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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Ademco Inc., Golden Valley, MN (US);
Inventors:
John B. Amundson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Heidi J. Finch, Champlin, MN (US);
Brent D. Vick, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ademco Inc., Golden Valley, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/00 (2018.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 23/1917 (2013.01); G05B 19/0426 (2013.01); G05D 23/1904 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2614 (2013.01); Y10S 707/99942 (2013.01); Y10S 707/99943 (2013.01); Y10S 707/99944 (2013.01); Y10S 707/99945 (2013.01); Y10S 707/99948 (2013.01);
Abstract
Controllers and methods are disclosed for aiding a user in programming a schedule of a programmable controller. In an illustrative embodiment, a guided programming routine can be activated by a user, which then guides a user through two or more screens that are designed to collect sufficient information from the user to generate and/or update at least some of the schedule parameters of the controller.