KR20120067606A - Control method for air conditioning apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A control method for an air-conditioner is provided to be automatically operated when users approach to the indoor unit. CONSTITUTION: A control method for an air-conditioner comprises following steps. An air-conditioner user is registered. The air-conditioner user approaching to the air-conditioner is confirmed. Whether someone approaching to the air-conditioner is the user or not is identified. An operation condition is set according to the identified user. The air conditioner is operated in a set operation mode. A step of registering the user is processed through a portable terminal, which downloads programs or a control panel placed in the air conditioner.

Description

Control method for air conditioning apparatus

The present invention relates to a control method of an air conditioner.

In general, an air conditioner is a home appliance that supplies hot air or cold air to an indoor space by an operation of a refrigerant cycle.

Recently, a portable terminal capable of freely downloading and executing a document or a game program and a document file and the like as well as an internet connection such as a smart phone has been released in large quantities.

In addition, recently, a home network system capable of controlling the operation of electrical appliances including home appliances installed in homes using portable terminals has been widely used in new apartments or general homes.

In this way, it is possible to remotely control at a long distance without directly operating various home appliances including the air conditioner, and the usability is greatly improved.

Hereinafter, an object of the present invention is to provide a control method of an air conditioner that enables remote control of an indoor unit of an air conditioner using a control panel installed in a smart phone or an air conditioner.

The control method of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the air conditioner user is registered; Confirming the presence of a user approaching the air conditioner; Identifying who the accessing user is; Selecting a driving condition suitable for the identified user; And driving the air conditioner to the selected operation mode.

According to the control method of the air conditioner which comprises the above structure, it has the following effects.

First, by storing the user information and operating conditions using the air conditioner indoor unit, when the user approaches the place where the indoor unit is installed, the indoor unit operates automatically under the set operating conditions, there is an advantage that the user does not need to operate separately have.

Second, since the user can automatically operate the indoor unit under the specified operating condition without the remote controller or a special input device, the indoor unit cannot be operated due to the loss of the remote controller.

Third, whenever a user inputs indoor unit driving conditions, the driving conditions are accumulated and stored, and a preferred driving mode or driving conditions can be automatically selected for each user, thereby providing the most comfortable indoor environment for the user who operates the indoor unit. There are advantages to it.

1 is a system diagram schematically showing a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a portable terminal and an indoor unit capable of wireless communication with each other in a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a basic process for driving an indoor unit in a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a user registration process for driving an indoor unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a user registration process for driving an indoor unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart showing a user sensing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart showing a user sensing method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart showing a user discriminating method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart showing a driving condition selection process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a flowchart showing a method for establishing a preferred driving mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a configuration and a system operating method of a network system including an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, that is, an air conditioner control method will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and a flowchart.

1 is a system diagram schematically showing a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an indoor unit 10 of an air conditioner for supplying cold or warm air to a room, and a smart phone capable of wireless communication with the indoor unit 10. It includes a portable terminal 20, a wired / wireless router 1 and / or a wireless router 2 to enable internet communication with the portable terminal 20 and the indoor unit 10. Additionally, the wired / wireless router 1 may further include a computer connected by wire or wirelessly.

In detail, the portable terminal 20 and the indoor unit 10 may have a built-in communication module for wireless communication. The communication module may include a Bluetooth module, a Wi-Fi module, a ZigBee module, and the like. The indoor unit 10 may be equipped with a camera 12 for capturing the user's face and a recorder 11 for recording the user's voice. Of course, the portable terminal 20 may have a built-in camera and a recorder.

The portable terminal 20 may have one-to-one communication with the indoor unit 10 through the communication module for wireless communication. Therefore, a user may input driving conditions through the control panel mounted on the indoor unit 10 or input driving conditions through the portable terminal 20. When the driving condition is input through the portable terminal 20, the driving condition is transmitted to the indoor unit 10 through the communication module, and the speed or wind direction of the indoor fan is adjusted according to the transmitted driving condition. The angle of the device 13 is set or changed.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a portable terminal and an indoor unit capable of wireless communication with each other in a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the portable terminal 20 constituting the network system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a smart phone that is recently released.

In detail, the portable terminal 20 includes a control unit 200, a key input unit 210 for inputting a specific command or information to the control unit 200, a state of the portable terminal 20, or the indoor unit ( 10) a display unit 220 showing the driving state, a voice input unit 230 for inputting the user's voice, a voice output unit 240 for outputting the recorded voice, and the user can take a picture of the face The unit (or imaging device) 250, the angular velocity sensor 260 and the acceleration sensor 270 for detecting the movement of the portable terminal 20, and the communication module 280 for wireless communication with the indoor unit 10. And a GPS module 290 for identifying the location of the portable terminal 20 and a memory 295 for storing various information and data.

In detail, the key input unit 210 includes an input button or a touch panel provided in the portable terminal 20, the photographing unit 250 includes a camera mounted on the portable terminal 20, and the voice. The input unit 230 includes a recorder mounted on the portable terminal 20, and the voice output unit 230 includes a speaker mounted on the portable terminal 20.

In addition, the angular velocity sensor 260 includes a gyro sensor or a gravity sensor that detects an inclination or rotation angle of the portable terminal 20. In addition, the acceleration sensor 270 is a sensor that detects a speed or acceleration in which the portable terminal 20 linearly moves in a specific direction.

In addition, the communication module 280, as mentioned above, includes Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee. In addition, the display unit 220 includes a liquid crystal panel provided in the portable terminal 20.

Meanwhile, the indoor unit 10 includes a control unit 100, a key input unit 110, a voice input unit 130, a voice output unit 140, a photographing unit 150, a display unit 120, Communication module 180 and memory 170. In addition, the fan unit 161, the compressor 162, and the wind direction control device 163 mounted to the indoor unit 10 further include a driving unit 160, and the driving unit 160 includes the fan 161. The motor driver may control the amount of current supplied to the driving motor driving the compressor 162 and the wind direction control device 163.

In addition, since the photographing unit 150, the voice input unit 130, the voice output unit 140, the display module 120, and the communication module 180 are the same as those provided in the portable terminal 20, Duplicate explanations are omitted.

As shown, the portable terminal 20 and the indoor unit 10 may independently receive information from the Internet or transmit and receive information from each other through the communication modules 280 and 180 embedded therein. That is, it is possible to download weather information or product information of the indoor unit by accessing the Internet through the communication module 280 of the portable terminal 20. In addition, the indoor unit 10 may also be connected to the Internet through the communication module 180 to download weather information or product information of the indoor unit, and display the same on the display unit 120. By such a configuration, the portable terminal 20 is not only able to access the Internet through Wi-Fi communication via an access point (Access Point) -the wired / wireless router 1 or the wireless router 2, but also the indoor unit. You can exchange information with (10). This is called Infrastructure Structure Networking.

In addition, the portable terminal 20 and the indoor unit 10 may also perform peer-to-peer communication using the communication modules 180 and 280. For example, when the communication modules 180 and 1280 are Wi-Fi modules, direct communication is possible without going through a wireless router using Wi-Fi Direct technology or Ad-Hoc mode (or network). .

In detail, Wi-Fi Direct refers to a technology capable of high-speed communication using a communication standard such as 802.11a, b, g, or n regardless of the installation of a wireless access point (AP). That is, it means that the portable terminal 20 and the indoor unit 10 can wirelessly communicate without passing through a wireless access point (Access Point) (wireless router or wireless router described above). This technology has recently been in the spotlight as a communication technology for wirelessly connecting the indoor unit 10 and the portable terminal 20 to Wi-Fi without the Internet network.

Ad-hoc mode (or ad-hoc network) is a network that is composed of only mobile hosts without a fixed wired network. This is it. That is, even without the WLAN access point (AP) enables the wireless communication between terminals. Therefore, in the ad hoc mode, the portable terminal 20 and the indoor unit 10 can wirelessly communicate without the wireless LAN access device.

Bluetooth communication is a well-known short-range wireless communication method, and when the Bluetooth module built in the portable terminal 20 and the Bluetooth module built in the indoor unit 10 undergo a pairing process, the wireless communication is performed within a specific range. This is possible.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling the indoor unit 10 using the portable terminal 20 will be described in detail with reference to a flowchart.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a basic process for driving an indoor unit in a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the control method of the air conditioner indoor unit 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is largely a user registration step (S10) of registering a user of the indoor unit 10, and the indoor unit 10. A user presence checking step (S20) of determining whether there is a user, a user determining step (S30) of determining who the user is, a step (S40) of selecting a driving condition according to the determined user, and a selected driving A condition is transmitted to the indoor unit 10 (S50) and the operation of the indoor unit 10 is started according to the transmitted operating condition (S60).

In detail, when the installation of the indoor unit 10 is completed, the user performs a user registration process through the control panel of the indoor unit 10 or the portable terminal 20. That is, a process of registering as a user of the indoor unit 10 is performed. In the user registration process, when a registered user approaches a place where the indoor unit 10 is installed, a designated driving mode that is operated under a driving condition input in a user registration step and a driving condition that a registered user prefers are operated. This is to allow the indoor unit 10 to operate automatically according to one of the driving conditions of the preferred driving mode and the individual driving mode which is operated under the driving conditions that the registered user directly inputs by voice.

For the automatic driving, as described above, it is determined whether a user has entered the place where the indoor unit 10 is installed, and who is the user. That is, the person who enters the place where the indoor unit 10 is installed goes through a process of determining who is among the registered users. Thereafter, the control unit 100 of the indoor unit 10 selects a driving condition for the determined user, and the selectable driving conditions are directly specified by a designated driving mode, a preferred driving mode, and a voice command input during the registration process. There is an individual operating mode entered, and either of these modes is selected. The selected driving condition is transmitted to the indoor unit, and the indoor unit is driven according to the transmitted operating condition.

Hereinafter, a user registration method, a user existence confirmation method, a user determination method, and an operation condition selection method will be described in detail with a flowchart. Since the operation condition is transmitted to the indoor unit 10 is described above it will be omitted.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a user registration process for driving an indoor unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, a user may register a user by using a control panel provided at the front of the indoor unit 10. The control panel refers to a module including a button or a touch screen and a display unit for inputting information.

In detail, the user selects a user registration menu through a control panel provided at the front of the indoor unit 10 (S110). When the user registration menu is activated, the user identification symbol is input (S111). The user identification symbol may be an Arabic numeral, a user's English or Korean name or character, and various other methods may be used.

After the user inputs the identification symbol, the camera mounted on the front of the indoor unit 10 is turned on (S112), and at the same time, the shooting ready state (Standby). When the user inputs a photographing command by pressing a touch screen or a button, the user's face is photographed (S113). The taken picture is stored in the memory 170 connected to the control unit 100 of the indoor unit 10 (S114).

In addition, when the picture storage is completed, the recorder provided on the front of the indoor unit 10 is turned on (S115), the voice recording ready state. Then, the user performs a voice recording (S116), and when the recording is completed, press the stop button so that the recorded voice information is stored in the memory 170 (S117). Here, the user's voice recording is necessary for user identification, and may be recorded by reading a user's name or a specific word out loud. If the word recorded later in this process is spoken in front of the indoor unit 10, the indoor unit 10 recognizes it and a user identification process for operating the indoor unit is automatically performed.

On the other hand, when the voice recording for user identification is completed, the specified driving condition input step (S118) is performed. The designated driving condition input step is a step of inputting a specific driving condition desired by a user who registers information, and is a step of inputting a room temperature, humidity, and fan air volume by voice. The fan air volume may be input by a voice which has been set in stages such as a strong wind, a middle wind, and a weak wind. Room temperature and humidity can be input by, for example, speaking 20 degrees or 50% aloud. Then, the indoor unit 10 performs a voice analysis algorithm by recording it, matching driving conditions corresponding to the interpreted voice, and automatically converting the matching driving conditions into electrical signals. Alternatively, it is also possible to input a designated driving condition through the key input unit 110.

In detail, when a specified driving condition is input, the input driving condition is stored in the memory 170 (S119). The driving condition information may be stored as a voice command or may be converted into an electrical signal and stored.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a user registration process for driving an indoor unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the user registration process is performed in the portable terminal 20, and information input through user registration is transmitted to the indoor unit 10 and stored.

In detail, for user registration, the user first executes the indoor unit control application downloaded to the portable terminal 20 including the smartphone (S120). Then, a user registration menu pops up, and the registration menu is selected through touch or button input (S121). As described above, the processes S122 to S130 for inputting the designated driving condition and storing the driving condition from the user ID symbol input process are performed on the screen of the portable terminal 20.

Specifically, a user identification symbol input through a key input unit 210 including a touch screen or a button input unit, user face photographing through a recording unit 250 including a camera, and voice through a voice input unit 230 including a recorder. The process of inputting the specified operating condition through the recording, voice or key input unit is performed step by step.

The detailed description of the user identification symbol input step S122 to the driving condition storage step S130 is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 4 and is only performed through the screen of the portable terminal 20. Duplicate explanations on the contents will be omitted.

On the other hand, when the driving condition storage (S130) is completed, the user registration information stored through the process is transmitted to the control unit 100 of the indoor unit 10 (S131). The transmission method uses radio transmission using the radio communication module described above. In addition, the user registration information transmitted to the controller 100 of the indoor unit 10 is stored in the memory 170 of the indoor unit 10 (S132).

When the user information registration process is completed through the above steps, preparation for operating the indoor unit 10 of the air conditioner may be completed. Thereafter, when the user moves near the indoor unit 10, a process of recognizing this and identifying who the user is is performed.

6 is a flowchart showing a user sensing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

 Referring to FIG. 6, the photographing unit mounted on the front of the indoor unit 10, that is, the camera is turned on (S210), and the camera continuously photographs at a predetermined time interval (S211). Then, by extracting the silhouette through the image difference comparison method from the previous photographing picture (frame 1) and the current photographing picture (frame 2) (S212) to detect whether there is a movement of the image.

In detail, the image difference comparison method is a method of acquiring an image of a subject and calculating a difference of the acquired image to extract a movement of the subject. Image difference frame is excluded. The obtained image difference frame is analyzed to determine whether the subject moves or moves. Since the image difference comparison method is disclosed in detail in Application No. 2004-0017714, Application No. 2005-0078822, and the like, a description thereof will be omitted. The gist of the present embodiment is to determine whether there is a user approaching the indoor unit by judging the movement of the subject through comparative analysis of a plurality of pieces of shooting information continuously taken by the camera.

On the other hand, if it is determined that there is a user movement using the image difference comparison method (S213), the process proceeds to the user determination step 30 for determining exactly who the user is. Then, the picture taken by the camera is used once again in the user determination step. This will be described in detail later.

7 is a flowchart showing a user sensing method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, a sensing sensor detecting a movement of an object is mounted on a front surface of the indoor unit 10, and a user's approach is detected using the sensing sensor.

In detail, the detection sensor includes an infrared sensor for detecting a user's movement, and various other sensors are also applicable.

The sensor is always kept on (S220), and whether the user is detected by the sensor (S221), when the user's approach is detected, the camera mounted on the front of the indoor unit 10 is turned on (S222). Then, the body of the user, at least the face of the user by the camera is photographed by the camera (S223).

In general, when the user approaches the indoor unit with the intention of operating the indoor unit, since the eyes are directed toward the indoor unit, it will not be difficult to photograph the user's face. If the user's face is not exposed to the camera, that is, the user simply passes in front of the indoor unit and the face is not exposed to the camera, the user determination step may not be performed. In other words, the indoor unit may be operated only when the user's face is photographed in order to prevent the indoor unit from operating when the user simply approaches the indoor unit. In order to block unnecessary power consumption, if the user is willing to drive the indoor unit, it may be one way to make the effort of exposing the face in front of the camera as a precondition.

On the other hand, when the user's face is photographed by the camera, the photographed image information is stored in the memory 170 of the indoor unit 10 and then proceeds to the user determination step (S30).

8 is a flowchart illustrating a user discriminating method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, when the existence of the user or the access of the user is confirmed, a process of checking who the user is is subsequently performed.

First, the user shooting information obtained in the user confirmation step described in FIGS. 6 and 7 and the user shooting information secured in the user registration step are uploaded (S301). Then, the degree of similarity is determined by comparing and analyzing the photographed information secured in the user confirmation step and the user photographed information secured in the user registration step (S302). Through this process, the similarity between the pictures of registered users and the pictures obtained in the user confirmation step is calculated as a numerical value.

When the similarity determination of the pictures is completed, it is determined whether there is a voice input by the user (S303). The voice command may include a voice command regarding an indoor unit driving condition, and a voice command for preparing the indoor unit for operation.

On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no voice command of the user, the control unit of the indoor unit 10 determines who the user is only by the similarity of the pictures (S308). That is, among the similarity values obtained in the similarity determination process, the registered user having the highest similarity is selected, and it is determined that the selected registered user is a person approaching the indoor unit 10. Then, an operation condition selection step suitable for the selected registered user is performed (S40).

On the other hand, if it is determined that there is a voice command input by the user, all the voices of the users acquired in the user registration process are uploaded (S304). Then, the voice similarity is determined by comparing the input voice with the voices of the users acquired in the user registration process (S305). The user of the information having a high similarity is selected by comparing the values of the similarity between the photo information and the similarity of the voice information (S306). The operation condition selection step S40 suitable for the selected user is performed.

In detail, the largest value among the voice information similarity values and the largest value among the photo information similarity values are respectively calculated, and the similarity values are compared to select registered users having the larger similarity values. For example, suppose the voice information similarity was highest among registered users, "A", the photo information similarity was highest among registered users, "A", and the voice information similarity was higher than the photo information similarity. The person approaching the indoor unit 10 is finally determined by the controller of the indoor unit 10.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of selecting an operating condition according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In detail, when it is identified who the actual user is through the process of FIG. 8, a process of selecting a driving condition suitable for the identified user is performed. That is, whether to operate under the operating conditions according to the indoor temperature, indoor humidity, and air volume directly input by the user, to operate in the designated driving mode stored during the user registration process because there is no input of a separate driving mode, or to operate in the preferred driving mode preferred by the user. You have to choose whether or not.

After the user confirmation and determination process is finished, it is detected whether the indoor unit operating conditions are input by voice by the selected user (S41). If it is determined that the voice command input for the driving condition is not performed separately, the indoor unit operates in the designated driving mode input during the user registration process (S47).

On the other hand, when a voice command input by the user is detected, a speech application programming interface (SAPI) is operated (S42), and the input voice command is interpreted (S43). Then, it is determined what the interpreted voice command is (S44).

That is, it is determined whether the analysis result is an operation condition (wind direction, wind speed, temperature, humidity, etc.) of the indoor unit 10 directly input by the user or a command for executing a preferred driving mode (S44). If it is determined through the voice analysis that the user directly inputs values for room temperature, humidity, and air volume, an operating condition corresponding to the interpreted voice command is selected (S48), and the selected operating conditions (air volume, temperature, Humidity)) to allow the indoor unit to operate (S49).

On the other hand, if it is interpreted that the preferred driving execution command is input by the user, a driving item having a high weight among the driving conditions input by the user is extracted (S45), and the indoor unit operates in the extracted driving mode (S46). ). A method of establishing the preferred driving mode will be described in more detail below.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a method for establishing a preferred driving mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, the preferred driving mode may be configured to accumulate and store driving conditions input by a user to set the driving conditions having the highest frequency as the preferred driving mode.

In detail, an operating condition is input by the user (441). The driving conditions include room temperature, room humidity and air volume, and the input of the driving conditions includes a mechanical input through a control panel, an input using the portable terminal 20, or a voice input.

 The input driving condition is accumulated and stored in the memory 170 (442). The timer operates 443 from the moment when the indoor unit 10 starts to operate under the input driving conditions. This is to measure the time it takes to change the driving condition from the first operating condition, and it is also recognized as a judgment factor of one of the preferred driving conditions as to how long the user changes the driving condition after the initial driving condition. To do this.

In the process of counting the time by operating the timer, the control unit 100 of the indoor unit 10 detects whether a command for changing a driving condition is input by the user (444). If a command for changing the driving condition is not input, the driving continues to the first input driving condition and the time is continuously counted by the timer.

On the other hand, when a driving condition change command is input, the time required for changing the driving condition and the changed driving condition are accumulated and stored. At the same time, the timer operation is stopped and initialized (445). If the driving stop command is not input (446), the time count by the timer is restarted, and it is determined whether the driving condition change command is input again. When the driving stop command is input, the driving of the indoor unit 10 ends.

In addition, weights are assigned to the driving conditions having the highest frequency of selection among the driving conditions accumulated so far. When the preferred driving mode is selected by the user, the driving condition having the highest weight is selected as the preferred driving mode, and the indoor unit 10 is controlled to drive in the selected driving mode.

Claims (16)

Registering the air conditioner user;
Confirming the presence of a user approaching the air conditioner;
Identifying who the accessing user is;
Selecting a driving condition suitable for the identified user; And
And operating the air conditioner in a predetermined operation mode. The method of claim 1,
The user registration step,
The control method of the air conditioner, characterized in that performed through the control panel provided in the air conditioner or a portable terminal capable of downloading the program. The method of claim 2,
The user registration step,
Selecting a user registration menu;
Inputting a user identification symbol on the user registration menu;
A method of controlling an air conditioner, comprising the step of acquiring and storing a registrant's voice and / or picture. The method of claim 3, wherein
The user registration step,
The control method of the air conditioner further comprises the step of inputting and storing the specified operating conditions by the registrant. The method of claim 4, wherein
User information registered through the control panel of the air conditioner is stored in the air conditioner,
And the user information registered through the portable terminal is wirelessly transmitted to the controller of the air conditioner and stored in the air conditioner. The method of claim 5, wherein
Wireless transmission and reception between the portable terminal and the air conditioner, the control method of the air conditioner, characterized in that made by any one of Wi-Fi communication, Bluetooth communication and Zigbee communication. The method of claim 5, wherein
The portable terminal and the air conditioner are connected to each other to enable communication,
The two-way communication is a control method of the air conditioner, characterized in that by the Wi-Fi direct, ad-hoc mode and Bluetooth pairing. The method of claim 3, wherein
The registration process of the user information through the portable terminal is initiated by executing an air conditioner control application installed in the portable terminal. The method of claim 1,
The step of confirming the presence of the user near the air conditioner,
Detecting a user's movement by a detection sensor provided in the air conditioner;
And detecting the detected user by the photographing unit provided in the air conditioner. The method of claim 1,
The step of confirming the presence of the user near the air conditioner,
Photographing a plurality of air conditioners in front of the air conditioner continuously by a photographing unit provided in the air conditioner;
And determining whether or not the user approaches or moves by comparing the photographed pictures with the image difference comparison method. The method according to claim 9 or 10,
Identifying who the accessing user is,
Comprising the step of comparing the photo information taken in the step of confirming the existence of the user and the image information of the photos taken in the user registration step,
The control method of the air conditioner, characterized in that the user corresponding to the picture with the highest similarity is selected. The method according to claim 9 or 10,
Identifying who the accessing user is,
A step of calculating similarity by comparing the photo information photographed at the step of confirming the existence of the user with the image information of the photos taken at the user registration step;
Inputting a voice command of a user,
Comparing the input voice information and the voice information recorded in the user registration step to calculate the similarity,
And a user having a higher similarity value among the photo similarity and the voice similarity is selected. The method of claim 1,
In the step of selecting a driving condition suitable for the identified user,
The designated operation mode operated under the operation condition input at the user registration step,
The individual driving mode is operated under the driving conditions input by the user's voice,
The control method of the air conditioner, characterized in that any one of the preferred operating mode is driven by the user's preferred driving conditions are selected. The method of claim 13,
The individual driving mode,
Interpreted as a driving condition corresponding to the voice command input by the user,
The analyzed operating condition is converted into an electric signal and transmitted to the control unit of the air conditioner. The method of claim 13,
The preferred driving mode is
Accumulating and storing driving conditions input or selected by a user;
Weighting an operating condition having a high frequency among the accumulated and stored driving conditions;
A control method for an air conditioner, wherein a driving condition with a high weight is selected as a preferred driving condition. The method of claim 13,
The specified operation mode, the control method of the air conditioner, characterized in that performed automatically when there is no separate input or selection by the user.

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