Thermostat with electronic image display
US8554374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04847
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A programmable controller for homes and/or buildings and their related grounds, such as thermostat, that has a display and an external interface. The external interface may be use for uploading electronic images and/or other information from an external data source, and may use the uploaded electronic images and/or other information for programming and/or updating the controller and/or for viewing the electronic images and/or other information on the display of the controller.
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