US 11,941,238 B2
Systems and methods for entity visualization and management with an entity node editor
Federico Fala, Cork (IE); and Nicolae Bogdan Pavel, Cork (IE)
Assigned to JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/688,053.
Application 17/688,053 is a continuation of application No. 16/723,087, filed on Dec. 20, 2019, granted, now 11,269,505.
Application 16/723,087 is a continuation of application No. 16/175,507, filed on Oct. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,016,648, issued on May 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0300149 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/04847 (2013.01) [G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G05B 2219/25011 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A building system of a building comprising one or more storage devices having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
cause a storage device to store an entity database comprising a plurality of entities representing at least one of people, spaces, building devices, or points of the building and relationship data representing a plurality of relationships that relate the plurality of entities of the building;
cause a user interface of a user device to display a graphical representation of at least a portion of the entity database;
cause the user interface of the user device to display, responsive to selection of a new entity, an element indicating an existing entity of the entity database and including a plurality of selectable relationship types for a new relationship between the new entity and the existing entity, the element including relationship identifiers of the plurality of selectable relationship types for the new relationship between the new entity and the existing entity;
receive, via the element, a user input selecting a new relationship type to create the new relationship between the new entity and the existing entity of the entity database, wherein the new relationship type is selected from the plurality of selectable relationship types; and
update the entity database to create the new relationship between the new entity and the existing entity based on the user input.