Multi-dimensional heating and cooling system
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1. A method for controlling temperature in a user environment, the method comprising:
- receiving input user area temperature data captured and transmitted from a sensor affixed to a user'"'"'s clothing, wherein said input user area temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of a surrounding area of the user;
receiving input user clothing data captured and transmitted from a monitoring device, wherein said input user clothing data comprises identification of one or more items of clothing currently worn by the user;
determining an approximate age of the user based on (i) biometric data transmitted from the monitoring device, wherein said biometric data comprises at least ambient temperature associated with the user, and (ii) said identification of the one or more items of clothing currently worn by the user transmitted from the monitoring device;
receiving input room temperature data captured and transmitted from a sensor positioned in a room currently occupied by the user, wherein said input room temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of the room currently occupied by the user; and
providing instruction to the user to move to a given area in the room currently occupied by the user based on (i) said input user area temperature data, (ii) said input user clothing data, (iii) said input room temperature data and (iv) said approximate age of the user.
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Abstract
Methods and system for facilitating multi-dimensional personal heating and cooling. User information is used as a mean to configure the temperature in a surrounding environment, thereby facilitating comfort for a user and, in the case wherein multiple users are accessing an area, classifying the area into a number of regions and maintaining each region at a different temperature and guiding the users to desired regions.
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1. A method for controlling temperature in a user environment, the method comprising:
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receiving input user area temperature data captured and transmitted from a sensor affixed to a user'"'"'s clothing, wherein said input user area temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of a surrounding area of the user; receiving input user clothing data captured and transmitted from a monitoring device, wherein said input user clothing data comprises identification of one or more items of clothing currently worn by the user; determining an approximate age of the user based on (i) biometric data transmitted from the monitoring device, wherein said biometric data comprises at least ambient temperature associated with the user, and (ii) said identification of the one or more items of clothing currently worn by the user transmitted from the monitoring device; receiving input room temperature data captured and transmitted from a sensor positioned in a room currently occupied by the user, wherein said input room temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of the room currently occupied by the user; and providing instruction to the user to move to a given area in the room currently occupied by the user based on (i) said input user area temperature data, (ii) said input user clothing data, (iii) said input room temperature data and (iv) said approximate age of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling temperature in an area, the area being sub-divided into at least two or more regions, the method comprising:
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receiving input user area temperature data captured and transmitted from (i) a first sensor affixed to a first user'"'"'s clothing in a first of the two or more regions and (ii) a second sensor affixed to a second user'"'"'s clothing in a second of the two or more regions, wherein said input user area temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of a surrounding area of the corresponding user; receiving input user clothing data captured and transmitted from at least one monitoring device, wherein said input user clothing data comprises identification of one or more items of clothing currently worn by at least the first user and the second user; determining an approximate age of the first user and the second user based on (i) biometric data transmitted from the monitoring device, wherein said biometric data comprises at least ambient temperature associated with the first user and the second user, and (ii) said identification of the one or more items of clothing currently worn by the first user and the second user transmitted from the monitoring device; receiving input region temperature data captured and transmitted from at least (i) a sensor positioned in the region currently occupied by the first user and (ii) a sensor positioned in the region currently occupied by the second user, wherein said input region temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of the region currently occupied by the corresponding user; and providing instruction to each of the first user and the second user to move to one of the two or more regions based on (i) said input user area temperature data, (ii) said input user clothing data, (iii) said input region temperature data and (iv) said approximate age of the first user and the second user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling temperature in an area, the method comprising:
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receiving, as input, a temperature setting from each of a plurality of users, wherein the users are located in the area and the input is transmitted to a master control for the area, and wherein the temperature setting from each of the plurality of users comprises; one or more temperature measurements of a portion of the area surrounding the corresponding user; and identification of one or more items of clothing currently worn by the corresponding user; an approximate age of each of the plurality of users based on (i) biometric data, wherein said biometric data comprises at least ambient temperature associated with each of the plurality of users, and (ii) the identification of the one or more items of clothing currently worn by each of the plurality of users; and providing instruction to each of the plurality of users to move to a given portion of the area based on (i) said one or more temperature measurements, (ii) said identification of one or more items of clothing, and (iii) said approximate age of each of the plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A system for controlling temperature in a user environment, the system comprising at least a processor and a memory and configured for:
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receiving input user area temperature data captured and transmitted from a sensor affixed to a user'"'"'s clothing, wherein said input user area temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of a surrounding area of the user; receiving input user clothing data from a monitoring device, wherein the monitoring device includes at least one of a sensor, a camera, an RFID tag, an acoustic sensor, a visual sensor, a semiconducting device, and a thermocouple configured to capture and transmit the user clothing data to a master control, and wherein the input user clothing data comprises identification of one or more items of clothing currently worn by the user; determining an approximate age of the user based on (i) biometric data transmitted from the monitoring device, wherein said biometric data comprises at least ambient temperature associated with the user, and (ii) said identification of the one or more items of clothing currently worn by the user transmitted from the monitoring device; receiving input room temperature data captured and transmitted from a sensor positioned in a room currently occupied by the user, wherein said input room temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of the room currently occupied by the user; and providing instruction to the user to move to a given area in the room currently occupied by the user based on (i) the input user area temperature data, (ii) the input user clothing data, (iii) the input room temperature data and (iv) said approximate age of the user. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for controlling temperature in an area, the area being sub-divided into at least two or more regions, the system comprising at least a processor and a memory, and the system being configured for:
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receiving input user area temperature data captured and transmitted from (i) a first sensor affixed to a first user'"'"'s clothing in a first of the two or more regions and (ii) a second sensor affixed to a second user'"'"'s clothing in a second of the two or more regions, wherein said input user area temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of a surrounding area of the corresponding user; receiving input user clothing data captured and transmitted from at least one monitoring device, wherein said input user clothing data comprises identification of one or more items of clothing currently worn by at least the first user and the second user; determining an approximate age of the first user and the second user based on (i) biometric data transmitted from the monitoring device, wherein said biometric data comprises at least ambient temperature associated with the first user and the second user, and (ii) said identification of the one or more items of clothing currently worn by the first user and the second user transmitted from the monitoring device; receiving input region temperature data captured and transmitted from at least (i) a sensor positioned in the region currently occupied by the first user and (ii) a sensor positioned in the region currently occupied by the second user, wherein said input region temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of the region currently occupied by the corresponding user; transmitting (i) the input user area temperature data, (ii) the input user clothing data and (iii) the input region temperature data to the master control for controlling the temperature of the area and the temperature of the at least two or more regions; and providing instruction to each of the first user and the second user to move to one of the two or more regions based on (i) said input user area temperature data for the first user and the second user, (ii) said input user clothing data for the first user and the second user, (iii) said input region temperature data for the two or more regions, and (iv) said approximate age of each of the first user and the second user.
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25. A system for controlling temperature in an area, the system comprising at least a processor and a memory, and the system being configured for:
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receiving, as input, a temperature setting from each of a plurality of users, wherein the users are located in the area and the input is transmitted to a master control for the area, and wherein the temperature setting from each of the plurality of users comprises; one or more temperature measurements of a portion of the area surrounding the corresponding user; and identification of one or more items of clothing currently worn by the corresponding user; an approximate age of each of the plurality of users based on (i) biometric data, wherein said biometric data comprises at least ambient temperature associated with each of the plurality of users, and (ii) the identification of the one or more items of clothing currently worn by each of the plurality of users; and providing instruction to each of the plurality of users to move to a given portion of the area based on (i) said one or more temperature measurements, (ii) said identification of one or more items of clothing, and (iii) said approximate age of each of the plurality of users.
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