Remote HVAC control with building floor plan tool
First Claim
1. A web enabled building control appliance for a building having one or more building control devices, the web enabled building control appliance comprising:
- a controller;
a first port coupled to the controller, the first port configured to communicate over a first network;
a web server implemented by the controller and coupled to the first port for serving up one or more web-pages on the first network via the first port;
a second port coupled to the controller, the second port configured to be coupled to one or more thermostats via a second network, wherein each of the one or more thermostats are configured to communicate with the controller over the second network; and
the web server configured to provide one or more web-pages via the first port that display a graphical floor plan of the building, and permit a user to drag and drop individual images of building control devices that correspond to the one or more building control devices onto the floor plan.
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Abstract
An HVAC control system that accommodates and/or facilitates control from a remote location. The HVAC control system may include a web-enabled building control appliance having a controller, a first port and a second port. The controller may implement a web server that is coupled to the first port for serving up one or more web pages on a first network and for receiving a number of responses. The controller may be coupled to the second port so as to communicate with one or more communicating thermostats via a second network. The web server may provide one or more web-pages via the first port that display a graphical floor plan of the building, and permit a user to drag and drop individual building control device images that correspond to the one or more building control devices onto the floor plan.
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25 Claims
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1. A web enabled building control appliance for a building having one or more building control devices, the web enabled building control appliance comprising:
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a controller; a first port coupled to the controller, the first port configured to communicate over a first network; a web server implemented by the controller and coupled to the first port for serving up one or more web-pages on the first network via the first port; a second port coupled to the controller, the second port configured to be coupled to one or more thermostats via a second network, wherein each of the one or more thermostats are configured to communicate with the controller over the second network; and the web server configured to provide one or more web-pages via the first port that display a graphical floor plan of the building, and permit a user to drag and drop individual images of building control devices that correspond to the one or more building control devices onto the floor plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A web enabled building control appliance for a building having one or more building control devices, the web enabled building control appliance comprising:
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a controller; a first port coupled to the controller, the first port configured to communicate over a first network; a web server implemented by the controller and coupled to the first port for serving up one or more web-pages on the first network via the first port; a second port coupled to the controller, the second port configured to be coupled to two or more thermostats via a second network, wherein each of the two or more thermostats are configured to communicate with the controller over the second network; the web server configured to provide one or more web-pages via the first port that display a graphical floor plan of the building, and permit a user to drag and drop individual building control device images that correspond to the one or more building control devices onto the floor plan; and wherein the web server is configured to display information pertaining to a particular building control device when a user clicks on a corresponding building control device image on the floor plan. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method of configuring building control devices, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a web page that displays a graphical floor plan; providing a list of building control devices on the web page, the list comprising a plurality of individual building control device images; and permitting a user to drag-n-drop individual building control device images from the list onto the graphical floor plan; wherein the individual building control device images are positioned on the graphical floor plan in accordance to their actual positions within a building space represented by the graphical floor plan. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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