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US 9,933,174 B2Granted
HVAC unit, a method of generating a network address for a HVAC unit and a HVAC controller therefor
AssigneeLennox Industries Inc.
InventorsRichard A. Mauk, John P. Stachler
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Abstract
An HVAC controller, a method for operating a HVAC unit and a HVAC unit are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the HVAC controller includes: (1) a memory configured to store a unique default network address for the controller and (2) a processor configured to automatically generate the unique default network address based on a seed value that is uniquely associated with the HVAC unit.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a memory comprising operating instructions;
- an interface operable to receive a seed value that is uniquely associated with a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) unit;
- and
- a processor communicably coupled to the interface and memory, and operable, when executing the operating instructions, to:
- generate a unique default network address for said HVAC unit based on the seed value, wherein said unique default network address is generated using a function of said seed value;
- and
- store the unique default network address for said HVAC unit in the memory.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving a seed value that is uniquely associated with a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) unit;
- generating a unique default network address for a controller of said HVAC unit based on the seed value, wherein said unique default network address is generated using a function of said seed value;
- and
- store the unique default network address at the controller of said HVAC unit.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising operating instructions that are operable, when executed, to:
- receive a seed value that is uniquely associated with a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) unit;
- generate a unique default network address for a controller of said HVAC unit based on the seed value, wherein said unique default network address is generated using a function of said seed value;
- and
- store the unique default network address at the controller of said HVAC unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.