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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2023
Applicant:
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Sunil Bondalapati, Frisco, TX (US);
Prasad Mecheri Chandravihar, Richardson, TX (US);
Bhavana Chadive, Richardson, TX (US);
Fnu Kriti, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/65 (2018.01); F24F 11/46 (2018.01); F24F 120/10 (2018.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 80/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/65 (2018.01); F24F 11/46 (2018.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 64/006 (2013.01); F24F 2120/10 (2018.01); H04W 80/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An occupancy tracking device configured to identify devices connected to an access point over a predetermined time period. The device is further configured to populate entries in a device log for the identified devices. The device is further configured to determine a predicted occupancy level and to control a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system based on the predicted occupancy level.