Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermostat with occupancy detection based on social media event data
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Application No.: US15260295Application Date: 2016-09-08
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Publication No.: US10410300B2Publication Date: 2019-09-10
- Inventor: Jedidiah O. Bentz , Brian D. Rigg , Theresa N. Gillette , Tom R. Tasker , Tyler McCune , John W. Uerkvitz , Shaun B. Atchison , Daniel S. Middleton , Aneek Muhammad Noor
- Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Current Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/01
- IPC: G06F3/01 ; G06F3/0481 ; G06Q50/06 ; G05B15/02 ; F24F11/30 ; H04W4/80 ; G06Q20/12 ; G06Q20/14 ; G05B19/042 ; G06F3/16 ; G06K9/00 ; F24F1/0003 ; G06F3/0484 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06Q20/10 ; G07F17/00 ; G10L17/08 ; H04B5/00 ; G06Q50/00 ; H04L12/28 ; F24F110/10 ; F24F120/10 ; F24F11/58 ; H04L12/58

Abstract:
A thermostat for a building space includes a network communication module and a processing circuit. The network communication module is communicatively coupled to at least one of one or more social media servers and one or more calendar servers. The processing circuit is configured to receive at least one of social media activity, social media events, and calendar events associated with a user via the network communication module. The processing circuit is further configured to determine an expected occupancy of the building based on at least one of the social media events and the calendar events. The processing circuit is further configured to adjust a setpoint of the thermostat based on at least one of the expected occupancy and the social media activity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170074541A1 THERMOSTAT WITH OCCUPANCY DETECTION BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA EVENT DATA Public/Granted day:2017-03-16
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