Patent ID: 9432210
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G05B,G06N,H04L,H04M,H04Q

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: wirelessly receiving information by a user device during a first time period from each terminal device of a plurality of terminal devices that are in range of the user device, wherein the information includes signal strength indicators for each terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices, wherein each terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices is configured to monitor each respective piece of equipment, of a plurality of pieces of equipment, that is associated with each terminal device, and wherein each terminal device has a location in a particular space of a plurality of spaces of a physical structure; determining that the user device is located in a first space of the plurality of spaces during the first time period based on the received information from the plurality of terminal devices including the signal strength indicators for each terminal device, wherein the user device location is associated with a user's current location; responsive to determining that the user device is located in the first space, presenting a graphical representation of the plurality of pieces of equipment that are physically located in the first space wherein each respective piece of equipment of the plurality of pieces of equipment is associated with a different one of the plurality of terminal devices; receiving energy usage information from each of the terminal devices that are associated with each respective piece of equipment of the plurality of pieces of equipment that is physically located in the first space, the energy usage information including a measure of an amount of energy used by each individual respective piece of equipment associated with each of the corresponding terminal device; and presenting at least a portion of the received energy usage information in the graphical representation; wirelessly receiving, by a particular one of the terminal devices, a communication from the user device wherein the communication includes settings for a particular piece of equipment of the plurality of pieces of equipment associated with the particular one of the terminal devices; determining, by the particular terminal device, that the particular piece of equipment is not associated with the particular terminal device; and wirelessly forwarding, by the particular terminal device, the communication to another terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices.