Automated control-schedule acquisition within an intelligent controller
US10684038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/285
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of using a server to update stored control schedules for environmental controllers includes communicating with an environmental controller that controls, during a monitoring period, an environmental system in an enclosure according to a stored control schedule; receiving a first immediate-control input provided through the environmental controller during the monitoring period; receiving a first control-schedule change provided through the environmental controller during the monitoring period; receiving a second immediate-control input provided through a user device during the monitoring period; receiving a second control-schedule change provided through the user device during the monitoring period; processing at least the first immediate-control input, the first control-schedule change, the second immediate-control input, and the second control-schedule change together to generate an updated control schedule; and causing the environmental controller to control the environmental system according to the updated control schedule.
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