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US 12,553,636 B2Granted
Air vent controller
OwnerJames P Jannielloinventor
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus for controlling an air flow are described. A monitor obtains an environmental parameter and an air deflector controls the air flow exiting an air duct. An air deflector actuator configures the air deflector, the configuration of the air deflector being based on the environmental parameter.
Claims19
A system for controlling air flow, the system comprising:
- a remote monitor for obtaining an environmental parameter;
- an air deflector configured for controlling a direction of air flow exiting an air duct;
- an air deflector actuator for configuring the air deflector, the configuration of the air deflector being based on an evaluation of the environmental parameter from the remote monitor and an evaluation of a relative location in three-dimensional space of the remote monitor in relation to the air deflector, the remote monitor being remote from the air deflector.
A method for controlling air flow, the method comprising:
- obtaining an environmental parameter from a remote monitor;
- and
- configuring an air deflector, the configuring of the air deflector being based on an evaluation of the environmental parameter from the remote monitor and an evaluation of a relative location in three-dimensional space of the remote monitor in relation to the air deflector, and the configuring of the air deflector controlling a direction of air flow exiting an air duct, the remote monitor being remote from the air deflector.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more machines, cause the one or more machines to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining an environmental parameter from a remote monitor;
- and
- configuring an air deflector, the configuring of the air deflector being based on an evaluation of the environmental parameter from the remote monitor and an evaluation of a relative location in three-dimensional space of the remote monitor in relation to the air deflector, and the configuring of the air deflector controlling a direction of air flow exiting an air duct, the remote monitor being remote from the air deflector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.