Facilitating Scheduling of Comfort Controllers
First Claim
1. A comfort controller operable to control a configuration of a climate control system for providing climate control in a structure, the comfort controller being operable in accordance with a user-selected one of a plurality of stored schedules for operation of the configuration, where the user-selected schedule is wirelessly received by and replaceable on the comfort controller.
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Abstract
Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of systems and methods for facilitating scheduling of comfort controllers such as thermostats. In an exemplary embodiment, a comfort controller is operable to control a configuration of a climate control system for providing climate control in a structure. The comfort controller is operable in accordance with a user-selected one of a plurality of stored schedules for operation of the configuration, where the user-selected schedule is wirelessly received by and replaceable on the comfort controller.
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20 Claims
- 1. A comfort controller operable to control a configuration of a climate control system for providing climate control in a structure, the comfort controller being operable in accordance with a user-selected one of a plurality of stored schedules for operation of the configuration, where the user-selected schedule is wirelessly received by and replaceable on the comfort controller.
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8. An apparatus for providing climate control in a structure, the apparatus comprising:
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a wireless-capable comfort controller configured to control at least a first configuration of a climate control system; and a computing device capable of wireless communication with the comfort controller and having a user interface for receiving user specifications in relation to operation of the comfort controller to control the first configuration; wherein the computing device is configured to store the received user specifications in relation to first and second schedules for operation of the first configuration, each schedule selectively retrievable and wirelessly transmissible to the comfort controller, whereby the comfort controller is selectively configurable to control the first configuration of the climate control system using the first and/or second schedules. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-performed method of providing climate control in a structure, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a user interface of a computing device, user specifications for control by a comfort controller of a climate control system of the structure; storing first and second sets of user specifications in relation to first and second schedules for operation by the comfort controller of at least a first configuration of the climate control system; and in response to user input, selecting one of the first and second schedules and transmitting the selected schedule to the comfort controller, whereby the comfort controller uses the selected schedule in place of at least part of a schedule currently in use by the comfort controller to control at least the first configuration. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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