Tabbed interface for thermostat
First Claim
1. A thermostat for controlling a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a controller;
a user display screen on which the controller displays information;
at least one user input device for relaying user selections to the controller; and
wherein the controller is programmed to display at least one tabbed visual identifier representing a first grouping of the information on the user display screen.
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Abstract
A digital thermostat having an improved user display interface is provided. The digital thermostat includes a user display screen for displaying information and user input devices for allowing the user to input information into the thermostat. The thermostat includes a user display interface that displays some information or groupings of information on the user display screen of the digital thermostat in a tabbed configuration. An individual grouping of information that is displayed on the user display screen in the tabbed configuration has an individual tab for identifying that specific grouping of information. Preferably, the user display screen is a touch screen and the individual tabs act as buttons and allow the user to interact with the thermostat.
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20 Claims
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1. A thermostat for controlling a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
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a controller;
a user display screen on which the controller displays information;
at least one user input device for relaying user selections to the controller; and
wherein the controller is programmed to display at least one tabbed visual identifier representing a first grouping of the information on the user display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 16. A method of displaying information on a user display of a thermostat, comprising the step of displaying a first grouping of information and a tabbed visual identifier on the user display screen corresponding to and identifying the displayed grouping of information.
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