Thermostat system with location data
First Claim
1. A location response system with an environmental controller located at a single physical location adapted to be an integral part of a system of environmental sensing or control for a local and substantially enclosed space comprising:
- A) a physical location of the environmental controller stored as location data in storage means in the controller;
B) transmitter means connected to the controller adapted to transmit location data to a remote device physically remote from the controller, so that a location response is induced at the remote device.
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Abstract
A thermostat system includes a temperature sensor, an LCD for selectively displaying an alphanumeric message and a processor having a memory for storing program and data information. In one embodiment, the data includes a table storing key terms on a predetermined subject. A communications interface connects the processor and a remote correspondent which is a source of current information. Periodically, communications is established with the remote correspondent to read the current information and parse the current information against the stored key terms. If a match is found, the current information is further searched for a value associated with the matched key term in order to display an alphanumeric message which shows a first message component representative of the connotation of the matched key term and a second message component representative of the associated value. In a variant embodiment, the remote correspondent provides a service periodically sending predetermined information for display on the LCD. In another variant embodiment, the thermostat system can use current information received from the first remote correspondent to send directive information to suitably change the temperature (or other parameter) set point at a second remote site.
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13 Claims
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1. A location response system with an environmental controller located at a single physical location adapted to be an integral part of a system of environmental sensing or control for a local and substantially enclosed space comprising:
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A) a physical location of the environmental controller stored as location data in storage means in the controller;
B) transmitter means connected to the controller adapted to transmit location data to a remote device physically remote from the controller, so that a location response is induced at the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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