Patent Document ID: 9791872
Application ID: 13827717
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of controlling environmental comfort of at least one boundary zone, the method comprising: monitoring a depth sensor mounted in proximity of an entrance, exit, or pathway of the at least one boundary zone to detect motion of living beings entering or leaving the at least one boundary zone through at least one detection zone, the at least one boundary zone having parameters associated therewith available to be used in adjusting an environmental control setting of the at least one boundary zone; determining a number of living beings present in the at least one boundary zone based on the motion detected through the at least one detection zone; monitoring at least one motion or visual sensor mounted within the at least one boundary zone for detecting motion of living beings within a respective interior space of the at least one boundary zone; collecting motion or visual data from the at least one motion or visual sensor mounted within the at least one boundary zone to verify and provide error correction for the number of living beings present in the at least one boundary zone determined based on the motion detected through the at least one detection zone; and determining at least one environmental control setting to enable control of environmental comfort of the at least one boundary zone based on the number of living beings determined, error correction associated therewith, and the parameters associated with the at least one boundary zone.