Patent ID: 11957489
Assignee: GENTHERM GMBH
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  F | IPC A  B  F

Claim 11:
12. A method for controlling temperature in an environment, comprising:
controlling the temperature in the environment using a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system;
generating an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal for an occupant of the environment;
generating environmental data selected from a group consisting of the environmental temperature, an ambient temperature, humidity, sun load and air velocity;
identifying inter-beat intervals based on the ECG signal;
controlling the HVAC system based on the inter-beat intervals and the environmental data;
comparing the inter-beat intervals to a first threshold and a second threshold, wherein the first threshold is less than the second threshold;
increasing heating in the environment when at least one of the inter-beat intervals is less than the first threshold; and
increasing cooling in the environment when at least one of the inter-beat intervals is greater than the second threshold.