Patent ID: 9500379
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: F24F

Claim Text:
1. A method of providing dehumidification control within the interior space of a building or room that is unoccupied for an extended period of time, the method comprising the steps of: providing a controller in communication with an air conditioner, the controller having a normal schedule cooling mode of operation that includes a home period and an away period, each period having a number of cooling mode settings, the controller further having an extended away cooling mode of operation having a number of extended away cooling mode settings that are configured to conserve energy relative to the cooling mode settings of the home and/or away periods of the normal schedule cooling mode of operation, the extended away cooling mode of the controller configured to control the air conditioner for providing dehumidification within the interior space while the building or room is unoccupied for an extended period of time; configuring the number of extended away cooling mode settings within the controller for controlling the environment within the interior space during the extended away cooling mode of operation, the extended away cooling mode settings including an extended away dehumidification setting and an extended away temperature setting; initiating the extended away cooling mode of operation within the controller; and when in the extended away cooling mode of operation, operating the air conditioner to: