Control System With Mobile Sensors

• US 20150204561A1
• Filed: 01/20/2015
• Published: 07/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Innosys, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Innosys, Inc.
• Inventors: Sadwick, Laurence P., Stoddard, Skylar, Kress, Derrick K.
• Application Number:
  US14/601,217
• Publication Number:
  US 20150204561A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/33 to fire, excessive heat or smoke
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/56 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/58 using Internet communication
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/62 characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/10 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1905 associated with tele control

Abstract

A mobile thermostat and home automation system.

Claims

1. A control system, comprising:

a mobile thermostat; and

at least one temperature controlling device, wherein the mobile thermostat is operable to be moved about within a building in order that a temperature at a location of the mobile thermostat is adjusted by the at least one temperature controlling device as controlled by the at least one mobile thermostat.

2. The control system of claim 1, wherein the at least one temperature controlling device comprises a space heater.

3. The control system of claim 1, wherein the at least one temperature controlling device comprises an air conditioner.

4. The control system of claim 1, wherein the mobile thermostat comprises a cellular telephone.

5. The control system of claim 1, further comprising at least one master thermostat operable to control the at least one temperature controlling device based in part on information from the mobile thermostat.

6. The control system of claim 1, wherein a dynamic number of sensors is used to control the at least one temperature controlling device.

7. The control system of claim 1, further comprising a solar energy collector operable to power at least one of the mobile thermostat and the at least one temperature controlling device.

8. The control system of claim 7, wherein the solar energy collector comprises a solar collector mounted in a window covering.

9. The control system of claim 8, wherein the solar energy collector is operable to orient the window covering.

10. The control system of claim 7, further comprising a holster operable to temporarily house the mobile thermostat and to electrically charge the mobile thermostat from the solar energy collector.

11. The control system of claim 7, further comprising an inductive coupler between the solar energy collector and a power storage device.

12. The control system of claim 1, further comprising at least one ceiling fan controlled at least in part by the mobile thermostat.

13. The control system of claim 1, further comprising at least one powered fan HVAC register controlled at least in part by the mobile thermostat.

14. The control system of claim 13, wherein the at least one powered fan HVAC register is operable to receive power from a solar collector mounted in a window covering.

15. The control system of claim 1, wherein the mobile thermostat is operable to receive manual commands and to control other devices in a building in which the mobile thermostat is located based on at least one of an input of a sensor in the mobile thermostat and a manually input command.

16. The control system of claim 15, wherein the mobile thermostat is operable to receiving programming commands to control other devices in a building based in part on scheduled events.

17. The control system of claim 1, further comprising at least one HVAC register with motorized vent flaps.

18. The control system of claim 1, further comprising at least one HVAC register with motorized directional control.

19. The control system of claim 1, further comprising an IR sensor operable to receive remote control commands from at least one remote device.

20. The control system of claim 19, wherein the IR sensor comprises an IR transmitter to forward the remote control commands.