NATURAL LANGUAGE INSTALLER SETUP FOR CONTROLLER
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1. A controller, comprising:
- an interview question generator adapted to generate a number of interview questions relating to the installation or setup of the controller and/or one or more components controlled by the controller;
a user interface including a display screen adapted to display one or more interview questions to a user along with at least two answers for each interview question; and
a memory unit for storing operational parameters within the controller based at least in part on user responses to the one or more interview questions.
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Abstract
Controllers and methods for programming configuration information are disclosed. An illustrative controller can include an interview question generator adapted to generate questions relating to the installation or setup of the controller and/or one or more components controlled by the controller, a user interface including a display screen adapted to display interview questions to a user along with at least two answers for each interview question, and a memory unit for storing operational parameters of the controller based at least in part on user responses to the interview questions.
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1. A controller, comprising:
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an interview question generator adapted to generate a number of interview questions relating to the installation or setup of the controller and/or one or more components controlled by the controller;
a user interface including a display screen adapted to display one or more interview questions to a user along with at least two answers for each interview question; and
a memory unit for storing operational parameters within the controller based at least in part on user responses to the one or more interview questions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A controller, comprising:
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an interview question generator adapted to generate a number of interview questions relating to the installation or setup of the controller and/or one or more components controlled by the controller;
a user interface including a display screen adapted to display one or more interview questions to a user along with at least two answers for each interview question; and
a memory unit for storing operational parameters within the controller based at least in part on user responses to the one or more interview questions;
wherein, for at least certain interview questions, the controller is adapted to prompt the user to select between at least two answers simultaneously displayed on the display screen.
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12. A method of programming configuration information within a controller, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing one or more interview questions to a user via a user interface, the one or more interview questions including at least one question relating to the installation or setup of the controller and/or one or more components controlled by the controller;
prompting the user to select between at least two answers simultaneously displayed on the user interface;
accepting one or more user responses to the interview questions via the user interface; and
modifying the operational parameters of the controller and/or one or more components controlled by the controller based at least in part on said one or more user responses. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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