发明名称 TOUCHSCREEN DEVICE USER INTERFACE FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF A THERMOSTAT
摘要 Systems and methods are described for interactively and graphically interfacing with a user on an HVAC system controlled by a thermostat. The user interface is implemented on a touch screen display on a remote wirelessly connected device such as smartphone or a tablet PC. The interface displays a screen that mimics the display on the thermostat including allowing one or more input methods that are analogous to input methods used on the thermostat. Touch screen gestures such as touch and drag, touch and hold and tapping are used in an intuitive way. The user experience is enhanced by allowing large-scale changes while reducing the risk of sudden unintended changes. The control signals are judiciously tailored to protect the HVAC equipment from unwarranted over-controlling, reduce unnecessary network traffic, and prevent the waste of energy.
申请公布号 US2014319232(A1) 申请公布日期 2014.10.30
申请号 US201313871852 申请日期 2013.04.26
申请人 NEST LABS, INC. 发明人 GOURLAY Alastair R.;BRUCK Timo A.
分类号 F24F11/00 主分类号 F24F11/00
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主权项 1. A method of interactively and graphically interfacing with a user of an HVAC system controlled by a thermostat, the thermostat comprising a housing, a ring-shaped user-interface component, a processing system, and an electronic display, the method comprising: on a touch-screen display in a location separate and apart from the thermostat, graphically displaying a circular region and one or more control symbols located thereon, the one or more control symbols graphically representing user manipulation of said ring-shaped user-interface component on the thermostat; detecting user input motion on the touch screen display in response to a touch and drag gesture by a user which is representative of user manipulation of said ring-shaped user-interface component on the thermostat; dynamically identifying a setpoint temperature value based on the detected user input motion; on the touch-screen display, dynamically displaying in real-time information representative of the identified set point temperature value on the circular region of the touch-screen display; waiting for an amount of time such that there is a relatively high likelihood that the identified setpoint temperature value corresponds to a setpoint temperature desired by the user; and after said waiting, wirelessly transmitting data representative of said identified setpoint temperature value.
地址 Palo Alto CA US