Comfort control system
First Claim
1. A process for controlling a system that provides conditioned air to a plurality of locations, said process comprising the steps of:
- providing for the entry of at least one level of comfort in a plurality of data entry devices at each location;
collecting information as to the levels of comfort entered at the data entry devices at each location;
determining the overall level of comfort for a particular grouping of data entry devices from the collected information as to the levels of comfort entered at the particular grouping of data entry devices; and
transmitting an indication as to the overall level of comfort for the particular grouping of data entry devices to the system that provides conditioned air to the plurality of locations, whereby the provision of conditioned air to the location of the particular grouping of data entry devices is modified when at least one particular indication of overall level of comfort for the particular grouping of data entry devices is received.
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Abstract
A data collection system allows occupants in one or more locations to provide indications as to their respective levels of comfort. The indications as to comfort level are preferably provided through personal computers in these locations. Each computer is programmed to display a menu of comfort level options that may be selected by the user of the computer. Each computer is operative to store any selected comfort level and timely provide the stored results to a network computer. The network computer is operative to analyze the comfort level information from these computers and send one or more commands to an HVAC system providing conditioned air to the locations.
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1. A process for controlling a system that provides conditioned air to a plurality of locations, said process comprising the steps of:
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providing for the entry of at least one level of comfort in a plurality of data entry devices at each location;
collecting information as to the levels of comfort entered at the data entry devices at each location;
determining the overall level of comfort for a particular grouping of data entry devices from the collected information as to the levels of comfort entered at the particular grouping of data entry devices; and
transmitting an indication as to the overall level of comfort for the particular grouping of data entry devices to the system that provides conditioned air to the plurality of locations, whereby the provision of conditioned air to the location of the particular grouping of data entry devices is modified when at least one particular indication of overall level of comfort for the particular grouping of data entry devices is received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing conditioned air to at least one location, said system comprising:
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a plurality of data entry devices at the location, each data entry device being operative to provide for the selection of at least one level of comfort at the location;
at least one computer in communication with the plurality of data entry devices, said computer being operative to collect information as to the selections of comfort level entered at the data entry devices and being furthermore operative to determine an overall level of comfort for the location from the collected information; and
at least one HVAC control being operative to control the provision of conditioned air to the location in response to the determination of an overall level of comfort for the location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for providing conditioned air to a plurality of location, said system comprising:
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a plurality of data entry devices at the location, each data entry device being operative to provide for the selection of at least one level of comfort at the location;
at least one computer in communication with the plurality of data entry devices, said computer being operative to collect information as to the selections of comfort level entered at the data entry devices and being furthermore operative to determine a particular overall level of comfort for each location from the collected information; and
at least one HVAC control being operative to control the provision of conditioned air to the location in response to the determination of an overall level of comfort for the location. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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