Abstract: An exemplary embodiment includes a scheduling system for scheduling operation of a device. The scheduling system generally includes a touch screen based user interface, a selection module, a storage memory, and a communication network. The touch screen based user interface displays a plurality of scrollable, selectable options corresponding to different settings, different modes of operation of the device to be scheduled, and different time zones for which the system is to be scheduled. The touch screen based user interface further displays the different settings and the different modes of operation of the device for the different time zones as selected by a user to define a particular operation schedule for the device. The selection module facilitates navigation and selection of the options from the plurality of scrollable, selectable options displayed on the touch screen based user interface for selectively defining a particular operation schedule for the device.