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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2016
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jedidiah O. Bentz, Wichita, KS (US);
Brian D. Rigg, Douglass, KS (US);
Theresa N. Gillette, Wichita, KS (US);
Tom R. Tasker, Andover, KS (US);
Tyler McCune, El Dorado, KS (US);
John W. Uerkvitz, Valley Center, KS (US);
Shaun B. Atchison, Wichita, KS (US);
Daniel S. Middleton, Wichita, KS (US);
Aneek Muhammad Noor, Wichita, KS (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
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.