Method and System to Control Thermostat Using Biofeedback
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1. A thermostat comprising:
- a communication port configured to interface with a climate-control system of a building; and
a controller configured to establish, via the communication port, at least one control setpoint of the climate-control system, the control setpoint associated with at least one of temperature, humidity, and ventilation of a controlled space in the building,the controller establishing the control setpoint for an activity state of at least one occupant in the building, the control setpoint determined from biofeedback data associated with the occupant.
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Abstract
Illustrative embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for receiving physiological data of occupants of a building and using the information to control or regulate a controllable setpoint of a climate-control system for the building. The system may operatively interface with biofeedback sensors including wearable sensors and mountable sensors placed within a controlled space within the building. The system may adjust the controllable setpoint of the climate-control system based on a comfort metric associated with at least one of the occupant of the building, the comfort metric derived from the biofeedback data.
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1. A thermostat comprising:
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a communication port configured to interface with a climate-control system of a building; and a controller configured to establish, via the communication port, at least one control setpoint of the climate-control system, the control setpoint associated with at least one of temperature, humidity, and ventilation of a controlled space in the building, the controller establishing the control setpoint for an activity state of at least one occupant in the building, the control setpoint determined from biofeedback data associated with the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25)
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23. A method of controlling a climate-control system in a building, the climate-control system having a control setpoint associated with at least one of temperature, humidity, and ventilation of a controlled space in the building, the method comprising:
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receiving biofeedback data from a plurality of biofeedback sensors to monitor the least one occupant, at least one of the plurality of biofeedback sensors including at least one of a wearable biofeedback sensor wore by at least one occupant of the building and a mountable biofeedback sensor mounted within the controlled space; determining, via a processor, a control setpoint for an activity state of the at least one occupant, the control setpoint determined from the biofeedback data; and causing the establishing of the control setpoint for the climate-control system for a portion of the controlled space using the determined control setpoint.
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26. A computer program product, which is stored on a machine-readable medium, or computer data signal, embodied by an electromagnetic wave, comprising program code for carrying out a method of controlling a climate-control system of a residential building, the climate-control system having a control setpoint associated with at least one of temperature, humidity, and ventilation of a controlled space in the residential building, the computer program product comprising:
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computer code to receive, via a communication port, biofeedback data from a plurality of biofeedback sensors, at least one of the plurality of biofeedback sensor including a wearable biofeedback sensor wore by an occupant of the residential building and a mountable biofeedback sensor mounted within the controlled space; computer code to determine, via a processor, a control setpoint for an activity state of the at least one occupant, the control setpoint determined from the biofeedback data; and computer code to cause the establishing of the control setpoint for a portion of the controlled space using the determined control setpoint.
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27. A method of controlling a climate-control system in a building, the climate-control system having a control setpoint associated with at least one of temperature, humidity, and ventilation of a controlled space in the building, the method comprising:
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receiving calculated control setpoint for the climate-control system via a communication port; and establishing a control setpoint of the climate-control system using the received calculated control setpoint, wherein the calculated control setpoint is determined from biofeedback data associated with an occupant in the controlled space.
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