Environment controller, an environment control system and environment control method
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1. An environment control system for a venue, the environment control system comprising:
- a controllable device configured to perform at least one of heating, cooling, and ventilation of the venue;
a plurality of input devices disposed throughout the venue, each input device associated with a gaming device in the venue and operable by a user to input qualitative environment feedback, each input device comprising a display;
a feedback prompter configured to transmit a message for display on at least one display, the message including a plurality of survey options and a request to the user to provide the qualitative environment feedback by selecting one of the plurality of survey options;
a venue management system configured to receive the qualitative environment feedback and add location information to the qualitative environment feedback based on the input device from which the qualitative environment feedback is received; and
an environment controller configured to control the at least one controllable device by adjusting a control parameter of the at least one controllable device based on the qualitative environment feedback and location information and control the feedback prompter to transmit the message in response to at least one prompt condition.
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Abstract
An example environment control system for a venue includes a controllable device arranged to perform at least one of heating, cooling or ventilation of the venue so as to affect the environment of the venue; a plurality of input devices disposed throughout the venue, each input device operable by a user to input environment feedback; and an environment controller arranged to control the at least one controllable device based on the environment feedback.
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26 Claims
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1. An environment control system for a venue, the environment control system comprising:
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a controllable device configured to perform at least one of heating, cooling, and ventilation of the venue; a plurality of input devices disposed throughout the venue, each input device associated with a gaming device in the venue and operable by a user to input qualitative environment feedback, each input device comprising a display; a feedback prompter configured to transmit a message for display on at least one display, the message including a plurality of survey options and a request to the user to provide the qualitative environment feedback by selecting one of the plurality of survey options; a venue management system configured to receive the qualitative environment feedback and add location information to the qualitative environment feedback based on the input device from which the qualitative environment feedback is received; and an environment controller configured to control the at least one controllable device by adjusting a control parameter of the at least one controllable device based on the qualitative environment feedback and location information and control the feedback prompter to transmit the message in response to at least one prompt condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An environment controller for a venue, the environment controller comprising:
a processor configured to; control a feedback prompter to transmit a message for display at at least one input device disposed throughout the venue in response to at least one prompt condition, the message including a plurality of survey options and a request to a user to input qualitative environment feedback by selecting one of the plurality of survey options, each input device associated with a gaming device in the venue and operable by the user to input the qualitative environment feedback; receive qualitative environment feedback input via the at least one input device; receive location information with respect to the qualitative environment feedback based on the input device from which the qualitative environment feedback is received; and process the qualitative environment feedback to generate at least one control output to control at least one controllable device in the venue by adjusting a control parameter of the at least one controllable device, based on the qualitative environment feedback and location information, to perform at least one of heating, cooling, and ventilation of the venue. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of controlling an environment of a gaming venue, the method comprising:
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detecting at least one prompt condition; controlling a feedback prompter to transmit a message for display at at least one input device disposed throughout the gaming venue in response to the at least one prompt condition, the message including a plurality of survey options and a request to a user to input qualitative environment feedback by selecting one of the plurality of survey options, each input device associated with a gaming device in the gaming venue and operable by the user to input the qualitative environment feedback; receiving the qualitative environment feedback input from the at least one input device; adding location information to the qualitative environment feedback based on the input device from which the qualitative environment feedback is received; and controlling at least one controllable device configured to perform at least one of heating, cooling, and ventilation of the venue by adjusting a control parameter of the at least one controllable device based on the qualitative environment feedback and location information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer program code that, when executed by at least one processor, configures the at least one processor to implement a method of controlling an environment of a gaming venue, the method comprising:
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detecting at least one prompt condition; controlling a feedback prompter to transmit a message for display at at least one input device disposed throughout the gaming venue in response to the at least one prompt condition, the message including a plurality of survey options and a request to a user to input qualitative environment feedback by selecting one of the plurality of survey options, each input device associated with a gaming device in the gaming venue and operable by the user to input the qualitative environment feedback; receiving the qualitative environment feedback input from the at least one input device; adding location information to the qualitative environment feedback based on the input device from which the environment feedback is received; and controlling at least one controllable device configured to perform at least one of heating, cooling, and ventilation of the venue by adjusting a control parameter of the at least one controllable device based on the qualitative environment feedback and location information.
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