Thermostat with sensor priority screen

A Heating, Cooling and Ventilation (HVAC) controller for controlling an HVAC system within a building structure, the HVAC controller configured to receive signals from a plurality of sensors positioned in different spaces in the building structure, the HVAC controller comprising:

• a housing;
• a user interface accessible from an exterior of the housing;
• a wireless input for receiving signals from a plurality of remote sensors, each of the plurality of remote sensors reporting a current environmental condition and an indication of occupancy for the space in which the particular sensor is located;
• a controller operably coupled to the user interface and to the wireless input, the controller configured to display on a sensor priority screen of the user interface a plurality of graphic constructs, where each graphic construct of the plurality of graphic constructs displayed on the sensor priority screen:
• corresponds to a different space in the building structure;
• displays the current environmental condition including a current temperature reported by the corresponding sensor for the identified space;
• and
• displays a current occupancy status for that space;
• displays an indication whether the space associated with corresponding sensor for the space is designated as a priority space such that the sensor belongs to a subset of sensors from the plurality of remote sensors that are currently being used by the controller in controlling the HVAC system;
• and
• displays an indication of which spaces in the building structure are currently calling for HVAC activation,
• wherein the controller is configured to:
• receive an input on the sensor priority screen from a user to select which spaces are designated as sensor priority spaces;
• and
• control the HVAC system in accordance with at least some of the plurality of current temperatures for the spaces designated as priority spaces in the building structure, and currently calling for HVAC system activation.

A Heating, Cooling and Ventilation (HVAC) controller for controlling an HVAC system within a building structure, the HVAC controller configured to receive signals from a plurality of sensors positioned in different spaces in the building structure, the HVAC controller comprising:

• a housing;
• a user interface accessible from an exterior of the housing;
• an input for receiving signals from a plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to report a current temperature and a current occupancy status for a respective space in which the respective sensor is located;
• a controller operably coupled to the user interface and to the input, the controller configured to display on a sensor priority screen of the user interface a plurality of graphic constructs in either a first mode or a second mode, the first mode and the second mode being user selectable via the user interface, wherein:
• in the first mode, each graphic construct, of the plurality of graphic constructs displayed on the sensor priority screen identifies a respective one of the different spaces in the building structure and displays a current temperature reported by the respective sensor, and also indicates whether the respective space is designated as a priority space and is currently selected for use by the controller in controlling the HVAC system;
• in the first mode, the controller is configured to receive an input on the sensor priority screen from a user to select which spaces are designated as sensor priority spaces;
• in the second mode, each graphic construct, of the plurality of graphic constructs displayed on the sensor priority screen identifies a respective one of the different spaces in the building structure and displays a current temperature reported by the respective sensor, and displays an indication whether the respective space is occupied;
• in the first mode and the second mode, the plurality of graphic constructs displayed on the sensor priority screen provides an indication of which spaces in the building are currently calling for HVAC system activation, and
• the controller is configured to control the HVAC system:
• for the first mode, by using the current temperature reported by the sensors in the selected spaces designated as priority spaces in the first mode;
• and
• for the second mode, by using the current temperature reported by the sensors in at least some of the spaces that report a current occupancy status of occupied.