Devices and methods for interacting with an HVAC controller

An HVAC controller controllable in response to a natural language audio message that is not recognizable by the HVAC controller as a command, where the natural language audio message is translated into a command recognizable by the HVAC controller. The HVAC controller may be a thermostat and may inc...

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Hauptverfasser:	Gessner, Thomas, Gilmer, Preston, Peterschmidt, Max, Horky, Libor, Adamek, Martin, Skala, Martin, Nelson, Jay, Kolavennu, Soumitri, Thiruvengada, Hari, Buno, Juraj
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACOUSTICS AIR-CONDITIONING, AIR-HUMIDIFICATION, VENTILATION, USE OF AIRCURRENTS FOR SCREENING BLASTING CALCULATING COMPUTING CONTROLLING COUNTING DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATINGSYSTEMS ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PHYSICS RANGES REGULATING SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES VENTILATING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	An HVAC controller controllable in response to a natural language audio message that is not recognizable by the HVAC controller as a command, where the natural language audio message is translated into a command recognizable by the HVAC controller. The HVAC controller may be a thermostat and may include a housing that at least partially houses a control module, a microphone, a speaker, a display, and a voice recognition module. The voice recognition module recognizes a predetermined audible trigger from a recorded voice message or streamed voice message, and in response, provide one or more audio clips via the speaker and/or video clips via the display to assist users in operating the thermostat. A user may communicate with the thermostat via the thermostat and/or via a remote device.