DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INTERACTING WITH AN HVAC CONTROLLER

摘要

An HVAC controller may be controlled 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 including a housing that houses a temperature sensor, a microphone, and a controller. The controller may identify a trigger phrase in an audio stream provided by the microphone. In response to identifying the trigger phrase, the controller initiates processing of the audio stream to identify a command following the trigger phrase and to generate a command understandable by the thermostat that instructs the controller to perform the identified command. The controller then executes the generated command understandable by the thermostat. A user may communicate with the thermostat via the microphone of the thermostat and/or a remote device having a microphone.

主权项

1. A thermostat configured to control one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system, the thermostat comprising:
a housing, the housing configured to house:
a temperature sensor;a microphone;a controller;wherein the controller is configured to identify a trigger phrase included in an audio stream provided by the microphone of the thermostat, and in response to identifying the trigger phrase, the controller is configured to initiate the processing of the audio stream to:
identify one of a plurality of different commands following the trigger phrase; andgenerate a thermostat command that is understandable by the controller and that instructs the controller to perform the particular command identified in the audio stream; andwherein the controller is configured to execute the generated thermostat command.