Control System With Mobile Sensors

Abstract

A mobile thermostat and home automation system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A control system, comprising:
 a mobile thermostat; and   at least one temperature controlling device, wherein the mobile thermostat is operable to be moved about within a building in order that a temperature at a location of the mobile thermostat is adjusted by the at least one temperature controlling device as controlled by the at least one mobile thermostat.   
     
     
         2 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one temperature controlling device comprises a space heater. 
     
     
         3 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one temperature controlling device comprises an air conditioner. 
     
     
         4 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile thermostat comprises a cellular telephone. 
     
     
         5 . The control system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one master thermostat operable to control the at least one temperature controlling device based in part on information from the mobile thermostat. 
     
     
         6 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein a dynamic number of sensors is used to control the at least one temperature controlling device. 
     
     
         7 . The control system of  claim 1 , further comprising a solar energy collector operable to power at least one of the mobile thermostat and the at least one temperature controlling device. 
     
     
         8 . The control system of  claim 7 , wherein the solar energy collector comprises a solar collector mounted in a window covering. 
     
     
         9 . The control system of  claim 8 , wherein the solar energy collector is operable to orient the window covering. 
     
     
         10 . The control system of  claim 7 , further comprising a holster operable to temporarily house the mobile thermostat and to electrically charge the mobile thermostat from the solar energy collector. 
     
     
         11 . The control system of  claim 7 , further comprising an inductive coupler between the solar energy collector and a power storage device. 
     
     
         12 . The control system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one ceiling fan controlled at least in part by the mobile thermostat. 
     
     
         13 . The control system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one powered fan HVAC register controlled at least in part by the mobile thermostat. 
     
     
         14 . The control system of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one powered fan HVAC register is operable to receive power from a solar collector mounted in a window covering. 
     
     
         15 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile thermostat is operable to receive manual commands and to control other devices in a building in which the mobile thermostat is located based on at least one of an input of a sensor in the mobile thermostat and a manually input command. 
     
     
         16 . The control system of  claim 15 , wherein the mobile thermostat is operable to receiving programming commands to control other devices in a building based in part on scheduled events. 
     
     
         17 . The control system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one HVAC register with motorized vent flaps. 
     
     
         18 . The control system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one HVAC register with motorized directional control. 
     
     
         19 . The control system of  claim 1 , further comprising an IR sensor operable to receive remote control commands from at least one remote device. 
     
     
         20 . The control system of  claim 19 , wherein the IR sensor comprises an IR transmitter to forward the remote control commands.