Patent ID: 7302642

Claim:
A thermostat comprising: a programmable memory; a touch-screen display capable of displaying a plurality of icons; a first set of icons being displayed on the touch-screen display at a first level; the touch-screen display displaying a second set of icons in response to a first user entry when a user touches a touch icon in the first set of icons; the second set of icons including a target temperature icon, a first temporary mode touch icon, a second temporary mode touch icon, and target temperature adjustment touch icons; a third set of icons displayed on the touch-screen display in response to second user entry, the second set of icons comprising at least one icon found in the third set of icons, the third set of icons including a third plurality of touch icons for entering at least time and temperature information into the programmable memory to create a thermostat operating program, the second user entry performable while the touch-screen display is displaying the first set of icons, the second user entry carried out by touching a first button separate from the touch screen display; and a fourth set of icons displayed on the touch-screen display in response to a third user entry, the fourth set of icons including a fourth plurality of touch icons for setting at least a current day and a current time, the third user entry performable when the touch-screen display is displaying the first set of icons, the third user entry carried out by touching a second button separate from the touch screen display.