Patent ID: 8091796

Claim:
An HVAC controller configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system, the HVAC controller comprising: a touch screen dot matrix display; a controller in communication with the touch screen dot matrix display and configured to operate an algorithm that at least partially controls the one or more components of the HVAC system, the controller is further configured to display a first image that includes a first set of information in a first display region of the touch screen dot matrix display and a second image that includes a second set of information in a second display region of the touch screen dot matrix display, the controller also configured to replace the second image in the second display region with a third image that indicates one or more system status conditions; and wherein the third image defines an information button on the touch screen dot matrix display, wherein when the information button is touched, more information is displayed on the touch screen dot matrix display that relates to the one or more system status conditions.