Method for detecting physical presence of a specific individual to control HVAC settings

US9103558B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9103558-B2
Application numberUS-201113332826-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 21, 2011
Priority dateDec 21, 2011
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system includes a system controller configured to control the operation of a demand unit to maintain an environmental set point of a control zone. The system controller is further configured to control the demand unit in response to a location signal received from a location-reporting device.

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What is claimed is: 1. A heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising: a system controller configured to control the operation of a demand unit to maintain an environmental set point of a control zone; and wherein said system controller is further configured to control said demand unit based, at least in part, upon a location signal received from a location-reporting device and a priority level of a user profile that corresponds to said location signal, wh…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F24F11/64Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F24F11/30Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US9103558B2 cover?
A heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system includes a system controller configured to control the operation of a demand unit to maintain an environmental set point of a control zone. The system controller is further configured to control the demand unit in response to a location signal received from a location-reporting device.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Pine Matthew F, Wallaert Timothy E, Difulgentiz Bobby, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F24F11/64. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).