CONTROLLER INTERFACE WITH MULTIPLE DAY PROGRAMMING
First Claim
1. A mobile computing device for use in remotely programming a programmable schedule of a thermal comfort controller, wherein the programmable schedule includes two or more days, two or more periods for each of the two or more days, and a set-point for each of the two or more periods, wherein each set-point includes a set-point time and a set-point temperature, the mobile computing device comprising:
- a user interface including a display;
a controller coupled to user interface, the controller programmed to provide two or more screens on the user interface of the mobile computing device, wherein one of the screens allows a user to select two or more days of the programmable schedule with each of the two or more days of the programmable schedule being independently selectable by the user, the controller further allowing a user to change a set-point via the user interface, which is then applied to a common one of the two or more periods of each the selected two or more days; and
an I/O module for sending and receiving signals to and from the thermal comfort controller.
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Abstract
A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more menus or screens that can be used to program a schedule for one or more selected days during the week. An illustrative method of programming the controller may include the steps of entering a scheduling routine, selecting multiple days for schedule modification, changing the schedule parameters for one or more periods during the selected days, and then exiting the scheduling routine.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile computing device for use in remotely programming a programmable schedule of a thermal comfort controller, wherein the programmable schedule includes two or more days, two or more periods for each of the two or more days, and a set-point for each of the two or more periods, wherein each set-point includes a set-point time and a set-point temperature, the mobile computing device comprising:
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a user interface including a display; a controller coupled to user interface, the controller programmed to provide two or more screens on the user interface of the mobile computing device, wherein one of the screens allows a user to select two or more days of the programmable schedule with each of the two or more days of the programmable schedule being independently selectable by the user, the controller further allowing a user to change a set-point via the user interface, which is then applied to a common one of the two or more periods of each the selected two or more days; and an I/O module for sending and receiving signals to and from the thermal comfort controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile computing device for use in remotely programming a programmable schedule of a thermal comfort controller that is capable of controlling one or more components of an HVAC system, wherein the programmable schedule includes two or more days, two or more periods for each of the two or more days, and a set-point for each of the two or more periods, wherein each set-point includes a set-point time and a set-point temperature, the mobile computing device comprising:
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a touch screen display; a controller coupled to touch screen display, the controller is programmed to display a screen on the touch screen display that includes a day selection region that allows a user to select two or more days of the programmable schedule with each of the two or more days of the programmable schedule being independently selectable by the user, the screen also including a set-point adjust region that allows the user to change a set-point, which is applied to at least one of the two or more periods of each the selected two or more days; and an I/O module for sending and receiving signals to and from the thermal comfort controller. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for remotely programming a programmable schedule of a thermal comfort controller capable of controlling one or more components of an HVAC system, wherein the programmable schedule of the thermal comfort controller includes two or more days, two or more periods for each of the two or more days, and a set-point for each of the two or more periods, wherein each set-point includes a set-point time and a set-point temperature, the method comprising:
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selecting two or more days of the programmable schedule via a user interface of a mobile computing device, wherein each of the two or more days of the programmable schedule are independently selectable via the user interface, and wherein the mobile computing device is located remotely from the thermal comfort controller; changing a set-point of the programmable schedule via the user interface of the mobile computing device, the changed set-point corresponding to at least one of the two or more periods of each the selected two or more days; and sending and receiving signals between the mobile computing device and the thermal comfort controller including signals that relate to the selected two or more days and the changed set point.
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Specification