Daniel E Curtis

US Patent:

20210328836, Oct 21, 2021

Filed:

Jul 1, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/365124

Inventors:

- Milwaukee WI, US
Donald A. Gottschalk - Wauwatosa WI, US
Daniel M. Curtis - Franklin WI, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

H04L 12/66
H04L 12/28
H04L 29/08

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.

US Patent:

20200162280, May 21, 2020

Filed:

Nov 15, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/685834

Inventors:

- Auburn Hills WI, US
Donald R. Albinger - New Berlin WI, US
Shawn D. Schubert - Oak Creek WI, US
Karl F. Reichenberger - Mequon WI, US
Daniel M. Curtis - Franklin WI, US
Andrew J. Boettcher - Wauwatosa WI, US
Jason T. Sawyer - Glendale WI, US
Miguel Galvez - Milwaukee WI, US
Walter Martin - Ballymena, GB
Ryan A. Piaskowski - Milwaukee WI, US
Vaidhyanathan Venkiteswaran - Brookfield WI, US
Clay G. Nesler - Milwaukee WI, US
Siddharth Goyal - Milwaukee WI, US
Tom M. Seneczko - Milwaukee WI, US
Young M. Lee - Old Westbury NY, US
Sudhi R Sinha - Milwaukee WI, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/28
H04L 12/24

Abstract:

A building system of a building including one or more memory devices configured to store one or more instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to exercise a building entity causing building entity data to be generated associated with the building entity, the building entity data indicating a result of exercising the building entity and collect the building entity data. The instructions cause the one or more processors to identify, based on a relational model, one or more relationships between one or more building entities and the building entity, wherein the one or more relationships indicate that exercising the building entity affects operation of the one or more building entities and identify that the building is experiencing a performance issue by analyzing the building entity data and the one or more relationships.

US Patent:

20200162354, May 21, 2020

Filed:

Nov 15, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/685814

Inventors:

- Auburn Hills MI, US
Donald R. Albinger - New Berlin WI, US
Shawn D. Schubert - Oak Creek WI, US
Karl F. Reichenberger - Mequon WI, US
Daniel M. Curtis - Franklin WI, US
Andrew J. Boettcher - Wauwatosa WI, US
Jason T. Sawyer - Greendale WI, US
Miguel Galvez - Milwaukee WI, US
Walter Martin - Ballymena, GB
Ryan A. Piaskowski - Milwaukee WI, US
Vaidhyanathan Venkiteswaran - Brookfield WI, US
Clay G. Nesler - Milwaukee WI, US
Siddharth Goyal - Milwaukee WI, US
Tom M. Seneczko - Milwaukee WI, US
Young M. Lee - Old Westbury NY, US
Sudhi R. Sinha - Milwaukee WI, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/26
G06N 5/04
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A building system including one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to collect building device data of a building device, the building device data comprising a plurality of data samples of a data point and generate a time correlated data stream for the data point, the time correlated data stream comprising values of the plurality of data samples of the data point. The instructions cause the one or more processors to generate a time correlated reliability data stream for the data point, the time correlated reliability data stream comprising a plurality of reliability values indicating reliability of the values of the plurality of data samples of the data point.

US Patent:

20190356513, Nov 21, 2019

Filed:

Aug 5, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/531249

Inventors:

- Auburn Hills MI, US
Donald A. Gottschalk - Wauwatosa WI, US
Daniel M. Curtis - Franklin WI, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Auburn Hills MI

International Classification:

H04L 12/66
H04L 29/08
H04L 12/28

Abstract:

A smart gateway device for providing communications between multiple networks associated with a building management system (BMS). The device includes a first network interface circuit in communication with a first network associated with a building management system (BMS). The device further includes a second network interface circuit in communication with a second network associated with a subsystem of the BMS, wherein the second network is not compatible with the first network. The second network interface circuit is configured to detect a physical device associated with the second network, and to receive a data packet associated with the physical device. The data packet is transmitted to the first network interface circuit. The first network interface circuit is configured to receive the data packet and to generate a virtual device based on the received data packet. The virtual device is configured to represent the physical device on the first network.

US Patent:

20180076978, Mar 15, 2018

Filed:

Sep 9, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/261843

Inventors:

- Plymouth MI, US
Donald A. Gottschalk - Wauwatosa WI, US
Daniel M. Curtis - Franklin WI, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

H04L 12/66
H04L 29/08
H04L 12/28

Abstract:

A smart gateway device for providing communications between multiple networks associated with a building management system (BMS). The device includes a first network interface circuit in communication with a first network associated with a building management system (BMS). The device further includes a second network interface circuit in communication with a second network associated with a subsystem of the BMS, wherein the second network is not compatible with the first network. The second network interface circuit is configured to detect a physical device associated with the second network, and to receive a data packet associated with the physical device. The data packet is transmitted to the first network interface circuit. The first network interface circuit is configured to receive the data packet and to generate a virtual device based on the received data packet. The virtual device is configured to represent the physical device on the first network.

US Patent:

20180024520, Jan 25, 2018

Filed:

Oct 3, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/723624

Inventors:

- Milwaukee WI, US
Daniel M. Curtis - Franklin WI, US
Donald Albinger - Milwaukee WI, US
Youngchoon Park - Brookfield WI, US
Joseph Mueller - Hales Corners WI, US
Karl Reichenberger - Mequon WI, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

G05B 19/048
G05B 13/02
H04L 12/24

Abstract:

A building management system (BMS) including a controller having an adaptive interaction manager and an agent manager. The system further includes one or more input-output (I/O) devices, in communication with the adaptive interaction manager. The controller further including a number of BMS field devices. The I/O devices are configured to receive an input from a user, and further configured to communicate the input to the adaptive interaction manager. The agent manager is configured to determine if one or more existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action, and to automatically transmit the existing software agents to one or more of the BMS field devices based on the agent manager determining the existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action. The software agents are configured to automatically be installed in a processing circuit of the BMS field device to perform the required action.

US Patent:

20170322534, Nov 9, 2017

Filed:

May 3, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/586104

Inventors:

- Plymouth MI, US
Daniel M. Curtis - Franklin WI, US
Donald R. Albinger - New Berlin WI, US
Youngchoon Park - Brookfield WI, US
Joseph M. Mueller - Hales Corners WI, US
Karl F. Reichenberger - Mequon WI, US
Matthew T. Trawicki - Franklin WI, US
Patrick E. Harder - Hartland WI, US

International Classification:

G05B 19/042
G10L 15/22
G10L 15/18
G06F 3/16
G10L 15/22

Abstract:

A building management system (BMS) including a controller having an adaptive interaction manager and an agent manager. The system further includes one or more input-output (I/O) devices, the I/O devices in communication with the adaptive interaction manager. The controller further including a number of BMS field devices. The I/O devices are configured to receive an input from a user, and further configured to communicate the input to the adaptive interaction manager. The agent manager is configured to determine if one or more existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action, and to automatically transmit the existing software agents to one or more of the BMS field devices based on the agent manager determining the existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action. The software agents are configured to automatically be installed in a processing circuit of the BMS field device to perform the required action.