Robertshaw Controls Company

Joseph P Rao

Timothy E Wallaert

Robert Burt

John Gilman Chapman, Jr

Nicholas Ashworth

An energy saving control for appliances via an intelligent thermostat is provided. This intelligent thermostat provides programmatic control over the HVAC system, and provides coordinated control over the appliances. This control over the appliances is accomplished via a communications network between the intelligent thermostat and the appliances. The appliances include occupancy sensors and transmit usage and occupancy information to the intelligent thermostat. The intelligent thermostat processes this information to determine the occupancy of the dwelling. The thermostat controls the HVAC system and the appliances according to the determined occupancy of the dwelling.

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Dublin, OH, United States of America

Joseph P Rao