Patent ID: 7556207

Claim:
A thermostat for controlling a climate control system to maintain a desired temperature in a space, comprising: a touch-sensitive transparent membrane adapted to be affixed over a single display device, the transparent membrane having a plurality of membrane switches, a first membrane switch of which is positioned along a bottom edge of the single display device; and a microprocessor in communication with the plurality of membrane switches; a single display device responsive to the microprocessor for displaying at least a first menu icon along the bottom edge of the single display device that is positioned relative to and associated with the first membrane switch positioned along the bottom edge of the single display device, wherein the single display device subsequently displays at least a run icon and a schedule icon in response to the user touching the first menu icon associated with the first membrane switch, where the schedule icon is positioned along the bottom edge of the single display device so as to be positioned relative to the first membrane switch, such that the single display device successively displays a first menu icon and a schedule icon positioned relative to the first membrane switch, whereby a user may repeatedly press only the first membrane switch associated with both the first menu icon and the schedule icon, to advance from a first screen including the first menu icon to a second screen including the schedule icon and to a third screen to enable adjustment of the schedule by which the thermostat operates to control the climate control system to maintain a desired temperature in the space.