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).

  • Patent number: 10924453
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin D. Eltoft, Joseph Markel, Matthew Deese
  • Patent number: 10909240
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Justin D. Eltoft
  • Publication number: 20210021568
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Justin D. Eltoft, Joseph Markel, Matthew Deese
  • Patent number: 10645771
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin D. Eltoft, Joseph Markel
  • Patent number: 10599108
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Justin D. Eltoft
  • Publication number: 20190205018
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Justin D. Eltoft
  • Publication number: 20190204796
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Justin D. Eltoft
  • Publication number: 20190188378
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Justin D. Eltoft
  • Patent number: 9473093
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Justin D. Eltoft
  • Publication number: 20160028356
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Justin D. Eltoft
  • Patent number: 9026950
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Justin D Eltoft
  • Publication number: 20130067419
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility, Inc.
    Inventor: Justin D. Eltoft