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US 8,543,243 B2Granted
System and method of use for a user interface dashboard of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning network
AssigneeLennox Industries Inc.
InventorsTimothy Wallaert, Timothy H. Thorson, Jacob Jennings
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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 includes at least one downloadable screen saver.
Claims20
A HVAC graphical interface dashboard, comprising:
- a display
- 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 can program at least one of:
- a) a time;
- b) temperature setpoints;
- c) heating/cooling setpoints;
- and
- a home tab, wherein invoking the home tab advances to a home screen which provides a summary of indoor conditions, wherein the home screen includes an icon for an installer screen and provides access thereto by pressing and holding at least a portion of the installer screen icon for a given time period and then dragging the at least portion across the interface,
- and wherein said dashboard includes at least one downloadable screen saver.
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A 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, wherein the humidity screen allows users to program different humidity levels for different periods of a day;
- 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 can program at least one of:
- i) a time;
- ii) temperature setpoints;
- iii) heating/cooling setpoints;
- and
- 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, and wherein said dashboard includes at least one downloadable screen saver.
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A HVAC graphical interface dashboard, comprising a display:
- 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, and wherein the humidity screen allows users to program different humidity levels for different periods of a day;
- 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 can program at least one of:
- a) a time;
- b) temperature setpoints;
- c) heating/cooling setpoints;
- and
- a home tab, wherein invoking the home tab advances to a home screen which provides a summary of indoor conditions,
- and wherein said dashboard includes at least one downloadable screen saver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.