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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2013
Ecofactor, Inc., Millbrae, CA (US);
John Douglas Steinberg, Millbrae, CA (US);
Scott Douglas Hublou, Redwood City, CA (US);
EcoFactor, Inc., Mlllbrae, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention comprises systems and methods for estimating the rate of change in temperature inside a structure. At least one thermostat located is inside the structure and is used to control an climate control system in the structure. At least one remote processor is in communication with said thermostat and at least one database stores data reported by the thermostat. At least one processor compares the outside temperature at at least one location and at least one point in time to information reported to the remote processor from the thermostat. The processor uses the relationship between the inside temperature and the outside temperature to determine whether the climate control system is 'on' or 'off'.