Display apparatus and method having textual system status message display capability for an enviromental control system
First Claim
1. A display apparatus for a control unit in an environmental control system, the display apparatus comprising:
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a display area presenting a plurality of first loci, a plurality of second loci and at least one third locus;
each respective first locus of said plurality of first loci being responsive to pressure for effecting a respective response;
each respective second locus of said plurality of second loci presenting information using a fixed segment data format;
said at least one third locus presenting information using a dot matrix data format; and
a tabbed interface,wherein said at least one third locus includes a plurality of selecting areas, each of which having two definite programmable states, one state being responsive to touch and a second being non-responsive to touch, each of said plurality of selecting areas programmable to effect a predetermined response from said environmental control system in said at least one third locus when responsive to touch and touched, and wherein each of said selecting areas labels one of said first loci located substantially adjacent thereto as a button for selecting an element displayed in said at least one third locus when said selecting areas are non-responsive to touch.
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Abstract
A display apparatus for a control unit in an environmental control system; the display apparatus including: a display area presenting a plurality of first loci, a plurality of second loci and at least one third locus; each respective first locus of the plurality of first loci being responsive to pressure for effecting a respective response; each respective second locus of the plurality of second loci presenting information using a fixed segment data format; at least one third locus of the at least one third locus presenting information using a dot matrix data format; the display apparatus configured to allow textual system status messages to be displayed.
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19 Claims
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1. A display apparatus for a control unit in an environmental control system, the display apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a display area presenting a plurality of first loci, a plurality of second loci and at least one third locus; each respective first locus of said plurality of first loci being responsive to pressure for effecting a respective response; each respective second locus of said plurality of second loci presenting information using a fixed segment data format; said at least one third locus presenting information using a dot matrix data format; and a tabbed interface, wherein said at least one third locus includes a plurality of selecting areas, each of which having two definite programmable states, one state being responsive to touch and a second being non-responsive to touch, each of said plurality of selecting areas programmable to effect a predetermined response from said environmental control system in said at least one third locus when responsive to touch and touched, and wherein each of said selecting areas labels one of said first loci located substantially adjacent thereto as a button for selecting an element displayed in said at least one third locus when said selecting areas are non-responsive to touch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A touchscreen input apparatus for an environmental control system, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a display area having a plurality of touch-sensitive input loci, at least one first display locus, a tabbed interface, and at least one second display locus; said at least one first display locus presenting information using a fixed segment data format; said at least one second display locus presenting information using a dot matrix data format; and said touchscreen input apparatus configured to allow textual system status messages to be displayed, wherein said second display locus includes a plurality of selecting areas, each of which having two definite programmable states, one state being responsive to touch and a second being non-responsive to touch, each of said plurality of selecting areas programmable to effect a predetermined response from said environmental control system in said second display locus when responsive to touch and touched, and wherein each of said selecting areas labels one of said touch-sensitive input loci located substantially adjacent thereto as a button for selecting an element displayed in said second display locus when said selecting areas are non-responsive to touch. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for entering input to an environmental control system, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a display area; (b) in no particular order; (1) presenting a plurality of first loci in said display area; (2) presenting a plurality of second loci in said display area; (3) presenting at least one third locus in said display area; and (4) presenting a tabbed interface; and (c) in no particular order; (1) configuring each respective first locus of said plurality of first loci for being responsive to pressure for effecting a respective said input; (2) configuring each respective second locus of said plurality of second loci presenting information using a fixed segment data format; (3) configuring said at least one third locus presenting information using a dot matrix data format; and (4) allowing textual system status messages to be displayed, wherein said at least one third locus includes a plurality of selecting areas, each of which having two definite programmable states, one state being responsive to touch and a second being non-responsive to touch, each of said plurality of selecting areas programmable to effect a predetermined response from said environmental control system in said at least one third locus when responsive to touch and touched, and wherein each of said selecting areas labels one of said first loci located substantially adjacent thereto as a button for selecting an element displayed in said at least one third locus when said selecting areas are non-responsive to touch. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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