Patent ID: 8073553

Claim:
A method for configuring a control device of a home-automation appliance comprising a movable element operating on a timetable basis, the control device being capable of sending at least one first automatic control command at a time changing in the course of a calendar year in a periodic manner, the period being equal to the calendar year, wherein it comprises the following steps: (i) a first input step comprising: (a) a user direct selection of a first day of the calendar year (b) a user direct input of a first time at which the first automatic control command must be emitted on the first day; (c) a user direct selection of a second day of the calendar year; and (d) a user direct input of a second time at which the first automatic control command must be emitted on the second day; (ii) an automatic step of calculating each time at which the first automatic control command must be emitted on any other day of the calendar year; wherein the first automatic control command operates the movable element.