Patent ID: 9188443
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: F24F,G01C,G05B,G06Q,G07C,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a climate control device comprising: receiving, at the climate control device, a request for use of the climate control device; transmitting an authorization request to a billing system in response to receiving the request; receiving an activation message from the billing system in response to the authorization request; receiving a user input identifying a climate control program comprising a temperature parameter, a humidity parameter, an ionization parameter, a dehumidifier parameter, an air purification parameter, a sound parameter, and an aroma parameter, each of the parameters associated with a respective one of a plurality of times, a plurality of durations, and a plurality of set values; sensing a condition of the environment; determining a difference between the condition of the environment and a parameter of the climate control program; operating a climate control subsystem to modify the environment based on the determining; and transmitting a payment message to the billing system based on a plurality of usage parameters; wherein the payment message results in a charge to an account of the user.