REMOTE BUILDING MONITORING SYSTEM WITH CONTRACTOR LOCATOR

摘要

A system allows a contractor to remotely monitor and/or interact with its customers' building control systems, such as heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and analyze information obtained from the building control systems over time. Such a system may help the contractor monitor and diagnosis customer building control systems, setup service calls, achieve better customer relations, create more effective marketing opportunities, as well as other functions. In some cases, the disclosed system may include a controller that outputs a listing of one or more building automation system contractors having a service area that overlaps a geographical location of a customer or a potential customer or of a related HVAC system. In some cases, the disclosed system may output a listing of one or more building automation system contractors having a service area that overlaps a geographical location of a building automation system for which an alert has been indicated.

主权项

1. A remote system configured to communicate with a plurality of client building automation controllers over a network, wherein each of the client building automation controllers is part of a corresponding client building automation system that services a corresponding client building, the remote system comprising:
a communications port configured to operatively communicate with a plurality of client building automation controllers; and a controller operatively coupled to the communications port, wherein the controller is configured to output via the communications port a listing of one or more building automation system contractors having a service area that overlaps a geographical location of a building automation system for which an alert has been indicated.