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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2019
Ikorongo Technology, Llc, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Hugh Blake Svendsen, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Ikorongo Technology, LLC, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Abstract
An architecture is presented for one or more climate systems controlled by one or more thermostat devices located in one or more dwellings associated with one or more users. Depending on the combination of the above factors, ecorank information is determined and presented. In some cases, the thermostats operate independently and settings are not propagated. In other cases, the thermostats operate dependently and settings are mirrored. One thermostat may be used to control another. Setting changes in at one thermostat may be presented at another thermostat. In some cases, the setting changes may require confirmation. In some instances, a hub device may be used to interconnect a thermostat device and server device.