Cloud-Authenticated Building Resource Routing for Multi-Site Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current resource management systems lack efficient and secure methods for controlling and monitoring resources across multiple sites, particularly in buildings, as they often require physical infrastructure and do not provide adequate security or scalability for complex network configurations.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a cloud-authenticated site resource management system that uses virtualization to connect controllers via a cloud network, enabling secure communication and management of resources without physical infrastructure, allowing for scalable and secure control of resources across multiple sites.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If physical infrastructure is used to connect controllers across sites, then communication reliability is improved, but device complexity and installation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud-based server as an intermediary that mediates communication between controllers across different sites. Instead of requiring direct physical connections between controllers, the server acts as a central hub that receives data from controllers and distributes it to authorized users and systems, thereby eliminating the need for complex point-to-point physical infrastructure while maintaining communication reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical/physical connection systems with electronic/network-based communication. Controllers communicate with the server and with each other through network protocols rather than requiring physical wiring infrastructure, substituting the mechanical system of physical connections with an electronic communication system that is more scalable and less complex
2Device complexity
If cloud-based virtualization is used to connect controllers, then device complexity is reduced, but security requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the system into distinct functional components: controllers at remote sites, a cloud-based server, and user access interfaces. Each segment has specific security functions - controllers authenticate with the server, the server manages user permissions and data access, and users access only authorized information. This segmentation allows security to be implemented at appropriate layers without complicating the overall system
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where controllers send status data to the server, the server processes and validates the data, then provides authenticated users with appropriate access. The system continuously monitors and authenticates communications, providing feedback loops that ensure security requirements are met while maintaining simple cloud-based connectivity
3Ease of operation
If traditional resource management systems are used, then ease of operation is maintained, but adaptability to multi-site configurations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal cloud-based platform that can manage resources across multiple sites through a single interface. The server handles diverse functions including data collection from different controller types, user authentication, data storage, and various user access levels, making the system adaptable to multi-site configurations while maintaining ease of operation through centralized control
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from local, site-specific resource management to a cloud-based dimension that encompasses multiple sites simultaneously. Users can access and manage resources across different physical locations through a unified digital interface, adding the dimension of remote, multi-site accessibility without complicating the user experience
Data Source
AI summary
The CLOUD-AUTHENTICATED SITE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DEVICES, APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“CASRM”) transforms resource-use, weather, and user settings inputs into resource management schedule and control outputs. The CASRM achieves data transformation via using a building automation management device, comprising at least a processor a memory storing processor-executable instructions to receive, at a virtual cloud network controller, a data packet from a source building resource control device and to access a virtual routing table corresponding to a local virtual network associated with a control entity. The building automation management device may also determine a destination building resource control device based on the virtual routing table and at least one destination address in the data packet, and may send the data packet to the destination building resource control device.