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USER INTERFACE FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE CONTROLLER

  • US 20080295030A1
  • Filed: 05/22/2007
  • Published: 11/27/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A temperature controller, comprising:

  • a controller having a control algorithm for controlling one or more pieces of HVAC equipment remote from the temperature controller;

    a user interface coupled to the controller, the user interface having a display and a number of buttons that are separate from the display, the number of buttons positioned in a button region that is located below the display, the number of buttons including;

    an up button and a down button;

    a back button and a next button;

    a program menu button for initiating a programming mode, the controller displaying a hierarchical menu structure in the programming mode, wherein the hierarchical menu structure is traversed using the up button, the down button, the next button and the back button, the hierarchical menu structure includes a number of menus, wherein in the programming mode, at least some of the menus include a first label for labeling the current active menu on the display, and one or more second labels each for labeling a currently available sub-menu;

    a home button for causing the controller to display a home page on the display;

    the home button and the program menu button positioned in the button region below the display;

    the up button positioned above the down button;

    the next button positioned to the right of the back button;

    the next button positioned to the right of the up button and down button; and

    the back button positioned to the left of the up button and the down button.

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