Building Twin Function Processing With Context-Aware Event Triggers

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing building data processing systems require users to manually review and identify necessary data elements from retrieved data sets, leading to inefficiencies and potential errors in processing building data.

Innovation Solution

A building system that receives queries with context parameters, automatically retrieves relevant data, performs processing operations based on the context, and generates a response without requiring user input, utilizing a data storage system like a building graph to identify processing operations and execute twin functions dynamically.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If users manually review and identify necessary data elements from retrieved data sets, then data processing accuracy can be maintained, but processing efficiency deteriorates and user workload increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata processing accuracyVSAvoidprocessing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically identifying and executing necessary processing operations on retrieved data without requiring user intervention. The building system autonomously determines what processing is needed based on the query context and automatically performs those operations, eliminating the manual review step while maintaining accuracy through systematic automated processing logic

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-defining and storing multiple processing operations that can be automatically selected and executed. These processing operations are prepared in advance and can be triggered automatically based on query parameters and context, eliminating the need for users to manually identify and execute operations at query time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If users manually identify and trigger processing operations, then processing accuracy is maintained, but time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing reliabilityVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Processing operations are defined and prepared in advance within the system. When a query is executed, the system automatically selects and triggers the appropriate pre-defined operations based on the query context, eliminating the time users would spend identifying and manually triggering operations while maintaining reliability through systematic selection logic

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from query parameters and context to automatically determine which processing operations to execute. This closed-loop approach ensures that the correct operations are selected based on the specific query requirements, maintaining processing reliability while eliminating manual intervention time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Productivity

If the system automatically performs processing operations without user input, then processing efficiency improves, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a universal query processing framework that can handle multiple types of processing operations through a single automated mechanism. The same infrastructure supports retrieving data, selecting operations, executing processing, and returning results, reducing the need for separate complex systems for each function while maintaining high processing efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Ease of operation

If the system requires user input to identify processing operations, then ease of operation is maintained, but productivity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser operation simplicityVSAvoiddata handling efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically determining and executing necessary processing operations based on query context. Users simply need to submit their data retrieval queries, and the system handles all processing decisions autonomously, maintaining ease of operation while dramatically improving productivity through eliminated manual steps

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11899723B2Building data platform with context based twin function processing
Publication Date: 2024.02.13 TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
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AI summary

One implementation of the present disclosure is a building system of a building 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 receive a selection including a context and a twin function and generate an operation to monitor a building graph based on the context, the operation identifying whether one or more new events are added to the building graph, the one or more new events affecting a processing result. The instructions cause the one or more processors to cause the twin function to execute responsive to identifying the one or more new events added to the building graph that affect the processing result, execute the twin function based on the one or more new events and the context to generate the processing result.