Patents by Inventor Crystal Hsiung

Crystal Hsiung has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system to control thermostat using biofeedback
    Patent number: 10067516
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for receiving physiological data of occupants of a building and using the information to control or regulate a controllable setpoint of a climate-control system for the building. The system may operatively interface with biofeedback sensors including wearable sensors and mountable sensors placed within a controlled space within the building. The system may adjust the controllable setpoint of the climate-control system based on a comfort metric associated with at least one of the occupant of the building, the comfort metric derived from the biofeedback data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: OPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Bloomfield Ramagem, Oren Benjamin Yeshua, Crystal Hsiung, Justin Spradlin, Wayne Lin
  • Method and System to Control Thermostat Using Biofeedback
    Publication number: 20140207292
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for receiving physiological data of occupants of a building and using the information to control or regulate a controllable setpoint of a climate-control system for the building. The system may operatively interface with biofeedback sensors including wearable sensors and mountable sensors placed within a controlled space within the building. The system may adjust the controllable setpoint of the climate-control system based on a comfort metric associated with at least one of the occupant of the building, the comfort metric derived from the biofeedback data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: OPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Bloomfield Ramagem, Oren Benjamin Yeshua, Crystal Hsiung, Justin Spradlin, Wayne Lin