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US7216015B2
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HVAC control system
Assignee: Poth Investment Trust
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Filing: 2004-04-02
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Granted: 2007-05-08
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Expires: 2024-04-02
Abstract
Abstract Systems and methods are described for a HVAC control system. An apparatus, includes: a microcontroller; a digital temperature sensor coupled to the microcontroller; a liquid crystal display coupled to the microcontroller; a set of cursor buttons coupled to the microcontroller; a first data structure of personal identification numbers coupled to the microcontroller; a second data structure of historical system usage data coupled to the microprocessor; an upload software thread coupled to the microprocessor and to the first data structure; a billing computer coupled to the second data structure; a real time clock coupled to the microcontroller; and a back up power supply coupled to the real time clock.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert J. Poth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 15:20
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24F; F24F11/00; F24F11/30; F24F11/46; G; G05; G05B; G05B15/00; G05B15/02; G06; G06Q; G06Q50/00; G06Q50/06; F24F11/47; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/20; G05B2219/26; G05B2219/2642; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P80/00; Y02P80/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
An apparatus monitoring HVAC control functions, comprising: a microcontroller; a digital temperature sensor coupled to the microcontroller; a display coupled to the microcontroller; a first data structure of personal identification numbers coupled to the microcontroller; a second data structure of historical system usage data coupled to the microcontroller; an upload capable connector coupled to the microcontroller and to the first data structure; a billing computer coupled to the second data structure, wherein the billing computer uses historical system usage data associated with personal identification numbers to provide historical billing data; a real time clock coupled to the microcontroller; and a back up power supply coupled to the real time clock.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
110 words
An apparatus monitoring HVAC control functions, comprising: a microcontroller; a digital temperature sensor coupled to the microcontroller; a display coupled to the microcontroller; a first data structure of personal identification numbers coupled to the microcontroller; a second data structure of historical system usage data coupled to the microcontroller; an upload capable connector coupled to the microcontroller and to the first data structure; a billing computer coupled to the second data structure, wherein the billing computer uses historical system usage data associated with personal identification numbers to provide historical billing data; a real time clock coupled to the microcontroller; and a back up power supply coupled to the real time clock.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first data structure includes a member selected from the group consisting of singly linked lists, hashes, arrays, sorted arrays, binary trees, stacks, heaps, queues, dequeues, doubly linked lists, tables, and circular linked lists.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second data structure includes a list of time entries, each time entry associated with a personal identification number.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the second data structure includes a member selected from the group consisting of singly linked lists, hashes, arrays, sorted arrays, binary trees, stacks, heaps, queues, dequeues, doubly linked lists, tables, and circular linked lists.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the second data structure includes a calendar.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the second data structure includes a member selected from the group consisting of singly linked lists, hashes, tables, arrays, sorted arrays, binary trees, stacks, heaps, queues, dequeues, doubly linked lists, and circular linked lists.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein second data structure includes a list of user types.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the second data structure includes a member selected from the group consisting of singly linked lists, hashes, arrays, sorted arrays, binary trees, stacks, heaps, queues, dequeues, doubly linked lists, tables, and circular linked lists.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a wireless interface coupled to the first data structure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a transceiver coupled to the wireless interface.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a repeater coupled to the transceiver.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a serial interface, coupled to the first data structure.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising a hand held personal data assistant coupled to the serial interface.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an auxiliary memory coupled to the microcontroller and the first data structure.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising heating ventilation and air conditioning equipment coupled to the microcontroller.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the billing computer is a central billing computer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of relays coupled to the microcontroller.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a bus coupled to the first data structure and the microcontroller.
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