US 12,069,600 B2
Method and apparatus for control action adjustments using universal time coordinated (UTC) time
Julien G. Stamatakis, Centreville, VA (US); Thomas Hoffmann, Fairfax, VA (US); and Nathan A. Sacks, Washington, DC (US)
Assigned to Senseware, Inc., Vienna, VA (US)
Filed by Senseware, Inc., Vienna, VA (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/114,350.
Application 18/114,350 is a continuation of application No. 16/240,742, filed on Jan. 5, 2019, granted, now 11,595,926.
Application 16/240,742 is a continuation of application No. 15/223,627, filed on Jul. 29, 2016, granted, now 10,178,638, issued on Jan. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0232352 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 56/00 (2009.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2023.01); H04L 43/08 (2022.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 56/002 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/1097 (2013.01); H04L 43/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a control application tool stored thereon for use by a controller, the control application tool including:
a first section that when executed, causes the control application tool to generate control schedule configuration information, the generated control schedule configuration information including a time offset value, the time offset value enabling a determination of a control action time in a local time domain relative to a universal time coordinated (UTC) time; and
a second section that when executed, causes the control application tool to instruct the controller to transmit one or more information packets to a control device to execute a control action event in the local time domain as determined through a time offset from UTC time as indicated by the time offset value,
wherein the control action event is configured to cause an actuator controlled by the control device to produce a change in an environment in a building in which the actuator is installed.