IP Library Granted Patent US 12,003,349
Granted Patent B2
US 12,003,349 · App. 18/138,541 · Granted Jun 4, 2024

Smart gateway devices, systems and methods for providing communication between HVAC system networks

Inventors: Shawn D. Schubert (Oak Creek, WI); Donald A. Gottschalk (Wauwatosa, WI); Daniel M. Curtis (Franklin, WI)
Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
H04L12/66H04L12/2816H04L12/2832H04L67/08H04L67/12H04L67/53H04L2012/2847
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Patent No.
US 12,003,349
App. No.
18/138,541
Granted
Jun 4, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A smart gateway device for a first network associated with a building management system (BMS) is configured to discover a physical device and generate a new virtual device responsive to a determination that a device identifier of the physical device does not match any device identifiers in a virtual device registry. The virtual device registry provides mapping between the new virtual device and the physical device. One or more data points of the new virtual device correspond to one or more data points of the physical device. The smart gateway device is configured to receive data values for the one or more data points of the physical device and update the one or more data points of the new virtual device with the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device. The virtual device is configured to represent the physical device on the first network.

Claims (47)

1. A device in communication with a first network associated with a building management system (BMS), the device comprising:

one or more processing circuits configured to:

receive a new virtual device corresponding to a physical device;

provide a mapping between the new virtual device and the physical device, one or more data points of the new virtual device corresponding to one or more data points of the physical device;

receive data values for the one or more data points of the physical device; and

update the one or more data points of the new virtual device with the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device, the new virtual device configured to represent the physical device on the first network.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein:

the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device are received via a second network on which the physical device is located; and

the one or more processing circuits are configured to transmit the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device via the first network as data values for the one or more data points of the new virtual device.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein:

the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device are received via the first network as data values for the one or more data points of the new virtual device; and

the one or more processing circuits are configured to transmit the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device via a second network on which the physical device is located as data values for the one or more data points of the physical device.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to poll the physical device to receive data comprising a device identifier from the physical device, wherein the new virtual device being generated by a building automation and control network gateway.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the physical device is on a second network and the one or more processing circuits are configured to provide communication between the first network and the second network via the new virtual device.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured update a status of the new virtual device on the first network responsive to at least one of:

receiving updated data values for the one or more data points of the physical device via a second network on which the physical device is located; or

receiving a device status update for the physical device via the second network.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first network comprises a BACnet network and the physical device is located on a second network comprising a non-BACnet network.

8. A method for providing virtual devices on a first network associated with a building management system (BMS), the method comprising:

discovering a physical device;

generating a new virtual device by a building automation and control network device responsive to a determination that a device identifier of the physical device does not match any device identifiers in a virtual device registry, the virtual device registry providing mapping between the new virtual device and the physical device, one or more data points of the new virtual device corresponding to one or more data points of the physical device;

receiving data values for the one or more data points of the physical device using a remote device; and

updating using the remote device the one or more data points of the new virtual device with the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device, the virtual device configured to represent the physical device on the first network.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device are received via a second network on which the physical device is located;

the method comprising transmitting the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device via the first network as data values for the one or more data points of the new virtual device.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device are received via the first network as data values for the one or more data points of the new virtual device;

the method comprising transmitting the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device via a second network on which the physical device is located as data values for the one or more data points of the physical device.

11. The method of claim 8 , comprising polling the physical device to receive data comprising the device identifier from the physical device.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the physical device is on a second network and the method comprises providing communication between the first network and the second network via the new virtual device.

13. The method of claim 8 , comprising updating a status of the new virtual device on the first network responsive to at least one of:

receiving updated data values for the one or more data points of the physical device via a second network on which the physical device is located; or

receiving a device status update for the physical device via the second network.

14. The method claim 8 , wherein the first network comprises a BACnet network and the physical device is located on a second network comprising a non-BACnet network.

15. 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 perform operations comprising:

receiving a new virtual device associated with a physical device on a first network associated with a building management system (BMS);

using a virtual device registry to provide mapping between the new virtual device and the physical device, one or more data points of the new virtual device corresponding to one or more data points of the physical device;

receiving data values for the one or more data points of the physical device; and

updating the one or more data points of the new virtual device with the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device, the virtual device configured to represent the physical device on the first network.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device are received via a second network on which the physical device is located;

the operations comprising transmitting the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device via the first network as data values for the one or more data points of the new virtual device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device are received via the first network as data values for the one or more data points of the new virtual device;

the operations comprising transmitting the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device via a second network on which the physical device is located as data values for the one or more data points of the physical device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , the operations comprising polling the physical device to receive data comprising a device identifier from the physical device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein the physical device is on a second network and the operations comprise providing communication between the first network and the second network via the new virtual device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , the operations comprising updating a status of the new virtual device on the first network responsive to at least one of:

receiving updated data values for the one or more data points of the physical device via a second network on which the physical device is located; or

receiving a device status update for the physical device via the second network.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2024
From: SCHUBERT, SHAWN D.; GOTTSCHALK, DONALD A.; CURTIS, DANIEL M.
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 067618/0624 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 4, 2024
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 067618/0659 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2024
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
To: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 066957/0796 →