Patent ID: 9175871
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: F24F,F25B,G05B,G05D,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for remotely controlling a thermostat, the method comprising: indicating, via a client device, whether the thermostat is in a cooling mode or a heating mode by displaying a graphical representation of an orange disk when the thermostat is in the heating mode and displaying a graphical representation of a blue disk when the thermostat is in the cooling mode; displaying, via the client device, a graphical representation of a circular dial that is user actuable to select a setpoint temperature of the thermostat, the graphical representation of the circular dial including a plurality of radial tick marks arranged along a periphery of the circular dial; detecting, via the client device, a user swipe of the graphical representation of the circular dial, the user swipe detected near the periphery of the circular dial; outputting, via the client device, synthesized audible ticks that correspond to the user swipe detected near the periphery; determining, based at least in part on the user swipe, a user-selected setpoint temperature value to be wirelessly transmitted to the thermostat; displaying, via the client device, a numerical representation of the user-selected setpoint temperature value; and wirelessly transmitting data representative of the user-selected setpoint temperature value, wherein the thermostat, upon receipt of data representative of the user-selected setpoint temperature value, sends at least one control signal to an HVAC system based at least in part on a comparison of a measured ambient air temperature and the user-selected setpoint temperature value.