System and method for controlling a network of environmental control units
US7436292B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/2818
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for managing a network of environmental control units (ECUs) enables an ECU user to more easily move from one living environment to another. The system allows an ECU to be conveniently configured based on the contents of an ECU configuration profile database that stores ECU user profiles and living environment profiles, without manual reprogramming of specific user or living environment characteristics. An ECU configuration profile database is maintained that stores user profiles made up of user specific ECU configuration information, and living environment profiles made up of living environment specific ECU configuration information. Each user profile contains user specific characteristics. Each living environment profile contains living environment characteristics. Individual user profiles and living environment profiles are independently stored in and retrieved from the ECU configuration profile database. The ECU configuration profiles stored in the ECU configuration profile database can each be uploaded from, and/or downloaded onto, any ECU in the network of interconnected ECUs through an administrator tool application program that provides a graphical user interface t…
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