SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING BUILDING SPACE COMFORT USING WIRELESS DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method for providing control to a building zone using a building automation system and a portable wireless device located within the building zone, the method comprising:
- identifying the portable wireless device using wireless communications;
retrieving information from a memory device, the retrieved information specific to the identified portable wireless device, wherein the retrieved information comprises a user preference relating to the building automation system; and
adjusting a parameter of the building automation system based on the retrieved information.
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Abstract
A method for providing control to a building zone uses a building automation system and a portable wireless device located within the building zone. The method includes the step of identifying the portable wireless device using wireless communications. The method further includes retrieving information from a memory device specific to the identified portable wireless device. The retrieved information comprises a user preference relating to the building automation system. The method further includes adjusting a parameter of the building automation system based on the retrieved information.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing control to a building zone using a building automation system and a portable wireless device located within the building zone, the method comprising:
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identifying the portable wireless device using wireless communications; retrieving information from a memory device, the retrieved information specific to the identified portable wireless device, wherein the retrieved information comprises a user preference relating to the building automation system; and adjusting a parameter of the building automation system based on the retrieved information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A controller for adjusting a parameter of a building automation system using a portable wireless device located within a building zone, the controller comprising:
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a communications device configured to receive first information from the portable wireless device located within the building zone; a memory device storing second information specific to the first information; and a processing circuit configured to retrieve the second information from the memory device and to receive the first information from the wireless sensor, the processing circuit retrieving the second information by identifying the first information and accessing the second information from the memory device, the processing circuit configured to adjust a building automation system setting based on the retrieved second information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing control to a building zone using a building automation system and a portable wireless device located within the building zone, the system comprising:
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a sensor configured to identify the portable wireless device using wireless communications; a processing circuit communicably coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve information from a memory device, the retrieved information specific to the identified portable wireless device; wherein the processing circuit is further configured to adjust a setting of the building automation system using the retrieved information specific to the identified portable wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium storing program code for causing a controller to provide control to a building zone using a building automation system and a portable wireless device located within the building zone, the computer readable medium comprising:
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program code for identifying the portable wireless device using wireless communications; program code for retrieving information from a memory device, the retrieved information specific to the identified portable wireless device, wherein the retrieved information comprises a user preference relating to the building automation system; and program code for adjusting the building automation system parameter based on the retrieved information.
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20. A server computer configured to provide program code to a client computer, the program code for causing the client computer to provide control to a building zone using a building automation system and a portable wireless device located within the building zone, the server computer comprising:
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a communications interface for communicating with the client computer; and a processing circuit for accessing a memory device storing the program code, the program code comprising; program code for identifying the portable wireless device using wireless communications; program code for retrieving information from a memory device, the retrieved information specific to the identified portable wireless device, wherein the retrieved information comprises a user preference relating to the building automation system; and program code for adjusting the building automation system parameter based on the retrieved information.
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