KR102063631B1 - An controller and a method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A control device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises an input device for setting the operation; A memory for storing setting information including control criteria of the reserved operation when the operation is reserved by the input device; And a processor for providing a control criterion for the temporary operation based on the setting information when it is input to the input device that the temporary operation for a purpose different from the reserved operation is input to the input device while performing the reserved operation for achieving one purpose. do.

Description

CONTROLLER AND A METHOD THEREOF

Embodiment of the present invention relates to a control device and a control device control method capable of performing a temporary operation, if there is a separate input during the reserved operation.

In general, the control device is a device for controlling electronic devices such as TV, video, audio, air conditioner, cable broadcasting converter, satellite broadcasting converter, fan. In some cases, the control device may remotely control various electronic devices through wireless transmission or wired communication at a control frequency.

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.

Multi-type air conditioners may require a central controller that can control all the indoor units at once and an individual controller that can individually control each indoor unit. The individual controller can be operated and turned off at the time desired by the user.

The control device may allow the air conditioner to perform the reserved operation previously reserved. The reservation operation may be performed for a preset time according to the preset control criteria.

The control device and the control device operating method of the embodiment of the present invention, if there is a separate input during the reserved operation, by performing a temporary operation with a different control criteria for a predetermined time, to ensure the flexibility of the control.

A control device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises an input device for setting the operation; A memory for storing setting information including control criteria of the reserved operation when the operation is reserved by the input device; And a processor for providing a control criterion for the temporary operation based on the setting information when it is input to the input device that the temporary operation for a purpose different from the reserved operation is input to the input device while performing the reserved operation for achieving one purpose. do.

Control device control method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of the operation is reserved; Storing setting information including control criteria of the reserved operation; Performing a reserved operation to achieve one object; And if it is input that temporary operation for a purpose different from the reserved operation is required, preparing a control criterion for the temporary operation based on the setting information.

The control device and the control device control method according to an embodiment of the present invention can secure the efficiency of the control by performing a temporary operation when the situation changes when the reserved operation is performed.

The control device and the control device control method according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform the temporary operation efficiently without additional input by performing the temporary operation according to the control criteria based on the previously stored setting information.

The control device and the control device control method according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform the temporary operation for a predetermined time and resume the reserved operation again, thereby achieving the purpose of the existing reserved operation without additional input.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the reserved operation is reserved, the control device and the control method of the control device can delete the setting information of the same type of operation and efficiently use the storage space of the memory.

The control device and the control device control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the temporary operation is started, based on the setting information corresponding to the operation of the same type as the temporary operation to be performed among the previously stored setting information, by performing the temporary operation You can easily perform the driving according to your preference.

1 is a view of a control system including a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a front view showing the front of the control device according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 to 6 are views showing the flow of operation of the control device according to an embodiment of the present invention,
7 is a graph showing the operation of the control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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 forms, and only the embodiments are to make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains. 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 diagram of a control system including a control device 140 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 be used in an air conditioner system.

The control device 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be provided in various electronic devices that require control. For example, the controller 140 may be used to control a plurality of lighting devices, refrigerators, showcases, etc., but is not limited thereto.

FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment in which the control device 140 controls the operation of the indoor unit 130 of the multi-air conditioner system. Hereinafter, a multi air conditioner system will be described.

The multi-air conditioner system including the control device 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an indoor unit 130 that coordinates indoor air, an outdoor unit 120 that operates in conjunction with the indoor unit 130, and an indoor unit ( 130 and a central controller 110 for controlling the outdoor unit 120.

The central controller 110 may be connected to the plurality of indoor units 130 and the plurality of outdoor units 120 to transmit and receive signals. The central controller 110 may include input means for inputting a command and output means for displaying control data or information. The input means of the central controller 110 may include a broad input device 60 such as a mechanical button or a touchpad for detecting a touch input. The output means of the central controller 110 may include a device for generating light, including a light source (LED emitting device, such as a light emitting diode or an organic light emitting diode).

The central controller 110 may include a microprocessor capable of performing information processing, and may transmit and receive a control signal in association with the microprocessor. As shown in FIG. 1, the central controller 110 may be connected to the indoor unit 130 and the outdoor unit 120, and may perform wireless or wired communication with the indoor unit 130 and the outdoor unit 120, but is not limited thereto. .

The central controller 110 may control the indoor unit 130 and the outdoor unit 120. The central controller 110 may control the control of the indoor unit 130. For example, the central controller 110 may lock the central control to lock the control unit 140 for controlling each of the one or more indoor units 130 to control the control of the indoor unit 130.

The control device 140 may be applied to the air conditioner. 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.

The air conditioner is mainly divided into an outdoor unit 120 installed outdoors and an indoor unit 130 mainly installed inside a building. The outdoor unit 120 may include a condenser and a compressor, and an indoor unit 130 may include an evaporator. The outdoor unit 120 and the indoor unit 130 may be connected to the central controller 110 to receive a control signal. Each of the plurality of indoor units 130 may be individually connected to the control device 140 to receive a control signal and operate in response thereto.

The multi air conditioner system may include a controller 140. The controller 140 may control the individual indoor unit 130. The controller 140 may convert the operation mode of the indoor unit 130. The operation mode may include cooling, dehumidification, air cleaning or heating.

2 is a front view showing the front of the control device 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control device 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3, the controller 140 may include a processor 10 that performs various signal processing and operations, a memory 20 that stores a program or data in association with the processor 10, and a processor 10. ) May include a communication device 30, an output device 50, an input device 60, and the like.

The control device 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an input device 60 for setting a driving operation, a memory 20 for storing setting information including control criteria of the reserved driving operation when the operation is reserved by the input device; During the reserved operation for accomplishing one purpose, when the input device 60 inputs that the temporary operation for a purpose different from the reserved operation is required, the processor 10 for preparing the control criteria for the temporary operation based on the setting information. ) May be included.

The processor 10 may perform various functions for the controller 140, and execute or perform various sets of software programs and / or instructions stored in the memory 20 to process data. The processor 10 may process a signal based on the information stored in the memory 20.

For example, the processor 10 executes a program stored in the memory 20 to display an indoor temperature, a start temperature, a power saving temperature, whether to reserve a reservation operation, a type of an operation currently being performed, or the like on the output device 50. The communication device 30 may transmit the operation signal to the air conditioner.

When the reservation operation is input, the processor 10 may perform a reservation operation. When the reserved operation is performed, the processor 10 may receive a temporary operation. When the temporary operation is set during the reserved operation, the processor 10 may prepare a control reference for the temporary operation.

The processor 10 may control the control criteria of the temporary operation to be different from the control criteria of the reserved operation. The processor 10 may provide a control criterion for the temporary operation different from the reserved operation based on the setting information. The processor 10 may load setting information of the same type of operation as the temporary operation among the reserved operations that have been previously reserved. The processor 10 may prepare a control reference for the temporary operation based on the previously stored setting information.

For example, when the temporary operation is an outing operation that maintains an atmosphere of indoor air when the user goes out, the processor 10 may perform the outgoing operation based on the setting information of the latest outing operation that was previously reserved. The set temperature, set air volume, cooling / heating operation, etc. of the temporary operation can be determined, but the type of control standard is not limited.

The processor 10 may retrieve recent setting information regarding a type of operation such as temporary operation from the memory 20. When the driving is reserved, the processor 10 may store the control reference of the reserved driving as setting information in the memory 20.

The processor 10 may perform the temporary operation based on the same control criteria as the control criteria of the same type of operation as the temporary operation that has been recently set.

The processor 10 may delete setting information of a type of operation, such as a reserved operation currently reserved, previously stored in the memory 20. The processor 10 may store setting information which is a control criterion of the previously reserved room operation when the reserved operation is a re-operation operation for allowing the user to feel comfortable when the user exists indoors, or when the re-operation operation is reserved. 20) can be deleted.

The processor 10 may store a type of operation such as a set temperature, a set air volume, a cooling / heating operation, and the like, which are the control criteria of the currently set reservation operation, in the memory 20.

The processor 10 may perform the temporary operation for a predetermined time. The processor 10 may continuously determine whether the temporary operation has been performed for a predetermined time. When the processor 10 determines that the temporary operation is performed for a preset time, the processor 10 may perform the reserved operation again.

When the temporary operation ends, the processor 10 may retrieve setting information regarding the reserved operation performed before starting the temporary operation from the memory 20. The processor 10 may resume the reservation operation based on the setting information about the reservation operation performed before the temporary operation is started.

The processor 10 may direct the indoor atmosphere when the human body exists in the room or when the human body does not exist in the room, depending on the purpose of performing the reservation operation or the temporary operation.

For example, when the reserved operation is an indoor operation for a state where the human body is located indoors, when the processor 10 has an input for performing the outing operation for the state where the human body is in the input device 60, the memory 20 You can recall the setting information of the recently performed outing operation.

For example, when the reserved operation is an outing operation for a state in which the human body goes out, if the processor 10 has an input for performing the re-rooming operation for the state where the human body is located in the input device 60, the memory 20 You can call up the setting information of the recently performed room operation stored in).

Memory 20 may include fast random access memory. The memory 20 may also include non-volatile 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 20 may include, but is not limited to, an EEP-ROM (Electronically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory). The EEP-ROM may be written and erased by the processor 10 during the operation of the processor 10. 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 20 may store various programs or data in association with the processor 10. When the driving is reserved, the memory 20 may store setting information including control criteria of the reserved driving. The memory 20 may store or delete setting information by receiving a command from the processor 10. The program may perform a reservation operation or a temporary operation, and in the process, the output device 50 may output respective control criteria.

In some embodiments, the processor 10, the memory 20, or the interface device (not shown) may be implemented on a single chip, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto and may be implemented on separate chips. The interface device (not shown) may connect input and output peripheral devices to the processor 10 and the memory 20.

The control device 140 may further include a timer (not shown) for checking the time. The processor 10 may determine whether a predetermined time has elapsed to perform control by using a timer (not shown).

The control device 140 may further include an output device 50 having a visual or audio output means, an input device 60 for receiving a command, or a communication device 30 for communicating with an air conditioner. .

The output device 50 may include a speaker that outputs sound or a display device that emits light to provide a visual display. The input device 60 may include means for receiving input from an external source such as a physical button, a dial, a slider switch, a click wheel, or the like.

The output device 50 includes 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.

The output device 50 may display information for controlling a target to which the control device 140 is connected. When the control device 140 is applied to the multi-air conditioner system, the output device 50 may display information necessary for conditioning the air.

For example, the output device 50 may display an operation mode such as cooling, heating, dehumidification, or air cleaning, and may display room temperature, wind direction, presence of a heat source in the room, but is not limited thereto. In addition, it is possible to display a wide range of information necessary for control. The output device 50 may display whether the reserved operation is reserved, whether the reserved operation is being performed or whether the temporary operation is performed.

According to an embodiment, the output device 50 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.

According to an embodiment, the input device 60 may include a mechanical button as shown in FIG. 2. The input device 60 may receive a plurality of commands. When the control device 140 of the embodiment is applied to the multi-air conditioner system, the input device 60 adjusts the wind direction, additional operation, function setting, ventilation, reservation setting, set air volume, operation mode or set temperature, and the like. It may include a button.

When the output device 50 includes a touch sensitive touch screen, each of the buttons of the input device 60 mentioned above may be replaced by a user interface displayed on the touch screen.

If the output device 50 includes a touch screen, the output device 50 may include capacitive, resistive, infrared and surface acoustic wave technology, other proximity sensor arrays, etc., to detect contact. It is possible to use a plurality of sensing techniques, which are not limited and are now known or will be developed later.

The input device 60 and the output device 50 may correspond to a program stored in the memory 20 or a command for performing the above-mentioned function, but is not limited thereto.

The control device 140 may further include a communication device 30. The communication device 30 may exchange signals with the air conditioner or the processor 10. The communication device 30 may use a wireless or wired communication method in communication with the air conditioner, but is not limited thereto. The communication device 30 may receive a signal transmitted by the processor 10. The communication device 30 may transmit a signal generated by the processor 10 to the air conditioner.

When the controller 140 wirelessly communicates with the air conditioner, the communicator 30 may include a radio frequency (RF) circuit. The communication device 30 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.

The output device 50 may display information for controlling an object to which the control device 140 is applied. When the control device 140 is applied to the air conditioner, the information for controlling may include an indoor temperature, a set temperature, an operation mode, a wind strength, a current time, or a current day of the week. The output device 50 may display the information to be controlled by a predetermined icon including a character or a picture.

Referring to FIG. 2, the output device 50 of the control device 140 of one embodiment may display the operation mode of the air conditioner on the upper left side (I270). The operation mode may include dehumidification, cooling, heating, air cleaning, and the like. In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the output device 50 may display that the current operation mode of the air conditioner is in a cooling state.

The output device 50 may display the temperature (I250). The output device 50 may display the temperature in segments (88 segments). The temperature may be a room set temperature or a current temperature, but is not limited thereto. The output device 50 may display an icon indicating whether the content displayed by the temperature is a current temperature or a set temperature of the room (I210).

Input device 60 is a button for adjusting the direction of the wind of the indoor unit, a button for setting the additional operation, a ventilation button for the air conditioner to operate as a ventilator, a function setting button (B160) for setting the reservation or temporary operation, Up, down, left, and right buttons (B120a, B120b, B130a, B130b) for setting the reservation operation or power saving operation, setting button (B170) for setting the input value using the up, down, left, and right buttons, temperature button for adjusting the starting temperature, etc. (B150) and the like, but is not limited thereto, and is not limited to the type or number of buttons, and may include buttons related to various functions of the air conditioner.

For example, if the function setting button (B160) is pressed when the reservation operation is not set, the control criteria of the reservation operation, for example, operation mode such as setting temperature, cooling / heating operation, and up / down / left / right buttons (B120a) , B120b, B130a, and B130b). For example, when the reserved operation is being performed, when the function setting button B160 is pressed for a predetermined time or more, the temporary operation may be performed. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the method of setting the temporary operation or the reserved operation may vary. Can be.

For example, the left and right arrow keys B130a and B130b may be used to select a reservation day when setting a reservation operation, and the up and down arrow keys B120a and B120b may be used to input a reservation time. However, the method of inputting is not limited. The reservation operation may be a function of operating the air conditioner in a predetermined operation mode at a predetermined day, date or time.

In the embodiment of Figure 2, the output device 50 may display the current day of the week, the current time and the like on the lower right. The output device 50 may display a current time, a reservation time, a time remaining until the reservation time, and the like in the form of a segment (88 segment). The output device 50 may display an icon I220 indicating what time is displayed by the segment 88.

For example, in FIG. 2, the icon I220 includes a character of 'current time' to indicate that the time displayed by the segment 88 is the current time, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the icon I220 may include letters such as 'reserved driving'.

The output device 50 may display the wind strength of the indoor unit 130 of the air conditioner. In the embodiment of Figure 2, the output device 50 may display the strength of the wind of the indoor unit 130 in a plurality of angles (I260). The stronger the wind strength of the indoor unit 130, the greater the number of cramps I260, and the weaker the wind strength of the indoor unit 130, the less the plurality of cramps I260.

The position of the icon shown in FIG. 2 is only one embodiment, and the arrangement of the icon may vary.

In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the control device 140 is shown to include an output device 50 for displaying various information and an input device 60 including a plurality of mechanical buttons to receive inputs, but the means Without being limited, the mechanical buttons may be replaced with a user interface (UI) displayed on the touch screen when the output device 50 includes a touch sensitive touch screen.

4 to 6 are views showing the flow of operation of the control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 (a), the control device 140 may set a reservation operation. For example, when the user sets the reserved operation through the input device, the user may receive a set temperature, a set air volume, or an operation mode.

When the control device 140 receives the reservation operation, the control device 140 may display the setting information, which is a control reference for the reservation operation, as the output device 50.

Referring to FIG. 4B, when the reserved operation is reserved, the control device 140 may store setting information which is a control reference of the reserved operation in the memory. The control device 140 may store the setting information whenever a reserved operation is reserved. When the reservation operation is reserved, the control device 140 may store the type of reservation operation and its setting information.

The controller 140 may delete setting information of the same type of operation as the reserved operation currently reserved from the memory. For example, the controller 140 may delete the setting information of the previously stored reestablishment operation from the memory when the reserved operation currently reserved is a reoccurrence operation for the human body to feel comfortable when the human body is present in the room. . When the reservation operation is set, the control device 140 may display the icon I280 to indicate whether or not the setting is made.

Referring to FIG. 5 (a), the control device 140 may perform a reservation operation. When the control device 140 performs the reservation operation, the control device 140 may display the control reference as the output device 50. When performing the reserved operation, the control device 140 may display the icon indicating that the reserved operation is being performed (I230).

The controller 140 may receive an input for performing the temporary operation while the reserved operation is being performed. Referring to FIG. 5 (b), when the temporary operation is set during the reserved operation, the control device 140 may prepare a control reference for the temporary operation.

The control device 140 may control the control criteria of the temporary operation to be different from the control criteria of the reserved operation. The control device 140 may provide a control criterion for the temporary operation different from the reserved operation based on the setting information. The control device 140 may load setting information of the same type of operation as the temporary operation of the reserved operation that has been previously reserved. The control device 140 may prepare a control criterion for the temporary operation based on the previously stored setting information.

For example, when the temporary operation is an outing operation that maintains an atmosphere of indoor air when the user goes out, the control device 140 performs the based on the setting information of the latest outing operation during the outing operation previously reserved. The set temperature, set wind volume, cooling / heating operation, etc. of the temporary operation to be performed may be determined, but the type of the control standard is not limited.

Referring to FIG. 5 (c), the control device 140 may prepare a control criterion for the temporary operation and perform the temporary operation. When performing the temporary operation, the control device 140 may display the control criteria of the prepared temporary operation. When performing the temporary operation, the control device 140 may display the icon indicating that the temporary operation is being performed (I230).

For example, when the temporary operation is an outing operation that maintains an atmosphere of indoor air when the user goes out, the processor 10 may perform the based on setting information of the latest outing operation during the outing operation previously reserved. The set temperature, set air volume, cooling / heating operation, etc. of the temporary operation can be determined, but the type of control standard is not limited.

Referring to FIG. 6 (a), the control device 140 may perform the temporary operation for a predetermined time. The controller 140 may continuously determine whether the temporary operation has been performed for a predetermined time.

Referring to FIG. 6 (b), when it is determined that the temporary operation is performed for a preset time, the control device 140 may perform the reserved operation again. When the control device 140 ends the temporary operation, the controller 140 may retrieve setting information about the reserved operation performed before starting the temporary operation from the memory. The controller 140 may resume the reservation operation based on the setting information regarding the reservation operation performed before the temporary operation is started.

7 is a graph showing the operation of the control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the control device may store setting information which is a control reference for the reserved operation A. The control device can store the control information about the outgoing operation that was previously reserved operation (A). As shown in FIG. 7, the outgoing operation, which is a previously stored reserved operation (A), may have a set temperature of 28 ° C., an operation mode of cooling, and a set air volume of weak wind, but this is only one example, but is not limited thereto. No.

After the reserved operation A is previously performed, when the reserved operation is set again, the control device may delete the previously stored setting information of the same type of operation as the currently set reserved operation.

When the type of the reserved operation B currently set is the actual operation, the control device may display setting information which is the control reference. As shown in FIG. 7, in the re-registration operation which is the currently set reserved operation B, the set temperature may be 18 ° C., the operation mode is cooled, and the set air volume may be a strong wind, but this is merely an example, and is not limited thereto. .

When the temporary operation is set while the reserved operation B is being performed, the control device can retrieve setting information regarding the recently reserved reservation operation of the same kind of reserved operation as the temporary operation from the memory. According to the example shown in FIG. 7, the currently set temporary operation is a different kind of outgoing operation from the reserved operation, which is a re-occupation operation, and the control criterion of the recently reserved outing operation among the previously reserved reservation operations is that the set temperature is 28 ° C. , The operation mode is cooling, and the set air volume is weak.

The control device may perform the temporary operation C for a predetermined time. The controller can continuously determine whether the temporary operation has been performed for a predetermined time. If it is determined that the temporary operation has been performed for a predetermined time, the controller can perform the reserved operation again.

When the temporary operation C ends, the control device may retrieve setting information about the reserved operation B performed before starting the temporary operation C from the memory when the temporary operation C ends. The control device can resume the reservation operation based on the setting information about the reservation operation B performed before the temporary operation C is started.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, in the method of controlling a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the operation is reserved (S410), storing setting information including control criteria of the reserved operation (S420), and one object. Performing the reserved operation to achieve the step (S430), and when it is input that the temporary operation for a purpose different from the reserved operation is input, preparing a control criterion for the temporary operation based on the setting information (S450). .

In operation S410, when the operation is reserved, the control device may perform a reservation operation when a reservation operation is input. The controller can store the type of reserved operation and its setting information when the reserved operation is reserved. For example, when the user sets the reserved operation through the input device, the control device may receive a set temperature, a set air volume, or an operation mode. When the control device receives the reservation operation, the control device may display setting information, which is a control standard of the reservation operation, as an output device.

In step S420 of storing the setting information including the control criteria of the reserved operation, when the reserved operation is reserved, the control device may store the setting information which is the control standard of the reserved operation in the memory. The control device may store the setting information each time a reserved operation is reserved.

The control device control method according to an embodiment may further include deleting the setting information of the same type of operation as the reserved operation currently stored, which is previously stored, when the operation is reserved.

The controller may delete setting information of the same type of operation as the reserved operation currently reserved from the memory. For example, when the reserved operation currently reserved is a rehabilitation operation in which the human body feels comfortable when the human body is present in the room, the controller may delete previously stored setting information of the resilience operation stored in the memory.

In step S430 of performing a reserved operation to achieve one object, the control device may perform a reserved operation. When the control device performs the reservation operation, the control device may display the control criteria as an output device.

The controller 140 may receive an input for performing the temporary operation while the reserved operation is being performed. When the reserved operation is performed, the control device may receive a temporary operation set (S440).

When the control device receives the temporary operation during the reserved operation, the control device may prepare a control reference for the temporary operation (S450).

The control apparatus control method according to an embodiment includes the step (S450) of providing a control criterion for the temporary operation based on the setting information when it is input that temporary operation for a purpose different from the reserved operation is required. In the preparing of the control criteria (S450), the control criteria of the temporary operation may be different from the control criteria of the reserved operation.

The control apparatus can provide the control criteria of the temporary operation which differs from the reserved operation based on the setting information. In the preparing of the control criteria (S450), the latest setting information regarding the type of operation such as the temporary operation may be retrieved. The control device) may load setting information of the same type of operation as the temporary operation of the reserved operation that has been previously reserved. The control device may prepare a control standard for the temporary operation based on the previously stored setting information.

For example, when the temporary operation is an outing operation that maintains an atmosphere of indoor air when the user goes out, the control device performs the temporary operation to be performed based on the setting information of the latest outing operation that was previously reserved. The set temperature, set wind volume, cooling / heating operation, etc. can be determined, but the type of control standard is not limited.

The control method of the control apparatus according to an embodiment may further include performing the temporary operation based on the same control criteria as the control criteria of the same type of operation as the temporary operation that has been recently set (S460).

The control device may perform the temporary operation for a predetermined time. The control device can continuously determine whether the temporary operation has been performed for a predetermined time (S470).

If it is determined that the temporary operation is performed for a predetermined time, the control device may resume the reserved operation (S480). When the control device terminates the temporary operation, the controller may retrieve setting information about the reserved operation performed before starting the temporary operation from the memory. The control device may resume the reservation operation based on the setting information about the reservation operation performed before starting the temporary operation.

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 the 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.

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An input device for setting operation;
A memory for storing setting information including control criteria of the reserved operation when the operation is reserved by the input device; And
During the reserved operation for achieving one purpose, when it is input to the input device that the temporary operation for a purpose different from that of the reserved operation is input, a control standard for the temporary operation is provided based on the setting information to provide the temporary operation. A processor that performs driving;
The processor sets the control criteria of the temporary operation to the same control criteria as the control criteria of the same type of operation as that of the temporary operation that has been recently set, which is different from the control criteria of the reserved operation, and And performing the reserved operation again after performing the temporary operation for a preset time. delete The method of claim 1,
The processor is a control device that retrieves the latest setting information related to the same type of operation as the temporary operation from the memory. delete The method of claim 1,
If there is an input to reserve the operation on the input device,
And the processor deletes from the memory the setting information of a type of operation that is previously stored, such as a reserved operation. delete The method of claim 1,
And when the processor terminates the temporary operation, retrieves setting information about the reserved operation performed before starting the temporary operation from the memory. The method of claim 1,
The processor is a control device for the purpose of performing the reservation operation or the temporary operation, respectively, when the human body exists in the room or the human body does not exist in the room. The method of claim 1,
If the reserved operation is a re-operation for the state where the human body is located indoors,
The processor, if the input device is input to perform the outgoing operation for a state that the human body is out, the control device for reading the setting information of the recently performed outgoing operation stored in the memory. Driving is reserved;
Storing setting information including control criteria of the reserved operation;
Performing a reserved operation to achieve one object; And
When it is input that temporary operation for a purpose different from the reserved operation is required, it is different from the control standard of the reserved operation based on the setting information, and the same control as the control standard of the same type of operation as the temporary operation set recently. Preparing a control standard for the temporary operation as a reference;
Performing the temporary operation according to a control criterion of the temporary operation;
Determining whether the temporary operation is performed for a preset time; And
And performing the reserved operation again when the temporary operation is performed for a preset time. delete The method of claim 10,
Preparing the control criteria;
A control device control method for retrieving the latest setting information about an operation of the same kind as the temporary operation. delete delete delete The method of claim 10,
Performing the reserved operation again;
A control device control method for retrieving setting information relating to the reserved operation performed before starting the temporary operation. The method of claim 10,
And if the operation is reserved, deleting the setting information of the same type of operation as the reserved operation currently reserved.

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