Alternative near field communication system for HVAC equipment
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorRon Kielkowski
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Abstract
A near field communication device for a heat, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system including: a near field radio antenna configured to detect and transmit near field communication wireless signals, wherein the near field radio antenna is configured to be attached to a housing of an outdoor unit of the HVAC system; a near field transceiver configured to communicate with a mobile device through the near field radio antenna; and a controller configured to be in electronic communication with an outdoor controller of the outdoor unit.
Claims18
A near field communication device for a heat, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the near field communication device comprising:
- a near field radio antenna configured to detect and transmit near field communication wireless signals, wherein the near field radio antenna is configured to be attached to a housing of an outdoor unit of the HVAC system;
- a near field transceiver configured to communicate with a mobile device through the near field radio antenna;
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- a controller configured to be in electronic communication with an outdoor controller of the outdoor unit;
- a mobile device cradle configured to be attached to the housing of the outdoor unit, the mobile device cradle being configured to support the mobile device,
- wherein the near field radio antenna is embedded in the mobile device cradle.
A near field communication system for wireless connection between a mobile device and a heat, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the system comprising:
- an HVAC system comprising an outdoor unit comprising:
- an outdoor controller:
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- a housing having an inner surface and an outer surface;
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- a near field communication device comprising:
- a near field radio antenna configured to detect and transmit near field communication wireless signals, wherein the near field radio antenna is attached to the housing of the outdoor unit of the HVAC system;
- a near field transceiver configured to communicate with the mobile device through the near field radio antenna;
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- a controller configured to be in electronic communication with the outdoor controller of the outdoor unit;
- where the near field communication device further comprises:
- a mobile device cradle configured to be attached to the housing of the outdoor unit, the mobile device cradle being configured to support the mobile device,
- wherein the near field radio antenna is embedded in or attached to the mobile device cradle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.