Patents by Inventor Donald Albinger

Donald Albinger 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).

  • Systems and methods for agent interaction with building management system
    Patent number: 11231691
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) including a controller having an adaptive interaction manager and an agent manager. The system further includes one or more input-output (I/O) devices, the I/O devices in communication with the adaptive interaction manager. The controller further including a number of BMS field devices. The I/O devices are configured to receive an input from a user, and further configured to communicate the input to the adaptive interaction manager. The agent manager is configured to determine if one or more existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action, and to automatically transmit the existing software agents to one or more of the BMS field devices based on the agent manager determining the existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action. The software agents are configured to automatically be installed in a processing circuit of the BMS field device to perform the required action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Sudhi Sinha, Daniel M. Curtis, Donald Albinger, Youngchoon Park, Joseph Mueller, Karl Reichenberger, Matthew T. Trawicki, Patrick E. Harder
  • Systems and methods for agent interaction with building management system
    Patent number: 10747183
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) including a controller having an adaptive interaction manager and an agent manager. The system further includes one or more input-output (I/O) devices, in communication with the adaptive interaction manager. The controller further including a number of BMS field devices. The I/O devices are configured to receive an input from a user, and further configured to communicate the input to the adaptive interaction manager. The agent manager is configured to determine if one or more existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action, and to automatically transmit the existing software agents to one or more of the BMS field devices based on the agent manager determining the existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action. The software agents are configured to automatically be installed in a processing circuit of the BMS field device to perform the required action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Sudhi Sinha, Daniel M. Curtis, Donald Albinger, Youngchoon Park, Joseph Mueller, Karl Reichenberger
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AGENT INTERACTION WITH BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180024520
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) including a controller having an adaptive interaction manager and an agent manager. The system further includes one or more input-output (I/O) devices, in communication with the adaptive interaction manager. The controller further including a number of BMS field devices. The I/O devices are configured to receive an input from a user, and further configured to communicate the input to the adaptive interaction manager. The agent manager is configured to determine if one or more existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action, and to automatically transmit the existing software agents to one or more of the BMS field devices based on the agent manager determining the existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action. The software agents are configured to automatically be installed in a processing circuit of the BMS field device to perform the required action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Sudhi Sinha, Daniel M. Curtis, Donald Albinger, Youngchoon Park, Joseph Mueller, Karl Reichenberger
  • Systems and methods for agent interaction with building management system
    Patent number: 9817383
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) including a controller having an adaptive interaction manager and an agent manager. The system further includes one or more input-output (I/O) devices, the I/O devices in communication with the adaptive interaction manager. The controller further including a number of BMS field devices. The I/O devices are configured to receive an input from a user, and further configured to communicate the input to the adaptive interaction manager. The agent manager is configured to determine if one or more existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action, and to automatically transmit the existing software agents to one or more of the BMS field devices based on the agent manager determining the existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action. The software agents are configured to automatically be installed in a processing circuit of the BMS field device to perform the required action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Sudhi Sinha, Daniel M. Curtis, Donald Albinger, Youngchoon Park, Joseph Mueller, Karl Reichenberger