Patent ID: 9581982
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G05B,G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method of operation of a control device for automation systems equipment of a building, the device comprising a display screen, assigned to the display, at a first level, of equipment icons and, at a second level, of grouping icons, a group of automation systems equipment being associated with a grouping icon, and means of selection of at least one of (a) at least one grouping icon and (b) at least one equipment icon, wherein an action on a control key for a selected icon has an effect of controlling all of the equipment associated with several icons selected of a same level as long as no icon of another level is selected, wherein the control key is a virtual key displayed in a part of the screen when a grouping icon is selected, and wherein the virtual control key is (a) a generic multi-applications key when all the equipment being controlled comprises items of equipment of different types (b) a key dedicated to the type of equipment being controlled when all the equipment of the group being controlled are of a same type and (c) a key dedicated to the type of equipment being controlled when an individual piece of equipment is selected.