MULTI-USE SEGMENTS OF TOUCH SCREEN CONTROL

• US 20140118285A1
• Filed: 11/01/2013
• Published: 05/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Braeburn Systems LLC
• Original Assignee: Braeburn Systems LLC
• Inventors: Poplawski, Daniel S.
• Granted Patent: US 9,304,676 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A display category icon displayed on the display screen is provided in a first segment location, the category icon including one of time, day, temperature, humidity or setpoint category; and each category icon having at least dual functionality including a first function and a second function and the second function programmed to display in sequence following the first function. Control logic allows a user to select a first category icon, then at the next step, the microprocessor can initiate a first function paired to a first category icon. At the next step, the user selects the first category icon again and in response the microprocessor will initiate a second function paired to a first category icon to finish the process.

Claims

1. A display system for an electronic component comprising:

a touch pad display screen linked to a microprocessor;

a category icon displayed on the display screen in a first segment location, the category icon including one of time, day, temperature, humidity or setpoint category; and

the category icon having at least dual functionality including a first function and a second function and the second function programmed to display in sequence following the first function.

2. The display system of claim 1 wherein the first function is a clock display and the second function is a time set button.

3. The display system of claim 1 wherein the second function is displayed in the first segment location.

4. The display system of claim 1 wherein the second function is displayed in a second segment location.

5. The display system of claim 1 comprising a second segment location including at least a primary touch pad button and a secondary touch pad button each programmed so that the secondary touch pad button will display in sequence only after activation of the primary touch pad button.

6. The display system of claim 5 wherein the primary touch pad button is displayed in the first segment location while the secondary touch pad button is invisible.

7. The display system of claim 6 wherein the display is programmed so that during the period that the secondary touch pad button is invisible, the touching of the location of the invisible touch pad button will trigger the primary touch pad button functionality.

8. The display system of claim 1 wherein a third segment location is provided including a tertiary touch pad button and the display system programmed to have a preset sequence including the primary touch pad button to be activated prior to the secondary touch pad button prior to the tertiary touch pad button;

receiving a first touch at the primary touch pad location; and

upon receiving a second touch in a segment location other than the preset sequence, the microprocessor will automatically substitute the secondary touch pad button selections in the preset sequence.

9. The display system of claim 1 wherein the first function is a room temperature display and the second function is an outdoor temperature display.

10. The display system of claim 1 wherein the first function is a setpoint display and the second function is a program button.

11. The display system of claim 1 wherein the display includes in combination a first category icon representing a clock display in a first function and a set time button in a second function;

a second category icon including a room temperature display as a first function and an outdoor temperature display as a second function; and

a third category icon including a set point display as a first function and program button as the second function.

12. The display system of claim 11, where in the first, second and third category icons appear in a first segment location on the display and a second segment location on the display including an increment touchpad button for adjusting the category icon either higher or lower, or up or down.

13. The display system of claim 1 wherein the category icon includes an alphanumeric and the category icon having a third function and a fourth function.

14. A display system for a thermostat comprising:

a touch pad display screen linked to a microprocessor and the display screen including a multi-use segment providing a first function associated with the icon displayed at the multi-use segment and a second function associated with the icon displayed at the multi-use segment.

15. The display system of claim 14 wherein the segment includes an invisible touch pad button for accomplishing the second function.

16. The display system of claim 14 providing code instructions for overriding mistaken inputs by a user with respect to adjacent and non-sequential button functions.

17. A display system of claim 14 wherein the first function is one of a time, day, temperature, humidity or setpoint function.

18. The display system of claim 14 wherein the second function includes a corresponding function to the first function including a time, day, temperature, humidity or setpoint functionality.

19. A display system for an electronic component comprising:

a touch pad display screen linked to a microprocessor;

a first segment location including at least a primary touch pad button and a second segment location including a secondary touch pad button each programmed so that the secondary touch pad button will display in sequence only after activation of the primary touch pad button;

the primary touch pad button is displayed in the first segment location while the secondary touch pad button is invisible; and

a third segment location is provided including a tertiary touch pad button and the display system programmed to have a preset sequence including the secondary touchpad button as displayed prior to the tertiary touch pad button during the period that the tertiary touch pad button is invisible, the touching of the location of the invisible touchpad button will trigger the secondary touch pad button functionality.

20. The display system of claim 19 whereupon receiving a first touch at the secondary touch pad location;

and

upon receiving a second touch in a segment location other than the preset sequence, the microprocessor will automatically substitute the tertiary touchpad button selection in the preset sequence.

21. The display system of claim 19 further comprising:

a category icon displayed on the display screen in the first segment location, the category icon including one of time, day, temperature, humidity or setpoint category; and

each category icon having at least dual functionality including a first function and a second function and the second function programmed to display in sequence following the first function.