Patent ID: 9063555
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: F24F,G05D

Abstract:
1. A method of providing program buttons on a display of a thermostat of an HVAC system, wherein said program buttons correspond to a plurality of seasonal programs for said HVAC system, said method comprising: providing information to a user with said display of said thermostat; accepting input from said user on said display; providing, via said display and in response to said input, said plurality of program buttons to said user, wherein said plurality of program buttons are identified by descriptive names that correspond to seasons of a year; providing, via said display, a current operating button that indicates by one of said descriptive names which one of said seasonal programs is currently controlling operation of said HVAC system; and said currently operating button is a functional button, wherein said plurality of program bottoms with descriptive names that correspond to seasons of the year are provided on said display via actuation of said current operating button to further actuate corresponding seasonal programs for operating said HVAC system.