Patents by Inventor Justin D. Eltoft
Justin D. Eltoft 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: 10924453Abstract: A method for automatically assigning a group address to a first controllable luminaire device of a plurality of controllable luminaire devices. The method determines whether adding the first controllable luminaire device to a logical community of controllable luminaire devices causes a number of controllable luminaire devices within the logical community of luminaire devices to exceed an established threshold. When it is determined that adding the first controllable luminaire device to the logical community of luminaire devices causes the number of controllable luminaire devices within the logical community of luminaire devices to exceed the established threshold, the method automatically assigns to each of the plurality of luminaire devices within the logical community of luminaire devices a group address for use in simultaneously controlling the luminaire devices as a group.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: IDEAL Industries, Inc.Inventors: Justin D. Eltoft, Joseph Markel, Matthew Deese
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Patent number: 10909240Abstract: A building management system (BMS) includes a user access point configured to receive a user input corresponding to the BMS. The system includes at least one building subsystem in communication with the user access point and configured to control subsystem equipment in response to the user input. Additionally, the system includes a controller configured to: receive the user input, and receive access point data. The controller is further configured to compare the user input and access point data to a user profile and/or an equipment profile. Additionally, the controller is configured to determine a safety value using the comparison, and determine if the safety value is outside of a predetermined safety range. If the safety value is outside of the predetermined safety range, the controller is configured to initiate a verification process.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventor: Justin D. Eltoft
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Publication number: 20210021568Abstract: A method for automatically assigning a group address to a first controllable luminaire device of a plurality of controllable luminaire devices. The method determines whether adding the first controllable luminaire device to a logical community of controllable luminaire devices causes a number of controllable luminaire devices within the logical community of luminaire devices to exceed an established threshold. When it is determined that adding the first controllable luminaire device to the logical community of luminaire devices causes the number of controllable luminaire devices within the logical community of luminaire devices to exceed the established threshold, the method automatically assigns to each of the plurality of luminaire devices within the logical community of luminaire devices a group address for use in simultaneously controlling the luminaire devices as a group.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Justin D. Eltoft, Joseph Markel, Matthew Deese
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Patent number: 10645771Abstract: A method for automatically assigning a group address to a first controllable luminaire device of a plurality of controllable luminaire devices. The method determines whether adding the first controllable luminaire device to a logical community of controllable luminaire devices causes a number of controllable luminaire devices within the logical community of luminaire devices to exceed an established threshold. When it is determined that adding the first controllable luminaire device to the logical community of luminaire devices causes the number of controllable luminaire devices within the logical community of luminaire devices to exceed the established threshold, the method automatically assigns to each of the plurality of luminaire devices within the logical community of luminaire devices a group address for use in simultaneously controlling the luminaire devices as a group.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: IDEAL Industries, Inc.Inventors: Justin D. Eltoft, Joseph Markel
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Patent number: 10599108Abstract: A building management system includes building equipment that operate to affect a variable state or condition in a building, an interface generator configured to generate a graphical user interface, and a system manager. The graphical user interface includes user-configurable options with current settings that define a current system state. The user interface also includes a delta view mode button configured to allow a user to request to enter a delta view mode relative to a comparison system state defined by a comparison setting for each of the user-configurable options. The system manager is configured to identify one or more unchanged user-configurable options by determining the user-configurable options for which the current setting matches the comparison setting. The interface generator is further configured to hide the unchanged user-configurable options in the graphical user interface in response to a user request to enter the delta view mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventor: Justin D. Eltoft
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Publication number: 20190205018Abstract: A building management system includes building equipment that operate to generate equipment data and a system manager. The system manager is configured to generate a graphical user interface. The user interface includes a navigation pane configured to allow a user to navigate between a plurality of views of the equipment data and graffiti annotations associated with one or more of the plurality of views. The graffiti annotations include free-form marks input by a user using a graffiti editing toolbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventor: Justin D. Eltoft
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Publication number: 20190204796Abstract: A building management system includes building equipment that operate to affect a variable state or condition in a building, an interface generator configured to generate a graphical user interface, and a system manager. The graphical user interface includes user-configurable options with current settings that define a current system state. The user interface also includes a delta view mode button configured to allow a user to request to enter a delta view mode relative to a comparison system state defined by a comparison setting for each of the user-configurable options. The system manager is configured to identify one or more unchanged user-configurable options by determining the user-configurable options for which the current setting matches the comparison setting. The interface generator is further configured to hide the unchanged user-configurable options in the graphical user interface in response to a user request to enter the delta view mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventor: Justin D. Eltoft
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Publication number: 20190188378Abstract: A building management system (BMS) includes a user access point configured to receive a user input corresponding to the BMS. The system includes at least one building subsystem in communication with the user access point and configured to control subsystem equipment in response to the user input. Additionally, the system includes a controller configured to: receive the user input, and receive access point data. The controller is further configured to compare the user input and access point data to a user profile and/or an equipment profile. Additionally, the controller is configured to determine a safety value using the comparison, and determine if the safety value is outside of a predetermined safety range. If the safety value is outside of the predetermined safety range, the controller is configured to initiate a verification process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventor: Justin D. Eltoft
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Patent number: 9473093Abstract: A method and apparatus trigger audio reduction using an ultrasonic signal. Device audio can be output at a first device audio setting from a device through a headphone coupled to the device. An ultrasonic signal can be received. Device audio volume can be reduced through the headphone to output the device audio at a second device audio setting through the headphone in response to receiving the ultrasonic signal. An external audio signal can be received. The external audio signal can be sent through the headphone in response to receiving the ultrasonic signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventor: Justin D. Eltoft
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Publication number: 20160028356Abstract: A method and apparatus trigger audio reduction using an ultrasonic signal. Device audio can be output at a first device audio setting from a device through a headphone coupled to the device. An ultrasonic signal can be received. Device audio volume can be reduced through the headphone to output the device audio at a second device audio setting through the headphone in response to receiving the ultrasonic signal. An external audio signal can be received. The external audio signal can be sent through the headphone in response to receiving the ultrasonic signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventor: Justin D. Eltoft
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Patent number: 9026950Abstract: Techniques (200) and apparatuses (102, 800) for gesture-enabled settings are described. In some embodiments, a gesture manager (112) is configured to enable selection (202) to enter a settings mode during presentation of a user interface (120), responsive to selection indicate (204) that the user interface is in the settings mode, enable (206) selection to alter a setting through a gesture made to a label in the user interface, and alter (210) the setting responsive to the selection.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventor: Justin D Eltoft
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Publication number: 20130067419Abstract: Techniques (200) and apparatuses (102, 800) for gesture-enabled settings are described. In some embodiments, a gesture manager (112) is configured to enable selection (202) to enter a settings mode during presentation of a user interface (120), responsive to selection indicate (204) that the user interface is in the settings mode, enable (206) selection to alter a setting through a gesture made to a label in the user interface, and alter (210) the setting responsive to the selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Motorola Mobility, Inc.Inventor: Justin D. Eltoft