Color changing thermostatic controller
First Claim
1. A thermostatic controller adapted for receiving a temperature input indicative of a temperature in a space, the controller comprising a housing having at least a portion thereof illuminated by a light that changes color as a function of the temperature in the space.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for visually displaying the present room temperature of a space, through the use of a thermostatic controller adapted for receiving a temperature input indicative of a temperature in a space, and having a housing that includes an illuminated portion thereof emitting a light having a characteristic of the light that changes as a function of the temperature in the space. In various forms of the invention characteristics of the light, such as the color or the intensity of the light, are changed as a function of the temperature in the space, to provide a visual indication indicative of the present room temperature of the space. The characteristic of the light may be changed as a function of the present room temperature, or as the difference between the present room temperature and a desired room temperature, or for other purposes.
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25 Claims
- 1. A thermostatic controller adapted for receiving a temperature input indicative of a temperature in a space, the controller comprising a housing having at least a portion thereof illuminated by a light that changes color as a function of the temperature in the space.
- 12. A method for operating a thermostatic controller adapted for receiving a temperature input indicative of a temperature in a space and having a housing including an illuminated portion thereof, the method comprising, changing the color of the illuminated portion the housing as a function of the temperature in the space.
- 18. A thermostatic controller adapted for receiving a temperature input indicative of a temperature in a space, the controller comprising a housing including an illuminated portion thereof emitting a light having a characteristic of the light that changes as a function of the temperature in the space.
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22. A method for operating a thermostatic controller including a housing having at least a portion thereof emitting a light having a characteristic of the light, the method comprising:
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sensing a temperature in a space; and
changing the characteristic of the light emitted by the at least a portion of the housing as a function of the temperature in the space. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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