Patent ID: 11870600
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. A method of configuring a plurality of building control devices of a building control system using an application running on a mobile device, the method comprising:
using the application on the mobile device to access a floor plan corresponding to a building space having the plurality of building control devices each installed at a corresponding physical location in the building space, the plurality of building control devices awaiting configuration;
using the application of the mobile device to display a list of building control devices;
informing the application of a relative position of each of the plurality of building control devices within the building space by dragging an icon from the list of building control devices for each of the plurality of building control devices and dropping the icon at a location on the floor plan that corresponds to the physical location of the corresponding building control device in the building space;
scanning a scannable code secured relative to a particular building control device of the plurality of building control devices using the mobile device, the scannable code encoding first configuration information for the particular building control device, wherein the first configuration information includes a MAC address for the particular building control device;
accepting from a user second configuration information for the particular building control device via one or more screens that are displayed by the application running on the mobile device, wherein the second configuration information includes additional options and/or settings for configuring the particular building control device beyond the first configuration information and the location of the particular building control device on the floor plan, wherein the second configuration information includes an IP address for the particular building control device;
saving the first and second configuration information for the particular building control device within a memory of the mobile device;
repeating the scanning, receiving and saving steps for each of the plurality of building control devices;
uploading the saved first and second configuration information for each of the plurality of building control devices to a remote server;
wherein the plurality of building control devices installed within the building space are divided into a plurality of groups, with a different user assigned to each group, wherein each user is assigned a different mobile device for configuring the building control devices within their assigned group, and the different mobile devices uploading their saved first and second configuration information for each of the building control devices in their assigned group to the remote server; and
operating the building control system using the uploaded first and second configuration information.