GRAPHICAL HIGHLIGHT FOR PROGRAMMING A CONTROL
First Claim
1. A building environment control display comprising:
- a programming function button;
day of a week icons;
a table for displaying time and temperature parameters; and
a graphical highlight pattern that links the table and the day of the week icons.
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Abstract
The invention provides a thermostat control display having a programming function button, day of the week icons, a table for displaying time and temperature parameters and a graphical highlight pattern that links the table and the day of the week icons. The button, icons and table comprise touch sensitive areas adapted to activate a predetermined display response. Upon selection of a day of the week icon the graphical highlight pattern will be extended to surround the selected day of the week icon so that the table depicting temperature and time parameters to be assigned to the selected day of the week are visually linked to the selected day of the week.
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28 Claims
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1. A building environment control display comprising:
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a programming function button; day of a week icons; a table for displaying time and temperature parameters; and a graphical highlight pattern that links the table and the day of the week icons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of programming a climate controller comprising the steps of:
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selecting a programming function via activation of a graphical interface; selecting at least one day of a week icon as a first group of day of the week icons; selecting from a table either a time or temperature icon in order to set either the time or temperature set-point for the selected day of the week icon that is displayed having a first graphical highlight pattern that automatically links the table with the selected day of the week icons. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of presenting input icons on a thermostat display comprising the steps of:
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displaying a programming function button; displaying a plurality of day icons to be selected for establishing set-points; displaying a table adjacent to the selected group of day icons, the table displaying temperature and time parameters; displaying a first graphical highlight pattern that links the table to the first group of day icons. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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