System and method for determining occupancy schedule for controlling a thermostat
US10001792B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F2140/50
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An occupancy schedule determining method and system that receives usage data indicating a quantity of a resource supplied by a utility that is used at the location over a plurality of days, each of the plurality of days being subdivided into a plurality of predetermined time periods, and the usage data indicating the quantity of the resource supplied by the utility that is used during each of the predetermined time periods, aggregates the usage data for each of the plurality of predetermined time periods over the plurality of days, and uses the aggregated usage data to determine the occupancy schedule at the location using a processor.
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