KR20020017461A - The on-line directions system of an air-conditioner and the method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An on-line instruction system of air conditioner and control method of the same are provided to give a user instructions on a function the user chooses on-line even during the operation of the air conditioner. CONSTITUTION: An on-line instruction system includes a service providing part(10); a communication connecting device(20); a communication control device(30); an input device(40); an output device(50); and an air conditioner control device(60). The service providing part provides control data on using and diagnosis of an air conditioner(A) and instruction data on various functions. The communication control device controls communication between the service providing part and the air conditioner to receive control data and instruction data through the communication connecting device to apply to the air conditioner to output. The output device indicates various instruction data provided by the service providing part or operational condition of the air condition according to orders on specific items selected by the input device. The air conditioner control device receives instruction data on functions through the communication control device to output recognizably to a user and controls the air conditioner.

Description

On-line directions system of an air-conditioner and the method

The present invention relates to an on-line instruction manual system for air conditioners and a control method thereof. In particular, a user is provided with a communication connection system in a service providing unit that provides instruction manual data for various functions in an air conditioner remotely controlled through a communication network. By connecting through an air conditioner, you can search the user's manual data about various functions and receive specific data for transmission. A communication control system and a control method thereof.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the indoor unit control system of the air conditioner according to the prior art, referring to this, a sensor for detecting a sensor for detecting the indoor or outdoor temperature or various functions of the air conditioner and transferring the detection signal to the system A main controller 2 for performing an operation control function of the air conditioner while controlling a load of the air conditioner through a sensing unit 1 and a detection signal transmitted through the sensor detection unit 1, and the main control unit A load control unit 3 for controlling the load driving according to the control of (2), an LED display unit 4 for displaying an operation state with respect to a function or temperature currently operating under the control of the main control unit 2, And a key input section 5 in which a key input function is performed so that a user performs a function and an operation operation of the air conditioner.

In particular, the main controller 2 is designed to simply and repeatedly control only the functions stored in the mask during the manufacturing process by the mask ROM.

In addition, the key input unit 5 is composed of a key control unit installed on the front of the remote control or the air conditioner main body that can be remotely operated by the user.

Referring to the operation of the indoor unit control system of the air conditioner according to the prior art configured as described above are as follows.

First, when a user performs a user setting function through a specific key input of the key input unit 5, an operation state is displayed on the LED display unit 4 according to a control function already stored in the mask ROM of the main control unit 2. .

Next, the sensor detection unit 1 senses a temperature and transmits the detection signal to the main control unit 2, and the main control unit 2 drives the load appropriately through the load control unit 3.

However, the use of the conventional air conditioner has a problem that there is a high risk of loss because it is not sufficiently explained about the function that is changed according to the storage period of the instruction manual and is two-dimensionally documented.

In addition, the two-dimensional documented instruction manual may not be sufficiently understood according to the degree of understanding of the user, and users who recognize only basic functions may not use additional functions.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the purpose of which is connected to the service providing unit through a communication connection means to the air conditioner equipped with a communication connection system so that the user can communicate with respect to various functions The present invention provides an online description system of an air conditioner that can recognize online how to use a function selected by a user even while the air conditioner is in operation by searching for data or selecting and transmitting specific data.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an indoor unit control system of an air conditioner according to the prior art;

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an on-line usage description system of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a control method of the online use description system of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

A : Air conditioner 10: Service provider

20: communication connection means 30: communication control device

40: input unit 50: output device

60: control unit for the air conditioner 31: receiving module

32: communication control unit 51: image output unit

52 speaker 61 temperature sensing unit

62: load control unit 63: microcomputer

According to a first aspect of the on-line use description system of an air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems, it provides a control data about the use and diagnostics to a remote controllable air conditioner through a communication network and use for various functions A service provider for providing explanatory data; Communication connection means for supporting mutual connection through a communication network between the service provider and an air conditioner; A communication control device configured to receive control data and description data transmitted from a service provider through the communication connection unit and apply the same to an air conditioner to perform a communication control function between the service provider and the air conditioner; An input unit for inputting a user's command to search for or select specific items of service information or function information; An output device for displaying various operation data of the air conditioner or the description data provided from the service providing unit as a command for a specific item selected by the input unit; It includes a control device for the air conditioner receives the description data on the function through the communication control device and outputs it to the air conditioner so that the user can recognize it, and performs a control function for sensing the temperature and load driving in the room.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the communication control device includes a receiving module which receives various data provided by the service provider through a communication connection means and receives it to an air conditioner, and the data received by the receiving module. It includes a communication control unit for downloading and transmitting it through communication with the control device for the air conditioner.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the output device is an image output unit for displaying and displaying a moving picture or various control data of menu items provided by a service provider and a function selected by a user by a communication control device. And a speaker for outputting voice data provided by the service providing unit to the outside by the communication control device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the output device includes an image output unit for displaying an operation state of an air conditioner operated by a control unit for an air conditioner, and an air conditioner operated by a control unit for an air conditioner. It includes a speaker for outputting the alarm sound generated.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the control device for an air conditioner includes a flash ROM capable of erasing / writing various functions and control data for the air conditioner.

According to a control method feature of an on-line use description system of an air conditioner according to the present invention, it is possible to provide use description data for various functions of an air conditioner that can be remotely controlled through a communication network and control data for use and diagnosis of the air conditioner. A first step of establishing a service providing unit; A second step of accessing a service providing unit established in the first step through a communication network to search for user-explanation data and a menu for a specific function and to select necessary data; A third step of transmitting data selected by the user in the second step to an air conditioner; The fourth step of outputting the data transmitted in the third step to the user so that the user can recognize.

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

2 is a diagram illustrating an online usage description system of an air conditioner according to the present invention, which allows information on usage and function control by external remote control information transmitted through a communication network, and operates according to the information. The air conditioner ( A ) which calculates and transmits information about the air conditioner ( A ) and transmits and receives to at least one air conditioner ( A ), determines whether to permit the use of the air conditioner ( A ) and the function change and A service providing unit 10 which receives the operation content information of the conditioner A and performs various control functions for use check, fault diagnosis and function change, and the service providing unit 10 and the air conditioner A It consists of a communication connection means 20 to support the interconnection through the communication network.

Here, the air conditioner ( A ) receives the instruction manual data transmitted from the service provider 10 through the communication connection means 20 to the air conditioner ( A ) service provider 10 and air to be applicable A communication control device 30 for performing a communication control function between the harmonics A , an input unit 40 for inputting a user's command to search or selection of a specific item for service information or function information, and the input unit An output device 50 for displaying various types of information provided from the service providing unit 10 or an operation state of the air conditioner A as a command for a specific item selected by the 40, and the communication control device 30 It is configured to include a control unit 60 for the air conditioner to receive the function-related data or control data through the communication and to update the data and perform the control function for the temperature sensing and load driving in the room.

The service provider 10 constructs instruction manual data for various functions for each model of a remote controllable air conditioner A or control data relating to the use and diagnosis of the air conditioner A and adds a new variation. Data is continuously updated and built.

The communication control device 30 is a receiving module 31 for receiving a data processing provided by the service providing unit 10 to the air conditioner A through the communication connection means 20, and the It includes a communication control unit 32 for downloading the data received by the receiving module 31 and transmits it through communication with the control device for the air conditioner (60).

The output device 50 is a menu item provided by the service providing unit 10 by the communication control device 30 or the air conditioner control device 60, the instruction manual data or various control data for the function selected by the user, Image output unit 51 for displaying the operating state of the air conditioner ( A ) during operation, and audio data or air conditioner provided by the service provider (10) by the control of the control device (30, 60) ( A ) includes a speaker 52 for outputting a warning sound or the like generated during operation to the outside.

The image output unit 51 may be implemented by displaying the instruction manual data for the function selected by the user under the control of the communication control unit 32 as a moving picture for each operation state, the speaker 52 is the image output unit 51 It performs a function of outputting user's description data consisting only of voice data or voice data corresponding to a video implemented in.

The air conditioner control device 60 includes a temperature sensing unit 61 for sensing an indoor temperature, a load control unit 62 for adjusting a temperature measured by the temperature sensing unit 61 to a user's setting, The load control unit 62 and the temperature sensing unit 61 are controlled, and the data transmitted through the communication control device 30 is updated and stored in the existing corresponding data to control the functions of the air conditioner A to be further updated. The microcomputer 63 is included.

The microcomputer 63 uses a flash ROM capable of erasing / recording data, which is selected and downloaded by the user and is updated and stored in the corresponding data, thereby operating the air conditioner A. This function can be improved and changed.

In addition, the microcomputer 63 performs a demo function of the instruction manual for the function transmitted from the communication control device 30 and simultaneously transmits the operation status of each step to the communication control unit 32 through communication to the output device. The control unit 50 controls the operation state to be output as video or audio data.

Looking at the operation of the present invention configured as described above with reference to Figure 3 as follows.

First, the service to the user description data and control data regarding the use and detection of each of the air conditioner (A) for the various functions of the remote control model conditioner (A) air of the available over a network in step 1, and using descriptive data And a service providing unit 10 in which corresponding data are continuously updated upon addition of a new model (see S1).

In the second step, the user who wants to obtain the desired instruction manual information by searching the instruction manual data for each model provided by the service provider 10 built in the first stage (S1), the operation of the air conditioner ( A ) The connection is made through the communication connection means 20 even during or during stop. (See S2)

In the third step, a user connected to the service providing unit 10 retrieves various usage instruction information, control data, and menu items through the image output unit 51 and the input unit 40, and the desired data is inputted to the input unit 40. (See S3).

In the fourth step, the instruction manual data selected by the user in the third step (S3) is protocol-processed through the communication connection means 20 to control the communication module 32 of the receiving module 31 of the air conditioner A After received by the control unit so that the instruction manual data can be transmitted through the communication between the communication control unit 32 and the microcomputer 63 of the air conditioner control device 60, the processed instruction manual data is the microcomputer 63 (See S4).

In the fifth step, the operation corresponding to the instruction manual data transmitted in the fourth step S4 is demodulated to the air conditioner A under the control of the microcomputer 63, and the step-by-step operation state according to the demonstration execution is performed. The data is retransmitted to the communication control unit 32 (see S5).

In the sixth step, the operation state transmitted in the fifth step S5 is shown to the user through the image output unit 51 or the speaker 52, the video information and the voice information, so that the users can directly control the air conditioner through an online demo. Try using ( A ) and understand how to use the function (see S6).

Use of various functions by connecting a user through a air conditioner equipped with a communication connection system to a service providing unit that provides a user instruction data on various functions to a remote control air conditioner through the communication network configured as described above. By retrieving the description data and selecting and transmitting specific data, there is an effect that the user can be provided online with a method of using the function selected by the user even while the air conditioner is in operation.

In addition, the usage data provided online by the user's selection has the effect that the demo function through the video or voice is implemented in the air conditioner can easily understand the function.

Claims (5)

A service provider for providing control data on use and diagnosis to an air conditioner remotely controllable through a communication network and providing instructional data on various functions; Communication connection means for supporting mutual connection through a communication network between the service provider and an air conditioner; A communication control device configured to receive control data and description data transmitted from a service provider through the communication connection unit and apply the same to an air conditioner to perform a communication control function between the service provider and the air conditioner; An input unit for inputting a user's command to search for or select specific items of service information or function information; An output device for displaying various operation data of the air conditioner or the description data provided from the service providing unit as a command for a specific item selected by the input unit; And a control device for an air conditioner that receives description data on a function through the communication control device and outputs it to an air conditioner so as to be recognized by a user, and performs a control function for temperature sensing and load driving in a room. On-line instructions system of air conditioner. The method of claim 1, The control device for communication includes a receiving module which receives various data provided by the service provider through a communication connection means and receives them by an air conditioner, and downloads the data received by the receiving module. On-line instructions for use system for an air conditioner, characterized in that it comprises a communication control unit for transmitting via communication. The method of claim 1, The output device may include an image output unit configured to display and display a video item and various control data of menu items provided by the service provider and a user-selected function by the communication controller, and the service provider by the communication controller. Instruction system of the air conditioner, characterized in that it comprises a speaker for outputting voice data provided by the outside. The method according to claim 1 or 3, The output device includes an image output unit displaying an operation state of the air conditioner operated by the control unit for the air conditioner, and a speaker for outputting an alarm sound generated by the air conditioner operated by the control unit for the air conditioner. Instruction system of the air conditioner, characterized in that. A first step of constructing a service providing unit for providing instructional data on various functions of an air conditioner remotely controllable through a communication network and control data on use and diagnosis of the air conditioner; A second step of accessing a service providing unit established in the first step through a communication network to search for user-explanation data and a menu for a specific function and to select necessary data; A third step of transmitting data selected by the user in the second step to an air conditioner; And a fourth step of outputting the data transmitted in the third step to the outside for the user to recognize.