PROGRAMMABLE USER INTERFACE DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIED TO ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMER Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC H05B37/02 

FIELD: physics, computer engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a user interface device and a method of controlling an electric power consumer. Provided is a user interface device for controlling an electric power consumer, comprising: a manual control device including a display unit and an input unit for generating a switching signal (1a) based on user input; and an electronic control device for receiving the switching signal (1a) and generating an information signal (1b) based on the switching signal (1a) and/or a feedback signal (1e) received from the consumer load and for outputting a control signal (1d) to the electric power consumer, wherein the information signal (1b) includes information at least indicating a direct relationship between a presentation on the display unit and the control settings of the electric power consumer; wherein the display unit is adapted to display the presentation based on the information included in the received information signal (1b).

EFFECT: designing an efficient user interface device with improved with an improved usability for an average users.

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