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US 8,239,066 B2Granted
System and method of use for a user interface dashboard of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning network
AssigneeLennox Industries Inc.
InventorsJacob Jennings, Thomas Gerald Pavlak, Amanda Filbeck, Christopher W. Spencer
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Abstract
The disclosure provides systems and methods of use of an HVAC graphical interface dashboard. In various embodiments, the dashboard includes a weather tab, wherein invoking the weather tab advances to a weather screen. The dashboard also includes an indoor humidity tab. A programs tab and a home tab are also provided. The dashboard further comprises: a) a screen that employs a backlight to display information to a user; b) a backlight, and c) a motion detector, wherein the backlight is turned on by the motion detector upon a detection of motion.
Claims20
An HVAC graphical interface dashboard, comprising:
- a weather tab, wherein invoking the weather tab advances to a weather screen;
- an indoor humidity tab, wherein invoking the indoor humidity tab advances to a humidity screen which displays at least a current indoor humidity;
- an alerts tab, wherein invoking the alerts tab advances to an alerts screen;
- a help tab, wherein invoking the help tab advances to a help screen that provides context sensitive help that presents at least one dialog box related to a function of a current screen;
- an indoor settings tab, wherein invoking the indoor settings tab advances to an indoor settings screen which includes a current indoor temperature;
- a programs tab, wherein invoking the programs tab advances to a programs screen which is configured to program at least one of:
- a) a time;
- b) temperature setpoints;
- and
- c) heating/cooling setpoints;
- a home tab, wherein invoking the home tab advances to a home screen which provides a summary of indoor conditions,
- said dashboard further comprising:
- a) a screen that employs a backlight to display information to a user;
- b) a backlight;
- and
- c) a motion detector, wherein the backlight is turned on by the motion detector upon a detection of motion.
13 more elements
An HVAC system including a graphical interface dashboard and at least one coupled device, comprising:
- the dashboard, including:
- a weather tab, wherein invoking the weather tab advances to a weather screen;
- an indoor humidity tab, wherein invoking the indoor humidity tab advances to a humidity screen which displays at least a current indoor humidity;
- an alerts tab, wherein invoking the alerts tab advances to an alerts screen;
- a help tab, wherein invoking the help tab advances to a help screen that provides context sensitive help that presents at least one dialog box related to a function of a current screen;
- an indoor settings tab, wherein invoking the indoor settings tab advances a user to an indoor settings screen which includes a current indoor temperature;
- a programs tab, wherein pressing the programs tab invokes a programs screen which is configured to program at least one of
- i) a time;
- ii) temperature setpoints;
- and
- iii) heating/cooling setpoints;
- a home tab, wherein invoking the home tab advances a user to a home screen which provides a summary of indoor conditions;
- and
- the at least one coupled device selected from the group including:
- a) an air handler;
- b) a furnace;
- c) an evaporator coil;
- d) a condenser coil;
- and
- e) a compressor;
- wherein the at least one coupled device is viewable from at least one of the tabs,
- said dashboard further comprising:
- a) a screen that employs a backlight to display information to a user;
- b) a backlight;
- and
- c) a motion detector, wherein the backlight is turned on by the motion detector upon a detection of motion.
23 more elements
An HVAC graphical interface dashboard, comprising:
- a weather tab, wherein invoking the weather tab advances to a weather screen;
- an indoor humidity tab, wherein invoking the indoor humidity tab advances to a humidity screen which displays at least a current indoor humidity;
- an alerts tab, wherein invoking the alerts tab advances to an alerts screen;
- a help tab, wherein invoking the help tab advances to a help screen that provides context sensitive help that presents at least one dialog box related to a function of a current screen;
- an indoor settings tab, wherein invoking the indoor settings tab advances to an indoor settings screen which includes a current indoor temperature;
- a programs tab, wherein invoking the programs tab advances to a programs screen which is configured to program at least one of:
- a) a time;
- b) temperature setpoints;
- and
- c) heating/cooling setpoints;
- wherein a program schedule of the program tab is divided into a plurality of time zones wherein, upon a time a time zone being invoked for a set period of time:
- a) a temperature setpoint for that time period is deactivated,
- b) a display of the deactivated setpoints of the deactivated time period appears dim relative to a display of the time period's setpoints before deactivation;
- and
- c) the deactivated time period's setpoints appear dimmer relative to an active time period's setpoints;
- and
- a home tab, wherein invoking the home tab advances to a home screen which provides a summary of indoor conditions,
- said dashboard further comprising:
- a) a screen that employs a backlight to display information to a user;
- b) a backlight;
- and
- c) a motion detector, wherein the backlight is turned on by the motion detector upon a detection of motion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.