Patent ID: 9516474
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. An occupancy location system, comprising: a beacon having a transmitter that transmits a beacon signal having a beacon identifier, where the beacon signal is a first protocol signal; a processor in a smart device in communication with a first receiver that receives the beacon signal that includes the associated beacon identifier, and incorporates a smart device identification and the beacon identifier in a message; a transmitter coupled to the processor that formats the message for transmission to a server, where the beacon identifier is associated with an area within a building automation system (BAS); a receiver in the building automation system (BAS) that receives the message, where the message is encoded in a second protocol signal; and the server that is coupled to the receiver and a database in the BAS that identifies a user location by accessing the database with the beacon identifier and the smart device identification, wherein the server adjusts at least one parameter associated with the BAS in response to the user location, where the at least one parameter is a parameter associated with air conditioning.