Controller interface with interview programming

Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Mechanical control system

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ABSTRACT:
A controller and a method of programming a schedule of a controller having a user interface, the schedule having a number of schedule parameters, the method including the steps of: providing one or more interview questions to a user via the user interface; accepting one or more user responses to the one or more interview questions from the user via the user interface; and modifying one or more of the schedule parameters based on the user responses provided by the user interface.

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