Thermostat with direction handoff features

US10546472B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Johnson Controls Technology Company · US

Inventors

• William P. Alberth, Jr. · Prairie Grove, US
• Karl F. Reichenberger · Mequon, US
• Sudhi R. Sinha · Milwaukee, US
• Joseph R. Ribbich · Waukesha, US
• Michael L. Ribbich · Oconomowoc, US
• Charles J. Gaidish · South Milwaukee, US
• John P. Cipolla · Inverness, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 9, 2018
• Grant date: Jan 28, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 9, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F24F2120/10
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A first thermostat of a building includes a communications interface configured to communicate with at least one of a second thermostat or a network server, a user interface configured to display information to a user and receive input from the user, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to generate building navigation direction data for user navigation through the building, cause the user interface to display a first building navigation direction based on the generated building navigation direction data, and cause, via the communications interface, the second thermostat to display a second building navigation direction on a second display of the second thermostat based on the generated building navigation direction data.