HVAC control system encouraging energy efficient user behaviors in plural interactive contexts

Methods and devices for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system by a thermostat are provided. Input can be received from a user via a thermostat, the input being indicative of an adjustment of an HVAC-related setting. On a real-time basis, the HVAC-related setting that...

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Hauptverfasser:	Matas, Michael J, Fadell, Anthony M, Matsuoka, Yoky, Rogers, Matthew L, Fisher, Evan J, Sloo, David, Plitkins, Michael
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ADVERTISING AIR-CONDITIONING, AIR-HUMIDIFICATION, VENTILATION, USE OF AIRCURRENTS FOR SCREENING ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICESUSING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION BLASTING CALCULATING COMPUTING CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL CONTROLLING COUNTING CRYPTOGRAPHY DISPLAY EDUCATION ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS PHYSICS RANGES REGULATING SEALS SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES VENTILATING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Methods and devices for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system by a thermostat are provided. Input can be received from a user via a thermostat, the input being indicative of an adjustment of an HVAC-related setting. On a real-time basis, the HVAC-related setting that is being adjusted can be compared against a feedback criterion designed to indicate a circumstance under which feedback is to be presented to the user. The circumstance can be indicative of an achievement of a HVAC-related setting of a predetermined responsibility level with respect to an energy usage of the HVAC system. Upon a real-time determination that the feedback criterion is satisfied, visual feedback can be caused to be presented to the user in real-time. The real-time feedback can include a visual icon having a visual appeal corresponding to a desirability of the satisfaction of the feedback criterion.