Method and system for responsive climate control interface

A method of modifying visual and haptic feedback at a display in response to user input received at a climate control application, the method comprising:

• displaying a first graphical element comprising a climate settings map, wherein different locations on the climate settings map correspond to different pairs of temperature and fan speed settings for a climate control system;
• displaying a second graphical element comprising a climate setting selector in front of the first graphical element so that the second graphical element is superimposed over the first graphical element, wherein moving the climate setting selector to different locations of the climate settings map corresponds to adjusting the temperature and fan speed settings of the climate control system, and wherein the climate settings map includes an intermediate location corresponding to an intermediate fan speed setting;
• receiving, via the climate control application, user input corresponding to moving the climate setting selector from a first location of the climate settings map to a second location of the climate settings map;
• changing a hue of the climate settings map from a first hue at the first location to a second hue at the second location;
• changing a magnitude of haptic feedback provided at the display from a first magnitude at the first location to a second magnitude at the second location such that the magnitude of haptic feedback increases as the climate setting selector is dragged away from the intermediate location and such that the magnitude of haptic feedback decreases as the climate setting selector is dragged towards the intermediate location.

A system for adjusting an appearance of graphical elements of a climate control application in response to user behavior, the system comprising a processor and machine-readable media including instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

• display a first graphical element comprising a climate settings map, wherein different locations on the climate settings map correspond to a different pair of temperature and fan speed settings for a climate control system;
• display a second graphical element comprising a climate setting selector in front of the first graphical element so that the second graphical element is superimposed over the first graphical element, wherein moving the climate setting selector to different locations of the climate settings map corresponds to adjusting the temperature and fan speed settings of the climate control system;
• receive, via the climate control application, user input corresponding to moving the climate setting selector from a first location of the climate settings map to a second location of the climate settings map, wherein the first location corresponds to a first temperature setting and a first fan speed setting and wherein the second location corresponds to a second temperature setting and a second fan speed setting;
• change a hue of the climate settings map as the climate setting selector is moved from the first location to the second location;
• change a hue of the climate setting selector as the climate setting selector is moved from the first location to the second location;
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• change a saturation of the climate setting selector as the climate setting selector is moved from the first location to the second location.