KR20070077243A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

An air conditioner is provided to remove the use of unnecessary buttons by mounting a touch screen on the air conditioner. An air conditioner includes a main micro computer and a touch screen. The main micro computer performs a booting for operating the air conditioner when power is applied to the main micro computer. The touch screen displays a booting screen(511) during performing the booting. The booting screen is the same screen which a display part represents. The booting screen is converted to an air conditioner start menu screen(520) after finishing the booting process. The air conditioner start menu screen displays an air conditioner operation button, an air cleaning operation button, an information center button for various information such as weather, photo albums, schedule management.

Description

Air Conditioner {Air conditioner}

1 is a perspective view of an indoor unit of a separate air conditioner according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the open state of the front panel constituting the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the overall control system configuration of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

5 is a block diagram illustrating an operation mode of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

6 illustrates an example of an air conditioner start menu screen 120 displayed on the touch screen 120.

7 is an example of an air conditioner operation mode screen.

8 is an example of a detailed driving control screen.

9 is a view showing an animation screen of various aspects of the air conditioner operation mode screen.

10 is a view showing a state in which the air conditioner driving mode screen is displayed in various forms of the motion driving mode animation screen.

11 is an example of a screen state when a remote control signal is suddenly received.

12 is an example of an information center mode screen.

13 is an example of a weather information center mode screen.

14 is an example of a thumbnail screen.

Fig. 15 is a diagram for explaining a function performed on a thumbnail screen.

FIG. 16 is a view for explaining a function of a single view screen for enlarging and viewing a picture on a thumbnail screen; FIG.

Another functional diagram of the thumbnail screen of FIG.

18 is an example of an anniversary management mode screen;

19 illustrates a calendar screen and its functions.

20 is a main screen of an anniversary list screen;

Fig. 21 is a view for explaining an anniversary editing screen for setting the type of anniversary, the main character, and the like and their functions.

22 is an example of a screen displayed on a touch screen according to the type of anniversary.

23 is an example of an alarm setting screen;

24 is a main screen of an environment setting screen;

25 is an example of a driving mode setting screen;

26 is an example of a stop mode setting screen;

27 is an example of a screen saver setting screen.

28 is an example of a screen brightness setting screen.

29 is an example of a weather / time setting screen.

30 is an example of a sound effect setting screen;

31 is an example of a main screen of a user manual screen;

32 is an example of a manual screen.

** Short description of drawing symbols **

100: indoor unit 110: front panel

112: hinge 120: touch screen

140: remote control receiver 150: display device

152a: USB mount 152b: SD mount

160a: USB memory 160b: SD card

170: air purifier 200: the main microcomputer

202: main memory 212: sensor

214: receiver 216: indoor motor

218: outdoor motor 220: compressor

250: display control unit 252: display memory

254: display input unit 256: display unit

258: data input unit 520: air conditioning start menu screen

710: Photo album menu screen 720: Weather Information Center menu screen

730: anniversary management menu screen 740: alarm menu screen

750: Owner's Manual Menu Screen 760: Configuration Menu Screen

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner equipped with a touch screen.

In general, an air conditioner is a cooling / heating device installed in a space or a wall of an indoor space such as an office or a home to cool or heat a room, and is composed of a compressor-condenser-expansion valve-evaporator and constitutes a series of refrigeration cycles. .

In particular, the air conditioner is mainly an outdoor unit (sometimes called 'outside' or 'heat sink') installed outdoors, and an indoor unit (sometimes called 'indoor' or 'heat absorbing side') mainly installed inside a building. The outdoor unit is provided with a condenser (outdoor heat exchanger) and a compressor, and the indoor unit is provided with an evaporator (indoor heat exchanger).

And, as is well known, the air conditioner can be broadly divided into a separate type air conditioner in which the outdoor unit and the indoor unit are separately installed, and an integrated air conditioner in which the outdoor unit and the indoor unit are integrally installed.

1 schematically shows an indoor unit appearance of a conventional split type air conditioner according to the prior art.

As shown, the split type air conditioner is separated into an indoor unit 10 and an outdoor unit (not shown), and a refrigerant pipe (not shown) is installed in communication between the indoor unit 10 and the outdoor unit (not shown). do.

The indoor unit 10 has a side and a rear exterior are formed by a cabinet 20 formed vertically long. A base 22 is provided at a lower portion of the cabinet 20, and a front panel 24 is formed at an upper end of the base 22 to form a front exterior.

The central portion of the front panel 24 is provided with a display unit 30 for displaying the operating state of the air conditioner, the side of the display unit 30 is a button unit for forming various buttons for the operation of the air conditioner 32 is provided.

The display unit 30 is generally made of an LED (LED). Therefore, it is on with the operation of the air conditioner to display the operating state of the air conditioner. When the air conditioner is turned off, the display unit 30 is also turned off.

More specifically, as shown, the display unit 30 is configured to display the wind direction and the degree of strength and weakness, the room temperature and the desired temperature is also displayed. That is, the display unit 30 expresses the state of the air conditioner set by the user to the outside by the LED (LED).

However, the above-described prior art has the following problems.

Since the display unit 30 has a function of displaying only an operation state of the air conditioner as in the related art, a button unit must be separately provided to control the operation of the air conditioner.

For this reason, the conventional air conditioner has a problem that the appearance of the entire air conditioner may not be smooth, resulting in emotional dissatisfaction.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to provide an air conditioner equipped with a touch screen integrating the function of the button unit and the function of the display unit.

The present invention for achieving the object as described above, the main body is formed with a plurality of components while forming the inner space, the front panel to form a front appearance of the main body, the front panel is mounted to the operating state of the main body And a display device for receiving a signal for controlling the operation of the main body, wherein the display device displays a display unit for displaying an operation state of the main body and a function button for controlling the operation of the main body. It is characterized by providing an air conditioner having a display unit and a touch screen for selecting a button unit displayed on the display unit.

In the present invention, when the power for the operation of the air conditioner is applied, the display unit displays a boot screen indicating the booting state of the main body, then the air conditioner start menu screen displaying the function button for the operation of the air conditioner It is characterized by being displayed.

In the present invention, the function button displayed on the air conditioner start menu screen, the air conditioner operation execution button to select when operating the air conditioner in the air conditioning function, and the air selected when operating the air conditioner in the air conditioning function And a clean driving button and an information center button for selecting personal information and living information.

In the present invention, when the air conditioner operation execution button is selected, the display unit has a weather information center button for selecting information on the weather, a photo album button for downloading a photo from an outside of an air conditioner or viewing a pre-stored photo; Anniversary management button for setting an anniversary associated with the user, an alarm button for setting a predetermined alarm output at a specific time period, and an environment setting for resetting the operation state of the air conditioner or various information displayed on the display unit And a user manual button for selecting information on the user manual of the air conditioner.

In the present invention, when the input for the operation of the air conditioner for a predetermined time in the air conditioner start menu screen state is not applied, the air conditioner start menu screen is switched to the stop mode screen displaying the current date and the current temperature It is characterized by.

In the present invention, in the stop mode screen state, when there is a touch on the touch screen, the stop mode screen is characterized in that switching to the air conditioner start menu screen.

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

2 schematically shows an indoor unit appearance of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

The air conditioner is composed of an indoor unit 100 and an outdoor unit (not shown) as shown, the front panel 110 is formed long in the front and rear of the indoor unit 100 as shown in Figure 2 to form a front appearance 110 ) Is provided.

In addition, the hinge 112 is provided at the upper and lower ends of the front panel 110 to become a pivot center of the front panel 110. Therefore, the front panel 110 is opened by rotating in the counterclockwise direction (viewed from above) with the right end as the axis.

In the center of the upper half of the front panel 110, the touch screen 120 is formed so that the user can directly operate the touch panel with only a light hand.

The touch screen 120 is a display unit for displaying information on an operation state or an operation execution state of an air conditioner, and a display unit on which a plurality of operation button units for controlling and setting the operation of the air conditioner are displayed. 256).

The remote control receiver 140 is further formed below the touch screen 120. The remote control receiver 140 is a part for receiving a signal from the remote control.

3 illustrates a state in which the front panel 110 is rotated about the hinge 112 and opened.

As shown in the drawing, a display device 150 is provided on the rear surface of the front panel 110.

The display device 150 includes a USB mounting unit 152a and an SD mounting unit 152b, and the USB mounting unit 152 and the SD mounting unit 152b include a USB memory 160a or an SD card 160b. Is mounted. Accordingly, the display device 150 can easily bring external data such as a photo file through the USB memory 160a or the SD card 160b.

Of course, in addition to the USB memory (160a) or SD card (160b) as described above it will be possible to transfer the data (data) through a variety of mobile storage media, it is configured to enable the download (data) over the Internet, etc. Could be

In addition, a speaker output terminal 259a is exposed to the outside of the display device 150. The speaker output terminal 259a is for connecting a predetermined sound (sound) generated when the display apparatus 150 is operated with an external speaker (not shown). That is, the user may enjoy the sound output when the display apparatus 150 is driven by using a cable connecting the speaker output terminal 259a and a speaker (not shown).

On the other hand, the cover of the display device 150 is formed with a through hole 300 for dissipating the heat of the internal electrical components, and guides the output of the small speaker (rated power is approximately 1W) built in the display device 150 The speaker hole 260 is formed.

On the other hand, the inner lower portion of the indoor unit 100 as described above is further provided with an air purifier 170 for filtering and purifying foreign matter in the air. The air purifier 170 is provided with a plurality of filters to filter out various foreign matter such as dust or smell in the air.

And, the upper side of the air purifier 170, the main microcomputer 200 that controls the overall operation operation of the air conditioner and is connected to the display control unit 150 is installed.

The pressure sensor 131 and the humidity sensor 132 are attached to the upper side of the main microcomputer 200 installed in the indoor unit 100.

The pressure sensor 131 is provided to predict a change in the weather by detecting a pressure change in the room, the humidity sensor 132 is for measuring the humidity of the room air-conditioned.

The signals sensed by the pressure sensor 131 and the humidity sensor 132 are processed by the main microcomputer 200, and then transmitted to the display controller 150 to be displayed.

In addition, although not shown, the indoor unit 100 is further provided with a plurality of parts (heat exchanger, etc.) for air conditioning such as heating or cooling, and the function and configuration of each of these parts are generally known, Description is omitted.

4 is a block diagram of the overall control system of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the air conditioner includes a main microcomputer 200 for controlling the overall operation of the air conditioner main body and a display control unit 250 for enabling the operation of the air conditioner on the touch screen 120. In addition, the main microcomputer 200 and the display control unit 250 are configured such that various components are connected to each other to transmit and receive various data.

In more detail, the main microcomputer 200 is provided with a main memory 202. The main memory 202 is a storage medium basically built in the air conditioner, and various data are stored therein.

A sensor unit 212, a receiver 214, an indoor motor 216, an outdoor motor 218, and a compressor 220 are connected to the main microcomputer 200, respectively.

The sensor unit 212 may include various sensors installed in an air conditioner, in particular, a temperature sensor (not shown), a humidity sensor 132 for measuring humidity in a room, a pressure sensor 131 for obtaining weather information, and air. A plurality of sensors are provided, such as a gas sensor (not shown) for measuring the cleanliness of the air, to measure the state of the air and the degree of pollution. Therefore, the measured value detected by the sensor unit 212 is transmitted to the main microcomputer 200.

The receiver 214 is a part for receiving an external signal, such as the remote controller receiver 140, and the signal received by the receiver 214 is also transmitted to the main microcomputer 200. Of course, the receiver 214 may be configured to receive data (signal) by computer (including the Internet) or wireless communication in addition to the remote controller receiver 140.

The indoor motor 216 is provided in the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner to rotate the fan, and is operated by receiving a signal from the main microcomputer 200.

On the other hand, the main microcomputer 200 may be configured to control the rotational speed of the indoor motor 216 according to the pollution value of the air delivered from the sensor unit 212.

The compressor 220 and the outdoor motor 218 are operated by the main microcomputer 200. For example, when a driving command is input through the remote controller 140 or the touch screen 120, the main microcomputer 200 operates the compressor 220 and the outdoor unit motor 218 to operate an air conditioner from the stopped state. Switch to the state.

The air purifier 170 is a device for filtering and purifying foreign matter in the air as described above, and the main microcomputer 200 purifies the air according to a signal input by the main input unit 210. Control the operation of device 170.

In addition, the air purification device 170 may be automatically adjusted to the strength and weakness by the main microcomputer (200). That is, the main microcomputer 200 detects a degree of pollution (dust, gas, etc.) in the air measured by the sensor unit 212 according to a user's setting, and then, according to the degree of contamination, the air purifier 170 It can be configured to automatically adjust the intensity of).

In addition, the main microcomputer 200 is configured to transmit and receive a signal to and from the display control unit 250 provided in the display apparatus 150.

In addition, the data input to the display controller 250 through the data input unit 258 and the signal input to the display controller 250 through the display input unit 254 are described below. It may also be delivered.

The display controller 250 is connected to a display memory 252, a display input unit 254, a display unit 256, and a data input unit 258.

The display memory 252 is embedded in the display device 150 to store various data for display. For example, the SRAM 252a temporarily stores data to be displayed on the display unit 256, and the boot ROM 252b performs a booting operation of the display apparatus when the air conditioner is powered on, and the flash memory 252c. ) Stores a picture or video file to be displayed on the OS of the display apparatus or the display unit 256.

The display input unit 254 includes a touch screen 120 and a touch screen controller 254a for receiving information selected by a touch method. As is well known, when there is a user's touch on the touch screen 120, the coordinate information on the touch screen is decoded by the touch screen controller 254a and transmitted to the display controller 250.

On the display unit 256, a display unit (display area unit to which the touch method is not applied) and a function for setting the function of the air conditioner for displaying a function related to the operation of the air conditioner according to the command of the display control unit 250. The button portion (display area portion to which the touch method is applied) is displayed.

The data input unit 258 receives and buffers data such as a picture file from the outside through a removable storage device such as the USB memory 160a or the SD card 160b described above. The data input through the data input unit 258 is stored in the display memory 252 by the display controller 250, but may be transmitted to the main microcomputer 200 and stored in the main memory 202 as necessary.

5 is a block diagram illustrating an operation mode of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown, when the power for the operation of the air conditioner is applied (510), the main microcomputer 200 performs a boot operation for the operation of the air conditioner, the touch screen during the boot operation The boot screen 511 is displayed on the 120. Here, the boot screen 511 displayed on the touch screen 120 is a screen displayed on the display unit 256 as it is. Therefore, hereinafter, when a predetermined screen is displayed on the display unit 256 for convenience of description, it will be expressed as a predetermined screen displayed on the touch screen 120.

When the boot operation is completed, the boot screen 511 displayed on the touch screen 120 is switched to the air conditioner start menu screen 520 and displayed.

The air conditioner start menu screen 520 includes an air conditioner operation button for selecting an operation function of an air conditioner, an air cleaning operation button for an air cleaning function, and information for selecting various information such as weather, photo album, and anniversary management. The center button is displayed.

When the air conditioner operation button or the air cleaning operation button displayed on the air conditioner start menu screen 520 is touched, the screen of the touch screen 120 is displayed on the air conditioner operation menu screen corresponding to each of the air conditioner start menu screen 520 Or it is converted to the air cleaning operation menu screen and displayed. In the block diagram of FIG. 5, for convenience of description, the air conditioner / air cleaning operation menu 600 is displayed on one block.

When a predetermined input button displayed on the air conditioner / air cleaning operation menu 600 is touched, various types of operation setting menu 610 screens corresponding thereto are displayed on the touch screen 120. The operation setting menu 610 is described below.

Meanwhile, when the information center button displayed on the screen of the air conditioner start menu 520 is touched and input, the screen of the touch screen 120 is switched to a screen displaying the information center menu 700 on the screen of the air conditioner start menu 520. Is displayed.

The information center menu 700 includes a photo album button for editing, setting, and displaying the downloaded picture from the USB memory 160a or the SD card 160b in which a picture taken by a digital camera or a picture downloaded from a computer is stored. Weather Information Center button for displaying weather related information such as today's weather, indoor humidity and air freshness, Anniversary management button for inputting or displaying birthdays of family members or acquaintances, and setting and canceling alarms. An alarm button, an instruction manual button for explaining the function or structure of the air conditioner to be used, and an environment setting button for arbitrarily setting a date or time are displayed.

Accordingly, when each button displayed on the information center menu 700 is touched and input, a photo album menu screen 710 corresponding to the lower menu screen, a weather information center menu screen 720, an anniversary management menu screen 730, An alarm menu screen 740, a user manual menu screen 750, or an environment setting menu screen 760 are displayed on the touch screen 120.

When the air conditioner / air cleaning operation menu screen 600 and the information center menu screen 700 and the lower menu screen are displayed on the touch screen 120, when there is no remote control signal or touch input for a predetermined time, the touch screen The screen saver 530 displaying a predetermined picture or the like is displayed on the 120.

The screen saver 530 is released when a touch or remote control signal for the touch screen 120 is input and returns to the previous screen.

On the other hand, if there is no remote control signal or touch input for a predetermined time while the air conditioner start menu screen 520 is displayed, the air conditioner start menu screen 520 is switched to the stop mode screen 512 to be described later, the touch screen 120 Is displayed on the screen.

The stop mode screen 512 may be in a state in which the display unit 256 is turned off in order to save power (this can be controlled by an environment setting to be described later). However, the general stop mode screen 512 is a screen on which basic information such as clock / date / room temperature is displayed.

6 illustrates an example of an air conditioner start menu screen 120 displayed on the touch screen 120.

As shown, the air conditioner operation button 120a is attached to the upper portion of the touch screen 120, and a brand of air conditioner (for example, WHISEN) is attached to the bottom of the touch screen. Is indicated. On the lower right side of the touch screen 120, an air cleaning operation button 120b including an indication of "air cleaning operation" is displayed along with an oxygen drop image, and a box image containing a clock, a notebook, etc. The information center button 120c in which the indication "information center" is displayed is displayed.

As described above, the air conditioner start menu screen 120 illustrated in FIG. 6 is a main menu screen displayed on the touch screen 120 after the booting screen is passed after the power is applied to the air conditioner.

When there is no remote control signal or touch input for a predetermined time (about 1 minute) while the air conditioner start menu screen 120 is displayed, the air conditioner start menu screen 120 is switched to the stop mode screen 512. If there is a user's touch input in the stop mode screen 512 state, the stop mode screen 512 returns to the air conditioner start menu screen 120 and waits for the user's input.

On the other hand, if you select the "Previous" button indicating the return to the previous state from the information center mode or the air conditioning operation / air cleaning operation mode screen, or touch the "stop operation" button indicating that the operation of the air conditioner is stopped, The stop mode screen 512 is displayed instead of the air conditioner start menu screen 120. In this state, when there is a user's touch on the stop mode screen 512, the stop mode screen 512 disappears and the air conditioner start menu screen 120 is displayed.

FIG. 7 is an example of an air conditioner operation mode screen displayed when the air conditioner operation button 120a of FIG. 6 is selected by a remote control signal or a touch input. As described above, the air conditioner operation mode screen is displayed on the display unit 256 in principle, but the user feels that the display is displayed on the touch screen 120. Therefore, it is expressed on the touch screen 120 for convenience of description. Shall be.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, a skier character (possibly replaced by another character) is displayed on the upper portion of the touch screen 120 on which the air conditioner driving mode screen is displayed.

In the lower portion of the touch screen 120, an information window 300 for displaying an operation state of the air conditioner, weather information, room temperature, desired temperature, and the like, and moving keys (▲, ▼) for setting a desired temperature are displayed. The temperature setting button 316 is displayed, and a mode change button part 318 for converting to another mode is located below them. The mode change button unit 318 includes an information center button 310 for moving to an information center mode for setting various life-related information, an operation stop button 312 for stopping operation of the air conditioner, and , The operation setting button 314 for setting the operation state of the air conditioner for the user's convenience.

As shown, in the information window 300, for example, the operating state of the air conditioner is "cooling river", "weather cloud" for the weather information, "19 ℃" for the room temperature, the desired temperature It is indicated with "19 degreeC".

The driving state of the current air conditioner operation mode and the strength of the wind is displayed, specifically, cooling weak / strong / power, turbo-Z weak / strong / power, dehumidification weak / strong / power, artificial intelligence, air cleaning One of the weak / strong is displayed.

In addition, the weather information is repeatedly displayed in the order of indoor humidity → air cleanliness → weather → indoor humidity ... by the sliding text technique. The sliding text effect is updated every 1 second. However, the weather information temporarily disappears when an error code notification appears indicating that damage to an air conditioner or a part of a display device occurs, or when the remote control signal reception notification indicating that a remote control signal is suddenly received. It is displayed again when the traffic light is released.

The indoor temperature display unit of the information window 300 is normally displayed when the indoor temperature is between 10 ° C. and 36 ° C., and is displayed as “Lo” when 10 ° C. or less, and “Hi” when 36 ° C. or more.

The desired temperature display unit of the information window 300 is displayed in the strong air / weak air guide in the air cleaning mode, press the movement key of the temperature setting button 316 increases or decreases the air volume. Meanwhile, in the AI mode, "Ai" is displayed, and one of -2, -1, 0, 1, and 2 is displayed by the moving key of the temperature setting button 316. When the Turbo-Z function is turned on, "Po" is displayed. In other modes, a temperature of 18 ° C to 30 ° C is displayed.

The temperature setting button 316 is an input unit for setting a desired temperature in the range of 18 ° C. to 30 ° C. by using the up and down moving keys, and is used as a weak / strong conversion key of wind strength when performing only the air cleaning function. When the desired temperature is set using the up and down movement keys of the temperature setting button 316, the temperature change is increased or decreased by 1 ° C.

In addition, the information window 300 is displayed with four icons (operation state additional icon 31) for additionally displaying the operation state of the air conditioner. Among the driving state additional icons 31, the leftmost icon indicates whether the air cleaning is started, and the icon located on the right indicates whether the outdoor unit is activated. On the right side of the icon indicating whether or not the outdoor unit is activated, a power saving mode is displayed, and the icon on the right side indicates whether or not a time reservation is set. The display order of the four icons is not constant. That is, they are displayed from left to right in the order in which the operations corresponding to the respective functions are performed. The operation state addition icon 31 is not displayed when the air conditioner is operated only for the purpose of air cleaning, and in this case, the air cleanliness described below is displayed instead.

The information window 300 described so far only displays the above information and is not an object of the touch input.

On the other hand, when the information center button 310 of the mode change button unit 318 is selected, the screen on the touch screen 120 is moved to the information center menu screen 700, the touch when the operation stop button 312 is selected The screen on the screen 120 moves to the stop mode screen 512. When the operation setting button 314 is selected, the screen 120 moves to the operation detailed control screen of the air conditioner, which will be described later.

8 is an example of the detailed driving control screen.

As shown in the drawing, the detailed operation control screen includes an information window 300 which displays the operation status of the air conditioner, weather information, room temperature, desired temperature, and the like, and a temperature at which moving keys (▲, ▼) for setting a desired temperature are displayed. The setting button 316 is displayed, and their functions are the same as those of the information window 300 and the temperature setting button 316 described in FIG.

The operation mode selector 810, the wind strength selector 820, the additional function selector 830, and the mode change button part 840 are located below the information window 300 and the temperature setting button 316. Are displayed sequentially.

The operation mode selector 810 includes a cooling button 811, an artificial intelligence button 812, a dehumidification button 813, and an air cleaning button 814.

The wind strength selecting unit 820 includes a weak wind button 821, a strong wind button 822, a power wind button 823, and a turbo-Z button 824.

The additional function selector 830 includes left and right wind buttons 831, up and down wind buttons 832, and a power saving button 833.

The mode change button unit 840 is composed of an information center button 841, an operation stop button 842, and a setting completion button 843.

The operation mode selector 810, the wind strength selector 820, and the additional function selector 830 may be selected when driving the air conditioner for air conditioning purposes. However, when the air conditioner is used only for the purpose of air cleaning, only the weak wind button 821 and the strong wind button 822 of the wind strength selection unit 820 can be input and selected, and the power wind button 823 and the turbo-Z are selected. Button 824 and the rest of the functions are disabled and cannot be entered.

After entering the detailed driving screen of FIG. 8, if the user's input does not exist for a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute), the screen is automatically returned to the screen state of FIG. 7. After approximately 5 seconds, it automatically returns to the screen state of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a view illustrating a screen in which various character driving mode animations are displayed on the screen according to the driving condition of the air conditioner in the air conditioner driving mode screen described with reference to FIG. 7.

In FIG. 9, (a) shows an air conditioner operation mode screen when the air conditioner is operated in a state of "cooling weak", and (b) shows an air conditioner operation when the air conditioner is operated in a state of "cooling steel". Shows the mode screen, (c) shows the air conditioner operation mode screen when the air conditioner is operated with the "cooling power".

And, (d) of FIG. 9 is the turbo-Z weak, (e) is the turbo-Z steel, (f) is the air conditioner operation mode screen state in the case of turbo-Z power, and (g) of FIG. Is the dehumidification weakness, (h) is the high intelligence, (g) shows the air conditioner operation mode screen status when the air clean steel.

FIG. 10 is a view illustrating a state in which an air conditioner operation mode screen described with reference to FIG. 7 is displayed on various types of motion operation mode animation screens according to an operation state of an air conditioner. The image displayed on the upper side of the touch screen 120 on the motion driving mode animation screen is displayed as a video.

10 (a) to (i) are the same as the case of FIG. 9 except that the character of FIG. 9 is displayed after being changed to motion picture.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen state when a remote controller signal is suddenly received while the air conditioner is being operated in the screen state as shown in FIG. 9 or FIG. 10.

When the remote control signal is applied, various types of remote control reception notification windows 1111 to 1114 are displayed on the screen of the air conditioner operation mode according to the remote control signal. In this case, the previous air conditioner operation mode screen is changed to a blurry background screen.

In FIG. 11, the remote control reception notification window 1111 of (a) is a screen displayed when the desired temperature is to be adjusted using the remote control, and the remote control reception notification window 1112 of (b) is a screen displayed when the air volume is adjusted. The remote control reception notification window 1113 of (c) is a screen displayed when adjusting the up and down wind, and the remote control reception notification window 1114 of (d) is a screen displayed when adjusting the left and right winds.

The remote control reception notification windows 1111 to 1114 are automatically disappeared after being displayed for about 5 seconds after receiving the remote control signal.

Remote control reception notification windows (1113, 1114) displayed in (c) and (d) is displayed only when the data received from the remote control is up and down wind on, left and right wind on, and 5 is turned off immediately after the up and down wind on through the remote control It disappears immediately without displaying for a second.

Meanwhile, while the screen saver 530 is being displayed, the remote control reception notification window is displayed after the screen saver 530 disappears.

When the remote control signal is received in the information center mode, the remote control reception notification window is not displayed because the information center mode disappears and the operation mode is entered.

FIG. 12 illustrates an information center mode screen displayed on the front of the touch screen when a touch input of the information center button 120c of the air conditioner start menu screen 120 shown in FIG. 6 is touched.

As shown in FIG. 12, the weather information center button 1210, the photo album button 1220, the anniversary management button 1230, the alarm button 1240, and the environment setting button 1250 are displayed on the information center mode screen of FIG. 12. ), The instruction manual button 1260 and the previous button 1270 are displayed.

The screen of the touch screen 120 is switched to the weather information center mode screen 1211 when the weather information center button 1210 is selected, and is switched to the photo album mode screen 1221 when the photo album button 1220 is selected. When the anniversary management button 1230 is selected, it is switched to the anniversary management mode screen 1231. When the alarm button 1240 is selected, the alarm button mode 1244 is switched. When the environment setting button 1250 is selected, the environment is changed. If the user manual mode button 1260 is selected and the user mode button 1260 is selected, the user mode mode screen 1261 is switched.

Meanwhile, if the information center mode screen of FIG. 12 is maintained for a predetermined time, the screen is switched to the stop mode screen 512 (or vice versa), and the information center button of the lower portion of the air conditioner operation mode screen 600 of FIG. If 310 is selected, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. 12.

When the previous button 1270 at the bottom of the information center mode screen is selected, the air conditioner operation mode screen 600 of FIG. 7 when the air conditioner is currently operating, and the stop mode screen when the air conditioner is currently off. Enter 512.

Similarly, when the remote control signal is applied in the state where the information center mode screen is displayed, the operation mode screen 600 or the stop mode screen 512 is entered according to the operation state of the air conditioner.

13 is an example of the weather information center mode screen 1211.

As shown, the weather information center mode screen 1211 includes a weather display unit of the day to display rain, clouds, cloudy and sunny, an indoor humidity display unit to display the current indoor humidity within the 19 ~ 99% range, A display unit 1211a consisting of an air cleanliness display unit for displaying the cleanness level of air in three levels of poor, normal, and good; and a previous button 1211b for moving to the information center mode screen of FIG. Is displayed. In FIG. 13, a touch input method is applied to the previous button 1211b, but the display unit 1211a is only for a display for displaying the information.

Next, the photo album button 1220 of FIG. 12 is selected to move the screen on the touch screen from the information center mode screen of FIG. 12 to the photo album mode screen.

FIG. 14A illustrates a thumbnail screen which is the first screen of the photo album mode screen, and a plurality of photo files stored in a photo album are displayed as reduced images on the thumbnail screen. Next, FIG. 14B is a sheet view screen that appears when one of the plurality of photo files shown in FIG. 14A is selected, and FIG. 14C is a view for selecting a photo to be used for the screen saver. It is a screen saver setting screen, and FIG. 14D is a picture import screen for importing a picture file transmitted from an external USB memory, which will be described below.

15 is a diagram illustrating a function performed on a thumbnail screen.

As shown, a thumbnail screen is displayed on the upper left side of FIG. 15A, and a sheet view screen that appears when a specific picture displayed on the thumbnail screen is selected on the upper right side, and below the thumbnail screen. The page navigation keys (◀, ▶) for moving to another thumbnail screen are displayed, and a "menu" button for selecting a function implemented on the photo album screen is located at the bottom left, and the information at FIG. 12 is located at the bottom right. There is a "Previous" button to go to the center mode screen.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 15, a maximum of nine picture files are displayed as one page on the thumbnail screen, and when a specific picture file is selected on the thumbnail screen, a single view screen to be described below (FIG. 15 ( Go to b)).

In FIG. 15A, when the "Menu" button is selected, the menu list (continuous view, screen saver setting, import photo, delete all, close menu) as shown in FIG. 15C is displayed on the thumbnail screen. Displayed on the screen.

In FIG. 15A, when the "previous" button is selected, the thumbnail screen of FIG. 15 is switched to the information center mode screen (FIG. 15D) described in FIG.

16 illustrates a function of a single view screen for enlarging and viewing a picture on a thumbnail screen.

FIG. 16A illustrates an example of a sheet view screen. As shown in the drawing, an enlarged image of a predetermined photo file selected on the photo album screen is enlarged, and below the navigation key for moving to another photo file on the photo album screen on which the predetermined photo file is located. ◀, ▶) are displayed, and the “Menu” button is displayed on the left side of the lower part of the sheet view screen, and the “Previous” button is displayed on the lower right side.

First, in FIG. 16A, when a photo is selected, the selected photo is displayed in full screen as shown in FIG. 16B. If the "previous" button located at the lower end of Figure 16 (b) is selected, the entire screen moves to Figure 16 (a) which is the main screen of the single-view screen.

In FIG. 16A, when the "Menu" button is selected, the "rotate picture", "delete", and "close menu" as shown in FIG. 16C on the single view screen of FIG. A menu window consisting of pops up.

In the menu window of FIG. 16 (c), if “rotate picture” is selected, as shown in FIG. 16 (d), four function buttons for rotating the picture left / right and up and down, left / right 90 degrees, After the operation of the function button is finished, a picture rotation window is displayed in which a "confirmation" button for setting this and a "cancel" button for canceling the set state are displayed. When the "OK" or "Cancel" button is selected in the picture rotation window, the screen of Figure 16 (d) moves to Figure 16 (a) which is the main screen of the sheet view screen.

When "Delete" is selected in the menu window of FIG. 16C, a deletion confirmation window is displayed to confirm whether the currently displayed picture file is deleted as shown in FIG. 16E.

If "Yes" agrees with the deletion of the currently displayed picture file in the deletion confirmation window, the corresponding picture file is deleted and moved to FIG. 15A which is a thumbnail screen. On the other hand, if "No" is selected that does not agree to the deletion of the currently displayed picture file in the deletion confirmation window, the screen returns to Fig. 16A which is the main screen of the sheet view screen.

Selecting "Close Menu" displayed on the menu window of FIG. 16C returns directly to FIG. 16A which is the main screen of the sheet view screen.

On the other hand, the "previous" button of Fig. 16 (a) is a button used to move to 15 (a) of the thumbnail screen.

FIG. 17A illustrates a menu window displayed when the “menu” button of FIG. 15A is selected. In the menu window, "continuous view", "screen saver setting", "import picture", and "delete all" items are displayed.

When the "continuous view" is selected, images of all the photo files currently stored in the photo album are updated and displayed at a period of 5 seconds. If there are no photos in the photo album, the message "The album is empty" is displayed.

If the screen saver setting is selected, the screen moves to a screen for selecting a picture to be used as a background picture of the screen saver as shown in FIG. When the user selects one of the photos displayed in FIG. 17B and selects a "setting" button, the selected photo is set as the screen saver photo and simultaneously moves to the thumbnail screen shown in FIG. 15A. .

If the "previous" button is selected in FIG. 17B, the screen moves to the screen of FIG.

Next, in FIG. 17A, the "import picture" button is a function for downloading a picture stored in the USB memory 160a or the SD card 160b, which is an external storage device, by selecting the "import" button. Photos can be downloaded, and when the "previous" button is selected, the thumbnail screen shown in FIG. 15 (a) is displayed.

The "delete all" is a function for deleting all the photo files in the photo album, and outputs a message window for confirming again to the user to proceed after confirmation of the user.

18 illustrates an anniversary management mode screen displayed when the anniversary management button 1230 illustrated in FIG. 12 is selected. The anniversary management mode screen includes a calendar screen, an anniversary list screen, and an anniversary editing screen, each of which is shown in FIGS. 18A, 18B, and 18C.

The calendar screen illustrated in (a) of FIG. 18 is the first screen displayed when the anniversary management button 1230 of FIG. 12 is selected. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 to 21.

19 is a diagram illustrating a calendar screen and its functions.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 19, a calendar is displayed on a calendar screen, moving keys (◀, ▶) are displayed on a calendar bottom, and a "list view" and "previous" button are displayed on a lower left side of the calendar screen. do.

On each day of the calendar, the currently set anniversary is displayed as an icon corresponding to the type of anniversary, and when an alarm function for notifying the anniversary is attached, a small clock-shaped icon is powerful as shown in FIG. Is displayed.

If a date is selected on the calendar, it moves to the anniversary editing screen mentioned in (c) of FIG. 18 with the selected date as the selected date (this will be described with reference to FIG. 21).

The moving keys ◀ and ▶ displayed on the calendar screen of FIG. 19A function to move to the next month or the previous month.

Selecting the "View List" button on the calendar screen moves to the anniversary list screen mentioned in FIG. 18 (b), and selecting the "Previous" button moves to the information center mode screen of FIG.

20A illustrates the main screen of the anniversary list screen.

As shown, the anniversary list screen displays the date of the anniversary, the lunar day of the date, the type of the anniversary of the day, and whether or not the anniversary is alarmed.

If a specific date is selected on the anniversary list screen, it moves to the anniversary editing screen (b) as shown in FIG. This is the same as moving to the anniversary editing screen when a date is selected on the calendar screen of FIG.

The left and right navigation keys displayed on the anniversary list screen are used to move to the anniversary of the next or previous page.

And, the "Delete All" button located on the left side of the bottom of the anniversary list screen is for deleting all of the currently stored anniversary, when the "Delete All" button is selected, a confirmation window for confirming this appears.

Finally, selecting the "previous" button located at the bottom right of the anniversary list screen moves to the calendar screen shown in FIG.

FIG. 21 is a view illustrating an anniversary editing screen for setting an anniversary type, a main character, and the like, and a diagram for explaining a function thereof.

As shown in the figure, a date to be managed as an anniversary is displayed in order of year / month / day at the top of the anniversary editing screen.

Below it is located with the left and right navigation keys to select the type of anniversary, and in the middle of the left and right navigation keys, the type of the anniversary is displayed according to the movement of the left and right navigation keys. Kinds of anniversaries include birthdays, anniversaries, sacrifices, etc. Therefore, the user can determine one of the anniversary by selecting the left and right navigation keys.

The left and right navigation keys for selecting the main character of the anniversary are located under the type of the anniversary, and the main character is displayed in the middle of the left and right navigation keys. The protagonist could be Dad / Mom, Grandpa / Grandma, Son / Daughter, etc. Accordingly, the user may determine one of the users by selecting the left and right navigation keys.

Below that is an alarm setting selector to decide whether or not to add an alarm through the speaker for the anniversary. The alarm setting selector consists of an "ON" button and an "OFF" button. When the "ON" button is selected, the alarm "setting date", "setting time", and "repeating setting" located below the alarm can be selected. When the button is selected, the alarm "set date", etc. is disabled and cannot be selected.

The "set date" can be determined one day before, two days, three days, and a week ago using the left and right navigation keys, the "set time" can be used to determine when the alarm for the anniversary is made using the left and right navigation keys. The "repeat setting" has a function of determining whether to perform once or annually by moving the left and right moving keys.

At the bottom of the anniversary editing screen, a "save" button, a "delete" button, and a "previous" button are displayed from left to right, respectively.

When the user selects the "Save" button, the setting contents for the set anniversary is stored, and the "Delete" button has a function of deleting information on the anniversary.

After the "save" button, the "delete" button, and the "previous" button are selected, the anniversary editing screen of FIG. 21 moves to the calendar screen described with reference to FIG.

22 illustrates an example of a screen displayed on the touch screen according to the type of the anniversary described above.

That is, in FIG. 22, (a) shows an image displayed on a birthday or an anniversary, (b) shows an image displayed when it is other, and (c) shows an image displayed when a sacrifice is performed. Is shown.

The image of FIG. 22 is displayed on the touch screen when the anniversary is reached, and is displayed for the anniversary until the user confirms.

FIG. 23 is an alarm setting screen that appears when the alarm button 1240 of FIG. 12 is selected. In order to set an alarm, the ON button for setting an alarm is selected, and then the left and right keys of the corresponding item for alarm setting are selected. Alarm contents can be set.

In the alarm setting screen, "Duration" is to select one of 30 seconds, 1 minute and 3 minutes as the alarm duration, and "Repeat setting" is the day, alarm, alarm, alarm To select from one of the sat, the "alarm sound" is to select one of the different melodies as an alarm.

The "Save" button on the left side of the lower part of the alarm setting screen is for setting an alarm set as described above. When the "Save" button is selected or a predetermined time has elapsed in the alarm setting screen state, the alarm setting screen is displayed. Moves to 12 Info Center Mode screen.

The "Cancel" button on the right side of the lower part of the alarm setting screen is for moving to the information center mode screen of FIG.

24 illustrates a main screen of the environment setting screen mentioned in FIG. 12.

As shown in the drawing, an operation mode button, a stop mode button, a screen saver button, a screen brightness button, a date / time button, and an effect sound button are displayed on the environment setting screen.

The operation mode button is for selecting and setting the screen displayed on the touch screen during operation of the air conditioner, the stop mode button is for setting the stop mode screen displayed in the stop mode described in FIG. The saver button is for setting the screen displayed in the screen saver mode described in FIG. 5, the screen brightness button is for adjusting the brightness of the touch screen, the date / time button is for setting the date and time, and the sound effect button is To set the button sound and so on.

When the "previous" button at the bottom of the environment setting screen is selected, the environment setting screen of FIG. 24 returns to the information center mode screen of FIG.

Hereinafter, each function illustrated in FIG. 24 will be described with reference to FIGS. 25 through 30.

FIG. 25 illustrates a driving mode setting screen for setting a screen displayed on a touch screen in the driving mode.

The user may select an image (character theme or motion theme) displayed on the operation mode screen and select the “save” button to determine the type of the screen displayed when the air conditioner is in operation. When "save" is made, the operation mode screen moves to the environment setting screen of FIG.

The "Preview" button in FIG. 25 is for previewing how the selected image is displayed on the touch screen, and the "Cancel" button is for moving to the configuration screen in FIG.

FIG. 26 illustrates a stop mode setting screen for setting a screen displayed on a touch screen in a stop mode.

As illustrated, various types of images that can be displayed in the stop mode are displayed by the theme (time, date, room temperature, none) and the background (deep sea, underwater, sky). After selecting one of them, the user may select the "Preview" button to preview how the display is displayed in the stop mode, or select the "Save" button to save the display in the stop mode.

When the "Save" button and the "Cancel" button are selected, the stop mode screen moves to the environment setting screen of FIG.

FIG. 27 illustrates a screen saver setting screen for setting a screen saver screen that appears in the screen protection state described with reference to FIG. 5.

On the screen saver setting screen, various types of images are displayed by theme (album, landscape, famous painting, none) and frame (wave pattern, black, grid pattern, none), and the user can select and save them.

The functions of the "Preview", "Save", and "Cancel" buttons displayed at the bottom of the screen saver setting screen are the same as those described with reference to FIGS. 26 and 27.

28 illustrates a screen brightness setting screen for adjusting the brightness of the screen displayed on the touch screen.

The screen brightness is divided into 10 levels, and the user can adjust the screen brightness step by step using the "-" and "+" buttons. The user can adjust the desired screen brightness by changing the brightness of the brightness control image displayed on the screen. When the "save" button is selected or the "cancel" button is selected in the adjustment state, the screen moves to the configuration screen of FIG.

29 shows a weather / time setting screen.

As shown, the weather / time setting screen is divided into a part for setting a date and a part for setting a time.

The part for date setting has left and right navigation keys for adjusting year / month / day respectively, and the part for time setting has left / right navigation keys for adjusting AM / PM, hour, and minute respectively. The user can adjust the desired date or time using the corresponding left and right navigation keys, and set the desired date and time by selecting the "save" button located at the bottom left of the weather / time setting screen.

When the "save" button is selected or the "cancel" button on the right side of the save button is selected, the weather / time setting screen moves to the environment setting screen of FIG. 24.

30 shows an effect sound setting screen.

The sound effect setting screen may include a button sound setting unit for setting the height of the button sound output whenever the user touches a predetermined button on the touch screen, and the setting of the height of the background music output while the air conditioner is operating. Operation mode consists of a background music setting unit.

In the button sound setting section, there are "ON" and "OFF" buttons, and a "volume control" button for adjusting the sound level. The user selects the "ON" button of the button sound setting unit and adjusts the volume step by step using the "-" and "+" buttons of the "Volume Control" button.

When the "OFF" button of the button sound setting unit is selected, volume control is not possible, and no sound is output even if a touch is made on a predetermined button on the touch screen.

The operation mode background music setting unit also has an "ON", "OFF" button and a "volume control" button for adjusting the height of the sound, the usage is the same as the button sound setting unit.

31 illustrates a main screen of a user manual screen in which information on a method of using an air conditioner is stored.

As shown, the user manual screen has a total of 10 sub-items: internal description button, button guide button, filter cleaning button, weather information center button, plasma clean system cleaning button, photo import button, hepa filter replacement button, anniversary The administration button, storage method button, and user option setting button are displayed.

If the internal description button is selected, the internal configuration diagram of the air conditioner and a manual screen including a description thereof can be viewed, and when the button guide button is selected, a description of the function and usage of the button used in the touch screen is described. You can see the manual screen, and if you select the filter cleaning button, you can see the manual screen which describes the type of filter used in the air conditioner and how to clean it. If you select the weather information center button, you can use the weather information center. You can see the manual screen for.

On the other hand, if you select the plasma clean system cleaning button, you can see the manual screen which explains how to operate the air cleaning function during the operation or non-operation of the air conditioner. You can see the manual screen which explains how to save the photo file internally.If you select the HEPA filter replacement method button, you can see the manual screen which explains the location and replacement method of HEPA filter. If you select, you can see a manual screen that explains how to operate buttons related to anniversary management.If you select the Storage button, you can see a manual screen that explains how to store each season. Menu with descriptions of items that can be changed at your convenience You can see the screen.

The "previous" button is located at the bottom of the instruction manual screen, and when the "previous" button is selected, the instruction manual screen moves to the environment setting screen of FIG.

32A and 32B show examples of a manual screen displayed when the filter cleaning button on the user manual screen is selected and a manual screen displayed when the internal description button is selected, respectively.

In FIG. 32 (a), 1/3 in the center of the left and right navigation keys means that the first page of the three-page filter cleaning manual screen is displayed, and the user moves to the next or previous page using the left and right navigation keys. As you move, you'll see a description of how to clean the filter.

FIG. 32B shows an example of an internal explanation manual screen related to the configuration of an air conditioner consisting of one page.

32A and 32B, when the " previous " button at the bottom of each manual screen is selected, the instruction manual screen of FIG. 31 is returned.

An example of each manual screen for the remaining sub-items is not shown, but is similar to FIGS. 32A and 32B.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

As described above, the present invention provides an air conditioner equipped with a touch screen.

The air conditioner equipped with the touch screen is beautiful in appearance and has an effect of eliminating unnecessary use of buttons.

In addition, there is an advantage that the air conditioning state or the indoor environment and various information are easily recognized / transmitted to the user through the touch screen. In addition, since various additional functions can be used in addition to the main functions such as air conditioning, the convenience of using the air conditioner is improved and the product purchase desire is expected to be improved.

Claims (6)

In air conditioners, The main body to which a large number of parts are seated while forming an internal space, A front panel forming a front appearance of the main body, A display device mounted to the front panel to display an operation state of the main body and to receive a signal for controlling the operation of the main body, The display device includes a display unit displaying an operation state of the main body, a display unit displaying a function button for controlling the operation of the main body, and a touch screen for selecting a button unit displayed on the display unit. Air conditioner. The method of claim 1, When the power supply for the operation of the air conditioner is applied, the display unit displays a boot screen indicating the booting state of the main body, and then the air conditioner start menu screen displaying the function button for the operation of the air conditioner is displayed. Air conditioner characterized by. The method of claim 2, wherein the function button displayed on the air conditioner start menu screen, An air conditioner operation execution button for selecting the air conditioner when the air conditioner is operated; An air cleaning operation button selected when the air conditioner is operated with an air cleaning function; An air conditioner, characterized in that the information center button for selecting personal information and life information is displayed. The display unit of claim 3, wherein the air conditioner operation execution button is selected on the display unit. A weather information center button for selecting weather information, A photo album button for downloading photos or viewing pre-stored photos from outside the air conditioner; Anniversary management buttons for setting the anniversary date associated with the user, An alarm button for setting a predetermined alarm to be output at a specific time zone, An environment setting button for resetting an operation state of the air conditioner or various information displayed on the display unit; And a user manual button for selecting information on the user manual of the air conditioner. The air conditioner start menu screen according to claim 2, wherein when the input for operating the air conditioner is not applied for a predetermined time in the state of the air conditioner start menu screen, the air conditioner start menu screen is a stop mode screen displaying current date and current temperature. Air conditioner, characterized in that the conversion. The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein in the stop mode screen state, when there is a touch on the touch screen, the stop mode screen is switched to the air conditioner start menu screen.

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