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Patent No.:

US 12638207 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 11, 2023

Occupancy tracking using user device detection

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:

Kamini S Shah

Assistant Examiner:

Istiaque undefined Ahmed

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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Bondalapati, Sunil. (2026). Occupancy tracking using user device detection (U.S. Patent No. 12638207). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12638207

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