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An electronic thermostat is provided with multiple program options respecting particular days per week and particular periods in each day for which the temperature setpoint is discretely programmable. The user may select from among four program options. The first option allows the user to select the

An electronic thermostat is provided with multiple program options respecting particular days per week and particular periods in each day for which the temperature setpoint is discretely programmable. The user may select from among four program options. The first option allows the user to select the number of programmable periods per day and to enter the temperature setpoint for each selected period separately for each day of the week. The second option allows the user to select the number of programmable periods per day and the temperature setpoint for each selected period for the days Monday through Friday separately from the days Saturday and Sunday. Further, Saturday and Sunday are also separately programmable. The third option is the same as the second option, except that the program settings for Saturday and Sunday are the same. The fourth option corresponds to each day of the week having the same program settings. The user can therefore choose the particular option which best suits his or her lifestyle and other preferences.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A programmable electronic thermostat for controlling operation of a space conditioning system to maintain a desired ambient temperature in an indoor space, said thermostat comprising:memory means for storing user-entered program instructions;user-operable first input means for enter

[ I claim:] [1.] A programmable electronic thermostat for controlling operation of a space conditioning system to maintain a desired ambient temperature in an indoor space, said thermostat comprising:memory means for storing user-entered program instructions;user-operable first input means for entering a first set of program instructions into said memory means, whereby a user is able to select from a plurality of program options respecting particular days per week and particular periods per day for which a temperature setpoint is discretely programmable, said particular periods per day being constrained to be the same for each day of the week, said temperature setpoint corresponding to the desired ambient temperature during a corresponding period;user-operable second input means for entering a second set of program instructions into said memory means, said second set of program instructions indicating the temperature setpoint for each particular period per day selected by the user; andprocessing means for processing said first and second sets of program instructions and information indicating ambient temperature in the indoor space in accordance with a predetermined set of control instructions, to control operation of the space conditioning system.