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A system and method of predicting items likely to appeal to a user, based on data received from a remote site. One or more local systems are provided, along with a remote system, said local systems communicating with said remote system over a network connection. Each local system maintains a set of characterized items. A local processor predicts an appeal of an item to a user based on the comparison with the set of characterized items with, e.g., user preferences. The user may interact through graphical user interface. At least one user-preference predic...
A system and method of predicting items likely to appeal to a user, based on data received from a remote site. One or more local systems are provided, along with a remote system, said local systems communicating with said remote system over a network connection. Each local system maintains a set of characterized items. A local processor predicts an appeal of an item to a user based on the comparison with the set of characterized items with, e.g., user preferences. The user may interact through graphical user interface. At least one user-preference predictive algorithm may be employed to present items predicted to appeal to the user.
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1. A programmable environmental controller, comprising: an local area network interface port configured to communicate digital data through a local area network;at least one climate sensor configured to sense environmental climate conditions;at least one movement sensor configured to detect a movement of an individual in a vicinity of the at least one movement sensor; andat least one automated processor configured to receive the sensed environmental climate conditions and the detected movement, to jointly classify a temporal pattern of the sensed environ...
1. A programmable environmental controller, comprising: an local area network interface port configured to communicate digital data through a local area network;at least one climate sensor configured to sense environmental climate conditions;at least one movement sensor configured to detect a movement of an individual in a vicinity of the at least one movement sensor; andat least one automated processor configured to receive the sensed environmental climate conditions and the detected movement, to jointly classify a temporal pattern of the sensed environmental climate conditions and the detected movement, and to communicate at least one signal in dependence on the jointly classified pattern, the at least one signal being adapted to at least control an environmental control system. 2. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, wherein the pattern recognition process is adaptive, and learns new classifications of patterns. 3. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, wherein the at least one signal is adapted to control an environmental heater and an environmental cooler. 4. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, wherein the local area network communicates information with a second programmable environmental controller, comprising a second local area network interface port configured to communicate digital data through the local area network;at least one second climate sensor configured to sense second environmental climate conditions;at least one second movement sensor configured to detect a second movement of an individual in a vicinity of the at least one second movement sensor; andat least one second automated processor configured to receive the sensed second environmental conditions and the detected second movement, to jointly classify a temporal pattern of the sensed second environmental climate conditions and the detected second movement, and to communicate at least one second signal in dependence on the jointly classified pattern. 5. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 4, wherein the programmable environmental controller and the second programmable environmental controller communicate with each other through the local area network and together interact to at least control a single environmental control system. 6. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 4, wherein the programmable environmental controller and the second programmable environmental controller communicate with each other through the local area network and control a plurality of environmental control systems. 7. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, further comprising a humidity sensor configured to sense a humidity, wherein the at least one automated processor is configured to jointly classify a temporal pattern of the sensed environmental climate conditions, the detected movement, and the humidity, and to communicate the at least one signal in dependence thereon. 8. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, further comprising a pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure, wherein the at least one automated processor is configured to jointly classify a temporal pattern of the sensed environmental climate conditions, the detected movement, and the pressure, and to communicate the at least one signal in dependence thereon. 9. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, further comprising an air flow sensor configured to sense an air flow, wherein the at least one automated processor is configured to jointly classify a temporal pattern of the sensed environmental climate conditions, the detected movement, and the air flow, and to communicate the at least one signal in dependence thereon. 10. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, further comprising a light sensor, wherein the at least one signal is further responsive to an output of the light sensor. 11. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, further comprising an interface port configured to receive a signal responsive to an opening state of a door, wherein the at least one signal is further responsive to the signal responsive to the opening state of the door. 12. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, further comprising an interface port configured to receive a perimeter intrusion alarm signal, wherein the at least one signal is further responsive to the perimeter intrusion alarm signal. 13. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, wherein the at least one automated processor is further configured to determine a sensor status of at least the at least one climate sensor with respect to at least one of defectiveness and need for calibration. 14. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, wherein the environmental control system comprises at least one damper, and the at least one signal is further adapted to control the at least one damper. 15. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, wherein the environmental control system comprises a blower, and the at least one signal is further adapted to control the at least the blower to compensate for a bulk flow of air. 16. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, wherein the at least one automated processor is further configured to calculate a cost associated with a control of the environmental control system in dependence on the at least one signal, and to optimize the cost with respect to at least a predicted change in the sensed environmental climate conditions as a result of the at least one signal. 17. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, wherein the at least one automated processor is further configured to model an efficiency of the environmental control system in dependence on the at least one control signal, and to produce the at least one signal in a manner adapted to optimize the modeled efficiency. 18. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, wherein the at least one automated processor is configured to predict a heating of the environment by the sun, wherein the at least one signal is responsive to the predicted heating of the environment by the sun. 19. The programmable environmental controller according to claim 1, wherein the digital data comprises the sensed environmental climate conditions. 20. An environmental control method, comprising: communicating digital data through a local area network;receiving sensed environmental climate conditions from at least one climate condition sensor;detecting a movement of an individual in a vicinity of a movement sensor;perform a pattern recognition process with at least one automated processor to jointly classify a temporal pattern of the sensed environmental climate conditions and the detected movement of the individual; andcommunicating at least one signal in dependence on the pattern recognition process, the at least one signal being adapted to at least control an environmental control system. 21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the pattern recognition process is adaptive, and is adapted to learn new classifications of patterns. 22. The method according to claim 20, wherein the at least one climate condition sensor configured to sense environmental conditions is configured to sense at least two conditions selected from the group consisting of humidity, pressure, air flow, light, opening state of a portal, and perimeter intrusion alarm state. 23. The method according to claim 20, wherein the environmental control system comprises at least one of a damper and a blower, and at least one signal is further adapted to control the at least one of a damper and a blower to compensate for a bulk flow of air. 24. The method according to claim 20, further comprising modeling the environmental control system, calculating at least one of a cost of operating the environmental control system and an efficiency of operating the environmental control system in dependence on a state of the at least one signal and the modeled environmental control system, and optimizing the at least one signal in dependence on said calculating. 25. The environmental control method according to claim 20, wherein the digital data comprises the sensed environmental climate conditions. 26. A controller, comprising: at least one sensor configured to sense environmental climate conditions and movement events proximate to the at least one sensor;an local area network interface port configured to communicate digital data through a local area network; andat least one automated processor configured to receive the sensed environmental climate conditions and the movement events, control communication of the digital data through the local area network, classify patterns of the sensed environmental climate conditions, the movement events, and the communicated digital data in an adaptive pattern recognition process, and generate at least one signal in dependence on the adaptive pattern recognition process adapted to cost-efficiently control an environmental control system for altering environmental climate conditions sensed by the at least one sensor. 27. The controller according to claim 26, wherein the digital data communicated through the local area network comprises the at least one signal.