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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2005
John Gilman Chapman, Jr., Delaware, OH (US);
Tony Gray, Dublin, OH (US);
John Gilman Chapman, Jr., Delaware, OH (US);
Tony Gray, Dublin, OH (US);
Ranco Incorporated of Delaware, Carol Stream, IL (US);
Abstract
A visual display system for use with a digital thermostat is provided. The visual display system provides an adjustable display resolution for the temperature readout provided thereon. This adjustable display resolution may be changed as desired by a user via a resolution adjustment menu. The display resolution may be adjusted to display the temperature information in tenths of degrees, half degrees, whole degrees, etc. as desired by a user. Such a display system accommodates different display resolution requirements of different original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers who may desire different displayed resolutions without having to manufacture and stock different models.