Patents by Inventor Jerry YAU FUNG PUN

Jerry YAU FUNG PUN 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).

  • Wireless controlled thermostat with reduced polling communications during predicted periods of low activity to save power
    Patent number: 9955296
    Abstract: A temperature control apparatus for controlling operation of at least one temperature-modifying device includes a housing, a wireless communication module configured to communicate with a remote Internet-based server, and a controller in communication with the wireless communication module. The controller is configured to: (i) control operation of the temperature modifying device in response to a comparison of a measured ambient temperature with a setpoint temperature, (ii) in a user-selectable first mode of operation, during a first time period during a day, poll the remote server at a first rate of at least six times per hour, using the wireless communication module, for an instruction to change the setpoint temperature, and (iii) in the first mode of operation, during a second time period, poll the remote server at a second rate that is lower than the first rate, using the wireless communication module, for an instruction to change the setpoint temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: EDWIN MCAULEY ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Jerry Yau Fung Pun, Anson Yeuk Lam Ho, Vincent Wai Sing Law
  • WIRELESS CONTROLLED THERMOSTAT WITH REDUCED POLLING COMMUNICATIONS DURING PREDICTED PERIODS OF LOW ACTIVITY TO SAVE POWER
    Publication number: 20170201953
    Abstract: A temperature control apparatus for controlling operation of at least one temperature-modifying device includes a housing, a wireless communication module configured to communicate with a remote Internet-based server, and a controller in communication with the wireless communication module. The controller is configured to: (i) control operation of the temperature modifying device in response to a comparison of a measured ambient temperature with a setpoint temperature, (ii) in a user-selectable first mode of operation, during a first time period during a day, poll the remote server at a first rate of at least six times per hour, using the wireless communication module, for an instruction to change the setpoint temperature, and (iii) in the first mode of operation, during a second time period, poll the remote server at a second rate that is lower than the first rate, using the wireless communication module, for an instruction to change the setpoint temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jerry YAU FUNG PUN, Anson YEUK LAM HO, Vincent WAI SING LAW