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Robert Burt
Researcher at Wilmington University
Publications - 23
Citations - 1170
Robert Burt is an academic researcher from Wilmington University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Thermostat & Interface (computing). The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 23 publications receiving 1170 citations.
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System and method for controlling appliances and thermostat for use therewith
TL;DR: An energy saving control for appliances via an intelligent thermostat is provided in this article, which provides programmatic control over the HVAC system and provides coordinated control over appliances.
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Occupancy-based zoning climate control system and method
Jr. John Gilman Chapman,Nicholas Ashworth,Robert Burt,Tony Gray,Phillip Ryan Wagner,Joseph P. Rao,George N. Catlin +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a control system for managing a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system based on occupancy of an area is provided, where the occupancy may be determined by anticipated programming based on time of day zoning, and/or by actual sensed occupancy.
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Networked appliance information display apparatus and network incorporating same
Phillip Ryan Wagner,John Gilman Chapman,Joseph P. Rao,Nicholas Ashworth,George N. Catlin,Robert Burt +5 more
TL;DR: The graphic user interface of an HVAC thermostat displays the programming and status information for remote devices in communication with the thermostats, such as various home sensors and appliances as discussed by the authors.
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Appliance diagnostic display apparatus and network incorporating same
TL;DR: In this article, an appliance diagnostic display and interface system providing a centralized user interface for appliance diagnostic information and control of system self-tests is provided via an intelligent thermostat that includes an LCD display.
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Tabbed interface for thermostat
TL;DR: In this paper, a digital thermostat with an improved user display interface is presented, which includes a user display screen for displaying information and user input devices for allowing the user to input information into the thermostats.