IP Library Granted Patent US 11,094,186
Granted Patent B2
US 11,094,186 · App. 16/507,709 · Granted Aug 17, 2021

Systems and methods for managing alarm data of multiple locations

Inventor: Abdul Razak (Cork, IR)
Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
G08B25/006G08B19/00G08B25/005
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Patent No.
US 11,094,186
App. No.
16/507,709
Granted
Aug 17, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for managing alarm data of multiple physical locations. The method includes receiving a plurality of sets of alarm data. Each of the plurality of sets of alarm data corresponds to a respective physical location. Each of the plurality of sets of alarm data includes a respective occurrence value corresponding to each of a plurality of alarm categories. The method includes receiving a list indicating one or more alarm preferences. of the or more alarm preferences are associated with one or more priority values. The method includes arranging, responsive to identifying a first of the one or more alarm preferences that indicates a first subset of the alarm categories, a ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data based on respective occurrence values of the first set of alarm categories. The method includes displaying, via a user interface, the ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data.

Claims (51)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a plurality of sets of alarm data, each of the plurality of sets of alarm data corresponding to a respective physical location, each of the plurality of sets of alarm data including a respective occurrence value corresponding to each of a plurality of alarm categories;

receiving a list indicating one or more alarm preferences, the one or more alarm preferences associated with one or more priority values;

arranging, responsive to identifying a first of the one or more alarm preferences that indicates a first subset of the alarm categories, a ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data based on respective occurrence values of the first subset of alarm categories; and

displaying, via a user interface, the ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first alarm preference is indicative of combining the respective occurrence values of the first subset of alarm categories, arranging a ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data further comprising:

arranging the ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data according to the combined occurrence values of the first subset of alarm categories.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining, for two or more of the plurality of sets of alarm data, whether the respective combined occurrence values of the first subset of alarm categories are equal to each other; and

identifying, responsive to the determination, a second of the one or more alarm preferences that indicates a second subset of the alarm categories, wherein a first of the one or more priority values associated with the first alarm preference is greater than a second of the one or more priority values associated with the second alarm preference.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

rearranging, according to the occurrence values of the second subset of alarm categories, a portion of the ranking that include the two or more of the plurality of sets of alarm data; and

displaying, via the user interface, the ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data that includes the rearranged portion.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the occurrence values each includes at least one of: a number of unacknowledged alarms, a number of unresolved alarms, and a number of escalated alarms.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the alarm categories each includes at least one of: a burglar alarm, a critical alarm, a hold-up alarm, and a trouble alarm.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a signal indicating an update being performed on at least one of the plurality of sets of alarm data; and

rearranging, responsive to receiving the signal, the ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data.

8. A computing device comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

receive a plurality of sets of alarm data, each of the plurality of sets of alarm data corresponding to a respective physical location, each of the plurality of sets of alarm data including a respective occurrence value corresponding to each of a plurality of alarm categories;

receive a list indicating one or more alarm preferences, the one or more alarm preferences associated with one or more priority values;

arrange, responsive to identifying a first of the one or more alarm preferences that indicates a first subset of the alarm categories, a ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data based on respective occurrence values of the first subset of alarm categories; and

display, via a user interface, the ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data.

9. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the first alarm preference is indicative of combining the respective occurrence values of the first subset of alarm categories, the one or more processors further configured to arrange the ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data according to the combined occurrence values of the first subset of alarm categories.

10. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine, for two or more of the plurality of sets of alarm data, whether the respective combined occurrence values of the first subset of alarm categories are equal to each other; and

identify, responsive to the determination, a second of the one or more alarm preferences that indicates a second subset of the alarm categories, wherein a first of the one or more priority values associated with the first alarm preference is greater than a second of the one or more priority values associated with the second alarm preference.

11. The computing device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

rearrange, according to the occurrence values of the second subset of alarm categories, a portion of the ranking that include the two or more of the plurality of sets of alarm data; and

display, via the user interface, the ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data the includes the rearranged portion.

12. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the occurrence values each includes at least one of: a number of unacknowledged alarms, a number of unresolved alarms, and a number of escalated alarms.

13. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the alarm categories each includes at least one of: a burglar alarm, a critical alarm, a hold-up alarm, and a trouble alarm.

14. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive a signal indicating an update being performed on at least one of the plurality of sets of alarm data; and

rearrange, responsive to receiving the signal, the ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program instructions for causing one or more processors to:

receive a plurality of sets of alarm data, each of the plurality of sets of alarm data corresponding to a respective physical location, each of the plurality of sets of alarm data including a respective occurrence value corresponding to each of a plurality of alarm categories;

receive a list indicating one or more alarm preferences, the one or more alarm preferences associated with one or more priority values;

arrange, responsive to identifying a first of the one or more alarm preferences that indicates a first subset of the alarm categories, a ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data based on respective occurrence values of the first subset of alarm categories; and

display, via a user interface, the ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first alarm preference is indicative of combining the respective occurrence values of the first subset of alarm categories and wherein the program instructions further causes the one or more processors to arrange the ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data according to the combined occurrence values of the first subset of alarm categories.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the program instructions further causes the one or more processors to:

determine, for two or more of the plurality of sets of alarm data, whether the respective combined occurrence values of the first subset of alarm categories are equal to each other; and

identify, responsive to the determination, a second of the one or more alarm preferences that indicates a second subset of the alarm categories, wherein a first of the one or more priority values associated with the first alarm preference is greater than a second of the one or more priority values associated with the second alarm preference.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the program instructions further causes the one or more processors to:

rearrange, according to the occurrence values of the second subset of alarm categories, a portion of the ranking that include the two or more of the plurality of sets of alarm data; and

display, via the user interface, the ranking of the plurality of sets of alarm data the includes the rearranged portion.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the occurrence values each includes at least one of: a number of unacknowledged alarms, a number of unresolved alarms, and a number of escalated alarms.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the alarm categories each includes at least one of: a burglar alarm, a critical alarm, a hold-up alarm, and a trouble alarm.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2024
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
To: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 067056/0552 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 4, 2022
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 058959/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2020
From: RAZAK, ABDUL
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 052980/0117 →
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