Enterprise controller display method
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ENTERPRISE CONTROLLER DISPLAY METHOD
3,232,519 A
(75) Inventors: Stephen A Horowitz, Acworth, GA (US); E. Todd Clark, Kennesaw, GA (US); Alain Azurmendi, Marietta, GA
(Us) (73) Assignee: Computer Process Controls, Inc., Kennesaw, GA (U S)
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(21) App1.No.: 11/497,579 (22) Filed:
Feb. 8, 2011
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(US); Bridget Strawser, Woodstock, GA
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Division of application No. 11/394,380, ?led on Mar. 30, 2006, which is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2006/005917, ?led on Feb. 21, 2006.
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ABSTRACT
includes receiving a user login associated with prede?ned user access privileges and receiving a building system con
troller selection, requesting a listing of building system con troller applications and activities from a building system con
troller associated with the building system controller selection, and generating a display of available building sys tem controller applications and allowable activities based on the user access privileges and based on the listing.
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ENTERPRISE CONTROLLER DISPLAY METHOD
3,232,519 A
(75) Inventors: Stephen A Horowitz, Acworth, GA (US); E. Todd Clark, Kennesaw, GA (US); Alain Azurmendi, Marietta, GA
(Us) (73) Assignee: Computer Process Controls, Inc., Kennesaw, GA (U S)
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Division of application No. 11/394,380, ?led on Mar. 30, 2006, which is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2006/005917, ?led on Feb. 21, 2006.
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A method of displaying building system controller data
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ABSTRACT
includes receiving a user login associated with prede?ned user access privileges and receiving a building system con
troller selection, requesting a listing of building system con troller applications and activities from a building system con
troller associated with the building system controller selection, and generating a display of available building sys tem controller applications and allowable activities based on the user access privileges and based on the listing.
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