US 12,242,232 B2
Inference server and environment controller for inferring via a neural network one or more commands for controlling an appliance
Francois Gervais, Lachine (CA); Carlo Masciovecchio, St-Isidore-de-Laparairie (CA); and Dominique Laplante, St-Dominique (CA)
Assigned to DISTECH CONTROLS INC., Brossard (CA)
Filed by DISTECH CONTROLS INC., Brossard (CA)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/072,094.
Application 18/072,094 is a continuation of application No. 17/067,060, filed on Oct. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,543,786.
Application 17/067,060 is a continuation of application No. 15/839,055, filed on Dec. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,838,375, issued on Nov. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0259074 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05B 13/02 (2006.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/62 (2018.01); F24F 11/76 (2018.01); G05B 17/02 (2006.01); G06N 3/08 (2023.01); G06N 3/084 (2023.01); G06N 5/04 (2023.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); F24F 110/10 (2018.01); F24F 110/20 (2018.01); F24F 110/70 (2018.01); F24F 120/10 (2018.01)
CPC G05B 13/0265 (2013.01) [F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/62 (2018.01); F24F 11/76 (2018.01); G05B 17/02 (2013.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01); G06N 3/084 (2013.01); G06N 5/04 (2013.01); H04L 12/2816 (2013.01); H04L 12/2823 (2013.01); H04L 12/2825 (2013.01); F24F 2110/10 (2018.01); F24F 2110/20 (2018.01); F24F 2110/70 (2018.01); F24F 2120/10 (2018.01)] 24 Claims
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1. An environment controller, comprising:
a communication interface; and
a processing unit for:
receiving a current room occupancy of a room via the communication interface;
receiving a target temperature for the room via one of the communication interface and a user interface of the environment controller;
transmitting the current room occupancy and the target temperature to an inference server executing a neural network inference engine via the communication interface;
receiving one or more command for controlling an appliance inferred by the neural network inference engine executed by the inference server via the communication interface, the one or more command for controlling the appliance being inferred by the neural network inference engine based on the current room occupancy and the target temperature; and
transmitting the one or more command to the controlled appliance via the communication interface.