Classifications

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Definitions

• the present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to a method for displaying a memorial day in an air conditioner to which a display section is mounted.
• an air conditioner is installed in an interior space such as an office and a home or on a side wall thereof to function as a cooling and heating device for cooling and heating the interior space and forms a series of refrigeration cycles each of which includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator.
• the air conditioner includes an outdoor unit (also referred to as an outdoor unit
• Outdoor side' or 'heat radiating side' mainly installed outside a room and an indoor unit (also referred to as 'indoor side' or 'heat absorbing side') mainly installed in the interior of a building.
• the condenser (outdoor heat exchanger) and the compressor are installed in the outdoor unit and the evaporator (indoor heat exchanger) is installed in the indoor unit.
• the air conditioner can be classified into a separation type air conditioner in which the outdoor unit and the indoor unit is separately installed and an integration type air conditioner in which the outdoor unit and the indoor unit are integrally installed.
• FIG. 1 schematically shows the appearance of an indoor unit of a conventional separation type air conditioner.
• the separation type air conditioner includes an indoor unit
• the side and rear appearance of the indoor unit 10 is formed by a cabinet 20 extending long upward and downward.
• a base 22 is provided at a lower portion of the cabinet 20 and a front surface panel 24 forming the front appearance of the indoor unit 10 is installed at an upper portion of the tip end of the base.
• a display unit 30 displaying the operation of the air conditioner is provided at a central portion of the front surface panel 24 and a buttom section 32 in which various buttons for operating the air conditioner is provided on a side surface of the display unit 30.
• the display unit 30 generally includes LEDs. Therefore, the display unit 30 is turned on when the air conditioner is operated to display the operation state of the air conditioner. Further, if the air conditioner is turned off, the display unit also turned off.
• the display unit 30 displays the wind direction and the strength of the air conditioner, and also displays the interior temperature and the desired temperature of the air conditioner. Namely, the display unit displays the state of the air conditioner, which is set by a user, by using the LEDs.
• the conventional display unit simply has a function for displaying only the operation state of the air conditioner, the button section should be separately provided to control the operation of the air conditioner.
• the conventional air conditioner since the conventional air conditioner has only a function related to the operation of the air conditioner, it cannot have a method for storing and displaying living information required by a user. Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem
• an object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying a memorial day in an air conditioner to which a touch screen integrating the functions of a button section and a display section is mouted.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide method for displaying a memorial day in an air conditioner capable of storing necessary memorial day and displaying the memorial day in on a display section.
• a method for displaying a memorial day in an air conditioner to which a display section is mounted comprising the steps of: inputting an instruction for conversion to a memorial day displaying screen through an input unit; and reading the memorial day displaying screen from a memory unit in response to the instruction and displaying the memorial day displaying screen on the display section.
• a method for displaying a memorial day in an air conditioner to which a display section is mounted comprising the steps of: inputting an instruction for conversion to a memorial day displaying screen through an input unit; and reading the memorial day displaying screen in the form of a calendar in which days and dates are displayed from a memory unit in response to the instruction and displaying the memorial day displaying screen on the display section.
• the memorial day displaying screen in the form of a calendar is converted to a memorial day list screen displaying information about the memorial day, the kind of the memorial day, and whether an alam is set in the order of dates and in the form of a list.
• a method for displaying a memorial day in an air conditioner to which a display section is mounted comprising the step of: displaying a memorial day displaying screen in the form of a calendar in which days and dates are displayed from a memory unit in response to an instruction on the display section, if the instruction for conversion to the memorial day displaying screen is input through an input unit.
• the present invention provides a method for displaying a memorial day in an air conditioner to which a touch screen is mounted.
• the air conditioner to which the touch screen is mounted has an appealing appearance and can remove unnecessary buttons.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an indoor unit of a conventional separation type air conditioner
• FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
• FIG. 3 is a perspective view a state in which the front surface panel constituting an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention is opened;
• FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the overall constitution of a control system of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
• FIG. 5 is a block diagram for explaining the operation mode of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
• FIG. 6 is an example of an air conditioner start menu screen displayed on a touch screen
• FlG. 7 is an example of an air conditioning operation mode screen
• FlG. 8 is an example of an operation detailed control screen
• FlG. 9 is a view displaying various images of an air conditioning operation mode screen using animations
• FlG. 10 is a view showing an air conditioning operation mode screen as various types of motion operation mode animation screens
• FlG. 11 is an example of a screen in the case in which a remote controller signal is abruptly received
• FlG. 12 is an example of an information center mode screen
• FlG. 13 is an example of a weather information center mode screen
• FlG. 14 is an example of a thumbnail screen
• FlG. 15 is a view for explaining a function performed on a thumbnail screen
• FlG. 16 is a view for explaining a function of a single sheet viewing screen for enlarging and seeing a photograph on a thumbnail screen;
• FlG. 17 is a view for explaining another function of a thumbnail screen
• FlG. 18 is an example of a memorial day managing mode screen
• FlG. 19 is a view for explaining a calendar screen and a function thereof;
• FlG. 20 is a main screen of a memorial day list screen
• FlG. 21 is a view for explaining a memorial day editing screen for setting the kind and hero of a memorial day and a function thereof;
• FlG. 22 is an example of a screen displayed on a touch screen according to the kind of a memorial day; and
• FlG. 23 is a flow chart for explaining a method for displaying a memorial day according to the present invention.
• FIG. 2 schematically shows the appearance of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
• the air conditioner includes the indoor unit 100 and an outdoor unit (not shown) and a front panel 110 formed long upward and downward to form the front appearance is provided on the front surface of the indoor unit 100 as shown in FlG. 2.
• a hinge 112 is provided at upper and lower ends on the right side of the front panel to be the center of rotation of the front panel. Therefore, the front panel 110 is opened by rotating in the CCW direction (as viewed from the upper side) about the right side end.
• a touch screen 120 is formed at a central portion of an upper portion of the front panel so as to directly manipulate the air conditioner even by a light touch of a hand of a user.
• the touch screen 120 is mounted to a display unit including a display section displaying information about the operation state and operation performing state of the air conditioner and a plurality of manipulation button sections for substantially controlling and setting the operation of the air conditioner.
• a remoter controller receiving section 140 is formed on the lower side of the touch screen.
• the remote controller receiving section 140 receives signals of a remote controller.
• FlG. 3 shows the state in which the front panel 110 is opened by rotating about the hinges 112.
• a display unit 150 is provided on the rear surface of the front panel.
• the display unit 150 includes a USB mounting section 152a and an SD mounting section 152b.
• a USB memory 160a or an SD card 160b is selectively mounted to the USB mounting section 152 and the SD mounting section 152b. Therefore, the display unit 150 can easily fetch external data, for example, photograph files through the USB memory 160a and the SD card 160b.
• data can be transferred through various movement storage media in addition to the USB memory 160a or the SD card 160b and data can be downloaded through the Internet.
• a speaker output terminal 259a is exposed to the outside in the display unit
• the speaker output terminal 259a is adapted to transfer sounds generated when the display unit 150 is operated to an external speaker (not shown). Namely, the user can enjoy the sounds output when the display unit 150 is driven by using a cable connecting the speaker output terminal 259a and the external speaker (not shown).
• through-holes 300 for discharging the heat generated in internal electric parts are formed in the cover of the display unit 150 and speaker holes 260 for guiding the output of a small-sized speaker (rated voltage of approximately IW) embedded in the display unit 150 are formed in the cover of the display unit 150.
• an air purifier 170 for filtering and purifying the foreign substances in the air is provided at a lower portion on the inner side of the indoor unit 100.
• the air purifier 170 includes a plurality of filters for filtering various substances such as dust and odor in the air.
• a pressure sensor 131 and a humidity sensor 132 are attached to the upper side of the main microcomputer.
• the pressure sensor 131 is provided to detect the change of the pressure in the interior of a room to predict the change of the weather, and the humidity sensor is adapted to measure the humidity in the interior of the air-conditioned room.
• the signals detected by the pressure sensor 131 and the humidity sensor 132 are processed in the main microcomputer 200 and is transferred to the display control section 150 to be displayed in letters (or a text).
• a plurality of parts for air-conditioning such as cooling and heating are provided in the interior of the indoor unit 100.
• the functions and constitutions of the parts are generally well known, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.
• FlG. 4 is a block diagram of an overall control system of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
• the main microcomputer 200 controlling the entire operation of the air conditioner body and the display control section 250 enabling the function manipulation of the air conditioner on the touch screen 120 are provided in the air conditioner.
• Various parts are connected to the main microcomputer 200 and the display control section 250 in order to send and receive various data (or information).
• the main microcomputer 200 includes a main memory 202.
• the main memory 202 is a storage medium basically embedded in the air conditioner and various data are stored in the main memory 202.
• a sensor section 212, a remote controller signals receiving section 214, a indoor unit motor 216, an outdoor unit motor 218, a compressor 220, etc. are connected to the main microcomputer 200.
• the sensor section 212 includes various sensors installed in the air conditioner, such as a temperature sensor (not shown), a humidity sensor 132 for measuring the humidity of the interior of a room, a pressure sensor 131 for obtaining information about the weather, and a gas sensor (not shown) for measuring the cleanness of the air, in order to measure the state and contamination of the air. As shown in the figure, the information about the pressure, the humidity, and the temperature, which are detected by the sensor section 212, are transferred to the main microcomputer.
• a temperature sensor not shown
• a humidity sensor 132 for measuring the humidity of the interior of a room
• a pressure sensor 131 for obtaining information about the weather
• a gas sensor not shown
• the remote controller signal receiving section 214 decodes the signals transferred through the remote controller receiving section 140 and transfers the decoded signals to the main microcomputer 200.
• the remoter controller signal receiving section 214 can receive data (signals) through a computer (including the Internet) and a wireless communication, in addition to the remote controller receiving section 140.
• the display control section 250 can be realized so as to directly receive the output signal of the remote controller signal receiving section 214.
• the indoor unit motor 216 is provided in the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner to rotate a fan and is operated by receiving the signal from the main microcomputer 200.
• the main microcomputer 200 can control the rotational speed of the indoor unit motor according to the contamination value of the air transferred from the sensor section 212.
• the compressor 220 and the outdoor unit motor 218 are operated by the main microcomputer 200. For example, if an operation instruction is input through the remote controller receiving section 140 and the touch screen 120, the main microcomputer 200 operates the compressor 220, the outdoor unit motor 218, etc. to convert the air conditioner from the stop state to the operation state.
• the air purifier 170 is an unit for filtering the foreign substances in the air and purifying the air and the main microcomputer 200 controls the operation of the air purifier 170 on the basis of the signals input by a main input section 210.
• the strength of the air purifier 170 is occasionally automatically regulated by the main microcomputer 200. Namely, after the main microcomputer 200 detects the contamination (dust, gas, etc.) degree measured by the sensor section 212 by setting of a user, the strength of the air purifier 170 can automatically regulated according to the contamination degree.
• the main microcomputer 200 is adapted to transmit and receive signals to and from the display control section provided in the display unit 150.
• a display memory 252, a display input section 254, a display section 256, a data input section 258, etc. are connected to the display control section 250.
• the display memory 252 is embedded in the display unit 150 to store various materials for display.
• an SRAM 252a functions as a buffer temporarily storing the data to be displayed in the display section 256 and a booting ROM 252b performs the booting operation of the display unit when a power source is applied to the air conditioner and a flash memory 252c stores the operating system of the display unit or photograph and moving photograph files to be displayed on the display unit 256.
• the display input section 254 includes a touch screen 120 and a touch screen control section 254a for receiving the information selected by a touch method.
• a touch screen control section 254a for receiving the information selected by a touch method.
• the coordinate information on the touch screen is decoded by a touch screen control section 254a and is transferred to the display control section 250.
• the display control section 250 analyzes the signals transferred from the touch screen control section 254a and performs the instructions corresponding to the signals.
• a display section (display area section to which a touch method is not applied) displaying functions related to the operation of the air conditioner according to the instructions of the display control section 250 and a button section (display area section to which a touch method is applied) for setting the functions of the air conditioner are displayed on the display section 256.
• the data input section 258 is an interface section receiving data such as a photograph file from outside through a movement type storage unit such as the USB memory 160a and the SD card 160b.
• the data input through the data input section 258 is stored in a the display memory 252 by the display control section 250, but can be transmitted to the main microcomputer and be stored in the main memory if necessary.
• FlG. 5 is a block diagram for explaining the operation mode of the air conditioner according to the present invention.
• the main microcomputer 200 and the display control section 250 perform the booting operation for operating the air conditioner and a booting screen 511 is displayed on the touch screen 120 while the booting operation is being performed.
• the booting screen 511 displayed on the touch screen 120 expresses the screen displayed on the display section 256 as it is. Therefore, hereinafter, for convenience sake, in the case in which a predetermined screen is displayed on the display section 256, it is also expressed that a predetermined screen is displayed on the touch screen 120.
• the booting screen 511 displayed on the touch screen 120 is converted to an air conditioner start menu screen 520, which is a main menu in which basic function buttons related to the operation of the air conditioner is displayed.
• the function buttons displayed on the air conditioner start menu screen 520 includes an air conditioning operation button for selecting the operation function of the air conditioner, an air cleaning operation button for an air cleaning function, and an information center button for selecting various information such as the weather, a photo album, management of memorial days, but only one or two of the function buttons can be displayed or an additional function button can be displayed according to a designer.
• the air conditioning operation button or the air cleaning operation button which are displayed on the air conditioner start menu screen, are touched and input, the screen of the touch screen 120 is converted to the air conditioning operation menu screen or the air cleaning operation menu screen, which corresponds to the air conditioning operation button or the air cleaning operation button, and is displayed on the air conditioner start menu 520.
• the block diagram of FlG. 5 only displays the air conditioning/air cleaning operation menu screen 600 in one block for convenience sake.
• an 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 converted to a screen displaying the information center menu 700 and is displayed on the air conditioner start menu 520.
• a photo album button for editing, setting, and displaying the photograph files downloaded from the USB memory 160a and the SD card 160b
• a weather information center button for displaying information related to the weather such as today's weather, the interior humidity, the air cleanness etc.
• a memorial day managing button for inputting or displaying birthdays of the family or friends of a user
• an alarm button for setting and releasing the alarm
• a manual button for explaining the function and structure of the used air conditioner
• an environment setting button for arbitrarily setting the date and the time.
• buttons displayed on the information center menu 700 one of subordinate menu screens, i.e. a photo album menu screen 710, a weather information center menu screen 720, a memorial day managing menu screen 730, an alarm menu screen 740, a manual menu screen 750, and an environment setting menu screen 760 is displayed on the touch screen 120.
• the screen is converted to the screen of a screen saver 530 displaying a predetermined photograph (or moving photograph) to protect the display section 256.
• the screen saver 530 is released and returns to the prior screen if a predetermined instruction (for example, instruction related to the operation of the air conditioner) is input from outside through a touch or a remoter controller signal.
• a predetermined instruction for example, instruction related to the operation of the air conditioner
• the air conditioner start menu screen 520 is converted to a stop mode screen 512 and is displayed on the touch screen 120.
• the stop mode screen 512 includes tone-off of the display section 256 to save the power consumption.
• a general stop mode screen 512 is a screen displaying simple and basic information such as the time, the date, and the interior temperature.
• stop mode screen 512 is converted to the air conditioner start menu screen 520 and is displayed on the touch screen.
• FlG. 6 is an example of the air conditioner start menu screen 120 displayed on the touch screen 120.
• a trade mark for example, WHISEN
• WHISEN trade mark of the air conditioner
• an air conditioning operation button 121 in which a mark of "Air conditioning operation” is indicated together with an image of the air conditioner is displayed below the trade mark.
• An air conditioning operation button 122 in which a mark of "Air cleaning operation” is indicated is displayed on the right side of a lower portion of the touch screen together with an image of oxygen bubbles and an information center button 123 in which a mark of "Information center” is indicated is displayed on the left side of a lower portion thereof together with a box image containing a clock and a note book. If one of the operation button 121, the air cleaning operation button 122, and the information center button 123 is selected, the screen displayed on the touch screen is converted to a screen corresponding to the button.
• the air conditioner start menu screen 120 shown in FIG. 6 is a main menu screen displayed on the touch screen 120 ater the power source is applied to the air conditioner and the booting screen is passed through.
• the air conditioner start menu screen 120 is converted to the stop mode screen 512 on which only basic information about the time and the weaterh is displayed. However, if there is a touch input of a user in the state of the stop mode screen 512, the stop mode screen 512 returns to the air conditioner start menu screen 120 and waits for an input of the user.
• FlG. 7 is an example of the air conditioning operation mode screen displayed on the touch screen 120 in the case in which the air conditioning operation button 121 of FlG. 6 is selected by a remote controller signal or a touch input.
• the air conditioning operation mode screen is generally displayed on the display section 256, since a user feels as if it is displayed on the touch screen, it is expressed to be displayed on the touch screen, for convenience sake.
• the mode changing button section 318 includes an information center button 310 for moving the mode to an information center mode for setting various life-related information, an operation stop button 312 for stopping the operation of the air conditioner, and an operation setting button 314 for setting the operation state of the air conditioner for the convenience for a user.
• the operation state of the air conditioner is displayed as "Cooling operation strong”
• the weather information is displayed as "Weather cloudy”
• the interior temperature is displayed as "19 0 C”
• the desired temperature is displayed as "19 0 C”.
• the operation state displays the current operation mode of the air conditioner and the strength of wind. More particularly, one of cooling operation weak/strong/power, turbo-Z weak/strong/power, dehumidification weak/strong/power, artificial intelligence, air cleaning operation weak/strong is displayed.
• the weather information is displayed as "Weather cloudy” in FlG. 7, the area displaying the weather information sequentially and repetitively displays the information on the interior humidity, the air cleanness, and the weather by using a sliding text method. Namely, the interior humidity, the air cleanness, the weather, and the interior humidity, etc. are repetitively and sequentially displayed.
• the interior humidity is displayed as "Interior humidity 30%”
• the air cleanness is as "Bad”, “Normal”, “Good”, or the like
• the sliding text effect is renewed by a period of one second.
• the temperature setting button 316 is an input section setting the desired temperature in 18 °C to 30 °C using up and down movement keys and is used as a weak/strong conversion key when only the air cleaning function is performed.
• the desired temperature is set using the up and down movement key of the temperature setting button 316, the temperature change is increased or decreased by 1 °C.
• operation state addition icons 304 additionally displaying the operation state of the air conditioner are displayed in the information window 300.
• the most left icon displays whether the air cleaning operation is performed and the icon on the right side thereof displays whether the outdoor unit is operated. Whether the power consumption mode is peformed is displayed on the right side of the icon displaying whether the outdoor is operated and the most right icon displays whether the time reservation setting function is performed is displayed.
• the display order of the four icons is not regular. Namely, the icons are displayed on the left side to the right side according to the order in which the operations corresponding to the functions are performed.
• the operation state addition state 304 is not displayed in the case in which the air conditioner is operated only for air cleaning, and in this case, the air cleanness explained in the following is displayed instead.
• the above-mentioned information window 300 only displays the information but is not an object of a touch input.
• the touch screen 120 is moved to an information center menu screen 700. Further, if the operation stop button 312 is selected, the touch screen 120 is moved to a stop mode screen 512, and if the operation setting button 314 is selected, the touch screen 120 is moved to an operation detailed control screen which will be described later.
• FlG. 8 is an example of the operation detailed control screen. A user can arbitrarily select and set the operation mode, the wind strength, and additional functions of the air conditioner on the operation detailed control screen.
• an information window 300 displaying the operation state, the weather information, the interior temperature, and a desired temperature and a temperature setting button 316 displaying up and down movement keys (A, T) for setting the desired temperature are displayed on the operation detailed control screen.
• the functions of the information window 300 and the temperature setting button 316 are the same as the functions of the information window 300 and the temperature setting button 316 explained in FlG. 7. Therefore, a user can change the desired temperature by selecting the up and down movement keys of the temperature setting button 316.
• An operation mode selecting section 810, the wind strength selecting section 820, an additional function selecting section 830, and a mode changing button section 840 are sequentially displayed toward the downward direction on the lower side of the information window 300 and the temperature setting button 316.
• the operation mode selecting section 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 section 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 selecting section 830 includes a right and left wind button
• the mode changing button section 840 includes an information center button 841m, an operation stop button 842, and a setting completion button 843.
• the additional function selecting section 830 can be selected in the case in which the air conditioner is operated to perform air conditioning. But, in the case the air conditioner is used only for air cleaning, only the weak wind button 821 and the strong wind button 822 of the wind strength selecting section 820 can be selected and input and the power wind button 823, the turbo-Z button 824, and the other functions are disabled and cannot be input.
• the air cleaning operation button 122 of FlG. 6 is selected, the air conditioner start menu screen 120 of FlG. 6 is converted right to the operation detailed control screen of FlG. 8. Therefore, in the air conditioning operation mode screen displayed by selecting the air conditioning operation button 121 of FlG. 6, which is related to the air conditioner, it is rather different from conversion to the operation detailed control screen of FlG. 8 by selecting the operation setting button 314.
• FlG. 9 is views showing images in which the air conditioner operation mode screen explained in FlG. 7 is displayed by using various character operation mode animations according to the operation state of the air conditioner.
• FlG. 9(a) shows the air conditioning operation mode screen in the case in which the air conditioner is operated in the "Cooling weak" state.
• FlG. 9(b) shows the air conditioning operation mode screen in the case in which the air conditioner is operated in the "Cooling strong” state.
• FlG. 9(c) shows the air conditioning operation mode screen in the case in which the air conditioner is operated in the "Cooling power" state.
• FlGs. 9(d), 9(e), and 9(f) show the air conditioning operation mode screen state in the case of turbo-Z weak, turbo-Z strong, and turbo-Z power, respectively.
• FlGs. 9(g), 9(h), and 9(i) show the air conditioning operation mode screen state in the case of dehumidification weak, artificial intelligence, and air cleaning strong, respectively.
• FlGs. 10(a) to 10(i) are views showing images in which the air conditioning operation mode screen explained in FlG. 7 is displayed by using various motion operation mode animations according to the operation state of the air conditioner.
• the animation images displayed on the upper side of the touch screen 120 on the motion operation mode animation screen is displayed by using a moving image.
• FlG. 11 is a view showing an example of a screen state in the case in which a remote controller signal is abruptly received during the operation of the air conditioner in the screen state of FlG. 9 or FlG. 10.
• the remote controller reception informing window 1111 of FlG. 1 l(a) is a screen displayed in the case in which the desired temperature is to be regulated by using a remote controller.
• the remote controller reception informing window 1112 of FlG. 1 l(b) is a screen displayed in the case in which the strength of wind is regulated.
• the remote controller reception informing window 1113 of FlG. 1 l(c) is a screen displayed in the case in which the upward and downward wind discharged from the air conditioner is regulated.
• the remote controller reception informing window 1114 of FlG. 1 l(d) is a screen displayed in the case in which the right and left wind discharged form the air conditioner regulated.
• the remote controller reception informing windows 1113 and 1114 are displayed only when the upward and downward wind and the right and left wind is on in the data received from the remote controller. For example, in the case in which an upward and downward wind on instruction is cancelled right after it is transferred by the remote controller, the remote controller reception informing windows 1113 and 1114 are not displayed for five seconds and disappears immediately.
• FlG. 12 is an information center mode screen displayed on the front surface of the touch screen in the case in which the information center button 123 of the air conditioner start menu screen 120 shown in FlG. 6 is touched and input.
• a weather information center button 1210 As shown in the figure, a weather information center button 1210, a photo album button 1220, a memorial day managing button 1230, an alarm button 1240, an environment setting button 1250, a manual button 1260, and a priority button 1270.
• the information center mode screen is converted to the weather information center mode screen 1211 if the weather information center button 1210 is selected, to the photo album mode screen 1221 if the photo album button 1220 is selected, to the memorial day managing mode screen 1231 if the memorial day managing button 1230 is selected, to the alarm button mode screen 1241 if the alarm button 1240 is selected, to the environment setting mode screen 1251 if the environment setting button 1250 is selected, and to the manual mode screen 1261 if the manual button 1260 is selected.
• FlG. 13 is an example of the weather information center mode screen 1211.
• a display section 1211a including a today weather display section displaying rainy, cloudy, overcast, and clear, an interior humidity display section displaying the current interior humidity in a range of 19 to 99 %, and an air cleanness display section displaying the cleanness of the air by three steps of bad, normal, good, and a priority button 1211b for moving the screen to the information center mode screen of FlG. 12 which is the prior screen.
• a touch input method is applied to the priority button 121 Ib and the display section 1211a only displays the information.
• the photo album button 1220 of FlG. 12 is selected and the screen on the touch screen is moved from the information center mode screen of FlG. 12 to the photo album mode screen.
• FlG. 14(a) is a thumbnail screen which is the initial screen of the photo album mode screen. A plurality of photograph files stored in a display memory 252 (especially, a flash memory 252c) is displayed in a contracted image on the thumbnail screen.
• FlG. 14(b) is a single sheet viewing screen appearing when one of a plurality of photograph files displayed in FlG. 14(a) is selected
• FlG. 14(c) is a screen saver setting screen for selecting a photograph to be used in the screen saver
• FlG. 14(d) is a screen for fetching the photograph files transmitted from an exterior USB memory, which will be described in the following.
• FlG. 15 is a view for explaining the functions performed on the thumbnail screen.
• the thumbnail is displayed on the left side of the upper end of FlG. 15(a), and the single sheet viewing screen appearing when a predetermined photograph displayed on the thumbnail screen is selected is displayed on the right side thereof.
• Page movement keys (A,T) for moving the screen to another thumbnail screen is displayed below the thumbnail screen.
• a "Menu” button for selecting a function realized on the photo album screen is located on the left side of the lowermost end therof.
• a "Prior” button for moving the screen to the information center mode screen of FlG. 12 is located on the right side of the lowermost end.
• FlG. 16 explains the function of the single sheet viewing screen for enlarging and viewing the photograph on the thumbnail screen.
• FlG. 16(a) is an example of the single sheet viewing screen.
• an image of a predetermined photograph file selected on the photo album screen is enlarged and displayed.
• Movement keys (A, T) for moving the screen to another photograph file on the photo album screen on which the predetermined photograph file is located are displayed on the lower side of the single sheet viewing screen.
• a "Menu” button is displayed on the left side of a lower end portion of the single sheet viewing screen and a "Prior” button is displayed on the right side of a lower end portion thereof.
• a photograph rotation window including four function buttons for right and left/up and down symmetry of the photograph and rotation of the photograph to the right and left sides by 90 degrees, a "Confirm” button for setting the completion of the manipulation of the function buttons after the manipulation of the function buttons is completed, and a "Cancel” button capable of cancelling the set state. If the "Confirm” button or the "Cancel” button is selected in the photograph rotation window, the screen of FlG. 16(d) is moved to FlG. 16(a) which is the main screen of the single sheet viewing screen.
• FlG. 17(a) shows a menu window displayed when the "Menu” button of FlG. 15(a) is selected. "Continuous view”, “Set screen saver”, “Fetch photograph”, and “Delete all” are displayed in the menu window.
• the "Fetch photograph” button in FlG. 17(a) is a function for downloading the photograph stored in the USB memory 160a or the SD card 160b which is an external storage unit.
• a predetermined photograph can be downloaded by selecting the "Fetch photograph” button. If the "Prior" button is selected, the screen is moved to the thumbnail screen shown in FlG. 15 (a) which is the prior screen.
• the "Delete all” is a function for deleting all the photograph files in the photo album. A message window for reconfirmation of a user is output and the screen is proceeded after the reconfirmation.
• FlGs. 18 to 22 are views for explaining a method for setting a memorial day and displaying the memorial day on the display section.
• FlG. 18 shows a memorial day management mode screen displayed when a memorial day management button 1230 shown in FlG. 12 is selected.
• the memorial day management mode screen includes a calendar screen, a memorial day list screen, and a memorial day editing screen the initial screens of which are shown in FlGs. 18(a), 18(b), and 18(c).
• the calendar screen shown in FlG. 18(a) is the screen appearing initially when the memorial day management button 1230 of FlG. 12 is selected, which will be described with reference to FlGs. 19 to 21.
• FlG .19 is a view for explaining the calendar screen on which memorial days are displayed and the function thereof.
• a calendar (or shape of a calendar) is displayed in the calendar screen, movement keys (A,T) are displayed at lower portions of the calendar, and the "View list” button and the “Prior” button are displayed on the left side of a lower end portion of the calendar screen.
• the currently set memorial days are displayed on the dates of the calendar by using icons corresponding to the kind of the memorial days.
• icons corresponding to the kind of the memorial days In the case in which an alarm function informing a user of the corresponding memorial day is added, a small-sized icon having the shape of a clock is displayed together, as shown in FlG. 19(b).
• FlG. 20(a) shows the main screen of the memorial day list screen.
• dates of memorial days As shown in the figure, dates of memorial days, the corresponding dates of the memorial days according to the lunar calendar, the kind of the memorial days of the corresponding dates, and whether there are alarms in the memorial days are displayed on the memorial day list screen in the form of a list.
• the "Delete all” button located on the left side of a lower end portion on the memorial day list screen is used to delete all the currently stored memorial days. If the "Delete all” button is selected, a confirmation window for confirming that appears. [183] Finally, if the "Prior" button located on the right side of a lower end portion on the memorial day list screen, the screen is moved to the prior screen, which is the calendar screen shown in FIG. 19(a).
• FIG. 21 shows the memorial day editing screen for setting the kind and heros of memorial days and the functions thereof.
• the date to be managed as a memorial day is displayed at an upper end portion of the memorial day editing screen in the order of the year, the month, and the day.
• Right and left movement keys for selecting the kind of memorial days are located under the date.
• the kind of the memorial day is displayed in the middle of the right and left movement keys as the right and left movement keys are moved.
• the kind of the memorial days includes a birthday, a wedding anniversary, a sacrifice day, and the like. Therefore, a user can determine one of the memorial days by selecting the right and left movement keys.
• Right and left movement keys for selecting the hero of the memorial day is located under the kind of memorial days and the here is displayed in the middle of the right and left movement keys.
• the hero can include the father/mother, the grandfather/ grandmother, the son/daughter of a user. Therefore, the user can determine one person by selecting the right and left movement keys.
• An alarm setting selection section for determined whether an alarm function will be added through a speaker on the corresponding memorial day is located under the location of the hero.
• the alarm setting selection section includes an "ON” button and an “OFF” button. If the "ON” button is selected, the "Alarm setting date", the “Setting time”, and “Repetitive setting” can be selected, but if the "OFF” button is selected, the "Alarm setting date” etc. is disabled and cannot be selected.
• the "Setting day” can determine one of a day before, two days before, three days before, and a week before by using the right and left movement keys.
• the “Setting time” can determine what time the alarm on the corresponding memorial day is perform by using the right and left movement keys.
• the “repetitive setting” has a function for determining whether the memorial day will be performed once or in every year by moving the right and left keys.
• FIG. 22 shows an example of a screen displayed on the touch screen according to the kind of the corresponding memorial day.
• FIG. 22(a) shows an image displayed on a birthday or a wedding anniversary
• FIG. 22(b) shows an image displayed in the other cases
• FIG. 22(c) shows an example of an image displayed on a sacrifice day.
• FIG. 22 The images of FIG. 22 are displayed on the touch screen in the case of a corresponding memorial day and are displayed continuously for the corresponding memorial day until a user confirms that.
• the user can use the memorial day editing screen by selecting a predetermined date displayed on the calendar screen (S 15), and the screen can enter the memorial day list screen by selecting the "View list” button.
• the screen can enter the prior memorial day managing screen by selecting the "Prior" button.
• the memorial days can be edited on the memorial day editing screen or the memorial day list screen.

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