Patent ID: 11959657
Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 6:
7. A controller for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a building, comprising:
a memory including instructions; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
receive, via a sensing device, at least one calibration heat signal radiating from a calibration device, wherein the at least one calibration heat signal corresponds to a calibration temperature known to the controller;
receive, via the sensing device, a plurality of heat signals from a plurality of sources in the building;
determine a plurality of temperatures associated with the plurality of heat signals based on the at least one calibration heat signal and the calibration temperature;
determine an internal target temperature of the building based on the plurality of temperatures; and
transmit, to the HVAC system, a control signal indicating the internal target temperature for the HVAC system to raise or lower an internal temperature toward the internal target temperature.