Patent ID: 8127243

Claim:
An uninterruptible power system (UPS) configured to operate as a buffer between a supplied power and an electrical load such that if line voltage is interrupted power to the load is maintained for a period of time, said uninterruptible power system being characterized in that it has a user interface comprising: a) a touch screen having a display for presenting a graphical user interface and configured for manual user activation upon touching portions of said screen corresponding to the displayed graphical user interface; b) a control module having programming configured to display the graphical user interface on said touch screen, said graphical user interface including: a plurality of manually selectable tabs configured to present pages related to separate aspects of said uninterruptible power system; a manually selectable menu configured to present sub-pages pertaining to respective ones of said tabs; wherein said tabs and said menu are located proximate a side of said touch screen; wherein said tabs include a tab for Status having at least one diagram including a plurality of regions having links to sub pages pertaining to Status information; wherein said tabs include a tab for Services having at least one diagram including a plurality of regions having links to sub pages pertaining to Services information; wherein said tabs include a tab for Logs having at least one diagram including a plurality of regions having links to sub pages pertaining to Logs information; c) wherein said touch screen is mounted on front surface of an enclosure of the uninterruptible power system and is situated at an angle of between about 0 and 45 degrees from vertical to facilitate user operation; wherein said tabs are arranged side-by-side along a top region of the touch screen; wherein said touch screen also displays battery condition proximate said tabs; wherein said touch screen also displays load percentage proximate said tabs; further including a plurality of LEDs proximate said touch screen, including a warning LED, an online/fault LED and an AC input LED; and wherein said touch screen has an area of at least 10 square inches.