Zone based system for altering an operating condition
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a thermostat to be disposed at a site, said thermostat including a controller incorporated therein, said controller including a processor configured to;
detect a location of a mobile device associated with the site and with a first user;
detect at least one geofence operably associated with the site;
detect a manual change input by a second user to an operating condition of another electronic network device, other than the thermostat, in wireless communication with the controller within the thermostat and disposed at the site;
determine whether the location of the mobile device is within the at least one geofence operably associated with the site;
initiate a text message to the mobile device when the manual change input by the second user to the operating condition of the other electronic network device is detected and the location of the mobile device is determined to be within the at least one geofence;
detect an altered operating condition of the other electronic network device received from the mobile device in response to the text message; and
alter the manually changed operating condition of the other electronic network device at the site using the detected altered operating condition when the controller is used to initiate energy management of the first user prior to energy management of the second user.
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the disclosure, a processor is configured to detect a location of a mobile device associated with a site and detect at least one geofence operably associated with the site. The processor is further configured to detect a manual input condition provided at a network device disposed at the site, detect the mobile device being disposed away from the site based on the location of the mobile device relative to the at least one geofence, and initiate a text message to the mobile device indicating the manual input condition in response to the mobile device being disposed away from the site. The processor is further configured to detect an altered operating condition received from the mobile device in response to the text message, and alter the manual input condition of the network device at the site using the altered operating condition.
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1. A system comprising:
a thermostat to be disposed at a site, said thermostat including a controller incorporated therein, said controller including a processor configured to; detect a location of a mobile device associated with the site and with a first user; detect at least one geofence operably associated with the site; detect a manual change input by a second user to an operating condition of another electronic network device, other than the thermostat, in wireless communication with the controller within the thermostat and disposed at the site; determine whether the location of the mobile device is within the at least one geofence operably associated with the site; initiate a text message to the mobile device when the manual change input by the second user to the operating condition of the other electronic network device is detected and the location of the mobile device is determined to be within the at least one geofence; detect an altered operating condition of the other electronic network device received from the mobile device in response to the text message; and alter the manually changed operating condition of the other electronic network device at the site using the detected altered operating condition when the controller is used to initiate energy management of the first user prior to energy management of the second user. - 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 comprising:
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associating a thermostat including a controller with a processor incorporated therein with a site; detecting a location of a mobile device associated with the site and a first user; detecting at least one geofence operably associated with the site; detecting a manual change input by a second user to an operating condition of another electronic network device, other than the thermostat, disposed at the site and in wireless communication with the controller within the thermostat and a priority of the second user; determining whether the location of the mobile device is within the at least one geofence operably associated with the site; initiating a text message to the mobile device when the manual change input by the second user to the other electronic network device is detected and the location of the mobile device is determined to be within the at least one geofence; detecting an altered operating condition of the other electronic network device sent from the mobile device in response to the message; and altering the manually changed operating condition of the other electronic network device using the detected altered operating condition when the controller is used to initiate energy management of the first user prior to energy management of the second user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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