THERMOSTAT WITH RING-SHAPED CONTROL MEMBER
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1. A smart home device for controlling at least one energy consuming device of a home, the smart home device comprising:
- a housing;
a processing system disposed within the housing;
a rounded electronic display coupled to the processing system and mounted on the housing, the rounded electronic display being adapted to display information to a user;
a ring-shaped control member mounted on the housing so as to surround the rounded electronic display and rotate about a central axis, the ring-shaped control member being configured to be inwardly pressable by the user along a direction of the central axis; and
at least one sensor disposed near an inner periphery of the ring-shaped control member, the at least one sensor being configured to sense rotation of the ring-shaped control member by virtue of one or more types of electromagnetic effects caused by rotation of the ring-shaped control member.
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Abstract
A sleek, low-profile wall-mountable thermostat for controlling an HVAC system is described. The thermostat includes a ring-shaped controller that rotates about a central axis, and an optical sensor directed away from the central axis and toward a radially inward-facing surface of the ring-shaped controller so as to accurately detect optical signals indicating controller'"'"'s rotational movement.
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1. A smart home device for controlling at least one energy consuming device of a home, the smart home device comprising:
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a housing; a processing system disposed within the housing; a rounded electronic display coupled to the processing system and mounted on the housing, the rounded electronic display being adapted to display information to a user; a ring-shaped control member mounted on the housing so as to surround the rounded electronic display and rotate about a central axis, the ring-shaped control member being configured to be inwardly pressable by the user along a direction of the central axis; and at least one sensor disposed near an inner periphery of the ring-shaped control member, the at least one sensor being configured to sense rotation of the ring-shaped control member by virtue of one or more types of electromagnetic effects caused by rotation of the ring-shaped control member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A smart home device for controlling at least one energy consuming device of a home, the smart home device comprising:
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a housing; a processing system disposed within the housing; a rounded electronic display coupled to the processing system and mounted on the housing; a ring-shaped control member rotatably mounted on the housing so as to surround the rounded electronic display; and at least one sensor disposed near an inner periphery of the ring-shaped control member, the at least one sensor being configured to sense rotation of the ring-shaped control member via an electromagnetic effect caused by rotation of the ring-shaped control member. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for control of a smart home device, the smart home device comprising a housing, a processing system disposed with in the housing, a rounded electronic display coupled to the processing system and mounted on the housing and adapted to display information to a user, a ring-shaped control member mounted on the housing so as to surround the rounded display and rotate about a central axis, and at least one sensor disposed near an inner periphery of the ring-shaped control member, the method comprising:
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detecting, via the at least one sensor, electromagnetic signals indicating rotational movement of the ring-shaped control member; generating electrical signals therefrom; detecting user input using the processing system based on the electrical signals generated in response to rotational movement of the ring-shaped control member; and displaying information to the user on the rounded electronic display in response to the detected user input. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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