Patent ID: 9423144
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: F24D,F24F,G05D

Claim Text:
1. A control system for controlling a climate control appliance for heating and/or cooling a space, the control system comprising: at least one sensor configured to sense a temperature associated with the space; a memory for storing at least one temperature offset; and a processor coupled to the memory and in communication with the at least one sensor, the processor configured to receive a reduced operation request and to receive a sensed temperature from the at least one sensor, the processor configured to, based on whether the reduced operation request has been received within a predetermined time period, perform the following: determine an artificial temperature by applying at least one stored temperature offset associated with the reduced operation request to the sensed temperature, and, in response to the reduced operation request, to reduce operation of the climate control appliance based on a comparison of a set-point temperature and the artificial temperature during a reduced operation interval within the predetermined time period; wherein the application of the at least one stored temperature offset is obscured by a representation of the artificial temperature as the sensed temperature during the reduced operation interval.