US 12,607,376 B2 · Smart thermostat

Abstract

A smart thermostat includes a housing having a cylindrical sidewall, a domed lens, and a ring mounted to the sidewall of the housing, a wireless network interface housed by the housing, and an electronic display including a display frame. The electronic display is housed by the housing such that the electronic display is visible through the domed lens. The smart thermostat further includes a processing system, including one or more processors, housed by the housing, that is in communication with the wireless network interface and the electronic display and a backplate for mounting the housing to a surface. A method for interacting with a smart thermostat includes determining, by a smart thermostat, that a user is present in a vicinity of the smart thermostat and activating an electronic display of the smart thermostat in response to determining that the user is present in the vicinity of the smart thermostat.

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Dependent claims

A smart thermostat, comprising:

a housing having a front side, a rear external side adapted to be attached to a mounting surface, and an outer sidewall extending from the front side to the rear external side;
a domed lens having a convex shape;
a ring comprising a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the front portion is coupled to the domed lens and the rear portion is mounted to the front side of the housing, such that the housing extends beyond the rear portion of the ring to the mounting surface;
a wireless network interface disposed in the housing;
an electronic display disposed in the ring such that the electronic display is visible through the domed lens;
and
a processing system, comprising one or more processors, disposed in the housing, that is in communication with the wireless network interface and the electronic display.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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