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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. |