Patents by Inventor Alexander Tessier
Alexander Tessier 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: 11050858Abstract: A method for managing a device network includes determining that first data received from a first network device is associated with a first communications interface protocol. The method further includes retrieving a first software plug-in associated with the first communications interface protocol, and modifying the first data via the first software plug-in to generate first modified data. The method further includes performing a first operation associated with a second network device based on the first modified data, where the second network device is associated with a second communications interface protocol.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Joshua Cameron, Alexander Tessier
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Patent number: 10586181Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating occupant behavior in buildings may be used to predict the energy use of a building structure. The activities of actual building occupants are recorded and provided as an input to the occupant behavior simulation. The occupant behavior simulation generates simulated occupant schedules with similar behavioral patterns. An arbitrary set of factors can be used to select plausible activity types, durations, and numbers of participants during an occupant behavior simulation. The simulated occupant schedules may then be incorporated into a building performance simulation to help architects predict the energy demand associated with different building design options.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Rhys Goldstein, Azam Khan, Alexander Tessier
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Patent number: 10515322Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to the modeling of building occupant behavior. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for generating interdependent schedules in an occupant simulation model. Within schedules generated in accordance with the present invention may be included activities that require the attendance of other occupants. Disclosed are methods for distributing multi-occupant activities among other occupants of a building. In another embodiment of the present invention, personas are used to generate simulated occupant schedules from a limited number of real-world occupant surveys. Characteristics of the real-world schedules are manipulated so as to fit desired characteristics. Multiple persona models are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Rhys Goldstein, Alexander Tessier, Azam Khan
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Patent number: 10453005Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to the modeling of building occupant behavior. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for generating interdependent schedules in an occupant simulation model. Within schedules generated in accordance with the present invention may be included activities that require the attendance of other occupants. Disclosed are methods for distributing multi-occupant activities among other occupants of a building. In another embodiment of the present invention, personas are used to generate simulated occupant schedules from a limited number of real-world occupant surveys. Characteristics of the real-world schedules are manipulated so as to fit desired characteristics. Multiple persona models are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Rhys Goldstein, Alexander Tessier, Azam Khan
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Patent number: 10380506Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating occupant behavior in buildings may be used to predict the energy use of a building structure. The activities of actual building occupants are recorded and provided as an input to the occupant behavior simulation. The occupant behavior simulation generates simulated occupant schedules with similar behavioral patterns. An arbitrary set of factors can be used to select plausible activity types, durations, and numbers of participants during an occupant behavior simulation. The simulated occupant schedules may then be incorporated into a building performance simulation to help architects predict the energy demand associated with different building design options.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Rhys Goldstein, Azam Khan, Alexander Tessier
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Patent number: 10056934Abstract: A dynamically configurable antenna is integrated into a system configured to transmit and receive data. Antenna control software and/or hardware configures the antenna to transmit and receive data with different operating characteristics, depending on the communication needs of the system. The physical structure of the dynamically configurable antenna can be modified in order to perform data communications with specific frequency ranges, directionalities, transmission and/or amplification powers, and other operating characteristics generally associated with wireless RF communication.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Francesco Iorio, Michael Tao, John Yee, Alexander Tessier
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Patent number: 9891791Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating presentations of views of building entities according to an interaction graph. One of the methods includes processing building information model data to identify a plurality of building entities, wherein each building entity represents a respective feature of a building modeled by the data. Relationships between different respective pairs of the building entities are determined. The relationships are traversed according to simulated user interactions with respective presentations of a plurality of the building entities.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.Inventors: Azam Khan, Simon Breslav, Alexander Tessier, Ramtin Attar, Michael Lee
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Publication number: 20170230487Abstract: A method for managing a device network includes determining that first data received from a first network device is associated with a first communications interface protocol. The method further includes retrieving a first software plug-in associated with the first communications interface protocol, and modifying the first data via the first software plug-in to generate first modified data. The method further includes performing a first operation associated with a second network device based on the first modified data, where the second network device is associated with a second communications interface protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2016Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Joshua Cameron, Alexander Tessier
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Publication number: 20160197644Abstract: A dynamically configurable antenna is integrated into a system configured to transmit and receive data. Antenna control software and/or hardware configures the antenna to transmit and receive data with different operating characteristics, depending on the communication needs of the system. The physical structure of the dynamically configurable antenna can be modified in order to perform data communications with specific frequency ranges, directionalities, transmission and/or amplification powers, and other operating characteristics generally associated with wireless RF communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2015Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Francesco IORIO, Michael TAO, John YEE, Alexander TESSIER
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Patent number: 9292972Abstract: A computer implemented method for 3-D visualization of a building module and building related data includes receiving attributes of a plurality of building modules from a building information model and receiving data inputs from a plurality of sensors located in at least a subset of the plurality of building modules. The building related data is calculated for each of the plurality of building modules based on the data inputs. A 3-D visualization data of a selected building module in the plurality of building modules is generated for display on a computer screen.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: AUTODESK, Inc.Inventors: Ebenezer Hailemariam, Gord Kurtenbach, Azam Khan, Ramtin Attar, Alexander Tessier
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Patent number: 8884961Abstract: A system and method for displaying a unified representation of performance related data for a building are disclosed. The system includes a sensor network for collecting data in the building and a computing device for generating and displaying a unified representation of performance related data on a display. The performance related data may include the raw data collected by the sensor network or data generated by simulation programs based on the raw data collected by the sensor network. The computing device displays the performance related data in the context of a graphical representation of a three-dimensional model of the building as defined in a building information model (BIM). The computing device generates the graphical representation using an ambient occlusion rendering technique and then incorporates the performance related data either using a direct rendering technique or a transient geometry technique.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: AUTODESK, Inc.Inventors: Azam Khan, Ebenezer Hailemariam, Michael Glueck, Ramtin Attar, Alexander Tessier
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Publication number: 20130041632Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to the modeling of building occupant behavior. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for generating interdependent schedules in an occupant simulation model. Within schedules generated in accordance with the present invention may be included activities that require the attendance of other occupants. Disclosed are methods for distributing multi-occupant activities among other occupants of a building. In another embodiment of the present invention, personas are used to generate simulated occupant schedules from a limited number of real-world occupant surveys. Characteristics of the real-world schedules are manipulated so as to fit desired characteristics. Multiple persona models are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Inventors: Rhys GOLDSTEIN, Alexander Tessier, Azam Khan
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Publication number: 20130041643Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to the modeling of building occupant behavior. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for generating interdependent schedules in an occupant simulation model. Within schedules generated in accordance with the present invention may be included activities that require the attendance of other occupants. Disclosed are methods for distributing multi-occupant activities among other occupants of a building. In another embodiment of the present invention, personas are used to generate simulated occupant schedules from a limited number of real-world occupant surveys. Characteristics of the real-world schedules are manipulated so as to fit desired characteristics. Multiple persona models are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Inventors: Rhys GOLDSTEIN, Alexander Tessier, Azam Khan
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Publication number: 20120296610Abstract: A computer implemented method for 3-D visualization of a building module and building related data includes receiving attributes of a plurality of building modules from a building information model and receiving data inputs from a plurality of sensors located in at least a subset of the plurality of building modules. The building related data is calculated for each of the plurality of building modules based on the data inputs. A 3-D visualization data of a selected building module in the plurality of building modules is generated for display on a computer screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Ebenezer Hailemariam, Gord Kurtenbach, Azam Khan, Ramtin Attar, Alexander Tessier
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Publication number: 20120296609Abstract: A system and method for displaying a unified representation of performance related data for a building are disclosed. The system includes a sensor network for collecting data in the building and a computing device for generating and displaying a unified representation of performance related data on a display. The performance related data may include the raw data collected by the sensor network or data generated by simulation programs based on the raw data collected by the sensor network. The computing device displays the performance related data in the context of a graphical representation of a three-dimensional model of the building as defined in a building information model (BIM). The computing device generates the graphical representation using an ambient occlusion rendering technique and then incorporates the performance related data either using a direct rendering technique or a transient geometry technique.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Azam Khan, Ebenezer Hailemariam, Michael Glueck, Ramtin Attar, Alexander Tessier
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Publication number: 20120265506Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating occupant behavior in buildings may be used to predict the energy use of a building structure. The activities of actual building occupants are recorded and provided as an input to the occupant behavior simulation. The occupant behavior simulation generates simulated occupant schedules with similar behavioral patterns. An arbitrary set of factors can be used to select plausible activity types, durations, and numbers of participants during an occupant behavior simulation. The simulated occupant schedules may then be incorporated into a building performance simulation to help architects predict the energy demand associated with different building design options.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventors: Rhys GOLDSTEIN, Azam Khan, Alexander Tessier
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Publication number: 20120265501Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating occupant behavior in buildings may be used to predict the energy use of a building structure. The activities of actual building occupants are recorded and provided as an input to the occupant behavior simulation. The occupant behavior simulation generates simulated occupant schedules with similar behavioral patterns. An arbitrary set of factors can be used to select plausible activity types, durations, and numbers of participants during an occupant behavior simulation. The simulated occupant schedules may then be incorporated into a building performance simulation to help architects predict the energy demand associated with different building design options.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventors: Rhys GOLDSTEIN, Azam Khan, Alexander Tessier
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Publication number: 20120259594Abstract: A system and a computer implemented method of 3-D visualization of a building module is disclosed. The method includes receiving attributes of the building module from a building information model and receiving data inputs from a plurality of sensors located in the building module. Locations of at least a subset of the plurality of sensors in the building module and types and locations of physical objects in the building module are determined. Then, a 3-D visualization of the building module on a computer screen is generated based on the attributes of the building module, the locations of the physical objects, the locations of at least the subset of the plurality of sensors and the data inputs from the plurality of sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2011Publication date: October 11, 2012Inventors: Azam KHAN, Michael Glueck, Alexander Tessier, Ramtin Attar