Patent ID: 8718825

Claim:
A control system for governing temperature levels within a confined space having a heating system, a cooling system, and a thermostat controller operatively coupled to the heating system and the cooling system, the control system comprising: a plurality of environmental sensors adapted to detect temperature levels, wherein at least one environmental sensor adapted to detect temperature levels is positioned within the confined space and at least one environmental sensor adapted to detect temperature levels is positioned external to the confined space; a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of environmental sensors, the controller having an input and a machine readable media, the input adapted to receive a plurality of settings including a high temperature tolerance setting and a low temperature tolerance setting, the controller adapted to compare the temperature level within the confined space, the temperature level external to the confined space, and the plurality of settings to a plurality of predefined rules for governing the generation of commands by the controller; and an external air intake operatively coupled to the controller and adapted to introduce air from outside the confined space into the confined space, wherein the controller generates commands for operating the external air intake if the temperature level within the confined space is greater than the high temperature tolerance setting or lower than the low temperature tolerance setting and the temperature level external to the confined space is less than the high temperature tolerance setting but is greater than the low temperature tolerance setting; wherein while in a heating mode, a heating system activates if the temperature level within the confined space drops at least one degree lower than the low temperature tolerance setting, and wherein while in a cooling mode, a cooling system activates if the temperature level within the confined space rises at least one degree above the high temperature tolerance setting.