Patents by Inventor Jaume Amores

Jaume Amores 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: 20230359157
    Abstract: A model management system for building equipment includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine whether fault data exists in equipment data used to generate a plurality of shutdown prediction models for the building equipment, generate a first performance evaluation value for each of the plurality of shutdown prediction models using a first evaluation technique in response to a determination that the fault data exists in the equipment data, generate a second performance evaluation value for each of the plurality of shutdown prediction models using a second evaluation technique in response to a determination that the fault data does not exist in the equipment data, and select one of the plurality of shutdown prediction models based on the first performance evaluation value and the second performance evaluation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Young M. Lee, Sugumar Murugesan, ZhongYi Jin, Jaume Amores
  • Publication number: 20230315079
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a fault prediction model for building equipment, predicting, with the fault prediction model, both (i) whether a fault will occur during a first prediction bin and (ii) whether a fault will occur during a second prediction bin, performing a first mitigating action for the building equipment if the fault is predicted to occur during the first prediction bin, and performing a second mitigating action for the building equipment if the fault is predicted to occur during the second prediction bin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Michael J. Risbeck, Chenlu Zhang, Zhanhong Jiang, Young M. Lee, Santle Camilus Kulandai Samy, Jaume Amores, Saman Cyrus
  • Patent number: 11747776
    Abstract: A fault prediction system for building equipment includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive device data for a plurality of devices of the building equipment, the device data indicating performance of the plurality of devices; generate, based on the received device data, a plurality of prediction models comprising at least one of single device prediction models generated for each of the plurality of devices or cluster prediction models generated for device clusters of the plurality of devices; label each of the plurality of prediction models as an accurately predicting model or an inaccurately predicting model based on a performance of each of the plurality of prediction models; and predict a device fault with each of the plurality of prediction models labeled as an accurately predicting model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Young M. Lee, Sugumar Murugesan, ZhongYi Jin, Jaume Amores, Kelsey Carle Schuster, Steven R. Vitullo, Henan Wang
  • Patent number: 11719451
    Abstract: A building system for detecting faults in an operation of building equipment. The building system comprising one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that cause the one or more processors to perform a cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis on actual building data and corresponding predicted building data to obtain cumulative sum values for a first plurality of times within a first time period; analyze cumulative sum values associated with a second plurality of times occurring before the first time to identify a second time of the second plurality of times at which a second cumulative sum value is at a local minimum; and determine that a first fault began at the second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Jaume Amores Llopis, Young M. Lee, Sugumar Murugesan, Steven R. Vitullo
  • Publication number: 20230153490
    Abstract: A method for generating a reliability model, comprising receiving, by a processing circuit, historical operating data associated with one or more chillers or chiller components, the historical operating data including two or more event dates associated with the one or more chillers, calculating, by the processing circuit, a runtime of a chiller of the one or more chillers based on the two or more event dates, calibrating, by the processing circuit, the runtime by determining an idle time associated with the chiller corresponding to a location of the chiller and performing an operation using the runtime and the idle time to generate a calibrated runtime, and training, by the processing circuit, a chiller reliability model using the calibrated runtime to produce a trained model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Young M. Lee, Wenwen Zhao, Jaume Amores Llopis
  • Patent number: 11604441
    Abstract: A chiller threshold management system for a building, including one or more memory devices and one or more processors. The one or more memory devices are configured to store instructions to be executed on the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to determine whether chiller fault data exists in chiller data used to generate a plurality of chiller prediction models. The one or more processors are further configured to generate a first threshold evaluation value for each of the plurality of chiller prediction models using a first evaluation technique in response to a determination that chiller fault data exists in the chiller data, and generate a second threshold evaluation value for each of the chiller prediction models using a second evaluation technique in response to a determination that chiller fault data does not exist in the chiller data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Sugumar Murugesan, Young M. Lee, ZhongYi Jin, Jaume Amores
  • Publication number: 20230033206
    Abstract: A fault prediction system for building equipment includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive device data for a plurality of devices of the building equipment, the device data indicating performance of the plurality of devices; generate, based on the received device data, a plurality of prediction models comprising at least one of single device prediction models generated for each of the plurality of devices or cluster prediction models generated for device clusters of the plurality of devices; label each of the plurality of prediction models as an accurately predicting model or an inaccurately predicting model based on a performance of each of the plurality of prediction models; and predict a device fault with each of the plurality of prediction models labeled as an accurately predicting model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Young M. Lee, Sugumar Murugesan, ZhongYi Jin, Jaume Amores, Kelsey Carle Schuster, Steven R. Vitullo, Henan Wang
  • Patent number: 11531310
    Abstract: A model management system for a building, including one or more memory devices and one or more processors. The one or more memory devices are configured to store instructions to be executed on the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to determine whether chiller fault data exists in chiller data used to generate a plurality of chiller shutdown prediction models. The one or more processors are further configured to generate a first performance evaluation value for each of the plurality of chiller shutdown prediction models using a first evaluation technique in response to a determination that chiller fault data exists in the chiller data, and generate a second performance evaluation value for each of the plurality of chiller shutdown prediction models using a second evaluation technique in response to a determination that chiller fault data does not exist in the chiller data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Sugumar Murugesan, Young M. Lee, ZhongYi Jin, Jaume Amores
  • Publication number: 20220375202
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media that perform the steps of receiving a first plurality of snapshots, generating a first plurality of descriptors each associated with the first plurality of snapshots, grouping the first plurality of snapshots into at least one cluster based on the plurality of descriptors, selecting a representative snapshot for each of the at least one cluster, generating at least one second descriptor for the representative snapshot for each of the at least one cluster, wherein the at least one second descriptor is more complex than the first plurality of descriptors, and identifying a target by applying the at least second descriptor to a second plurality of snapshots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jaume AMORES LLOPIS, Young M. LEE, Ian C. WESTMACOTT, Yohay FALIK, Amit ROZNER
  • Patent number: 11474485
    Abstract: A chiller fault prediction system for a building, including one or more memory devices and one or more processors. The one or more memory devices are configured to store instructions to be executed on the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to receive chiller data for a plurality of chillers, the chiller data indicating performance of the plurality of chillers. The one or more processors are configured to generate, based on the received chiller data, a plurality of single chiller prediction models and a plurality of cluster chiller prediction models, the plurality of single chiller prediction models generated for each the plurality of chillers and the plurality of cluster chiller prediction models generated for chiller clusters of the plurality of chillers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Young M. Lee, Sugumar Murugesan, ZhongYi Jin, Jaume Amores, Kelsey Carle Schuster, Steven R. Vitullo, Henan Wang
  • Patent number: 11423248
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media that perform the steps of receiving a first plurality of snapshots, generating a first plurality of descriptors each associated with the first plurality of snapshots, grouping the first plurality of snapshots into at least one cluster based on the plurality of descriptors, selecting a representative snapshot for each of the at least one cluster, generating at least one second descriptor for the representative snapshot for each of the at least one cluster, wherein the at least one second descriptor is more complex than the first plurality of descriptors, and identifying a target by applying the at least second descriptor to a second plurality of snapshots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Jaume Amores Llopis, Young M. Lee, Ian C. Westmacott, Yohay Falik, Amit Rozner
  • Patent number: 11294957
    Abstract: A method for searching video includes receiving a video query, the video query including a first video query term identifying a first foreground object, a second video query term identifying a second foreground object, and a third video query term identifying a spatiotemporal relationship; searching the video in response to the video query for the first foreground object and the second foreground object within the spatiotemporal relationship; and generating a search result in response to the searching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sofiane Yous, Keith J. Power, Kishore K. Reddy, Alan Matthew Finn, Jaume Amores, Zhen Jia, Yanzhi Chen
  • Patent number: 11243523
    Abstract: A building system for detecting faults in an operation of building equipment. The building system comprising one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that cause one or more processors to perform a cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis on actual building data and corresponding predicted building data to obtain cumulative sum values for a plurality of times within a first time period; determine a first time at which a first cumulative sum value is at a first maximum; identify a second cumulative sum value at a second maximum at a second time occurring after the first time; compare the identified second cumulative sum value to a threshold; and based on determining that the identified second cumulative sum value does not exceed the threshold, determine that a first fault ended at the first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Jaume Amores Llopis, Young M. Lee, Sugumar Murugesan, Steven R. Vitullo
  • Patent number: 11188039
    Abstract: A building management system including building equipment operable to affect a variable state or condition of a building. The building management system includes a controller including a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to obtain an energy prediction model (EPM) for predicting energy requirements over time. The processing circuit is configured to monitor one or more triggering events to determine if the EPM should be retrained. The processing circuit is configured to, in response to detecting that a triggering event has occurred, identify updated values of one or more hyper-parameters of the EPM. The processing circuit is configured to operate the building equipment based on the EPM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Sugumar Murugesan, Young M. Lee, Jaume Amores Llopis
  • Publication number: 20210191378
    Abstract: A method of generating a fault determination in a building management system (BMS), the method including receiving signal data, generating, using a number of fault detection models, a number of fault indications based on the signal data, generating, using a weighting function, based on the number of fault indications, a fault score, comparing the fault score to a fault value, and determining, based on the comparison, an existence of a fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Jaume Amores, Young M. Lee, Sugumar Murugesan, Steven R. Vitullo
  • Publication number: 20210191978
    Abstract: A method for searching video includes receiving a video query, the video query including a first video query term identifying a first foreground object, a second video query term identifying a second foreground object, and a third video query term identifying a spatiotemporal relationship; searching the video in response to the video query for the first foreground object and the second foreground object within the spatiotemporal relationship; and generating a search result in response to the searching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Sofiane Yous, Keith J. Power, Kishore K. Reddy, Alan Matthew Finn, Jaume Amores, Zhen Jia, Yanzhi Chen
  • Publication number: 20210191379
    Abstract: A building system for detecting faults in an operation of building equipment. The building system comprising one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that cause one or more processors to perform a cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis on actual building data and corresponding predicted building data to obtain cumulative sum values for a plurality of times within a first time period; determine a first time at which a first cumulative sum value is at a first maximum; identify a second cumulative sum value at a second maximum at a second time occurring after the first time; compare the identified second cumulative sum value to a threshold; and based on determining that the identified second cumulative sum value does not exceed the threshold, determine that a first fault ended at the first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Jaume Amores Llopis, Young M. Lee, Sugumar Murugesan, Steven R. Vitullo
  • Publication number: 20210190354
    Abstract: A building system for detecting faults in an operation of building equipment. The building system comprising one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that cause the one or more processors to perform a cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis on actual building data and corresponding predicted building data to obtain cumulative sum values for a first plurality of times within a first time period; analyze cumulative sum values associated with a second plurality of times occurring before the first time to identify a second time of the second plurality of times at which a second cumulative sum value is at a local minimum; and determine that a first fault began at the second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Jaume Amores Llopis, Young M. Lee, Sugumar Murugesan, Steven R. Vitullo
  • Publication number: 20210116874
    Abstract: A building management system including building equipment operable to affect a variable state or condition of a building. The building management system includes a controller including a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to obtain an energy prediction model (EPM) for predicting energy requirements over time. The processing circuit is configured to monitor one or more triggering events to determine if the EPM should be retrained. The processing circuit is configured to, in response to detecting that a triggering event has occurred, identify updated values of one or more hyper-parameters of the EPM. The processing circuit is configured to operate the building equipment based on the EPM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Sugumar Murugesan, Young M. Lee, Jaume Amores Llopis
  • Publication number: 20210097392
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media that perform the steps of receiving one or more snapshots, extracting one or more features from the one or more snapshots, and providing the one or more features to a first classification layer for classifying a first target and a second classification layer for re-identifying a second target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Yohay FALIK, Amit ROZNER, Jaume AMORES LLOPIS, Lior KIRSCH, Young M. LEE