Automatic thermostat schedule/program selector system
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsDavid A. Schultz, Chad W. Koster, Steven R. Hoglund
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Abstract
A thermostat system having multiple and individual schedules. For instance, a user may have different schedules and setpoints for heating and cooling. An appropriate schedule combining individual schedules may be automatically selected based on a system configuration. Schedule control may involve manual changeover from one schedule to another or automatic changeover relative to the schedule combining schedules. The thermostat system may be programmable. Also, there may be a system switch mode, for example, between heat and cool, where the schedules of either may be edited. Scheduling may be menu and option key driven.
Claims11
A controller system comprising:
- a heat schedule;
- a cool schedule;
- an automatic changeover;
- an automatic only changeover;
- and
- a manual changeover;
- and
- wherein for a manual changeover either the heat or cool schedule is automatically selected from the heat and cool schedule group for the controller system based on whether the manual changeover is set to heat or cool, respectively,
- wherein when the automatic only changeover is selected, the controller system cannot be turned off.
A method for programming a controller system comprising:
- loading a heat schedule into the controller system;
- loading a cool schedule into the controller system;
- selecting one of the heat and cool schedules for the controller system to implement;
- and
- editing the selected heat or cool schedule, wherein a user is prevented from editing a non-selected heat or cool schedule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.