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Remote contractor system with data analytics for identifying needed products or services

  • US 9,915,439 B2
  • Filed: 11/03/2014
  • Issued: 03/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remote contractor system communicates with a plurality of client heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) controllers over a network, wherein each of two or more of the client HVAC controllers is part of a corresponding client HVAC system that services a corresponding client building, the remote contractor system comprising:

  • a communications port operatively communicating with the two or more of the client HVAC controllers, and receiving data related to the operation of the two or more of the client HVAC systems;

    a memory for storing the received data related to the operation of the two or more of the client HVAC systems;

    a controller operatively coupled to the communications port and the memory, wherein the controller includes a processor for processing the data related to the operation of the two or more of the client HVAC systems in order to determine which if any of the two or more of the client HVAC systems are projected to benefit from the addition of a particular product or service;

    wherein the controller searches for a pattern in the received data that is related to the operation of the two or more of the client HVAC systems to help determine which, if any of the two or more of the client HVAC systems are projected to benefit from the particular product or service; and

    the controller outputs via the communications port one or more indications that identify which, if any, of the two or more of the client HVAC systems are projected to benefit from the addition of the particular product or service.

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