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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112181 | Automatic mold and fungus growth inhibition system and method Apparatus for automatic environmental control includes an enclosed, zoned structure. A heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system is incorporated into the structure. Each zone includes separate controls, separately-controlled air flow into and out of ea... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8086352 | Predictive efficient residential energy controls A HVAC controls system for zone controls that is comprised of one or more Wall Sensor Units (WSU) and zero or more Damper/Register Units (DRUs). The invention is a low networked cost solution for residential and light commercial that is easy to install in new and ex... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8041460 | User interface for adjusting parameters for climate control systems in motor vehicles A user interface for adjusting a plurality of parameters of a climate control system of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The user interface includes an input element having a system of coordinates having multiple dimensions, wherein each of the dimensions of the system... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036779 | Air-conditioning system controller In an air-conditioning system controller provided with a central control unit and a local control unit, the central control unit includes a heat source machine measurement system for measuring an input/output state of a heat source machine, a setting unit for settin... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036778 | Air-conditioning system An air-conditioning system includes an air-conditioning unit that is switchable between local air-conditioning and overall air-conditioning, a data acquisition unit configured to acquire state quantity data of a requester, and a control unit. The control unit calcul... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7987023 | Humidity control for multiple unit A/C system installations An air conditioning (A/C) system that may have a plurality of air conditioning units disposed in different zones of an area that each operate to cool the different zones, a humidity sensor for sensing the humidity in the area, and a controller. The controller may be... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7957840 | Control apparatus and control method for multi-room air conditioner A heat source side controller of an air conditioner has an operating mode allocator and an operating mode setter. The air conditioner has a heat source unit and a plurality of room units. The heat source unit can be switched among a plurality of operating modes havi... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7925384 | Location-based provisioning of wireless control systems Exemplary systems and methods for provisioning wireless control of facilities systems are provided. A message is broadcast to a network that includes one or more control devices, which may be associated with one or more control points (e.g., lights in lighting syste... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7912586 | Integrated management system and method using enhanced remote communication protocol for controlling multi-type air conditioners An integrated management system for controlling multi-type air conditioners in which certain information related to the equipment connected to the system is added to a remote communication protocol, and operation information related to at least one air conditioner s... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7881827 | Air conditioner and method of operating the same The present invention relates to an air conditioner and a method of operating the same. The air conditioner includes a human body detection unit configured to rotatably operate and to detect a person within an indoor area, a position determination unit configured to... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7809472 | Control system for multiple heating, ventilation and air conditioning units An environmental control system is disclosed for controlling the environment within a plurality of zones within a building with a plurality of heating, ventilating and air conditioning units. The environmental control system comprises a plurality of controllers for ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7761186 | Automated lighting and building control system An automated lighting and building control system that is operative to control a large number of lights and to provide control to other control systems, such as security systems, powered window coverings, and HVAC systems, within a geographic area based on a large a... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7643908 | Occupant controlled energy management system and method for managing energy consumption in a multi-unit building A system is provided for use in a multi-unit building by which an occupant of a unit of the multi-unit building controls an appliance associated with the unit and includes an actuator which is accessible to the occupant, a processing unit to control the appliance, o... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7610116 | Centralized management unit and management system of facility equipment There is provided a compact centralized management unit of facility equipment, as well as a management system using the centralized management unit, that is capable of accommodating changes in data transmission simply and at low cost. The centralized management unit... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7606635 | Radio frequency enabled control of environmental zones A system, apparatus and method for controlling environmental zones in a residence or other building using radio frequency enabled environmental controllers. At least one damper is associated with each of the various zones. From each environmental controller, a comma... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7558648 | HVAC zone control panel with zone configuration A zone control panel that is easy and intuitive to use and to program. In some embodiments, a zone control panel may be configured to have an easy to use, single level menu structure with, for example, a configuration mode and/or a checkout mode. The configuration m... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7551983 | Variable air volume system including BTU control function A method, as well as a controller, for controlling room temperature within a variable air volume system having a plurality of zones wherein the thermal transfer rate with respect to each of such zones is maintained at a substantially constant value notwithstanding c... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7539559 | Control unit, control method, control program, computer-readable record medium with control program, and control system A control unit is provided which is capable of estimating a user's environment based on time and temperature before entering an air-conditioned room, and reflecting a result obtained from the estimation in the control of air-conditioning equipment. An interfa... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7532950 | Integrated management system and method for controlling multi-type air conditioners An integrated management system for controlling multi-type air conditioners can effectively enable to perform maintenance, management and after-service to at least one air conditioner systems by adding provision for product information into a communication protocol ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7403838 | Messaging system based building control An arrangement using an Instant Messaging (“IM”) chat-type interface for monitoring and controlling devices in an automated home is provided. The automated home is arranged to be accessible as an IM contact (often called a “buddy”) to a user of an IM service... | 07/22/2008 |
| RE40437 | Thermostat system with remote data averaging A thermostat system according to the invention includes: a central control device (typically a programmable thermostat with a processor having: a CPU, real time clock and a memory for storing a control program and data information), multiple rooms comprising a condi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395137 | Method and system for synchronizing climate control devices A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for controlling a first climate control device is provided. An operational mode is obtained for each of a plurality of climate control devices. The operational mode of each of the plurality of climate ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389158 | Method of making comparisons of indoor air quality scores An air monitoring system is disclosed having an air monitoring unit with at least one sensor for measuring data of an air quality parameter and a computer for storing the air quality parameter data received from the sensor. The air monitoring unit may use an install... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7382250 | Lock system with remote control security device A lock includes two independently operating locking mechanism, one locking mechanism operating electronically and one locking mechanism operating mechanically. The lock may include a device for receiving and decoding an electronic unlock signal and a memory source f... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7366588 | System and method for managing indoor air through cooperation between air conditioner and mobile assistant device A method and system for efficiently managing indoor air through cooperation between a mobile device and a stationary air conditioner. The system may include at least one stationary air conditioner and at least one mobile assistant device that move with a predetermin... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354005 | Variable capacity climate control system for multi-zone space A climate control system having two or more stages of cooling operation or heating operation is provided for supplying conditioned air to a plurality of zones within a space, where the climate control system comprises a plurality of controllable zone dampers for con... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349682 | Home gateway system for automation and security The home gateway system (60) for home automation and security has a wireless local loop transceiver (62). A home automation controller (64) is capable of sending and receiving a message with the wireless local loop transceiver (62). A hom... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346433 | Wireless internet power control system An energy control system for managing utility operation parameters, including a plurality of utility devices, at least one control module connected to at least one of the utility devices; a data processing module connected to the at least one control module via a wi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340909 | Central control system for multi-type air conditioners and operating method thereof Disclosed are a central control system for multi-type air conditioners and an operating method thereof. In the central control system, multi-type air conditioners comprise a large number of indoor devices and a small number of outdoor devices, and a central controll... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7307835 | Computer module connection A computer drive module including at least one computer drive; a module housing; and a backplane printed circuit board. The module housing includes a first section adapted to be connected to a computer housing and a second section movably connected to the first sect... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302202 | Cooling system and image forming apparatus with cooling system The present invention provides a cooling system including: a cold air generator which supplies cold air into a case of an apparatus; a wireless temperature sensor which is provided near at least one module constituting the apparatus and sends temperature data as a r... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295935 | Analyzing and/or displaying power consumption in redundant servers A method of analyzing power consumption in an information handling system is provided. A voltage associated with a current share signal may be determined. A power load associated with the information handling system may be determined based at least on the determined... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295897 | Mapping a plurality of sensors to respective zones in a fan control system A fan control system in which a sensor selection block having a number of sensor inputs may be combined with an autofan block having a number of zone inputs, where the number of sensor inputs is greater than the number of zone inputs. Each one of the sensor inputs o... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290037 | Scalable wireless remote control and monitoring system with automatic registration and automatic time synchronization A system for controlling, monitoring and receiving data from a plurality of devices located at a remote site. A network operations center (NOC) has a plurality of protocols for a plurality of applications. A customer interface with the NOC provides customer control ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7268689 | Alerting and intruder deterring device The invention relates generally to the field of warning signs intended to alert one of presence of an animal and intruder deterrence. More specifically, the invention integrates an adjustable motion detector, a warning sign, a light source aimed at the warning sign,... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261241 | Heating and cooling energy saving device A system for regulating the temperature of multiple areas within a facility using multiple energy savings devices (ESD) that each regulate the temperature of individual rooms or areas within a facility having a central heating and cooling plant. The device includes ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241218 | Fire/smoke damper control system A fire/smoke damper control system is provided for use in monitoring and controlling operation of one or more fire/smoke dampers in a building. The system includes a local damper controller associated with each fire/smoke damper for controlling the opening and closi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7243004 | Self-configuring controls for heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems A system for self-configuring complex HVAC systems has each of several units provided with a microprocessor control. The several units are each available in various optional styles, sizes, etc. The microprocessors provide information to a central control of the part... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231316 | Method for performing a hazard review and safety analysis of a product or system A method for analyzing a system for safety to personnel or other systems is disclosed comprising: identifying at least one operating parameter of a first subcomponent of said product; identifying an inherent hazard of said first subcomponents based on an analysis of... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228429 | Multimedia network appliances for security and surveillance applications Network appliances for use in combination with a network based full service, multi-media surveillance system provide a wide range of monitoring techniques utilizing digital network architecture. The appliances may be connected to the surveillance system for transmit... | 06/05/2007 |
