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US 8,818,535 B2Granted
Updating thermostat weekly schedule over the air
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJeff Donald Drake, Robert Marten Bultman, Timothy Dale Worthington, Michael Francis Finch, Jay Andrew Broniak, Christopher Recio, Joseph Mark Brian
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Abstract
Provided is a method and system for updating of schedules to a device controlled by an energy management system.
Claims14
A method of programming a device with resource load shedding capability with a schedule comprising:
- using a central controller or otherwise referred to as a separate networked device;
- using a user interface to enable a plurality of schedules;
- storing in a schedule database the plurality of the schedules;
- selecting a current schedule from the plurality of schedules;
- communicating with a device to load the schedule onto the device;
- and
- loading the current schedule onto the device.
4 more elements
A premise data management system including sensors and a user interface, for transmitting data/commands comprising:
- a first data interface configured to transmit to and receive data from the user interface;
- at least a second data interface configured to access data from the sensors;
- and
- a gateway which receives the data from the first interface, and is configured to:
- (i) reformat the data from the first interface for communication to the second interface,
- (ii) request data from devices within the energy management system,
- (iii) reply to the first data interface, and
- (iv) transmit schedules from a schedule database of the gateway to selected devices within the energy management system, wherein the schedules control operation of the selected devices.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.