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US 10,761,704 B2Granted
Graphical highlight for programming a control
AssigneeBraeburn Systems LLC
InventorsGlenn A Moore, Daniel S Poplawski
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Abstract
The invention provides a thermostat control display having a programming function button, day of the week icons, a table for displaying time and temperature parameters and a graphical highlight pattern that links the table and the day of the week icons. The button, icons and table comprise touch sensitive areas adapted to activate a predetermined display response. Upon selection of a day of the week icon the graphical highlight pattern will be extended to surround the selected day of the week icon so that the table depicting temperature and time parameters to be assigned to the selected day of the week are visually linked to the selected day of the week.
Claims15
A method for programming a thermostat, said method performed within an electronic control device and comprising:
- 1) displaying a set of operation modes on a display screen of said electronic control device, said set of operation modes including a programming mode, said electronic control device having a microprocessor, a memory, a wireless transceiver, and a display screen, said electronic control device adapted to communicate with said thermostat over said wireless transceiver, said thermostat adapted to control an environment regulation system;
- 2) in response to selection of said programming mode, displaying a programming calendar including a set of seven day-of-a-week icons in a first orientation, a set of set point categories in said first orientation, a set of time segments in a second orientation being different from said first orientation, a set of set points including a subset of set points corresponding to each set point category in said second orientation, and a graphical highlighter linking and enclosing a first set of grouped days within said set of seven day-of-a-week icons, said set of time segments, said set of set point categories, and said set of set points, wherein:
- a. said set of set point categories includes a time category, a heat category and a cool category;
- b. values of said set points are applicable to all days within said first set of grouped days;
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- c. each day-of-a-week icon within said set of seven day-of-a-week icons that is not within said first set of grouped days is not enclosed within said graphical highlighter;
- 3) when a set point within said set of set points corresponding to said time category and a first time segment within said set of time segments is selected, displaying a time adjusting control within said graphical highlighter for adjusting a value of said selected time set point, wherein:
- a. said graphical highlighter when said set of set points are displayed is the same as that when said time adjusting control is displayed;
- b. said graphical highlighter continues to enclose said first set of grouped days when said time adjusting control is displayed;
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- c. each day-of-a-week icon within said set of seven day-of-a-week icons that is not within said first set of grouped days is not enclosed within said graphical highlighter when said time adjusting control is displayed;
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- 4) when a set point within said set of set points corresponding to said cool category and a second time segment within said set of time segments is selected:
- a. displaying a present value of said selected cool set point within said graphical highlighter;
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- b. displaying a first second-tier graphical highlighter corresponding to said second time segment in said first orientation within said graphical highlighter, said first second-tier graphical highlighter highlighting said selected cool set point and said second time segment, said first second-tier graphical highlighter suppressing each set point within said set of set points that corresponds to said second time segment other than said selected cool set point, wherein:
- i. said present value of said selected cool set point is adjusted through an up adjustment control or a down adjustment control;
- ii. said graphical highlighter when said set of set points are displayed is the same as that when said selected cool set point is selected for adjustment;
- iii. said graphical highlighter continues to enclose said first set of grouped days when said selected cool set point is selected for adjustment;
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- iv. each day-of-a-week icon within said set of seven day-of-a-week icons that is not within said first set of grouped days is not enclosed within said graphical highlighter when said selected cool set point is selected for adjustment.
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A method for programming a control device for controlling building environmental control systems, said method performed within an electronic control device and comprising:
- 1) displaying a set of operation modes on a display screen of said electronic control device, said set of operation modes including a programming mode, said electronic control device having a microprocessor, a memory, a wireless transceiver, and a display screen, said electronic control device adapted to communicate with said control device over said wireless transceiver, said control device adapted to control an environment regulation system;
- 2) in response to selection of said programming mode, displaying a programming calendar including a set of seven day-of-a-week icons in a first orientation, a set of set point categories in said first orientation, a set of time segments in a second orientation being different from said first orientation, a set of set points including a subset of set points corresponding to each set point category in said second orientation, and a graphical highlighter linking and enclosing a first set of grouped days within said set of seven day-of-a-week icons, said set of time segments, said set of set point categories, and said set of set points, wherein:
- a. said set of set point categories includes a time category and a second category;
- b. values of said set points are applicable to all days within said first set of grouped days;
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- c. each day-of-a-week icon within said set of seven day-of-a-week icons that is not within said first set of grouped days is not enclosed within said graphical highlighter;
- 3) when a set point within said set of set points corresponding to said time category and a first time segment within said set of time segments is selected, displaying a time adjusting control within said graphical highlighter for adjusting a value of said selected time set point, wherein:
- a. said graphical highlighter when said set of set points are displayed is the same as that when said time adjusting control is displayed;
- b. said graphical highlighter continues to enclose said first set of grouped days when said time adjusting control is displayed;
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- c. each day-of-a-week icon within said set of seven day-of-a-week icons that is not within said first set of grouped days is not enclosed within said graphical highlighter when said time adjusting control is displayed;
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- 4) when a set point within said set of set points corresponding to said second category and a second time segment within said set of time segments is selected:
- a. displaying a present value of said selected second category set point within said graphical highlighter;
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- b. displaying a first second-tier graphical highlighter corresponding to said second time segment in said first orientation within said graphical highlighter, said first second-tier graphical highlighter highlighting said selected second category set point and said second time segment, said first second-tier graphical highlighter suppressing each set point within said set of set points that corresponds to said second time segment other than said selected second category set point, wherein:
- i. said present value of said selected second category set point is adjusted through an up adjustment control or a down adjustment control;
- ii. said graphical highlighter when said set of set points are displayed is the same as that when said selected second category set point is selected for adjustment;
- iii. said graphical highlighter continues to enclose said first set of grouped days when said selected second category set point is selected for adjustment;
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- iv. each day-of-a-week icon within said set of seven day-of-a-week icons that is not within said first set of grouped days is not enclosed within said graphical highlighter when said selected second category set point is selected for adjustment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.