Building Command Interface With Linked 2D/3D Incident Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing command and control systems for managing sites or buildings lack the ability to dynamically generate and present user interfaces that effectively integrate 2D and 3D models, making it difficult to efficiently manage and respond to incidents across various subsystems and equipment.
Innovation Solution
A building management system that generates a user interface comprising both 2D and 3D models of a building, allowing users to select objects within these models to determine associated physical spaces or equipment, identify events, and initiate automated response processes when incidents are created.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a command and control system presents data from multiple points in separate interfaces, then the system can manage various subsystems and equipment, but the user interaction required to monitor and respond to incidents increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines 2D and 3D model views into a single unified user interface, allowing users to interact with both representations simultaneously. This merging eliminates the need to switch between separate interfaces while maintaining access to comprehensive building data and incident information.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified interface serves multiple functions by displaying 2D floor plans, 3D building models, incident data, and equipment information all in one view. This multi-functional approach allows users to monitor and respond to incidents across various subsystems without requiring multiple specialized interfaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system provides comprehensive information about building subsystems and equipment, then the management capability is enhanced, but the complexity of the user interface increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into distinct functional areas including 2D model display, 3D model display, incident information panels, and equipment control sections. Each segment handles specific types of information, allowing comprehensive building management capabilities while maintaining interface organization and reducing perceived complexity through structured layout.
3Measurement precision
If the system allows detailed selection and interaction with objects in models, then the precision of incident identification is improved, but the time required for user interaction increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system adds a third dimension to the traditional 2D interface by incorporating interactive 3D building models. This dimensional enhancement allows users to identify incidents and equipment with greater precision through spatial visualization while maintaining efficient interaction through intuitive click-and-select operations, rather than requiring time-consuming searches through multiple 2D views.
Data Source
AI summary
A building system including one or more memory devices having instructions stored thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to generate a user interface comprising a 2-dimensional (2D) model of a building and a 3-dimensional (3D) model of the building. The instructions further cause the one or more processors to receive a first user input indicating a selection of a first object. The instructions further cause the one or more processors to determine a physical space or equipment represented by the first object and one or more events associated with the physical space or equipment. The instructions further cause the one or more processors to receive a second user input indicating creation of an incident based on the one or more events and to initiate an automated response process in response to the creation of the incident.