IP Library Granted Patent US 10,876,755
Granted Patent B2
US 10,876,755 · App. 16/217,242 · Granted Dec 29, 2020

Systems and methods of providing occupant feedback to enable space optimization within the building

Inventor: Walter A. Martin (Ballymena, GB)
Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
F24F11/54F24F11/57G05B19/042F24F2120/20G05B2219/2614H04L12/282
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Patent No.
US 10,876,755
App. No.
16/217,242
Granted
Dec 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A computer implemented method for controlling the environmental conditions of a building in accordance with feedback from the occupants of the building is provided. The method includes detecting, by one or more processors, an occupant within a building space, and transmitting, by the one or more processors, a notification message to an occupant device associated with the occupant. The notification message includes a request to provide occupant feedback. The method includes receiving, by the one or more processors, an occupant feedback message from the occupant device. The occupant feedback message includes one or more quality ratings associated with one or more building conditions. The method includes assigning, by the one or more processors, a weighting factor to the occupant feedback message and performing an action to modify at least one of the building conditions responsive to the weighted occupant feedback message.

Claims (41)

1. A computer implemented method of controlling the environmental conditions of a building in accordance with feedback from the occupants of the building, the method comprising:

detecting, by one or more processors, an occupant within a building space;

transmitting, by the one or more processors, a notification message to an occupant device associated with the occupant, the notification message comprising a request to provide occupant feedback;

starting, by the one or more processors, a notification delay timer to run for a configurable delay period responsive to detecting the occupant within the building space, the notification message transmitted, by the one or more processors, to the occupant device when the configurable delay period has elapsed;

receiving, by the one or more processors, an occupant feedback message from the occupant device, the occupant feedback message comprising a plurality of occupant feedback inputs regarding a plurality of building conditions;

assigning, by the one or more processors, a weighting factor to the occupant feedback message to form a weighted occupant feedback message; and

performing, by the one or more processors, an action to modify at least one of the plurality of building conditions responsive to the weighted occupant feedback message.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

the notification message transmitted, by the one or more processors, to the occupant device based on a detected location of the occupant device.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

the notification message transmitted, by the one or more processors, to the occupant device based on an aggregate amount of occupant feedback.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

the notification message transmitted, by the one or more processors, to the occupant device based on the weighting factor associated with the occupant.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

the plurality of building conditions comprises at least one of a temperature condition, a humidity condition, an air freshness condition, a cleanliness condition, a security condition, and a lighting condition.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

the weighting factor based on a history of feedback received from the occupant.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

transmitting, by the one or more processors, a control signal to a field controller device to operate an HVAC system device.

8. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

transmitting, by the one or more processors, a control signal to a field controller device to operate an HVAC system device, the HVAC system device including at least one of a chiller, a boiler, a rooftop air handling unit, a variable air volume unit, an economizer, a heating coil, a cooling coil, a fan, a pump, a valve, and a damper.

9. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

generating a work request.

10. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

the plurality of occupant feedback inputs comprises at least one of a quality rating associated with a building condition, a picture of a building space, and a text comment associated with a building condition.

11. A system of controlling the environmental conditions of a building in accordance with feedback from the occupants of the building, the system comprising:

a plurality of mobile devices, each of the plurality of mobile devices associated with an occupant in a building space;

a supervisory controller communicably coupled to the plurality of mobile devices, the supervisory controller configured to:

detect the occupant within the building space;

transmit a notification message to the mobile device associated with the occupant, the notification message comprising a request to provide occupant feedback;

start a notification delay timer to run for a configurable delay period responsive to detecting the occupant within the building space, the notification message transmitted to the mobile device associated with the occupant when the configurable delay period has elapsed;

receive an occupant feedback message from the mobile device, the occupant feedback message comprising a plurality of occupant feedback inputs regarding a plurality of building conditions;

assign a weighting factor to the occupant feedback message to form a weighted occupant feedback message; and

perform an action to modify at least one of the plurality of building conditions responsive to the weighted occupant feedback message.

12. The system of claim 11 , comprising:

an immutable ledger, the immutable ledger communicably coupled to the supervisory controller and configured to store at least one of an occupant record and a work request.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the occupant record comprises the weighting factor associated with the occupant.

14. The system of claim 11 , comprising:

a plurality of field controllers, the plurality of field controllers configured to control at least one of a chiller, a boiler, a rooftop air handling unit, a variable air volume unit, an economizer, a heating coil, a cooling coil, a fan, a pump, a valve, and a damper.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein performing an action to modify at least one of the plurality of building inputs comprises transmitting a control signal to at least one of the plurality of field controllers.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of building conditions comprises at least one of a temperature condition, a humidity condition, an air freshness condition, a cleanliness condition, a security condition, and a lighting condition.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2024
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
To: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 068494/0384 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 4, 2022
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 058955/0472 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 4, 2022
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS US HOLDINGS LLC
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
Reel/Frame 058955/0394 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 4, 2022
From: SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLC
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS US HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 058957/0138 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2021
From: SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS LLC
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS US HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 058600/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2021
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS US HOLDINGS LLC
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS INC
Reel/Frame 058600/0080 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2021
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS INC
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 058600/0126 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2020
From: MARTIN, WALTER A.
To: SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLC
Reel/Frame 053902/0902 →
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