SMART AC CONTROLLER WITH ENGERY MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY
First Claim
1. A network-based remote control device for controlling and measuring energy consumption of at least one appliance, comprising:
- a control circuitry configured to be coupled to a power source;
the control circuitry comprising;
a processing module configured to process control commands received over a communication network;
a communication module coupled to the processing unit for receiving said control commands;
an infrared (“
IR”
) circuit assembly configured to transmit said processed control commands to the least one appliance and to receive control commands from an infrared (“
IR”
) remote control device;
an environmental sensor assembly coupled to the processing unit;
an energy measurement module configured to measure energy consumption of the appliance;
and a housing containing the control circuitry.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for remotely controlling infrared (“IR”) enabled appliances via a networked device are described. The technology enables one or multiple users to control, monitor, and manage their appliances (e.g., air conditioners, television sets, multimedia systems, window curtains, etc.) both locally and remotely, irrespective of the users'"'"' location or their line of sight. In various embodiments, the technology includes a device with integrated Wi-Fi and IR subsystems connected via a cloud platform to a user application interface that can control appliances, generate analytics, schedule automatic operation, and perform smart learning operation. The networked device, also known as smart AC controller, or smart AC controller, reports measures and reports energy consumption the user using the onboard energy measurement unit to show the actual usage statistics and relevant costs to the user. After collecting data on user behavior and habits, the smart AC controller can operate in a smart-mode to save energy.
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20 Claims
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1. A network-based remote control device for controlling and measuring energy consumption of at least one appliance, comprising:
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a control circuitry configured to be coupled to a power source; the control circuitry comprising; a processing module configured to process control commands received over a communication network; a communication module coupled to the processing unit for receiving said control commands; an infrared (“
IR”
) circuit assembly configured to transmit said processed control commands to the least one appliance and to receive control commands from an infrared (“
IR”
) remote control device;an environmental sensor assembly coupled to the processing unit;
an energy measurement module configured to measure energy consumption of the appliance;and a housing containing the control circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method in a networked control system for remotely controlling an infrared (“
- IR”
) enabled appliance, the method comprising;determining a list of online remote control devices associated with a user profile; displaying the list of online remote control devices on a user communication device; receiving, from the user communication device, a command to operate a IR-enabled appliance associated with a selected one of the online remote control devices; transmitting to the IR-enabled appliance, an IR code to operate the IR-enabled appliance; and periodically measuring a energy consumption of the IR-enabled appliance. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A remote control system for controlling at least one infrared (“
- IR”
) enabled appliance, the system comprising;a first application executable in at least one user computing device, the first application configured to generate a user interface component for receiving a user control command targeting the at least one appliance; a remote control device configured to transmit a signal to the at least one IR-enabled appliance in response to the user control command received from the first application, the remote control device further configured to transmit data to and receive data from at least a second application executing on a server computing device, wherein the transmitted data comprises energy consumption measurements of the at least one infrared appliance, and the received data comprises IR codes associated with a manufacturer and type of the IR-enabled appliance. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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