Geofence plus schedule for a building controller

A method of operating an HVAC controller that is configured to control one or more HVAC components of a building in combination with a mobile device that has location services, the method comprising:

• identifying if the mobile device is inside a geofence or outside the geofence;
• if the mobile device is identified to be outside the geofence, controlling at least one HVAC component of the building in accordance with an AWAY setting that sets one or more HVAC parameters for use when the building is not occupied;
• and
• if the mobile device is identified to be inside the geofence, controlling the at least one HVAC component of the building in accordance with a time-based HOME schedule, wherein the time-based HOME schedule includes two or more time periods each with a corresponding HOME setting, wherein the HOME setting for a first one of the two or more time periods is different from the HOME setting for a second one of the two or more time periods.

A method of operating a building controller that is configured to control one or more building systems in combination with a plurality of mobile devices that each have location services, the method comprising:

• identifying if each of the plurality of mobile devices is inside a corresponding geofence or outside the corresponding geofence;
• if all of the plurality of mobile devices are identified to be outside their corresponding geofence, controlling via the building controller at least one building system in accordance with an AWAY setting;
• and
• if one or more of the plurality of mobile devices are identified to be inside their corresponding geofence, controlling via the building controller the at least one building system in accordance with a time-based HOME schedule, wherein the time-based HOME schedule includes two or more time periods each with a corresponding HOME setting.