Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings Llp

Johnson Controls Technology Company

Daniel Mellenthin

Gerald A Asp

Joseph M Mueller

Youngchoon Park

Sudhi R Sinha

Justin J Ploegert

Sajjad Pourmohammad

Robert A Fox

Paul K Schemenauer

A system for user interaction with a building automation system (BAS). The system includes a user device configured to accept vocal inputs and produce audio outputs, and a server in communication with the user device and a BAS controller. The server is configured to translate a vocal input to input text, and determine and store a conversation context based on the input text. The server is further configured to determine a desired output corresponding to the input text. Additionally, the server is configured to receive, from the BAS controller, BAS data corresponding to the desired output, and generate at least one audio output from the BAS data. The user device outputs the at least one audio output, and the server is configured to apply the conversation context to a subsequent vocal input.

Systems and methods for conversational interaction with a building automation system

A building automation system (BAS) is configured to support a variety of different natural language processing (NLP) service providers with minimal or no redesign effort. The BAS includes an event handler configured to receive an external request from a service provider. The external request is associated with a voice input uttered by a user. The BAS further includes an abstraction layer configured to receive the external request from the event handler and generate an internal request based on the external request. The BAS further includes an intent processor configured to receive the internal request from the abstraction layer and an intent handler in communication with the intent processor and configured to perform an action in accordance with the internal request.

Building automation system with NLP service abstraction

A smart circuit breaker is configured for installation within a panel assembly. The smart circuit breaker includes a breaker device positioned between a power source and a subcircuit, the breaker device having a moveable contactor configured to change from an open state to a closed state, wherein in the closed state power flows from the power source to the subcircuit via a power line, and wherein in the open state power does not flow from the power source to the subcircuit. The smart circuit breaker further includes a power meter configured to measure a power characteristic of the subcircuit. The smart circuit breaker further includes a processing circuit configured to receive a power characteristic measurement from the power meter, the processing circuit having a communications interface configured to communicate power consumption data to an external device, the power consumption data based on the power characteristic.

Building management system with smart circuit breaker

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