Patent ID: 8554374

Claim:
A thermostat for controlling a climate control system for a space, the thermostat comprising: an interface for establishing communication with an external data source to enable the upload of at least one electronic image file from the external data source to the thermostat, wherein each of the at least one electronic image file stores a digital photographic image; a controller unit for generating control signals to one or more HVAC components of the climate control system, wherein the controller unit receives the at least one electronic image file uploaded via the interface; at least one sensor in communication with the controller unit, the sensor configured to sense at least one environmental parameter that is used by the controller unit to control the one or more HVAC components of the climate control system; and a display having a display area, the display responsive to the controller unit for displaying simultaneously one or more thermostat parameters and at least one of the digital photographic images uploaded from the external data source, wherein the photographic image covers greater than 25% of the display area.