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US 7,900,849 B2
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28. A remote control unit for use With a comfort control
system of a building or other structure, the remote control unit
comprising:
a temperature sensor for sensing an ambient temperature at
the remote control unit;
a Wireless interface for Wirelessly communicating a mea
sure related to the ambient temperature sensed by the
temperature sensor to the comfort control system;
an attitude sensor for detecting an attitude of the remote
control unit;
a control unit for producing the measure that is related to
the ambient temperature sensed by the temperature sen
sor, and for causing the Wireless interface to Wirelessly
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communicate the measure related to the ambient tem
perature sensed by the temperature sensor to the comfort
control system; and
Wherein the control unit causes the Wireless interface to
suspend Wirelessly communicating the measure related
to the ambient temperature sensed by the temperature
sensor to the comfort control system When the attitude
sensor detects an attitude of the remote control unit that
corresponds to one or more prede?ned attitude condi
tions.