PROXIMITY CONTROL USING BLUETOOTH CONNECTION
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a Bluetooth wireless network configured to enable altering an operating condition of a network device to manage energy use at a site;
a controller configured to;
detect a mobile device establishing or losing a wireless connection with said Bluetooth enabled wireless network;
alter an operating condition at the site in response to detecting the mobile device establishing said Bluetooth enabled wireless connection; and
alter an operating condition at the site in response to detecting the mobile device losing said Bluetooth enabled wireless connection.
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Abstract
A system includes a Bluetooth wireless network configured to enable altering an operating condition of a network device to manage energy use at a site. The system also includes a controller configured to detect a mobile device establishing or losing a wireless connection with the Bluetooth enabled wireless network, and then alter an operating condition at the site in response to detecting the mobile device establishing the Bluetooth enabled wireless connection and alter an operating condition at the site in response to detecting the mobile device losing the Bluetooth enabled wireless connection. A method includes detecting a mobile device establishing or losing a wireless connection with a Bluetooth enabled wireless network, and then altering an operating condition of a site in response to detecting the mobile device establishing the wireless connection and altering an operating condition of the site in response to detecting the mobile device losing the wireless connection.
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30 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a Bluetooth wireless network configured to enable altering an operating condition of a network device to manage energy use at a site; a controller configured to; detect a mobile device establishing or losing a wireless connection with said Bluetooth enabled wireless network; alter an operating condition at the site in response to detecting the mobile device establishing said Bluetooth enabled wireless connection; and alter an operating condition at the site in response to detecting the mobile device losing said Bluetooth enabled wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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detecting a mobile device establishing or losing a wireless connection with a Bluetooth enabled wireless network; altering an operating condition of a site in response to detecting the mobile device establishing the wireless connection; and altering an operating condition of the site in response to detecting the mobile device losing the wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising:
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a network device capable of communicating using a Bluetooth enabled wireless network at a site; an application capable of being used on a mobile device, which is operably associated with the network device and the Bluetooth enabled wireless network, wherein the application is configured to; detect a wireless connection to the Bluetooth enabled wireless network at the site; initiate communicating data using the Bluetooth enabled wireless connection; detect the Bluetooth enabled wireless network not being available; and initiate communicating data using a second network. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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