Patent Document ID: 20130238144
Application ID: 13871168
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for optimizing and reducing the energy usage or cost of operation of an automatically controlled HVAC system, comprising: receiving, by a server, a plurality of parameters, the parameters comprising at least one of: an internal temperature of a structure; an external temperature; a utility pricing structure; a user preference; receiving, by the server, a plurality of historical data related to the HVAC system; generating, by the server, a model configured to determine a change to an operational state of the HVAC system needed to obtain an internal temperature set point, wherein the model is further configured to be generated using a plurality of model parameters comprising at least one of: the internal and external temperatures of the structure; the utility pricing structure; the user preference; the plurality of historical data related to the HVAC system; iteratively processing the model, by the server, using a result of a previously generated model and a plurality of additional parameters; and sending, by the server, a signal to the HVAC system, the signal configured to affect a current operational state of the HVAC system.