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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2006
John Gilman Chapman, Jr., Delaware, OH (US);
George N. Catlin, Grove City, OH (US);
Nicholas Ashworth, Dublin, OH (US);
Robert Burt, Columbus, OH (US);
John Gilman Chapman, Jr., Delaware, OH (US);
George N. Catlin, Grove City, OH (US);
Nicholas Ashworth, Dublin, OH (US);
Robert Burt, Columbus, OH (US);
Ranco Incorporated of Deleware, Carol Stream, IL (US);
Abstract
A thermostat that can display information in multiple different orientations is provided. The thermostat includes a housing, a display, and an input device. As the housing is mounted in a particular orientation, the thermostat changes the orientation of the information for properly displaying same to a user. This is accomplished by sensing the orientation of the housing in one embodiment, and through user selection of a desired orientation in another embodiment. A separate display and input device(s) are provided in one embodiment, and a combined touch screen display and input device is provided in another embodiment.