Intelligent comfort management using natural language processing to interface with a comfort system controller

摘要

Advantageously employing natural language processing for operating comfort systems is disclosed herein. A method of operating a comfort system for an enclosed space, a management system and a HVAC apparatus are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) receiving from a user a natural language input associated with the comfort system, (2) determining a response to the natural language input based on the comfort system and (3) providing the response, the response including at least one of initiating an operation of the comfort system and communicating with the user.