Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Enhanced automated environmental control system scheduling using a preference function
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Application No.: US14532231Application Date: 2014-11-04
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Publication No.: US09933177B2Publication Date: 2018-04-03
- Inventor: Todd Hester , Allen Joseph Minich , George Alban Heitz, III
- Applicant: Google LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: F24F11/00
- IPC: F24F11/00 ; G05B15/02

Abstract:
In an embodiment, an electronic device may include storage containing processor-executable instructions and a current setpoint schedule, and a processor configured to execute the instructions. The instructions may cause the processor to control an environmental control system based at least in part on the current setpoint schedule, and to determine the current setpoint schedule by detecting user behavior that indicates satisfaction with setpoints, based at least in part on the detected user behavior, determining a preference function that maps weights indicating user preferences for setpoints, determining candidate setpoint schedules, scoring the candidate setpoint schedules against the weights of the preference function to obtain first scores, where candidate setpoint schedules that best fit the weights of the preference function have the highest first scores, modifying the first scores to obtain second scores, and selecting the candidate setpoint schedule with the highest second score as a new current setpoint schedule.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160123618A1 ENHANCED AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM SCHEDULING USING A PREFERENCE FUNCTION Public/Granted day:2016-05-05
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