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INTELLIGENT THERMOSTAT CONTROL SYSTEM

  • US 20160178226A1
  • Filed: 03/14/2016
  • Published: 06/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A thermostat control system, comprising:

  • an intelligent thermostat controller associated with a building operative to adjust at least one thermostat within the building; and

    a thermostat control application associated with a mobile unit configured to communicate first location information and first schedule to the thermostat controller indicating a location of the mobile unit on a periodic basis via a mobile data network;

    wherein the thermostat controller is operative to;

    receive schedule information from a social media file associated with a resident of the building via a first network, the social media file including a second location and second schedule information;

    receive a first location and first schedule information from the mobile unit via the mobile data network;

    access the social media file and the mobile unit in a priority order;

    access the social media file based on the first location and first schedule information not being received on a periodic basis;

    adaptively learn a predicted heating/cooling time for the building based on experience monitoring heating/cooling timesadjust the thermostat based the adaptively learned heating/cooling time and on one of the first location information and first schedule information or the second location information and second schedule information; and

    record historical data files for a plurality of parameters including an explicit thermostat setting data, an implicit thermostat setting data, a direct thermostat setting data, the first location data, the first schedule data, the second location data, the second schedule data, resident occupancy data, and zone occupancy data.

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