Patents by Inventor Beth A. Ray

Beth A. Ray 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).

  • Publication number: 20180299843
    Abstract: A building management system includes a plurality of devices of building equipment that operate across multiple building equipment domains. Each of the plurality of devices serves one or more spaces. The building management system also includes a control engine configured to, for each space, associate the space with a first group of the plurality of devices. The first group includes multiple devices that serve the space and that operate across the multiple building equipment domains. The control engine is further configured to select a space profile from a plurality of space profiles. At least two of the space profiles are associated with a different type of space serving a different function, and at least two of the space profiles include settings for the multiple devices of the first group. The control engine is also configured to distribute the settings defined by the selected space profile to the multiple devices of the first group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu, Gregory B. Cebasek, Donald A. Gottschalk
  • Publication number: 20180299844
    Abstract: A building management system includes a plurality of network-connected sensors installed in or around a place comprising at least one space. The building management system also includes a control engine configured to identify a space profile associated with the space. The space profile is one of a plurality of selectable space profiles for the space. At least two of the plurality of space profiles are associated with a different type of space serving a different function. The space profile includes one or more attributes for the space and a corresponding target value for each of the attributes. The control engine is also configured to receive and process data from the sensors to determine an actual value of each of the attributes and control one or more devices that serve the space to drive the actual value of each attributed toward the corresponding target value defined by the space profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu, Paul C. Nelson, Gregory B. Cebasek, Donald A. Gottschalk, Anthony J. Capowski
  • Publication number: 20180299845
    Abstract: A building management system includes a plurality of devices of building equipment and a control engine configured to, for at least one space of one or more spaces, associate the space with a group of the plurality of devices. The control engine is also configured to select a first space profile of a plurality of space profiles associated with a first type of space. The first space profile includes a plurality of modes each corresponding to a different functional state of the space. The control engine is also configured to select a mode of the plurality of modes of the first space profile, determine a setting of the set of settings of the first space profile based on the selected mode, and control the one or more devices that serve the space in accordance with the settings defined by the first space profile and the selected mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu, Gregory B. Cebasek, Donald A. Gottschalk, Rachel D. M. Ellerman
  • Publication number: 20180259934
    Abstract: A building management system includes building equipment configured to serve one or more spaces in a building or campus. A user device is configured to display a user interface for monitoring and controlling the building equipment and the one or more spaces. The building management system further includes a controller. The controller is configured to determine a role of a user to which the user interface will be displayed, a type of the user device on which the user interface will be displayed, and a type of equipment or space to be monitored and controlled via the user interface. The controller is further configured to select the user interface from a plurality of user interfaces, each user interface corresponding to a different combination of user role, user device type, and equipment type or space type. The controller is further configured to provide the selected user interface to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Ryan A. Piaskowski, Nicole A. Madison, Garrett Wiens-Kind, Beth A. Ray, Ann M. Cook
  • Publication number: 20180205567
    Abstract: A building management system includes a plurality of devices of building equipment and a system manager. The system manager is configured to control the devices of building equipment and generate a user interface. The user interface includes a command widget configured to allow a user to input a first command to control a first device of the plurality of devices of building equipment and an add annotation box configured to allow a user to add an annotation to the command. The system manager is further configured to control the first device in response to the command and store the annotation in an annotation database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Ryan A. Piaskowski, Charles C. Xing, Beth A. Ray, Sayan Chakraborty
  • Publication number: 20170329292
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) interface system. The BMS interface system includes a user interface and a BMS controller in communication with the user interface. The BMS controller includes a processor. The processor is configured to display a graphical scheduling interface on the user interface and receive a scheduling input from the user interface. The processor is further configured to extract one or more scheduling elements from the received scheduling input and convert the scheduling elements into one or more BMS data objects. The processor is further configured to update the graphical scheduling interface displayed on the user interface. The processor is also configured to execute one or more scheduling instructions based on the received scheduling input, wherein the scheduling instructions are associated with the operation of one or more BMS devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Ryan A. Piaskowski, Nicole Ann Madison, Beth Ray, Adam R. Grabowski, Alan S. Schwegler, Garrett Wiens-Kind, Joseph M. Mueller, Jonathan M. Schwabe
  • Publication number: 20170300193
    Abstract: A building management system includes a processing circuit coupled to a building network. The building network includes at least one server, at least one supervisory engine, at least one field controller, and at least one edge device. The processing circuit is configured to provide a graphical user interface including a building network riser diagram of the building network. The building network riser diagram has at least two of (i) a server section configured to display a first graphical representation of the at least one server, (ii) an engine section configured to display a second graphical representation of the at least one supervisory engine, (iii) a field controller section configured to display a third graphical representation of the at least one field controller, and (iv) an edge device section configured to display a fourth graphical representation of the at least one edge device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Gouri M. Dimino
  • Patent number: 8863018
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Taylor, Diana St. John, David S. Eidson, Gregory B. Cebasek, Beth A. Ray, Radu Dorneanu, David E. Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20110087988
    Abstract: A building management system includes graphical control elements for viewing and interacting with the building management system. Graphical control elements conduct analysis of information received from the building management system and may be used to control building equipment, monitor operational statuses, diagnose faults, or conduct other building management system tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Beth A. Ray, Dimitrios S. Papadopoulos, Sang Hoon Chung, Grant Carmichael, Joseph M. Mueller, Anne M. Kumor
  • Publication number: 20080209342
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey Taylor, Diana St. John, David S. Eidson, Gregory B. Cebasek, Beth A. Ray, Radu Dorneanu, David E. Rasmussen
  • Patent number: D629410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Beth A. Ray, Jonathan T. Moroney, Sang Hoon Chung, Dimitrios S. Papadopoulos, Joseph M. Mueller
  • Patent number: D637196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Beth A. Ray, Jonathan T. Moroney, Sang Hoon Chung, Dimitrios S. Papadopoulos, Joseph M. Mueller
  • Patent number: D637197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Beth A. Ray, Jonathan T. Moroney, Sang Hoon Chung, Dimitrios S. Papadopoulos, Joseph M. Mueller
  • Patent number: D695757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Beth A. Ray, Steven M. Schmidt, Joseph M. Mueller, Jeffrey Taylor, Corey A. Poquette
  • Patent number: D696263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Beth A. Ray, Jonathan T. Moroney, Sang Hoon Chung, Dimitrios S. Papadopoulos, Joseph M. Mueller