Patent ID: 8615326

Claim:
An HVAC system, comprising: one or more HVAC demand units and one or more subnet controllers coupled via a data bus wherein each of said one or more subnet controllers is capable of independently operating as a separate logical unit; one or more comfort sensors wherein each of said one or more comfort sensors is capable of independently operating as a separate logical unit; and a graphical interface dashboard capable of operating as a separate logical unit, said graphical interface including: a weather tab, wherein invoking the weather tab advances to a weather screen; an indoor humidity tab, wherein invoking the indoor humidity tab advances to a humidity screen which display at least a current indoor humidity; an alerts tab, wherein invoking the alerts tab advances to an alerts screen; a help tab, wherein invoking the help tab advances to a help screen that provides context sensitive help that presents at least one dialog box related to a function of a current screen; an indoor settings tab, wherein invoking the indoor settings tab advances to an indoor settings screen which includes a current indoor temperature; a programs tab, wherein invoking the programs tab advances to a programs screen wherein the programs screen includes a display of a plurality of pre-populated program schedule settings for managing and controlling said HVAC system; and a home tab, wherein invoking the home tab advances to a home screen which provides a summary of indoor conditions.