Graphical Symbol Animation for Building Automation Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Building automation systems face challenges with rigid user interfaces that make it difficult for building managers to efficiently monitor and control dispersed devices, requiring timely and intuitive information delivery.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a management system that uses graphical symbol animations with evaluations to display information about devices, allowing for customizable and intuitive graphical user interfaces to convey device status and alerts, enabling real-time monitoring and control of building automation systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a rigid user interface architecture is used to display building automation data, then the system structure is simple and stable, but it becomes difficult and time-consuming for building managers to navigate and access data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transforming the rigid, static user interface into a flexible, adaptive interface. The system dynamically generates graphical displays based on user selections and automatically updates visual representations when device states change, allowing the interface to adapt to different building layouts and user needs without requiring complex manual reconfiguration
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimensional approach by mapping building device data onto visual graphical representations of building layouts. Instead of navigating through hierarchical menus or text-based interfaces, the system projects device information onto spatial graphical displays that mirror the physical building structure, adding a visual-spatial dimension to data access
2Loss of time
If traditional display methods are used for building automation data, then the system is simple to implement, but time-sensitive information cannot be delivered or identified in a timely manner
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system continuously monitors device state changes and automatically updates the graphical display in real-time. When a device state changes, the system detects this change and immediately refreshes the corresponding visual representation, providing timely feedback to building managers without requiring manual refresh actions
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring the graphical display structure to match the building layout before operation begins. Device data points are pre-mapped to their corresponding graphical representations, so when data becomes available, the visual display is already prepared to immediately present the information in the appropriate location
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AI summary
Automation systems, methods, and mediums. A method includes identifying a value for a data point associated with a device in a building. The value is received from a management system operably connected to the device. The method includes mapping the value for the data point to a graphical representation of the value for the data point. The method includes generating a display comprising a graphic for the building and a symbol representing the device. The method includes displaying the graphical representation of the value for the data point in association with the symbol representing the device. Additionally, the method includes modifying the graphical representation of the value based on a change in the value in response to identifying the change in the value from the management system.