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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2003
Blaine M. Smith, Portland, OR (US);
Timothy M. Simon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Blaine M. Smith, Portland, OR (US);
Timothy M. Simon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tim Simon, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A thermostat is programmable by entering input through a large-format touch-screen display. The touch-screen display displays different sets of icons depending on the mode the thermostat is in. A set of icons is displayed in one mode that allows the user to put the thermostat in a temporary operating mode. Another set of icons is displayed when programming the thermostat. Displaying several sets of icons at once allows a user to quickly and intuitively operate the thermostat, which in turn facilitates using energy-saving functions of the thermostat.