Patent ID: 8851393
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: F24D,F24F,G05D

Abstract:
1. An air conditioner/heater control system for changing operational settings in an anticipatory manner in response to inputs from a plurality of sources, the system comprising, in combination: a home air conditioner/heater adapted to heat a home in response to anticipated cold weather conditions and adapted to cool the home in response to anticipated hot weather conditions; a bureau adapted to monitor and generate forecasts of weather conditions at locations around the world including a specific location of the home air conditioner/heater; an overriding agency chosen from the class of overriding agencies including a federal government agency, a local government agency and a power company supplying power to facilities including the home air conditioner/heater; a thermostat operatively coupled to the home air conditioner/heater to initiate and terminate heating by the home air conditioner/heater and to initiate and terminate cooling by the home air conditioner/heater, a communication network operatively coupling the bureau and the overriding agency and the thermostat, the communication network including at least one communication channel chosen from the class of communication channels including land lines, cell links and satellites; and operational components within the thermostat, the operational components including