SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEB-ENABLED ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT CONTROL AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT
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1. A method for configuring an environment control device (ECD) across a network, the method comprising:
- receiving a registration request for an environment control device (ECD) at an environment control portal via the network for registration of a registrant;
authenticating the registration request at the environment control portal;
upon authenticating the registration request, assigning a registration status to the registrant;
configuring a plurality of graphical information attributes and control attributes of the ECD according to the registration status of the registrant;
broadcasting the configured plurality of graphical information attributes and control attributes to a client computing device;
receiving from the client computing device a modification made by the registrant to at least one control attribute of the plurality of control attributes of the ECD to create thereby a modified plurality of control attributes, the modified plurality of control attributes comprising an environment control program; and
broadcasting the environment control program to the ECD for storage in the memory therewithin.
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Abstract
A system and method for an environment control and energy management. The system includes a server computer, at least one environment control device (ECD) and at least one mobile device communicatively coupled via a web-based communication system. A mobile device, also having a touch screen display, may be configured to display a replica screen of the touch screen user interface of the ECD, and allows modification of the control program accessed at the ECD.
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1. A method for configuring an environment control device (ECD) across a network, the method comprising:
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receiving a registration request for an environment control device (ECD) at an environment control portal via the network for registration of a registrant; authenticating the registration request at the environment control portal; upon authenticating the registration request, assigning a registration status to the registrant; configuring a plurality of graphical information attributes and control attributes of the ECD according to the registration status of the registrant; broadcasting the configured plurality of graphical information attributes and control attributes to a client computing device; receiving from the client computing device a modification made by the registrant to at least one control attribute of the plurality of control attributes of the ECD to create thereby a modified plurality of control attributes, the modified plurality of control attributes comprising an environment control program; and broadcasting the environment control program to the ECD for storage in the memory therewithin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for configuring an environment control device (ECD) used in an environment control and energy management system, the ECD having a plurality of graphical information attributes and a plurality of control attributes stored in memory, the method comprising:
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initiating a request for registration as a primary registrant; sending the request to an environment control portal; upon registration as a primary registrant at the portal server, providing access to the plurality of graphical information attributes and the plurality of control attributes to the environment control portal; receiving from the portal server a modification, initiated at a client computing device, to at least one control attribute of the plurality of control attributes, the modified plurality of control attributes comprising an environment control program; and storing the environment control program in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An environment control portal for environment control and energy management of an enterprise, the environment control portal comprising:
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a server computer having a processor; and a memory comprising instructions stored thereon, which, when executed in the processor, cause the processor to implement the steps of; receiving a registration request for an environment control device (ECD) at an environment control portal via the network for registration of a registrant; authenticating the registration request at the environment control portal; upon authenticating the registration request, assigning a registration status to the registrant; configuring a plurality of graphical information attributes and control attributes of the ECD according to the registration status of the registrant; broadcasting the configured plurality of graphical information attributes and control attributes to a client computing device; receiving from the client computing device a modification made by the registrant to at least one control attribute of the plurality of control attributes of the ECD to create thereby a modified plurality of control attributes, the modified plurality of control attributes comprising an environment control program; and broadcasting the environment control program to the ECD for storage in the memory therewithin. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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