US 12,111,669 B2
Systems and methods for providing an augmented reality interface for the management and maintenance of building systems
B. Eric Graham, Wenham, MA (US); Abdullah Daoud, Lynnfield, MA (US); Galen C. Nelson, Boston, MA (US); Chris Fuentes, Plaistow, NH (US); Kevin Loos, Cambridge, MA (US); and Jeff Mcaulay, Cambridge, MA (US)
Assigned to CrowdComfort, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed by CrowdComfort, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/386,780.
Application 18/386,780 is a continuation of application No. 18/088,462, filed on Dec. 23, 2022, granted, now 11,841,719.
Application 18/088,462 is a continuation of application No. 17/530,147, filed on Nov. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,579,639.
Application 17/530,147 is a continuation of application No. 16/538,075, filed on Aug. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,181,936, issued on Nov. 23, 2021.
Application 16/538,075 is a continuation of application No. 15/615,249, filed on Jun. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,379,551, issued on Aug. 13, 2019.
Application 15/615,249 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/472,913, filed on Mar. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,215,435, issued on Feb. 26, 2019.
Application 15/472,913 is a continuation of application No. 14/328,492, filed on Jul. 10, 2014, granted, now 9,625,922, issued on Apr. 18, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/346,532, filed on Jun. 6, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/903,123, filed on Nov. 12, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/844,494, filed on Jul. 10, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0143002 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 23/19 (2006.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/58 (2018.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/048 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); G06Q 10/06 (2023.01); F24F 11/52 (2018.01)
CPC G05D 23/1927 (2013.01) [F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/58 (2018.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05B 19/048 (2013.01); G05D 23/1917 (2013.01); G06F 3/002 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06 (2013.01); F24F 11/52 (2018.01); G05B 2219/2614 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for providing an augmented reality interface for crowdsourced management and maintenance of a plurality of building spaces, the method comprising:
providing a crowdsourcing platform having an interface with which users can interact, via user mobile devices, for crowdsourced building management and maintenance;
receiving, via the crowdsourcing platform, user reports, wherein each user report is related to a maintenance, comfort, or inspection issue and is associated with a time and location of the user mobile device from which the report was made;
aggregating, via the crowdsourcing platform, the user reports based on issue, time, and building space;
receiving, via the crowdsourcing platform, information relating to a location of an authorized user mobile device;
identifying, via the crowdsourcing platform, a building space associated with the authorized user mobile device location;
identifying, via the crowdsourcing platform, user reports related to a given issue for the identified building space;
identifying, via the crowdsourcing platform, a piece of equipment associated with the given issue for the identified building space; and
generating and outputting an augmented reality interface to the authorized user mobile device, wherein the augmented reality interface comprises at least one interactive visual rendering, each interactive visual rendering including the piece of equipment and a selected one of the identified user reports through which the authorized user can interact with and respond to the identified user reports to address the given issue.