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Graphical user interface system for a thermal comfort controller
Assignee: Ademco Inc
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Filing: 2000-10-26
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Granted: 2003-07-22
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Expires: 2020-10-26
Abstract
Abstract A graphical user interface system for a thermal comfort controller. The user interface system has a central processing unit coupled to a memory and a touch sensitive display unit. The memory stores a temperature schedule data structure and perhaps a temperature history data structure. The temperature schedule data structure is made up of at least one set-point. The temperature history data structure is made up of at least one Actual-Temperature-Point. The display presents the set-points and/or the Actual-Temperature-Points. One representation of the display is a graphical step-function. The user uses a finger or stylus to program the set-points by pointing and dragging a portion of the step-function.
Inventors
- 👤 Dipak J. Shah
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:31
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24F; F24F11/00; F24F11/30; F24F11/50; F24F11/52; F24F11/523; F23; F23N; F23N5/00; F23N5/20; F23N5/203; F24F11/62; G; G05; G05B; G05B15/00; G05B15/02; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/04; G05B19/10; G05B19/102; G05D; G05D23/00; G05D23/19; G05D23/1902; G05D23/1904; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0484; G06F3/04847; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0488; G06F3/04883; F23N2223/00; F23N2223/04; F23N2223/38; F24F11/56; F24F11/58; F24F2110/00; F24F2110/10; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/20; G05B2219/23; G05B2219/23197; G05B2219/23377; G05B2219/23385; G05B2219/24; G05B2219/24055; G05B2219/25; G05B2219/25403; G05B2219/25419; G05B2219/26; G05B2219/2614; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S715/00; Y10S715/961; Y10S715/965; Y10S715/97
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A method for programming a thermal comfort controller with a user interface system having a central processing unit, a memory means for storing a temperature schedule data structure having at least one set-point, where the set-points each associate a desired temperature to a desired time, and a display unit with a touch-sensitive screen, the memory means and the display unit both coupled to the central processing unit, the method comprising: graphically displaying the set-points on the display unit; choosing the at least one set-point from the temperature schedule data structure; entering a set-time for the at least one set-point on the display unit, entering a set-temperature for the at least one set-point on the display unit; and updating the at least one set-point in the temperature schedule data structure with the set-time and the set-temperature.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
135 words
A method for programming a thermal comfort controller with a user interface system having a central processing unit, a memory means for storing a temperature schedule data structure having at least one set-point, where the set-points each associate a desired temperature to a desired time, and a display unit with a touch-sensitive screen, the memory means and the display unit both coupled to the central processing unit, the method comprising: graphically displaying the set-points on the display unit; choosing the at least one set-point from the temperature schedule data structure; entering a set-time for the at least one set-point on the display unit, entering a set-temperature for the at least one set-point on the display unit; and updating the at least one set-point in the temperature schedule data structure with the set-time and the set-temperature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method for programming a thermal comfort controller from claim 1 , wherein the step of graphically displaying, the set-points are displayed as a step-function with a first axis for denoting time, and a second axis for denoting temperature.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method for programming a thermal comfort controller from claim 2 , wherein the step of entering the set-time comprises dragging a first graphical line of the step-function from its current location on the step-function to a new position relative to the first axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method for programming a thermal comfort controller from claim 2 , wherein the step of entering the set-temperature comprises dragging a second graphical line of the step-function from its current location on the step-function to a new position relative to the second axis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method for programming a thermal comfort controller from claim 1 , wherein the user interface further comprises a stylus for allowing a user to program the set-points on the display unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method for programming a thermal comfort controller from claim 1 , further comprising: providing a temperature history data structure having at least one Actual-Temperature-Point, where the Actual-Temperature-Points each associate an actual temperature to an actual time; graphically displaying the temperature history data structure; and wherein the memory means stores the temperature history data structure.
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