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Building automation system using common platform program and common function package for controlling facility loads and monitoring terminals

US6144993A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 1997
Grant dateNov 7, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L43/0817
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A building automation system is constituted by a distributed process controller which includes a common platform, per-usage package, and common function package, and the common platform is provided with a mechanism which can standardize a service program for operating and controlling hardwares mainly with CPU irrespective of their scale and usage and can prepare all data transmission for local transmission with the same program function, the mechanism being commonly utilizable in air conditioning and fire alarm system, to render the administration system easily expandable and flexible in system arrangement.

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