Display apparatus and method having textual system status message display capability for an enviromental 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 textual system status messages to be displayed.

主权项

1. A display apparatus for a control unit in an environmental control system, the display apparatus comprising:
a processor; 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; said at least one third locus presenting information using a dot matrix data format; and a tabbed interface, wherein said at least one third locus includes a plurality of selecting areas, each of which having two definite programmable states, one state being responsive to touch and a second being non-responsive to touch, each of said plurality of selecting areas programmable to effect a predetermined response from said environmental control system in said at least one third locus when responsive to touch and touched, and wherein each of said 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 selecting areas are non-responsive to touch.