Patents by Inventor Eric Ferro

Eric Ferro 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).

  • Patent number: 10671043
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the present invention provides a system for generating a visualization a home or building, including a fieldbus commissioning tool with a template library and a graphical commissioning engine for implementing physical devices of the home or building. The template library includes: a set of device templates and device object templates, which contains information how the devices are used; a set of zone templates, which specify the use of the devices which are available within a zone; a set of automation templates and a set of web templates. The fieldbus commissioning tool is connected with a configuration data input unit and an automation studio, the automation studio being receiving building topology information, which are supplied by the fieldbus commissioning tool. Based on the building topology, the automation studio generates a navigation structure of the building to allow access to different areas of the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: ABB AG
    Inventors: Eric Ferro, Francois Mayis, Olaf Bigalke
  • Patent number: 10481782
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the present invention provides a web-based visualization system of building or home automation, including: a web server, which is connected with at least two client devices and in the client devices are integrated at least one client display and a rendering engine. The rendering engine contains a resize engine, which is uploaded to the client devices when a client requests at least one dedicated web-side from the web server. The rendering engine includes a zoom in/out function of a displayed page on the client display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ABB AG
    Inventors: Francois Mayis, Eric Ferro, Herve Jallabert
  • Publication number: 20180046364
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the present invention provides a web-based visualization system of building or home automation, including: a web server, which is connected with at least two client devices and in the client devices are integrated at least one client display and a rendering engine. The rendering engine contains a resize engine, which is uploaded to the client devices when a client requests at least one dedicated web-side from the web server. The rendering engine includes a zoom in/out function of a displayed page on the client display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Francois Mayis, Eric Ferro, Herve Jallabert
  • Publication number: 20180039246
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the present invention provides a system for generating a visualization a home or building, including a fieldbus commissioning tool with a template library and a graphical commissioning engine for implementing physical devices of the home or building. The template library includes: a set of device templates and device object templates, which contains information how the devices are used; a set of zone templates, which specify the use of the devices which are available within a zone; a set of automation templates and a set of web templates. The fieldbus commissioning tool is connected with a configuration data input unit and an automation studio, the automation studio being receiving building topology information, which are supplied by the fieldbus commissioning tool. Based on the building topology, the automation studio generates a navigation structure of the building to allow access to different areas of the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Eric Ferro, Francois Mayis, Olaf Bigalke