Air conditioning control system
OwnerConrad Adriaan VAN ROOYENinventor
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Abstract
An air conditioning control system and method is provided that may be used to reduce electricity costs associated with use of an existing air conditioner. The system includes: a receiver, for intercepting a first control signal from a user input device intended for an air conditioner; a controller, coupled to the receiver and configured to generate a second control signal according to the first control signal; and a transmitter, for transmitting a second control signal to the air conditioner.
Claims23
An air conditioning control system including:
- a receiver, configured to intercept a first control signal from a user input device intended for an air conditioner;
- a controller, coupled to the receiver and configured to generate a second control signal according to the first control signal;
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- a transmitter, for transmitting a second control signal to the air conditioner.
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A method for controlling an air conditioner, the method including:
- intercepting, at a receiver, a first control signal from a user input device intended for an air conditioner;
- generating, at a controller, a second control signal according to the first control signal;
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- transmitting the second control signal to the air conditioner.
A method for controlling an electrical load, the method including:
- receiving a first control signal from a user input device intended for an electrical load;
- generating a second control signal according to the first control signal and one or more rules;
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- transmitting the second control signal to the electrical load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.