CREATION AND CONFIGURATION OF A DISTRIBUTED HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING NETWORK
First Claim
1. A system for operating a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) control network, comprising:
- a first control unit communicatively coupled to a first plurality of HVAC units and a first interactive display, the first control unit further comprising a software access point (softAP);
a second control unit communicatively coupled to a second plurality of HVAC units and a second interactive display;
the second control unit comprising a push button, wherein the second control unit is operable to connect to the first control unit to create an HVAC control network using a Wi-Fi direct protocol by invoking a Wi-Fi direct, push-button configuration in response to detecting that the push button has been depressed; and
the first control unit is operable to control the second plurality of HVAC units over the HVAC control network in response to the second control unit connecting to the first control unit.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a system for operating an HVAC control network includes a first control unit communicatively coupled to a first plurality of HVAC units and a first interactive display, the first control unit further comprising a software access point (softAP). A second control unit, the second control unit communicatively coupled to a second plurality of HVAC units and a second interactive display. The second control unit may include a push button. The second control unit may connect to the first control unit to create an HVAC control network using a Wi-Fi direct protocol by invoking a Wi-Fi direct, push button configuration protocol in response to detecting that the push button has been depressed. The first control unit may control the second plurality of HVAC units over the HVAC control network in response to the second control unit connecting to the first control unit
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20 Claims
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1. A system for operating a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) control network, comprising:
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a first control unit communicatively coupled to a first plurality of HVAC units and a first interactive display, the first control unit further comprising a software access point (softAP); a second control unit communicatively coupled to a second plurality of HVAC units and a second interactive display; the second control unit comprising a push button, wherein the second control unit is operable to connect to the first control unit to create an HVAC control network using a Wi-Fi direct protocol by invoking a Wi-Fi direct, push-button configuration in response to detecting that the push button has been depressed; and the first control unit is operable to control the second plurality of HVAC units over the HVAC control network in response to the second control unit connecting to the first control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for operating a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) control network, comprising:
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a first control unit communicatively coupled to a first plurality of HVAC units and a first interactive display; a second control unit communicatively coupled to a second plurality of HVAC units and a second interactive display; wherein the second interactive display comprises a virtual push button icon, the second control unit is operable to connect to the first control unit to create an HVAC control network using a Wi-Fi direct protocol by invoking a Wi-Fi direct, push-button configuration in response to detecting that the virtual push button icon was selected; and the first control unit is operable to control the second plurality of HVAC units over the HVAC control network in response to the second control unit connecting to the first control unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A first control unit for operating a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) control network, comprising:
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a first interface operable to facilitate communications with a first plurality of HVAC units; a second interface operable to facilitate communications with a first interactive display; a push button operable to initiate a Wi-Fi direct, push-button configuration; a Wi-Fi module operable to connect to a second control unit to create an HVAC control network using a Wi-Fi direct protocol in response to detecting that the push button has been depressed, the second control unit communicatively coupled to a second plurality of HVAC units and a second interactive display; and a processor communicatively coupled to the first interface, the second interface, and the Wi-Fi module, the processor operable to transmit commands to the second control unit over the HVAC control network, the commands operable to control the second plurality of HVAC units. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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