Patent ID: 12235859

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

The embodiments of this disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. These are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to be limiting.

FIG.1is a system architecture diagram in the first embodiment of this disclosure. Referring toFIG.1, an integrated intelligent building management system (hereafter as integrated management system) is disclosed in this disclosure. The integrated management system at least includes a first cloud management system (for example, IWA Cloud)1and one or multiple intelligent building systems (for example, IWA Center)2connected with and managed by the first cloud management system1. Each intelligent building system2manages one building3.

Referring toFIG.1, each intelligent building system2manages one building3in this disclosure. The first cloud management system1is a virtual system established on the cloud, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), for managing one or multiple projects. In one embodiment, each project at least includes the buildings3controlled by all of the intelligent building systems2which are connected under the first cloud management system1.

One technical feature of this disclosure is that when the user of the integrated management system has particular demand, the user may control the first cloud management system1to execute bottom-up data authorization. Thus, one or multiple second cloud management systems4may further be established on the first cloud management system1. The corresponding users, such as government agencies or investors, etc., may search the corresponding data and the analytical result for that based on specific analytical strategy of the authorized specific project/specific building3through establishment and usage of the second cloud management system4without interfering the structure of the existing integrated management system.

In one embodiment, the second cloud management system4may be established on the same cloud space with the first cloud management system1. In another embodiment, the second cloud management system4may be established on the different cloud space with the first cloud management system1. Here is not intended to be limiting.

This disclosure may facilitate the realization of data analysis and sharing across multi-projects and multi-buildings for the user through the aforementioned technical features.

FIG.2is a system architecture diagram in the second embodiment of this disclosure. Referring toFIG.2, the first cloud management system1includes a first cloud configuration platform (or setter)11and a project management database12. The project management database12has a first transforming interface (not shown in figures). In one embodiment, the first cloud management system1is a virtual system established on the cloud. The first cloud configuration platform11and the project management database12are virtual units accomplished by software. Here is not intended to be limiting.

As described above, the first cloud management system1manages at least one project through the configuration from the user. Each project includes one or multiple buildings3. In this embodiment, the first cloud management system1further includes a cloud interface connecting unit14. The first cloud management system1connects with one or multiple intelligent building systems2through the cloud interface connecting unit14. Each intelligent building system2is in charge of one building3in the project.

Specifically, each intelligent building system2may practically receive the equipment data of multiple equipment inside the building3and the first cloud management system1receives the equipment data, which are uploaded by each intelligent building system2respectively, through the cloud interface connecting unit14. In this disclosure, each intelligent building system2stores the corresponding data of the building3controlled by itself on the project management database12of the first cloud management system1(described hereafter).

Referring toFIG.2, the second cloud management system4includes a second cloud configuration platform41and a demand database42. The demand database42has a second transforming interface (not shown in figures). In one embodiment, the second cloud management system4is a virtual system established on the cloud. The second cloud configuration platform41and the demand database42are virtual units accomplished by software. Here is not intended to be limiting.

In this disclosure, the first cloud management system1may accept the external operation from the user and configure the authority to be granted according to the external operation. The first cloud management system1may directly establish the second cloud management system4online based on the content of the granted authority.

Specifically, the user, such as the project manager, may connect the first cloud management system1remotely by computer, smart phone, or server through Internet. The user may perform the external operation to the first cloud management system1through a graphic user interface (GUI), and control the first cloud management system1to grant the authority of one or multiple projects managed by the first cloud management system1accordingly. In one embodiment, the authority may be the access authority, and/or the access duration, etc., for the corresponding data of specific project/specific building3. Here is not intended to be limiting. When the configuration of the authority is finished, the user may activate a cloud management system establishment button (not shown in figures) on the first cloud management system1through the GUI. When the button is activated, the first cloud management system1may establish the second cloud management system4on the cloud instantly based on the authority content configured by the user.

According the established relation, the first cloud management system1may connect with the second transforming interface of the second cloud management system4through the first transforming interface instantly after the second cloud management system4is established. The first cloud management system1may authorize the second cloud management system4to connect to the project management database12. Further, the second cloud management system4may access data in the project management database12under the authorized scope.

In one embodiment, the first cloud management system1establishes a Docker image based on the authorized content configured by the user after the button is activated. Thus, the cloud space, such as the AWS, may execute the image to establish the second cloud management system4with specific content.

It should be noted that the user of the first cloud management system1may be the project manager, such as the administrator of the headquarter, and the user of the second cloud management system1may be the corresponding person with particular purpose, such as the government agency having supervisory responsibilities to multi-projects/multi-buildings. The project management database12and the demand database42may adopt different data structure based on the work environment of different users. Under this consideration, the project management database12in this disclosure further includes a data transforming service module (not shown in figures) disposed therein.

In one embodiment, when the access action from the second cloud management system4is accepted, the first cloud management system1performs format transformation to the target data, such as the illumination equipment data of building A, air-conditioning equipment data of building B, etc., in the access action through the data transforming service module. The second cloud management system4obtains and stores the transformed data in the demand database42to complete the data sharing.

It should be noted that the first cloud management system1may record the application program interface (API) used by the second cloud management system4. The data transforming service module follows the API of the second cloud management system4to transform data to the receivable format of the second cloud management system4during performing the format transformation action. Here is not intended to be limiting.

In this disclosure, the second cloud management system4may not directly connect to and manage any one of the project/building. The second cloud management system4solely obtains the authorized corresponding data of specific project/specific building through the first cloud management system1and analyzes the obtained data to make corresponding statement. Specifically, the establishment and usage of the second cloud management system4may facilitate the obtaining and viewing of the corresponding data for the corresponding members, such as original data, analytical data, and statement, etc., of specific project/specific building instantly, and the direct control and management of the project/building is not involved.

This disclosure may effectively classify the authorities of the first cloud management system1and the second cloud management system4through the aforementioned technical features. When the corresponding members finished specific tasks, the integrated management system of this disclosure may terminate the second cloud management system4(i.e., withdraw the authorization from the first cloud management system1) at any time. Thus, the scalability and security of the integrated management system may be achieved simultaneously.

As described above, the second cloud management system4of this disclosure is directly established based on the granted authority from the first cloud management system1. Therefore, the second cloud management system4may access the project management database12of the first cloud management system1based on the preset authority to obtain the corresponding data, such as the energy data of the first project, the illumination-related data of the building A in the second project, etc.

In another embodiment, the second cloud management system4after being established may accept the external operation from the user, such as government agency, through the second cloud configuration platform41to request the first cloud management system1to modify the granted authority, i.e., modify the access authority of the second cloud management system4for the project management database12.

In this embodiment, the second cloud management system4may store the access authority for the project management database12through the demand database42and store the analysis rule to data obtained from the project management database12. In one embodiment, the analysis rule may be algorithm used by analysis, types of analysis, time point of analysis, action executed after analysis, etc. Here is not intended to be limiting.

When attempting to access data in the project management database12, the second cloud management system4may only send corresponding request to the first cloud management system1based on the access authority. When attempting to execute data analysis, the second cloud management system4may only execute necessary analysis to data obtained from the project management database12based on the analysis rule. This disclosure may facilitate the operation of the establishment and usage of the second cloud management system4for the user through the aforementioned technical features.

In this disclosure, the first cloud configuration platform11of the first cloud management system1may has a project management module, a building management module, and an equipment communication management module (not shown in figures). Here is not intended to be limiting.

The project management module may accept the external operation to establish one or multiple projects controlled by the first cloud management system1. The building management module may accept the external operation to import, establish and manage the planar graph and 3D model of one or multiple buildings3in each project, such as to provide transformation service for building information modeling (BIM) or manage the transformed BIM model. The equipment communication management module may accept the external operation to define the communication protocol of various equipment in each building3.

It should be noted that the first cloud management system1is disposed on the cloud, thereby when the same user or different users establish different projects or configure different buildings3, the users may directly use the defined equipment data, such as the communication protocol, in the first cloud management system1. As a result, the integrated management system of this disclosure may effectively save time cost of the user for establishing the equipment data of the same or similar equipment repeatedly.

The first cloud management system1may generate the corresponding cloud configuration file based on the actions, such as establishing the second cloud management system4, defining the equipment data, etc., after all of the actions are finished. In this disclosure, the first cloud management system1may release the cloud configuration file to one or multiple intelligent building systems2connected thereon to synchronize with the intelligent building systems2according to the cloud configuration file.

As described above, the intelligent building system2is used to manage one building3and the first cloud management system1is used to manage one or more projects having one or multiple buildings3. In other words, the first cloud management system1is superordinate above the intelligent building system2. Thus, when the intelligent building system2received the cloud configuration file released by the first cloud management system1, the configuration is confined by the cloud configuration file. On the other hand, the cloud configuration file includes most of the configuration parameters, such as the communication protocol of each equipment, thereby the user does not need to configure otherwise in the intelligent building system2with respect to the configuration parameters. Thus, the configuration time may be effectively decreased.

Referring toFIG.2, the first cloud management system1further includes a first Internet management platform13and the second cloud management system4further includes a second Internet management platform43. In this embodiment, the first Internet management platform13may provide a first real-time information display module and a first alarm module through a first Internet front-end (or first cell phone front-end). The second Internet management platform43may provide a second real-time information display module and a second alarm module through a second Internet front-end (or second cell phone front-end).

In this disclosure, the first cloud management system1is used to manage one or multiple projects and the user may actively search the corresponding information of one or multiple projects through the first real-time information display module. When a problem occurs in any project, the user may receive an alarm message with respect to the project through the first alarm module. In contrary, the second cloud management system4is used to access and analyze data of the authorized project. The user may actively search the corresponding information, such as original data and analyzed data, of the authorized project through the second real-time information display module and receive the corresponding alarm message through the second alarm module passively.

FIG.3is a system architecture diagram in the third embodiment of this disclosure. Referring toFIG.3, in this disclosure, the intelligent building system2may be a software system carried out by physical computer and server and is used to manage the designated building3. In the embodiment ofFIG.3, the intelligent building system2at least includes a ground configuration platform21, a ground data processor22, a communication convertor (or communication broker)23and a data manager24. It should be noted that the ground configuration platform21, the ground data processor22, the communication convertor23and the data manager24may be virtual units accomplished by software or physical elements carried out by hardware. Here is not intended to be limiting.

The ground configuration platform21receives the cloud configuration file from the first cloud management system1and configures the intelligent building system2and multiple equipment7in the building3, which is controlled by the intelligent building system2, according to the cloud configuration file. The ground configuration platform21further generates the corresponding ground configuration file based on the configuration result (described hereafter). In one embodiment, the ground configuration platform21is confined by the cloud configuration file when performing the configuration action of the ground equipment. Moreover, the cloud configuration file has some configurations, such as the communication protocol of each equipment, to the ground equipment, thereby the ground configuration platform21may only need to configure the parameters not included in the cloud configuration file.

For example, the ground configuration platform21may accept the external operation from the user through Internet or physical cable to configure the corresponding information rendering on the Internet front-end51or cell phone front-end52connected with the intelligent building system2. For another example, the ground configuration platform21may configure the kit properties of one or multiple intelligent building kits (or IWA kit)6connected with the intelligent building system2. Here is not intended to be limiting.

The ground data processor22is used to perform a statistical analysis to data collected from the controlled building3. Specifically, the intelligent building system2connects multiple equipment7in the controlled building3through one or multiple intelligent building kits6and collects the feedback information of the equipment7. Further, the intelligent building system2performs the statistical analysis to the feedback information and records the feedback information.

It should be noted that the intelligent building system2processes a command request, such as a request of searching the feedback information or analytical data to specific equipment7, received from the Internet front-end51or cell phone front-end52through the ground data processor22.

In one embodiment, the intelligent building system2may use the ground data processor22as a connecting interface module with the first cloud management system1therebetween. Specifically, the intelligent building system2collects and compiles data, such as the feedback information of the equipment7, uploaded by all of the intelligent building kits6connected thereon through the ground data processor22. The intelligent building system2further uploads data to the first cloud management system1and stores data in the project management database12.

The communication convertor23is used to establish communication between the intelligent building system2and the controlled building3. In one embodiment, the communication convertor23may be a message queuing telemetry transport broker (MQTT broker). For example, the communication convertor23is carried out by standard Mosquito 1.5.4. Here is not intended to be limiting. The intelligent building system2establishes subscription rule through the communication convertor23to respectively perform message delivery with the components, such as each intelligent building kit6, the ground configuration platform21, the Internet front-end51and the cell phone front-end52, etc.

The data manager24is used to store the corresponding data of the intelligent building system2and may include a real-time database and a history database (not shown in figures). Specifically, the real-time database may be a database using MySQL and is used to record relatively real-time data, such as the cloud configuration file and/or the ground configuration file. The history database may be a database using MongoDB and is used to record the historical records of the intelligent building system2, each intelligent building kit6, and/or each equipment7.

In one embodiment, the intelligent building system2may perform data backup and recovery of the cloud configuration file and/or the ground configuration file through the data manager24. Thus, the intelligent building system2may achieve the object of database backup through the data manager24.

It should be noted that the ground configuration platform21has configuration file generating unit (not shown in figures). In this disclosure, the ground configuration platform21accepts remote control or offline control through the configuration file generating unit to perform corresponding configuration action to the components, such as the ground data processor22, the intelligent building kit6, the Internet front-end51and the cell phone front-end52, etc., and generates the ground configuration file according to the configuration result.

The ground configuration platform21may further include at least one sub-module (not shown in figures). The sub-module is activated or deactivated through the control from the first cloud management system1, such as configuring the sub-module through the release of the cloud configuration file. The access authority (readout and write-in) of the sub-module is determined based on content of the ground configuration file. For example, the sub-module may be a planar information module, a BIM model module, a statistical diagram module, an alarm notification module, an equipment monitoring module, etc., to provide display function for corresponding information through the Internet front-end51or cell phone front-end52. If the sub-modules are activated and have the access authority for the database, the user may connect and use the sub-modules through the Internet front-end51or cell phone front-end52to obtain corresponding information provided by the sub-modules.

Referring toFIG.1andFIG.3, the intelligent building system2of this disclosure is in charge of managing at least one building3. The building3has multiple equipment7, such as energy detection equipment, illumination equipment, air-conditioning equipment, image equipment, etc. The intelligent building system2is connected to the multiple equipment7with different properties in the building3through multiple intelligent building kits6. In one embodiment, each intelligent building kit6receives the ground configuration file from the connected intelligent building system2and periodically obtains the equipment data of the connected one or multiple equipment7based on content of the ground configuration file.

In this disclosure, the intelligent building kit6is a relay layer between the intelligent building system2and the equipment on the bottom end and is a universal type connecting device.

Specifically, the intelligent building kit6is preset to accommodate various functions. The functions of the intelligent building kit6are not activated before connected to the equipment7. The intelligent building kit6does not belong to any specific type. In this disclosure, the intelligent building system2determines the kit property of the intelligent building kit6, such as writing the kit property into the ground configuration file, according to the equipment property or type of the equipment7connected under one intelligent building kit6. When the ground configuration file is received, the intelligent building kit6may configure the kit property thereof according to content of the ground configuration file. The intelligent building kit6further starts corresponding function based on the kit property, and provides the functions to one or multiple equipment7connected thereon, and periodically obtains equipment data/equipment status according to the properties of the equipment7at the same time.

In one embodiment, the ground data processor22of the intelligent building system2has a data receiving unit, a command processing unit and a cloud interface connecting unit (not shown in figures). The data receiving unit is used to receive the equipment data uploaded by the intelligent building kit6. The command processing unit is used to receive the command request of the Internet front-end51or the cell phone front-end52. The cloud interface connecting unit is used to upload the received equipment data to the first cloud management system1.

As described above, the intelligent building kit6may confirm the kit property thereof according to the equipment property or type of the connected equipment7. In other words, the intelligent building kit6may be transformed from the universal type connecting device to a specific type connecting device. The intelligent building kit6further has an edge computing module (not shown in figures). The edge computing module may provide and execute corresponding intelligent computing analytical function according to the equipment property or type of the multiple equipment7connected thereon. In one embodiment, the intelligent building kit6activates the intelligent computing analytical function according to the ground configuration file.

In this embodiment, after the equipment data of the connected equipment7is periodically obtained, the intelligent building kit6may perform corresponding analytical action to the equipment data and then upload the analytical result to the intelligent building system2. As a result, the computing load of the ground data processor22in the intelligent building system2may be balanced and the response time of data processing may also be improved. On the other hand, the intelligent computing analytical function provided by the intelligent building system2may be expanded correspondingly according to the intelligent building kit6connected thereon. Thus, the future need of the user possibly derived from the evolution of technology may further be fulfilled.

FIG.4is a schematic view of the project management database in the first embodiment of this disclosure. In this disclosure, the first cloud management system1is located on a higher level of the hierarchy. Thus, the first cloud management system1may manage one or multiple projects at the same time. The project management database12used by the first cloud management system1is a hierarchical database.

Referring toFIG.4, the project management database12is virtually partitioned into a first layer database field121, a second layer database field122and a third layer database field123. The second layer database field122accommodates all the data in the first layer database field121. The third layer database field123accommodates all the data in the second layer database field122.

In one embodiment, the first layer database field121is used to store a building body data1211and an equipment data1212. The building body data1211may be the basic information, such as a building name, a building location, etc., of the building3controlled by one or multiple intelligent building systems2under the first cloud management system1. In another embodiment, the building body data1211may further include the environmental information, such as weather record, official management regulations, electricity pricing regulations, etc., at the location of the building3. Here is not intended to be limiting. The equipment data1212is the corresponding information of multiple equipment7installed and used in the building3, such as the floor where each equipment7is located, equipment specification, operation status, maintenance record, management mechanism, control logic, fault diagnosis basis, performance analysis method, etc. Here is not intended to be limiting.

As described above, the first layer database field121in the project management database12belongs to the hierarchy of building and is used to store data corresponding to one or multiple buildings3.

In one embodiment, the second layer database field122is linked with the first layer database field121and used to store a project data1221of the project including one or multiple buildings3recorded in the first layer database field121.

In this disclosure, each project may manage one or multiple buildings3at the same time. The geographic locations of the buildings3are generally adjacent to each other, or the buildings3belong to the same construction project. This disclosure facilitates the simultaneous management of multiple corresponding buildings for the user through establishment of the project. Further, data of the buildings3, such as the building body data1211and the equipment data1212, is accumulated in the second layer database field122to be the project data1221. Thus, the first cloud management system1may efficiently perform statistical analysis, such as energy utilization rate, comparison of equipment service life, etc., for multi-buildings3and output corresponding improvement suggestions. Moreover, the multiple buildings3under the same project may learn more effective control strategies used by the other buildings3through hierarchical record, management and analysis, thereby the efficiency is further improved.

In one embodiment, the third layer database field123is linked with the second layer database field122and used to store a project manager data1231of the project managers in the one or multiple projects recorded in the second layer database field122.

In this disclosure, each project manager may simultaneously manage multiple projects based on the job duties. For example, the project manager may be a property management company that simultaneously manages multiple construction projects, or a headquarter management department having multiple branch buildings in multiple regions, etc.

Comparing to the building group in the same project, the building group belonging to different projects may have the differences of geographical locations, environment and weather, and official management regulations. When the statistical analysis based on the project manager data1231in the third layer database field123is performed, the first cloud management system1may adopt more variation factors to perform more complicated analysis. As a result, the user may obtain comprehensive comparing data of different projects from the first cloud management system1to further analyze the varieties between multiple buildings3under different projects.

In this disclosure, the first cloud management system1may accept the external operation through GUI to configure for granting the authority of entire data or partial data in the first layer database field121, the second layer database field122and the third layer database field123, and to establish the second cloud management systems4based on the granted authority. Accordingly, when the second cloud management systems4starts to operate, the second cloud management systems4may access entire data or partial data in the first layer database field121, the second layer database field122and the third layer database field123correspondingly according to the granted authority, and performs corresponding statistical analysis to the obtained data.

By the aforementioned technical features of this disclosure, the corresponding member may search corresponding data of specific building3and/or specific project through the second cloud management systems4without directly accessing the project management database12of the first cloud management system1. The system scalability may be achieved and usage for the user is facilitated.

It should be noted that the project management database12is associated with an enormous equipment template infobase which comprises a variety of equipment information (not shown in figures). Specifically, the user may priorly collect and establish the complete data, such as specification, property, communication protocol, data transmission format, etc., of each known equipment7possibly used in each building3, and construct the equipment template infobase based on the complete data. In one embodiment, the equipment template infobase is recorded in the first layer database field121.

Apart from the known equipment7, such as the equipment provided or manufactured by the same provider of the first cloud management system1, the intelligent building system2, the intelligent building kit6, the equipment template infobase may accept the configuration from the user for data, such as specification, property, communication protocol, data transmission format, etc., of one or multiple unknown equipment to add the equipment data of the unknown equipment to the first layer database field121collectively.

In this disclosure, the equipment data of each equipment7(including the known equipment and the unknown equipment) is recorded in the first layer database field121by flexible data structure, such as recording in a manner of matching one data label with one data, to constitute the equipment template infobase. When the user operates the intelligent building system2through GUI to deploy corresponding one or multiple equipment7for each building3, the user may directly and repeatedly use the equipment data recorded in the equipment template infobase without delegating to engineer for editing the equipment data of multiple equipment7repeatedly. The time cost of deploying the equipment7may be decreased.

FIG.5is a management flowchart in the first embodiment of this disclosure.FIG.5shows an integrated intelligent building management method (hereafter as management method) of this disclosure. The management method is used for the integrated management system shown in theFIG.1toFIG.3to facilitate the management and statistical analysis toward data of one or multiple projects/one or multiple buildings for the users and corresponding members.

Referring toFIG.5, the integrated management system of this disclosure receives the corresponding data of the building3from the intelligent building system2by the first cloud management system1(step S10), and stores data in the project management database12. Specifically, the first cloud management system1stores data of the building3through the first layer database field121in the project management database12, and stores data of the project including multiple buildings3through the second layer database field122, and stores data of the project managers simultaneously managing multiple projects through the third layer database field123.

In this disclosure, the first cloud management system1is connected with the second transforming interface of the demand database42in the second cloud management system4through the first transforming interface of the project management database12(step S12). The first cloud management system1authorizes the second cloud management system4to connect and access the project management database12(step S14).

In one embodiment, the access authority for data in the project management database12of the second cloud management system4is confirmed at the time the second cloud management system4is established. In another embodiment, after the second cloud management system4is established, the second cloud management system4request the first cloud management system1for modifying the access authority for data in the project management database12. The access authority may be recorded selectively in the demand database42of the second cloud management system4. In the step S14, the second cloud management system4restrictively accesses the project management database12according to the access authority recorded in the demand database42.

When the second cloud management system4sends a request to the first cloud management system1, the first cloud management system1may accept the access action from the second cloud management system4to the project management database12(step S16). In one embodiment, the second cloud management system4may be configured to access the project management database12periodically. In another embodiment, the second cloud management system4may accept the external operation from the corresponding member and access the project management database12according to the external operation. Here is not intended to be limiting.

After the step S16, the first cloud management system1performs a format transformation to data requested to be accessed by the second cloud management system4through the data transforming service module of the project management database12(step S18). After the step S18, the second cloud management system4may obtain the transformed data and store the obtained data in the demand database42(step S20).

After step S20, the second cloud management system4may perform statistical analysis to data recorded in the demand database42, and output statistical data and analytical result through the Internet front-end. As a result, the corresponding member may obtain corresponding data of the specific project/specific building3with the access authority of the second cloud management system4under the condition of being unable to directly connect the first cloud management system1and/or the intelligent building systems2. The system architecture of the existing integrated management system does not need to be modified and the security of the integrated management system is not influenced.

FIG.6is a system establishment flowchart in the first embodiment of this disclosure. In this disclosure, the user wants to have the corresponding member obtain data of the specific project/specific building without interfering the operation of the first cloud management system1and the intelligent building system2, the user may operate the first cloud management system1to directly establish a second cloud management system4privileged for the corresponding member to use based on the demand.

Referring toFIG.6, the user may log in the first cloud management system1from the back-end and the first cloud management system1may accept the external operation from the user through the first cloud configuration platform11(step S30). In this embodiment, the external operation refers to that the user logs in the back-end of the first cloud management system1by remote computer, smart phone or server and sends corresponding command to the first cloud configuration platform11. The first cloud management system1may grant the authority to one or multiple projects managed by the first cloud management system1based on the external operation (step S32). Each project includes the buildings3controlled by one or multiple intelligent building systems2connected thereon.

After the step S32, the first cloud management system1may directly establish a second cloud management system4on the upper layer of the first cloud management system1based on the granted authority (step S34). In this disclosure, the corresponding member may obtain the access authority for the second cloud management system4. Thus, the corresponding member may log in the back-end of the second cloud management system4to perform configuration and log in the front-end of the second cloud management system4to search necessary information directly.

Referring toFIG.2, after the second cloud management system4is established, the second cloud management system4may accept the external operation from the user through the second cloud configuration platform41(step S36) to request the first cloud management system1for modifying the access authority for one or multiple projects of the second cloud management system4(step S38).

For example, in the step S32, the user merely grants the access authority for corresponding data in the first project. Thus, the second cloud management system4established in the step S34by the first cloud management system1only has the authority of accessing corresponding data of the first project in the project management database12. In other words, the corresponding member is merely able to obtain the statistical analysis data corresponding to the first project through the second cloud management system4. If the corresponding member has other demands, such as corresponding data of the second project, the corresponding member may configure the second cloud configuration platform41(step S36) to make the second cloud management system4send the request to the first cloud management system1for accessing corresponding data of the second project (step S38). Thus, the first cloud management system1renews the access authority of the project management database12for the second cloud management system4.

After the step S38, the second cloud management system4may record the access authorities thereof at the very time for one or multiple projects controlled by the first cloud management system1through the demand database42(step S40). Further, the second cloud management system4records the analysis rule for data obtained from the project management database12through demand database42(step S42).

In one embodiment, the corresponding member may configure the second cloud configuration platform41by the external operation to confirm the analysis rule. After corresponding data of the granted project is obtained, the second cloud management system4performs designated analytical action based on the analysis rule and outputs corresponding analytical result. Therefore, the corresponding member may directly search the analytical result through the Internet front-end or the cell phone front-end of the second cloud management system4. This disclosure may be used conveniently.

As described above, the object of establishing the second cloud management system4in this disclosure is to facilitate the obtaining of corresponding information of specific project/specific building for the corresponding member. Therefore, before the second cloud management system4is authorized to access corresponding information in the first cloud management system1, the configuration procedures to the intelligent building systems2, the intelligent building kits6and the equipment in the integrated management system need to be completed.

FIG.7is a configuration flowchart in the first embodiment of this disclosure. Referring toFIG.2andFIG.7, the user may log in the back-end of the first cloud management system1through remote computer, smart phone, or server to configure one or multiple projects by the first cloud management system1. The user may further configure multiple equipment7possibly included in the building3. The first cloud management system1generates corresponding cloud configuration file according to the configuration content (step S50).

Specifically, the user may configure that each project includes which intelligent building systems2(i.e., includes which buildings3) and configure the equipment data, such as communication protocol, of one or multiple equipment7included respectively by the buildings3. As described above, the user may directly select the equipment template infobase priorly established in the project management database12. Thus, the equipment data of multiple equipment7is directly configured without editing program codes additionally.

After the step S50, the first cloud management system1may export the cloud configuration file to the intelligent building systems2to synchronize with the intelligent building systems2(step S52).

After the step S52, the intelligent building systems2may accept the cloud configuration file from the first cloud management system1and start one or multiple services based on content of the cloud configuration file (step S54). For example, if the first cloud management system1allocates the building A to the first project in the cloud configuration file and puts the intelligent building system2in charge of the building A, the intelligent building system2may start specific service corresponding to the building A in step S54.

Moreover, the cloud configuration file includes data that is directly applicable to the intelligent building system2, such as the communication protocol of multiple equipment7in the controlled building3. Thus, after the cloud configuration file is received, the intelligent building system2is confined by the cloud configuration file to configure oneself and generates corresponding ground configuration file (step S56).

After the step S56, the intelligent building system2releases the ground configuration file downwardly (step S58). Specifically, the intelligent building system2releases the ground configuration file to the connected one or multiple intelligent building kits6, the Internet front-end51and the cell phone front-end52to make those perform the configuration action of themselves based on content of the ground configuration file.

In this disclosure, the intelligent building kit6is defined to be the corresponding type according to the property of the equipment7connected thereto. The intelligent building system2may configure the kit property of the intelligent building kit6based on the type of the intelligent building kit6, and records the kit property in the ground configuration file. When the ground configuration file is accepted from the intelligent building system2, the intelligent building kit6may activate corresponding intelligent computing analytical function based on the kit property recorded in the ground configuration file (step S60).

For example, the intelligent building system2connects to multiple lighting devices in the building3through the first intelligent building kit. Thus, the kit property of the first intelligent building kit in the ground configuration file is defined as lighting device kit. When the ground configuration file is received, the first intelligent building kit may activate the corresponding function like built-in light source analysis based on content of the ground configuration file to analyze the information, such as usage time, brightness, energy consumption, etc., of each lighting device in the building3. For another example, the intelligent building system2connects to the air-conditioning equipment in the building3through the second intelligent building kit. Thus, the kit property of the second intelligent building kit in the ground configuration file is defined as air-conditioning kit. When the ground configuration file is received, the second intelligent building kit may activate the corresponding function like built-in air-conditioning analysis based on content of the ground configuration file to analyze the information, such as usage time, temperature, energy consumption, etc., of the air-conditioning equipment in the building3. Here is not intended to be limiting.

After the step S60, the intelligent building kit6periodically obtains the equipment data of multiple equipment7connected thereto based on the ground configuration file (step S62). The intelligent building kit6further analyzes the equipment data through the activated intelligent computing analytical function and uploads the analyzed data to the intelligent building system2(step S64). In one embodiment, the intelligent building system2may directly upload data responded by the intelligent building kit6to store it in the project management database12of the first cloud management system1. In another embodiment, the intelligent building system2may further analyze data responded by the intelligent building kit6, and upload the analytical result to store it in the project management database12of the first cloud management system1.

Moreover, in the step S56, the intelligent building system2may configure the rendering information and the rendering manner to the front-end and record that in the ground configuration file. After the step S58, the Internet front-end51of the intelligent building system2may receive the ground configuration file to display corresponding screen based on content of the ground configuration file, and activate corresponding function (step S66). Similarly, the cell phone front-end52of the intelligent building system2may receive the ground configuration file as well to display corresponding screen based on content of the ground configuration file, and activate corresponding function (step S68)

For example, the Internet front-end51may activate the functions, such as BIM model module, financial management module, organizational management module, community management module, etc., based on the ground configuration file and display corresponding screen by the functions. For another example, the cell phone front-end52may activate the functions of building system application, such as equipment list module, planar information module, statistical diagram module, etc., or the functions of property application, such as public facilities reservation module, visitor registration module, postal service module, residential repairing request module, etc., based on the ground configuration file.

The integrated management system and management method of this disclosure may integrate data of different buildings/projects and facilitate the configuration, management and analysis to data for the user. Furthermore, the corresponding member may obtain necessary data at any time through the establishment of the second cloud management systems. The scalability of the building system is increased.

Although this disclosure has been described with reference to the foregoing preferred embodiment, it will be understood that the disclosure is not limited to the details thereof. Various equivalent variations and modifications can still occur to those skilled in this art in view of the teachings of this disclosure. Thus, all such variations and equivalent modifications are also embraced within the scope of the disclosure as defined in the appended claims.