Programmable thermostat
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1. A method for programming a thermostat, comprising:
- connecting a portable media device to a computing device;
downloading computer-readable operating schedule information from the computing device to the portable media device;
connecting the portable media device to the thermostat; and
uploading the computer-readable operating schedule information to the thermostat from the portable media device so as to enable the thermostat to operate in accordance with the operating schedule information.
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Abstract
A system and method for programming a thermostat is described. One embodiment includes a method for communicating a thermostat operation schedule to a media device that then communicates the thermostat operation schedule to a thermostat. An additional embodiment includes a computer readable medium encoded with executable instructions for establishing computer-readable code that effects operation of a thermostat. In yet another embodiment, a thermostat is included that operates upon computer-readable code to execute an operation schedule.
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1. A method for programming a thermostat, comprising:
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connecting a portable media device to a computing device;
downloading computer-readable operating schedule information from the computing device to the portable media device;
connecting the portable media device to the thermostat; and
uploading the computer-readable operating schedule information to the thermostat from the portable media device so as to enable the thermostat to operate in accordance with the operating schedule information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A thermostat, comprising:
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a media reader configured to retrieve computer-readable operating schedule information from a portable media device, wherein the portable media device comprises a memory that stores the computer-readable operation schedule information;
a schedule interpreter that interprets the operation schedule so as to enable the thermostat to execute the operating schedule, wherein the operation schedule is downloaded from the portable media device by way of the media reader. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium encoded with executable instructions for:
establishing a thermostat operation schedule consisting of computer-readable code, wherein the thermostat operation schedule is uploaded to a portable media device from a computing device, and wherein the thermostat operation schedule is downloaded by a thermostat from the portable media device so as to enable the thermostat to operate in accordance with the operating schedule. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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