Remote HVAC control with universal engineering tool
First Claim
1. A web enabled building control appliance, comprising:
- a controller;
a first port coupled to the controller, the first port can communicate over a first network;
a web server implemented by the controller and coupled to the first port for serving up one or more web-pages on the first network via the first port and for receiving a number of responses;
a second port coupled to the controller, the second port can be coupled to one or more thermostats via a second network, wherein each of the one or more thermostats can communicate with the controller over the second network via the second port;
the web server configured to provide one or more web-pages via the first port that solicit information including;
user information for defining each of a plurality of users;
one or more settings for each of the one or more thermostats;
the web server further configured to receive the information via one or more of the responses, and in response, to configure the web server to provide the plurality of users with access to the one or more settings of one or more of the thermostats that are coupled to the second port.
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Abstract
An HVAC control system that accommodates and/or facilitates control from a remote location. The HVAC control system may include a web-enabled building control appliance that has a controller, a first port and a second port. The controller may implement a web server that is coupled to the first port for serving up one or more web pages on a first network and for receiving a number of responses. The controller may also be coupled to the second port so as to communicate with one or more communicating thermostats via a second network. The web server may be adapted to provide one or more web-pages via the first port that solicit information including schedule and/or non-schedule thermostat configuration information, and for receiving the information via one or more of the responses.
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1. A web enabled building control appliance, comprising:
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a controller; a first port coupled to the controller, the first port can communicate over a first network; a web server implemented by the controller and coupled to the first port for serving up one or more web-pages on the first network via the first port and for receiving a number of responses; a second port coupled to the controller, the second port can be coupled to one or more thermostats via a second network, wherein each of the one or more thermostats can communicate with the controller over the second network via the second port; the web server configured to provide one or more web-pages via the first port that solicit information including; user information for defining each of a plurality of users; one or more settings for each of the one or more thermostats; the web server further configured to receive the information via one or more of the responses, and in response, to configure the web server to provide the plurality of users with access to the one or more settings of one or more of the thermostats that are coupled to the second port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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