Wireless user interface for an HVAC controller and method of operating the same
US8376242B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F11/56
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wireless user interface for an HVAC controller, a method of operating a wireless user interface for an HVAC controller and an HVAC system incorporating the wireless user interface or the method. In one embodiment, the wireless user interface includes: (1) a chassis having a display and at least one control button and containing a temperature sensor and wireless communication circuitry and (2) a microcontroller configured to cause the wireless communication circuitry to generate outbound data packets for wireless transmission to the HVAC controller containing temperature readings from the temperature sensor and when the at least one control button is pressed and receive inbound data packets from the HVAC controller that determine a content of the display.
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