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BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH PROGRAMMABLE IR CODES

  • US 20160146494A1
  • Filed: 02/01/2016
  • Published: 05/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A building control system for controlling one or more building components that service a building, the building control system comprising:

  • a central coordinator including;

    an input/output port for wirelessly sending and receiving one or more signals to and from at least one building component located within the building;

    a memory; and

    a controller coupled to the input/output port and the memory;

    a discrete air conditioner control unit configured to communicate with and control one or more remotely controllable discrete air conditioner units servicing the building, each of the one or more remotely controllable discrete air conditioner units being wirelessly controllable via an associated handheld remote control;

    the discrete air conditioner control unit having a first wireless interface for sending and receiving signals to and from the central coordinator;

    the discrete air conditioner controller having a second wireless interface for transmitting control commands to the one or more discrete air conditioner units;

    the discrete air conditioner control unit further configured to accept at least one control command codes via the second wireless interface from a handheld remote control unit associated with at least one of the remotely controllable discrete air conditioner units, and to use the at least one control command codes when transmitting one or more control commands to the one or more discrete air conditioner units; and

    the discrete air conditioner control unit further configured to transmit the at least one control command codes to the central coordinator via the first wireless interface, wherein the central coordinator is configured to store the at least one control command codes in the memory of the central coordinator.

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