Energy management system and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus locatable at a site and configured to control a device at the site, the apparatus comprising:
- a display configured to display an operating condition of the apparatus;
a communication device configured to communicate with at least one mobile device associated with the apparatus;
a processor configured to communicate with a proximity detector, the processor of the apparatus configured to;
determine a location of the at least one mobile device relative to the apparatus while the apparatus is located at the site based on data received by the apparatus from the proximity detector,determine a priority of control of the device between the processor of the apparatus and the at least one mobile device according to the location of the at least one mobile device determined relative to the apparatus,upon the processor of the apparatus being determined as having the priority of control of the device while the location of the least one mobile device determined is outside a distance with respect to the apparatus, initiate implementation of a first mode or a second mode of the device, andupon the at least one mobile device being determined as having the priority of control of the device while the location of the least one mobile device determined is within the distance with respect to the apparatus, initiate implementation of the second mode of the device in which a graphical user interface is displayed on the at least one mobile device to receive a manual input by a user of the least one mobile device.
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Abstract
A temperature controlling apparatus includes a display configured to present an operating condition of the apparatus, and a communication module configured to communicate with at least one mobile device associated with the apparatus. The apparatus includes a processor in communication with a proximity detection module configured to determine a location of the at least one mobile device relative to the apparatus based on data received and initiate implementation of a home mode or an away mode of the apparatus in response to the determined location of the mobile device. The processor configured to initiate implementation of the away mode of the apparatus in response to a manual input received from a graphical user interface of the at least one mobile device.
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Citations
30 Claims
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1. An apparatus locatable at a site and configured to control a device at the site, the apparatus comprising:
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a display configured to display an operating condition of the apparatus; a communication device configured to communicate with at least one mobile device associated with the apparatus; a processor configured to communicate with a proximity detector, the processor of the apparatus configured to; determine a location of the at least one mobile device relative to the apparatus while the apparatus is located at the site based on data received by the apparatus from the proximity detector, determine a priority of control of the device between the processor of the apparatus and the at least one mobile device according to the location of the at least one mobile device determined relative to the apparatus, upon the processor of the apparatus being determined as having the priority of control of the device while the location of the least one mobile device determined is outside a distance with respect to the apparatus, initiate implementation of a first mode or a second mode of the device, and upon the at least one mobile device being determined as having the priority of control of the device while the location of the least one mobile device determined is within the distance with respect to the apparatus, initiate implementation of the second mode of the device in which a graphical user interface is displayed on the at least one mobile device to receive a manual input by a user of the least one mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus disposed at a site, the apparatus being configured to control an HVAC system disposed at the site, the apparatus comprising:
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a display configured to present an operating condition of the apparatus; a communication device configured to communicate with at least one mobile device associated with the apparatus; a processor configured to communicate with a proximity detector disposed remotely from the site, the proximity detector configured to determine a location of the at least one mobile device relative to the site based on data received, the processor of the apparatus configured to; determine a priority of control of the HVAC system between the processor of the apparatus and the at least one mobile device according to the location of the at least one mobile device determined relative to the apparatus disposed at the site, upon the processor of the apparatus being determined as having the priority of control of the HVAC system while the location of the least one mobile device determined is outside a distance with respect to the apparatus disposed at the site, initiate implementation of a first mode or a second mode of the HVAC system, and upon the at least one mobile device being determined as having the priority of control of the HVAC system while the location of the least one mobile device determined is within the distance with respect to the apparatus disposed at the site, initiate implementation of the second mode of the HVAC system in which a graphical user interface is displayed on the at least one mobile device, and enabling or disabling control of the HVAC system by the apparatus based on a received communication from the proximity detector in response to a manual selection of the proximity control selector. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus locatable at a site, the apparatus being configured to control an HVAC system at the site, comprising:
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a touch screen display configured to present an operating condition of the apparatus, the touch screen display including a selector configured to manually alter the operating condition; a communication device configured to communicate with at least one mobile device, the at least one mobile device configured to remotely alter the operating condition; a processor configured to implement the operating condition manually altered by the selector and the operating condition remotely altered by the at least one mobile device based on a determined priority of control of the HVAC system of the selector and the at least one mobile device; the processor communicable with a proximity detector disposed remotely from the apparatus, the proximity detector configured to determine a location of the at least one mobile device relative to a boundary associated with the site based on data received, the processor of the apparatus configured to; determine a priority of control of the HVAC system between the processor of the apparatus and the at least one mobile device according to the location of the at least one mobile device determined relative to the boundary associated with the site, upon the processor of the apparatus being determined as having the priority of control of the HVAC system while the location of the least one mobile device determined is outside a distance to the boundary, initiate implementation of a first mode in response to detecting the at least one mobile device inside the boundary and initiate implementation of a second mode of the apparatus in response to the detecting the at least one mobile device outside the boundary, and upon the at least one mobile device being determined as having the priority of control of the HVAC system while the location of the least one mobile device determined is within the distance to the boundary, initiate implementation of the second mode of the HVAC system in which a graphical user interface is displayed on the at least one mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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