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US 2019/0377374 A1Published application
Thermostat relay device
AssigneeRCS Technology, LLC
InventorMichael Hoffman
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Abstract
A thermostat relay device is described. The thermostat relay device provides a communication link to a battery-powered thermostat that allows the battery-powered thermostat to transmit and receive wireless communication signals while maintaining long battery life.
Claims16
A method implemented by a thermostat relay device, comprising:
- wirelessly receiving, by a processor via a receiver coupled to the processor, a thermostatic command from a local-area network, the thermostat command received in accordance with a local-area wireless communication protocol, the thermostatic command for causing a battery-operated thermostat to perform an action;
- and
- transmitting, by the processor via a low-power transmitter coupled to the processor, the thermostatic command using a low-energy wireless communication protocol to the battery-powered thermostat located within range of the low-power transmitter.
A thermostat relay device, comprising:
- a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;
- a receiver for wirelessly receiving a thermostatic command in accordance with a local-area wireless communication protocol;
- and
- a low-power transmitter for transmitting a thermostatic response in accordance with a low-energy wireless communication protocol;
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- a processor coupled to the memory, the receiver and the low-power transmitter for executing the processor-executable instructions that causes the thermostatic relay device to:
- wirelessly receive, by the processor via the receiver, the thermostatic command from a local-area network, the thermostat command received in accordance with the local-area wireless communication protocol, the thermostatic command for causing a battery-operated thermostat to perform an action;
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- transmit, by the processor via the low-power transmitter, the thermostatic command using the low-energy wireless communication protocol to the battery-powered thermostat located within range of the low-power transmitter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.