Patent SG-11201909980R-A (SG)
Title: Method and apparatus for deriving and/or controlling individual comfort parameters
Inventor: KONDEPUDI SEKHAR NARAYANA
IPC: F24F11/62
Filed: 2018-06-01
Abstract: WO 18/ 222140 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 06 December 2018 (06.12.2018) WIP0 I PCT D IV ono DVIom Oil OH olomoilomovoimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/222140 Al (51) International Patent Classification: G05D 27/00 (2006.01) F24F 11/62 (2018.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/SG2018/050271 (22) International Filing Date: 01 June 2018 (01.06.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 10201704538S 02 June 2017 (02.06.2017) SG (71) Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGA- PORE [SG/SG]; 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). (72) Inventors: KONDEPUDI, Sekhar Narayana; c/o Nation- al University of Singapore, School of Design and Envi- ronment, Department of Building, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). ASHOK, Rahul; c/o Na- tional University of Singapore, School of Design and En- vironment, Department of Building, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). CHINNARAPA REDDY GARI, Obi Reddy; c/o National University of Singapore, School of Design and Environment, Department of Build- ing, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). SREEPATHI, Bhargava Krishna; c/o National Universi- ty of Singapore, School of Design and Environment, De- partment of Building, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singa- pore 119077 (SG). (74) Agent: POH, Chee Kian, Daniel; Marks & Clerk Singa- pore LLP, Tanjong Pagar, P 0 Box 636, Singapore 910816 (SG). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (54) Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DERIVING AND/OR CONTROLLING INDIVIDUAL COMFORT PARAMETERS (57) : Method and apparatus for deriving and/or controlling individual com- fort parameters are disclosed herein. In a described embodiment, the method includes z 502 deriving individual comfort parameters for a plurality of user associated 0 with respec- tive physical spaces. The method includes providing a plurality of parameters including user-selectable parameters and measurable parameters at 502; receiving user-selected inputs of the user-selectable parameters as qualitative indicators of each of the plural- ity of users at 504; receiving quantitative measurements of the measurable parameters from sensors 5 disposed at each user's physical space at 506; and deriving respective N- dimensional profiles based on a combination of each user's qualitative indicator and quantitative measurements to represent each user's individual comfort parameters at 508; wherein N is greater than 1. A method/apparatus for detecting 'true' presence of a user is also disclosed. Receiving quantitative measurements of the measurable parame ers from sensors disposed at each user' physical space 506 Deriving respective N-dimensional profiles based on a combination of each user's qualitative indicator and quantitative 508 measurements to represent each user's individual comfort parameters; wherein N is greater than 1 FIG. 7 [Continued on next page] Providing a plurality of parameters including user-selectable parameters and measurable parameters Receiving user-selected inputs of the user- selectable parameters as qualitative 504 indicators of each of the plurality of users WO 2018/222140 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIREIHNOHOHOHOEMOMOVOIMIE EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))