| CPC G06Q 10/0639 (2013.01) [G05B 13/02 (2013.01); G05B 23/0216 (2013.01); G06Q 10/063114 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06312 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0633 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0637 (2013.01); H04L 12/12 (2013.01); H04L 12/2818 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
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1. A multi-site Building Management System (BMS) for monitoring a performance of and controlling a local BMS at each of a plurality of remote sites, wherein each of the plurality of remote sites includes a local BMS, the multi-site BMS comprising:
a port for receiving operational data as the operational data is coming in from the local BMS of each of the plurality of remote sites;
a display;
a controller operatively coupled to the display and the port, the controller configured to:
determine a plurality of local performance metrics associated with the local BMS of each of the plurality of remote sites based on the operational data,
wherein the plurality of local performance metrics include different local performance metric types including:
a first performance metric type that is associated with alarms issued by the corresponding local BMS;
a second performance metric type that is associated with comfort provided by the corresponding the local BMS; and
a third performance metric type that is associated with energy usage of the corresponding the local BMS;
process each of the plurality of local performance metrics of each of the plurality of remote sites to identify one or more non-compliant local performance metrics that do not meet a corresponding predefined criteria;
identify like ones of the plurality of local performance metrics of like performance metric type from the plurality of remote sites;
aggregate the like ones of the plurality of local performance metrics of like performance metric type from the plurality of remote sites, resulting in at least one aggregated performance metric for each performance metric type;
concurrently display on the display a plurality of panels, wherein each panel is defined by a visual boundary that extends around a perimeter of the respective panel, and each panel is associated with a different one of the plurality of local performance metric types;
display in each of the plurality of panels at least one of the aggregated performance metrics associated with the corresponding performance metric type;
display a map view concurrently with the plurality of panels, wherein the map view displays a geographical location of at least some of the plurality of remote sites;
receive via the map view a user selection of one of the plurality of remote sites via a user interface device associated with the BMS, and in response, update the display to display a site view on the display for the selected one of the plurality of remote sites, wherein the site view for the selected one of the plurality of remote sites displays at least some of the local performance metrics associated with the particular selected remote site and one or more pieces of equipment of the local BMS of the particular selected remote site;
receive via the site view of the selected one of the plurality of remote sites a selection of one or more of the pieces of equipment of the local BMS of the particular selected remote site via the user interface device associated with the BMS, and in response, update the display to display an equipment view on the display, wherein the equipment view displays additional information associated with an operation of the selected one or more pieces of equipment of the local BMS of the particular selected remote site;
determine and download one or more control commands to the local BMS of the particular selected remote site by to control one or more pieces of equipment of the corresponding local BMS to improve one or more of the non-compliant local performance metrics; and
the corresponding local BMS executing the one or more downloaded control commands causing the corresponding local BMS to control one or more pieces of equipment of the corresponding local BMS to improve one or more of the non-compliant local performance metrics.
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