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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2024
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Justin Wodrich, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Sung Kyun Bai, San Jose, CA (US);
Dongkyu Lee, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Phan Thao Benno Dang, San Francisco, CA (US);
William Dong, Orange, CA (US);
Eun Hee Jo, San Jose, CA (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A smart thermostat includes a housing having a cylindrical sidewall, a domed lens, and a ring mounted to the sidewall of the housing, a wireless network interface housed by the housing, and an electronic display including a display frame. The electronic display is housed by the housing such that the electronic display is visible through the domed lens. The smart thermostat further includes a processing system, including one or more processors, housed by the housing, that is in communication with the wireless network interface and the electronic display and a backplate for mounting the housing to a surface. A method for interacting with a smart thermostat includes determining, by a smart thermostat, that a user is present in a vicinity of the smart thermostat and activating an electronic display of the smart thermostat in response to determining that the user is present in the vicinity of the smart thermostat.