Patent ID: 8429566
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: F24F,G05D

Abstract:
1. A programmable thermostat configured to control one or more pieces of HVAC equipment in accordance with a programmable schedule, the programmable schedule having a number of days and one or more time periods for each of at least some of the days, and wherein one or more adjustable control parameter values are associated with each of the time periods, the programmable thermostat comprising: a housing; a temperature sensor secured relative to the housing; a touch screen display secured relative to the housing; a memory for storing the programmable schedule; a controller in communication with the memory and the touch screen display, the controller programmed to define a number of columns on the touch screen display, wherein a selected day of the programmable schedule is visually represented across two or more adjacent columns of the touch screen display with the selected day of the programmable schedule beginning in a first column and extending down and across into a second adjacent column of the touch screen display; and the controller further programmed to monitor the touch screen display and allow a user to set a start time and/or an end time of a time period of the selected day of the programmable schedule by touching the first column and/or the second column of the touch screen display.