INTERVIEW PROGRAMMING FOR AN HVAC CONTROLLER
First Claim
1. A method of programming a programmable schedule of an HVAC controller having a user interface including a display screen, the programmable schedule stored in a memory and having two or more programmable set points, with each set point having a time parameter and a corresponding temperature parameter, the method comprising the steps of:
- activating a guided programming routine via the user interface of the HVAC controller;
wherein once activated, the guided programming routine does not require user entry of a number of set points in a day, the routine providing a programmed sequence of two or more screens on the display of the HVAC controller from a first screen to a last screen, wherein the sequence of two or more screens solicits information that is directed to a user'"'"'s activities and comfort and accepts corresponding user responses;
determining two or more of the programmable set points of the programmable schedule from the user responses; and
updating the programmable schedule in the memory with the determined two or more of the programmable set points, resulting in an updated programmable schedule.
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Abstract
Controllers and methods are disclosed for aiding a user in programming a schedule of a programmable controller. In an illustrative embodiment, a guided programming routine can be activated by a user, which then guides a user through two or more screens that are designed to collect sufficient information from the user to generate and/or update at least some of the schedule parameters of the controller.
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1. A method of programming a programmable schedule of an HVAC controller having a user interface including a display screen, the programmable schedule stored in a memory and having two or more programmable set points, with each set point having a time parameter and a corresponding temperature parameter, the method comprising the steps of:
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activating a guided programming routine via the user interface of the HVAC controller; wherein once activated, the guided programming routine does not require user entry of a number of set points in a day, the routine providing a programmed sequence of two or more screens on the display of the HVAC controller from a first screen to a last screen, wherein the sequence of two or more screens solicits information that is directed to a user'"'"'s activities and comfort and accepts corresponding user responses; determining two or more of the programmable set points of the programmable schedule from the user responses; and updating the programmable schedule in the memory with the determined two or more of the programmable set points, resulting in an updated programmable schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of programming an HVAC schedule of an HVAC controller, the HVAC schedule having a number of schedule parameters including time parameters related to two or more time periods for each of at least some days of a week, and a number of temperature parameters related to one or more temperature set points for each of the two or more time periods, the method comprising:
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activating a guided programming routine, wherein once activated, the guided programming routine does not request user entry of a number of set points in a day, the routine providing two or more solicitations to a user via a user interface and accepts corresponding user responses; at least one of the solicitations soliciting a time that is related to a user'"'"'s schedule; at least one of the solicitations soliciting a temperature that is related to a user'"'"'s comfort; accepting a user response to each of the two or more solicitations via the user interface; using the user responses to determine at least some of the schedule parameters of the HVAC schedule of the HVAC controller including at least one time parameter and at least one temperature parameter of the schedule; and updating at least some of the schedule parameters of the HVAC controller including both time and temperature parameters, resulting in an updated HVAC schedule. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An HVAC controller, comprising:
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a memory for storing an HVAC schedule, wherein the HVAC schedule includes a number of schedule parameters including time parameters related to two or more time periods for each of at least some days of a week, and a number of temperature parameters related to one or more temperature set points for each of the two or more time periods; a controller coupled to the memory, the controller configured to provide one or more control signals to control, at least in part, one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system in accordance with the HVAC schedule; a user interface, the user interface configured to; display two or more solicitations to a user, wherein the solicitations do not request user entry of the number of set points in a day, but do solicit information related to a user'"'"'s schedule and comfort; at least one of the solicitations soliciting a time that is related to the user'"'"'s schedule; at least one of the solicitations soliciting a temperature that is related to a user'"'"'s comfort; accept a user response to each of the two or more solicitations; and the HVAC controller is configured to determine one or more schedule parameters from the accepted user responses and to update the schedule parameters in the memory, resulting in an updated HVAC schedule. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification