Patent ID: 9542059
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: G05B,G06F,G06T

Claim:
1. A method in a data processing system for displaying graphics, the method comprising: identifying a result of an expression comprising a variable dependent on a state of a device in a building as a value for a data point associated with the device in the building, the value received from a management system operably connected to the device; identifying a selection of an evaluation type from among a plurality of evaluation types; mapping the value for the data point to a graphical representation of the value for the data point according to the selected evaluation type, wherein when the selected evaluation type is a linear evaluation type, mapping the value for the data point to the graphical representation of the value comprises: generating a display comprising a graphical representation of at least a portion of the building and a symbol representing the device, the symbol displayed in a location relative to the graphical representation of at least the portion of the building based on a location of the device in the building; displaying the graphical representation of the value for the data point in association with the symbol representing the device according to the selected evaluation type; and modifying the graphical representation of the value based on a change in the value in response to identifying the change in the value from the management system.