CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
First Claim
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1. A system, comprising:
- a first environmental device capable of modifying the environment of at least a portion of a building;
a second environmental device comprising an olfactory system capable of modifying the environment of at least a portion of the building; and
a control unit in communication with the first and second environmental devices, the control unit capable of regulating the operation of the first and second environmental devices.
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Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, one or more environmental conditions may be controlled via a control unit.
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148 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a first environmental device capable of modifying the environment of at least a portion of a building;
a second environmental device comprising an olfactory system capable of modifying the environment of at least a portion of the building; and
a control unit in communication with the first and second environmental devices, the control unit capable of regulating the operation of the first and second environmental devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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modifying the environment of at least a portion of a building via two or more environmental devices capable of being regulated by a control unit; and
wherein said modifying comprises modifying the environment of at least a portion of a building via an olfactory system type of environmental device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions, that, if executed, result in;
modifying the environment of at least a portion of a building via two or more environmental devices capable of being regulated by a control unit; and
wherein said modifying comprises modifying the environment of at least a portion of a building via an olfactory system type of environmental device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions, that, if executed, result in;
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34. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for communicating with a first environmental device and a second environmental device; and
means for regulating the operation of the first environmental device and the second environmental device to modify the environment of at least a portion of a building. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system, comprising:
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a first environmental device capable of modifying the environment of at least a portion of a building;
a sensor capable of detecting the presence of a person in the portion of the building; and
a control unit in communication with the first environmental device and the sensor, the control unit capable of regulating the operation of the first environmental device based at least in part on information from the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method, comprising:
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modifying the environment of at least a portion of a building via an environmental device;
detecting the presence of a person in the portion of the building via a sensor; and
regulating the operation of the environmental device via a control unit based at least in part on information from the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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69. An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions, that, if executed, result in;
modifying the environment of at least a portion of a building via an environmental device;
detecting the presence of a person in the portion of the building via a sensor; and
regulating the operation of the environmental device via a control unit based at least in part on information from the sensor.
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions, that, if executed, result in;
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82. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for communicating with an environmental device;
means for detecting the presence of a person in a portion of the building; and
means for regulating the operation of the environmental device to modify the environment of at least a portion of a building based at least in part on information from the means for detecting the presence of a person. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92)
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93. A system, comprising:
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a first environmental device capable of modifying the environment of at least a portion of a building;
a second environmental device capable of modifying the environment of at least a portion of the building; and
a control unit capable of regulating the operation of the first and second environmental devices, the control unit comprising a wireless system capable of communicating between the control unit and the first and second environmental devices, and wherein the wireless system comprises an RFID device. - View Dependent Claims (94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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102. A method, comprising:
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modifying the environment of at least a portion of a building via two or more environmental devices;
regulating the operation of the first and second environmental devices via a control unit; and
communicating between the control unit and the first and second environmental devices via a wireless system comprising an RFID device. - View Dependent Claims (103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110)
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111. An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions, that, if executed, result in;
modifying the environment of at least a portion of a building via two or more environmental devices;
regulating the operation of the first and second environmental devices via a control unit; and
communicating between the control unit and the first and second environmental devices via a wireless system comprising an RFID device. - View Dependent Claims (112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119)
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions, that, if executed, result in;
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120. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for regulating the operation of a first environmental device and a second environmental device to modify the environment of at least a portion of a building; and
means for RFID communication between the means for regulating and the first and second environmental devices. - View Dependent Claims (121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126)
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127. A method, comprising:
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establishing one or more environmental system settings for one or more environmental devices for at least a portion of a first building;
regulating the one or more environmental devices to modify the environment of at least the portion of the first building via a control unit; and
transferring the established one or more environmental system settings to at least a portion of a second building. - View Dependent Claims (128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134)
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135. An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions, that, if executed, result in;
establishing one or more environmental system settings for one or more environmental devices for at least a portion of a first building;
regulating the one or more environmental devices to modify the environment of at least the portion of the first building via a control unit; and
transferring the established one or more environmental system settings to at least a portion of a second building. - View Dependent Claims (136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142)
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions, that, if executed, result in;
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143. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for establishing one or more environmental system settings for one or more environmental devices for at least a portion of a first building;
means for regulating the one or more environmental devices to modify the environment of at least the portion of the first building; and
means for transferring the established one or more environmental system settings to at least a portion of a second building. - View Dependent Claims (144, 145, 146, 147, 148)
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