Display apparatus and method having parameter display toggle capability for an environmental control system

摘要

A display apparatus for a control unit in an environmental control system; the display apparatus including: a display area presenting a plurality of first loci, a plurality of second loci and at least one third locus; each respective first locus of the plurality of first loci being responsive to pressure for effecting a respective response; each respective second locus of the plurality of second loci presenting information using a fixed segment data format; at least one third locus of the at least one third locus presenting information using a dot matrix data format, the display apparatus configured to allow a display of parameters to be toggled.

主权项

1. A display apparatus for a control unit in environmental control system, the display apparatus comprising:
a display area presenting a plurality of first loci, a plurality of second loci and at least one third locus; each respective first locus of said plurality of first loci being responsive to pressure for effecting a respective response; each respective second locus of said plurality of second loci presenting information using a fixed segment data format; at least one locus of said at least one third locus presenting information using a dot matrix data format; said display apparatus configured to toggle automatically among displays of pre-selected parameters for operation said environmental control system; wherein said at least one locus of said at least one third locus includes a plurality of associated customizable selecting areas, each of said associated customizable selecting areas having two definite programmable states, one state being responsive to touch and a second state being non-responsive to touch, each of said associated customizable selecting areas being programmed to effect a predetermined response from said environmental control system to each respective portion of said at least one locus in reaction to pressure applied thereto when said associated customizable selecting areas are responsive to touch, said predetermined response being indicated by a customized message in said dot matrix data format displayed prior to said pressure being applied thereto, and wherein each of said associated customizable selecting areas labels one of said first loci located substantially adjacent thereto as a button for selecting an element displayed in said at least one third locus when said associated customizable selecting areas are non-responsive to touch.