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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 28, 2019
Applicant:

Alarm.com Incorporated, Tysons, VA (US);

Inventor:

Alexander Lawrence Reeder, Arlington, VA (US);

Assignee:

Alarm.com Incorporated, Tysons, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/00 (2018.01); G05B 19/048 (2006.01); F24F 11/79 (2018.01); F24F 11/74 (2018.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); F24F 11/63 (2018.01); F24F 120/10 (2018.01); F24F 110/10 (2018.01); F24F 130/10 (2018.01); F24F 11/58 (2018.01); F24F 110/20 (2018.01); F24F 110/50 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/0001 (2013.01); F24F 11/74 (2018.01); F24F 11/79 (2018.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G05B 19/048 (2013.01); F24F 11/58 (2018.01); F24F 11/63 (2018.01); F24F 2110/10 (2018.01); F24F 2110/20 (2018.01); F24F 2110/50 (2018.01); F24F 2120/10 (2018.01); F24F 2130/10 (2018.01); G05B 2219/2614 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes receiving, by a monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property, and from a sensor, sensor data, receiving data indicating an operational state of the HVAC system, determining that the HVAC system is providing air to a smart vent device, determining (i) a particular direction for the smart vent device to direct air flowing from the HVAC system and into the room of the property and (ii) a particular flow rate for the smart vent device to provide air from the HVAC system and into the room of the property, and providing, to the smart vent device, instructions to (i) direct air flowing from the HVAC system and into the room of the property in the particular direction and (ii) adjust the flow rate of air flowing from the HVAC system and into the room of the property according to the particular flow rate.


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