Google Inc.

Nest Labs, Inc.

Steven A Hales, Iv

Michael Plitkins

David Hendler Sloo

Anthony Michael Fadell

Matthew Lee Rogers

Michael James Matas

Yoky Matsuoka

Mark D Stefanski

Evan Jarman Fisher

Rangoli Sharan

Eric A Lee

Systems and methods are provided for efficiently controlling energy-consuming systems, such as heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) systems. For example, an electronic device used to control an HVAC system may encourage a user to select energy-efficient temperature setpoints. Based on the selected temperature setpoints, the electronic device may generate or modify a schedule of temperature setpoints to control the HVAC system.

Systems and methods for energy-efficient control of an energy-consuming system

Devices and methods are provided for generating and/or displaying a graphical user interface used to control an energy-consuming system, such as a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system. Such an electronic device may include, for example, a processor that generates the graphical user interface and an electronic display that displays the graphical user interface. The graphical user interface may include a menu formed from discrete display elements that, owing to the way in which the discrete display elements are shifted into and out of view on the screen, appear to be spatially related to one another.

Systems and methods for a graphical user interface of a controller for an energy-consuming system having spatially related discrete display elements

The current application is directed to an intelligent control system that includes intelligent thermostats and remote servers that spread call-home events over time to avoid large peak computational and communications loads on intelligent-control-system servers. The spreading of call-home vents over time is effected by use of call-home splay values pseudorandomly generated for intelligent thermostats.

Distribution of call-home events over time to ameliorate high communications and computation peaks in intelligent control system

Display screen with an animated graphical user interface

Animated graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof for a control unit

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Steven A Hales, Iv