KR102010389B1 - An controller - Google Patents

Abstract

A control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a control device for controlling the operation of the equipment, an output device; Communication devices; A processor; Memory; And a master operation including an operation state of the master equipment from the master equipment when the at least one slave equipment is stored in the memory and executed by the processor and connected with the master equipment to which the communication apparatus is connected. Receiving slave operation information including the information and the operating state of the slave equipment connected to the master equipment, and includes a program for displaying the master operation information or slave operation information in time series to the output device.

Description

Controller {AN CONTROLLER}

The present invention relates to a control device for visually displaying the operating state of the equipment to control.

In general, the control device is a device for controlling home appliances such as TV, video, audio, air conditioner, cable broadcasting converter, satellite broadcasting converter, fan. In some cases, the control device may remotely control various home appliances through wireless transmission or wired communication at a control frequency. The control device may be a device specialized for a specific home appliance or a computer equipped with software for controlling the specific home appliance.

The controller can control the equipment to be connected. For example, the control device may be applied to an air conditioner. Multi-type air conditioners, which are frequently used in large buildings such as buildings, require multiple indoor units to be connected to one outdoor unit, and these indoor units are installed in the room for air conditioning. It becomes possible.

The control device according to an embodiment of the present invention can visually check the operating state of the connected equipment.

A control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a control device for controlling the operation of the equipment, an output device; Communication devices; A processor; Memory; And a master operation including an operation state of the master equipment from the master equipment when the at least one slave equipment is stored in the memory and executed by the processor and connected with the master equipment to which the communication apparatus is connected. Receiving slave operation information including the information and the operating state of the slave equipment connected to the master equipment, and includes a program for displaying the master operation information or slave operation information in time series to the output device.
In addition, the control device of the present invention is a control device for controlling the operation of the equipment, an output device; Communication devices; A processor; Memory; And when there is at least one slave equipment stored in the memory and executed by the processor and connected with the master equipment to which the communication device is connected, the operation state of the master equipment from the master equipment. Receive slave operation information including the master operation information and the operation state of the slave equipment connected to the master equipment, and the connection state between the master equipment and the slave equipment and the master equipment and the output device; And a program for displaying the exchange of refrigerant between the slave equipments and displaying the master operation information or the slave operation information in time series.

In one embodiment, a control device includes: an output device for outputting various kinds of information; A communication device for receiving operation information including an operation state of the equipment; And at least one slave equipment connected to the master equipment to which the communication apparatus is connected, receives master operation information of the master equipment and slave operation information of the slave equipment from the master equipment, And a processor configured to display operation information or slave operation information in time series.
In addition, the control device of the present invention includes an output device for outputting a variety of information; A communication device for receiving operation information including an operation state of the equipment; And when there is at least one slave equipment connected to the master equipment connected to the communication device, receiving master operation information of the master equipment and slave operation information of the slave equipment from the master equipment. A processor for displaying the connection state between the master equipment and the slave equipment and the exchange of refrigerant between the master equipment and the slave equipment with the output device, and displaying the master operation information or the slave operation information in time series; It includes;

The control device according to an embodiment of the present invention can confirm the operation information of the air conditioner at a glance by checking the data information storing the operation state of the air conditioner in a time series image or text.

The control device according to an embodiment of the present invention can control a wide range of objects by displaying the operating state of the equipment in a language selected by the user.

The control device according to an embodiment of the present invention stores the operation state as data information when a indoor unit or an outdoor unit generates a specific period or an error, and when the user needs the data information, it is possible to check the data information of the required time or situation. have.

The control device according to an embodiment of the present invention can increase the width of the corresponding equipment by changing the operation information to be displayed according to whether the equipment to communicate with is connected to the slave equipment.

The control device according to an embodiment of the present invention displays each component according to the type of equipment to communicate with, and displays an operation state and a failure state as an image so that the user can easily check the information.

1 is a view showing an air conditioner and a refrigerator communicating with a control device and a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a view showing the structure of an air conditioner in communication with a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a refrigerator displayed by the control device according to an embodiment of the present invention,
5 and 6 is a view showing the communication between the control device and the air conditioner or the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention,
7 to 9 are views showing a screen output by the output device of the control device according to an embodiment of the present invention,
10 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a control device according to an embodiment.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various different forms, and only the embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and the general knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Terms such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but such elements are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first contact may be referred to as the second contact, and likewise, the second contact may be referred to as the first contact, and the first contact and the second contact may be All are contacts, but may not be the same contact.

The terminology used in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the description of the invention and the appended claims, the singular forms are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The use of an indication may indicate either or both of the singular or plural forms of the term, and vice versa.

It will be understood that the term “and / or” refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the listed related items. As used herein, the terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" designate the presence of specified features, integers, steps, actions, elements and / or components, It will be further understood that it does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, actions, elements, components and / or groups thereof.

The term "if" refers to "when" or "upon", or "in response to determining" or "detected," depending on the context. Can be interpreted to mean. Similarly, the phrase "if determined" or "if [specified condition or event is detected]" means "on decision" or "in response to a decision" or "on detection of [specified condition or event]," depending on the context. Or in response to detecting [specified condition or event].

In the following, embodiments of computing devices, user interfaces for such devices, and related processes for using such devices can be described.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing an air conditioner and a refrigerator communicating with a control device and a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the control device 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention may communicate with various equipment. For example, the controller 140 may communicate with the outdoor unit 120, the indoor unit 130, or the refrigerator 110.

The control device 140 may communicate with the master equipment or the slave equipment. The control device 140 may individually control by transmitting a control signal to the master equipment or slave equipment.

The control device 140 may vary in operation information received according to the connected equipment of the master equipment or the slave equipment. For example, when the control device 140 communicates with the master equipment, both the master operation information including the operation state of the master equipment and the slave operation information including the operation state of the slave equipment connected to the master equipment. Can be received.

For example, the master equipment may be an air conditioner that coordinates indoor air. When the master equipment is an air conditioner, the control device 140 may receive both the master operation information, which is operation information of the air conditioner, and the slave operation information, which is operation information of the slave equipment, from the outdoor unit 120.

When communicating with the slave equipment, the control device 140 may receive operation information of the slave equipment. The control device 140 may transmit a control signal for controlling the operation of the equipment.

Although the control device 140 is illustrated in the form of a notebook computer in FIG. 1, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be various devices capable of driving a program, for example, a notebook computer, a tablet PC, a smartphone, or a computer device. have.

For example, the slave equipment in communication with the master equipment may be a refrigerator. For example, the outdoor unit of the air conditioner that is the master equipment and the refrigerator that is the slave equipment may exchange refrigerant. Controller 140 may indicate the exchange of refrigerant between the air conditioner and the refrigerator.

The control device 140 of one embodiment may be in communication with an air conditioner or a refrigerator. In general, an air conditioner is a cooling / heating system that cools a room by a repetitive action of inhaling hot air in a room, exchanging heat with a low temperature refrigerant, and then discharging it into the room. A condenser-expansion valve-evaporator that forms a series of cycles.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the control device 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a control device for controlling the operation of the equipment, output device 230, communication device 240, processor 210, memory ( And at least one slave device stored in the memory 220 and executed by the processor 210 and connected to the master device to which the communication device 240 is connected, from the master device. Receive master operation information including the operation status of the master equipment and slave operation information including the operation status of the slave equipment connected to the master equipment, and displays the master operation information or slave operation information in time series with the output device. May include a program.

The processor 210 may perform various functions for the controller 140, and execute or perform various sets of software programs and / or instructions stored in the memory 220 to process data. The processor 210 may process a signal based on the information stored in the memory 220.

For example, the processor 210 may display data stored in the memory 220 to the output device 230 or execute a program stored in the memory 220.

The processor 210 may change equipment to be displayed as an output device. For example, the processor 210 may select a device to be displayed as an output device from among a plurality of master devices or a plurality of slave devices.

The processor 210 may store history data in which the master operation information or the slave operation information are arranged in the order of time received from the master equipment in the memory 220.

The processor 210 may transmit a control signal for controlling the operation of the master equipment or the slave equipment to the master equipment. The processor 210 may change the master device and the slave device to be displayed by the output device 230.

The processor 210 may perform a control for identifying a failure state and a failure location of the master device or the slave device. The processor 210 may determine whether the master equipment and the slave equipment are broken based on the change of the master operation information or the slave operation information.

The processor 210 may receive the master operation information or the slave operation information in real time, and display the master operation information or the slave operation information on the output device 230 as a real time image.

The processor 210 may display information on the equipment differently in response to the type or connection location of the equipment corresponding to the operation information received by the communication device 240. For example, in the case where the equipment connected to the communication device 240 is a refrigerator and an air conditioner, the information displayed may vary depending on the component or operation method thereof.

The processor 210 may grasp the types of the master equipment and the slave equipment with the master operation information or the slave operation information. The processor 210 may display an operation state and a failure state of components of the master equipment and the slave equipment on the output device 230 based on the master operation information or the slave operation information.

The memory 220 may include a fast random access memory. The memory 220 may also include a nonvolatile memory such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other nonvolatile solid state memory devices, but may include, but are not limited to, a readable storage medium.

For example, the memory 220 may include an electronically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEP-ROM), but is not limited thereto. The EEP-ROM may be written and erased by the processor 210 during the operation of the processor 210. The EEP-ROM may be a storage device in which the information stored therein is maintained without being erased even when the power supply of the control device 140 is turned off and the power supply is stopped.

The memory 220 may store various programs or data in association with the processor 20. The program stored in the memory 220 may be executed by the processor 210.

When there is at least one slave equipment connected to the master equipment to which the communication device 240 is connected, the program is connected with the master equipment and master operation information including the operation state of the master equipment from the master equipment. The slave operation information including the operation state of the slave equipment can be received.

The program may include a program for displaying the master operation information or the slave operation information in time series as an output device. For example, the program may allow the communication device 240 to receive the operation information of the equipment when there is an input for checking the operation state of the equipment to which the control device 140 communicates.

Operation information of the equipment received by the communication device 240 may include information on the model information or configuration of the equipment. The processor 210 may determine a model and a configuration of the equipment from the operation information by executing a program, and display the operation state of the output device 230.

The program may receive operation information from the selected object when the object to be communicated is selected among the equipment. The program may include an interface for selecting a target to receive operation information from one or more slave equipment connected to the selected master equipment.

The master equipment may be equipment that communicates with the control device 140, and the slave equipment may be equipment that communicates with the master equipment. The slave equipment may transmit its operation information to the master equipment.

The program may display an interface for selecting equipment to display driving information to the output device 230. When the user selects driving information to be checked, the processor 210 may display driving information of the equipment selected by the output device 230.

The program may display the operation information of the equipment to the output device 230. The program may display the operation information of the equipment in real time. The program may immediately display the output device 230 when the communication device 240 receives the driving information.

The program may display an operation of the equipment as an image based on the operation information of the equipment. For example, when the master equipment is an air conditioner and the slave equipment is a refrigerator, the program may display the movement of the refrigerant between the air conditioner and the refrigerator.

For example, when the master equipment is an air conditioner and the slave equipment is a refrigerator, the program receives information about the air conditioner and the type of refrigerant used by the refrigerator, and the output device is a type of refrigerant. Can be displayed.

The processor 210 may store the history data in which the driving information is arranged in the order of time received by the communication device 240 in the memory 220. For example, the processor 210 may organize and store the master operation information or the slave operation information in the memory 220 according to the temporal order received from the master equipment.

In one embodiment, the processor 210 may store the driving information in the memory 220 at regular intervals. The program may control a cycle of storing operation information of the equipment. For example, the program may display an interface for selecting a cycle for storing operation information of the equipment to the output device 230.

The program may display an operation state as a time series image. The program may display a time-series change in an operating state, which is an operating state of the air conditioner, as an image. The program may allow the output device 230 to output an image of the operating state in real time, but is not limited thereto. The program may display the operating state as an image at a desired speed.

The air conditioner may further include a pipe connecting the indoor unit and the outdoor unit and a valve controlling the flow of the pipe. The program may display an operation state of an indoor unit, an outdoor unit, a pipe, or the valve by color change.

For example, the program may display the fan operating state of the outdoor unit as an image in which the rotary blade rotates. The program may indicate the fan operating speed of the outdoor unit at the speed at which the rotary blades rotate.

For example, the program may be displayed in blue when the output device 230 has a flow of fluid in the pipe. For example, the program may indicate whether the valve is on or off by displaying the valve shape and color change.

The program may adjust the playback speed of the video. The program may display a window for receiving a playback speed of an image.

The output device 230 may include a speaker that outputs sound or a display device that emits light to provide a visual display. The input device (not shown) may include means for receiving input from the outside, such as physical buttons, dials, slider switches, click wheels, and the like.

The output device 230 may include a light emitting polymer display (LPD), a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, and a flexible display. It may include at least one of a flexible display, a 3D display, but various methods are not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment, the output device 230 may include a touch sensitive touch screen. The touch sensitive touch screen can display a visual output to the user and accept input from the user based on the tactile touch.

The visual output may include graphics, text, icons, video, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, some or all of the visual output may correspond to user interface entities.

The touch sensitive touch screen detects a contact thereon and can convert the detected contact corresponding to user interface objects displayed on the touch screen.

The output device 230 may display information for controlling a target to which the control device 140 is connected. When the controller 140 controls the air conditioner or the refrigerator, the output device 230 may display information necessary for conditioning the air or information necessary for refrigeration.

For example, the output device 230 may display an operation mode such as cooling, heating, dehumidification, or air cleaning of the air conditioner, and may display room temperature, wind direction, presence of a heat source in the room, etc. Not limited to this, it is possible to display a wide range of information necessary for control.

The communication device 240 may use a wireless or wired communication method in communication with the equipment, but is not limited thereto. The communication device 240 may receive driving information from the equipment. The communication device 240 may transfer the operation information received from the equipment to the processor 210.

When the communication device 240 communicates wirelessly with the equipment, the communication device 240 may include a radio frequency (RF) circuit. The communication device 240 may transmit and receive an RF signal which is an electromagnetic signal. The RF circuitry interconverts electrical and electromagnetic signals and can communicate with communication networks and other communication devices through the electromagnetic signals.

For example, the RF circuit may include, but is not limited to, an antenna system, an RF transceiver, one or more amplifiers, tuners, one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a CODEC chipset, a memory, and the like. Circuitry can be included.

In another exemplary embodiment, the communication device 240 may include Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (IR), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband, ZigBee, and Wi-Fi. Fi) may use any one of wireless communication methods, but is not limited thereto.

3 is a view showing the structure of an air conditioner in communication with a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the indoor unit 200 of the air conditioner may be installed in an air conditioning space, that is, the indoor space 100. The indoor unit 200 may be provided with an auxiliary heater 212, an indoor heat exchanger 213, and an indoor fan 214 to the rear of the indoor suction port 211 located at the front.

The air in the indoor space 100 is sucked into the air conditioner through the indoor suction port 211, and the sucked indoor air is heat-exchanged through the indoor heat exchanger 213, and its temperature is controlled. Can be discharged into the interior space.

The indoor fan 214 may form a flow path for sucking and discharging the indoor air into the air conditioner, and the auxiliary heater 212 may have a temperature in the indoor space 100 when the defrosting operation is performed during the heating operation. It can be assisted to prevent it from falling.

The outdoor unit 400 may be installed outside the air conditioning space, ie, outdoors, in a state in which the outdoor unit 400 is connected to the indoor unit 200 through the conduit 250 through which the refrigerant flows. In the outdoor unit 400, a compressor 410 compresses a refrigerant and converts the refrigerant into a high-temperature, high-pressure refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger 420 that condenses the refrigerant during the cooling operation, and evaporates the refrigerant during the heating operation, and the outdoor air. An outdoor fan 430 for forming a flow path for sucking and discharging into the outdoor unit 400 and an expansion device 440 for expanding the refrigerant to convert the refrigerant into a low temperature low pressure may be installed.

When the air conditioner starts the heating operation, the processor may send a control signal for operation to each of the above-described driving units. According to the control signal transmitted from the processor, the indoor fan 214 starts to rotate, and the compressor 410 may compress and discharge the refrigerant at high temperature and high pressure.

The high temperature and high pressure refrigerant discharged by the compressor 410 flows into the indoor heat exchanger 213 and exchanges heat with the air sucked into the indoor unit 200 by the rotational force of the indoor fan 214. Indoor air, which has been sucked in a relatively low temperature state, may be raised in temperature by heat exchange.

The refrigerant exchanged through the indoor heat exchanger 213 flows in the order of the expansion device 440, the outdoor heat exchanger 420, and then flows back into the compressor 410, after which the compressor 410 and the indoor heat exchanger ( 213, the expansion device 440, and the outdoor heat exchanger 420 may repeat the heating cycle in order to increase the room temperature to a level desired by the user. In the case of the cooling cycle, the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 410 may be passed through the expansion device 440 to be changed to a low temperature, and may be supplied to the indoor unit 200.

4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a refrigerator displayed by a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the refrigerator of an embodiment may include a memory 320, a detector 330, a heat exchanger 340, a compressor 350, a refrigerator compartment fan 360, a freezer compartment fan 370, and a defrost heater 380. The controller 310 may control the condenser fan 390 and the overall operation of the refrigerator.

The detector 330 may include a temperature sensor (not shown) for detecting a temperature inside the refrigerator, and a defrost sensor (not shown) for detecting a temperature of the surface of the evaporator to determine whether to perform defrosting operation. In the case of a refrigerator having a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a refrigerator compartment fan motor sensor (not shown) for detecting whether the refrigerator compartment fan 360 operates normally, and a refrigerator compartment motor motor sensor (not shown) for detecting the normal operation of the freezer compartment fan 370. And a condenser fan motor sensor (not shown) for detecting whether the condenser fan 390 normally operates to generate heat generated from the condenser during heat exchange with the refrigerant.

The memory 320 may store operation information including an operation state of the refrigerator. The driving information may store driving information indicating an operating state detected by the sensing unit 330 during a predetermined period of time during the operation of the refrigerator.

The refrigerator performs a refrigerating or freezing while performing a heat exchange with the ambient air by a phase change of the refrigerant during the circulation cycle, while forming a circulation cycle in which the refrigerant circulates along the refrigerant pipe and compresses, expands, evaporates, and condenses. To this end, a compressor 350 for compressing the refrigerant, an expansion valve for expanding the refrigerant, a heat exchanger serving as an evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant, and a heat exchanger serving as a condenser for condensing the refrigerant may be provided.

5 and 6 are views illustrating communication between a control device and an air conditioner or a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The control device 140 can communicate with the equipment. The control device 140 may determine whether the counterpart equipment that communicates is the master equipment. The control device 140 may receive the operation information from the master equipment. The control device 140 may also receive operation information of the slave equipment when the master equipment includes the slave equipment.

For example, the controller 140 may communicate with the outdoor unit 120 of the air conditioner. The controller 140 may set the outdoor unit 120 as a master equipment and receive master operation information and slave operation information therefrom.

For example, when the master equipment to which the control device 140 communicates is an air conditioner, and the slave equipment located below the air conditioner is a refrigerator, the refrigerator air-conditions operation information regarding its operating state. It can transmit to the outdoor unit 120 of the group.

The outdoor unit 120 may receive slave operation information from the connected indoor unit 130 and the refrigerator 110. The outdoor unit 120 may transmit the master operation information and the slave operation information to the control device 140 when the control device 140 requests it.

The master equipment may receive slave operation information from the slave equipment at any time. The control device 140 may receive the master operation information and the slave operation information from the master equipment in real time.

Referring to FIG. 6, the control device 140 may communicate with the equipment. The control device 140 can communicate with the slave equipment.

The slave device and the master device may perform one-way communication. For example, the slave equipment may transmit slave operation information to the master equipment. The slave equipment may or may not have other slave equipments below, but is not limited thereto.

If there is no other slave equipment below, the slave equipment may transmit only slave operation information to the control device 140. The control device 140 may display the operation information received from the equipment to the output device.

7 to 9 are views illustrating a screen output by the output device of the control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the control device 140 may display operation information as an output device. For example, when the equipment to check the operation information is selected, the control device may cause the output device 50 to output a screen for selecting a slave connected to the selected master equipment.

The display window 510 may include, but is not limited to, an operation mode of the equipment, whether there is an error, product information, and site information on which the equipment is installed. The display window 510 may display various types of information mentioned above by reflecting model information and configuration information.

The operation information window 520 may display operation information of the equipment. The operation information window 520 may change an operation state of the equipment to be displayed according to model information stored by the control device. For example, the control device may grasp model information of the equipment based on the operation information received from the equipment, and accordingly, change the list to be displayed.

The operation information window 520 may display a target pressure, a current pressure, a compression ratio, an indoor temperature, operation of each component, operation of a valve, and the like, but the type of display information is not limited.

The operation information window 520 may display operation states of the master equipment and the slave equipment. The operation information window 520 may display the operation of each component of the equipment in color. The operation information window 520 may display information about a connection relationship of a plurality of equipment.

The graph window 530 may display a plurality of driving information tabs 538 at the top, and when one of the plurality of driving information tabs 538 is selected, data corresponding to the selected driving information tab 238 is selected. You can graph the value. For example, the plurality of operation information tabs 538 may correspond to the pressure of the equipment, the temperature of the air in which the equipment is matched, the compressor discharge temperature, the EEV opening degree, the fan speed, and the like.

The graph window 530 may display a graph by reflecting model information derived from operation information of the equipment and configuration information indicating components of the equipment. The operation information tab 538 may include various parameters of the equipment included in the configuration information. The graph window 530 may display a graph corresponding to the selected driving information tab 538.

When the monitoring tab T110 is selected among the plurality of display mode tabs 528, the output device may display an operation state of the equipment in text or picture. When the detail graph T130 tab is selected among the plurality of display mode tabs 528, the output device may display an operation state of the equipment in a graph. For example, the operation state may include a plurality of driving information, and the graph may display the plurality of driving information as lines having different colors from each other, but is not limited thereto.

When the master device or slave device to be checked is selected, the control device 140 may receive operation information indicating a current or past operation state from the selected master device or slave device, but is not limited thereto. Independently of whether or not, after receiving the master operation information and the slave operation information from the master equipment, only the operation information of the selected equipment can be displayed.

When the control device receives the operation information, the control device may display an operation state of the equipment selected as the output device. When the control device receives the operation information, the control device may display a connection state between a plurality of selected equipment. For example, the controller may display an outdoor unit, an indoor unit, a connection state between the outdoor unit and the indoor unit, or a connection state between the outdoor unit and the refrigerator in a time series image or text.

For example, when the master equipment is an air conditioner and the slave equipment is a refrigerator, the control device may display a table indicating respective operating states (Table 524). In the table of reference numeral 524 of FIG. 7, numerical values below M are operating states of the master equipment, and numerical values below S1 are operating states of the slave equipment.

The controller may display the received driving information in a language desired by the user. For example, when the received driving information is stored in the first language, the control device may cause the output device to display the driving information in the second language selected by the user.

The control device may store the operation information at regular intervals. The control device may determine a period for storing the operation information of the master equipment or slave equipment. The control device may determine a period of storing the driving information. The control device may delete the driving information when the storage period is elapsed from the time at which the driving information is stored.

The control device can change the storage period and storage period for storing the history data. The control device may display a window for changing the storage period and the storage period on the output device.

Referring to FIG. 8, the control device 140 may display driving information as a time series image. The control device may display a time-series change in operation information that is an operating state of the air conditioner as an image. The control device may output the driving information to the output device 50 in real time, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The control device may display the driving information as an image at a desired speed.

When the master equipment is an air conditioner and the slave equipment is a refrigerator, the air conditioner and the refrigerator may be connected to a pipe for exchanging refrigerant. The tubing may have a valve to regulate the flow. The controller may display the operation state of the valve for controlling the flow of the refrigerant in the air conditioner, the refrigerator, the pipe or the pipe in color change.

For example, the controller may display the operating state of the fan inside the equipment as an image 541 in which the rotary blade rotates. The controller may indicate the operating speed of the fan inside the equipment at the speed at which the rotor blades rotate.

For example, the controller may display blue when the output device 50 has a flow of fluid in the pipe. For example, the program may indicate whether the valve is on or off by displaying the valve shape and color change.

The control device may adjust the playback speed of the image indicating the operating state of the equipment. The controller may display a window for receiving a playback speed of the image.

When the equipment to display the driving information is an air conditioner, the controller may display the outdoor unit display area V110 for displaying the outdoor unit and the indoor unit display area V120 for displaying the indoor unit (A of FIG. 8).

The output device 50 may display an outdoor unit selection button T140 for selecting an outdoor unit to be displayed and an indoor unit selection button T150 for selecting an indoor unit to be displayed. For example, when there are a plurality of outdoor units or indoor units, the user may select an outdoor unit or indoor unit to check driving information by using the outdoor unit selection button T140 or the indoor unit selection button T150. The controller may display a pipe connecting the outdoor unit and the indoor unit and a valve for controlling the flow of the pipe.

For example, the controller may indicate the fan speed of the outdoor unit as the speed at which the rotor blades rotate. The control unit can express the error of the fan of the outdoor unit in the color of the rotor blade. For example, when the fan of the outdoor unit is normal, the color of the rotary blade may be displayed in blue, and when the fan of the outdoor unit has an error, the color of the rotary blade may be displayed in red, but the color is not limited thereto.

The controller may display the normality of the flow in the pipe V130 by changing colors. The controller may display the pipe V130 in blue when the flow of the pipe V130 is normal, and display the pipe V130 in red when an error occurs in the flow of the pipe V130, but is not limited thereto.

The control device may display a different configuration from the air conditioner when the equipment to display the operation information is a refrigerator (B of FIG. 8). For example, referring to A of FIG. 8, when the displaying equipment is an air conditioner, the controller may display an accumulator 542 (A of FIG. 8) that blocks liquid refrigerant from entering the compressor. When the displaying equipment is a refrigerator, the controller displays the receiver 551 to be positioned between the condenser and the expansion device, so that the position of the displaying component can be changed.

For example, referring to A of FIG. 8, when the equipment to be displayed is an air conditioner and the equipment to be displayed is a refrigerator, the types of compressors to be displayed may be different from each other (see FIG. 8A). 543 and 552 of FIG. 8 (B).

For example, when the control device displays an operating state of the master equipment of the air conditioner and the slave equipment of the refrigerator, the control device may show a pipe allowing the air conditioner and the refrigerator to exchange refrigerant with each other. The control device shows a valve (544 of FIG. 8 (B) of FIG. 8A) which controls the flow of the refrigerant in the pipe, and can display the flow of the refrigerant and the operation state of the valve.

The control device may display a selection tab T160 through which a user can select equipment to check driving information. For example, when there are a plurality of slave equipment connected to the master equipment, the controller may select equipment to check operation information.

Referring to FIG. 9, the graph window A may display operation information of the equipment in real time. The graph window A may display driving information corresponding to the selected driving information tab over time.

The controller 150 is displayed when an image tab (not shown) is selected from a plurality of display mode tabs (not shown), and displays an image window (not shown) that displays driving information of the home appliance as a time series video. can do.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a control device according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 10, the control device operating method according to an embodiment is an operation method of a control device for controlling an air conditioner that matches air in a room, and receiving operation information including an operating state of the air conditioner (S520). Displaying the received driving information (S525), storing the driving data by storing the driving information according to the flow of time in which the operation state was present (S550), and displaying the history data in time series (S570). It may include.

The control device may start a program (S510). The control device may receive a signal including the operation information from the equipment (S520). The control device may display the received driving information in real time as an output device (S525). For example, the control device may display it as an output device upon receiving the driving information.

The control device may receive the operation information from the master equipment. The control device may receive master operation information indicating an operation state of the master equipment from the master equipment. The control device may receive slave operation information from the master equipment.

The controller may display the master operation information and the slave operation information together or separately.

The control device may organize the operation information according to the passage of time and store it as history data (S550). In the step of storing the history data, the control device may select a language for storing the history data. The control device may set or change a language for displaying the driving information of the driving information, which constitutes the history data, but is not limited thereto.

The control device may set or change the storage cycle or storage period of the history data (S530). The control device may manage the history data according to the storage period or the storage period.

The control device may receive an input for checking the history data (S550). If the control device receives an input for checking the history data, the control device may display the stored history data (S560). The control device may display the historical data in time series. In the displaying of the history data, the history data may be displayed as a time series image. The controller may adjust the playback speed of the image displaying the historical data.

The controller can select a language for displaying historical data. In FIG. 10, the step of setting a language for displaying driving information constituting the history data is not limited to the order, and may be located at any point before or during the display of the driving information. The controller may display the operation information in the selected language.

Although all components constituting the embodiments of the present invention have been described as being combined or operating as one, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. Within the scope of the present invention, depending on the embodiment, all the components may operate selectively in combination with one or more.

Although all components may each be implemented as one independent hardware, a computer having a program module in which some or all of each component is selectively combined to perform some or all functions combined in one or more hardware. It may be implemented as a program.

The plurality of codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily inferred by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium and read and executed by a computer, thereby implementing embodiments of the present invention. The storage medium of the computer program may include a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a carrier wave medium, and the like.

The terms "comprise", "comprise" or "having" described above mean that a corresponding component may be included unless specifically stated otherwise, and thus does not exclude other components. It should be construed that it may further include other components.

All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined.

Terms commonly used, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted to coincide with the contextual meaning of the related art, and shall not be construed in an ideal or excessively formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

The embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

110: refrigerator
120: outdoor unit
130: indoor unit
140: controller

Claims (13)

As a control device for controlling the operation of the equipment,
Output device;
Communication devices;
A processor;
Memory; And
Stored in the memory, executed by the processor,
When there is at least one slave equipment connected to the master equipment connected to the communication device,
Receiving master operation information including an operation state of the master equipment and slave operation information including an operation state of a slave equipment connected to the master equipment, and outputting the master equipment to the output device. And a program for displaying a connection state between the slave equipment and the exchange of refrigerant between the master equipment and the slave equipment, and displaying the master operation information or the slave operation information in time series. The method of claim 1,
The master equipment is an air conditioner that harmonizes the indoor air,
The slave equipment is a control device for storing various food. delete The method of claim 2,
And the communication device receives information on the type of refrigerant used by the air conditioner and the refrigerator from the air conditioner, and the output device displays the type of the refrigerant. The method of claim 1,
And the processor is configured to display information on the equipment differently in response to a type of equipment corresponding to the operation information received by the communication apparatus. The method of claim 1,
And the processor determines the type of the master equipment and the slave equipment by the master operation information or the slave operation information. The method of claim 6,
The processor may determine an operation state and a failure state of components of the master equipment and the slave equipment on the output device based on the master operation information or the slave operation information. Control unit displayed in one combination. The method of claim 1,
And the processor is configured to store, in the memory, historical data in which the master operation information or the slave operation information is arranged in chronological order received from the master equipment. The method of claim 1,
And the processor is configured to transmit a control signal for controlling the operation of the master equipment or the slave equipment to the master equipment. The method of claim 1,
And the processor changes the master equipment and the slave equipment to be displayed as the output device. The method of claim 1,
The processor performs control to determine whether a failure location and a failure location of the master equipment or the slave equipment,
And a controller for determining whether the master equipment and the slave equipment are faulty based on the change of the master operation information or the slave operation information. The method of claim 1,
And the processor receives the master operation information or the slave operation information in real time and displays the master operation information or the slave operation information as the real time image on the output device. An output device for outputting various kinds of information;
A communication device for receiving operation information including an operation state of the equipment; And
When there is at least one slave equipment connected to the master equipment connected to the communication device, receiving the master operation information of the master equipment and the slave operation information of the slave equipment from the master equipment, A processor configured to output a connection state between the master equipment and the slave equipment and an exchange of refrigerant between the master equipment and the slave equipment, and to display the master operation information or the slave operation information in time series; Control device comprising a.

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