Granted Patent B2

US 12,339,825 · App. 16/143,221 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Inventors: Sajjad Pourmohammad (Milwaukee, WI); Jacinta Moore (Milwaukee, WI); Maebh Costello (Cork, IE); Nicolae Bogdan Pavel (Cork, IE); Federico Fala (Cork, IE); Jan R. Holliday (Maryville, IL); Youngchoon Park (Brookfield, WI)

Assignee: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH

G06F16/2282G05B15/02G06F16/909G06N20/00G06Q10/0635G06Q50/01G06Q50/265G08B19/00G08B25/006

Abstract

Claims (80)

1. A building management system comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive a plurality of threat messages, each of the plurality of threat messages including first information to indicate an incident affecting a risk score associated with a particular asset of a plurality of assets of a building, a first set of threat messages of the plurality of threat messages having a first format, and a second set of threat messages of the plurality of threat messages having a second format;

convert, based on predetermined parameters for threat messages, the plurality of threat messages to a standard format by adjusting one or more characteristics of the plurality of threat messages to reflect characteristics of the standard format;

identify, based on an asset database indicating the plurality of assets of the building, second information that indicates assets affected by the plurality of threat messages, the second information including at least one attribute to identify the assets;

enrich the plurality of threat messages with an indication of the assets affected by the plurality of threat messages by ingesting the second information into the plurality of threat messages, wherein ingesting the second information includes adding the at least one attribute to the plurality of threat messages;

generate a value for the risk score for one asset based on the plurality of enriched threat messages by identifying a portion of the plurality of enriched threat messages including a particular attribute identifying the one asset and generating the risk score with the portion of the plurality of enriched threat messages;

determine one or more characteristics of the risk score based on the portion of the plurality of enriched threat messages, wherein the one or more characteristics of the risk score describe a behavior of the risk score over time, and the one or more characteristics of the risk score indicating an overall increase or decrease of the value for the risk score from a first time to a second time;

generate a risk card interface element for the one asset, the risk card interface element comprising a representation of the value for the risk score and one or more representations of the one or more characteristics of the risk score; and

cause a user interface to include the risk card interface element.

2. The building management system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

generate a plurality of values of the risk score for a plurality of points in time based on the portion of the plurality of threat messages; and

select a highest risk score value from the plurality of values;

wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to generate the risk card interface element for the one asset by causing the risk card interface element to include the highest risk score value.

3. The building management system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to generate a plurality of values of the risk score for a plurality of points in time based on the portion of the plurality of threat messages;

wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

determine the one or more characteristics of the risk score based on the portion of the plurality of threat messages by determining the one or more characteristics of the risk score based on the plurality of values of the plurality of points in time.

4. The building management system of claim 3 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

generate a baseline risk score by averaging the plurality of values; and

cause the risk card interface element to include the baseline risk score.

5. The building management system of claim 3 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

generate a first baseline risk score associated with a first category of incident by averaging one or more of the plurality of values associated with the first category of incident;

generate a second baseline risk score associated with a second category of incident by averaging one or more of the plurality of values associated with the second category of incident; and

cause the risk card interface element to include the first baseline risk score and the second baseline risk score.

6. The building management system of claim 3 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

generate a trend graph of the risk score based on the plurality of values for the plurality of points in time based on the portion of the plurality of threat messages; and

cause the risk card interface element to include the trend graph.

7. The building management system of claim 3 , wherein determining the one or more characteristics of the risk score based on the plurality of values of the plurality of points in time comprises determining a change in value of the risk score from a first point in time of the plurality of points in time to a last point in time of the plurality of points in time.

8. The building management system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more representations of the one or more characteristics of the risk score comprise a text description indicating a value of the change and indicating whether the risk score has increased from the first point in time to the last point in time or decreased from the first point in time to the last point in time.

9. The building management system of claim 3 , wherein determining the one or more characteristics of the risk score based on the plurality of values of the plurality of points in time comprises determining whether the risk score is increasing or decreasing by determining whether the risk score has increased or decreased from a first point in time of the plurality of points in time to a last point in time of the plurality of points in time.

10. The building management system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more representations of the one or more characteristics of the risk score comprises an arrow representing a direction of change of the risk score, wherein a direction of the arrow is based on whether the risk score is increasing or decreasing.

11. A method for a building management system, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processing circuit, a plurality of threat messages, each of the plurality of threat messages including first information to indicate an incident affecting a risk score associated with a particular asset of a plurality of assets of a building, a first set of threat messages of the plurality of threat messages having a first format, and a second set of threat messages of the plurality of threat messages having a second format;

converting, by the processing circuit, based on predetermined parameters for threat messages, the plurality of threat messages to a standard format by adjusting one or more characteristics of the plurality of threat messages to reflect characteristics of the standard format;

identifying, by the processing circuit, based on an asset database indicating the plurality of assets of the building management system, second information that indicates assets affected by the plurality of threat messages, the second information including at least one attribute to identify the assets;

enriching, by the processing circuit, the plurality of threat messages with an indication of the assets affected by the plurality of threat messages by ingesting the second information into the plurality of threat messages, wherein ingesting the second information includes adding the at least one attribute to the plurality of threat messages;

generating, by the processing circuit, a value for the risk score for one asset based on the plurality of enriched threat messages by identifying a portion of the plurality of enriched threat messages including a particular attribute identifying the one asset and generating the risk score with the portion of the plurality of enriched threat messages;

determining, by the processing circuit, one or more characteristics of the risk score based on the portion of the plurality of enriched threat messages, wherein the one or more characteristics of the risk score describe a behavior of the risk score over time, and the one or more characteristics of the risk score indicating an overall increase or decrease of the value for the risk score from a first time to a second time;

generating, by the processing circuit, a risk card interface element for the one asset, the risk card interface element comprising a representation of the value for the risk score and one or more representations of the one or more characteristics of the risk score; and

causing, by the processing circuit, a user interface to include the risk card interface element.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

generating, by the processing circuit, a plurality of values of the risk score for a plurality of points in time based on the portion of the plurality of threat messages; and

selecting, by the processing circuit, a highest risk score value from the plurality of values;

wherein generating, by the processing circuit, the risk card interface element for the one asset comprises causing, by the processing circuit, the risk card interface element to include the highest risk score value.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising generating, by the processing circuit, a plurality of values of the risk score for a plurality of points in time based on the portion of the plurality of threat messages;

wherein determining, by the processing circuit, the one or more characteristics of the risk score based on the portion of the plurality of threat messages comprises generating, by the processing circuit, the one or more characteristics of the risk score based on the plurality of values of the plurality of points in time.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

generating, by the processing circuit, a baseline risk score by averaging the plurality of values; and

causing, by the processing circuit, the risk card interface element to include the baseline risk score.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

generating, by the processing circuit, a first baseline risk score associated with a first category of incident by averaging one or more of the plurality of values associated with the first category of incident;

generating, by the processing circuit, a second baseline risk score associated with a second category of incident by averaging one or more of the plurality of values associated with the second category of incident; and

causing, by the processing circuit, the risk card interface element to include the first baseline risk score and the second baseline risk score.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

generating, by the processing circuit, a trend graph of the risk score based on the plurality of values for the plurality of points in time based on the portion of the plurality of threat messages; and

causing, by the processing circuit, the risk card interface element to include the trend graph.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein determining, by the processing circuit, the one or more characteristics of the risk score based on the plurality of values of the plurality of points in time comprises determining, by the processing circuit, a change in value of the risk score from a first point in time of the plurality of points in time to a last point in time of the plurality of points in time;

wherein the one or more representations of the one or more characteristics of the risk score comprise a text description indicating a value of the change and indicating whether the risk score has increased from the first point in time to the last point in time or decreased from the first point in time to the last point in time.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein determining, by the processing circuit, the one or more characteristics of the risk score based on the plurality of values of the plurality of points in time comprises determining, by the processing circuit, whether the risk score is increasing or decreasing by determining, by the processing circuit, whether the risk score has increased or decreased from a first point in time of the plurality of points in time to a last point in time of the plurality of points in time;

wherein the one or more representations of the one or more characteristics of the risk score comprises an arrow representing a direction of change of the risk score, wherein a direction of the arrow is based on whether the risk score is increasing or decreasing.

19. A building security system comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to:

receive a plurality of threat messages, each of the plurality of threat messages including first information to indicate an incident affecting a risk score associated with a particular asset of a plurality of assets of a building, a first set of threat messages of the plurality of threat messages having a first format, a second set of threat messages of the plurality of threat messages having a second format; convert, based on predetermined parameters for threat messages, the plurality of threat messages to a standard format by adjusting one or more characteristics of the plurality of threat messages to reflect characteristics of the standard format;

identify, based on an asset database indicating the plurality of assets of the building security system, second information that indicates assets affected by the plurality of threat messages, the second information including at least one attribute to identify the assets;

enrich the plurality of threat messages with an indication of the assets affected by the plurality of threat messages by ingesting the second information into the plurality of threat messages, wherein ingesting the second information includes adding the at least one attribute to the plurality of threat messages;

generate a value for the risk score for one asset based on the plurality of enriched threat messages by identifying a portion of the plurality of enriched threat messages including a particular attribute identifying the one asset and generating the risk score with the portion of the plurality of enriched threat messages;

determine one or more characteristics of the risk score based on the portion of the plurality of enriched threat messages, wherein the one or more characteristics of the risk score describe a behavior of the risk score over time, and the one or more characteristics of the risk score indicating an overall increase or decrease of the value for the risk score from a first time to a second time;

generate a risk card interface element for the one asset, the risk card interface element comprising a representation of the value for the risk score and one or more representations of the one or more characteristics of the risk score; and

cause a user interface to include the risk card interface element.

20. The building security system of claim 19 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to:

generate a plurality of values of the risk score for a plurality of points in time based on the portion of the plurality of threat messages;

generate a baseline risk score by averaging the plurality of values; and

cause the risk card interface element to include the baseline risk score.

21. The building management system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more representations of the one or more characteristics of the risk score include a first directional arrow for the overall increase or a second directional arrow for the decrease.

22. The building management system of claim 1 , wherein the user interface further includes a plurality of recommendations to address the value for the risk score, and wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

control, responsive to selection of a first recommendation of the plurality of recommendations, one or more pieces of building equipment of the building to address the value for the risk score.

23. The building management system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

retrieve, responsive to identifying the assets affected by the plurality of threat messages, information pertaining to the assets affected by the plurality of threat messages; and

enrich the plurality of threat messages based on the information pertaining to the assets affected by the plurality of threat messages.

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