Patents by Inventor Shawn D. Schubert
Shawn D. Schubert 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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Publication number: 20230261902Abstract: A smart gateway device for a first network associated with a building management system (BMS) is configured to discover a physical device and generate a new virtual device responsive to a determination that a device identifier of the physical device does not match any device identifiers in a virtual device registry. The virtual device registry provides mapping between the new virtual device and the physical device. One or more data points of the new virtual device correspond to one or more data points of the physical device. The smart gateway device is configured to receive data values for the one or more data points of the physical device and update the one or more data points of the new virtual device with the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device. The virtual device is configured to represent the physical device on the first network.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Shawn D. Schubert, Donald A. Gottschalk, Daniel M. Curtis
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Publication number: 20230230469Abstract: A security system of a building includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to detect, based on data of security equipment of the building, that a security alarm of the building is a false alarm and search, responsive to the detection of the false alarm, a database to identify a past corrective action accepted for implementation and at least one false alarm occurring after the past corrective action was accepted and before detection of the false alarm. The processing circuits is configured to generate a corrective action to reduce an occurrence of the false alarm based on a result of the search and implement the corrective action to update operation of the security equipment to reduce the occurrence of the false alarm.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Shawn D. Schubert, Conor J. Donovan
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Publication number: 20230204241Abstract: A building system operates to receive building data from one or more building data sources associated with the building, wherein at least a portion of the building data is associated with control of the one or more environmental conditions of the building and generate, based on the building data, one or more data quality indicators for the building data received from the one or more building data sources, the one or more data quality indicators indicating quality levels of the building data. The building system operates to generate user interface data configured to cause a user device to display a user interface providing indications of the one or more data quality indicators.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: SHAWN D. SCHUBERT, VINEET BINODSHANKER SINHA, MOHAMMAD N. ELBSAT, MICHAEL J. WENZEL, KIRK H. DREES
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Patent number: 11637720Abstract: A smart gateway device for a first network associated with a building management system (BMS) is configured to discover a physical device and generate a new virtual device responsive to a determination that a device identifier of the physical device does not match any device identifiers in a virtual device registry. The virtual device registry provides mapping between the new virtual device and the physical device. One or more data points of the new virtual device correspond to one or more data points of the physical device. The smart gateway device is configured to receive data values for the one or more data points of the physical device and update the one or more data points of the new virtual device with the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device. The virtual device is configured to represent the physical device on the first network.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Shawn D. Schubert, Donald A. Gottschalk, Daniel M. Curtis
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Publication number: 20230111459Abstract: A building system that operates to receive building data from one or more building systems of the building, the building data including data of a plurality of disparate building parameters, wherein at least a portion of the building data is associated with control of the one or more environmental conditions of the building and receive an indication of an external performance model, the external performance model defining a methodology for determining operational performance of the building, the external performance model defined by a second entity different from the first entity. The building system operates to generate one or more operational performance indicators with the external performance model and the building data and generate a user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Shawn D. Schubert, Vineet Binodshanker Sinha
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Publication number: 20230114427Abstract: A building system that operates to receive building data from one or more building systems of the building, wherein at least a portion of the building data is associated with control of the one or more environmental conditions of the building and generate, based on the building data, a plurality of building health scores of the building, wherein an overall building health score is based on a combination of the plurality of building health scores. The building system operates to receive user feedback regarding the plurality of building health scores via one or more user devices, determine whether the user feedback confirms or denies an accuracy of the plurality of health scores, and generate a user interface and cause the user interface to display an indication of whether the user feedback confirms the accuracy of the plurality of building health scores.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Shawn D. Schubert, Vineet Binodshanker Sinha, Kevin D. Potter
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Publication number: 20230110033Abstract: A building system that operates to receive a plurality of data samples from building equipment of the building and identity whether one or more data samples of the plurality of data samples are anomalous indicating that one or more pieces of the building equipment are possibly experiencing a fault. The building system operates to generate one or more data health scores for the building equipment based on whether the one or more data samples are anomalous, the one or more data health scores indicating quality levels of the plurality of data samples and generate user interface data configured to cause a user device to display a user interface providing indications of the one or more pieces of building equipment that are possibly experiencing the fault and the one or more data health scores.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: SHAWN D. SCHUBERT, VINEET BINODSHANKER SINHA, MOHAMMAD N. ELBSAT, MICHAEL J. WENZEL, KIRK H. DREES
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Publication number: 20230115095Abstract: A building system operates to receive a first building health indicator indicating a health level of the building and a second building health indicator indicating the health level of the building, the first building health indicator generated based on a first methodology defined by a first entity and the second building health indicator generated based on a second methodology defined by a second entity different from the first entity, the first building health indicator and the second building health indicator generated based on building data. The building system operates to generate user interface data configured to cause a user device to display a user interface indicating the first building health indicator and the second building health indicator together on a display of the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Shawn D. Schubert, Vineet Binodshanker Sinha, Robbie G. Davis
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Publication number: 20230080899Abstract: A universal gateway device includes a first network interface circuit and a second network interface circuit. The first network interface circuit is utilized to communicate over a first network associated with an Internet of Things (IoT) management system utilizing a first communications protocol. The second network interface circuit is utilized to communicate over a second network associated with an IoT device utilizing a second communications protocol that is different from the first communications protocol. The first network interface circuit generates a virtual device representation of the IoT device on the first network. The virtual device representation is utilized to communicate data from the IoT device over the first network utilizing the first communications protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Pramod Balbhim Kolhapure, Chetan Bidap, Bakul Amit Tulankar, Eric G. Lang, Shawn D. Schubert, Amarender Babu Kaveti
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Patent number: 11598544Abstract: A building system operates to receive building data from one or more building data sources associated with the building, wherein at least a portion of the building data is associated with control of the one or more environmental conditions of the building and generate, based on the building data, one or more data quality indicators for the building data received from the one or more building data sources, the one or more data quality indicators indicating quality levels of the building data. The building system operates to generate user interface data configured to cause a user device to display a user interface providing indications of the one or more data quality indicators.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLPInventors: Shawn D. Schubert, Vineet Binodshanker Sinha, Mohammad N. Elbsat, Michael J. Wenzel, Kirk H. Drees
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Universal gateway devices, systems and methods for integrating proprietary protocols with BMS system
Patent number: 11503121Abstract: A universal gateway device includes a first network interface circuit and a second network interface circuit. The first network interface circuit is utilized to communicate over a first network associated with an Internet of Things (IoT) management system utilizing a first communications protocol. The second network interface circuit is utilized to communicate over a second network associated with an IoT device utilizing a second communications protocol that is different from the first communications protocol. The first network interface circuit generates a virtual device representation of the IoT device on the first network. The virtual device representation is utilized to communicate data from the IoT device over the first network utilizing the first communications protocol.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Pramod Balbhim Kolhapure, Chetan Bidap, Bakul Amit Tulankar, Shawn D. Schubert, Eric G. Lang, Amarender Babu Kaveti -
Publication number: 20220171354Abstract: A performance assessment device for evaluating a building management system (BMS). The device includes a communication interface. The communication interface is configured to communicate with a BMS network, the BMS network in communication with the BMS. The device further includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive data related to the BMS via the communication interface. The processing circuit is further configured to evaluate the data related to the BMS to generate a current assessment of the attributes of the BMS, and to compare the current assessment of the attributes of the BMS to a previously determined assessment of the attributes of the BMS.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: DANA A. GUTHRIE, SHAWN D. SCHUBERT, MICHAEL J. ZUMMO, JASON T. SAWYER
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Publication number: 20220058545Abstract: A building system of a building including one or more storage devices storing instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to generate one or more recommendations for improving one or more building scores, the one or more recommendations including a prediction of an increase to a level of the one or more building scores or a decrease to the level of the one or more building scores. The instructions cause the one or more processors to cause the display device of the user device of the user to display the one or more recommendations and receive, via the display device, a selection of one recommendation of the one or more recommendations via the display device from the user and operate the one or more building systems based on one or more operating settings of the one recommendation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Ravindra Ramanand Warake, Shawn D. Schubert, Vineet Binodshanker Sinha, Joseph S. Stangarone, Nicole A. Madison, Kerry M. Bell
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Publication number: 20220058556Abstract: A building system of a building including one or more storage devices storing instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive building data from one or more building systems of the building, generate, based on the building data, an overall building score of the building based on one or more space parameters indicating health levels of spaces of the building, one or more planet health parameters indicating an effect of operations performed by the one or more building systems of the building on environmental pollution, and one or more people parameters indicating at least one of physical or mental health of occupants of the building. The instructions cause the one or more processors to implement one or more updates to the one or more building systems of the building.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Ravindra Ramanand Warake, Shawn D. Schubert, Vineet Binodshanker Sinha, Joseph S. Stangarone, Nicole A. Madison, Kerry M. Bell
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Patent number: 11256223Abstract: A performance assessment device for evaluating a building management system (BMS). The device includes a communication interface. The communication interface is configured to communicate with a BMS network, the BMS network in communication with the BMS. The device further includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive data related to the BMS via the communication interface. The processing circuit is further configured to evaluate the data related to the BMS to generate a current assessment of the attributes of the BMS, and to compare the current assessment of the attributes of the BMS to a previously determined assessment of the attributes of the BMS.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Dana A. Guthrie, Shawn D. Schubert, Michael J. Zummo, Jason T. Sawyer
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Publication number: 20210328836Abstract: A smart gateway device for a first network associated with a building management system (BMS) is configured to discover a physical device and generate a new virtual device responsive to a determination that a device identifier of the physical device does not match any device identifiers in a virtual device registry. The virtual device registry provides mapping between the new virtual device and the physical device. One or more data points of the new virtual device correspond to one or more data points of the physical device. The smart gateway device is configured to receive data values for the one or more data points of the physical device and update the one or more data points of the new virtual device with the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device. The virtual device is configured to represent the physical device on the first network.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Shawn D. Schubert, Donald A. Gottschalk, Daniel M. Curtis
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Patent number: 11057244Abstract: A smart gateway device for providing communications between multiple networks associated with a building management system (BMS). The device includes a first network interface circuit in communication with a first network associated with a building management system (BMS). The device further includes a second network interface circuit in communication with a second network associated with a subsystem of the BMS, wherein the second network is not compatible with the first network. The second network interface circuit is configured to detect a physical device associated with the second network, and to receive a data packet associated with the physical device. The data packet is transmitted to the first network interface circuit. The first network interface circuit is configured to receive the data packet and to generate a virtual device based on the received data packet. The virtual device is configured to represent the physical device on the first network.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Shawn D. Schubert, Donald A. Gottschalk, Daniel M. Curtis
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UNIVERSAL GATEWAY DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING PROPRIETARY PROTOCOLS WITH BMS SYSTEM
Publication number: 20210144210Abstract: A universal gateway device includes a first network interface circuit and a second network interface circuit. The first network interface circuit is utilized to communicate over a first network associated with an Internet of Things (IoT) management system utilizing a first communications protocol. The second network interface circuit is utilized to communicate over a second network associated with an IoT device utilizing a second communications protocol that is different from the first communications protocol. The first network interface circuit generates a virtual device representation of the IoT device on the first network. The virtual device representation is utilized to communicate data from the IoT device over the first network utilizing the first communications protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Pramod Balbhim Kolhapure, Chetan Bidap, Bakul Amit Tulankar, Shawn D. Schubert, Eric G. Lang, Amarender Babu Kaveti -
Patent number: 10724756Abstract: A system for connecting a building device to a server includes a building network device including a processing circuit configured to receive one or more point identifier values from the building device via a building network. Each of the one or more point identifier values identifies a data point of the building device. The processing circuit is configured to receive one or more rules for generating a communication model for the building device from one or more memory devices. The processing circuit is configured to generate the communication model for the building device based on the received one or more point identifier values and the received one or more rules, receive, via the building network, data for the data points from the building device, and send, via the second network, the received data for the data points to corresponding data points on the server based on the communication model.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Gary W. Gavin, Gladys Belen Ramirez-Garcia, Wesley J. Irek, Shawn D. Schubert
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Publication number: 20200162354Abstract: A building system including one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to collect building device data of a building device, the building device data comprising a plurality of data samples of a data point and generate a time correlated data stream for the data point, the time correlated data stream comprising values of the plurality of data samples of the data point. The instructions cause the one or more processors to generate a time correlated reliability data stream for the data point, the time correlated reliability data stream comprising a plurality of reliability values indicating reliability of the values of the plurality of data samples of the data point.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Kirk H. Drees, Donald R. Albinger, Shawn D. Schubert, Karl F. Reichenberger, Daniel M. Curtis, Andrew J. Boettcher, Jason T. Sawyer, Miguel Galvez, Walter Martin, Ryan A. Piaskowski, Vaidhyanathan Venkiteswaran, Clay G. Nesler, Siddharth Goyal, Tom M. Seneczko, Young M. Lee, Sudhi R. Sinha