Patent ID: 8452456

Claim:
An HVAC graphical interface dashboard for managing and controlling an HVAC system, comprising: 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 displays at least a current indoor humidity, wherein said indoor humidity tab interprets a percentage of humidity for a user; 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 said HVAC system can be managed and controlled by programming at least one of: a) time; b) temperature setpoints; c) heating/cooling setpoints; and a home tab, wherein invoking the home tab advances to a home screen which provides a summary of indoor conditions.