Rotatable thermostat
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1. A thermostat, comprising:
- a housing adapted to be mounted in at least a first and a second orientation;
a controller positioned within the housing;
a display visibly mounted in the housing, the display capable of exhibiting information thereon;
an input device operatively mounted on the housing to allow user manipulation thereof when the housing is mounted in at least the first and the second orientation; and
wherein the controller is programmed to provide the information to the display in a display orientation that corresponds to at least the first and the second orientation of the housing; and
wherein the input device is adapted to permit selection of a desired orientation from at least the first and the second orientation.
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Abstract
A thermostat that can display information in multiple different orientations is provided. The thermostat includes a housing, a display, and an input device. As the housing is mounted in a particular orientation, the thermostat changes the orientation of the information for properly displaying same to a user. This is accomplished by sensing the orientation of the housing in one embodiment, and through user selection of a desired orientation in another embodiment. A separate display and input device(s) are provided in one embodiment, and a combined touch screen display and input device is provided in another embodiment.
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21 Claims
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1. A thermostat, comprising:
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a housing adapted to be mounted in at least a first and a second orientation;
a controller positioned within the housing;
a display visibly mounted in the housing, the display capable of exhibiting information thereon;
an input device operatively mounted on the housing to allow user manipulation thereof when the housing is mounted in at least the first and the second orientation; and
wherein the controller is programmed to provide the information to the display in a display orientation that corresponds to at least the first and the second orientation of the housing; and
wherein the input device is adapted to permit selection of a desired orientation from at least the first and the second orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A thermostat, comprising:
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a housing;
a display in the housing, the display adapted to exhibit information in a variety of different orientations, the information including a selectable list that includes the variety of different orientations; and
an input device in the housing, the input device adapted to permit selection of a desired orientation from the selectable list such that the exhibited information is oriented as desired. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of mounting a thermostat having a display on which information is exhibited to a user, comprising the steps of:
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determining a desired orientation for mounting the thermostat;
mounting the thermostat in the desired orientation; and
thereafterinputting the desired orientation into the thermostat such that information displayed on the thermostat has the desired orientation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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