A thermostat for controlling an HVAC system is described, the thermostat having a user interface that is visually pleasing, approachable, and easy to use while also providing ready access to, and intuitive navigation within, a menuing system capable of receiving a variety of different types of user
A thermostat for controlling an HVAC system is described, the thermostat having a user interface that is visually pleasing, approachable, and easy to use while also providing ready access to, and intuitive navigation within, a menuing system capable of receiving a variety of different types of user settings and/or control parameters. For some embodiments, the thermostat comprises a housing, a ring-shaped user-interface component configured to track a rotational input motion of a user, a processing system configured to identify a setpoint temperature value based on the tracked rotational input motion, and an electronic display coupled to the processing system. An interactive thermostat menuing system is accessible to the user by an inward pressing of the ring-shaped user interface component. User navigation within the interactive thermostat menuing system is achievable by virtue of respective rotational input motions and inward pressings of the ring-shaped user interface component.
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1. A thermostat comprising: a housing having an electronic display disposed thereon;a rotatable user-interface component configured to track a rotational input motion of a user;a processing system disposed within the housing and coupled to the rotatable user interface component and to the electronic
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A thermostat comprising: a housing having an electronic display disposed thereon;a rotatable user-interface component configured to track a rotational input motion of a user;a processing system disposed within the housing and coupled to the rotatable user interface component and to the electronic display, the processing system being configured to identify a setpoint temperature value based on the tracked rotational input motion, the processing system being further configured to be in operative communication with one or more temperature sensors for receiving an ambient air temperature, the processing system being still further configured to be in operative communication with a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system to control the HVAC system based at least in part on a comparison of the measured ambient temperature and the setpoint temperature value;wherein said processing system, said electronic display, and said rotatable user interface component are collectively configured such that each of a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation is provided, said first and second modes of operation being in effect at different times;wherein, during said first mode of operation, information is displayed on said electronic display that is representative of said setpoint temperature value as identified by said processing system according to said tracked rotational input motion of the user;wherein, during said second mode of operation, an arrangement of selectable menu items is displayed on said electronic display that are selectable by one or more tracked rotational input motions of the user and one or more user confirmation inputs;wherein said thermostat further comprises an infrared sensor disposed within said housing and operably coupled to said processing system, said infrared sensor for sensing a relatively close presence of a user to the thermostat;and wherein said processing system is configured to maintain said electronic display in an off state during an absence of the sensed relatively close presence of the user to the thermostat, said processing system being configured to automatically turn on the electronic display responsive to the sensing by said infrared sensor of the relatively close presence of the user to the thermostat. 2. The thermostat of claim 1, wherein said tracked rotational input motion of the user causes a different selectable menu item to become visually highlighted as said rotatable user interface component is rotated, a user selection of one of said selectable menu items being established by user confirmation input provided by the user while that selectable menu item is visually highlighted. 3. The thermostat of claim 1, wherein said one or more user confirmation inputs comprises an inward pressing of the rotatable user-interface component. 4. The thermostat of claim 1, wherein said infrared sensor is disposed behind a front surface of the thermostat so as to be hidden from user view. 5. The thermostat of claim 4, wherein said front surface of the thermostat is a grille member having one or more slit-like openings. 6. The thermostat of claim 1, wherein the processing system transitions the electronic display from the on state to the off state based on an absence of user interaction with the thermostat. 7. The thermostat of claim 1, wherein graphical information is displayed on said electronic display that is representative of said setpoint temperature. 8. The thermostat of claim 1, wherein said rotatable user-interface component is further configured to be inwardly pressable in a manner that is detectable by the processing system, and wherein the thermostat is configured to switch from said first mode of operation to said second mode of operation in response to an inward pressing of said rotatable user-interface component applied during said first mode of operation. 9. A thermostat comprising: a housing having an electronic display disposed thereon;a rotatable user-interface component configured to track a rotational input motion of a user;a processing system disposed within the housing and coupled to the rotatable user interface component and to the electronic display, the processing system being configured to identify a setpoint temperature value based on the tracked rotational input motion, the processing system being further configured to be in operative communication with one or more temperature sensors for receiving an ambient air temperature, the processing system being still further configured to be in operative communication with a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system to control the HVAC system based at least in part on a comparison of the measured ambient temperature and the setpoint temperature value;wherein said processing system, said electronic display, and said rotatable user interface component are collectively configured such that each of a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation is provided, said first and second modes of operation being in effect at different times, the thermostat being swithable from said first mode of operation to said second mode of operation in response to an inward pressing of said rotatable user-interface component applied during said first mode of operation;wherein, during said first mode of operation, information is displayed on said electronic display that is representative of said setpoint temperature value as identified by said processing system according to said tracked rotational input motion of the user;wherein, during said second mode of operation, an arrangement of selectable menu items is displayed on said electronic display that are selectable by one or more tracked rotational input motions of the user and one or more user confirmation inputs;wherein said thermostat further comprises an infrared sensor disposed within said housing and operably coupled to said processing system, said infrared sensor for sensing a relatively close presence of a user to the thermostat;and wherein said processing system is configured to maintain said electronic display in an off state during an absence of the sensed relatively close presence of the user to the thermostat, said processing system being configured to automatically turn on the electronic display responsive to the sensing by said infrared sensor of the relatively close presence of the user to the thermostat. 10. The thermostat of claim 9, wherein said tracked rotational input motion of the user causes a different selectable menu item to become visually highlighted as said rotatable user interface component is rotated, a user selection of one of said selectable menu items being established by an inward pressing of the rotatable user-interface component. 11. The thermostat of claim 9, wherein said infrared sensor is disposed behind a front surface of the thermostat so as to be hidden from user view. 12. The thermostat of claim 9, wherein the processing system transitions the electronic display from the on state to the off state based on an absence of user interaction with the thermostat. 13. The thermostat of claim 9, wherein graphical information is displayed on said electronic display that is representative of said setpoint temperature. 14. A method for control of an HVAC system by a thermostat, the thermostat comprising a housing, a rotatable user-interface component, a processing system, an electronic display, and an infrared sensor disposed within said housing and operably coupled to said processing system, said thermostat having first and second modes of operation that are in effect at different times, the method comprising: detecting and tracking rotational movements of the rotatable user-interface component to track at least one rotational input motion of a user;when the thermostat is operating in the first mode of operation: identifying a setpoint temperature value based on the tracked rotational input motion;receiving, from one or more temperature sensors, an ambient air temperature;controlling the HVAC system based at least in part on a comparison between the ambient air temperature and the setpoint temperature value;displaying, on the electronic display, information that is representative of the identified setpoint temperature value;when the thermostat is operating in the second mode of operation: displaying an arrangement of selectable menu items on the electronic display that are selectable by one or more tracked rotational input motions of the user and one or more user confirmation inputs;sensing, via the infrared sensor, a relatively close presence of a user to the thermostat; andautomatically turning on the electronic display, via the processing sytem, responsive to the sensing by said infrared sensor of the relatively close presence of the user to the thermostat, said processing system being further configured to maintain said electronic display in an off state during an absence of the sensed relatively close presence of the user to the thermostat. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising, when the thermostat is operating in the second mode of operation: visually highlighting different respective ones of the selectable menu items on the electronic display responsive to tracked user rotation of the rotatable user interface component;detecting a user confirmation input; andestablishing as a selected menu item the selectable menu item that is visually highlighted when the user confirmation input is detected. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein said user confirmation input comprises an inward pressing of the rotatable user-interface component. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein said infrared sensor is disposed behind a front surface of the thermostat so as to be hidden from user view. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein said front surface of the thermostat is a grille member having one or more slit-like openings. 19. The method of claim 14, further comprising transitioning, via the processing system, the electronic display to the off state based on an absence of user interaction with the thermostat. 20. The method of claim 14, further comprising switching the thermostat from said first mode of operation to said second mode of operation in response to an inward pressing of said rotatable user-interface component applied during said first mode of operation.
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