SYSTEM OF DEMAND RESPONSE PROVIDER CONTROL OF NETWORK CONNECTED DEVICES

摘要

A system of controlling one or more building control devices. The system may incorporate receiving from a third party a request for access to a user account at a manufacturer of building control devices, where the user account may be associated with one or more of the user's building control devices from the manufacturer. The third party may be a demand response provider, an aggregator of building control devices, or a different entity. The building control devices may be connected to a network. The system may be implemented over one or more networks with a server, an application programming interface (API), and/or a service bus.

主权项

1. A system for demand response program control of one or more building control devices, the system comprising:
a server comprising:
a processor; anda memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing a user device database of a first entity; wherein:
the server is configured to receive a request from a demand response provider for access to a user account stored in the user device database, wherein the request is initiated by a user associated with the user account in the user device database;the server is configured to authenticate the user as being associated with the user account and grant access to the user account; andthe server is configured to send user account information to the demand response provider and allow control of one or more devices associated with the user account via the demand response provider.