Configurable thermostat for controlling HVAC system
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1. A thermostat for controlling one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system, the thermostat comprising:
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a user interface housed by the housing, user interface including a touch screen display;
a temperature sensor housed by the housing;
a memory for storing configuration information, the memory housed by the housing; and
a controller operative coupled to the memory, the temperature sensor, the touch screen display, the controller housed by the housing and programming to;
provide a guided programming sequence of two or more screens on the touch screen display of the thermostat from a first screen to a last screen, the particular sequence of two or more screens is determined by the controller, at least two of the two more screens prompting a user to provide configuration information that is related to one or more HVAC components of the HVAC system that is to be controlled by the thermostat,wherein one of the two more screens prompting the user to provide configuration information that is used to identify whether the HVAC system has a conventional heating unit, and includes two or more selectable icons concurrently displayed on the touch screen display with each of the two or more selectable icons displayed as a separate touch button, wherein each touch button includes a descriptive indicator of the corresponding selectable icon displayed inside an outer perimeter of the touch button;
wherein another one of the two more screens is a configuration screen that prompts the user to provide further configuration information, the configuration screen includes two or more touch buttons concurrently displayed on the touch screen display with each of the selectable touch buttons having a descriptive indicator displayed inside a perimeter of the corresponding touch button;
accept user selections via the two more screens;
determine updated configuration information based at least in part on the accepted user selections, the updated configuration information including whether the HVAC system has a conventional heating unit and if so an updated number of heating stages of the conventional heating unit;
provide a summary screen that displays a summary of the configuration information; and
use the updated configuration information when subsequently controlling the HVAC system.
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Abstract
A thermostat including a controller operates to provide a guided programming sequence of two or more screens to a display. The guided sequence of screens prompts the user to provide system configuration information for updating the system configuration and providing a system summary screen.
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1. A thermostat for controlling one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system, the thermostat comprising:
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a housing; a user interface housed by the housing, user interface including a touch screen display; a temperature sensor housed by the housing; a memory for storing configuration information, the memory housed by the housing; and a controller operative coupled to the memory, the temperature sensor, the touch screen display, the controller housed by the housing and programming to; provide a guided programming sequence of two or more screens on the touch screen display of the thermostat from a first screen to a last screen, the particular sequence of two or more screens is determined by the controller, at least two of the two more screens prompting a user to provide configuration information that is related to one or more HVAC components of the HVAC system that is to be controlled by the thermostat, wherein one of the two more screens prompting the user to provide configuration information that is used to identify whether the HVAC system has a conventional heating unit, and includes two or more selectable icons concurrently displayed on the touch screen display with each of the two or more selectable icons displayed as a separate touch button, wherein each touch button includes a descriptive indicator of the corresponding selectable icon displayed inside an outer perimeter of the touch button; wherein another one of the two more screens is a configuration screen that prompts the user to provide further configuration information, the configuration screen includes two or more touch buttons concurrently displayed on the touch screen display with each of the selectable touch buttons having a descriptive indicator displayed inside a perimeter of the corresponding touch button; accept user selections via the two more screens; determine updated configuration information based at least in part on the accepted user selections, the updated configuration information including whether the HVAC system has a conventional heating unit and if so an updated number of heating stages of the conventional heating unit; provide a summary screen that displays a summary of the configuration information; and use the updated configuration information when subsequently controlling the HVAC system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A thermostat for controlling one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system, the thermostat comprising:
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a housing; a user interface housed by the housing, user interface including a touch screen display; a temperature sensor housed by the housing; a memory for storing configuration information, the memory housed by the housing; and a controller operative coupled to the memory, the temperature sensor, the touch screen display, the controller housed by the housing and programming to; provide a guided programming sequence of two or more screens on the touch screen display of the thermostat from a first screen to a last screen, the particular sequence of two or more screens is determined by the controller, at least two of the two more screens prompting a user to provide configuration information via one or more user selections that is related to one or more HVAC components of the HVAC system that is to be controlled by the thermostat, wherein one of the two more screens prompting the user to provide configuration information that is used to determine whether the HVAC system has a conventional heating unit, and includes two or more selectable icons concurrently displayed on the touch screen display with each of the two or more selectable icons displayed as a separate touch button, wherein each touch button includes a descriptive indicator of the corresponding selectable icon displayed inside an outer perimeter of the touch button; accept user responses via the two or more screens; determine updated configuration information based at least in part on the accepted user responses including whether the HVAC system has a conventional heating unit and if so an updated number of heating stages of the conventional heating unit; update configuration information in the memory based, at least in part, on the accepted user responses; provide a summary screen that displays a summary of the configuration information including the updated configuration information, wherein the summary screen is one of the two or more screens of the guided programming sequence; and use the updated configuration information when subsequently controlling the HVAC system. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A thermostat for controlling one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system, the thermostat comprising:
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a housing; a user interface housed by the housing, user interface including a touch screen display; a temperature sensor housed by the housing; a memory for storing configuration information, the memory housed by the housing; and a controller operative coupled to the memory, the temperature sensor, the touch screen display, the controller housed by the housing and programming to; provide a guided programming sequence of two or more screens on the touch screen display of the thermostat from a first screen to a last screen, the particular sequence of two or more screens is determined by the controller, at least two of the two more screens prompting a user to provide configuration information via one or more user selections that is related to one or more HVAC components of the HVAC system that is to be controlled by the thermostat, wherein at least one of the screens that prompt the user to provide configuration information includes two or more selectable touch buttons concurrently displayed on the touch screen display with each of the selectable touch buttons having a descriptive indicator displayed inside a perimeter of the corresponding touch button; accept user responses via the two or more screens; determine whether the HVAC system has a conventional heating unit based at least in part on a user selection of one or more of the selectable touch buttons; determine an updated number of heating stages, an updated number of cooling stages based at least in part on the user responses accepted via the two or more screens; updating configuration information in the memory including the updated number of heating stages, the updated number of cooling stages and/or whether the HVAC system has a conventional heating unit; provide a summary screen that displays a summary of the configuration information; and use the updated configuration information when subsequently controlling the HVAC system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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