BMS Metadata Tagging With Automatic and User-Controlled Views
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional building management systems (BMS) face inefficiencies in entity classification and metadata tagging, requiring tedious manual processes and complex tag views, lacking user control over added tags, and consuming excessive time.
Innovation Solution
A system library with multiple relationships between tags and entities, coupled with a computing system that automatically identifies and presents tags through user interfaces, allowing flexible and efficient tagging and simplified views.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual direct tagging is used to classify entities in BMS, then user control over tags is improved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically generating implied tags based on entity properties, relationships, and pre-configured rules before user interaction. This preliminary tagging reduces the manual effort required while maintaining user control through the ability to review and modify tags.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service tagging by automatically assigning tags to entities based on their inherent properties and relationships within the system library. The tagging process serves itself through rule-based automation, reducing dependency on manual user input while preserving user oversight capabilities.
2Extent of automation
If implied tagging with sophisticated tag dictionary rules is implemented, then automation is improved, but user control and flexibility decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic tagging where the level of automation adjusts based on user needs. Users can configure rule complexity, select which rules apply to specific entities, and modify tags after automatic assignment. This dynamic approach balances automation efficiency with user control flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where automatically assigned tags are presented to users for review, modification, or rejection. User interactions with automatically tagged entities feed back into the system, allowing refinement of tagging rules and maintaining user control over the automation process.
3Loss of information
If complex tag views are provided to users, then comprehensive information is improved, but ease of viewing and time consumption worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments tag information into organized hierarchical groups and categories based on entity types and relationships. This segmentation allows comprehensive tag information to be divided into manageable sections, improving accessibility and reducing the time required to locate specific tags while maintaining completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces additional organizational dimensions for tag presentation, such as hierarchical groupings, relationship-based categorizations, and contextual views. These dimensional transformations allow users to navigate comprehensive tag information through multiple organizational perspectives, reducing search time while preserving information completeness.
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AI summary
A building management system (BMS) includes a system library and a computing system coupled to the system library. The system library includes multiple relationships between multiple tags and multiple entities corresponding to units within the BMS. The computing system is configured to identify one or more entities in the system library. The computing system is configured to obtain tags associated with the one or more entities based on at least one relationship of the multiple relationships. The computing system is configured to receive an input regarding the one or more entities, and, responsive to the input, present via a user interface, a first view of tags corresponding to a first entity of the one or more entities and a second view of tags corresponding to at least one of the first entity or a second entity of the one or more entities.