DYNAMIC CLIMATE CONTROL ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM

• US 20170370604A1
• Filed: 07/26/2017
• Published: 12/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Carey, James E., Jones, Bryan M., Rajagopal, Aditi, Rossiter, Ryan L.
• Granted Patent: US 10,408,483 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/46 Improving electric energy efficiency or saving
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/56 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/58 using Internet communication
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/62 characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/65 for selecting an operating mode
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/65 Concentration of specific substances or contaminants
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2120/10 Occupancy
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2120/12 Position of occupants
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2120/20 Feedback from users
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2130/00 Control inputs relating to environmental factors not covered by group F24F2110/00
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2130/10 Weather information or forecasts
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2140/60 Energy consumption
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/70 Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating

Abstract

A device detects that a first wearable device has connected to a network. The device receives user preferences from the first wearable device. The device identifies a set point corresponding to a climate parameter. The device receives climate information corresponding to the climate parameter from one or more sensors. The device determines whether the climate information is within a threshold percentage of the set point, and based on the determination that the climate information is not within the threshold percentage of the set point, the device adjusts the set point.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a climate, the method comprising:

detecting that a first wearable device is connected to a network;

receiving user preferences from the first wearable device;

identifying a set point corresponding to a climate parameter, wherein identifying the set point comprises;

determining a location of the first wearable device;

determining a zone corresponding to the first wearable device based on the location of the first wearable device, wherein adjusting the set point comprises adjusting the set point in the zone;

detecting that a second wearable device is connected to a network;

receiving user preferences corresponding to the second wearable device;

determining a priority of the first wearable device is higher than the priority of the second wearable device, wherein the priority is determined based on comparing an age of a user stored on the first wearable device to the age of the user stored on the second wearable device; and

adjusting the set point based on the first wearable device user preferences; and

based on determining a priority of the first wearable device is higher than the priority of the second wearable device, notifying the second wearable device;

receiving climate information corresponding to the climate parameter from one or more sensors, wherein receiving climate information corresponding to the climate parameter comprises;

determining an outlier in the climate information, wherein determining the outlier comprises;

determining a data point in the climate information deviates from an expected value;

receiving system information from a device sensor; and

determining the system information caused the data point to deviate from the expected value;

removing the outlier from the climate information;

determining whether the climate information is within a threshold percentage of the set point;

based on determining that the climate information is not within the threshold percentage of the set point, initiating a climate control module.