# US 2014/0207394 A1 · Systems and methods for communicating with heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0207394 A1 - Document ID: US20140207394A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/162,709 - Filed: 2014-01-23 - Published: 2014-07-24 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-23 - Applicants: JB Industries, Inc. - Inventors: David Madden; Scott Randall - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140207394A1 ## CPC - B60H 1/00978: {Control systems or circuits characterised by failure of detection or safety means; Diagnostic methods} - B60H 1/00657: {Remote control devices} - F24F 11/30: for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring - F24F 11/38: Failure diagnosis - F24F 11/52: Indication arrangements, e.g. displays - F24F 11/58: using Internet communication - F24F 11/62: characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values - F24F 11/63: Electronic processing - F24F 2110/00: Control inputs relating to air properties - B60H: ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES - F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02) ## Abstract Systems and methods for wireless diagnostic equipment. HVAC equipment is configured with wireless technologies that are enabled to communicate diagnostic data with a wireless communications device, such as a smart phone, tablet, laptop or other wireless communications device. Software on the wireless communications device is enabled to receive the diagnostic data and to perform various operations based on the diagnostic data and other data at the wireless communications device. Furthermore, the software is enabled to remotely configure and operated the HVAC equipment. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method of wirelessly communicating HVAC data, comprising: receiving data from a wireless component of a HVAC device; storing the data in a data structure; determining one or more measurements based on the data; and displaying the one or more measurements at a wireless device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the HVAC device measures at least one of temperature or pressure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed by a smartphone. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprises wirelessly sending information to the HVAC device for configuring an operational characteristic of the HVAC device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the operational characteristic is for performing at least one of controlling power, updating reporting, calibrating sensors, setting timers, or executing programs at the HVAC device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising using the data to configure alarms, generate reporting and or billing information, measure fluid weight, or update a refrigerant table, and wherein the measurements are pressure or temperature measurements. ### Claim 7 An HVAC system, comprising: an HVAC device; a CPU coupled to the HVAC device; a wireless component couple to the HVAC device; and one or more sensors. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The HVAC apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a strain gauge for converting analog pressure into a digital signal that is sent via the wireless component to a remote computing device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The HVAC apparatus of claim 7, wherein a first sensor of the one or more sensors detects fluid temperature and a second sensor of the one or more sensors detects fluid pressure. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The HVAC apparatus of claim 7, wherein one or more of the sensors are pressure sensors, wherein a pressure measured by the one or more pressure sensors is converted into a representative digital signal that is sent via the wireless component for display at a remote computing device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The HVAC apparatus of claim 7, wherein one or more of the sensors are temperature sensors, wherein a temperature measured by the one or more temperature sensors is converted into a representative digital signal that is sent via the wireless component for display at a remote computing device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The HVAC apparatus of claim 7, wherein the wireless component is a short range wireless radio technology. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The HVAC apparatus of claim 12, wherein the short range wireless technology is a Bluetooth or a Wi-Fi technology. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The HVAC apparatus of claim 7, wherein the wireless component is a long range wireless radio technology. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The HVAC apparatus of claim 13, wherein the long-range range wireless technology is at least one of a cellular/3G/LTE, a satellite, or a WiMax technology. ### Claim 16 A computer-implemented method for detecting an operation mode of a HVAC device, comprising: operating a first HVAC device in a first mode when the first HVAC device does not detect availability of wireless communication access to a remote data collection device, wherein when the first HVAC device is operating in the first mode, data collected by the first HVAC device is configured for display at the first HVAC device; and operating the first HVAC device in a second mode when the first HVAC device detects availability of wireless communication access to the remote data collection device, wherein when the first HVAC is operating in the second mode, data collected by the first HVAC device is wirelessly sent to the remote data collection device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein the remote data collection device is a mobile device, and wherein the first HVAC device is a digital manifold or a digital vacuum gauge. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The computer-implemented method of claim 16, further comprising, operating the first HVAC device in a third mode when the first HVAC device detects availability of wireless communication access, via a long range communication technology, to a remote data collection device, wherein when the first HVAC operates in the third mode, the first HVAC device is configured to receive HVAC data, via a short range communication technology, from a second HVAC device, and wherein the first HVAC device sends to the remote data collection device, via the long range communication technology, at least a portion of the HVAC data received from the second HVAC. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein the first HVAC device is a digital vacuum gauge and the second HVAC device is digital manifold. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein the first HVAC device is a digital manifold and the second HVAC device is digital vacuum gauge.