US 11,441,806 B2Granted

Systems and methods for wirelessly configuring climate control system controls

AssigneeEmerson Electric Co.

InventorsJohn F. Broker, Mike J. Moran, Nayan J. Mishra

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Abstract

An HVAC system includes a motor having a plurality of speeds at which it can operate, an HVAC control, and a mobile device. The HVAC control is configured to control the motor during a plurality of different operations, and includes a controller processor, a controller memory, and controller near field communication (NFC) wireless interface including an NFC processor, an NFC memory, and an antenna. The mobile device includes a user interface and a mobile NFC wireless interface configured. The mobile device is configured to display the plurality of different operations on the user interface, receive user input settings of speeds of the motor for each of the plurality of different operations, and wirelessly transmit the received user input settings to the controller NFC wireless interface of the HVAC control. The NFC processor is configured to store the received user input settings in the NFC memory.

Claims17

Dependent claims

An HVAC system comprising:

at least one motor having a plurality of speeds at which it can operate;
an HVAC control, the HVAC control configured to control the motor during a plurality of different operations, the HVAC control including a controller processor, a controller memory, and a controller near field communication (NFC) wireless interface, the controller NFC wireless interface including an NFC processor, an NFC memory, and an antenna;
and
a mobile device, the mobile device including a user interface and a mobile NFC wireless interface configured for wireless communication with the controller NFC wireless interface of the HVAC control when the mobile NFC wireless interface is in close proximity to the controller NFC wireless interface, wherein:
the mobile device is configured to display the plurality of different operations on the user interface, receive user input settings of speeds of the plurality of different speeds of the motor for each of the plurality of different operations, and wirelessly transmit the received user input settings to the controller NFC wireless interface of the HVAC control;
the NFC processor is configured to store the received user input settings in the NFC memory to allow the HVAC control to control the motor according to the received user input settings;
the NFC memory stores an HVAC control password;
the mobile device is configured to wirelessly transmit a mobile device password to the controller NFC wireless interface of the HVAC control;
the NFC processor is configured to store the received user input settings in the NFC memory to allow the HVAC control to control the motor according to the received user input settings when the mobile device password matches the HVAC control password;
and
the NFC processor is configured not to store the received user input settings in the NFC memory when the mobile device password does not match the HVAC control password.

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An HVAC system comprising:

at least one HVAC component;
an HVAC control, the HVAC control configured to control the at least one HVAC component according to one or more HVAC system configuration parameters, the HVAC control including a controller processor, a controller memory, and a controller near field communication (NFC) wireless interface, the controller NFC wireless interface including an NFC processor, an NFC memory, and an antenna;
and
a mobile device, the mobile device including a user interface, a camera, and a mobile NFC wireless interface configured for wireless communication with the controller NFC wireless interface of the HVAC control when the mobile NFC wireless interface is in close proximity to the controller NFC wireless interface, wherein:
the mobile device is configured to obtain an identity of the HVAC control which identity is determined by parsing an image of a label of the HVAC control as captured by the camera or by receiving a model number of the HVAC control entered into the user interface;
the mobile device is configured to determine default settings for the one or more HVAC system configuration parameters based on the identified HVAC control to be wirelessly transmitted to the controller NFC wireless interface of the HVAC control;
the NFC processor is configured to store the received settings for the one or more HVAC system configuration parameters in the NFC memory to permit the HVAC control to control the at least one HVAC component according to the received settings for the one or more HVAC system configuration parameters;
the mobile device is configured to determine a mobile device password based on the identity of the HVAC control and transmit the mobile device password to the HVAC control;
and
an HVAC control password is stored in the NFC memory, and the NFC processor is configured not to store the received settings for the one or more HVAC system configuration parameters in the NFC memory when the mobile device password does not match the HVAC control password.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/199,902Filed 12 Mar 2021 · us provisional application
Priority: 12 Mar 2020
Published: US 2021/0285675 A116 Sep 2021
Granted: 13 Sep 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

F24F 11/56
Characterised by user interfaces or communication: remote control
F24F 11/30
Control or safety arrangements: for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
F24F 11/64
Electronic processing: using pre-stored data
F24F 11/74
For controlling the supply of treated air, e.g. its pressure: for controlling air flow rate or air velocity

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Application62/988,683Us provisional application · filed 12 Mar 2020
US 2021/0285675 A1Pre-grant publication · published 16 Sep 2021
US 11,441,806 B2This patent

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