Thermostat with occupancy detection based on social media event data
First Claim
1. A controller for a building space, the controller comprising:
- a network communication module communicatively coupled to one or more social media servers; and
a processing circuit configured to;
receive social media event data associated with a social media event via the network communication module from the one or more social media servers, wherein the social media event data comprises an indication of a number of attendees that have accepted an invitation associated with the social media event and an indication of a location of the social media event;
determine whether the location of the social media event is the building space based on the indication of the location of the social media event;
adjust a setpoint of the controller based on the indication of the number of attendees;
operate building equipment to control an environmental condition of the building space based on the adjusted setpoint of the controller;
receive a social media message generated by a user device and published on a social media profile of the controller by communicating via the network communication module with the one or more social media servers; and
perform one or more control actions based on the social media message, wherein the social media message comprises a request to perform the one or more control actions.
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Abstract
A thermostat for a building space includes a network communication module and a processing circuit. The network communication module is communicatively coupled to at least one of one or more social media servers and one or more calendar servers. The processing circuit is configured to receive at least one of social media activity, social media events, and calendar events associated with a user via the network communication module. The processing circuit is further configured to determine an expected occupancy of the building based on at least one of the social media events and the calendar events. The processing circuit is further configured to adjust a setpoint of the thermostat based on at least one of the expected occupancy and the social media activity.
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20 Claims
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1. A controller for a building space, the controller comprising:
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a network communication module communicatively coupled to one or more social media servers; and a processing circuit configured to; receive social media event data associated with a social media event via the network communication module from the one or more social media servers, wherein the social media event data comprises an indication of a number of attendees that have accepted an invitation associated with the social media event and an indication of a location of the social media event; determine whether the location of the social media event is the building space based on the indication of the location of the social media event; adjust a setpoint of the controller based on the indication of the number of attendees; operate building equipment to control an environmental condition of the building space based on the adjusted setpoint of the controller; receive a social media message generated by a user device and published on a social media profile of the controller by communicating via the network communication module with the one or more social media servers; and perform one or more control actions based on the social media message, wherein the social media message comprises a request to perform the one or more control actions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating building equipment of a building space based on social media event data, the method comprising:
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receiving the social media event data via a network communication module of a thermostat, the social media event data comprising an indication of a number of attendees that have accepted an invitation associated with a social media event and an indication of a location of the social media event; determining whether the location of the social media event is the building space based on the indication of the location of the social media event; adjusting a setpoint of the thermostat based on the indication of the number of attendees; operating building equipment to control an environmental condition of the building space based on the adjusted setpoint of the thermostat; receiving a social media message generated by a user device and published on a social media profile of the thermostat by communicating via the network communication module with one or more social media servers; and performing one or more control actions based on the social media message, wherein the social media message comprises a request to perform the one or more control actions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A social media enabled thermostat associated with a building space, the thermostat comprising:
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a network communication module communicatively coupled to one or more social media servers; and a processing circuit configured to; receive social media event data from the one or more social media servers via the network communication module, wherein the social media event data comprises an indication of a number of attendees that have accepted a social media event and an indication of a location of the social media event; determine whether the location of the social media event is the building space based on the indication of the location of the social media event; adjust a setpoint of the thermostat based on the indication of the number of attendees; operate building equipment to control an environmental condition of the building space based on the adjusted setpoint of the thermostat; record thermostat information indicating operation of the thermostat; post a social media message for the thermostat on a social media profile of the thermostat by sending the social media message to the one or more social media servers via the network communication module, wherein the social media message comprises the thermostat information; receive a second social media message generated by a user device and published on the social media profile of the thermostat by communicating via the network communication module with the one or more social media servers; and perform one or more control actions based on the second social media message, wherein the second social media message comprises a request to perform the one or more control actions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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