PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16374085
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-04
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["700", "278000"]

Abstract:
The invention comprises systems and methods for detecting the use of networked consumer electronics devices as indications of occupancy of a structure for purposes of automatically adjusting the temperature setpoint on a thermostatic HVAC control. At least one thermostat is located inside a structure and is used to control an HVAC system in the structure. At least one networked electronic device is used to indicate the state of occupancy of the structure. The state of occupancy is used to alter the setpoint on the thermostatic HVAC control to reduce unneeded conditioning of unoccupied spaces.

Claim (Index 1):
A system for controlling an HVAC system at a user's building, the system comprising:\n a memory; and one or more processors; the one or more processors configured to receive a first data from at least one sensor, wherein the first data from the at least one sensor includes a measurement of at least one characteristic of the building; the one or more processors further configured to receive a second data from a network connection, wherein the second data from the network connection is collected from a source external to the building; the one or more processors further configured to receive a first temperature setpoint for the building corresponding to a desired temperature setting when the building is occupied, and a second temperature setpoint for the building corresponding to a desired temperature setting when the building is unoccupied; the one or more processors further configured to receive commands through the Internet by way of a remote interface; wherein the interface is configured to allow the user to adjust temperature setpoints for the HVAC system; the one or more processors further configured to send user-specific data through the Internet, wherein user-specific information about the building and HVAC system is generated based at least in part on the user-specific data, wherein the user-specific information is presented on a website accessible through the Internet; the one or more processors further configured to determine whether the building is occupied or unoccupied, and based on that determination, to control the HVAC system to provide heating or cooling to the building at an operational temperature.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.88462
- Patent Class: 700.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['16374246', '14048932', '12502064', '12788246', '13470074']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.4546791902356463
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5013837844659071
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.4593496496586724
- Mean Citation Score: 278.385152
- Max Citation Score: 299.60327
- Similarity Product: 230.9740930644417

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test