CPC G06F 3/0482 (2013.01) [F24F 11/52 (2018.01); F24F 11/65 (2018.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06T 11/206 (2013.01); H04L 41/06 (2013.01); G05B 23/0216 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2614 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2642 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); G06T 11/001 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A building management system comprising:
a remote rules server;
a local rules server located at a customer site, the local rules server comprising a standard rules database and a custom rules database, the standard rules database configured to store standard rules and the custom rules database configured to store user-created rules, the local rules server configured to:
allow a customer to create a new user-created rule; and
send the new user-created rule to the remote rules server;
wherein the remote rules server is configured to:
receive the new user-created rule; and
provide the new user-created rule to one or more other local rules servers located at one or more other customer sites; and
a user preferences module configured to:
receive a customer sharing preference indicating a preference of the customer to share or not share user-created rules and, if the customer has indicated a preference to not share user-created rules:
prevent the remote rules server from sending the user-created rule to the one or more other local rules servers; and
prevent the local rules server from receiving custom rules created by other customers.
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