Patent ID: 7360717

Claim:
A method for programming a thermal comfort controller with a user interface system having a central processing unit, a memory means for storing a temperature schedule data structure having at least one set-point, where the set-points each associate a desired temperature to a desired time, and a display unit with a touch-sensitive screen, the memory means and the display unit both coupled to the central processing unit, the method comprising: displaying at least one set-points on the display unit; choosing the at least one set-point from the temperature schedule data structure; graphically displaying a clock control on the display unit and simultaneously graphically displaying a temperature control on the display unit; entering a set-time for the at least one set-point on the display unit by touching the clock control displayed on the display unit while also displaying the temperature control; entering a set-temperature for the at least one set-point on the display unit by touching the temperature control displayed on the display unit while also displaying the clock control; and updating the at least one set-point in the temperature schedule data structure with the set-time and the set-temperature.