Granted Patent B2

US 9,152,154 · App. 13/564,006 · Granted Oct 6, 2015

Abstract

Claims (62)

1. A method for controlling temperature in a user environment, the method comprising:

receiving input user area temperature data captured and transmitted from a sensor affixed to a user's clothing, wherein said input user area temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of a surrounding area of the user;

receiving input user clothing data captured and transmitted from a monitoring device, wherein said input user clothing data comprises identification of one or more items of clothing currently worn by the user;

determining an approximate age of the user based on (i) biometric data transmitted from the monitoring device, wherein said biometric data comprises at least ambient temperature associated with the user, and (ii) said identification of the one or more items of clothing currently worn by the user transmitted from the monitoring device;

receiving input room temperature data captured and transmitted from a sensor positioned in a room currently occupied by the user, wherein said input room temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of the room currently occupied by the user; and

providing instruction to the user to move to a given area in the room currently occupied by the user based on (i) said input user area temperature data, (ii) said input user clothing data, (iii) said input room temperature data and (iv) said approximate age of the user.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , comprising:

determining an optimal temperature for the user; and

receiving an input from the user regarding an optimal temperature desired by the user.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , comprising:

communicating the optimal temperature to a master control, wherein the master control is configured to adjust the temperature in the user's surrounding environment.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a thermostat, a semiconducting material, a thermocouple and a RFID tag.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sensor is configured to receive an input temperature.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sensor is configured to detect the temperature of the surrounding area of the user and inform the user.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, based on user historical data, the sensor is configured to recommend a preferred temperature as input to the master control.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device includes at least one of a sensor, camera, RFID tags, an acoustic sensor, a visual sensor, a semiconducting device, and a thermocouple.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device is configured to capture user related information and transmit the information to a master control.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the master control is configured to compute an optimal temperature for the user and adjust the temperature in the environment surrounding the user to the optimal temperature.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the master control is configured to monitor the temperature of the environment surrounding the user and modify the temperature accordingly by raising or lowering the temperature.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the master control is configured to automatically control an air conditioning unit.

13. A method for controlling temperature in an area, the area being sub-divided into at least two or more regions, the method comprising:

receiving input user area temperature data captured and transmitted from (i) a first sensor affixed to a first user's clothing in a first of the two or more regions and (ii) a second sensor affixed to a second user's clothing in a second of the two or more regions, wherein said input user area temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of a surrounding area of the corresponding user;

receiving input user clothing data captured and transmitted from at least one monitoring device, wherein said input user clothing data comprises identification of one or more items of clothing currently worn by at least the first user and the second user;

determining an approximate age of the first user and the second user based on (i) biometric data transmitted from the monitoring device, wherein said biometric data comprises at least ambient temperature associated with the first user and the second user, and (ii) said identification of the one or more items of clothing currently worn by the first user and the second user transmitted from the monitoring device;

receiving input region temperature data captured and transmitted from at least (i) a sensor positioned in the region currently occupied by the first user and (ii) a sensor positioned in the region currently occupied by the second user, wherein said input region temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of the region currently occupied by the corresponding user; and

providing instruction to each of the first user and the second user to move to one of the two or more regions based on (i) said input user area temperature data, (ii) said input user clothing data, (iii) said input region temperature data and (iv) said approximate age of the first user and the second user.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13 , comprising:

receiving an input temperature preferred by a user;

transmitting the input temperature to a master control;

guiding the user to the region with a temperature that most closely matches the input temperature preferred by the user.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the at least two regions in the area include a number of sensors transmitting the temperature of the surrounding environment of each region to the master control.

16. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the master control is configured to at least one of heat and cool each region, maintaining the temperature within each region constant.

17. A method of controlling temperature in an area, the method comprising:

receiving, as input, a temperature setting from each of a plurality of users, wherein the users are located in the area and the input is transmitted to a master control for the area, and wherein the temperature setting from each of the plurality of users comprises:

one or more temperature measurements of a portion of the area surrounding the corresponding user; and

identification of one or more items of clothing currently worn by the corresponding user;

an approximate age of each of the plurality of users based on (i) biometric data, wherein said biometric data comprises at least ambient temperature associated with each of the plurality of users, and (ii) the identification of the one or more items of clothing currently worn by each of the plurality of users; and

providing instruction to each of the plurality of users to move to a given portion of the area based on (i) said one or more temperature measurements, (ii) said identification of one or more items of clothing, and (iii) said approximate age of each of the plurality of users.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the master control is configured to at least one of heat and cool the given area, maintaining the temperature within the area constant.

19. The method as claimed in claims 17 , wherein the master control includes a sensor configured to measure and maintain temperature in the area.

20. A system for controlling temperature in a user environment, the system comprising at least a processor and a memory and configured for:

receiving input user area temperature data captured and transmitted from a sensor affixed to a user's clothing, wherein said input user area temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of a surrounding area of the user;

receiving input user clothing data from a monitoring device, wherein the monitoring device includes at least one of a sensor, a camera, an RFID tag, an acoustic sensor, a visual sensor, a semiconducting device, and a thermocouple configured to capture and transmit the user clothing data to a master control, and wherein the input user clothing data comprises identification of one or more items of clothing currently worn by the user;

determining an approximate age of the user based on (i) biometric data transmitted from the monitoring device, wherein said biometric data comprises at least ambient temperature associated with the user, and (ii) said identification of the one or more items of clothing currently worn by the user transmitted from the monitoring device;

receiving input room temperature data captured and transmitted from a sensor positioned in a room currently occupied by the user, wherein said input room temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of the room currently occupied by the user; and

providing instruction to the user to move to a given area in the room currently occupied by the user based on (i) the input user area temperature data, (ii) the input user clothing data, (iii) the input room temperature data and (iv) said approximate age of the user.

21. The system as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the processor and memory are further configured for: (i) determining an optimal temperature for the user, (ii) receiving an input from the user regarding an optimal temperature desired by the user, and (iii) communicating the surrounding temperature to the master control, wherein the master control is configured to adjust the temperature in the surrounding area of the user to the optimal temperature, and wherein the at least one sensor on the user's clothing is at least one of a thermostat, a semiconducting material, a thermocouple, and an RFID tag, wherein the sensor is configured to detect a surrounding environmental temperature and inform the user.

22. The system as claimed in claim 21 , wherein, based on user historical data, the at least one sensor is configured to recommend a preferred temperature as input to the master control.

23. The system as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the master control is configured to (i) monitor the temperature in the surrounding area of the user and modify the temperature accordingly by raising or lowering the temperature and (ii) automatically control an air conditioning unit.

24. A system for controlling temperature in an area, the area being sub-divided into at least two or more regions, the system comprising at least a processor and a memory, and the system being configured for:

receiving input user area temperature data captured and transmitted from (i) a first sensor affixed to a first user's clothing in a first of the two or more regions and (ii) a second sensor affixed to a second user's clothing in a second of the two or more regions, wherein said input user area temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of a surrounding area of the corresponding user;

receiving input user clothing data captured and transmitted from at least one monitoring device, wherein said input user clothing data comprises identification of one or more items of clothing currently worn by at least the first user and the second user;

determining an approximate age of the first user and the second user based on (i) biometric data transmitted from the monitoring device, wherein said biometric data comprises at least ambient temperature associated with the first user and the second user, and (ii) said identification of the one or more items of clothing currently worn by the first user and the second user transmitted from the monitoring device;

receiving input region temperature data captured and transmitted from at least (i) a sensor positioned in the region currently occupied by the first user and (ii) a sensor positioned in the region currently occupied by the second user, wherein said input region temperature data comprises one or more temperature measurements of the region currently occupied by the corresponding user;

transmitting (i) the input user area temperature data, (ii) the input user clothing data and (iii) the input region temperature data to the master control for controlling the temperature of the area and the temperature of the at least two or more regions; and

providing instruction to each of the first user and the second user to move to one of the two or more regions based on (i) said input user area temperature data for the first user and the second user, (ii) said input user clothing data for the first user and the second user, (iii) said input region temperature data for the two or more regions, and (iv) said approximate age of each of the first user and the second user.

25. A system for controlling temperature in an area, the system comprising at least a processor and a memory, and the system being configured for:

receiving, as input, a temperature setting from each of a plurality of users, wherein the users are located in the area and the input is transmitted to a master control for the area, and wherein the temperature setting from each of the plurality of users comprises:

one or more temperature measurements of a portion of the area surrounding the corresponding user; and

identification of one or more items of clothing currently worn by the corresponding user;

an approximate age of each of the plurality of users based on (i) biometric data, wherein said biometric data comprises at least ambient temperature associated with each of the plurality of users, and (ii) the identification of the one or more items of clothing currently worn by each of the plurality of users; and

providing instruction to each of the plurality of users to move to a given portion of the area based on (i) said one or more temperature measurements, (ii) said identification of one or more items of clothing, and (iii) said approximate age of each of the plurality of users.

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