SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING OBJECT CONFIGURATIONS WITHIN A STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20230068907A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17412088

    申请日:2021-08-25

    Abstract: There are disclosed systems and methods for managing object configurations within a structure. For one embodiment, a fixed object profile including dimensions and locations of ventilation of a building space and a non-fixed object profile including dimensions and a location of a non-fixed object are identified. One or more contaminant risk locations of the building space are determined in response to determining the air flow within the building space associated with an HVAC unit. The air flow is determined based on incoming air flow streams to the building space and outgoing air flow streams away from the building space. One or more object positions are provided at an output device based on the contaminant risk location(s). For another embodiment, the contaminant risk location(s) are selected from possible people locations. A person position is displayed at an output device, in proximity to the building space, based on the contaminant risk location(s).

    MONITORING OCCUPANCY OF A DESKTOP WITH A DESKTOP APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20210068236A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16958026

    申请日:2019-02-14

    Abstract: An apparatuses, methods and systems for a desktop occupancy sensing device are disclosed. One desktop apparatus includes an occupancy sensor, a charging interface, a controller, and a structure. The occupancy sensor operates to sense occupancy proximate to the desktop apparatus. The controller operates to determine occupancy of a desktop based on the sensed occupation, and the controller operates to communicate the determined occupancy to an upstream network. The occupancy sensor, the charging interface, and an interface to the upstream network are disposed within the structure as a single unit, and the structure is adapted to be placed on or affixed to the desktop.

    Building control system to operate a building based on characteristics of selected groups of building sensor fixtures

    公开(公告)号:US10585406B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-10

    申请号:US14852506

    申请日:2015-09-12

    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and systems of a building control system are disclosed. One building control system includes a plurality of building sensor fixtures, wherein at least one of the plurality of building sensor fixtures includes a sensor, a controller and a communication port. The building control system further includes a system controller. At least one of the system controller and one or more controllers of the plurality of building sensor fixtures is operative to determine a plurality of selected groups of the plurality of building sensor fixtures, compare a first characteristic between the plurality of the selected groups, and identify deviations of the compared first characteristic between the plurality of the selected groups.

    Monitoring occupancy of a desktop with a desktop apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10178737B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-08

    申请号:US15899487

    申请日:2018-02-20

    Abstract: An apparatuses, methods and systems for a desktop occupancy sensing device are disclosed. One desktop apparatus includes an occupancy sensor, a mobile device charging interface, a controller, and a structure. The occupancy sensor operates to sense occupancy proximate to the desktop apparatus. The controller operates to determine occupancy of a desktop based on the sensed occupation, and the controller operates to communicate the determined occupancy to an upstream network. The occupancy sensor, the mobile device charging interface, and an interface to the upstream network are disposed within the structure as a single unit, and the structure is adapted to be placed on or affixed to the desktop.

    SELF-DETERMINING A CONFIGURATION OF A LIGHT FIXTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20180116033A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-26

    申请号:US15334470

    申请日:2016-10-26

    Abstract: An apparatuses, methods, and systems of determining a configuration of a lighting fixture are disclosed. One embodiment method includes setting a lighting control level of a first channel control line of the lighting fixture to a plurality of levels, setting a lighting control level of a second channel control line of the lighting fixture to a plurality of levels, sensing an amount of power dissipated by the lighting fixture, comparing the sensed amount of power dissipated for each of the plurality of levels, and determining a configuration of the lighting fixture based upon the comparing of the sensed amount of power for each of the plurality of lighting control levels for the first channel and the second channel.

    DISTRIBUTED LIGHT FIXTURE BEACON MANAGEMENT
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170127495A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-04

    申请号:US15405198

    申请日:2017-01-12

    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, apparatuses and systems for a light fixture are disclosed. One apparatus of the light fixture includes a sensor unit and a light intensity controller. The sensor unit includes a sensor operative to generate a sense signal base on at least one of sensed motion or light, wireless communication circuitry operative to maintain a link with a network, and a controller. The controller is operative to manage communication with the network, manage reception of beacons through the wireless communication circuitry, wherein the beacons are received from an object, and the beacons include information associated with the object, and generate dimming control base on at least one of the sensed signal and communication from the network. The light intensity controller is configured to receive the dimming control and operative to adjust an emitted light intensity of a luminaire of the light fixture.

    Mobile tag sensing and location estimation

    公开(公告)号:US10812942B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-20

    申请号:US16592559

    申请日:2019-10-03

    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for estimating a location of a tag are disclosed. One method includes identifying a physical shape of a structure or characteristics of the structure, sensing a condition of the structure, generating a first set of weighted likelihoods based on the physical shape of the structure or characteristics of the structure, wherein the first set of weighted likelihoods includes a weighted likelihood of the tag being at each one of a plurality of grid points within the structure, generating a second set of weighted likelihoods based on the sensed condition of the structure, wherein the second set of weighted likelihoods includes a weighted likelihood of the tag being at each one of the plurality of grid points, generating a combined set of likelihoods based on the first set of weighted likelihoods and the second set of weighted likelihoods, and estimating a location of the tag based on the combined set of likelihoods.

    Mobile tag sensing and location estimation

    公开(公告)号:US10791425B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-29

    申请号:US15953466

    申请日:2018-04-15

    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for estimating a location of a tag are disclosed. One method includes sensing a first condition of a structure, sensing a second condition of the structure, generating a first set of weighted likelihoods based on the first sensed condition of the structure, wherein the first set of weighted likelihoods includes a weighted likelihood of the tag being at each one of a plurality of grid points within the structure, generating a second set of weighted likelihoods based on the second sensed condition of the structure, wherein the second set of weighted likelihoods includes a weighted likelihood of the tag being at each one of the plurality of grid points, generating a combined set of likelihoods based on the first set of weighted likelihoods and the second set of weighted likelihoods, and estimating a location of the tag based on the combined set of likelihoods.

    Predicting a future state of a built environment

    公开(公告)号:US10572834B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-25

    申请号:US14732704

    申请日:2015-06-06

    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and systems for predicting a future state of a built environment with a sensor network are disclosed. One sensor network includes a plurality of sensors of a built environment and a controller. Each sensor is operative to generate a sense signal. The controller is operative to collect sense values that represent sense signals of the plurality of sensors, wherein the sense values are collected over time, classify each of the collected sense values based on a type of space of the built environment associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of sensors that generated the sense value, based on a timing of the sense value, and based on other available information of the built environment, predict a future state of each of the plurality of sensors based at least in part on the classifications of each of the sense values, and communicate the future state.

    MOBILE TAG SENSING AND LOCATION ESTIMATION
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200037116A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-30

    申请号:US16592559

    申请日:2019-10-03

    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for estimating a location of a tag are disclosed. One method includes identifying a physical shape of a structure or characteristics of the structure, sensing a condition of the structure, generating a first set of weighted likelihoods based on the physical shape of the structure or characteristics of the structure, wherein the first set of weighted likelihoods includes a weighted likelihood of the tag being at each one of a plurality of grid points within the structure, generating a second set of weighted likelihoods based on the sensed condition of the structure, wherein the second set of weighted likelihoods includes a weighted likelihood of the tag being at each one of the plurality of grid points, generating a combined set of likelihoods based on the first set of weighted likelihoods and the second set of weighted likelihoods, and estimating a location of the tag based on the combined set of likelihoods.

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