COMFORT CONTROLLER WITH USER FEEDBACK
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1. A method of maintaining and/or increasing a user'"'"'s perceived comfort, the method comprising:
- identifying one or more environmental conditions of a space;
prompting a user to input whether the user is comfortable;
receiving an input that indicates whether the user is comfortable;
storing one or more of the identified environmental conditions present at the time the user provides an input indicating whether the user is comfortable in a memory;
associating the one or more identified environmental conditions with the user'"'"'s input that indicates whether the user is comfortable;
repeating the identifying, prompting, receiving, storing and associating steps one or more times; and
developing a user'"'"'s comfort profile based, at least in part, on data collected via the identifying, prompting, receiving, storing and associating steps.
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Abstract
An HVAC control system is provided that is configured to prompt a user to indicate whether or not they are comfortable under current environmental conditions. In some instances the HVAC control system may be configured to prompt the user to provide additional information regarding other factors that may affect their comfort. The HVAC control system may use the information collected from the user to control an HVAC system to achieve and/or maintain an environmental condition within a building at a level at which the user is expected to be comfortable.
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1. A method of maintaining and/or increasing a user'"'"'s perceived comfort, the method comprising:
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identifying one or more environmental conditions of a space; prompting a user to input whether the user is comfortable; receiving an input that indicates whether the user is comfortable; storing one or more of the identified environmental conditions present at the time the user provides an input indicating whether the user is comfortable in a memory; associating the one or more identified environmental conditions with the user'"'"'s input that indicates whether the user is comfortable; repeating the identifying, prompting, receiving, storing and associating steps one or more times; and developing a user'"'"'s comfort profile based, at least in part, on data collected via the identifying, prompting, receiving, storing and associating steps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A thermal comfort control system, comprising:
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a user interface; control terminals for providing control signals to an HVAC system of a building; a controller coupled to the user interface and the control terminals, the controller configured to; identify one or more environmental conditions of the building; prompt a user to input a user'"'"'s comfort, and in response, receive a corresponding input from the user via the user interface; store one or more of the identified environmental conditions present at the time of the user'"'"'s input in a memory; associate the one or more identified environmental conditions with the user'"'"'s input that indicates whether the user is comfortable; repeatedly identify the one or more environmental conditions, prompt the user to input the user'"'"'s comfort under those conditions, and in response, receive the corresponding input from the user, store into the memory one or more of the identified conditions present at the time of the user'"'"'s input in response to the user prompt in the memory, and associate the one or more identified environmental conditions with the user'"'"'s input that indicates whether the user is comfortable; and develop a comfort profile for the user comprising the one or more identified environmental conditions associated with the user'"'"'s input that indicates whether the user is comfortable. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer readable medium having stored thereon in a non-transitory state a program code, the program code is configured to cause a computing system to execute a method comprising:
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identifying one or more conditions of a space; prompting a user to input a user'"'"'s comfort, and in response, receiving a corresponding input from the user; repeat identifying one or more conditions of a building, prompting a user to input a user'"'"'s comfort, and in response, receiving a corresponding input from the user; learning under what conditions the user is expected to be comfortable; and associating the conditions under which the user is expected to be comfortable with a user'"'"'s comfort profile. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A portable remote device comprising:
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an input/output port for sending and/or receiving data over a network; a user interface including a display; and a controller coupled to the input/output port, the memory and the user interface, the controller configured to identify one or more environmental conditions a space, prompt a user to input a user'"'"'s comfort, and in response, receive a corresponding input from the user via the user interface, associate the one or more identified environmental conditions with the user'"'"'s input that indicates whether the user is comfortable;
repeatedly identify the one or more environmental conditions, prompt the user to input the user'"'"'s comfort under those conditions, and in response, receive the corresponding input from the user, and associate the one or more identified environmental conditions with the user'"'"'s input that indicates whether the user is comfortable; and
develop a comfort profile for the user comprising the one or more identified environmental conditions associated with the user'"'"'s input that indicates whether the user is comfortable. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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