Biometric air conditioning control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10935265-B2
Application number	US-201916422010-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 24, 2019
Priority date	May 24, 2018
Publication date	Mar 2, 2021
Grant date	Mar 2, 2021

Abstract

A biometric air conditioning control system includes a local electronic device, an ambient air parameter sensor, a mobile device, a storage medium, and a processor. The electronic device is located in an area and includes a transceiver and a near field communication device configured to broadcast a beacon signal via the transceiver. The parameter sensor is configured to measure and output measured air parameter information. The mobile device includes a human interface device, a transceiver configured to receive the beacon signal, a biometrics sensor configured to output a measured biometric information of the occupant relative to occupant comfort. The storage medium stores thermal profile matrix data, authentication data associated with the beacon signal, and a software-based application. The processor executes the application using the profile matrix data, the authentication data, occupant comfort level information inputted by the occupant via the HID, the biometric information, and the air parameter information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A biometric air conditioning control system adapted to control an air conditioning unit, the biometric air conditioning control system comprising:
a local electronic device located in a predefined area, and including a transceiver and a short-range communication device configured to broadcast a beacon signal via the transceiver;
an ambient air parameter sensor configured to measure and output at least one measured air parameter information;
a mobile device adapted to be carried by an occupant, the mobile device including a human interface device (HID), a transceiver configured to receive the beacon signal, a biometrics sensor configured to measure and output at least one measured biometric information of the occupant relative to occupant comfort;
one or more electronic storage mediums of the mobile device configured to store profile matrix data, authentication data associated with the beacon signal, and a software-based application; and
one or more processors of the mobile device configured to execute the software-based application that compares the authentication data to the beacon signal, and compares the profile matrix data to an occupant comfort level information inputted by the occupant via the HID, the at least one measured biometric information, and the at least one measured air parameter information, wherein the one or more processors are configured to output a command signal to the local electronic device to effect control of the local electronic device for optimizing occupant comfort, and wherein the command signal is generated from the comparison of the profile matrix data to the occupant comfort level information, the at least one measured biometric information, and the at least one measured air parameter information.

2. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 1 , wherein the local electronic device is a thermostat that includes the ambient air parameter sensor, and the at least one measured air parameter information is wirelessly sent to the mobile device via the transceiver of the local electronic device.

3. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 2 , wherein the ambient air parameter sensor includes a temperature sensor.

4. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 3 , wherein the ambient air parameter sensor includes a humidity sensor.

5. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 1 , wherein the profile matrix data includes learned data associating parameter data to biometrics data.

6. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 5 , wherein the profile matrix data includes occupant comfort level data associated with the biometrics data.

7. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 1 , wherein the mobile device includes the one or more electronic storage mediums and the one or more processors.

8. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 1 , wherein the software-based application is configured to develop and store occupant visiting history data.

9. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 1 , wherein the mobile device includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensing system, and the one or more storage mediums are configured to store gesture-based data indicative of an intentional gesture performed by the occupant signifying an intent for the application to process the profile matrix data specific to the occupant.

10. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 9 , wherein the profile matrix data is one of a plurality of profile matrix data with each profile matrix data being specific to one of a plurality of mobile devices with each one of the plurality of mobile devices being adapted to be worn by a respective one of a plurality of occupants, and wherein the mobile device sets the thermostat only when measured biometric data indicates that a current comfort level of the occupant is outside of a desired comfort level specified in the profile matrix data for the occupant.

11. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 10 , wherein the IMU sensing system is configured to measure occupant motion indicative of the intentional gesture and whether or not the occupant is stationary within the predefined area.

12. A biometric air conditioning control system adapted to control an air conditioning unit for separately adjusting air temperature in a plurality of predefined areas, the biometric air conditioning control system comprising:
a plurality of thermostats with each thermostat of the plurality of thermostats located in a respective one of the plurality of predefined areas, each thermostat including a controller, a transceiver, and an ambient air temperature sensor configured to measure and output ambient air temperature information; and
a mobile device adapted to be carried by an occupant, the mobile device including an electronic storage medium, a processor, a human interface device (HID), a transceiver configured to receive the beacon signal and the ambient air temperature information, an occupant temperature sensor configured to measure and output a skin temperature of the occupant associated with occupant comfort, wherein the electronic storage medium is configured to store thermal profile matrix data associated with occupant comfort, and a software-based application, and the processor is configured to execute the software-based application configured to compare the profile matrix data to an occupant comfort level information inputted by the occupant via the HID, the occupant temperature information, and the ambient air temperature information, then effect the output of a command signal based on the comparison to the controller of the respective thermostat of the plurality of thermostats to optimize occupant comfort.

13. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 12 , wherein each thermostat of the plurality of thermostats include a near field communication device configured to broadcast a beacon signal via the transceiver of the respective thermostat, the electronic storage medium is configured to store authentication data associated with the beacon signal, and the software-based application is configured to compare the authentication data to the beacon signal to authenticate the respective occupant.

14. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 12 , wherein the mobile device includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensing system configured to measure and output mobile device motion data, and the software-based application is configured to process the mobile device motion data to determine if the respective occupant a transitory occupant or a primary occupant of the plurality of occupants.

15. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 14 , wherein the software-based application is configured not to effect the output of the command signal if the occupant is a transitory occupant and effect the output of the command signal if the occupant is a primary occupant.

16. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 12 , wherein the mobile device is a wearable mobile device.

17. The biometric air conditioning control system set forth in claim 15 , wherein the mobile device is one of a smart watch, a smart shoe, and smart glasses.

18. A method of operating a biometric air conditioning control system comprising:
detecting a thermostat by a mobile device carried by an occupant
determining if the occupant is stationary by th

Assignees

• Carrier Corp

Inventors

• Tiwari Ankit
• Florentino Liano Blanca
• Agrawal Piyush

Classifications

• F24F2221/38

  Personalised air distribution · CPC title

• F24F11/30 Primary

  for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring · CPC title

• F24F11/80

  for controlling the temperature of the supplied air · CPC title

• F24F2120/14

  Activity of occupants · CPC title

• F24F2110/10

  Temperature · CPC title