JP2007278600A - Controller for air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provided a controller for an air conditioner with high operability. <P>SOLUTION: The controller for the air conditioner is provided with a remote control 11 having an input part 3, a control determination input part 13, and a transmission part 6 transmitting a signal from the input part 3 or the control determination input part 13 to the air conditioner 14, and the air conditioner 14 having a reception part 7 receiving the signal, a control part 15 carrying out control based upon the signal, a speech generating part 9 generating a speech signal based upon a speech output signal from the control part 15, and a speech output part 10 outputting speech based upon the speech signal. The signal is composed of a remote control signal based upon input of the input part 3, and a control determination signal based upon input of the control determination input part 13. It is characterized by that, after speech based upon the remote control signal is outputted by a speech output part 10, if the control determination signal is received by the reception part 7, a control setting of the air conditioner 14 is changed by the control part 15. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device for an air conditioner in which the operation content of a remote controller can be confirmed by voice.

  Conventionally, when this type of air conditioner control device is input by an input unit such as a pushbutton of a remote control, a remote control signal corresponding to the input of the input unit is transmitted from the transmission unit of the remote control. The remote control signal is received by the receiving unit, and the main body is controlled by the remote control signal, and the voice representing the setting content according to the remote control signal is output from the voice output unit provided in the air conditioner main body (for example, , See Patent Document 1).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional control device for an air conditioner. In FIG. 3, the conventional control device for an air conditioner includes a remote controller 101 and an air conditioner body 102. In addition, the remote controller 101 performs liquid crystal display by an input unit 103 input by a push button (not shown), a remote controller control unit 104 that operates based on an input from the input unit 103, and a display signal from the remote control unit 104. A display unit 105 and a transmission unit 106 that transmits a remote control signal from the remote control unit 104 are provided. The air conditioner body 102 includes a receiving unit 107 that receives a remote control signal from the remote controller 101, a control unit 108 that controls the operation of the air conditioner body 102 based on the remote control signal received by the receiving unit 107, An audio generation unit 109 that generates audio based on an audio output signal from the control unit 108 and an audio output unit 110 that outputs audio based on the audio signal generated by the audio generation unit 109 are provided.
JP 2001-128264 A

  However, with the conventional configuration, when trying to operate the remote control in a dark place, or when a visually impaired person or a person with reduced vision tries to operate the remote control, the contents displayed on the display unit such as the liquid crystal, operation buttons, etc. Since it is difficult to confirm the above, there has been a problem that the comfort is remarkably deteriorated when an erroneous operation (operation stop due to an erroneous operation, change of an operation mode due to an erroneous operation) is performed.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide an air conditioner control device with high operability.

  In order to solve the conventional problem, an air conditioner control device according to the present invention includes an input unit, a control determination input unit, a transmission unit that transmits a signal from the input unit or the control determination input unit to the air conditioner. A remote controller having: a receiving unit that receives the signal; a control unit that performs control based on the signal; an audio generation unit that generates an audio signal based on an audio output signal from the control unit; and based on the audio signal An air conditioner having a sound output unit for outputting a sound, wherein the signal is composed of a remote operation signal based on the input of the input unit and a control decision signal based on the input of the control decision input unit When the control decision signal is received by the receiving unit after the sound based on the remote operation signal is output by the sound output unit, the control setting of the air conditioner is changed by the control unit. thing It is an feature.

As a result, when operating the remote control in a dark place, or when a visually impaired person or a person with reduced visual acuity tries to operate the remote control, after confirming the operation content by voice, the air is input by the control decision input unit. Since control of the main body of the harmony machine is determined, erroneous operation can be avoided and operability is improved.

  A control device for an air conditioner with high operability can be provided.

  A control device for an air conditioner according to a first aspect of the present invention includes an input unit, a control determination input unit, a remote controller having a transmission unit that transmits a signal from the input unit or the determination input unit to the air conditioner, and the signal A receiving unit for receiving, a control unit for performing control based on the signal, an audio generating unit for generating an audio signal based on an audio output signal from the control unit, and an audio output unit for outputting audio based on the audio signal The signal is composed of a remote operation signal based on the input of the input unit and a control determination signal based on the input of the control determination input unit, and the remote operation signal When the control decision signal is received by the receiver after the sound output based on the sound is output by the sound output unit, the control unit is operated to operate the remote control in a dark place by changing the control setting of the air conditioner. did When a visually handicapped person or a person with reduced eyesight tries to operate the remote control, after confirming the operation content by voice, the control decision input unit determines the control of the air conditioner main unit, Can be avoided, and the operability is improved.

  The air conditioner control device according to the second aspect of the invention is particularly necessary in the case of the first aspect of the invention when the air conditioner is provided with a sound presence / absence selection function for selecting the presence / absence of sound output. Accordingly, the voice output can be eliminated and the quietness can be maintained.

  The air conditioner control device according to the third aspect of the present invention, particularly in the first or second aspect of the invention, has a sound output level adjustment function for adjusting the sound output level in the air conditioner, so that ambient noise is large. Since the audio output level can be adjusted as necessary, for example, the recognition of the operation content can be enhanced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a control device for an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the air conditioner control device of the present invention includes a remote controller 11 and an air conditioner body 14. The remote controller 11 is configured by a push button or the like, and includes an input unit 3 that outputs a signal, a control determination input unit 13 that outputs a signal for determining control of contents to be output as audio, an input unit 3, and a control determination input unit 13. The remote control unit 12 that processes the signal output from the display unit, the display unit 5 configured to display the content of the signal output from the input unit 3, and the transmission that transmits the signal to the air conditioner body 14. Part 6.

  The remote control control unit 12 displays the setting on the display unit 5 based on the input from the input unit 3 and transmits a remote control signal to the air conditioner body 14 through the transmission unit 6. Similarly, the remote controller control unit 12 transmits a control determination signal to the air conditioner body 14 through the transmission unit 6 in response to an input from the control determination input unit 13.

  The air conditioner body 14 includes a receiving unit 7 that receives a signal transmitted from the remote controller 11, a control unit 15 that performs control based on the received signal, and an audio generation unit that generates an audio signal based on the signal. 9, a sound output unit 10 that outputs sound based on the sound signal, a sound presence / absence selection function 16 that selects whether to output sound, and a sound output level adjustment function 17 that adjusts the sound output level. is doing.

  The control unit 15 outputs an audio output signal based on the remote control signal received by the receiving unit 7. The sound generation unit 9 generates a sound signal based on the sound output signal from the control unit 15. The sound output unit 10 outputs sound based on the sound signal. Moreover, the control part 15 will change control of the air conditioner main body 14, if a control decision signal is received after outputting the audio | voice by the audio | voice output part 10. FIG. Note that the audio output unit 10 is configured to output sound such as a speaker.

  Further, in the sound presence / absence selection function 16, the sound can be output when the sound output is set to “present” and the sound is not output when the sound output is set to “not present”. In the audio output level adjustment function 17, when the audio output is set to “present”, the audio output level can be changed according to the situation. The operation of the air conditioner control apparatus configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a control flowchart of the control device for the air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, first, in step 1, it is determined whether or not a remote control signal is transmitted from the remote controller 11 to the receiving unit 7. If the remote control signal is not transmitted, step 1 is repeated, and if the remote control signal is transmitted, the process proceeds to step 2.

  In step 2, it is determined whether the sound output is “present” or “not present”. If it is “None”, the process proceeds to Step 6 where the control unit 15 executes the control input by the input unit 3 to change the setting of the air conditioner body 14. On the other hand, if “Yes”, proceed to Step 3.

  In step 3, the control unit 15 outputs an audio output signal according to the content of the remote control signal received in step 1. Based on the audio output signal, the audio generation unit 9 generates an audio signal. Further, the sound is output from the sound output unit 10 based on the sound signal at the sound volume set by the sound output level adjustment function 17, and the process proceeds to Step 4.

  In step 4, the receiving unit 7 determines whether or not the control decision signal output from the control decision input unit 13 has been received. In step 3, the user listens to the sound output from the sound output unit 10. If the sound content is correct, the user presses the control decision input unit 13 provided in the remote controller 11 and proceeds to step 6. A control determination signal is transmitted from the transmission unit 6 of the remote controller 11 to the reception unit 7 of the air conditioner body 14 by pressing the control determination input unit 13 configured by a push button or the like. On the other hand, if the voice content is not correct, the control decision input unit 13 does not input, but the process proceeds to step 5, and the input unit 3 is pressed again to transmit a remote control signal.

  In step 6, since the control content input by the input part 3 was determined, an air conditioner main body is changed into the control content.

  The above control flow will be described by way of example. For example, when the temperature is changed, a remote control signal is transmitted by pressing a temperature setting change button, for example, when it is desired to change the setting from 24 ° C. to 26 ° C. When the remote control signal is received by the receiving unit, a sound indicating that the change is made is output from the sound output unit. If it is correct, the control determination input unit provided on the remote control is pressed again to change the control contents. Confirm and change the settings of the air conditioner body.

  As described above, the user can decide the control after listening to the control content specified by the remote control, so that the user tries to operate the remote control in the dark, or a visually impaired person or a person with reduced vision tries to operate the remote control. It is possible to avoid changing to an incorrect setting when doing so.

  The control device for an air conditioner according to the present invention can be applied to various devices having a remote controller in addition to an air conditioner, and can also be applied to uses such as audio.

The block diagram of the control apparatus of the air conditioner in the 1st Embodiment of this invention Control flowchart in the embodiment Configuration diagram of conventional air conditioner control device

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Input part 5 Display part 6 Transmission part 7 Reception part 9 Audio | voice production | generation part 10 Audio | voice output part 11 Remote control 12 Remote control part 13 Control decision input part 14 Air conditioner main body 15 Control part 16 Voice presence / absence selection function 17 Voice output level adjustment function

Claims (3)

An input unit, a control determination input unit, a remote controller having a transmission unit that transmits a signal from the input unit or the control determination input unit to an air conditioner, a reception unit that receives the signal, and a control based on the signal An air conditioner having a control unit that performs, a sound generation unit that generates a sound signal based on a sound output signal from the control unit, and a sound output unit that outputs sound based on the sound signal, And a remote operation signal based on the input of the input unit and a control determination signal based on the input of the control determination input unit, and after outputting the sound based on the remote operation signal by the audio output unit When the control determination signal is received by the receiving unit, the control unit changes the control setting of the air conditioner by the control unit. The air conditioner control device according to claim 1, wherein the air conditioner includes a sound presence / absence selection function for selecting presence / absence of sound output. The air conditioner control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the air conditioner includes a sound output level adjustment function for adjusting a sound output level.

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