Patent ID: 9151510
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: F24F,G05D

Abstract:
1. A portable wireless remote control unit for use in conjunction with an HVAC system, the wireless remote control unit comprising: a hand-held portable housing; a wireless interface disposed within the portable housing; a temperature sensor disposed within the portable housing; a touch screen display secured to the portable housing and accessible from outside of the portable housing; a controller in communication with the wireless interface and with the touch screen display, the controller configured to communicate with the HVAC system via the wireless interface; the controller further configured to simultaneously display two or more selectable options on the display with each of the two or more selectable options having a border that defines a button having an interior region on the touch screen display, wherein the user is allowed to select one of the two or more selectable options by touching a corresponding defined button resulting in a selected option, wherein the controller displays a different border around at least part of the interior region of the button for the selected option than for the remaining ones of the two or more selectable options to visually distinguish the selected option from the remaining ones of the two or more selectable options, and wherein for the selected option, the interior region of the corresponding button is visually distinguishable from both the border and the different border; and wherein the controller further displays a marker within the confines of the different border of the selected option to further visually distinguish the selected option from the remaining two or more selectable options.