Interactive temperature control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023213232-A1
Application number	US-202217649271-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 28, 2022
Priority date	Dec 30, 2021
Publication date	Jul 6, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for an interactive environmental control system are described. In some examples, operating temperatures for individual zones of an environment may be determined based on inputs received from occupants of the respective zones. For example, a building may be separated into zones, and environmental conditions at each zone may be monitored and adjusted independently. Each occupant of a zone may update their environmental preference and the system may utilize the user inputs to set and adjust an operating temperature for the respective zone based on the occupants' preferences. In some examples, the system may implement machine learning techniques to predict and set operating conditions for the zones based on inputs, such as a history of inputs, from building occupants (e.g., from occupants of a respective zone).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, comprising:
receiving signaling from a plurality of occupants of a first zone of a plurality of zones, the signaling from each occupant comprising a respective environmental input for the first zone; storing a plurality of data entries based at least in part on receiving the signaling from the plurality of occupants of the first zone, each data entry comprising an environmental input from a respective occupant of the plurality of occupants, and each data entry associated with a respective bin of a plurality of bins based at least in part on a value of the environmental input of the data entry; determining an environmental condition for the first zone based at least in part on storing the plurality of data entries, a quantity of data entries included in each bin of the plurality of bins, and a value of the environmental input of each data entry in at least a subset of the plurality of bins; and transmitting, to a controller associated with the plurality of zones, signaling indicating the environmental condition for the first zone.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the environmental condition for the first zone comprises:
determining that the quantity of data entries included in each of a first bin and a second bin of the plurality of bins does not satisfy a threshold value; and calculating an average of the environmental input of each data entry included in a third bin of the plurality of bins based at least in part on determining that the quantity of data entries included in each of the first bin and the second bin does not satisfy the threshold value, wherein the environmental condition for the first zone is based at least in part on calculating the average.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the environmental condition for the first zone comprises:
determining that the quantity of data entries included in each of a first bin, a second bin, and a third bin of the plurality of bins does not satisfy a threshold value; and calculating a weighted average of the environmental input of each data entry included in the first bin, the second bin, and the third bin of the plurality of bins based at least in part on determining that the quantity of data entries included in each of the first bin, the second bin, and the third bin does not satisfy the threshold value, wherein the environmental condition for the first zone is based at least in part on calculating the weighted average.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the environmental condition for the first zone comprises:
determining that the quantity of data entries included in each of a first bin, a second bin, and a third bin of the plurality of bins does not satisfy a threshold value; calculating a weighted average of the environmental input of each data entry included in two bins of the first bin, the second bin, and the third bin of the plurality of bins based at least in part on determining that the quantity of data entries included in each of the first bin, the second bin, and the third bin does not satisfy the threshold value, wherein the environmental condition for the first zone is based at least in part on calculating the weighted average.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
selecting two of the first bin, the second bin, and the third bin of the plurality of bins based for calculating a weighted average of the respective environmental inputs of each data entry based at least in part on determining that the quantity of data entries included in each of the first bin, the second bin, and the third bin does not satisfy the threshold value, wherein the two bins are selected based on a quantity of data entries included in the first bin, the second bin, and the third bin.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein
the environmental input comprises a temperature value, each data entry comprises a second environmental input associated with the first zone, and determining the environmental condition of the first zone is based at least in part on the second environmental input.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
transmitting signaling to an administrator associated with the plurality of zones, wherein the signaling comprises an estimated energy consumption value for the first zone based at least in part on a temperature value received from the respective occupant and a respective second environmental input; and receiving, from the administrator, a second temperature input for the first zone based at least in part on transmitting the signaling to the administrator, wherein the environmental condition for the first zone is based at least in part on the second temperature input for the first zone received from the administrator.

8 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
transmitting signaling to at least one occupant associated with a stored data entry, wherein the signaling comprises a suggested temperature value for the first zone based at least in part on a temperature value received from the respective occupant and a respective second environmental input.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
generating a model based at least in part on storing the plurality of data entries, wherein the suggested temperature value transmitted to the at least one occupant is based at least in part on generating the model.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the model is generated using a linear regression model or an Artificial Neural Network (ANN).

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving signaling indicating that one or more first occupants of the plurality of occupants exited the first zone and entered a second zone of the plurality of zones; updating a data entry associated with the one or more first occupants based at least in part on receiving the signaling indicating that the one or more first occupants exited the first zone and entered the second zone; determining an environmental condition for the second zone of the plurality of zones based at least in part on updating the data entry associated with the first occupant; and transmitting, to the controller, signaling indicating the environmental condition for the second zone of the plurality of zones.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
adjusting, by the controller, the environmental condition of the first zone based at least in part on receiving the signaling indicating the environmental condition for the first zone.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each bin of the plurality of bins is associated with a respective range of values of environmental inputs for the first zone.

14 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:
receive signaling from a plurality of occupants of a first zone of a plurality of zones, the signaling from each occupant comprising a respective environmental input for the first zone; store a plurality of data entries based at least in part on receiving the signaling from the plurality of occupants of the first zone, each data entry comprising an environmental input from a respective occupant of the plurality of occupants, and each data entry associated with a respective bin of a plurality of bins based at least in part on a value of the environmental input of the data entry; determine an environmental condition for the first zone based at least in part on storing the plurality of data entries, a quantity of data entries included in each bin of the plurality of bins, and a value of the environmental input of each data entry in at least a subset of the plurality

Assignees

• Micron Technology Inc

Inventors

• Yao Chunhua
• Chakma Gangotree
• Bokade Bhagyashree

Classifications

• F24F2120/14

  Activity of occupants · CPC title

• G06N3/08

  Learning methods · CPC title

• F24F11/47 Primary

  Responding to energy costs · CPC title

• F24F11/64 Primary

  using pre-stored data · CPC title

• G06N20/00

  Machine learning · CPC title