Building Management Generative AI for Interactive Service Requests
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing building management systems face challenges in generating precise and timely data for responding to equipment issues, as they struggle to identify appropriate response actions and sequences based on various factors associated with equipment and available data.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a building management system that utilizes machine learning models, including generative AI, to process structured and unstructured data from multiple sources, enabling the generation of responses for equipment servicing, such as identifying causes of issues and guiding users through service operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional building management systems use conventional data processing methods, then system complexity remains manageable, but the precision and timeliness of generating response actions for equipment issues deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a specialized AI processing layer as an intermediary between conventional building management systems and equipment data. This layer uses trained machine learning models to bridge the gap between raw equipment data and actionable insights, enabling precise response action generation without requiring complete system redesign. The AI intermediary handles complex pattern recognition while the underlying system maintains its existing architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the data processing function by separating conventional rule-based processing from AI-driven analytical processing. Different AI models are assigned to specific tasks (anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, energy optimization), allowing each segment to specialize without increasing overall system complexity. This modular approach enables precise response actions while maintaining manageable system architecture.
2Loss of time
If building management systems process diverse unstructured and structured data from multiple sources, then the timeliness of service operations improves, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring relevant patterns increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates simplified representations (copies) of complex equipment states through AI-generated anomalies and patterns. Instead of directly analyzing raw unstructured data from multiple sources, the system uses trained models to produce standardized anomaly detections and predictive indicators that are easier to interpret and act upon quickly, reducing both time loss and detection difficulty.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transforms diverse data types into standardized parameters that AI models can process efficiently. By converting unstructured data, sensor readings, and operational data into unified feature representations, the system enables timely pattern detection without being hindered by data diversity. The AI models learn optimal parameter transformations during training to balance timeliness and detectability.
Data Source
AI summary
A method including training, by one or more processors, a generative AI model using a plurality of first unstructured service reports corresponding to a plurality of first service requests handled by technicians for servicing building equipment. The plurality of first unstructured service reports include unstructured data not conforming to a predetermined format or conforming to a plurality of different predetermined formats. The method includes receiving, by the processors, a second service request for servicing building equipment. The method includes generating, by the processors using the generative AI model, a user interface prompting a user to provide information about a problem leading to the second service request as unstructured data not conforming to the predetermined format or conforming to the plurality of different predetermined formats. The method includes automatically initiating, by the processors, one or more actions to address the problem based on the information provided via the user interface.


