System and methods for regulating an environmental variable within a target zone having multiple inhabitants
First Claim
1. A system for regulating an environmental variable, the system comprising:
- a sensor system configured to monitor a zone comprising a room of a building, the sensor system detecting a presence of a plurality of inhabitants within the zone, the sensor system further configured to identify an alpha person from the plurality of inhabitants in the zone;
a measurement sensor configured to monitor the zone, the measurement sensor measuring a skin parameter from the identified alpha person and generating a sensor signal based on the measured skin parameter; and
an environmental control system in operative communication with the measurement sensor, the environmental control system receiving the sensor signal from the measurement sensor and regulating an environmental variable within the entire zone based only on the measured skin parameter of the alpha person regardless of the other inhabitants in the zone.
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Abstract
A system and associated methods of operation for regulating an environmental variable (such as ambient room temperature) within a target zone. The system includes a sensor system configured to monitor the target zone, detect one or more inhabitants present within the zone, and identify an alpha person from the one or more inhabitants. Once the alpha person is identified, a measurement sensor measures a skin parameter from the identified alpha person and generates a sensor signal communicating the measured skin parameter to an environmental control system. Upon receiving the sensor signal, the environmental control system regulates an environmental variable within the zone based on the measured skin parameter from the alpha person.
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32 Claims
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1. A system for regulating an environmental variable, the system comprising:
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a sensor system configured to monitor a zone comprising a room of a building, the sensor system detecting a presence of a plurality of inhabitants within the zone, the sensor system further configured to identify an alpha person from the plurality of inhabitants in the zone; a measurement sensor configured to monitor the zone, the measurement sensor measuring a skin parameter from the identified alpha person and generating a sensor signal based on the measured skin parameter; and an environmental control system in operative communication with the measurement sensor, the environmental control system receiving the sensor signal from the measurement sensor and regulating an environmental variable within the entire zone based only on the measured skin parameter of the alpha person regardless of the other inhabitants in the zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for regulating an environmental variable, the method comprising:
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monitoring, via a sensor system a zone comprising a room of a building; detecting, via the sensor system, a presence of a plurality of inhabitants within the zone; identifying, via the sensor system, an alpha person from the plurality of inhabitants in the zone; monitoring, via a measurement sensor, the zone; measuring, via the measurement sensor, a skin parameter from the identified alpha person; generating, via the measurement sensor, a sensor signal based on the measured skin parameter; receiving, via an environmental control system in operative communication with the measurement sensor, the sensor signal from the measurement sensor; and regulating, via the environmental control system, an environmental variable within the entire zone based only on the measured skin parameter of the alpha person regardless of the other inhabitants in the zone. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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