) that mediates between the building information infrastructure and users. This intermediary automatically filters and distributes information based on user credentials and roles, preventing direct unauthorized access to sensitive data while ensuring authorized users receive appropriate information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Loss of energy

If a distributed command center filters information based on user roles, then resource efficiency and security are improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service by enabling the building management system to automatically perform information filtering, categorization, and distribution based on pre-configured user roles and permissions. The system autonomously determines which information segments to present to each user without requiring manual intervention, thereby managing the increased complexity through automation rather than manual processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent manages system complexity by changing parameters such as user role definitions, information categorization schemes, and permission levels. By establishing clear parameter structures for user roles and information types, the system can efficiently handle complex filtering requirements through structured data management rather than complex processing logic.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

4Productivity

If building information is categorized and filtered for specific users, then resource efficiency improves, but information processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource efficiencyVSAvoidinformation processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-categorizing building information into standardized segments and pre-defining user roles with their corresponding information requirements during system setup. This preliminary organization allows the system to efficiently distribute information by simply matching users to their pre-defined role profiles, thereby achieving resource efficiency without requiring complex real-time processing decisions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20250110460A1Building management system with augmented reality command center
Publication Date: 2025.04.03 TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
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AI summary

A building system including one or more storage devices storing instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to receive building information associated with one or more entities of the building, the one or more entities comprising at least one of locations, events, assets, or people associated with the building, categorize the building information into a first set of the building information and a second set of the building information different from the first set, the first and second sets of the building information extracted and/or derived from the building information, and generate a distributed command center for monitoring and/or responding to events in or associated with the building, the distributed command center comprising a plurality of command center interfaces to be provided to a plurality of users on a plurality of devices.