Thermostat system with touchscreen with user interfaces or operational algorithms via a remote correspondent
US7232075B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D23/1902
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A thermostat system includes a temperature sensor, an LCD for selectively displaying alphanumeric and graphic devices on a touchscreen with virtual buttons, a processor having a memory for storing program and data information, and means for establishing communication with a remote correspondent. In one embodiment, the communication from the remote correspondent includes functional programming adding functions or virtual buttons to the thermostat not previously available to it. A communications interface connects the processor and a remote correspondent which is a source of functional programming.
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