David M Rasmussen

US Patent:

7634555, Dec 15, 2009

Filed:

May 16, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/439394

Inventors:

Anne M. Kumor - Greendale WI, US
David E. Rasmussen - Dousman WI, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Holland MI

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709223, 709203, 709217, 700 19

Abstract:

A building automation control system for use in a building having an IT network is disclosed. The building automation control system includes at least one BAS controller connected to the IT network and at least one BAS device located within the building and connected to the at least one BAS controller through the IT network. Further the system may be configured to use standards-based IT technologies over the IT network to manage the at least one BAS device. The standards-based IT technologies may include DHCP to obtain IP addresses and network parameters of the BAS devices, DNS to provide a mechanism for associating the BAS devices with human-friendly names, a distributed mechanism for storing the names, and a method for locating the BAS devices by resolving names and IP addresses, SNTP to synchronize time on the BAS devices, SNMP to monitor the BAS devices and report alarms, SMTP for delivery of e-mail alarms, web-services to provide Internet-friendly communications, and standards-based IT security mechanisms to protect software of the BAS devices.

US Patent:

8190728, May 29, 2012

Filed:

Aug 10, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/538785

Inventors:

Anne M. Kumor - Greendale WI, US
David E. Rasmussen - Dousman WI, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Holland MI

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709223, 709203, 709217, 700 19

Abstract:

A building automation control system for use in a building having an IT network includes at least one BAS controller connected to the IT network and at least one BAS device located within the building and connected to the at least one BAS controller through the IT network. Further the system may be configured to use standards-based IT technologies over the IT network to manage the at least one BAS device. The standards-based IT technologies may include DHCP to obtain IP addresses and network parameters of the BAS devices, DNS to provide a mechanism for associating the BAS devices with human-friendly names, a distributed mechanism for storing the names, and a method for locating the BAS devices by resolving names and IP addresses, SNTP to synchronize time on the BAS devices, SNMP to monitor the BAS devices and report alarms, SMTP for delivery of e-mail alarms, web-services to provide Internet-friendly communications, and standards-based IT security mechanisms to protect software of the BAS devices.

US Patent:

20080209342, Aug 28, 2008

Filed:

Jan 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/021180

Inventors:

Jeffrey Taylor - Glendale WI, US
Diana St. John - Germantown WI, US
David S. Eidson - Franklin WI, US
Gregory B. Cebasek - New Berlin WI, US
Beth A. Ray - Oak Creek WI, US
Radu Dorneanu - Greendale WI, US
David E. Rasmussen - Dousman WI, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715747

Abstract:

A system for filtering items to be displayed on a graphical user interface provided to a client and for interaction by a user, the graphical user interface for a building automation system, is provided. The system includes a processor and memory communicably coupled to the processor. The memory includes computer code for allowing the user to create a filter definition via a computer based form. The memory further includes computer code for saving the created filter definition to memory and computer code for applying the saved filter definition to a set of building automation system data items. The memory yet further includes computer code for generating the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including results of the applied filter definition.

US Patent:

55985661, Jan 28, 1997

Filed:

Jan 7, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/179494

Inventors:

Gregory A. Pascucci - Waukesha WI
David E. Rasmussen - Wales WI
Gaylon M. Decious - Milwaukee WI
James R. Garbe - Greenfield WI
Susan M. Hyzer - Brown Deer WI
Karen L. Woest - Wauwatosa WI
Vairavan Vairavan - Milwaukee WI
David L. Koch - Fox Point WI
Donald A. Gottschalk - Milwaukee WI
Dennis E. Burkhardt - Franklin WI
Darrell E. Standish - New Berlin WI
Paul W. Madaus - Oak Creek WI
Dan J. Spacek - Cudahy WI
Clay G. Nesler - New Berlin WI
James K. Stark - Wauwatosa WI
Otto M. Mageland - Greenfield WI
Robert R. Singers - Brown Deer WI
Michael E. Wagner - Delafield WI

Assignee:

Johnson Service Company - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

G06F 15177

US Classification:

395750

Abstract:

A networked system having a wide variety of applications and particularly applicable to facilities management systems has multiple levels of software in processing nodes. The levels include a "features" processing level which communicates requests for data to a software object level containing databases of processes and attributes and database managers. The database managers in the software object level operate to provide data to the high level features in the same format. The software object level communicates with a hardware object level which also contains databases and database managers to mask differences between operational hardware units. By categorizing operational units by type, additional units of a known type can be added with only low level hardware object database changes. Adding units of a new type is facilitated by software changes confined to the lower level hardware and software objects, avoiding software changes at high level features. Individual software objects are tailored for typical types of inputs and output devices encountered by facilities management systems.

US Patent:

61673161, Dec 26, 2000

Filed:

Apr 3, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/054647

Inventors:

Jeffrey J. Gloudeman - Franklin WI
Donald A. Gottschalk - Wauwatosa WI
David E. Rasmussen - Dousman WI
Michael E. Wagner - Delafield WI

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Co. - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

G05B 1918

US Classification:

700 2

Abstract:

A computer-implemented building automation system is provided with an asynchronous communication architecture for supporting object-oriented applications that interact with distributed building automation devices. Standard application objects which need to be informed of changes to the value of another object's attributes use a connection object to establish an asynchronous link between standard objects. A source object has a control attribute that changes based upon the execution of this object's control method which in turn is linked to a second control attribute of a destination object. By linking these attributes, a connection object is defined to manage information being passed between these two objects. Upon instantiation of the connection object, it registers the second control attribute with the source object to receive "significant" changes in the value of its control attribute. A "significant" change is defined by a change sensitivity property associated with the control attribute, such that a message containing the value of the control attribute is transmitted to the connection object when the change in the value of the control attribute exceeds the value of the change sensitivity property.

US Patent:

55220444, May 28, 1996

Filed:

Jan 21, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/185181

Inventors:

Gregory A. Pascucci - Waukesha WI
David E. Rasmussen - Wales WI
Gaylon M. Decious - Milwaukee WI
James R. Garbe - Greenfield WI
Susan M. Hyzer - Brown Deer WI
Karen L. Woest - Wauwatosa WI
Vairavan Vairavan - Milwaukee WI
David L. Koch - Fox Point WI
Donald A. Gottschalk - Milwaukee WI
Dennis E. Burkhardt - Franklin WI
Darrell E. Standish - New Berlin WI
Paul W. Madaus - Oak Creek WI
Dan J. Spacek - Cudahy WI
Clay G. Nesler - New Berlin WI
James K. Stark - Wauwatosa WI
Otto M. Mageland - Greenfield WI
Robert R. Singers - Brown Deer WI
Michael E. Wagner - Delafield WI

Assignee:

Johnson Service Company

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

39520006

Abstract:

A networked system having a wide variety of applications and particularly applicable to facilities management systems has multiple levels of software in processing nodes. The levels include a "features" processing level which communicates requests for data to a software object level containing databases of processes and attributes and database managers. The database managers in the software object level operate to provide data to the high level features in the same format. The software object level communicates with a hardware object level which also contains databases and database managers to mask differences between operational hardware units. By categorizing operational units by type, additional units of a known type can be added with only low level hardware object database changes. Adding units of a new type is facilitated by software changes confined to the lower level hardware and software objects, avoiding software changes at high level features. Individual software objects are tailored for typical types of inputs and output devices encountered by facilities management systems.

US Patent:

52435954, Sep 7, 1993

Filed:

May 7, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/696635

Inventors:

Karen L. Woest - Wauwatosa WI
James K. Stark - Wauwatosa WI
David E. Rasmussen - Wales WI

Assignee:

Johnson Service Company - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

H04J 302

US Classification:

370 8513

Abstract:

A network control system controls the receipt and transmission of messages at one node of a communication network which includes a plurality of nodes coupled together on a bi-directional bus. Both short messages having a length less than a predetermined number of bytes and long messages having a length greater than the predetermined number of bytes may be conveyed between nodes. The network control system incudes a connectionless network control portion for controlling the receipt and transmission of the short messages and a connection-oriented network control portion for controlling the receipt and transmission of the long messages including establishing a connection between its node and another node before a long message is transmitted.

US Patent:

54637350, Oct 31, 1995

Filed:

Feb 3, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/191284

Inventors:

Gregory A. Pascucci - Waukesha WI
David E. Rasmussen - Wales WI
Gaylon M. Decious - Milwaukee WI
James R. Garbe - Greenfield WI
Susan M. Hyzer - Brown Deer WI
Karen L. Woest - Wauwatosa WI
Vairavan Vairavan - Milwaukee WI
David L. Koch - Fox Point WI
Donald A. Gottschalk - Milwaukee WI
Dennis E. Burkhardt - Franklin WI
Darrell E. Standish - New Berlin WI
Paul W. Madaus - Oak Creek WI
Dan J. Spacek - Cudahy WI
Clay G. Nesler - New Berlin WI
James K. Stark - Wauwatosa WI
Otto M. Mageland - Greenfield WI
Robert R. Singers - Brown Deer WI
Michael E. Wagner - Delafield WI

Assignee:

Johnson Service Company

International Classification:

G06F 1312
G06F 1314

US Classification:

3952001

Abstract:

A network system having a wide variety of applications and particularly applicable to facilities management systems includes network controllers which continuously process data related to building and industrial, environmental, security and other automated system controls. Each network controller has a network address indicative of a communication link to which the network controller is connected, a local address and a node drop ID to determine whether the network controller is a configured or non-configured device. Data stored in an archive device is downloaded to a destination network controller in the absence of a routing table in the destination network controller by transmitting a download request message from the archive device to an intermediate network controller with a routing table. The intermediate network controller assumes control of the download request by transmitting the message to the destination controller. The destination controller acknowledges receipt of the message by transmitting an acknowledge message back to the intermediate network controller, which passes the acknowledge message to the archive device in accordance with the routing information stored in the intermediate network controller.