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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2012
Robert J. Harter, La Crosse, WI (US);
Robert J. Harter, La Crosse, WI (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A hybrid manual/programmable thermostat for a furnace or air conditioneroffers the simplicity of a manual thermostat while providing the convenience and versatility of a programmable one. Initially, the hybrid thermostat appears to function as an ordinary manual thermostat; however, it privately observes and learnsthat is configured to learn froma user's manual temperaturesetting habitssettingsandeventually programsprogramitself accordingly.If users begin changing their preferred temperature settings due to seasonal changes or other reasons, the thermostat continues learningThe thermostat may be configured to learnandwilladapt tothose changes as well. For ease of use, the thermostat does not require an onscreen menu as a user interface. In some embodiments, the thermostat can effectively program itself for temperature settings that are set to occur at particular times daily or just on weekends, yet the user is not required to enter the time of day or the day of the weeka user's manual temperature settings over time.