Display apparatus and method having tabbed user interface for an environmental 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 screen comprising a display area, said 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;
at least one locus of said at least one third locus presenting information using a dot matrix data format; and
at least some of said loci cooperating to form a tabbed user interface, wherein said at least one locus of said at least one third locus includes a plurality of customizable selecting areas, each of said customizable selecting areas having two definite programmable states, one state being responsive to touch and a second state being non-responsive to touch, each of said plurality of customizable selecting areas being programmed to effect a predetermined response from said environmental control system to each respective portion of said at least one locus in reaction to pressure applied thereto when said customizable selecting areas are responsive to touch, said predetermined response being indicated by a customized message in said dot matrix data format displayed prior to said pressure being applied thereto, and wherein each of said customizable 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; at least some of the loci cooperating to form a tabbed user interface.
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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 screen comprising a display area, said 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; at least one locus of said at least one third locus presenting information using a dot matrix data format; and at least some of said loci cooperating to form a tabbed user interface, wherein said at least one locus of said at least one third locus includes a plurality of customizable selecting areas, each of said customizable selecting areas having two definite programmable states, one state being responsive to touch and a second state being non-responsive to touch, each of said plurality of customizable selecting areas being programmed to effect a predetermined response from said environmental control system to each respective portion of said at least one locus in reaction to pressure applied thereto when said customizable selecting areas are responsive to touch, said predetermined response being indicated by a customized message in said dot matrix data format displayed prior to said pressure being applied thereto, and wherein each of said customizable 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)
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9. A touchscreen input apparatus for an environmental control system, the apparatus comprising:
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a touch screen input device comprising a display area, the display area having a plurality of touch-sensitive input loci, at least one first display locus 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 at least some of said loci cooperating to form a tabbed user interface, wherein said at least one second display locus includes a plurality of customizable selecting areas, each of said customizable selecting areas having two definite programmable states, one state being responsive to touch and a second state being non-responsive to touch, each of said customizable selecting areas being programmed to effect a predetermined response from said environmental control system to each respective portion of said at least one second display locus in reaction to pressure applied hereto when said customizable selecting areas are responsive to touch, said predetermined response being indicated by a customized message in said dot matrix data format displayed prior to said pressure being applied thereto, and wherein each of said customizable selecting areas labels said at least one first display locus located substantially adjacent thereto as a button for selecting an element displayed in said at least one second display locus when said customizable selecting areas are non-responsive to touch. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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