Facilitating scheduling of comfort controllers
First Claim
1. A comfort controller operable to control a configuration of a climate control system for providing climate control in a structure in accordance with a user-selected one of a plurality of stored schedules for operation of the configuration of the climate control system, where each of the plurality of stored schedules is associated with a name, provides a plurality of daily time slots and is based on user-specifications, and where the user-selected schedule based on the name associated with the user-selected schedule is wirelessly received by and replaceable on the comfort controller, wherein at least one of the plurality of stored schedules is selectively retrievable and wirelessly transmissible to the comfort controller based on a detected distance and/or location of a location reporting device relative to the structure.
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Abstract
Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of systems and methods for facilitating scheduling of comfort controllers such as thermostats. In an exemplary embodiment, a comfort controller is operable to control a configuration of a climate control system for providing climate control in a structure. The comfort controller is operable in accordance with a user-selected one of a plurality of stored schedules for operation of the configuration, where the user-selected schedule is wirelessly received by and replaceable on the comfort controller.
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- 1. A comfort controller operable to control a configuration of a climate control system for providing climate control in a structure in accordance with a user-selected one of a plurality of stored schedules for operation of the configuration of the climate control system, where each of the plurality of stored schedules is associated with a name, provides a plurality of daily time slots and is based on user-specifications, and where the user-selected schedule based on the name associated with the user-selected schedule is wirelessly received by and replaceable on the comfort controller, wherein at least one of the plurality of stored schedules is selectively retrievable and wirelessly transmissible to the comfort controller based on a detected distance and/or location of a location reporting device relative to the structure.
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8. An apparatus for providing climate control in a structure, the apparatus comprising:
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a wireless-capable comfort controller operable to control at least a first configuration of a climate control system; and a computing device capable of wireless communication with the comfort controller and having a user interface for receiving user specifications in relation to operation of the comfort controller to control the first configuration; wherein the computing device is operable to; store the received user specifications in relation to first and second schedules for operation of the first configuration, each schedule associated with a name, selectively retrievable and wirelessly transmissible to the comfort controller; display, via the user interface, the name associated with each schedule; and in response to a user selection of one of the first and second schedules, retrieve the selected schedule based on the name associated with the selected schedule and wirelessly transmit the selected schedule to the comfort controller, whereby the comfort controller is selectively configurable to control the first configuration of the climate control system using the first and/or second schedules; and wherein at least one of the first and second schedules is selectively retrievable and wirelessly transmissible to the comfort controller based on a detected distance and/or location of a location reporting device relative to the structure. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-performed method of providing climate control in a structure, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a user interface of a computing device, user specifications for control by a comfort controller of a climate control system of the structure; storing first and second sets of user specifications in relation to first and second schedules for operation by the comfort controller of at least a first configuration of the climate control system, each schedule associated with a name; and in response to a user selection of one of the first and second schedules, retrieving the selected schedule based on the name associated with the selected schedule and transmitting the selected schedule to the comfort controller, whereby the comfort controller uses the selected schedule in place of at least part of a schedule currently in use by the comfort controller to control at least the first configuration; and wherein at least one of the first and second schedules is selectively retrievable and wirelessly transmissible to the comfort controller based on a detected distance and/or location of a location reporting device relative to the structure. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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