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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Inventor:
Brent Kumfer, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignee:
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/58 (2018.01); F24F 11/64 (2018.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01); F24F 120/12 (2018.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/58 (2018.01); F24F 11/64 (2018.01); G05D 23/1917 (2013.01); F24F 2120/12 (2018.01); H04L 12/2854 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for operating an HVAC system based on the occupancy of a structure, wherein occupancy of the structure is determined by a remote occupancy identifier, the occupancy identifier configured to determine the occupancy of the structure by detecting if a user device is connected to a network within the structure, the occupancy identifier further configured to change at least one operational parameter setting of the HVAC controller depending on whether the structure is currently occupied or not.