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Programmable smart thermostat

a smart thermostat and programmable technology, applied in the field of programmable smart thermostats, can solve the problems of lack of easy-to-use and intuitive user interface of traditional thermostats, and the lack of additional information of traditional thermostats

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-07-21
LENNOX IND
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The patent describes a thermostat that has a sensor and a display integrated with its front housing. The thermostat's processing circuitry activates the sensor regularly and receives data from it. The processing circuitry analyzes the data to determine if there is any movement. If the movement is caused by a human, the processing circuitry adjusts the display attributes accordingly. The technical effect of the patent is to provide a more efficient and convenient method for controlling the operations of a thermostat.

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However, traditional thermostats do not demonstrate additional information that users may be interested in.
In addition, traditional thermostats lack an easy-to-use and intuitive user interface.

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[0024]Embodiment(s) of the invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying Drawings. The invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiment(s) set forth herein. The invention should only be considered limited by the claims as they now exist and the equivalents thereof.

[0025]FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a smart home environment system 100. The smart home environment system 100 includes a programmable intelligent thermostat 102, a networking device 104, a plurality of communication devices 108, 110, 112, and at least one server or cloud-computing system 114. The networking device 104, the plurality of communication devices 108, 110, 112, and the at least one server or cloud-computing system 114 are each communicably coupled to a network 106. The network 106 can include any number of wired and / or wireless communications networks such as, for example, public or private intranets, a...

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Abstract

A thermostat includes a front housing, a rear housing interoperably coupled to the front housing, at least one sensor integrated with the front housing, a display integrated with the front housing, and processing circuitry interoperably coupled to the at least one sensor and the display. The processing circuitry is configured to periodically activate the at least one sensor, receive data from the at least one sensor and determine, from the received data, whether movement has occurred. Responsive to a determination that the movement has occurred, determine whether the movement is by a human and responsive to a determination that the movement was not by the human, adjust display attributes.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This Application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 62 / 104,900 filed on Jan. 19, 2015. U.S. Provisional Application 62 / 104,900 is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The present invention relates generally to devices configured to regulate operation of one or more of mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems in relation to temperature and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to programmable intelligent thermostats having an easy-to-use intuitive user interface for controlling operation of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.[0004]2. History of Related Art[0005]A thermostat is generally considered to be a device that regulates operation of mechanical, electrical, or electronic systems in relation to temperature. Thermostats are particularly prevalent in heating / cooling systems to deliver a set temperature result. A traditional thermostat display ty...

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IPC IPC(8): F24F11/00F24F11/02
CPCF24F11/0086F24F2011/0091F24F11/02G05B19/0426G05B2219/25168G05B2219/2614H04L12/2827H04L2012/285F24F11/30F24F11/89F24F11/52F24F2120/10F24F2130/10F24F11/62F24F2130/00G06Q10/20H04L67/12F24F11/49F24F11/58F24F11/523G05B19/042H04L12/2809
Inventor GOLDEN, KYLECASTILLO, DANIELMOWERY, KEITHCHARAVDA, JAYPRAKASHAMOROS, MELISSAKHIANI, SUNIL K.LAZAR, STEVE
Owner LENNOX IND
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