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Thermostat control device with integrated feedback and notification capability

  • US 8,870,087 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2011
  • Issued: 10/28/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An environmental control device comprising:

  • a temperature sensor;

    an audio module;

    an input/out module operatively connected to an environmental system;

    a memory module;

    a processor in communication with the temperature sensor, the audio module, the input/out module and the memory module, wherein the memory module stores a control routine comprising processor executable instructions and a user-selected audio file associated with a predefined event related to the environmental system, the processor executable instructions configured to;

    receive a control indication corresponding to a temperature sensor signal from the temperature sensor, an environmental system output signal from the input/output module, or an input from a user via the environmental control device;

    determine whether the control indication corresponds to the predefined event; and

    generate, via the audio module, an audible signal based on the user-selected audio file in response to determining that the control indication corresponds to the predefined event, the predefined event being an input of a setpoint change greater than a predetermined setpoint change from the user via the environmental control device.

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