CN104834242B - The system and method that information is shown in building automation system - Google Patents

Abstract

Building automation system generally comprises one or more simple control panels for controlling illumination, air-conditioning etc..What this control panel was usually open, but only there are one small display area and wired processing and storage capacitys due to financial resources limit.The present invention describes a system and a kind of method, to make message be shown in a part for this control panel display area.The system includes an information centre as information source, such as the number of weather forecast or new mail.The information being collected into is formatted as a piece of news and is sent to and the relevant gateway device of the building automation system.Gateway device provides message to control panel, is lived in being shown to the building（It is visual or audible）Or it plays a role（Such as open an equipment）.Message generating system can include a socket, so that occupant is customized and be sent to its dwelling type of message and frequency.The collection and processing of information can be distributed to gateway device, such as the instruction by being provided by information centre.Therefore, which allows occupant to show short message message to potential interested occupant using existing infrastructure.

Description

The system and method that information is shown in building automation system

This case is divisional application

Original bill denomination of invention：The system and method that information is shown in building automation system

Original bill international application no：PCT/AU2009/001032

Original bill international filing date：On August 12nd, 2009

Original bill national application number：200980139562.1

Original bill enters the National Phase in China date：On April 2nd, 2011

Technical field

A kind of system and method the present invention relates to information is shown in building automation system.

Background technology

Information can be shown with number of ways.In some cases, information can overview be simply at the beginning of being substantially Grade or basic information.For example, the weather forecast in city or the basic information of forecast, it is believed that be temperature and/or example Such as the general introduction of fine, rain or cloudy situation.The basic information of stock market reference is regarded as listing code and share price.Other examples Result of the attached bag containing new mail quantity or football match in e-mail count.Other information is inherently short and relatively random 's.For example, the idea or a joke in one day or a news headlines.This information may be future studies or row For a cause, or can allow one to grasp latest news.

This essential information can make the mnemonic(al) or cause that recipient makes decision or promotes action as one.For example, connecing Receipts person can utilize weather forecast to select dress appropriate, or make them when being away from home with yunna spiraea.Certain In the case of, this essential information has limited correlation, such as it and the specific time after specific crowd and/or its generation Duan Xiangguan.Such as first weather forecast will be related in the effective time behind limited geographic area and forecast publication.In weather In forecast, nearest to specific date forecast may the publication of a few houres or several days than before forecast it is more accurate.Although the letter Breath is essential information, or have limited correlation, it may often by the recipient of information for make decision (such as State the suitable clothing of selection).

Other essential informations may have certain when it simply reminds a people to pay attention to a particular event or scene Limitation, recipient are able to select whether to take further action as reaction.For example, first a piece of news top news can provide The short summary of news, if recipient is interested in it, they then can further read full text.In another example In, a people may be interested in understanding the mail that the label received at night is.If a people is received at night The notice of this mail then he may choose whether to read immediately, and takes necessary action.On the other hand, if this people The mail cannot be obtained in Location, or task of currently there are other to need to pay attention to, then this information can help them Plan is made, and carrys out reading mail in reasonable time.Know that have received how many envelope new mails at night has for recipient Help them and plans its action.

Certain essential informations are related with group of people, specific personal rather than just one.For example, household speech mailbox One in system message may with the room stay anyone is related, rather than just to some specific People.Equally, certain household speech mailbox systems use passive alerting pattern, such as a kind of dialing tone of change to transfer to remind and occupy Firmly residue has a piece of news.Therefore, once into room, occupant, which centainly remembers, to go to check phone, to determine whether to appoint What leaving message.This is conducive to provide a visual mode in room to remind any one occupant to have a piece of news.

Bulk information can be freely obtained from network, and bulk information is obtained in the multi-data source that can also comform.However, this base The accuracy of this information is with the different and variant of information source.The free essential information much obtained from network is formatted as The interested master data such as the format that can be shown on web browser, such as the temperature of weather forecast, is embedded in more In abundant information source.To the interested user of essential information, it is necessary to search a large amount of information to extract basic number therein According to.Such as automatic computer screen capture program etc. can choose essential information according to user intention from the information of display. If content provider changes content format, it will so that the task is become more difficult, it is desirable that reprogram or change screen and grab Program fetch, the modification have been more than the ability of most people, are also a kind of challenge to numerous computer users.

Many families possess computer connected to the network, and occupant is thus to obtain these essential informations.However, for making an uproar Sound and energy saving consideration, these computers are not often in always on state, or will not at least open overnight.Certain In the case of, such as morning, or after rushing bath, people may be inconvenient to inquire nearest weather forecast before sitting on computer.Therefore, Need additional effort, people that may be unwilling to inquire essential information using computer due to obtaining information.

Some television channels, especially in the morning and news channel, below screen or fixed position, such as screen is right Inferior horn can roll broadcast information.However, televiewer cannot control the information of display, and relevant information be commonly located at it is related but In incoherent information flow.For example, it may be possible to will appear weather forecast, but the rolling in an a city then city plays In, the information in their the place cities to be shown such as user may be reluctant.Equally, people need to open television set, and sufficiently close The viewing of note and active.

In some cases, people may subscribe to the information service being sent on their mobile phones, especially by daily Short massage notice.However, this service is provided by mobile phone communication equipment, this is typically a kind of transmission information costly Mode.This is that people will not the preferred restraining factors subscribed to.Meanwhile the system needs subscriber that can remember to check their hands Content on machine, this is unnecessary at night.In addition, information may be related to the more than one people in room, in this feelings Under condition, user must notify other members of family, or transmit this information in the mobile device of other members, this can cause into One step cost.Moreover, it is not necessary to multiple members that the cost wanted also occurs in the same family while subscribe to identical information.

Invention content

According to the first aspect of the invention, it provides a system for preparing and showing information, is at least used for The part viewing area of display equipment in building in automated system, the system include：

One information centre, including：

One customer data base, wherein including multiple users, each user is there are one relevant message dilivery address and connects Receive the feature of message；

One or more servers receive the information from one or more sources, extract the information received one Or multiple portions, and with being sent to message dilivery one or more in customer data base by the information of the one or more part Location, wherein being sent one or more parts of information based on the feature of message is received with the relevant user in message dilivery address To a message dilivery address；

One building automation system includes：

One and the relevant gateway device in message dilivery address, one or more for receiving the information from information centre A part, and to one or more one or more message are provided with the relevant display equipment of gateway device；And

One or more shows equipment, each to show that equipment includes

The communication interface of one one or more message for receiving gateway device offer；

One display for including display area；And

One processor determines that display area can use the size of part for parsing the one or more message received, And the description of one or more of one or more parts of information in one or more message to receiving part carries out It has been shown that, wherein display can use the size of part for determining which in one or more of the information of reception part It is shown in the available part of display area.

According to the second aspect of the invention, it provides an information centre used in the system of display information, Show that at least part display area of equipment, the information centre include in building automatic system：

One customer data base, wherein including multiple users, each user is there are one associated message dilivery address and connects Receive the feature of message；

One or more servers, wherein each server includes a processor and a storage for being coupled in processor Medium, wherein one or more servers are configured to receive the information from one or more sources, and extraction receives information One or more parts are formatted as one or more message, and receive message according to the relevant user in message dilivery address Feature, send one or more message dilivery addresses in one or more message to customer data base, in use, building Equipment and each message dilivery address information are shown in object automatic system, parses the message received, determine that display area is available Partial size, and based on identified size, at least part of display area on the display device, to message in information The description of one or more of one or more parts part shown.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it provide one for one or more display equipment buildings Gateway device in automated system, the gateway device include a communication interface and a processor, wherein communication interface root The characteristic information is received according to the relevant user of building automation system to set for showing in building automation system to receive One or more parts of the information shown on standby a part of display area, communication interface is with the predetermined of one or more message Format, one or more parts to send information show that equipment, scheduled format include a title to one or more Part and a data portion, title division include at least one Info Type field, and data portion includes a group code, number At least two fields in word, description field, and the gateway device with the scheduled format of message to building automation system One or more of system display equipment provides message, and in use, one or more shows that equipment parses the message received, The size of part can be used by determining on display area, and based on identified size, and on the display device at least part of shows Show region, the description of one or more of one or more parts of information in message part is shown.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it provide one for one or more display equipment buildings Gateway device in automated system, the gateway device include a communication interface and a processor, wherein communication interface root The characteristic information is received to one or more source solicited messages according to the relevant user of building automation system, and processor parsing is received The information arrived is extracted and one or more division formats of information is turned to one or more message with scheduled format, The predetermined format includes a title division and a data portion, and title division includes at least one Info Type field, number Include a group code according to part, at least two fields in number and description field, communication interface is to building automation system One or more of display equipment send one or more message, in use, one or more shows that equipment parsing receives The message arrived determines that display area can use the size of part, and based on identified size, on the display device at least one The display area divided shows the description of one or more of one or more parts of information part.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is provided shows that a part for equipment is aobvious in building automation system Show that a kind of method of generation message of the region for showing information, this method include：

Receive the information from one or more sources；

One or more parts of the received information of extraction format the one or more parts extracted and disappear for one Breath, the message include a title division and a data portion, which includes at least one Info Type field, number Include a group code, at least two fields in number and description field according to part；And

One or more addresses are extracted from a customer data base, each address into one or more addresses is sent For showing message that a part of display area of equipment is shown in the relevant building automation system in each address, In use, each display equipment determines that display area can use the size of part, and the size of part can be used according to display area Determine which field of data portion is shown on the available part of display area.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, it is provided a method, is set for being shown in building automation system Standby upper a part of display area shows the information in the message of reception this method includes：

Receive a message；

Determine that display area can use the size of part；

The message received is parsed according to preset format, wherein preset format includes a title division and a data portion Point, the title division include at least one Info Type field, data portion include a group code, number and description field in At least two fields；And

The description of information is shown in the data portion of a part of display area of display equipment, wherein display area It includes in the available part of display area that can be can be used for determining which of data portion field with the size of part.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, it provides one in building automation system in display area portion The display equipment of message that point display receives, the display equipment include：

One storage device；

The communication interface of one message for receiving one or more parts comprising information；

One display with display area；

One processor determines that display area can use part size, and show and receive for parsing received message Message in information one or more parts one or more parts description, wherein display can use part size can Which in one or more parts of information can be shown on part in display area for determining, and at this Reason device operates together with storage facilities, display and communication interface.

According to the eighth aspect of the invention, it is provided for preparing and in a viewing area of at least one display equipment Domain part shows that a system of message, the system include：

One information centre, wherein including：

One customer data base, the wherein customer data base include multiple users, and there are one associations for each user's tool Message dilivery address and receive the characteristic information；

One or more servers, wherein one or more servers receive the information from one or more sources, really Fixed one or more instruction is arranged one or more parts for extracting information from the information received, and to number of users One or more instruction settings are sent according to one or more of library message dilivery address, wherein with being sent to a message dilivery The instruction setting of location is carried out based on the characteristic information is received with the relevant user in the message dilivery address；

One gateway device being located on message dilivery address a, including communication interface and a processor, wherein should The one or more instruction settings of communication interface reception, and the information from one or more sources is received, which utilizes and connects The one or more instruction settings received, extract one or more portions of information from the information that one or more sources obtain Point, which sends information in one or more message in the relevant one or more display equipment of the gateway device One or more parts；And

One or more shows equipment, each to show that equipment includes

One communication interface, for receiving the message provided by gateway device；

There are one the displays of display area for one tool；

One processor determines that display area can use the size of part for parsing the one or more message received, and The description of one or more of one or more parts by information in one or more message received part is shown Show, wherein display can be shown with which in one or more parts of the size of part for determining the information received Show in the available part of display area.

According to the ninth aspect of the invention, it provides one and is used for one or more of building automation system The system that equipment provides information, the system include：

One information centre, including：

One customer data base, the wherein customer data base include multiple users, and there are one associations for each user's tool Message dilivery address and receive message feature；

One or more servers extract the one of received information for receiving the information from one or more sources A or multiple portions, and one or more parts are sent to one or more of customer data base message dilivery address, wherein According to the reception the characteristic information of the user with the message dilivery address information one or more portion is sent to message dilivery address Point；

One building automation system, it includes multiple equipment, wherein message dilivery address and building automation system An equipment in system is consistent, and one or more of one or more equipment based on the information received partly executes behaviour Make.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, it provide one for multiple equipment building automation system In gateway device, the gateway device include a communication interface and a processor, wherein communication interface receive information one A or multiple portions, and one or more parts of information are supplied at least one of multiple equipment equipment, and this One or more of a or multiple equipment based on the information received partly executes operation.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, it provides one for the equipment in building automation system, is somebody's turn to do Equipment includes：

One communication interface includes information for receive one or more sources outside building automation system One or more parts message；

One processor is held for parsing the message received, and according to one or more parts of the information received Row operation.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, it provides a gateway in building automation system and sets Standby, it includes a communication interface and a processor, wherein the communication interface receives one or more from information server A instruction setting, makes processor extract one or more parts of information, and the processor from one or more information sources One or more instruction settings are executed, it, should to obtain one or more parts of information in the information that is received from external source Gateway device sends one or more parts of information to one or more of building automation system equipment, and this is a Or one or more of the multiple equipment based on the information received partly executes operation.

Description of the drawings

It discusses with reference to the accompanying drawings to the illustration of one embodiment of the invention：

Several elements and a display and information system in building automation system 100 have been illustrated in Figure 1A to Fig. 1 C Embodiment；

Fig. 2A to Fig. 2 C is the relevant information format of one embodiment of the invention；

Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 E are the relevant information formats of another embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 D are the information displays of different embodiments of the invention；

Fig. 5 shows an image to new email notification message according to embodiments of the present invention；

Fig. 6 shows the image of a display screen to display equipment according to embodiments of the present invention；

Fig. 7 shows the image for the display equipment that two can continuously display according to embodiments of the present invention；

Fig. 8 shows a method flow diagram according to embodiments of the present invention, for generating in the display area of display equipment Part shows the information of message；

Fig. 9 shows a method flow diagram according to embodiments of the present invention, in the display area part of display equipment Show information.

Specific implementation mode

A to 1C referring to Fig.1, which show the implementations of a display and information system in building automation system 100 Example.The embodiment of a building automation system 140 is shown in Figure 1A, wherein including a gateway device 150, for controlling System is passed through the external channel of building automation system.The building automation system 140 passes through wired 160 and wireless 162 connections show equipment 170,172 and control device 180,182 to link (in the case where lacking display equipment).The gateway Equipment 150 receives the information of the data source outside building automation system.Then, which it is possible to be based on equipment Act on the equipment transmission information in the form of information into building automation system.These equipment may include a processing Device, a storage device (such as flash memory, RAM and ROM), a communication interface, a viewing area, and/or and building automation Relevant control function.Contacting between gateway and equipment can be wired connection (for example, gateway 150 and equipment 170 and Or (such as gateway 150 with equipment 172 and 182) for being wirelessly connected 180).For example, display equipment 170 and 172 can be in equipment Display area part show information representation, control device 180,182 can use the information to execute a control function.This Outside, if an equipment in building automation system has audio function, a sound or an audio letter are represented The message for ceasing performance is shown the message received is responded by the equipment.Likewise, if one of equipment has nothing Line ability to communicate, such as bluetooth, then the description of message can be supplied to other bluetooth equipments.As discussed below that Sample, the information received by gateway device can be that the information of gateway device requirement or the information at self-information in future center are sent To gateway device.

An alternative embodiment of the invention is shown in Figure 1B, wherein comprising information centre 110 (or during message generates The heart) and building automation system shown in figure 1A 140.The source of information 120,122 includes message part " # " 124 and " * " 126, it sends, feedback, or provide information to information centre 110.The information centre includes one or more servers 112 to receive Information.The information be integrate and processed, and extract one or more message parts (for example, essential information segment, such as " # " and " * ").These one or more parts can be formatted as one or more message to send, or be provided to one Message sends address, such as passes through internet 130.The message sends address and may be set with one in building automation system Have pass, such as a gateway device.The gateway device 150 for being located at information reception address receives one or more information, and One or more of one or more message message part is sent or provided to display equipment 170,172.The display equipment connects The appropriate description for receiving the message part and message part that are located in a display message can use the big of part according to display area Small, the message part of some or all of which received can be described or show, such as the " # " in equipment 170 and equipment " * " in 172.

An alternative embodiment of the invention is shown in Fig. 1 C, wherein comprising information centre 110 (or during message generates The heart), it will send information to multiple station address.As previously mentioned, the information centre receives the information from multiple information sources, carry Take one or more message parts.These one or more message parts can be formatted as one or more message, with logical It crosses a message transmission address and is sent to or is supplied to user.In this embodiment, information centre includes a user data Library 114, wherein sending address comprising at least one message with each user-association.For each message, user's Database (customer data base) is asked to obtain a User Catalog for wishing to receive the message.Then, which passes through mutual Networking 130 is sent to each associated message and sends address.In this embodiment, three users need a message, And each relevant message transmission address 132,134,136 there are one user's tools, which is sent to accordingly The IP address of gateway device 152,154 and 156 in building automation system 142,144,146.Information transmission can add It is close or do not encrypt.In another embodiment, it can be related to a user or target (physics) address that message, which sends address, Other electronic equipments address.In further embodiments, message can be used to send the other types news network of address. For example, not using network to send message, send in other networks or system, such as is returned using dialing or digital subscriber The telephone network of road (DSL) agreement, on an optical fiber or cable system, a satellite network or a power transmission line road network Network.The various combination of above-mentioned network, which can be used for sending address to message from information centre, sends message.The message sends address will Message is allowed to be sent to the address of requirement in an appropriate format, therefore, the format of address can be based on the net for sending message Network.

It is sent to the message (such as gateway device in subscriber household or building automation system) that information sends address Can be the predetermined format for including title division and data portion, title division includes at least a message field, data portion Including at least symbol, number and two fields in description field.In the following description, these information may be with basic information As reference, to indicate that this information includes basis or basic attribute information, or larger message, file or information source are represented One concise summarize or basic information.The gateway device 150 at address is sent in message and receives message, and message is provided It plays a role to the equipment in building automation system.If the message is according to predetermined format hair known to display equipment It send, then the appropriate performance of symbol, number or description field that the information includes can be in the display equipment in each user site Display area part shown.

In one embodiment, information centre 110 is a center with one or more servers 112.So And, it is understood that there may be multiple centers, and some specific center may be functional distribution, effectively connect on multiple physical address It connects.Each server includes a processor, comprising a storage device or with a storage facilities communication.One user data Library can be maintained by information centre, and the latter includes the relevant information of user, such as name, IP or other addresses and message The feature of service is sent, such as receives the type and frequency of message desired by user.This term of database is widely used, Including traditional SQL database and electronical record collection, such as one or more electrical forms or text file, one of them connects Mouth is writable, to provide required function (for example, storing, update and extract user related information).Other information, such as bill Address can also be stored in the database.Information centre can also provide a user interface, such as a network interface, it can So that existing user is updated details and the characteristic information or preference, and new user is made to use the service.

Information centre receives the information in 120,122 range of data source.The information can come from commercialization data source 120, Or from (public) data source 122 freely provided.The letter that upcoming information can send out information centre to information source Breath requires to respond, such as HTTP or HTTPS.In addition, an agreement can be established between information source and information centre, to carry For information to information centre.In this case, those skilled in the art is contemplated that data can be regularly or with agreement Time transmission data.Information can be sent to information centre by Email, the sources RSS, pass through connection (FTP, sFTP, SSH Deng) update is to a server, or passes through other modes appropriate or Data Transport Protocol.

The information received may be related to large range of theme, such as weather forecast or report, wave forecast or report Road, snowfall forecast or report, stock price, constellation story, traffic information, the voicemail messaging in mailbox, Email disappear Breath, weather warning, the phases of the moon, tide time, same day joke/thought/opinion/definition/poem or picture, news headlines, air matter Amount forecast, result of the match and many other themes.Certain themes or information can related to large-scale user (such as weather be pre- Report).And other themes or information may be for an other user, and need user by above-mentioned network interface to progress Configuration.In one embodiment, a user can specifically formulate the electronic information in the mailbox and particular count for needing to monitor Number can periodically be sent to message generate server.

After above- mentioned information usually only collects at data source, or it is sent in the effective time after information centre related.This Outside, information can be only related to user's subset, such as the user with town, or related to relevant personal user, such as In the example of above-mentioned monitoring Email.By allowing user setting priority (feature for receiving message), user can receive The specific information wanted to them, the user without receiving information with other contact, may be irrelevant with them without reading Information.

The information received is handled by one or more servers 112 of information centre 110.The information is processed to extract one A or multiple interested message parts of user.This message part can be the information on basis, they have the application on basis, are The relevant basis of main body or basic information segment.Basic information is typically very brief and refining, such as forecasts temperature；In advance Weather conditions are reported, it is such as sunny, cloudy or rainy；Avoid the message (without avoiding the detailed reason in the section) in certain sections. In the case of other, these basic informations may be the summary of a simplicity, such as news headlines.The extraction of the information can be Integrate these basic informations and some more detailed information.

The server of information centre can carry out syntactic analysis and extraction one or more by calculating to the information received A information segment or part can be assembled into a piece of news.A piece of news can combine individual information source or range of information source Message part.A variety of scheduled formats can be utilized (this is discussed below).Information extraction and the generation of message can To be carried out in the time for receiving information from data source, or with scheduled number (such as every 10 minutes), or when other are appropriate Between in, such as load routing software.Extraction and making function can separate.For example, a software module execution pair The information received carries out syntactic analysis, and extraction is stored in the information in information database, when generally comprising time label, association Phase or the relevant information for terminating time and data source etc.If primary or available data source is unavailable (or extraction failure) When, the available data sources list of a same information can be obtained.The separation executed on server (or in different servers) Software module information can be made to be stored in information database, and according to a set of source template or agreement, come with the specified time Message of the compilation for distribution.

Information from commercialization data source 120 can be high special in properties, and in a standardized format There is provided (such as XML, RSS etc.), therefore information syntactic analysis and extraction process be easier to.In some cases, information can be with Format appropriate provides, and can be directly contained in a piece of news, or be directly inserted into information database, for generating message. Large-scale customer data base and message extraction and other user uniquely demand information and pass through Email or SMS sends information Data source compared to may be more cost effective to user.

Public network includes many freely available information data sources 122.This usual information is only to be suitble to web browsing The format of device diagram display provides, or carries out calculation processing by computer.In this case, information can be grabbed by screen It takes, network captures or carries out the similar Program extractions such as calculating ground syntactic analysis with to the web page contents received.Screen or net Network capture program belongs to those and diagram pixel is shown to the program (such as optical character recognition software) for converting back implicit information, or The calculated field for parsing HTML, XML or similar documents analyzes program, to extract information segment or part, including the mark in file Label or field.Computer function, the art of programming of this method requirement are different, and error may be larger.

Network robot (bot) software or network information gathering/gathering technique can be used for finding and handling network letter Breath.This method can be used for finding multiple information sources.It support redundancy, but it needs to be determined that access address or how data splitting Preferential setting.

Public information sources often just change without notice.For example, information source position (URL) can change, information source provides Person can select to stop information provision or start to charge for information.Data format can also change without notice.Correspondingly, information Center can periodic monitoring public information sources and information extraction process, to detect and adapt to any of above variation.

For example, a website can provide a webpage, include a series of weather forecast list in cities.The phase of the webpage It includes following HTML code that it is available, which to close part,：

<！--Issued at 0322 UTC Monday 11 August 2008-->

<Table border=" 0 " summary=" Capital Cities Precis Forecast ">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td><A href="/products/IDW12300.shtml " title=" Link to Perth forecast">Perth</a></td>

<Td title=" Maximum temperature in degrees Celsius " cIass=" max alignright">24&deg；</td>

<td>Fine and Sunny.</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td><A href="/products/IDS10034.shtml " title=" Link to Adelaide forecast">Adelaide</a></td>

<Td title=" Maximum temperature in degrees Celsius " cIass=" max alignright">19&deg；</td>

<td>Cloudy.Chance of a light shower or two.</td>

</tr>

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</tbody>

</table>

When detecting the table of entitled " main cities weather forecast outline ", the HTML analyzers of calculating can parse HTML Code.The structure of the table is the weather forecast that each grid column (label " tr ") includes a city, wherein row (label " td ") First list data element be city name, second list data element is temperature forecast, third list data member Element is the brief weather forecast or summary in the city.Therefore, in these cases, HTML analyzers can parse in basic information Information and summary, such as Perth is 24 degree, fine；Adelaide, it is 19 degree, cloudy.In this embodiment, these cities City's title, temperature and brief weather forecast description represent the message part protected in webpage.Html parser can also extract this Forecast the date and time of publication, and the deadline for determining the data, such as after one day.

This monitoring process can carry out under the mode of the even completely unmanned supervision (automatic) of comprehensive supervision, partial supervised. For example, human administrators can compare the information extraction for being supplied to web browser and data source information.It can also be with other letters Breath source is compared, to assess the validity and accuracy of information.Optional mistake monitoring software, human administrators can be disposed Mistake in vigilant information reception, syntactic analysis and extracting software module.Specific event or task failure are coped with, or is being executed One task makes alarm in the case of failing repeatedly.No supervision technology can also be used for change degree.For example, coping with a kind of difference Mistake, control software program can use network bot softwares automatic searching to new data source, or be transformed into an optional data Source, such as the data source included in information database.This can be carried out in the case where interacting without supervising, or when management Person carries out when checking the original data source of error.When report mistake occurs, and when information source changes, the choosing of condition Select can operate consider on the basis of carry out, such as service critical point (user number for such as needing the information), can count According to the validity in source, main proficiency etc..

Information can also obtain from the informant 120 of commercialization (for example, payment).These information are usually with scheduled The format of computer close friend provides, and eliminates the specially treated of the required more fallibility in free information source.In addition, server provides Person would generally advanced warning customer (such as information centre) any service change, therefore allow information centre system make necessity Change, to cope with the generation of change.

Once obtain information, then must generate the message containing the information, and be sent to station address (or message send ground Location), it is shown in the display equipment of user, or the equipment in building management system is played a role.In at least user Gateway device it will be appreciated that in the case of, information centre can be included in breath of concurrently delivering letters using a series of messaging protocols.Letter The message part extracted from the information received can be formatted as one or more message by breath center, with preset lattice Formula is suitable for the use that user shows equipment.Information centre or can to gateway device provide extraction message part (such as Pass through TCP/IP data packets), the information format received can be turned to one or more message by gateway device, with preset lattice Formula is suitable for the use that user shows equipment.

Preset format (or agreement) known to information centre's (or gateway) and display equipment generates a piece of news.It is default Format can include a title division and a data portion.In a kind of format, title division includes at least one message Field, data portion include at least symbol, two fields in number and description field.Type of message can be shown that pre- containing weather The type of the information such as report or new mail prompt.It can be used for the format of instruction message, such as the type and length of field. In one embodiment, type of message 1 can represent one comprising temperature digital field and to weather Short Description (for example, cloudy) Forecast.Type of message 2 can represent one comprising temperature digital field and to weather Short Description (for example, cloudy) and one The forecast of the code of a cloudy symbol or sign field needs symbol (example to be shown for being determined in the inquiry table of equipment Such as, 1 correspond to it is cloudy, 2 correspond to grey cloud cluster, 3 correspond to rain, 4 correspond to it is sunny).

In one embodiment, messaging protocol can be defined and be used by information centre's (or gateway), and be directed toward display and set It is standby.Messaging protocol determines most digital section of title and data portion.These include at least type of message, symbol, number and retouch State the definition of field.Also series of protocols version is can define, wherein including protocol version field, to indicate that the message is deferred to or accorded with What is closed is any protocol version.Different protocol versions can include different fields, extra field or possible different length Field combination.Protocol version can also be with subsequent edition compatibility, and number includes previous version number in higher version All information.The use of protocol version allows system to meet a series of equipment with different disposal and display equipment.This In the case of, message type field can be used for providing the information content of data portion, such as is used together with sign field, with determination The symbol of display.

In one embodiment, messaging protocol version 0 limits protocol version, type of message, symbol as shown in 200 in Fig. 2A Number and numeric field sequential combination.Protocol version field 202 is to allow 4 bit fields 212 of 16 diversity of protocol versions. Message type field 204 is 4 bit fields 214, allows have 16 kinds of different type of messages.Sign field 206 is one A 4 bit fields 216, each type of message allow have 16 kinds of distinct symbols.Numeric field 208 is 4 eight-bit group The field 218 of (byte) has 4 characters from ASCII or another 8 bit alphabet, or (Unicode is translated from UTF-16 This format) or another 16 bit alphabets 2 characters.Protocol version 1,220 is protocol version on the basis of version 0 Attribute value is set as 1, and includes a description field 222, as shown in Figure 2 B.Description field 222 is 24 eight-bit group (words Section) it is wide by 232, there are 24 characters from ASCII or other 8 bit alphabetic characters, or come from UTF-16 (Unicode translation lattice Formula) 12 characters or other 16 bit character alphabet.Higher Protocol Digital may include extension or added field.Cause This, this embodiment protocol version 2,240 be set as 2 on the basis of protocol version 1, but with protocol version attribute value, and Include the description field 242 of an extension, includes also 24 eight-bit group 252, the combination describing word of 48 eight-bit group is provided Section, as shown in Figure 2 C.

In another embodiment, higher Protocol Digital can be used for the various combination of field, have different sizes. In this embodiment, messaging protocol version 0,300 determines that the sequence of protocol version, type of message, symbol and numeric field is set It sets, as shown in Figure 3A.Protocol version field 302 is 4 bit fields 312, there is 16 kinds of different protocol versions.Type of message Field 304 is 4 bit fields 314, there is 16 kinds of different type of messages.Sign field 306 is 4 bit fields 316, Each type of message has 16 kinds of different symbols.Numeric field 308 is automatic the 318 of 4 eight-bit group (byte), tool There are 4 characters or other 8 bit letter of spicy ASCII, or 2 characters from UTF-16 (unified coding formats) or in addition 16 bits letter.Protocol version 1,320 is on the basis of protocol version 0, but protocol version field 302 is set as 1, has 4 The numeric field 306 of a eight-bit group is instead of the description field 322 with 24 eight-bit group wide 332, as shown in Figure 3B.Association Version 2 is discussed, 340 combine protocol version 0 and 1, and there are one the descriptions of the numeric field and 24 eight-bit group of 4 eight-bit group for tool Field, but protocol version field 302 is set as 2, as shown in Figure 3 C.Protocol version 3,360 be on the basis of protocol version 3, But protocol version field 302 is set as 3, and it is wide by 372 that description field 322 is limited to 48 eight-bit group, as shown in Figure 3D.Agreement version Originally 5,380 be on the basis of protocol version 2, and protocol version field 302 is set as 2, defines a 1 eight-bit group field 1 eight-bit group field 394 of 392 type of message 304 and a sign field 306, thus provides 256 type of messages With 256 symbols (or all or each type of message), as shown in FIGURE 3 E.

These embodiments never limit size, attribute or the type of field presentation.This can be fitted very much in some examples It closes and omits some fields or part, or the field of transmission information or partial big is changed according to the attribute and detailed circumstance of information It is small, and can be used for transmitting the type and attribute of the building automation system of the information.

In order to which the present invention is furture elucidated, according to one embodiment of present invention, Fig. 8, which is shown, to be generated in display equipment Display area part shows 800 flow chart of method of a message of information, and according to one embodiment of present invention, Fig. 9 is shown Method 900 flow chart of information in the display area part of display equipment shows message.

In fig. 8, method 800 originates in step 810, such as information server or gateway equipment receive and comes from one or more The information of a data source.In the one or more parts for the information that step 820, equipment extraction receive.Then, equipment is in step The one or more division formats extracted are turned to a message by 830, which includes a title division and a data Part, the title division include at least one message type field, data portion include at least symbol, number and description field in Two fields.Finally, in step 840, which can be handled by extracting one or more addresses from customer data base With send a message to each address.

In fig.9, method 900 originates in step 910, and the display equipment reception wherein in building automation system disappears It ceases, such as one sends from gateway device, or is sent from an information server.In step 920, display equipment is according to scheduled Format (such as Fig. 8 steps 830 use format) receives information, and the wherein preset format includes a title division and a number According to part, title division include at least one message type field, data portion include at least symbol, number and description field in Two fields.Once display equipment extracts message part from the message received, in step 930, the display of equipment is shown Information in the display data part of region part.

Usual description field is the text field.Other protocol versions can specifically formulate a language field, including one Appropriate alphanumeric codes of the definition for description field.Another group of protocol version can be used for determining that description field is actually a position The image of figure.

Within the system method description provide flexibility, at them it will be appreciated that protocol version on the basis of really The different stage of locking equipment.If protocol version is defined, added field or information are connected to message end, right the latter Equipment will extract and show them it will be appreciated that the message sent with higher protocol version in include agreement highest water Ordinary mail ceases.In this way, the equipment of most of resource restrictions, such as 0 message of those interpretabilities and/or display protocol level Any extra data in message can be ignored completely, only display and the relevant minimum information of 0 field of agreement.In another optional reality It applies in example, equipment can adapt or select protocol version or version to combine, and can be used for the base in usual available display area size Message is handled and shown on plinth.

When message generates, it may be necessary to additional processing procedure and the equipment for understanding higher protocol version, because of letter Breath may need to be separated and allocated multiple fields.Extra field may include the message for describing to separate from several fields how structure At extension message.For example, the extended field of initial description and description can simply link.Description extended field can substitute completely Initial description field.In another alternative embodiment, extended field can be plugged into the center of initially described field, wherein volume Outer field can require that processor is instructed to add additional information.The professional of the technical field can also be in the scope of the present invention Inside expect other changes and embodiment.

The messaging protocol of restriction allows the development that can install processing software and hardware in the display device, reduces processed The computation burden of journey and display equipment.In one embodiment, the equipment with limited processing, storage and display capabilities may include The software or hardware of 0 message of processing protocol, ignore every other version.In the equipment with larger display area, with display Major function correlation (such as photocontrol) shows that the free space of message can be according to the display area total amount needed for display information It is changed.Software in equipment executes the free space of detectable display a piece of news, then selects messaging protocol appropriate, When more spaces are available, the agreement usually using higher-version and larger message.

Message type field can be a binary digit or code, corresponding to one in a set of known message type It is a, such as weather forecast, wave forecast, snow feelings forecast, Stock Report, mail reminder, notice of meeting, voicemail notification, carry Awake, general information, basic messae etc..

For each type of message, series of sign represents different conditions, condition or content.Sign field storage two Binary digits or code, corresponding to the predetermined symbol linked with type of message.For example, if type of message is that a kind of weather is pre- Report, then in the case that series of sign can include sunny, cloudy, rainy, and sunny symbol can be used for forecasting fair weather. In the message shown in Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B, the symbol of cloud and the sun respectively represents cloudy and bright day gas.

Although sign field is related to message type field, according to message field value, identical value can be used for specifying a series of Symbol.For example, symbol code 1 corresponds to the billow in the sunny and wave forecast in weather forecast.This approach reduces symbols Field size needed for number field.For example, if using the message format in Fig. 2A, 4 bit message words of each type of message Section and 4 bit symbol fields can have 16 kinds of symbols, it is assumed that all types can show 256 symbols.

In another embodiment, symbol code can be independently of type of message.For example, symbol code 1-3 can represent it is fine Bright, rainy and cloudy, symbol 4-6 can represent billow, moderate seas and without unrestrained (horizontal line).In this case, if necessary to a large amount of Symbol, then need more bits to represent sign field, can be reused in the case that type of message is relevant through symbol.

It can determine standard set denotational description and relevant sign field value and/or value of message types, and be stored in It shows equipment, therefore the sign field in a message is allowed to be converted to display symbol.Information centre or gateway device once may be used Simply specifically to formulate a kind of workable standardized description, according to the equipment corresponding to standard symbol, display equipment can Pre-install appropriate or customization symbol.

Numeric field can be used for the correlated digital of information contained in coded message.Message is shown shown in Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 D 402,404,412,414 temperature are digital accordingly in embodiment and display shown in fig. 5 number corresponds in nomination record and receives The new information number arrived.

Description field can be used for storing a short illustration and text juxtaposed setting sheet of display.Such as the weather forecast 412 shown in Fig. 4 C and Fig. 4 D, In 414, word " Cloudy is cloudy " and " Sunny is sunny " are summarized (including temperature) to the basic of weather forecast.Description field Also it can reinforce symbol, or additional content is provided.Therefore sunny symbol can be used to indicate fair weather, and text can state " hair Exhibition variation " is fair weather.Fig. 5 represents the embodiment of 500 message of new mail notice, including a new mail symbol 502, new stamp Number of packages mesh 504 and mail account name " username@mail.com.au " 506.Therefore, description field 506, which provides, receives The mail account content of new mail.

Likewise, if equipment in building automation system has an audio performance, message can by sound or The mode of audiovisual is presented.The message format of foregoing description can be changed to the voice signal that can play comprising an equipment, or should Equipment can include preset message and/or phonetic synthesis.For example, the equipment can load different weather descriptions and number, from And the equipment can generate the sound description (such as " forecasting weather is sunny, 24 degree ") of a piece of news.In some cases, equipment It can make a response to the message received, execute control function.For example, if forecast temperature be higher than temperature threshold when, air-conditioning It can then open.Likewise, if when receiving favorite TV programme, hdd recorder if, can record television program.

User can specify the type of message that they wish to receive.Message generates the server 122 at center according to above-mentioned A variety of messaging protocols generate message.The selection of agreement can be carried out according to the understanding to equipment, especially the protocol version of equipment It is known.In addition it is also possible to the protocol version (such as version 0) given tacit consent to using one, or send multiple versions of identical information.In advance Fixed one or more message to a user are sent to the ground received by gateway device 150 that user specifies at the appointed time Location 140.These information can be sent by network 130, or generate center to the special or reliable of gateway from message by one System.These message are compressible in traditional IP data packets or some other mutual agreement tables.The table can be similar to and build The message table transmitted in object automated system is built, although this is not required, it is assumed that gateway be able to carry out different communications association Conversion between view or form modifying.Likewise, the information centre can provide information to gateway device, and the equipment can be with The information is formatted, or reformats the information on the basis of functions of the equipments in building automation system.

Building automation system generally comprise for control equipment component (for example, switch, button, knob, dialing, Touch screen etc.), and for executing the equipment component of operating process (for example, being in no way intended to limit attenuating lamplight brightness, opening door knob Hand, scanning access token).These equipment are connected to each other by fixed electric wire or wireless signal, by being sent with specific agreement Order communication with one another.If allowing the ability for extending addition messaging, the exact attribute of the agreement is unessential.Very It is readily appreciated that equipment will simply discard those inapprehensible received message.For example, user can be specifically designated Ensure to play a role the condition of (heating, opens shutter etc. at refrigeration), if receiving related news (such as weather forecast), that The equipment can make a response to it.

The different aspect of the present invention can be used for multiple systems, this carried out description, such as the patent No. in multiple patents It is 683529, the Australian Patent of entitled " family and building electrical control panels ", PCT Patent Application number is PCT/ AU2004/001052 (WO2005/015774), entitled " wireless network communication system using automatic retransmitter and communication Agreement ", PCT Patent Application number be PCT/AU2004/001053 (WO2005/015811), it is entitled " wireless network communication system with Communications protocol ", PCT Patent Application number be PCT/AU2004/001054 (WO2005/015751), it is entitled " non-radio bit without Collision detection in line network communication system ", PCT Patent Application number are PCT/AU2008/000150 (WO2008/095249), Entitled " selection communication network function ", PCT Patent Application number is PCT/AU2008/000151 (WO2008/095250), entitled " wireless network communication system " and PCT Patent Application number are PCT/US01/00428 (WO 01/52478), entitled " building Control ", before with reference to introducing.

In another embodiment, different aspect of the invention can also join with supply line's communication system, wherein building Equipment in object can be controlled by the Regulate signal in supply line, and in building and/or confession should building.

Gateway device constitutes house and ground external network and between building controls or the internal network of automation Interface element.When gateway device includes a communication interface for allowing gateway device and two network communications, the gateway Exact properties are then unessential, and the gateway device includes a processor, the gateway device can be made to execute appropriate Protocol conversion or explanation.Gateway device can include storage facilities (such as flash memory, RAM, ROM, hard disk etc.).In certain situations Under, which also can perform the access control of certain levels, to ensure that only authorized user can be outside building Into, such as public network.The gateway can also optionally allow for authorized user to carry out other controls and monitoring function, for example, checking Image is shown in the state of building safety system, control illumination or the camera from positioned at building.Gateway device also can Allow to establish the two-way of the heart in the information to link, realize the message supply from building automation center to information centre and uses Person's priority.

Device is not usually required to any special electric wire or installation operation, considers the gateway of low-cost equipment, can be simple Installation and discarding.One network interface for configuring the gateway can be also provided, reconfigured as needed.

Installation gateway device usually requires to inform the gateway device in automated system (for example, port, equipment or IP Location), and to information centre (such as IP address or centre address) access information.

Gateway device can be dedicated equipment or a common internet gateway device, for connecting household electric On brain to internet.For dedicated gateway device, it passes through a telephone wire or cable, an isdn line, a rent With line, a dedicated network line or connection, or such as WIFI wireless devices or other modes are connected directly to network.This Outside, it can also be connected to a port of existing gateway or modem (wired or wireless), and using in user The pre-existing connection for being connected to network in site (sending address).The function of the gateway may be incorporated into user site (sending address) Locate traditional internet gateway device.This function can be realized by additional hardware, firmware or software.In such case Under, building automation system needs to connect with the gateway device of wired or wireless connection.

In some embodiments, it is when can enter gateway device by user interface by user configuration, which can Play all or part of function of information centre.User interface can be one kind by wired or wireless computer equipment The socket of (such as desktop computer, portable computer, mobile phone, PDA etc.), and the term can use at a convenient time.User can It is subscribed to using socket to configure RSS obtained by gateway device, reformats and be supplied to local display equipment.Example Such as, can be used for showing that equipment provides news recap to locality from the RSS of online newspaper subscription.Equally, which can be used Family specifies Email Report to monitor, which can provide such as new mail number and sender's e-mail address With the information of mail matter topics, used by the equipment with extra display area.

Gateway can be based on equipment in building automation system demand and information on the basis of solicited message.For example, ice Case can include a display equipment (being connected to building automation system), it can monitor the article in refrigerator, such as ox The quantity of milk.If when quantity is less than a certain critical point (for example, 1 box), a warning or letter will be sent to gateway device Cease message.In addition, refrigerator can its content of daily report to gateway device, subsequent gateway can be with the content list of minimum It compares, so that it is determined that the total amount of milk is lower.Then, gateway device asks the milk letter of best price to information centre Breath, or attempt oneself to obtain the information, such as using the list of supermarket website, analyze the instruction obtained from information centre.It is optimal The milk of price then can be shown in refrigerator together in company with the low symbol of expression milk amount, and the supermarket with best price milk On.This method may extend into a series of article or other services.For example, can determine viewing with the equipment that television set links Some program that person usually watches weekly.In this case, gateway can use this information, and retrieve online television and refer to South, to provide relevant information to the equipment in room, to remind user to watch the program and channel and broadcast time.

The socket of gateway device can be used for configuring gateway and different message showed to different display equipment.For example, The mail number that two occupants can be monitored by two, gateway network interface can the relevant information of specification mail number be sent to (for example, report 1 is sent in the display equipment in bedroom 1, report 2 is sent to the display equipment in bedroom 2 in which equipment On).

In addition, the user of the network equipment or socket can be used for communicating with information centre.This allows user to pass through Socket is to gateway subscription service or message.Gateway device can also store User ID s, and be supplied to information centre, to These information are sent to the site of user when user travels.Storage User ID s can also be used for customizing message as described above To local display.

In some embodiments, information centre can be used as core more novel site and play a role, by metadata push to gateway (or Other internet devices in building automation system can simply refer to gateway device or more succinct gateway), including Gateway can obtainable information, and how to analyze the information received.In some embodiments, information centre can provide one A little message parts, such as the information that is obtained from appropriate system, and how other information part is extracted from public web site Metadata.Information centre can monitor information source (such as webpage), and generate the metadata containing computer instruction, with processing and The message part contained in extraction website.This metadata can be supplied to gateway device, it can explain and execute in metadata Order.With the change of website or information source, update can be notified to gateway device.Gateway device can request that from information centre Update.Since this will be apparent to the person skilled in the art, the method that metadata builds software program is provided Good design is represented, and as the development of equipment and the raising of system have flexibility, scalability and cutting property.

In some embodiments, gateway device can be functional with the institute of execution information center and gateway, can save in information The heart.Gateway device can obtain source information and analyze information to extract and be formed message part, to be supplied to building automation system Equipment in system.In some embodiments, gateway device also can directly obtain letter from appropriate or commercialized information system Breath provides authentication information to user appropriate, and records and execute book keeping operation.

A kind of suitable gateway device is Clipsal C-Bus 5200PG WISER home controllers, it allows to family Interior automatic system remotely enter, control and monitor.The equipment can also carry out long-range reprogram to automatic system equipment Or authorize and distribution basis message, wherein include essential information as described herein.

Due to will be understood by, which is one or more of any connection building equipment and the external world Interface equipment, and capable of being connect with afferent message with form of ownership, including by internet, connection wirelessly or non-wirelessly, electric wire, Optical instrument, satellite and cable and arbitrary combination.

In another alternative embodiment, a piece of news can also be limited to a target in a building automation system To equipment.This will make information be directed to specific equipment, such as each bedroom of a house, allow the residence in a certain user site Firmly personal customization information.This customization can be carried out by above-mentioned socket.The gateway device be able to maintain that device id with Nickname figure (for example, bedrooms device 001=1), and the nickname is provided to the information centre linked with information.The messaging protocol can Including a device address field, when sending a piece of news, message, which generates center, can utilize the field.This can be set by gateway Standby or building automation system uses, to ensure that message is sent to specific equipment.

Building automation system 160 can be any system, wired or wireless, suitable for linking building property management Different elements 170,172,180,182 in reason or automated system.This can be a series of bus, of high speed or low speed Multi-drop bus, an Ethernet, a wireless control network, a kind of wireline conveyance network or any can link Control device to internet gateway similar network.Wireless connection can be provided using a series of wireless agreements or standard, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, IEEE802.11, C-Bus etc..The Cipsal C-Bus systems are a kind of building automation systems appropriate Example.

Element in building automation system can be individual equipment or subsystem.Each equipment (it is either independent, Or the part as subsystem) it can broadly be divided into the equipment of those displayless, such as dedicated control device, 180,182, and the equipment 170,172 with display.It shows that equipment can have display or control function, or simply will Status information is shown in equipment or system.Suitable equipment and subsystem include security system, metering-in control system, illumination tune Light device, illumination relay, air-conditioning system, air-conditioning thermostat, temperature sensor, upper level sensor, motion detector, refrigerator control System processed, or the like.If the information distributed by internet gateway 150 is to these equipment, subsystem or complete building The normal operating of automated system 160 does not influence, then the attribute of this equipment and system is not especially important with function 's.

Display equipment 180,182 in building automation system generally comprises a small diagram screen (such as pixel Display), it is sized to size appropriate, traditional Domestic lighting switch is set.These displays are built for showing The mode of operation and operation and control of object automated system and its plurality of devices.These equipment are usually only necessary to have several centimetres of sizes The small screen, possess very small processing capacity and nonvolatile memory.This equipment comes from Australia Clipsal, example Such as, Clipsal 5055DL, it has the rear-projection LCD screen there are one 64X128 pixels, can be used for Lighting control.This equipment at This is relatively low, can be mounted in each room in a set of house.This equipment can pass through button (for example, equipment 170 in Fig. 1) And/or touch screen (equipment 172 in Fig. 2) receives using input.

The addition of only small amounts of Add-ons allows these common equipment them can be utilized to illustrate the whole of screen or portion Divide the information for carrying out display base information etc.The reception of this software processing message, is different field by message analysis, and show The message.In addition, it can handle multiple message, including the conversion between coding different messages is (for example, display a piece of news one After the section time), and interaction is executed with the other software in equipment, so that it is determined that the available viewing area of a piece of news Domain size.Variation allows message to send, to carry out audio description or control device is made to make a response the information received.

Be programmed to explain the particular device of (and display) protocol version can be based on the equipment processing, storage and aobvious On the basis of showing.These equipment usually limit available display area and resolution ratio, so as to explain compared with can show message more Complicated information.Installation software may include multiple predetermined symbols or denotational description --- or the certain message types of (correlation), Or any type of message all can be used.The exact number of storage will change with the storage capacity of equipment, wherein typically Equipment at least stores 6 to 12 distinct symbols.In some embodiments, the symbolic expression of storage can be updated, according to The type of message that user subscribes to is sent to equipment.For example, when addition or the pre- timing of modification, server or gateway device will substitute And/or load changes relevant new symbol with these.The software can interact with the display software in equipment, available to determine Display area, and on the basis of information selection use messaging protocol appropriate, or display information field.

Display can be allowed to show more information on time in the case of any urgent using a variety of methods.For example, more The display of kind message can be by showing each message in specific time (such as 10 seconds), and is continuously followed among the message of display Ring plays.One individual message can be separated, such as based on data portion field, and can show continuous description.Another In one alternative embodiment, roll type shows that can be used for character enters on the left of screen, is moved to right side, or in real time Show a long message in a reverse direction (length of message is more than the width of display).Message effectively can be divided into one by this Serial or multiple continuous descriptions.Those skilled in the art is it is also contemplated that separate and/or display long message or multiple message Other a variety of methods.

In some embodiments, building automation system can utilize more above-mentioned display equipment to have larger display screen Display equipment.One of which equipment is Clipsal C-Touch color touch screens.However, in several cases, this display The main body of device is retained in building automation system, and only there are one one provided for basic message is available or retained for tool Zonule.

Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 illustrates two kinds of display equipment in building automation system, they can basis Protocol version 0 sends two kinds of basic messaes, and with the relevant type of message of weather forecast, one corresponding with dark clouds to accord with for the first Number field, a temperature digital field for representing 19 degrees Celsius, second of message have the type of message of " new mail ", a symbol An envelope Email (mail) number is represented, a numeric field 4 indicates to share 4 envelope new informations in mailbox.

Fig. 6 shows a display equipment 600 in building automation system, it can be shown using touch screen 610 Show the message of short form.In this embodiment, display is according to position 620, function 630, Status icons 640, widget interface Region 650 and message region 660 are divided for corresponding a variety of regions.The band of position 620 includes selectable icon, allows user area Relevant control, such as kitchen, living room, dining room, bedroom and perimeter are carried out to a variety of positions in building.Functional area 620 include selectable icon, allows users to the different function in control building automation system, such as illumination, safety And temperature control.Display system health status or the Status icons of network connection can be displayed in Status icons region.Widget interface area 650 allow user's control and the relevant equipment of selected areas or relevant specific function.It is shown in embodiment shown in fig. 6 A series of controls to illumination level in multiple rooms, such as kitchen, porch, living room, dining room and bedroom 1 and bedroom 2.Its His Lighting control is carried out by the navigation button, such as pervious (or upper one) and next.Message region 660 can be used for showing Show informational message and any basic message being sent in the equipment.In this embodiment, the system data of the plant maintenance With time showing be 662, there are one cloudy description and represent a piece of news 664 number 19 and an envelope believe it is old State and represent the number 4 of Article 2 message 666.

To include additional if first and second day message are sent according to protocol version 3, in description field Information, or then may include additional information in multiple description fields in the case where raw information is divided into several message. In the present embodiment, a piece of news can in more detail be forecast comprising dialogue day weather, and second day message can include new stamp The e-mail address and/or mail matter topics of part sender.User can obtain or read the letter by touching button appropriate Breath, wherein widget interface area 650 can be used for display additional information (for example, the information for including in message semantic definition field).

Fig. 7 shows two kinds of descriptions that display equipment 700 continuously displays, and shows screen display equipment more shown in fig. 6 Smaller.In this embodiment, display equipment includes the equipment control button in multiple building automation systems.In the implementation In example, display area is limited, therefore is only able to display the above-mentioned message according to protocol version 0.In order to show two message, if For between the first display 710 for describing a piece of news and the second display 712 for showing Article 2 message It is converted.When user does not press a button, equipment is regularly converted between each display, such as every 10 seconds Conversion.

First display 710 shows the illumination level in kitchen 720, living room 730, bedroom 1740 and bedroom 2750.Often Circuit of a relevant illumination level in room by end mark for 0% (closing) and 100% (whole) is shown.Each room Illumination level is controlled by button 722,732,742 and 752.The relatively lower part of display also includes a message and navigation area 760 and relevant the navigation button 762.The region shows the system time 762 (7:42), with 762 relevant navigation of the navigation button Icon 764 (right arrow).Pressing the navigation button 762 makes equipment show another page of control, to control in building automation system Other equipment.The region also includes a cloudy description, and number 19 represents a piece of news 766.Second display 712 with First display is similar, but the description of message and navigation area comprising a mail and number 4 in second display, represents Article 2 message 768.

By the limited period or the time is terminated, can determine a finite lifetime to message, or by equipment control process, Or pass through building automation system control process, it might even be possible to be information centre.For example, a piece of news may include one Deadline or time field, message valid time can be specifically designated in it, and after which time, equipment is just no longer shown.In addition, This value can be the time span (for example, 2 hours) that the message is shown.In another embodiment, can be disappeared It ceases a message id or terminates ID.This can be used for the equipment of no absolute time reference (lacking clock), or to its time of measuring The limitation of cycle capability.It is effective time cycle (root that building automation system or information centre, which can record each message, According to message id or terminate ID), end of term at this sends a piece of news to equipment, instructs the equipment to terminate and shows that the message is (another It is secondary to use message id).

Common building automation or management system usually has highest with those in the equipment using data packet to its length Information is transmitted between the data packet of limitation.Work(should be being played for common building automation system or the message for managing system It is as brief as possible under the premise of energy, but extension is allowed to be more than the informational capacity suitably transmitted.In one embodiment, mostly Number message is brief enough, and every message is suitable for a data packet.However, if the message transmitted is for single data packet Too long and cannot transmit, so much a data packet will can be used for transmitting required amount of information.

In one embodiment, a piece of news may first know that 10,12,20 or some other length are a small amount of eight bit byte Number.This message can include following information：

One order eight-bit group determines information order, and protocol version identification may be selected；

One continuous eight-bit group, includes field of the determination for generating the data packet sum entirely ordered, and one A series of packets fields of a determination from data packet sum, if it is desired, these fields allow to come from smaller packets Longer order.

If numerical portion occurs or missing, if symbol confirms part appearance or missing, one refers to comprising field The public utility and selectable eight-bit group shown, a field that can transmit prescribed information type, the field allow difference to set It is standby selectively to show different message parts with setting acording to the requirement of user.

Some selectable digital eight-bit group as described herein with purpose and meaning；

And a series of eight-bit group for including textual portions, the code segment have the text message of some features, have Purpose and meaning as described herein.

Building control system limits data packet to the length of about 12 to 20 eight-bit group, and this message can allow list The transmission of basic weather forecast in a data packet.This forecast can only include single symbol (cloudy), a list One number (20) and word " cloudy ".According to the method for the exact number of eight-bit group used and coding, this basic messae Usually 12 to 20 eight-bit group length.

A kind of increasingly complex coding of mail number and mail address full text comprising in subscriber mailbox may need 20 or more features, only convey e-mail address.This message may require 25 to 50 eight bit characters and disappear to convey Breath, or depend on used definite coding.If its length is for building management or automated system with single data packet For transmission it is long if, it will likely can be split as 2 or 3 data packets.By being related to a data packet serial number Recombination with total data packet count, complete basic messae is easily achieved for this technology professional.

Many houses include one or more simple controls or status panel, such as alarm, air-conditioning and/or illumination system System.What this panel was usually open, but its resource is usually limited, have smaller display area and limited processing and Storage capacity.These features make it have cost-effectiveness in apparatus control system, and the building that can be distributed in house is automatic In change system.However, this display generally can not receive, handle and/or show the resource information outside building.Usually It is related to the cost that additional display, processing, storage capacity and ability to communicate considerably increase element, them is made to can not achieve high It is made the overall arrangement in expensive and accurate building automation system.

Above-described embodiment outlines the advantages systems for showing message in building automation system.One information centre It can be used for receiving the information from one or more data sources.One or more servers in the information centre receive the letter Breath, and from the information is grammatically analyzed, one or more message parts are extracted, subsequent server formats these message parts For one or more message with several scheduled fields, such as type of message, symbol, number and description field.However it can ask Customer data base is asked to obtain a user list for wishing to receive the message.It, can for each user in this list Associated transmission address is sent a message to by internet.The gateway device for sending address receives message, and is provided to building Object automated system.The building automation system can include one or more display equipment.One display equipment can connect Message is received, message is divided into multiple message fields, and show the message in equipment available display area.Therefore, this is provided One method that useful basic information is shown to simple device, for that can use this information to make the building further determined Object occupant is utilized.In addition, the equipment can be with the pattern description information of audio, or make a response to the message received, example It such as opens air-conditioning or records a program.

Information centre (or center) can receive information from a variety of Internet Servers, format the information, and be sent to In the subscriber household or building with gateway device subscribed to.Information centre only needs to collect a small amount of expense to each user With, and by assembling numerous customers, the payment of customer charge is possible to pay for the data service of high quality.In general, with to Single user directly subscribes to commercialization information and compares, this has more cost efficient for a user.

The design aspect that the use at core information center changes method or distribution in data service supplier also has advantage, Only single main points need to update.In the case of multiple centers, it is only necessary to update a code, can relatively easily distribute To each center.The system can also utilize the information resources that can be freely used on network.For collecting and handling this information Software development and rewriting have been above the professional task except most of owner's limits of power, but can have by central site cost Effect ground executes.

The system simply can be installed and abandon, be connected to building using a kind of convenient inexpensive gateway device Automated system and information centre.The gateway device only needs enough mount messages to understand building automation system, with And understands and how to enter information centre.The gateway device has several functions, including preventing to obtain building clothes without permission Business allows the building Service controll of remote location, and obtains information from information centre.The available function of other gateway devices Also it is available.Function based on gateway device, gateway device can receive the metadata of the information centre from information source, with And how to handle or analyze the metadata of the information received.This facilitate the development of distribution system, wherein individual gateway is held The most processing procedure of row, information centre provide the instruction for how operating the processing.

The advantage of infrastructure and performance in Existing Buildings automated system, equipment and subsystem is utilized in above system Constitute these systems.Especially the determination of messaging protocol and the software development on these protocol basis are realized existing integrated The image for being integrated into small-sized low cost show, and controls those and be used for setting for other similar controls in Lighting control or building It is standby.

Any prior art mentioned in this explanation is not the confirmation that also should not be used as any form suggestion, as common The prior art form of full appreciation.

This will be appreciated that as " composition " and its derivative (for example, comprising, composition), be such as used in the present invention for wrapping Derivative containing fixed reference feature, this is not meant to exclude supplementary features miscellaneous stipulations or in secret.

Although the embodiment of the present invention explanation has been previously described in detail, but it is understood that, the present invention It is not limited to disclosed embodiment, it can have without departing from the crowd above with the scope of the invention described in claims which follow Multiple row, modification and alternative forms.

Claims (12)

1. a kind of system that equipment one or more into building automation system provides information, which is characterized in that include：

One information centre, including：

One customer data base, wherein the customer data base includes multiple users, there are one associated message for each user's tool Destination address and reception the characteristic information；The characteristic information that receives includes one or more classes that user wishes the message received Type, and one or more conditions, it is one when a message is associated with the condition that one or more equipment receive Or multiple conditions make one or more equipment of building automation system execute control function；

One or more servers, one or more of servers receive one or more outside building automation system The source of a information, extraction receive one or more parts of information, and send one or more of parts to user data One or more of library message dilivery address；Wherein it is sent to which message dilivery address depends on closing with message dilivery address The reception the characteristic information of the user of connection；

Multiple building automation systems, each building automation system include multiple equipment, wherein message dilivery address with An equipment correlation in building automation system, and one or more of equipment are configured as to including information One message of one or more parts is received, and if is received the content of message and be stored in described information center The message is responded by executing control function when control function is associated.

2. the system as claimed in claim 1, which is characterized in that the message carry out response be make one or more equipment into One step is configured as visually showing one or more parts of the information received at least part display area.

3. the system as claimed in claim 1, which is characterized in that the message carry out response be make one or more equipment into One step is configured as to make a sound one or more parts of the information to indicate to receive.

4. the system as claimed in claim 1, which is characterized in that the message is according to including at least one message type field One scheduled format generates, and the equipment is configured as the message to receiving and solved according to the scheduled format Analysis.

5. a kind of building automation system, there are one the building automation system tools gateway device and multiple equipment, It is characterized in that, the gateway device includes：

One the first communication interface and a first processor, wherein the gateway device is configured as connecing from an information centre One or more parts of collection of letters breath, the source of one or more information of the described information center outside building automation system One or more parts of middle extraction described information, or it includes one group or more to be configured as receiving from information centre The metadata of group instruction, described instruction make the source of one or more information of the first processor outside building automation system One or more parts of middle extraction information, and one or more of instructions are being executed from outside using first processor One or more parts of information are obtained at the information that the source of one or more information receives, and the gateway device is sent Include that the one or more of message to the building automation system of one or more parts of described information is set It is standby；

Each equipment in the multiple equipment that building automation system has includes：

One the second communication interface, for receiving the message from the gateway device；And

One second processor, for parsing the message received, and when the content for receiving message is associated with control function Execute control function.

6. building automation system as claimed in claim 5, which is characterized in that each equipment of building automation system It is configured to visually be presented in a reception message at least part display area of the equipment and receive One or more parts of the information arrived.

7. building automation system as claimed in claim 5, which is characterized in that each equipment of building automation system It is configured to indicate to receive one or more parts of information to make a sound.

8. building automation system as claimed in claim 5, which is characterized in that the equipment of building automation system Further include the scheduled format that a memory is used for storing the message comprising at least one message type field, institute The message that equipment is configured as to receiving is stated to be parsed according to the scheduled format.

9. the method for at least one of multiple equipment equipment in a control building automation system, which is characterized in that institute The method of stating includes：

The reception the characteristic information with the associated user of building automation system is stored by an information centre；The reception The characteristic information includes one or more types that user wishes the message received, and one or more conditions, in a message When associated with the condition that one or more equipment receive, one or more of conditions make the one of building automation system A or multiple equipment executes control function；

By gateway device in building automation system receive the one or more outside building automation system come The one or more parts for the information that source obtains,

The one or more parts for the information that the wherein described gateway device obtains, come from from one or more sources and extract letter One information centre of one or more parts of breath, or come from using the instruction received from an information centre come from one A or multiple sources extract the gateway device of one or more parts of information；

A message for sending one or more parts comprising information gives at least one of multiple equipment equipment；And

When receive message content with store when the control function of information centre is associated, at least one of multiple equipment is set It is standby to execute the control function.

10. method as claimed in claim 9, which is characterized in that further include and set by least one of multiple equipment It is standby to execute the control function, one or more portions of the information received are visually showed at least part display area Point.

11. method as claimed in claim 9, which is characterized in that further include and make a sound to indicate to receive information One or more parts.

12. method as claimed in claim 9, which is characterized in that further include：

By at least one of multiple equipment equipment, to a scheduled lattice of the message comprising at least one message type field Formula is stored；And

By at least one of multiple equipment equipment, the message received is parsed according to the scheduled format.