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US 12,607,377 B2Granted
Method of associating an HVAC controller with an external web service
AssigneeResideo LLC
InventorsGabriel A. Bergman, Adam Nemcek
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Abstract
A wireless thermostat may be associated with a user account of an external web service that may facilitate remote access and/or control of the wireless thermostat. A remote device may be used to access a user's account hosted by the external web service. The wireless thermostat may be identified to the external web service and associated with the user's account by one or more unique identifiers previously delivered to the remote device from the wireless thermostat.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- transmitting one or more access parameters from a device to a wireless building controller,
- wherein the device and the wireless building controller are connected in communication via a first wireless network,
- wherein the one or more access parameters enable the wireless building controller to connect in communication with a second wireless network;
- wherein the one or more access parameters comprise a password for accessing the second wireless network;
- establishing a connection from the wireless building controller to the second wireless network using, at least in part, the one or more access parameters,
- wherein establishing the connection comprises establishing the connection from the wireless building controller to the second wireless network using the password;
- associating one or more registration parameters of the wireless building controller with a user account of an external web service,
- wherein the external web service is configured to be accessed using the second wireless network;
- wherein the one or more registration parameters identify the wireless building controller;
- and
- accessing the external web service by the wireless building controller via the second wireless network and a wide area network;
- wherein the first wireless network uses a first communication protocol;
- wherein the second wireless network uses a second communication protocol.
10 more elements
A wireless building controller comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- establish a connection to a local area network using one or more access parameters received from a remote wireless device,
- wherein, to establish the connection, the controller is configured to establish the connection from the wireless building controller to the local area network using the one or more access parameters received from the remote wireless device;
- wherein the one or more access parameters are received over a first wireless network using a first communication protocol;
- wherein the local area network uses a second communication protocol;
- wherein the one or more access parameters comprise a password for accessing the local area network;
- and
- communicate with an external web service at least in part through the local area network,
- wherein the wireless building controller is identified to the external web service by one or more registration parameters that identify the wireless building controller.
8 more elements
A computer readable medium having stored thereon in a non-transitory state a program code for use by a wireless building controller, the program code causing the wireless building controller to:
- transmit one or more access parameters from a device to a wireless building controller,
- wherein the device and the wireless building controller are connected in communication via a first wireless network,
- wherein the one or more access parameters enable the wireless building controller to connect in communication with a second wireless network;
- wherein the one or more access parameters comprise a password for accessing the second wireless network;
- establish a connection from the wireless building controller to the second wireless network using, at least in part, the one or more access parameters,
- wherein establishing the connection comprises establishing the connection from the wireless building controller to the second wireless network using a passcode;
- and
- communicate with an external web service at least in part through the second wireless network, wherein the wireless building controller is identified to the external web service by one or more registration parameters that identify the wireless building controller.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.