RAPID PROGRAMMING OF THERMOSTAT WITH MULTIPLE PROGRAMMING MODE CONDITIONS
First Claim
1. A thermostat having multiple programming modes comprising:
- a thermostat including a system button and a program button;
a display screen including a seven day icon, a temperature icon and a time icon wherein activation of the program button selects the seven day icon;
the system button provides for selection of one of a heat mode and cool mode; and
the program button includes a predetermined time trigger so that pressing the program button for a period of time greater than the predetermined time trigger results in activation of a seven day programming mode and pressing the program button for a period of time less than the predetermined time trigger results in activation of an individual day programming mode.
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Abstract
The invention provides for a controller such as a thermostat for an HVAC System comprising a housing having a circuit board and a display screen, the display screen having at least one alpha-numeric icon and a group of input control areas. A microprocessor is provided for control on the display screen. Buttons are pressed in order to program set-points of the thermostat so that seven days may be programmed simultaneously. The display includes a seven-day icon so that the user can program the thermostat set-points rapidly (e.g. setting time and temperature settings with minimal steps). The user may activate a first programming mode wherein the activating occurs by depressing a programming-mode button for a first pre-selected duration in order to select a first day for setting the conditioning mode. The user may activate a second programming mode wherein such activating occurs by depressing the programming-mode button for a second pre-selected duration that is longer than the first pre-selected duration in order to select programming for all seven days simultaneously.
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23 Claims
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1. A thermostat having multiple programming modes comprising:
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a thermostat including a system button and a program button; a display screen including a seven day icon, a temperature icon and a time icon wherein activation of the program button selects the seven day icon; the system button provides for selection of one of a heat mode and cool mode; and the program button includes a predetermined time trigger so that pressing the program button for a period of time greater than the predetermined time trigger results in activation of a seven day programming mode and pressing the program button for a period of time less than the predetermined time trigger results in activation of an individual day programming mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A thermostat display for operating a thermostat, the display including:
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a system button; a program button; a seven day icon; a time icon; a temperature icon; the seven day icon displayed upon activation of the program button; one of a heat mode or cool mode being selected upon activation of the program button; and depressing the program button for a duration greater than a predetermined time trigger allows for all seven days of the week to be simultaneously programmed for the heat mode or cool mode upon adjustment of set points via the system button and the adjustment indicated by the time and temperature icons. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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