| Reference | Claim Element / Subject Matter | Feature | Meaning | Claim Construction & Interpretation |
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| [1] |
1 . An automation component [1] |
automation component [1] |
[Meaning 1] automation [Meaning 2] apparatus [Meaning 3] component [Meaning 4] appliance [Meaning 5] automated component [Meaning 6] electronic component [Meaning 7] automation component of an appliance [Meaning 8] electronic building automation component comprising an electronic device |
[Interpretation 1] appliance automation component for use in an appliance of the type which is |
| [2] | configured (configured to be used, of an automation controller, in an automation network, for providing an infrastructure, of the building automation system, in communication with an infrastructure, configured to provide an interface) for wireless communication [2] | communication [2] |
[Meaning 1] communications [Meaning 2] operation [Meaning 3] networking [Meaning 4] communication with devices [Meaning 5] exchange of information [Meaning 6] transmission of data [Meaning 7] communication with other components [Meaning 8] control of devices located [Meaning 9] control of an automation device [Meaning 10] control of one or more building automation devices [Meaning 11] change of value update communication between automation components [Meaning 12] communication with one or more devices configured for communication |
[Interpretation 1] change of value update communication with an automation controller and an automation device configured to be disposed [Interpretation 2] change of value update communication with one or more devices in communication with automation components [Interpretation 3] data communication with an automation controller and at least one other automation component |
| [3] | within a building automation system [3] | building automation system [3] |
[Meaning 1] building [Meaning 2] network [Meaning 3] facility [Meaning 4] system [Meaning 5] multi [Meaning 6] controlled environment [Meaning 7] control system [Meaning 8] process plant [Meaning 9] building environment [Meaning 10] plant automation system [Meaning 11] wireless automation network [Meaning 12] building or industrial environment [Meaning 13] plant or process environment [Meaning 14] control system of an appliance |
[Interpretation 1] wireless network of an industrial control system and configured to communicate with one or more devices in the industrial control system via one or more communication links [Interpretation 2] process control system and configured to communicate with one or more devices in the process control system to perform one or more changes of value operations [Interpretation 3] wireless network and configured to communicate with one or more devices via one or more communication channels within the wireless network [Interpretation 4] process control system wherein the process control system includes at least one device and an automation component [Interpretation 5] control system of an industrial process control system and configured to communicate with one or more devices [Interpretation 6] system in which the automation component is configured to communicate with one or more automation devices |
| [4] | , the automation component [1] comprising (being characterized by comprising, configured for wireless communication, comprising the following components, comprising at least one of, comprising at least one device comprising) : a wireless communications component [4] | communications component [4] |
[Meaning 1] component [Meaning 2] communication [Meaning 3] transceiver [Meaning 4] communication component [Meaning 5] component for wireless communication [Meaning 6] communications component for communicating [Meaning 7] component configured to communicate wireless signals [Meaning 8] component configured to communicate with other components [Meaning 9] device in communication with the wireless communications component |
[Interpretation 1] communications component configured to communicate with an automation controller and to communicate with devices within the building automation system via wireless communication links and wireless communication devices |
| [5] | ; a processor [5] | processor [5] |
[Meaning 1] microprocessor [Meaning 2] memory [Meaning 3] computer processor [Meaning 4] first processor [Meaning 5] processor coupled [Meaning 6] processing unit [Meaning 7] processor which is [Meaning 8] data processing component [Meaning 9] processing device coupled [Meaning 10] controller comprising the processor [Meaning 11] wireless communications component processor [Meaning 12] memory and associated processor [Meaning 13] first processor configured to be [Meaning 14] processing unit comprising the processor |
[Interpretation 1] processor in communication with the wireless communications component and configured to process and communicate with one or more other automation components within the building automation system which are [Interpretation 2] processor in communication with the wireless communications component and configured to execute computer readable instructions to communicate with the building automation system via an access point |
| [6] | in communication [2] with the wireless communications component [4] ; a memory [6] | memory [6] |
[Meaning 1] processor [Meaning 2] storage [Meaning 3] controller [Meaning 4] computer memory [Meaning 5] memory component [Meaning 6] data memory [Meaning 7] storage device [Meaning 8] memory which is [Meaning 9] data storage memory [Meaning 10] tangible memory device [Meaning 11] memory coupled to and [Meaning 12] non transitory memory device [Meaning 13] processor readable memory device [Meaning 14] memory disposed within the component |
[Interpretation 1] processor configured to execute computer readable instructions which are programmed to generate change of value updates for building automation devices and an electronic memory [Interpretation 2] processor configured to execute computer readable instructions which are programmed to implement an automation component functionality and at least one memory [Interpretation 3] storage device in communication with the processor and configured for storage of data memory |
| [7] | in communication [2] with the processor [5] , the memory [6] configured to store computer [7] | computer [7] |
[Meaning 1] machine [Meaning 2] processor [Meaning 3] computing [Meaning 4] the computer [Meaning 5] programmed computer [Meaning 6] computer computer [Meaning 7] and maintain computer [Meaning 8] data and computer [Meaning 9] one or more computer [Meaning 10] and rep to access computer [Meaning 11] at least one program module comprising computer |
[Interpretation 1] at least one set of computer readable instructions executable by the processor and configured to store at least one set of non computer [Interpretation 2] the change of value information for the building automation system and configured to store computer [Interpretation 3] at least one computer readable medium on which the processor is programmed with computer |
| [8] | readable instructions [8] | instructions [8] |
[Meaning 1] instruction [Meaning 2] commands [Meaning 3] codes [Meaning 4] instructions therein [Meaning 5] executable instructions [Meaning 6] instructions in the memory [Meaning 7] instruction set of instructions [Meaning 8] programs and computer readable instructions [Meaning 9] instructions in machine readable form [Meaning 10] instructions for the automation component and [Meaning 11] program instructions and data structures therein |
[Interpretation 1] instruction sets and data structures associated with the building automation system and configured to store computer readable instructions |
| [9] | which are executable by the processor [5] ; wherein the computer [7] readable instructions [8] are programmed (executable by the processor, configured to cause the automation component, configured to cause the processor to perform operations) to : process [9] | process [9] |
[Meaning 1] identify [Meaning 2] receive [Meaning 3] detect [Meaning 4] listen for [Meaning 5] respond to [Meaning 6] subscribe to [Meaning 7] automatically identify [Meaning 8] receive and process [Meaning 9] identify and process [Meaning 10] process and store [Meaning 11] determine to process [Meaning 12] determine whether there is [Meaning 13] identify the source of [Meaning 14] at least partially process |
[Interpretation 1] receive change of value messages from one or more devices within the system based on [Interpretation 2] determine that the automation component is configured for change of value in response to |
| [10] | a change [10] | change [10] |
[Meaning 1] transfer [Meaning 2] modification [Meaning 3] request [Meaning 4] single change [Meaning 5] first change [Meaning 6] wireless change [Meaning 7] received change [Meaning 8] building automation change [Meaning 9] device specific change [Meaning 10] wireless communication change [Meaning 11] message including an change [Meaning 12] device from the change [Meaning 13] message to identify the change [Meaning 14] signal indicative of an change |
[Interpretation 1] request for change of value received via the wireless communications component from one or more devices in response to the change [Interpretation 2] request for change of value from one or more devices within the building automation system into an change [Interpretation 3] request to change the value of one or more devices in response to the change |
| [11] | - of - value request message [11] | value request message [11] |
[Meaning 1] value [Meaning 2] message [Meaning 3] request [Meaning 4] value request [Meaning 5] request message [Meaning 6] message request [Meaning 7] values message [Meaning 8] value request message from the device [Meaning 9] value request message from an application which is |
[Interpretation 1] values request message to request change of values of the building automation system from an external device [Interpretation 2] valve request message in response to an update request from the building automation system which is [Interpretation 3] change request message in response to an update request message from an external device which is [Interpretation 4] value request message in response to the change of value request message having been |
| [12] | received (received from the device, from an external device, from at least one device, from one or more devices received, communicated from one or more automation devices, from one or more wireless communications devices, from the change of value request message received) via the wireless communications component [4] ; generate (determine whether to generate, generate and store locally, determine whether to wirelessly communicate, create in the automation component, process the memory to generate, update the automation component by generating, generate in response to the processing) a change [10] - of - value update [12] | value update [12] |
[Meaning 1] value [Meaning 2] update [Meaning 3] message [Meaning 4] valve update [Meaning 5] message update [Meaning 6] value update message [Meaning 7] value update for communication [Meaning 8] value update for the device [Meaning 9] value update for the automation component [Meaning 10] value update for the building automation system [Meaning 11] value update for the change of value request message |
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| [13] | in response [13] | response [13] |
[Meaning 1] reply [Meaning 2] relation [Meaning 3] accordance [Meaning 4] direct response [Meaning 5] further response [Meaning 6] response to [Meaning 7] responsive response [Meaning 8] the memory responsive [Meaning 9] real time responsive [Meaning 10] response to processing [Meaning 11] accordance with processing [Meaning 12] accordance with information related [Meaning 13] response to processing corresponding [Meaning 14] the building automation system in response |
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| [14] | to the change [10] - of - value request message [11] , wherein the change [10] - of - value update [12] includes (comprises an aggregation of, is generated based on, contains data derived from, comprises at least one of, is generated in response to, comprises at least one data element from, comprises at least one of an aggregate and) a plurality of change [10] - of - value messages [14] | value messages [14] |
[Meaning 1] values [Meaning 2] messages [Meaning 3] data [Meaning 4] values respectively [Meaning 5] state messages [Meaning 6] value request messages [Meaning 7] values which are [Meaning 8] values which are based on data [Meaning 9] values and the plurality of values are [Meaning 10] values and the change of value update is [Meaning 11] device values and is generated based on data [Meaning 12] change messages and the plurality of change messages are |
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| [15] | received from a plurality of devices [15] | devices [15] |
[Meaning 1] sensors [Meaning 2] nodes [Meaning 3] sources [Meaning 4] automation components [Meaning 5] field devices [Meaning 6] remote devices [Meaning 7] other components [Meaning 8] building automation devices [Meaning 9] devices within the automation component [Meaning 10] remote devices via the network [Meaning 11] devices within the building automation system [Meaning 12] automation components within the automation system |
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| [16] | ; and communicate (generate and wirelessly transmit, periodically transmit and receive, transmit to the devices, cause the processor to transmit, transmit at least part of, send to an external device, provide to the automation component) the change [10] - of - value update [12] via the wireless communication component [16] | communication component [16] |
[Meaning 1] component [Meaning 2] communications [Meaning 3] network [Meaning 4] communications component [Meaning 5] transmissions component [Meaning 6] network component [Meaning 7] component for transmission [Meaning 8] component of wireless communications [Meaning 9] component to the automation controller [Meaning 10] component to the plurality of devices [Meaning 11] components of the automation component to the automation controller |
[Interpretation 1] components of the automation component to the plurality of devices in real time or [Interpretation 2] communications component to the plurality of devices in the building automation system either |
| [17] | at regular intervals [17] | intervals [17] |
[Meaning 1] times [Meaning 2] interval [Meaning 3] time intervals [Meaning 4] periodic intervals or [Meaning 5] intervals or periodically [Meaning 6] or irregular intervals or [Meaning 7] intervals or at intervals [Meaning 8] time intervals or at times determined [Meaning 9] or irregular intervals for multiple devices [Meaning 10] interval of time or at regular intervals [Meaning 11] intervals until the building automation system is updated [Meaning 12] intervals until the change of value update is processed |
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| [18] | according (or at intervals according, for an amount according, such as in response, in time in response, until the update conform according, for at least one of according, such that the communication occurs according) to a schedule [18] | schedule [18] |
[Meaning 1] timer [Meaning 2] policy [Meaning 3] protocol [Meaning 4] predetermined schedule [Meaning 5] periodic schedule [Meaning 6] time schedule [Meaning 7] schedule event [Meaning 8] predetermined time period [Meaning 9] predefine time schedule [Meaning 10] time interval schedule [Meaning 11] time interval and until [Meaning 12] periodic schedule for the update [Meaning 13] time interval of the update [Meaning 14] schedule of the building automation system |
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| [19] | or until a change [10] - of - value acknowledgment [19] | value acknowledgment [19] |
[Meaning 1] value [Meaning 2] message [Meaning 3] response [Meaning 4] command [Meaning 5] value acknowledgement [Meaning 6] values message [Meaning 7] change message [Meaning 8] values complete message [Meaning 9] value update to be communicated [Meaning 10] values message from each device [Meaning 11] vale update for another device [Meaning 12] value message from the plurality of devices [Meaning 13] state message from one or more other devices [Meaning 14] values message from the change of value request message |
[Interpretation 1] change acknowledgement message is received via the wireless communications component or until an update acknowledgement message from the building automation system [Interpretation 2] values message from one or more of the plurality of devices is or |
| [20] | is received . |