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Remote application for controlling an HVAC system

  • US 9,823,672 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2012
  • Issued: 11/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable wireless device configured to communicate with and help control one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system of a building, the portable wireless device comprising:

  • a wireless interface for sending and receiving information;

    a memory;

    a user interface including a display;

    a location detector that provides a current location of the portable wireless device, wherein the current location of the portable wireless device changes with movement of the portable wireless device; and

    a controller coupled to the wireless interface, the memory, the user interface and the location detector, the controller configured to display two or more selectable icons on the display, wherein each of the two or more icons, when selected by a user, executes a unique function that aids the user in controlling the one or more HVAC components of the HVAC system, the unique function of each of the two or more icons includes displaying information received via the wireless interface and/or sending one or more commands to control the HVAC system via the wireless interface, the controller further configured to dynamically order the two or more icons on the display according to a dynamic ranking algorithm, wherein the dynamic ranking algorithm is configured to dynamically order the two or more icons on the display based, at least in part, on the current location of the portable wireless device provided by the location detector, wherein the current location of the portable wireless device is updated for each time the dynamic ranking algorithm orders the two or more icons on the display based, at least in part, on the current location of the portable wireless device.

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