Patent ID: 7719440

Claim:
A system for providing an integrated building control and information system, said system comprising: a master control network for communicating information to a plurality of remotely-located satellite networks, wherein said master control network includes a master utility node and a vendor tracking system module, said vendor tracking system module for storing and transmitting information regarding controlling and monitoring at least one first device connected to said master utility node; at least one said satellite network comprising a satellite utility node and a satellite vendor tracking system, said satellite vendor tracking system for transmitting information regarding controlling and monitoring at least one second device connected to at least one of said satellite networks; a radio frequency (RF) communication system for communicating information between a RF master device connected to said master control network and at least one RF satellite device connected to at least one said satellite network; a controller for receiving and transmitting data to said master control network; and a remote control unit communicating with and controlling at least one second device connected to said satellite utility node, wherein said remote control unit includes a display for displaying information received from at least one said second device, wherein at least one said satellite network receives data from and transmits data to said master control network through said RF communication system, wherein said system allows a user to control at least one said second device through said remote control unit independently from control by said master control network, and further wherein said satellite utility node detects utility information from said satellite utility node and transmits said utility information to said RF satellite device.