A system including a thermostat user interface for a network-connected thermostat is described. The system includes a thermostat including a frustum-shaped shell body having a circular cross-section and a circular rotatable ring, which is user rotatable for adjusting a setting of the thermostat. The
A system including a thermostat user interface for a network-connected thermostat is described. The system includes a thermostat including a frustum-shaped shell body having a circular cross-section and a circular rotatable ring, which is user rotatable for adjusting a setting of the thermostat. The system further includes a client application that is operable on a touch-screen device separate from the thermostat, that displays a graphical representation of a circular dial, that detects a user-input motion proximate the graphical representation, that determines a user-selected setpoint temperature value based on the user-input motion, that displays a numerical representation of the user-selected setpoint temperature value, and that wirelessly transmits to the thermostat data representative of the user-selected setpoint temperature.
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1. A method for remotely controlling a thermostat, the method comprising: indicating, via a client device, whether the thermostat is in a cooling mode or a heating mode by displaying a graphical representation of an orange disk when the thermostat is in the heating mode and displaying a graphical re
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A method for remotely controlling a thermostat, the method comprising: indicating, via a client device, whether the thermostat is in a cooling mode or a heating mode by displaying a graphical representation of an orange disk when the thermostat is in the heating mode and displaying a graphical representation of a blue disk when the thermostat is in the cooling mode;displaying, via the client device, a graphical representation of a circular dial that is user actuable to select a setpoint temperature of the thermostat, the graphical representation of the circular dial including a plurality of radial tick marks arranged along a periphery of the circular dial;detecting, via the client device, a user swipe of the graphical representation of the circular dial, the user swipe detected near the periphery of the circular dial;outputting, via the client device, synthesized audible ticks that correspond to the user swipe detected near the periphery;determining, based at least in part on the user swipe, a user-selected setpoint temperature value to be wirelessly transmitted to the thermostat;displaying, via the client device, a numerical representation of the user-selected setpoint temperature value; andwirelessly transmitting data representative of the user-selected setpoint temperature value, wherein the thermostat, upon receipt of data representative of the user-selected setpoint temperature value, sends at least one control signal to an HVAC system based at least in part on a comparison of a measured ambient air temperature and the user-selected setpoint temperature value. 2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising: animating, via the client device, rotational movement of at least one graphical element of the graphical representation of the circular dial in a manner that corresponds to the user swipe. 3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the user swipe is a touch-and-drag gesture that includes touching and rotating the at least one graphical element of the graphical representation of the circular dial. 4. A method according to claim 3, wherein said at least one graphical element of the graphical representation of the circular dial that is touched and rotated comprises a setpoint caret. 5. A method according to claim 1, further comprising: displaying, via the client device, a graphical representation of a user-select name for the thermostat. 6. A method according to claim 1, further comprising: waiting for an amount of time before wirelessly transmitting data representative of the user-selected setpoint temperature value such that there is a relatively high likelihood that the user-selected setpoint temperature value corresponds to a setpoint temperature desired by a user, whereby unnecessary network traffic and/or unnecessary cycling of HVAC system components due to setpoint temperature value overtransmission is avoided. 7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of the client device, cause the client device to remotely control the thermostat according to the method of claim 1. 8. A system, comprising: a thermostat including: a frustum-shaped shell body having a circular cross-section and a central axis generally perpendicular to a wall when the thermostat is wall-mounted, the frustum-shaped shell body including a sidewall that extends along a length the central axis between first and second ends of the frustum-shaped shell body, the first end of the frustum-shaped shell body being wall-facing when the thermostat is wall-mounted, the second end of the frustum-shaped shell body being user-facing when the thermostat is wall-mounted, the first end of the frustum-shaped shell body having a first diameter and the second end of the frustum-shaped shell body having a second, larger diameter, the sidewall including inside and outside surfaces, the inside surface defining an interior for housing components of the thermostat;a circular rotatable ring mounted proximate the second end of the frustum-shaped shell body, the circular rotatable ring including an axis of rotation generally perpendicular to a wall when the thermostat is wall-mounted, the circular rotatable ring configured to be user rotatable about the axis of rotation, wherein user rotation of the circular rotatable ring results in user input for adjusting a temperature setting of the thermostat;a circular cover mounted proximate the second end of the frustum-shaped shell body, the circular cover including a central axis generally perpendicular to a wall when the thermostat is wall-mounted, the circular cover includes a clear circular center portion surrounded by a painted outer portion; anda non-circular dot-matrix color display element mounted at a location between the second end of the frustum-shaped shell body and the circular cover, the clear circular center portion of the circular cover permits a corresponding circular potion of the non-circular dot-matrix color display element to be visible through the circular cover and the painted outer portion of the circular cover masks a remaining portion of the non-circular dot-matrix color display element so as to create a circular graphical user interface, the non-circular dot-matrix color display element and the circular cover do not rotate with the circular rotatable ring;a processing system configured to control an HVAC system based at least in part on a comparison of a measured ambient air temperature and a setpoint temperature value;a client application operable on a touch-screen device that is separate and apart from the thermostat, the client application configured to cause the touch-screen device to: display a graphical representation of a circular dial that is user actuable to select a setpoint temperature of the thermostat;display a background color having an orange shade when the thermostat is in a heating mode;display a background color having a blue shade when the thermostat is in a cooling mode;detect, based on user input received at the touch-screen display, a user-input motion inputted proximate the graphical representation that is user actuable to selected a setpoint temperature, wherein the detected user-input motion is a user swipe near a periphery of the graphical representation of the circular dial;determine a user-selected setpoint temperature value based on the user-input motion;output synthesized audible ticks via an audio-output device that correspond to the user swipe detected near the periphery of the graphical representation of the circular dial;display a numerical representation of the user-selected setpoint temperature value; andwirelessly transmit data representative of the user-selected setpoint temperature value, wherein the thermostat, upon receipt of data representative of the user-selected setpoint temperature value, sends at least one control signal to the HVAC system based at least in part on a comparison of a measured ambient air temperature and the user-selected setpoint temperature value. 9. A system according to claim 8, wherein the client application is further configured to cause the touch-screen device to animate rotational movement of at least one element of the graphical representation of the circular dial in a manner that corresponds to the user-input motion. 10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the at least one element of the graphical representation of the circular dial whose rotational movement is animated comprises a setpoint caret. 11. The system according to claim 8, the client application being further configured to cause the touch-screen device to wait for an amount of time before wirelessly transmitting data representative of the user-selected setpoint temperature value such that there is a relatively high likelihood that the transmitted user-selected setpoint temperature value corresponds to a setpoint temperature desired by a user, whereby unnecessary network traffic and/or unnecessary cycling of HVAC system components due to setpoint temperature value overtransmission is avoided. 12. A system according to claim 8, wherein the client application is further configured to cause the touch-screen device to display a graphical representation of a user-select name for the thermostat. 13. A system according to claim 8, wherein the client application is further configured to cause the touch-screen device to wait for an amount of time before wirelessly transmitting data representative of the user-selected setpoint temperature value such that there is a relatively high likelihood that the user-selected setpoint temperature value corresponds to a setpoint temperature desired by a user. 14. A method for remotely controlling a thermostat, the thermostat including a frustum-shaped shell body having a circular cross-section and a central axis generally perpendicular to a wall when the thermostat is wall-mounted, the thermostat further including a processing system, an electronic display, and a circular rotatable ring mounted proximate the second end of the frustum-shaped shell body, wherein user rotation of the circular rotatable ring results in user input for adjusting a setpoint temperature of the thermostat, the method comprising: displaying, on a touch-screen display of a touch-screen device that is separate and apart from the thermostat, a graphical representation of a circular dial that is user actuable to select a setpoint temperature of the thermostat;displaying, on the touch-screen display, a background color having an orange shade when the thermostat is in a heating mode;displaying, on the touch-screen display, a background color having a blue shade when the thermostat is in a cooling mode;detecting, based on user input received at the touch-screen display, a user-input motion inputted proximate the graphical representation of the circular dial that is user actuable to selected a setpoint temperature, wherein the detected user-input motion is a user swipe near a periphery of the graphical representation of the circular dial;determining a user-selected setpoint temperature value based on the user-input motion;displaying, on the touch-screen display, a numerical representation of the user-selected setpoint temperature value; andwirelessly transmitting data representative of the user-selected setpoint temperature value, wherein the thermostat, upon receipt of data representative of the user-selected setpoint temperature value, sends at least one control signal to an HVAC system based at least in part on a comparison of a measured ambient air temperature and the user-selected setpoint temperature value. 15. A method according to claim 14, wherein the method further comprises: animating, on the touch-screen display, rotational movement of at least one graphical element of the graphical representation of the circular dial in a manner that corresponds to the user-input motion. 16. A method according to claim 15, wherein the at least one graphical element of the graphical representation of the circular dial whose rotational movement is animated comprises a setpoint caret. 17. A method according to claim 15, further comprising: outputting, via an audio-output device of the touch-screen device, synthesized audible ticks that correspond to the rotational movement of the at least one graphical element of the graphical representation of the circular dial. 18. A method according to claim 14, further comprising: displaying, on the touch-screen display, a graphical representation of a user-selected name for the thermostat. 19. A method according to claim 14, further comprising: waiting for an amount of time before wirelessly transmitting data representative of the user-selected setpoint temperature value such that there is a relatively high likelihood that the user-selected setpoint temperature value corresponds to a setpoint temperature desired by a user, whereby unnecessary network traffic and/or unnecessary cycling of HVAC system components due to setpoint temperature value overtransmission is avoided. 20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of the touch-screen device, cause the touch-screen device to interface with a user thereof according to the method of claim 14.
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