Patents by Inventor Gregory T. Reichl
Gregory T. Reichl has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11971692Abstract: A system for virtual commissioning of a building management system includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive, at a virtual server, product installation data from a building management system controller installed at a building site via a first connection, the product installation data corresponding to a product installation at the building site; receive, commissioning data from the remote commissioning system via a second connection; configure one or more products installed at the building site to be controlled by the virtual building management system on the virtual server; and selectively transfer control of the one or more products installed at the building site from the virtual building management system hosted at on the virtual server to the building management system controller installed at the building site.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Xin Zhang, Bryan A. Register, Matthew P. Kaiser, Gregory T. Reichl
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Patent number: 11921483Abstract: A building management system (BMS) provides feedback to a user via a user interface to assist the user in configuring the BMS. It can be challenging for new or less experienced users to understand all of the actions they are performing when configuring a BMS. The feedback presented via the user interface includes graphical and textual feedback to alert the user of actions performed when applying tags. The feedback identifies one or more missing requirements associated with the tags. The feedback presented via the user interface also includes textual summaries of control sequences configured using the BMS. The textual summaries include descriptions of control sequences and instructions for properly configuring the building equipment.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Gregory T. Reichl, Jason T. Sawyer
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Publication number: 20240070343Abstract: Systems and methods for guided installation of building equipment are provided. A request for a wiring diagram for wiring a first piece of building equipment to a second piece of building equipment is received from a user device. One or more first wiring configurations associated with the first piece of building equipment and one or more second wiring configurations associated with the second piece of building equipment are identified. Based on the one or more first wiring configurations and the one or more second wiring configurations, an equipment-specific wiring configuration for wiring the first piece of building equipment to the second piece of building equipment is automatically selected. A graphical user interface including a wiring diagram illustrating the equipment-specific wiring configuration is provided to the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventor: Gregory T. Reichl
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Publication number: 20240045389Abstract: A system for building management system commissioning on an application includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to host a building management system commissioning workflow on an application server; provide data indicating commissioning activities defined by the building management system commissioning workflow from the application server to a user device for display on a user interface; dynamically update a commissioning activity status of the commissioning activities in the building management system commissioning workflow hosted on the application server responsive to data received at the application server from at least one of the user device or a remote device at the building site communicatively connected to the application server; and initiate an automated action based on the commissioning activity status of the commissioning activities in the building management system commissioning workflow appType: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Gregory T. Reichl, Bryan A. Register, Matthew P. Kaiser
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Publication number: 20240012378Abstract: A method for completing a project to provide a building automation system includes running an automated scan configured to find points and controllers in the building automation system, validating completion of a first subset of planned tasks for providing the building automation system based on the scan, identifying a second subset of the planned tasks for providing the building automation system as not yet completed based on the scan, and causing completion of the second subset of the planned tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Joseph Morris, Matthew P. Kaiser, Carol T. Tumey, Mark K. Hendrickson, Gregory T. Reichl, Dattatray More
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Publication number: 20240004361Abstract: A system includes a system configuration tool configured to provide a plan for installation of a building management system (BMS), a commissioning wizard configured to commission devices and equipment of the BMS as installed at a building, a performance verification tool configured to run a scan of the BMS and collected combined commissioning data by combining a result of the scan with the plant from the system configuration tool and commissioning information from the commissioning wizard, an auto-configurator configured to building a digital twin of the BMS using the combined commissioning data, and an enterprise manager configured to alter operations of the equipment of the BMS in affecting a variable state or condition of the building using a smart building feature reliant on the digital twin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Joseph Morris, Matthew P. Kaiser, Carol T. Tumey, Mark K. Hendrickson, Gregory T. Reichl
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Publication number: 20230417439Abstract: A method for troubleshooting a building automation system includes selecting an artificial intelligence tool from a set of available artificial intelligence tools based on the geographic region of the building automation system, ranking troubleshooting options for the building automation system by applying the artificial intelligence tool to data associated with the building automation system, and implementing at least a first troubleshooting option, the first troubleshooting option ranked higher than a remainder of the troubleshooting options by the artificial intelligence tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventor: Gregory T. Reichl
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Patent number: 11768977Abstract: Systems and methods for guided installation of building equipment are provided. A request for a wiring diagram for wiring a first piece of building equipment to a second piece of building equipment is received from a user device. One or more first wiring configurations associated with the first piece of building equipment and one or more second wiring configurations associated with the second piece of building equipment are identified. Based on the one or more first wiring configurations and the one or more second wiring configurations, an equipment-specific wiring configuration for wiring the first piece of building equipment to the second piece of building equipment is automatically selected. A graphical user interface including a wiring diagram illustrating the equipment-specific wiring configuration is provided to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventor: Gregory T. Reichl
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Publication number: 20230297054Abstract: A system for virtual commissioning of a building management system includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive, at a virtual server, product installation data from a building management system controller installed at a building site via a first connection, the product installation data corresponding to a product installation at the building site; receive, commissioning data from the remote commissioning system via a second connection; configure one or more products installed at the building site to be controlled by the virtual building management system on the virtual server; and selectively transfer control of the one or more products installed at the building site from the virtual building management system hosted at on the virtual server to the building management system controller installed at the building site.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Xin Zhang, Bryan A. Register, Matthew P. Kaiser, Gregory T. Reichl
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Patent number: 11733664Abstract: A system for building management system commissioning on an application includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to host a building management system commissioning workflow on an application server; provide data indicating commissioning activities defined by the building management system commissioning workflow from the application server to a user device for display on a user interface; dynamically update a commissioning activity status of the commissioning activities in the building management system commissioning workflow hosted on the application server responsive to data received at the application server from at least one of the user device or a remote device at the building site communicatively connected to the application server; and initiate an automated action based on the commissioning activity status of the commissioning activities in the building management system commissioning workflow appType: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Gregory T. Reichl, Bryan A. Register, Matthew P. Kaiser
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Publication number: 20230228436Abstract: A method for determining updates in a building management system (BMS) is shown. The method includes receiving, via an on premise server, configuration data associated with at least part of the BMS. The method includes storing the configuration data within a cloud server communicably coupled with the on premise server. The method includes determining, via a difference engine within the cloud server, information comprising a delta between the configuration data and one or more previous sets of configuration data stored within the cloud server. The method includes providing, to the on premise server, the information to an interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Gregory T. Reichl, Feng Wang, Daniel J. Sonnemann, Craig A. Lind, Kevin Hughes
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Patent number: 11656591Abstract: A system for virtual commissioning of a building management system includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive, at a virtual server, product installation data from a building management system controller installed at a building site via a first connection, the product installation data corresponding to a product installation at the building site; receive, commissioning data from the remote commissioning system via a second connection; configure one or more products installed at the building site to be controlled by the virtual building management system on the virtual server; and selectively transfer control of the one or more products installed at the building site from the virtual building management system hosted at on the virtual server to the building management system controller installed at the building site.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Xin Zhang, Bryan A. Register, Matthew P. Kaiser, Gregory T. Reichl
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Publication number: 20230152770Abstract: A building management system (BMS) provides feedback to a user via a user interface to assist the user in configuring the BMS. It can be challenging for new or less experienced users to understand all of the actions they are performing when configuring a BMS. The feedback presented via the user interface includes graphical and textual feedback to alert the user of actions performed when applying tags. The feedback identifies one or more missing requirements associated with the tags. The feedback presented via the user interface also includes textual summaries of control sequences configured using the BMS. The textual summaries include descriptions of control sequences and instructions for properly configuring the building equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Gregory T. Reichl, Jason T. Sawyer
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Patent number: 11561521Abstract: A building management system (BMS) provides feedback to a user via a user interface to assist the user in configuring the BMS. It can be challenging for new or less experienced users to understand all of the actions they are performing when configuring a BMS. The feedback presented via the user interface includes graphical and textual feedback to alert the user of actions performed when applying tags. The feedback identifies one or more missing requirements associated with the tags. The feedback presented via the user interface also includes textual summaries of control sequences configured using the BMS. The textual summaries include descriptions of control sequences and instructions for properly configuring the building equipment.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Gregory T. Reichl, Jason T. Sawyer
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Publication number: 20220206445Abstract: A system for building management system commissioning on an application includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to host a building management system commissioning workflow on an application server; provide data indicating commissioning activities defined by the building management system commissioning workflow from the application server to a user device for display on a user interface; dynamically update a commissioning activity status of the commissioning activities in the building management system commissioning workflow hosted on the application server responsive to data received at the application server from at least one of the user device or a remote device at the building site communicatively connected to the application server; and initiate an automated action based on the commissioning activity status of the commissioning activities in the building management system commissioning workflow appType: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Gregory T. Reichl, Bryan A. Register, Matthew P. Kaiser
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Publication number: 20220206448Abstract: A system for virtual commissioning of a building management system includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive, at a virtual server, product installation data from a building management system controller installed at a building site via a first connection, the product installation data corresponding to a product installation at the building site; receive, commissioning data from the remote commissioning system via a second connection; configure one or more products installed at the building site to be controlled by the virtual building management system on the virtual server; and selectively transfer control of the one or more products installed at the building site from the virtual building management system hosted at on the virtual server to the building management system controller installed at the building site.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Xin Zhang, Bryan A. Register, Matthew P. Kaiser, Gregory T. Reichl
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Patent number: 11221614Abstract: A control system includes a device of building equipment operable to alter a variable state or condition of a building in response to a command, a controller in communication with the device and operable to generate the command by executing an expected control sequence in response to one or more inputs, and a system manager. The system manager is configured to automatically verify that the controller executes the expected control sequence by automatically generating test logic based on a common data model tag for the device. The test logic specifies an input condition and an expected system response. The system manager is further configured to automatically verify that the controller executes the expected control sequence by adjusting one or more of the one or more inputs such that the input condition is satisfied and determining whether the expected system response occurs.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventor: Gregory T. Reichl
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Publication number: 20200226223Abstract: Systems and methods for guided installation of building equipment are provided. A request for a wiring diagram for wiring a first piece of building equipment to a second piece of building equipment is received from a user device. One or more first wiring configurations associated with the first piece of building equipment and one or more second wiring configurations associated with the second piece of building equipment are identified. Based on the one or more first wiring configurations and the one or more second wiring configurations, an equipment-specific wiring configuration for wiring the first piece of building equipment to the second piece of building equipment is automatically selected. A graphical user interface including a wiring diagram illustrating the equipment-specific wiring configuration is provided to the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2019Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventor: Gregory T. Reichl
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Patent number: 10592084Abstract: A building management system (BMS) network interface device including an external communication device configured to provide communication between the BMS network interface and a number of user devices, over a first network. The device further includes a BMS network communication interface for communicating with one or more BMS devices over a second network. The device includes a processing circuit, which includes a number of tools configured to be accessed via a user interface, and further configured to communicate with one or more BMS devices on the second network. The tools include a tailored view tool and a device checkout tool. The tailored view is configured to allow a user to modify the information displayed on the user interface. The device checkout tool is configured to allow a user to select one or more devices on the second network and to modify one or more attributes of the selected devices using the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Michael J. Zummo, Gregory T. Reichl
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Publication number: 20190310616Abstract: A control system includes a device of building equipment operable to alter a variable state or condition of a building in response to a command, a controller in communication with the device and operable to generate the command by executing an expected control sequence in response to one or more inputs, and a system manager. The system manager is configured to automatically verify that the controller executes the expected control sequence by automatically generating test logic based on a common data model tag for the device. The test logic specifies an input condition and an expected system response. The system manager is further configured to automatically verify that the controller executes the expected control sequence by adjusting one or more of the one or more inputs such that the input condition is satisfied and determining whether the expected system response occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventor: Gregory T. Reichl