US Patent:
20180164993, Jun 14, 2018
Inventors:
- Plymouth MI, US
Gregory T. Reichl - Kaukauna WI, US
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Technology Company - Plymouth MI
International Classification:
G06F 3/0484
G06F 3/0482
Abstract:
A building management system (BMS) network interface device including an external communication device configured to provide communication between the BMS network interface and a number of user devices, over a first network. The device further includes a BMS network communication interface for communicating with one or more BMS devices over a second network. The device includes a processing circuit, which includes a number of tools configured to be accessed via a user interface, and further configured to communicate with one or more BMS devices on the second network. The tools include a tailored view tool and a device checkout tool. The tailored view is configured to allow a user to modify the information displayed on the user interface. The device checkout tool is configured to allow a user to select one or more devices on the second network and to modify one or more attributes of the selected devices using the user interface.