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Patent No.:

US 10613556 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 29, 2016

Energy management system and method

Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Kevin R. Imes, Austin, TX (US);

James Hollister, Round Rock, TX (US);

John F. Cottrell, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;

Attorney:

Staas & Halsey LLP

Primary Examiner:

Charles R Kasenge

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/00 (2018.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/62 (2018.01); G05B 19/02 (2006.01); F24F 130/00 (2018.01); F24F 130/10 (2018.01); F24F 11/58 (2018.01); F24F 11/61 (2018.01); F24F 11/46 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 23/1919 (2013.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/62 (2018.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05D 23/1917 (2013.01); G05D 23/1923 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); H02J 3/14 (2013.01); H02J 13/0079 (2013.01); F24F 11/46 (2018.01); F24F 11/58 (2018.01); F24F 11/61 (2018.01); F24F 2130/00 (2018.01); F24F 2130/10 (2018.01); G05B 19/02 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2642 (2013.01); H02J 13/001 (2013.01); H02J 2003/143 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3225 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3241 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3266 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3275 (2013.01); Y02B 90/2669 (2013.01); Y02P 80/11 (2015.11); Y04S 20/222 (2013.01); Y04S 20/227 (2013.01); Y04S 20/242 (2013.01); Y04S 20/244 (2013.01); Y04S 40/128 (2013.01);
Abstract

A temperature controlling apparatus includes a display configured to present an operating condition of the apparatus, and a communication module configured to communicate with at least one mobile device associated with the apparatus. The apparatus includes a processor in communication with a proximity detection module configured to determine a location of the at least one mobile device relative to the apparatus based on data received and initiate implementation of a home mode or an away mode of the apparatus in response to the determined location of the mobile device. The processor configured to initiate implementation of the away mode of the apparatus in response to a manual input received from a graphical user interface of the at least one mobile device.

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