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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kevin R. Imes, Austin, TX (US);
James Hollister, Round Rock, TX (US);
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing including an LCD screen capable of displaying settings information and an energy savings settings icon, and a processor configured to detect multiple inputs with the housing including settings information provided by a user in response to an interaction with the housing. The processor is further configured to initiate a suggestion of a setting resulting in a display of the energy savings settings icon, and process the multiple inputs and determine a schedule and determine whether to display the energy savings settings icon based on the determined schedule. A wireless communication module is configured to access a hosted web service and a mobile device, each of which receive multiple inputs such that the settings information can be provided remotely. The multiple inputs include detecting a presence in proximity to the housing over a period of time and providing a presence status to determine the settings information.