Building automation system with geo-fencing
US10534331B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/08
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A building automation system may adjust operation of a building system based upon information regarding the relative location of one or more users of the building automation system. In some embodiments, a mobile device having location services for determining a location of the mobile device may provide this information. A mobile device may include a user interface, a memory for storing two or more predetermined geo-fences each defining a different sized region about a home of a user of the mobile device and a controller operatively coupled to user interface and the memory, the controller configured to accept a selection of one of the two or more predetermined geo-fences via the user interface. The controller may report when the location of the mobile device crosses the selected one of the two or more predetermined geo-fences to a remote device. Other geofencing approaches are also described.
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