HVAC schedule establishment in an intelligent, network-connected thermostat

US10078319B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Google LLC · US

Inventors

• Yoky Matsuoka · Palo Alto, US
• Anthony M. Fadell · Portola Valley, US
• Matthew Lee Rogers · Los Gatos, US
• David Sloo · Menlo Park, US
• Eric A. Lee · Anchorage, US
• Steven A. Hales · Palo Alto, US
• Mark D. Stefanski · Palo Alto, US
• Rangoli Sharan · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 18, 2015
• Grant date: Sep 18, 2018
• Expiry date: Nov 5, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L2012/285
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

HVAC schedules may be programmed for a thermostat using a combination of pre-existing schedules or templates and automated schedule learning. For example, a pre-existing schedule may be initiated on the thermostat and the automated schedule learning may be used to update the pre-existing schedule based on users' interactions with the thermostat. The preexisting HVAC schedules may be stored on a device or received from a social networking service or another online service that includes shared HVAC schedules.