DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD HAVING CUSTOM REMINDER ENTRY CAPABILITY FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A display apparatus for a control unit in an environmental control system;
- the display apparatus comprising;
a display area presenting a plurality of first loci, a plurality of second loci and at least one third locus;
each respective first locus of said plurality of first loci being responsive to pressure for effecting a respective response;
each respective second locus of said plurality of second loci presenting information using a fixed segment data format;
at least one third locus of said at least one third locus presenting information using a dot matrix data format;
said display apparatus configured to allow a user to enter at least one custom reminder.
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Abstract
A display apparatus for a control unit in an environmental control system; the display apparatus including: a display area presenting a plurality of first loci, a plurality of second loci and at least one third locus; each respective first locus of the plurality of first loci being responsive to pressure for effecting a respective response; each respective second locus of the plurality of second loci presenting information using a fixed segment data format; at least one third locus of the at least one third locus presenting information using a dot matrix data format, the display apparatus configured to allow a user to enter at least one custom reminder.
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20 Claims
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1. A display apparatus for a control unit in an environmental control system;
- the display apparatus comprising;
a display area presenting a plurality of first loci, a plurality of second loci and at least one third locus;
each respective first locus of said plurality of first loci being responsive to pressure for effecting a respective response;
each respective second locus of said plurality of second loci presenting information using a fixed segment data format;
at least one third locus of said at least one third locus presenting information using a dot matrix data format;
said display apparatus configured to allow a user to enter at least one custom reminder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- the display apparatus comprising;
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11. A touchscreen input apparatus for an environmental control system;
- the apparatus comprising;
a display area having a plurality of touch-sensitive input loci, at least one first display locus and at least one second display locus;
said at least one first display locus presenting information using a fixed segment data format;
said touchscreen input configured to allow a user to enter at least one custom reminder. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- the apparatus comprising;
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19. A method for entering input to an environmental control system;
- the method comprising;
(a) providing a display area;
(b) in no particular order;
(1) presenting a plurality of first loci in said display area;
(2) presenting a plurality of second loci in said display area; and
(3) presenting at least one third locus in said display area; and
(c) in no particular order;
(1) configuring each respective first locus of said plurality of first loci for being responsive to pressure for effecting a respective said input;
(2) configuring each respective second locus of said plurality of second loci presenting information using a fixed segment data format;
(3) configuring at least one third locus of said at least one third locus presenting information using a dot matrix data format; and
(4) allowing a user to enter at least one custom reminder. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- the method comprising;
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