Method and system for remote control of a mobile climate control system
AssigneeDometic Sweden AB
InventorBryan B. Bergin
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Abstract
A method and system for remotely controlling a mobile climate control system for a vehicle is provided. The method allows for remote connection of a smart device to a mobile climate control system. The mobile climate control system may comprise a single HVAC system and thermostat or may comprise multiple HVAC systems and thermostats which provide multi-zone climate control for a vehicle, such as for non-limiting example, a recreational vehicle (RV). In some other embodiments, the system may comprise multiple HVACs and a single thermostat.
Claims34
A method of controlling a mobile climate control system, comprising the steps of:
- powering on a smart device having an application for controlling said mobile climate control system, said mobile climate control system for heating or cooling a recreational vehicle, said mobile climate control system being disposed at least partially on an exterior of said recreational vehicle;
- starting said application on said smart device, said smart device having a Bluetooth transceiver;
- starting communication capability of said Bluetooth transceiver of said smart device;
- connecting said smart device to a thermostat which is in communication with said mobile climate control system, said thermostat having a thermostat Bluetooth transceiver, and eliminating non-manufacturer specific Bluetooth connections;
- providing at least one screen on said application which substantially emulates by substantially replicating a control screen of said thermostat for control of said mobile climate control system;
- and,
- setting at least one control characteristic on said at least one screen on said smart device, wherein said mobile climate control system is solely controlled by said thermostat or said smart device.
A method of controlling a mobile climate control system, comprising the steps of:
- receiving an input on an application of a smart device to establish a connection between said smart device and said mobile climate control system of a recreational vehicle, said mobile climate control system at least partially disposed on an exterior of the recreational vehicle;
- establishing a Bluetooth communication connection, within said application, between a thermostat of said mobile climate control system and said smart device;
- providing a smart device screen which emulates by substantially replicating an appearance of said thermostat of said mobile climate control system;
- receiving a user input at said smart device screen which emulates by substantially replicating an appearance of said thermostat;
- sending a signal corresponding to said input to said thermostat to change a control characteristic;
- wherein said thermostat solely receives remote input from said smart device via said Bluetooth communication connection.
A system of controlling a mobile climate control, comprising:
- a recreational vehicle (RV);
- a mobile air conditioner which cools said RV, said mobile air conditioner at least partially disposed exterior to said RV;
- a thermostat disposed in said RV and in communication with said mobile air conditioner;
- a Bluetooth receiver disposed in said thermostat;
- a smart device in wireless Bluetooth communication with said Bluetooth receiver of said thermostat, said smart device being the sole input provider to the thermostat other than the thermostat;
- wherein said smart device emulates a face of said thermostat in order to be utilized to control and change settings of said thermostat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.