Patent ID: 8532827
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: F24F,G01J,G01K,G01R,G05B,G05D,G06F,G06N,H01H,H04L,Y02B,Y02D,Y02T,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A thermostat, comprising: a housing and a user interface coupled to said housing; a memory disposed within the housing; one or more sensing systems configured to sense at least one environmental condition; a processing system disposed within the housing and coupled to said user interface, the processing system being configured to be in operative communication with the one or more sensing systems, in operative communication with one or more input devices including said user interface for determining a setpoint temperature value, and in still further operative communication with a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system to control the HVAC system based at least in part on a comparison of a measured ambient temperature and the setpoint temperature value, the processing system including a processor coupled to said memory, the processor having a relatively low power-consuming sleep state and a relatively high power-consuming wake state, wherein the processing system operates by: