CN104281106A - Remote control method and system for air conditioner - Google Patents

Remote control method and system for air conditioner Download PDF

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CN104281106A
CN104281106A CN201310280410.1A CN201310280410A CN104281106A CN 104281106 A CN104281106 A CN 104281106A CN 201310280410 A CN201310280410 A CN 201310280410A CN 104281106 A CN104281106 A CN 104281106A
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王子
毛跃辉
朱云青
吴斌
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Abstract

The invention discloses a remote control method and system for an air conditioner. The remote control method for the air conditioner comprises the steps that indication information in a predetermined format is sent to a manufacturer server by means of a terminal through the OTT service, the received indication information is converted into a control command used for controlling the air conditioner by the manufacturer server, and the manufacturer server sends the control command to the air conditioner to be executed. By the adoption of the remote control method and system for the air conditioner, the problem that according to relevant techniques, the cost of the air conditioner with the remote control function is high is solved, and the production cost of the air conditioner is reduced.

Description

The long-range control method of air conditioner and the tele-control system of air conditioner
Technical field
The present invention relates to remote control field, in particular to the long-range control method of air conditioner and the tele-control system of air conditioner.
Background technology
The existing Long-distance Control with the air conditioner of remote control function realizes based on the global mobile communication system/general grouping wireless service (Global System for Mobile communications/General Packet Radio Service, referred to as GSM/GPRS) of cordless communication network.The present inventor finds in research process, and long-range control method of the prior art exists following problem:
In prior art, user is sent short messages by mobile phone air conditioner steering order being sent to and be provided with GSM/GPRS module, and running state information is fed back to user mobile phone by GSM/GPRS module by air conditioner again.But which needs all to be provided with GSM/GPRS module on each air conditioner, the hardware cost that result in air conditioner rises; Because GSM/GPRS module relies on the network of radio communication operator, need to open GSM/GPRS service, take network resources for wireless communication, make originally just nervous network resources for wireless communication more nervous; The gprs service resource-constrained of cordless communication network, is subject to user and uses the impact on peak comparatively large, therefore also unstable; User sends short messages in addition, or user also needs, to operator's paying, to cause extra and lasting use cost by the radio communication function of GSM/GPRS module.
For the problem that the cost of the air conditioner in correlation technique with remote control function is high, at present effective solution is not yet proposed.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of long-range control method of air conditioner and the tele-control system of air conditioner, with the problem that the cost at least solving the air conditioner with remote control function is high.
According to an aspect of the application, provide a kind of long-range control method of air conditioner, comprising: steps A, user terminal sends the indication information of predetermined format to vendor server by OTT business; Step B, the described indication information received is converted to the steering order for controlling air conditioner by described vendor server; Step C, described steering order sends to described air conditioner to perform by described vendor server.
Preferably, described steps A comprises: step a, and described indication information is sent to the application server of described OTT business by described user terminal by described OTT business; Step b, described application server receives and forwards described indication information; Step c, described vendor server receives the described indication information from described application server by described OTT business.
Preferably, wherein, described step a comprises: described indication information is sent to described application server by the first account of described OTT business by described user terminal; Described step b comprises: described application server receives the described indication information from described first account, and described indication information is transmitted to the second account of described OTT business; Described step c comprises: described vendor server receives the described indication information from described application server by described second account.
Preferably, described first account associates with described air conditioner.
Preferably, described first account associates in the following manner with described air conditioner: described user terminal sends the device identification of described air conditioner by described first account; Described vendor server receives described device identification by described second account, and determines that described first account associates with described air conditioner.
Preferably, described method also comprises: described vendor server obtains the process information of described air conditioner, and wherein, described process information comprises: the status information being used to indicate described conditioners running conditions, or, be used to indicate the object information that described air conditioner performs described steering order result; Described process information is converted to the announcement information of described predetermined format by described vendor server, and described announcement information is sent to described user terminal; Described user terminal receives described announcement information by OTT business.
Preferably, described OTT business comprises one of following: micro-letter, QQ, Fetion.
Preferably, described predetermined format comprise following one of at least: text formatting, picture format or audio format.
According to another aspect of the application, additionally provide a kind of tele-control system of air conditioner, comprise: user terminal, vendor server and air conditioner, wherein, described user terminal is connected with described vendor server, for sending the indication information of predetermined format to vendor server by OTT business; Described vendor server is connected with described air conditioner, for the described indication information received being converted to the steering order for controlling air conditioner, and sends to described air conditioner to perform described steering order; Described air conditioner, for receiving and performing described steering order.
Preferably, described system also comprises: the application server of described OTT business, and wherein, described user terminal is connected with described application server, also for described indication information being sent to described application server by described OTT business; Described application server is connected with described vendor server, also for being received by described OTT business and forwarding described indication information; Described vendor server, also for being received the described indication information from described application server by described OTT business.
Preferably, described vendor server, also for obtaining the process information of described air conditioner, wherein, described process information comprises: the status information being used to indicate described conditioners running conditions, or, be used to indicate the object information that described air conditioner performs described steering order result; Described vendor server, also for described process information being converted to the announcement information of described predetermined format, and sends to described user terminal by described announcement information; Described user terminal, also for receiving described announcement information by OTT business.
By the application, user terminal is adopted to send the indication information of predetermined format to vendor server by OTT business; The indication information received is converted to the steering order for controlling air conditioner by vendor server; The mode that steering order sends to air conditioner to perform by vendor server, solves in correlation technique the problem that the cost of the air conditioner with remote control function is high, reduces the production cost of air conditioner.
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Accompanying drawing described herein is used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and form a application's part, schematic description and description of the present invention, for explaining the present invention, does not form inappropriate limitation of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the process flow diagram of the long-range control method of air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present application;
Fig. 2 is the system architecture diagram of the tele-control system of air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present application;
Fig. 3 is the optimum decision system structured flowchart of the tele-control system of air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present application;
Fig. 4 is the control flow chart with the air conditioner of remote monitoring function according to the application's preferred embodiment;
Fig. 5 is the system architecture diagram of the air conditioner long-distance monitoring system according to the application's preferred embodiment.
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It should be noted that, when not conflicting, the embodiment in the application and the feature in embodiment can combine mutually.Below with reference to the accompanying drawings and describe the present invention in detail in conjunction with the embodiments.
Following examples can use other universal or special calculating or communication environment or configuration to operate.Be applicable to the well-known computing system of following examples, the example of environment and configuration includes but not limited to, personal computer, server, multicomputer system, system based on micro-process, minicomputer, mainframe computer, smart machine, terminal (comprising mobile terminal) and comprise the distributed computing environment of arbitrary said system or equipment.
Present embodiments provide a kind of long-range control method of air conditioner, Fig. 1 is the process flow diagram of the long-range control method of air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present application, and as shown in Figure 1, the method comprises following step:
Step S102, user terminal sends the indication information of predetermined format to vendor server by OTT business;
Step S104, the indication information received is converted to the steering order for controlling air conditioner by vendor server;
Step S106, steering order sends to air conditioner to perform by vendor server.
It should be noted that, can perform in the computer system of such as one group of computer executable instructions in the step shown in the process flow diagram of accompanying drawing, and, although show logical order in flow charts, but in some cases, can be different from the step shown or described by order execution herein.
Wherein, above-mentioned " OTT(Over The Top) " original idea is " overhead "; " OTT business " refers to that operator's development is crossed based on the various video of open the Internet and data service business by Internet firm, emphasizes to serve the independence with physical network." OTT application " refers to the application for being supplied to user OTT business, such as Skype(voice-over-net tool of communications), the QQ(a instant messaging of being developed by company of Tengxun applies), Fetion, micro-letter etc., meanwhile, above-mentioned Skype, QQ, Fetion, micro-letter etc. are also the titles of corresponding OTT business.Micro-letter is wherein the business that can be used for instant messaging that the basic communication function developed by company of Tengxun is free, can realize word real-time/non-real time between different user accounts, speech communication by micro-communication service, and the mutual biography of picture.It should be noted that, above-mentioned OTT business is cross-platform business, the user terminal platform of its application is not limited to for mobile terminal, also comprise personal computer, and, the operating system of these mobile terminal/personal computers is also unrestricted, such as, can be: the mobile terminal operating system of Android system (a kind of mobile terminal operating system), the exploitation of iOS(Apple), form series PC operating system (Windows) or form series mobile phone operating system etc.
By above-mentioned steps, user can perform correlation function by the OTT Service control air conditioner used in terminal.Adopt above-mentioned steps, can not be used in every platform air conditioner and separately GSM/GPRS module is installed, and the indication information that directly adopt one may be used for vendor server that multiple stage air conditioner shares use is sent to process user by OTT business, and issue steering order to air conditioner, achieve the Long-distance Control of air conditioner, solve the problem that the cost of the air conditioner with remote control function is high, reduce the production cost of air conditioner.
In addition, above-mentioned OTT business has respective basic function and feature, is can by the use of the relative unrestricted choice of user.When having applied above-mentioned business in the terminal based on user, user does not need that the in the terminal installation extra in order to remotely controlling air conditioner is exclusively used in air conditioner Long-distance Control, that function ratio is more single application, has saved the terminal resource of user; Said method has also expanded the application scenarios of OTT business, for OTT business imparts new function, improves the utilization factor of existing software resource; User, under originally just having the prerequisite of the user account of OTT business, without the need to again registering the new account for air conditioner Long-distance Control, thus improves the ease for use of tele-control system.
These OTT business and support that the application server of OTT business is safeguarded separately by its respective operator, do not need to be upgraded by the manufacturer of air conditioner and safeguard, reduce the maintenance cost of the manufacturer of air conditioner.Preferably, can be realized by following manner in above-mentioned steps S102: indication information is sent to the application server of OTT business by user terminal by OTT business; Application server receives and forwards indication information; Vendor server receives the indication information from application server by OTT business.Under application scenes, also can realize the indication information transmission between user terminal and vendor server in other way, such as, by the interface etc. for near-field communication that OTT business provides.
Preferably, OTT business uses the account of user to identify different users, and such as, user terminal is configured with an account, and referred to here as the first account, vendor server is configured with a user account, referred to here as the second account.First user account and the second user account are to OTT service provider free application.Preferably, vendor server identifies corresponding user terminal by the second user account, and using the message of being sent by the first account as indication information; User terminal identifies vendor server or air conditioner by the second account, and sends the mode of indication information to the second account by use first account, transmits control message to air conditioner.Such as: described indication information is sent to described application server by the first account of described OTT business by described user terminal; Application server receives the indication information from the first account, and indication information is transmitted to the second account of OTT business; Vendor server receives the indication information from application server by the second account.Wherein, it is contact person's (or being called " good friend ") that first account and the second account add the other side mutually, then in user terminal/vendor server for preserving the user account (or user name corresponding with user account) of the OTT business of the other side in the application of OTT business so that two are received and sent messages mutually.
It should be noted that, descriptions such as " first ", " second " herein, in case of no particular description, is not used in any restriction to corresponding feature, and only for carrying out the differentiation in name to the different characteristic of multiple same names.
First account can associate with air conditioner, also can not associate.When not associating, after the indication information sent by the first account is converted into steering order, steering order can send to coupled, in its compass of competency all air conditioners to perform by vendor server; Also to the user account of the corresponding OTT business of each air conditioner in vendor server, a corresponding air conditioner can be controlled by the mode sending indication information to this user account of correspondence.Preferably, the first account associates with air conditioner.After first account and air conditioner are bound, vendor server is after receiving the indication information sent from the first account, the steering order be converted to is sent to the air conditioner that there is incidence relation with the first account, thus the user account achieving a use OTT business carries out point other control to multiple air conditioner.Use which, do not need the user account for the multiple OTT business of multiple air conditioner application, just can realize the control respectively of multiple air conditioner, thus simplify the maintenance update of vendor server.
Preferably, realize associating of the first account and air conditioner by the device identification of air conditioner, such as, user terminal sends the device identification of air conditioner by the first account; Vendor server by the second account receiving equipment mark, and determines that the first account associates with air conditioner.Preferably, can comprise multiple device identification in an indication information of user, the air conditioner corresponding for device identification multiple with this respectively associates.In this way, unification, the synchro control of multiple air conditioner can be realized.
Wherein, device identification comprises the unique identifier of air conditioner, and the mode obtaining device identification has multiple, such as, can obtain the device identification stored in air conditioner by the near-field communication function of air conditioner; Device identification can be obtained by the Quick Response Code on scanning air conditioner or bar code; This device identification can also be obtained by the character read on air conditioner.
Preferably, above-mentioned steering order can be the adjustment instruction for adjusting equipment running status, also can be the Planning Directive of the operational plan for formulating equipment, can also be the query statement of the current running status of user's query facility.
Preferably, said method also comprises the status information that be used to indicate conditioners running conditions of vendor server acquisition from air conditioner, or is used to indicate the object information that air conditioner performs steering order.Also can obtain above-mentioned two kinds of information simultaneously.Such as, air conditioner is after executing temperature and regulating according to steering order, vendor server obtains the object information after temperature regulates from air conditioner, as the whether alarm etc. of Current Temperatures, equipment; Again such as, the Current Temperatures information of air conditioner regularly or is aperiodically obtained, the warning information etc. of operation.After the above-mentioned process information of acquisition, this information is converted to the announcement information of predetermined format by vendor server, such as: picture, text or audio format, and by the second account, announcement information is sent to the first account; User terminal receives this announcement information by the first account of OTT business.By such mode, user can monitor the ruuning situation of air conditioner in real time, and obtains the feedback information that air conditioner performs steering order.Even if when user does not have in advance to the status information of the operation of vendor server request air conditioner, the running status of air conditioner also can be reported to the user of user terminal by vendor server by modes such as word, picture or sound, thus improves the experience of user further.
Preferably, the opportunity that vendor server acquisition status information or vendor server send announcement information to the first account can be arranged flexibly, such as, periodically or when the running status of air conditioner changes, vendor server obtains status information from air conditioner; Or periodically or when the running status of air conditioner changes, vendor server sends the process information of predetermined format to the first account.Such as, can be set to obtain status information every 1 hour from air conditioner, and in real time the announcement information be converted to be sent to the first account, the user for user terminal obtains.
Preferably, above-mentioned OTT business comprises the business such as micro-letter, QQ, Fetion.The user audient of these OTT business is large, is one of the most frequently used business of mobile phone users; The service that these OTT business provide is reliable, and stability is high, not easily information dropout occurs; And, the operating environment of the PC/mobile terminal of compatible iOS sequence of maneuvers system, Android sequence of maneuvers system, Windows sequence of maneuvers system while of these OTT business, therefore, terminal no matter in the manner is PC, mobile terminal, or other hand-held terminal device, as long as it can support aforesaid operations system, the Long-distance Control of air conditioner can be realized by one or more in micro-letter, QQ or Fetion.Therefore, the application scenarios of said method is wide, compatible good, uses flexibly.
Preferably, above-mentioned predetermined format comprises one or more in text formatting, picture format, audio format.Based on above-mentioned form, user can be accomplished in several ways Long-distance Control, such as by the instruction of voice sound, manually input characters, by the emoticon of making an appointment or other figures etc. for controlling, also can be the R. concomitans of aforesaid way.More preferably, user, based on picture format, can carry out Long-distance Control by the image that have recorded the gesture path of user on the touch screen of user terminal to air conditioner, thus simulate gesture operation.Adopt said method, improve the experience of user, simplify the operation of user.
The present embodiment can also provide one for performing the computer program of above-described embodiment and preserving the carrier of above computer program, and namely the above embodiments of the present application can carry out by a suitable counting system structure operational process meeting the natural law.In addition, although describe the application in above-mentioned context, the above-mentioned computer program for realizing performing step is not meant to be restrictive, and described action and each side of operation also can realize with hardware.
The present embodiment additionally provides a kind of tele-control system of air conditioner, Fig. 2 is the system architecture diagram of the tele-control system of air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present application, and as shown in Figure 2, this system comprises: user terminal 22, vendor server 24 and air conditioner 26, wherein
User terminal 22 also vendor server 24 connects, for sending the indication information of predetermined format to vendor server by OTT business;
Vendor server 24 is connected with air conditioner 26, for the indication information received being converted to the steering order for controlling air conditioner 26, and steering order is sent to air conditioner 26 to perform;
Air conditioner 26, for receiving and performing steering order.
By said system, solve in correlation technique the problem that the cost of the air conditioner with remote control function is high, reduce the production cost of air conditioner.
It should be noted that, the corresponding function related in this system also can carry out combination and describes and illustrate in conjunction with the description corresponding to the long-range control method of above-mentioned air conditioner, do not repeat them here.
Fig. 3 is the optimum decision system structured flowchart of the tele-control system of air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 3, preferably, the tele-control system of above-mentioned air conditioner also comprises: the application server 32 of OTT business, wherein, user terminal 22 is connected with application server 32, for indication information being sent to application server 32 by OTT business; Application server 32 is connected with vendor server 24, for being received by OTT business and forwarding indication information; Vendor server 24, for receiving the indication information from application server 32 by OTT business.
Preferably, indication information is also sent to application server 32 for the first account by OTT business by user terminal 22; Indication information also for receiving the indication information from the first account, and is transmitted to the second account of OTT business by application server 32; Vendor server 24 is also for receiving the indication information from application server 32 by the second account.
Preferably, the first account associates with air conditioner 26.
Preferably, user terminal 22 is also for sending the device identification of air conditioner 26 by the first account; Vendor server 24 also for being identified by the second account receiving equipment, and determines that the first account associates with air conditioner 26.
Preferably, vendor server 24 is also for obtaining the process information of air conditioner 26, and wherein, process information comprises: the status information being used to indicate air conditioner 26 running status, or, be used to indicate the object information that air conditioner 26 performs steering order result; Announcement information also for process information being converted to the announcement information of predetermined format, and is sent to user terminal 22 by vendor server 24; User terminal 22 is also for passing through OTT business reception notification information.
Preferably, OTT business comprises one of following: micro-letter, QQ, Fetion.
Preferably, predetermined format comprise following one of at least: text formatting, picture format or audio format.
Be described below in conjunction with preferred embodiment.
Fig. 4 is the control flow chart with the air conditioner of remote monitoring function according to the application's preferred embodiment, Fig. 5 is the system architecture diagram of the air conditioner long-distance monitoring system according to the application's preferred embodiment, as shown in Figure 5, this system comprises intelligent terminal 502(and is equivalent to above-mentioned user terminal 22), OTT application software 504, OTT server 506(be equivalent to above-mentioned application server 32), vendor server 508(is equivalent to above-mentioned vendor server 24) and air conditioner 510(be equivalent to above-mentioned air conditioner 26).Below in conjunction with Fig. 5, the control flow shown in Fig. 4 is described:
Step S402: the OTT of bound device identification code and user applies the account of (being also called OTT application software 504).
All have unique identifier (a kind of device identification) before each air conditioner 510 dispatches from the factory, the mode obtaining the identification code of air conditioner 510 comprises as follows:
1. identification code is placed in controller of air conditioner storer, and for the air conditioner 510 being configured with near-field communication (Near Field Communication, referred to as NFC) function, user reads by intelligent terminal NFC function;
2. identification code number is affixed on air-conditioning appearance with the form of Quick Response Code or bar code, and user reads by intelligent terminal scanning;
3. identification code number is printed in air-conditioning appearance so that user manually reads with the form of character.
Wherein, when user uses before this function first, account binding (namely user account being associated with air conditioner 510) can be completed as follows:
1. register and log in appointed website, user has carried out binding by the identification code (unique identifier of such as equipment is equivalent to above-mentioned device identification) of input user's OTT application account and air conditioner 510;
2. user adds account B in OTT application is contact person, and namely account B automatically can send dependent help information and guide user to input air conditioner 510 identification code to complete binding to user.
The voice that user sends by step 404:OTT application software and/or word and/or image information are transmitted to vendor server 508.Such as, user complete binding and OTT application in account B is added to contact person after, user can use the account A of the OTT application software of binding word, voice or image information to be sent to the OTT server 506 of this account B, OTT service provider this account B synchronizing information to be given to corresponding vendor server 508 again.
Step S406: vendor server 508 analyzes identifying information, and generate corresponding instruction, instruction is sent to the air conditioner 510 that user OTT account is bound simultaneously.
Step S408: its running state parameter (namely above-mentioned status information) can be fed back to vendor server 508 by air conditioner 510, Parameter Switch is become corresponding voice and/or word and/or image by vendor server 508, then through the interface that the application of OTT service provides, information is sent to user.Such as, air conditioner 510 carries out state adjustment according to instruction, or running state information is fed back to vendor server 508 by air conditioner 510, convert information is the OTT server 506 that word and speech form send to OTT service provider by vendor server 508, namely complete this account B and send information to this account A, the webserver constantly synchronously receives and sends the information of this account B according to this, thus realizes the real-time monitoring and control to air conditioner 510 running status.
In above-mentioned preferred embodiment, provide a kind of Long-distance Control scheme of air conditioner.The program utilizes the advantage that current main flow mobile terminal software user base number is large and frequency of utilization is high, voice or word is used to exchange with air conditioner, thus without the need to researching and developing and provide supporting terminal application software by the manufacturer of air conditioner, decrease the cost of development of air-conditioning manufacturer; User also without the need to searching and install the application program being exclusively used in air conditioner and controlling, reduces the consumption of system resource in the terminal of user, and improves the utilization factor of existing application program in terminal.Above preferred embodiment achieves the running status of the instant convenient long-distance monitored domestic appliance of user.
Above preferred embodiment breaches the pattern of existing air conditioner Long-distance Control, by the OTT class application software that masses commonly use, the remote monitoring to air conditioner is realized by voice and word, remove the inconvenience that user searched and installed the application program that manufacturer provides from, bring very convenient experience effect to user; And due to the module based on wireless communication infrastructure service increasing GSM/GPRS module and so on air conditioner can not be needed, reduce the production cost of single air conditioner.
Obviously, those skilled in the art should be understood that, above-mentioned of the present invention each module or each step can realize with general calculation element, they can concentrate on single calculation element, or be distributed on network that multiple calculation element forms, alternatively, they can realize with the executable program code of calculation element, thus, they can be stored and be performed by calculation element in the storage device, or they are made into each integrated circuit modules respectively, or the multiple module in them or step are made into single integrated circuit module to realize.Like this, the present invention is not restricted to any specific hardware and software combination.
The foregoing is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, be not limited to the present invention, for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various modifications and variations.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any amendment done, equivalent replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a long-range control method for air conditioner, is characterized in that, comprising:
Steps A, user terminal sends the indication information of predetermined format to vendor server by OTT business;
Step B, the described indication information received is converted to the steering order for controlling air conditioner by described vendor server;
Step C, described steering order sends to described air conditioner to perform by described vendor server.
2. the long-range control method of air conditioner according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described steps A comprises:
Step a, described indication information is sent to the application server of described OTT business by described user terminal by described OTT business;
Step b, described application server receives and forwards described indication information;
Step c, described vendor server receives the described indication information from described application server by described OTT business.
3. the long-range control method of air conditioner according to claim 2, is characterized in that, wherein,
Described step a comprises: described indication information is sent to described application server by the first account of described OTT business by described user terminal;
Described step b comprises: described application server receives the described indication information from described first account, and described indication information is transmitted to the second account of described OTT business;
Described step c comprises: described vendor server receives the described indication information from described application server by described second account.
4. the long-range control method of air conditioner according to claim 3, is characterized in that, described first account associates with described air conditioner.
5. the long-range control method of air conditioner according to claim 4, is characterized in that, described first account associates in the following manner with described air conditioner:
Described user terminal sends the device identification of described air conditioner by described first account;
Described vendor server receives described device identification by described second account, and determines that described first account associates with described air conditioner.
6. the long-range control method of air conditioner according to any one of claim 1 to 5, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
Described vendor server obtains the process information of described air conditioner, and wherein, described process information comprises: the status information being used to indicate described conditioners running conditions, or, be used to indicate the object information that described air conditioner performs described steering order result;
Described process information is converted to the announcement information of described predetermined format by described vendor server, and described announcement information is sent to described user terminal;
Described user terminal receives described announcement information by OTT business.
7. the long-range control method of air conditioner according to any one of claim 1 to 5, is characterized in that, described OTT business comprises one of following: micro-letter, QQ, Fetion.
8. the long-range control method of air conditioner according to any one of claim 1 to 5, is characterized in that, described predetermined format comprise following one of at least: text formatting, picture format or audio format.
9. a tele-control system for air conditioner, is characterized in that comprising: user terminal, vendor server and air conditioner, wherein,
Described user terminal is connected with described vendor server, for sending the indication information of predetermined format to vendor server by OTT business;
Described vendor server is connected with described air conditioner, for the described indication information received being converted to the steering order for controlling air conditioner, and sends to described air conditioner to perform described steering order;
Described air conditioner, for receiving and performing described steering order.
10. the tele-control system of air conditioner according to claim 9, is characterized in that, described system also comprises: the application server of described OTT business, wherein,
Described user terminal is connected with described application server, for described indication information being sent to described application server by described OTT business;
Described application server is connected with described vendor server, for being received by described OTT business and forwarding described indication information;
Described vendor server, for receiving the described indication information from described application server by described OTT business.
The tele-control system of 11. air conditioners according to claim 9 or 10, is characterized in that,
Described vendor server, also for obtaining the process information of described air conditioner, wherein, described process information comprises: the status information being used to indicate described conditioners running conditions, or, be used to indicate the object information that described air conditioner performs described steering order result;
Described vendor server, also for described process information being converted to the announcement information of described predetermined format, and sends to described user terminal by described announcement information;
Described user terminal, also for receiving described announcement information by OTT business.
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