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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2015
Applicant:
British Gas Trading Limited, Windsor, Berkshire, GB;
Inventor:
Andreu Tobella, Windsor, GB;
Assignee:
British Gas Trading Limited, Windsor, Berkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/00 (2018.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/62 (2018.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/62 (2018.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05D 23/1905 (2013.01); H04L 12/2829 (2013.01); H04L 2012/285 (2013.01);
Abstract
A controller for a thermal appliance configured to heat or cool an area of a premises. The controller comprises: a communications interface, configured to communicate over a communications network; a data store comprising information regarding a transport infrastructure; and a processor coupled to the data store and to the first communications interface. The processor is configured to obtain an estimate of the time for a user carrying a mobile device to return to the premises via the transport infrastructure.