Honeywell Files Patent Lawsuit Against Nest ⇥

Leena Rao:

Honeywell claims the infringed patents relate to “simplified methods for operating and programming a thermostat including the use of natural language, user interfaces that facilitate programming and energy savings, a thermostat’s inner design, an electric circuit used to divert power from the user’s home electrical system to provide power to a thermostat, and controlling a thermostat with information stored in a remote location.”

It isn’t about the abstract of the patent, but the implementation that will decide who wins any intellectual property litigation. But these claims are almost ridiculous, especially the use of home power for a thermostat. Having said that, I’m willing to bet that Honeywell will license these patents.