Patent ID: 9188358
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: F24F,G05D

Abstract:
1. A device for controlling heating or cooling calls from a thermostat to one or more heating or cooling devices, said device comprising: a memory module adapted for storing a plurality of sequential routines, each routine comprising a plurality of sequential time intervals and a corresponding on or off state for each time interval, wherein a sum of the plurality of sequential time intervals for each routine comprises a total routine time interval; and a control module for determining which of the plurality of sequential routines to execute based on one or more of (i) whether a heating or cooling call received from the thermostat terminates before the total routine time interval lapses, (ii) whether a heating or cooling call from the thermostat continues uninterrupted for the total routine time interval, and (iii) whether no heating or cooling call is received from the thermostat for the total routine time interval.