WO2016139733A1 - Remote-control system - Google Patents

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WO2016139733A1
WO2016139733A1 PCT/JP2015/056119 JP2015056119W WO2016139733A1 WO 2016139733 A1 WO2016139733 A1 WO 2016139733A1 JP 2015056119 W JP2015056119 W JP 2015056119W WO 2016139733 A1 WO2016139733 A1 WO 2016139733A1
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  • the present invention relates to a remote control system for controlling an air conditioner.
  • an operation unit for performing an input operation a display unit, a display data storage unit for storing a plurality of character data to be displayed on the display unit for each of a plurality of languages, and an operation unit
  • a language selection unit that selects one of a plurality of languages according to an operation input
  • a control unit that reads character data described in the language selected by the language selection unit from the display data storage unit and displays the character data on the display unit.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to obtain a remote control system capable of performing a batch reservation setting in advance for each remote control device for switching the language of a display unit of a plurality of remote control devices. Objective.
  • a remote control system is provided corresponding to each of a plurality of indoor units, and includes a plurality of remote control devices having display units capable of displaying a plurality of types of languages, and each of the plurality of remote control devices. And a centralized controller capable of individually setting the plurality of types of languages.
  • the centralized controller individually sets the language for each display unit of the remote control device, and centrally controls the setting. In this way, the trouble of having to switch the language of the display unit each time can be solved, and the problem of forgetting to return the display unit language to the normal display format can be solved.
  • Remote control system can be obtained.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of remote control system 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the remote control system 100 includes a centralized controller 10, indoor units 20 a, 20 b, 20 c, remote control devices 30 a, 30 b, 30 c, an outdoor unit 40, and an external terminal 19. .
  • the indoor units 20a, 20b, and 20c will be referred to as indoor units 20 unless otherwise distinguished.
  • the remote control devices 30a, 30b, and 30c are referred to as the remote control device 30 when they are not particularly distinguished.
  • the indoor unit 20 and the outdoor unit 40 constitute a refrigeration cycle and perform an air conditioning operation in each room.
  • the centralized controller 10, the indoor unit 20, and the outdoor unit 40 are connected by a communication line 51.
  • Indoor units 20a, 20b, and 20c and remote control devices 30a, 30b, and 30c are connected by remote control device communication lines 52a, 52b, and 52c, respectively.
  • the centralized controller 10 and the external terminal 19 can communicate via the general-purpose communication line 18.
  • the general-purpose communication line 18 is configured by a LAN, RS-232C, or RS-485. Note that the remote control device communication lines 52a, 52b, and 52c are referred to as remote control device communication lines 52 unless otherwise distinguished.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the centralized controller 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the centralized controller 10 includes a communication unit 11, a display unit 12, an input / output unit 13, a control unit 14, an operation unit 15, a display switching data storage unit 16, and a general-purpose communication unit 17. .
  • the operation unit 15 receives an external operation on the centralized controller 10.
  • the input / output unit 13 outputs the operation input to the operation unit 15 to the display unit 12.
  • the display unit 12 displays an operation screen of the centralized controller 10 and displays an operation input to the operation unit 15.
  • the display switching data storage unit 16 is a non-volatile memory, and holds display pattern setting data 16a and display switching time setting data 16b described later.
  • the control unit 14 is a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like.
  • the control unit 14 reads the display pattern setting data 16a, generates a display specification selection command frame (hereinafter referred to as a command frame 59), which will be described later, and transmits the command frame 59 to the communication unit 11.
  • the communication unit 11 receives the command frame 59 from the control unit 14 and communicates with the communication unit 21 of the indoor unit 20 described later via the communication line 51.
  • control part 14 performs control regarding time by the timer 14a included in the control part 14.
  • the control unit 14 receives control from the operation unit 15 to the centralized controller 10, but directly to the centralized controller 10 by the external terminal 19 (see FIG. 1) via the general-purpose communication unit 17 and the general-purpose communication line 18. It is also possible to accept control.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the indoor unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the indoor unit 20 includes a communication unit 21, a remote control device communication unit 22, a control unit 23, and a drive unit 24.
  • the communication unit 21 receives the command frame 59 from the communication unit 11 of the centralized controller 10 (see FIG. 2) via the communication line 51 and transmits it to the control unit 23.
  • the control unit 23 transmits the received command frame 59 to the remote control device communication unit 22.
  • the remote control device communication unit 22 transmits a command frame 59 to the remote control device communication unit 32 of the remote control device 30 to be described later via the remote control device communication line 52.
  • the control unit 23 controls the drive unit 24 in accordance with an operation received by the operation unit 35 of the remote control device 30 (see FIG. 4).
  • the drive unit 24 drives a blower or the like (not shown) based on control from the control unit 23.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of remote control device 30 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the remote control device 30 includes a remote control device communication unit 32, a control unit 31, an input / output unit 33, a display unit 34, an operation unit 35, and a display data storage unit 36.
  • the display data storage unit 36 is composed of a non-volatile memory, and holds display pattern setting data 36a and dot image data 36b.
  • the control unit 31 is a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, includes a timer 31a, and executes various controls based on the time measured by the timer 31a.
  • the command frame 59 transmitted from the remote control device communication unit 22 of the indoor unit 20 (see FIG. 3) via the remote control device communication line 52 is received by the remote control device communication unit 32.
  • the command frame 59 received by the remote control device communication unit 32 is transmitted to the control unit 31.
  • the control unit 31 stores information corresponding to the command frame 59 in the display data storage unit 36 as display pattern setting data 36a.
  • the control unit 31 reads the dot image data 36b corresponding to the display pattern setting data 36a, and then displays the dot image data 36b on the display unit 34 via the input / output unit 33. In this way, the display specifications of the display unit 34 are switched.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a display specification selection command frame according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the command frame 59 (display specification selection command frame) includes a language data part 53, a time data part 54, a unit data part 55, and a decimal point data part 56.
  • the language data section 53 stores information on a language selected from languages such as Japanese, English and French.
  • the time data unit 54 stores information on the display method of the selected time among the display methods of “24-hour display” or “AM / PM display”.
  • the unit data section 55 stores information on the display method of the selected temperature among the display methods of “° C.” or “° F.”.
  • the decimal point data unit 56 stores information on the display method of the selected decimal point among the display methods of “period [.]” Or “comma [,]”.
  • the command frame 59 includes the language data part 53, the time data part 54, the unit data part 55, and the decimal point data part 56 is shown.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the command frame 59 is turned on or off, the backlight color is selected, the screen saver function is switched during the non-operation state, and the display content of the display unit 34 in the screen saver.
  • the display specifications of the display unit 34 may be switched by adding information about the above. The same applies to the second embodiment described later.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing examples of display specifications on the display unit 34 of the remote control device 30 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the remote control device 30 includes a display unit 34 and remote control device operation buttons 39a, 39b, 39c, and 39d.
  • the language is “Japanese”
  • the time display method is “24-hour display”
  • the temperature display method is “° C.”
  • the decimal point is “period [.]”.
  • the display unit 34 shown in FIG. 7 the language is “English”
  • the time display method is “AM / PM display”
  • the temperature display method is “° F”
  • the decimal point is “comma [,]”.
  • the display unit 34 of the remote control device 30 can display a plurality of types of specifications.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display pattern setting screen 70 on the display unit 12 of the centralized controller 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • a combination of language, time, unit, and decimal point display specifications is set in the display pattern setting screen 70.
  • the set combination of display specifications is stored in the display switching data storage unit 16 as display pattern setting data 16a (see FIG. 2) together with the display pattern number selected in the display pattern input field 71.
  • the combination of the display pattern number “1” the language is “English”
  • the time is “AM / PM display”
  • the unit is “° F”
  • the decimal point is “comma [,]”. ing.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display switching time setting screen 80 on the display unit 12 of the centralized controller 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the display switching time setting screen 80 As shown in FIG. 9, on the display switching time setting screen 80, the number of the indoor unit whose display specifications are to be changed is input in the indoor unit input field 81.
  • a display pattern number to be displayed on the display unit 34 of the remote control device 30 is input to the display pattern input field 82.
  • the time for switching the display specifications is input to the start time input field 83 and the end time input field 84.
  • the indoor unit number, the display pattern number, and the time information for switching the display specifications thus input are stored in the display switching data storage unit 16 as display switching time setting data 16b (see FIG. 2).
  • the reservation number “1” is the display pattern number “1”, and the start time is “December 31st 12:00 "and the end time is set to" 1 January 12:00 ".
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display switching time list screen 90 on the display unit 12 of the centralized controller 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the numbers under the “indoor unit” display on the display switching time list screen 90 are the numbers of the indoor units described in FIGS. 8 and 9.
  • strip-shaped display portions 91, 92, and 93 corresponding to the numbers of the respective indoor units are displayed.
  • the indoor unit number “1” corresponds to the indoor unit 20a
  • the indoor unit number “2” corresponds to the indoor unit 20b
  • the indoor unit number “3” corresponds to the indoor unit 20c.
  • the strip-shaped display portion 91 has a display pattern number “1” when the indoor unit “1” is from December 31 to January 1 and is displayed from January 2 to January 3. This means that the number is “3”.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the control unit 14 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the control operation of the control unit 14 will be described based on the steps of FIG. 11 with reference to FIG.
  • the flowchart shows an example of a control operation for a single remote control device 30.
  • Step S11 The control unit 14 reads the display specification switching start time from the display switching time setting data 16b and compares it with the time of the timer 14a. If the time of the timer 14a has reached the start time, the process proceeds to step S12. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S11.
  • Step S12 The control unit 14 reads the display pattern setting data 16 a, generates a command frame 59 based on the data corresponding to the reservation number that has reached the display specification switching start time, and transmits the command frame 59 to the communication unit 11. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S13.
  • Step S13 The control unit 14 reads the display specification switching end time from the display switching time setting data 16b and compares it with the time of the timer 14a. If the time of the timer 14a reaches the end time, the process proceeds to step S14, and otherwise, the process proceeds to step S13.
  • Step S14 The control unit 14 transmits a command frame 59 having a normal display pattern to the communication unit 11. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S15.
  • Step S15 The control unit 14 deletes the data corresponding to the reservation number that has reached the display specification switching end time from the display switching time setting data 16b.
  • the user reserves and sets the time for switching the display specification in the display switching time setting data 16b in advance.
  • a reservation for switching the display pattern of the display unit 34 of the remote control device 30 is made simultaneously with a reservation for a guest room.
  • the centralized controller 10 executes control for switching the display on the display unit 34 or returning to the normal display pattern.
  • the remote control system 100 includes three indoor units 20a, 20b, and 20c. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the remote control system 100 includes one or more remote control systems 100. It only needs to have an indoor unit.
  • the remote controller 30 is connected to the indoor unit 20 via the remote controller communication line 52. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the remote controller 30 is built in the indoor unit 20. Alternatively, the remote control device 30 may be directly connected to the centralized controller 10 via the communication line 51. The same applies to the second embodiment described later.
  • Embodiment 2 Since the basic configuration of remote control system 100 in the second embodiment is the same as that of remote control system 100 in the first embodiment, the second embodiment will be described below with a focus on differences from the first embodiment. .
  • the difference between the first embodiment and the second embodiment is that a display specification switching end condition is added to the display specification selection command frame.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a display specification selection command frame with an end condition according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • a display specification selection command frame with an end condition (hereinafter referred to as a command frame 69 with an end condition) includes a language data portion 53, a time data portion 54, a unit data portion 55, and a decimal point data portion 56.
  • a duration data section 60 and a data section 61 having a normal display specification.
  • the normal display specification data section 61 stores data displayed on the display section 34 as an initial display format.
  • the normal display specification data section 61 includes a normal display language data section 63, a normal display time data section 64, a normal display unit data section 65, and a normal display decimal point data section 66.
  • the duration data section 60 stores a duration in minutes for switching the display specifications of the display section 34.
  • the normal display language data part 63 the normal display time data part 64, the normal display unit data part 65, and the normal display decimal point data part 66, the data of the normal display specification displayed on the display part 34 after the lapse of the above-mentioned duration. Is remembered.
  • the duration time corresponds to the “reference time” in the present invention.
  • the command frame 69 with an end condition transmitted from the remote control device communication unit 22 of the indoor unit 20 via the remote control device communication line 52 is received by the remote control device communication unit 32. .
  • the command frame 69 with end condition received by the remote control device communication unit 32 is transmitted to the control unit 31.
  • the control unit 31 stores information corresponding to the command frame 69 with an end condition in the display data storage unit 36 as display pattern setting data 36a.
  • the control unit 31 reads the dot image data 36b corresponding to the display pattern setting data 36a, and then displays the dot image data 36b on the display unit 34 via the input / output unit 33. In this way, the display specifications of the display unit 34 are switched.
  • the control unit 31 reads information related to the display switching duration from the duration data portion 60 of the command frame 69 with the end condition. Then, the control unit 31 compares the display switching duration time with the time measured by the timer 31a. When the time measured by the timer 31a reaches the display switching continuation time, the control unit 31 normally displays the display on the display unit 34 based on the information stored in the data unit 61 of the normal display specification. Return to the display specifications.
  • the display switching duration of the display unit 34 is stored in the duration data unit 60 of the command frame 69 with the end condition. In this way, even when the centralized controller 10 is not operating when the display switching continuation time is reached, the control unit 31 can return the display on the display unit 34 to the normal display specification.

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The purpose of the present invention is to obtain a remote-control system (100) that allows the selection of the display specifications for each of a plurality of remote-control devices (30) to be collectively preset in advance. The remote-control system (100) is equipped with: the plurality of remote-control devices (30) provided so as to correspond to a plurality of indoor units (20) and each having a display unit (34) capable of displaying a plurality of kinds of languages; and a centralized controller (10) allowing individual setting of the plurality of kinds of languages for each of the plurality of remote-control devices (30).

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リモコンシステムRemote control system
　本発明は、空気調和機を制御するリモコンシステムに関するものである。 The present invention relates to a remote control system for controlling an air conditioner.
　空気調和機を制御するリモコンシステムを各国に向けて販売する場合、製造コスト等を抑制するために、１つのリモコンシステムにおいて多言語の表示ができるようにすることが望ましい。そこで、従来のリモコンシステムとして、「入力操作を行うための操作部と、表示部と、表示部に表示する複数の文字データをそれぞれ複数の言語毎に記憶する表示データ記憶部と、操作部の操作入力に応じて複数の言語の中から一つを選択する言語選択手段と言語選択手段によって選択された言語で記述された文字データを表示データ記憶部から読み出して表示部に表示させる制御手段を備え」ることで、１つのリモコンシステムで多言語の表示が可能であるものが提案されている（例えば特許文献１参照）。 When selling a remote control system for controlling an air conditioner to various countries, it is desirable to enable multilingual display in one remote control system in order to reduce manufacturing costs. Therefore, as a conventional remote control system, “an operation unit for performing an input operation, a display unit, a display data storage unit for storing a plurality of character data to be displayed on the display unit for each of a plurality of languages, and an operation unit A language selection unit that selects one of a plurality of languages according to an operation input, and a control unit that reads character data described in the language selected by the language selection unit from the display data storage unit and displays the character data on the display unit. It has been proposed that a multi-language display is possible with one remote control system (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
　また、ホテルのように、日々ユーザーが変わる居室において、その日に居室を使用するユーザーに合わせてリモコンの表示言語及び文字の大きさを変更する要望がある。そこで、各居室の空気調和機毎にリモコンの表示部の操作をすることなく、集中制御機によって遠隔からリモコンの表示の仕様を集中して変更するリモコンシステムが提案されている（例えば特許文献２参照）。 Moreover, there is a demand for changing the display language of the remote control and the size of characters according to the user who uses the room that day, such as a hotel, where the user changes every day. In view of this, a remote control system has been proposed in which the display specifications of the remote control are centrally changed by a centralized controller without operating the display unit of the remote control for each air conditioner in each room (for example, Patent Document 2). reference).
特開２００６－４６６８６号公報JP 2006-46686 A 特開２００８－１３３９９７号公報JP 2008-133997 A
　しかし、特許文献１及び特許文献２に開示されたリモコンシステムでは、リモコンの表示仕様をある時間帯毎に事前に予約設定できないため、変更する場合には、その都度、リモコンの表示仕様の切り替え操作をする必要があった。そのため、ホテルのように、毎日ユーザーが変わる場合に、ユーザーに合わせて上記の切り替え操作を頻繁に行う必要があり、これらの作業が煩雑であるという問題があった。また、リモコンの表示仕様を元の表示に戻す操作を実施し忘れた場合には、次に居室を利用するユーザーにとって不適切な表示仕様の状態のままになるという問題があった。 However, in the remote control systems disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the display specifications of the remote control cannot be reserved in advance for a certain time period. It was necessary to do. Therefore, when a user changes every day like a hotel, it is necessary to frequently perform the switching operation according to the user, and there is a problem that these operations are complicated. In addition, if the user forgets to perform the operation of returning the display specifications of the remote control to the original display, there is a problem that the display specifications remain unsuitable for the next user who uses the room.
　本発明は、上記のような課題を解決するためになされたもので、複数のリモコン装置の表示部の言語の切替えを各リモコン装置毎に事前に一括して予約設定できるリモコンシステムを得ることを目的とする。 The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to obtain a remote control system capable of performing a batch reservation setting in advance for each remote control device for switching the language of a display unit of a plurality of remote control devices. Objective.
　本発明に係るリモコンシステムは、複数台の室内機のそれぞれに対応して設けられ、複数種の言語が表示可能な表示部を有する複数のリモコン装置と、前記複数のリモコン装置のそれぞれに対して前記複数種の言語を個別に設定可能な集中コントローラと、を備えたものである。 A remote control system according to the present invention is provided corresponding to each of a plurality of indoor units, and includes a plurality of remote control devices having display units capable of displaying a plurality of types of languages, and each of the plurality of remote control devices. And a centralized controller capable of individually setting the plurality of types of languages.
　本発明によれば、集中コントローラが、リモコン装置の各々の表示部に対する言語を個別に設定し、その設定を集中して制御する。このようにすることで、その都度、表示部の言語の切替え操作をしなければならないという煩雑さが解消すると共に、表示部の言語を通常の表示形式に戻し忘れるという問題も解消することが可能なリモコンシステムを得ることができる。 According to the present invention, the centralized controller individually sets the language for each display unit of the remote control device, and centrally controls the setting. In this way, the trouble of having to switch the language of the display unit each time can be solved, and the problem of forgetting to return the display unit language to the normal display format can be solved. Remote control system can be obtained.
本発明の実施の形態１に係るリモコンシステムの構成を示すブロック図である。It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the remote control system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施の形態１に係る集中コントローラの構成を示すブロック図である。It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the centralized controller which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施の形態１に係る室内機の構成を示すブロック図である。It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the indoor unit which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施の形態１に係るリモコン装置の構成を示すブロック図である。It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the remote control apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施の形態１に係る表示仕様選択コマンドフレームの構成例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structural example of the display specification selection command frame which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施の形態１に係るリモコン装置の表示部における表示仕様の例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of the display specification in the display part of the remote control apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施の形態１に係るリモコン装置の表示部における表示仕様の例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of the display specification in the display part of the remote control apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施の形態１に係る集中コントローラの表示部における表示パターンの設定画面を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the setting screen of the display pattern in the display part of the centralized controller which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施の形態１に係る集中コントローラの表示部における表示切換え時刻の設定画面を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the setting screen of the display switching time in the display part of the centralized controller which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施の形態１に係る集中コントローラの表示部における表示切換え時刻の一覧画面を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the list screen of the display switching time in the display part of the centralized controller which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施の形態１に係る制御部の制御動作を示すフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which shows the control action of the control part which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施の形態２に係る終了条件付き表示仕様選択コマンドフレームの構成例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structural example of the display specification selection command frame with an end condition which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention.
　以下、本発明のリモコンシステム１００の実施の形態について、図面を参照して説明する。なお、図面の形態は一例であり、本発明を限定するものではない。また、各図において同一の符号を付したものは、同一の又はこれに相当するものであり、これは明細書の全文において共通している。さらに、以下の図面では各構成部材の大きさの関係が実際のものとは異なる場合がある。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the remote control system 100 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the form of drawing is an example and does not limit this invention. Moreover, what attached | subjected the same code | symbol in each figure is the same or it corresponds, and this is common in the whole text of a specification. Furthermore, in the following drawings, the relationship between the sizes of the constituent members may be different from the actual one.
実施の形態１．
［リモコンシステム１００の構成］
　図１は、本発明の実施の形態１に係るリモコンシステム１００の構成を示すブロック図である。図１に示されるように、リモコンシステム１００は、集中コントローラ１０と、室内機２０ａ、２０ｂ、２０ｃと、リモコン装置３０ａ、３０ｂ、３０ｃと、室外機４０と、外部端末１９とから構成されている。なお、室内機２０ａ、２０ｂ、２０ｃのそれぞれを特に区別しない場合、室内機２０と称する。また、リモコン装置３０ａ、３０ｂ、３０ｃのそれぞれを特に区別しない場合、リモコン装置３０と称する。 Embodiment 1 FIG.
[Configuration of remote control system 100]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of remote control system 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the remote control system 100 includes a centralized controller 10, indoor units 20 a, 20 b, 20 c, remote control devices 30 a, 30 b, 30 c, an outdoor unit 40, and an external terminal 19. . Note that the indoor units 20a, 20b, and 20c will be referred to as indoor units 20 unless otherwise distinguished. In addition, the remote control devices 30a, 30b, and 30c are referred to as the remote control device 30 when they are not particularly distinguished.
　室内機２０及び室外機４０は冷凍サイクルを構成し、各室内の空調動作を行う。集中コントローラ１０と、室内機２０及び室外機４０とは、通信線５１により接続されている。室内機２０ａ、２０ｂ、２０ｃと、リモコン装置３０ａ、３０ｂ、３０ｃは、それぞれリモコン装置通信線５２ａ、５２ｂ、５２ｃにより接続されている。集中コントローラ１０と外部端末１９は、汎用通信線１８を介して通信が可能となっている。汎用通信線１８は、ＬＡＮ、ＲＳ－２３２Ｃ又はＲＳ－４８５によって構成されている。なお、リモコン装置通信線５２ａ、５２ｂ、５２ｃのそれぞれを特に区別しない場合、リモコン装置通信線５２と称する。 The indoor unit 20 and the outdoor unit 40 constitute a refrigeration cycle and perform an air conditioning operation in each room. The centralized controller 10, the indoor unit 20, and the outdoor unit 40 are connected by a communication line 51. Indoor units 20a, 20b, and 20c and remote control devices 30a, 30b, and 30c are connected by remote control device communication lines 52a, 52b, and 52c, respectively. The centralized controller 10 and the external terminal 19 can communicate via the general-purpose communication line 18. The general-purpose communication line 18 is configured by a LAN, RS-232C, or RS-485. Note that the remote control device communication lines 52a, 52b, and 52c are referred to as remote control device communication lines 52 unless otherwise distinguished.
　図２は、本発明の実施の形態１に係る集中コントローラ１０の構成を示すブロック図である。図２に示されるように、集中コントローラ１０は、通信部１１、表示部１２、入出力部１３、制御部１４、操作部１５、表示切替えデータ記憶部１６及び汎用通信部１７により構成されている。 FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the centralized controller 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the centralized controller 10 includes a communication unit 11, a display unit 12, an input / output unit 13, a control unit 14, an operation unit 15, a display switching data storage unit 16, and a general-purpose communication unit 17. .
　操作部１５は、集中コントローラ１０に対する外部からの操作を受け付ける。入出力部１３は、操作部１５に入力された操作を表示部１２に出力する。表示部１２は、集中コントローラ１０の操作画面を表示し、操作部１５に入力された操作を表示する。表示切替えデータ記憶部１６は、不揮発性メモリであり、後述する表示パターン設定データ１６ａ及び表示切替え時刻設定データ１６ｂを保持する。 The operation unit 15 receives an external operation on the centralized controller 10. The input / output unit 13 outputs the operation input to the operation unit 15 to the display unit 12. The display unit 12 displays an operation screen of the centralized controller 10 and displays an operation input to the operation unit 15. The display switching data storage unit 16 is a non-volatile memory, and holds display pattern setting data 16a and display switching time setting data 16b described later.
　制御部１４は、ＣＰＵ、ＲＯＭ及びＲＡＭなどを備えたマイクロコンピュータである。制御部１４は、表示パターン設定データ１６ａを読み込み、後述する表示仕様選択コマンドフレーム（以下、コマンドフレーム５９と称す。）を生成し、コマンドフレーム５９を通信部１１へ送信する。通信部１１は、制御部１４からコマンドフレーム５９を受け取り、通信線５１を介して後述する室内機２０の通信部２１と通信を行う。 The control unit 14 is a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The control unit 14 reads the display pattern setting data 16a, generates a display specification selection command frame (hereinafter referred to as a command frame 59), which will be described later, and transmits the command frame 59 to the communication unit 11. The communication unit 11 receives the command frame 59 from the control unit 14 and communicates with the communication unit 21 of the indoor unit 20 described later via the communication line 51.
　なお、制御部１４は、制御部１４に含まれるタイマ１４ａにより、時刻に関する制御を実行する。また、制御部１４は、操作部１５から集中コントローラ１０への制御を受け付けるが、汎用通信部１７及び汎用通信線１８を介して、外部端末１９（図１参照）によって直接、集中コントローラ１０への制御を受け付けることも可能である。 In addition, the control part 14 performs control regarding time by the timer 14a included in the control part 14. The control unit 14 receives control from the operation unit 15 to the centralized controller 10, but directly to the centralized controller 10 by the external terminal 19 (see FIG. 1) via the general-purpose communication unit 17 and the general-purpose communication line 18. It is also possible to accept control.
　図３は、本発明の実施の形態１に係る室内機の構成を示すブロック図である。図３に示されるように、室内機２０は、通信部２１、リモコン装置通信部２２、制御部２３及び駆動部２４を備えている。通信部２１は、通信線５１を介して集中コントローラ１０（図２参照）の通信部１１からコマンドフレーム５９を受信し、制御部２３へ送信する。制御部２３は、受信したコマンドフレーム５９をリモコン装置通信部２２へ送信する。リモコン装置通信部２２は、リモコン装置通信線５２を介してコマンドフレーム５９を後述するリモコン装置３０のリモコン装置通信部３２へ送信する。また、制御部２３は、リモコン装置３０（図４参照）の操作部３５において受け付けた操作に従い、駆動部２４を制御する。駆動部２４は、制御部２３からの制御に基づき送風装置等（図示省略）を駆動する。 FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the indoor unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the indoor unit 20 includes a communication unit 21, a remote control device communication unit 22, a control unit 23, and a drive unit 24. The communication unit 21 receives the command frame 59 from the communication unit 11 of the centralized controller 10 (see FIG. 2) via the communication line 51 and transmits it to the control unit 23. The control unit 23 transmits the received command frame 59 to the remote control device communication unit 22. The remote control device communication unit 22 transmits a command frame 59 to the remote control device communication unit 32 of the remote control device 30 to be described later via the remote control device communication line 52. Further, the control unit 23 controls the drive unit 24 in accordance with an operation received by the operation unit 35 of the remote control device 30 (see FIG. 4). The drive unit 24 drives a blower or the like (not shown) based on control from the control unit 23.
　図４は、本発明の実施の形態１に係るリモコン装置３０の構成を示すブロック図である。図４に示されるように、リモコン装置３０は、リモコン装置通信部３２、制御部３１、入出力部３３、表示部３４、操作部３５及び表示データ記憶部３６により構成されている。表示データ記憶部３６は、不揮発性メモリで構成され、表示パターン設定データ３６ａ及びドットイメージデータ３６ｂを保持する。制御部３１は、ＣＰＵ、ＲＯＭ及びＲＡＭなどを備えたマイクロコンピュータであり、タイマ３１ａを備え、タイマ３１ａにより計測された時刻に基づいて各種の制御を実行する。 FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of remote control device 30 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the remote control device 30 includes a remote control device communication unit 32, a control unit 31, an input / output unit 33, a display unit 34, an operation unit 35, and a display data storage unit 36. The display data storage unit 36 is composed of a non-volatile memory, and holds display pattern setting data 36a and dot image data 36b. The control unit 31 is a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, includes a timer 31a, and executes various controls based on the time measured by the timer 31a.
　室内機２０（図３参照）のリモコン装置通信部２２から、リモコン装置通信線５２を介して送信されるコマンドフレーム５９は、リモコン装置通信部３２により受信される。リモコン装置通信部３２により受信されたコマンドフレーム５９は、制御部３１へ送信される。制御部３１は、コマンドフレーム５９に対応する情報を表示データ記憶部３６に表示パターン設定データ３６ａとして記憶する。そして、制御部３１は、表示パターン設定データ３６ａに対応するドットイメージデータ３６ｂを読み出した後、入出力部３３を経由して表示部３４にドットイメージデータ３６ｂを表示する。このようにして、表示部３４の表示仕様が切替わる。 The command frame 59 transmitted from the remote control device communication unit 22 of the indoor unit 20 (see FIG. 3) via the remote control device communication line 52 is received by the remote control device communication unit 32. The command frame 59 received by the remote control device communication unit 32 is transmitted to the control unit 31. The control unit 31 stores information corresponding to the command frame 59 in the display data storage unit 36 as display pattern setting data 36a. Then, the control unit 31 reads the dot image data 36b corresponding to the display pattern setting data 36a, and then displays the dot image data 36b on the display unit 34 via the input / output unit 33. In this way, the display specifications of the display unit 34 are switched.
　図５は、本発明の実施の形態１に係る表示仕様選択コマンドフレームの構成例を示す図である。図５に示されるように、コマンドフレーム５９（表示仕様選択コマンドフレーム）は、言語データ部５３、時刻データ部５４、単位データ部５５及び小数点データ部５６により構成されている。 FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a display specification selection command frame according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the command frame 59 (display specification selection command frame) includes a language data part 53, a time data part 54, a unit data part 55, and a decimal point data part 56.
　言語データ部５３は、日本語、英語及びフランス語等の言語の中から選択された言語の情報を記憶する。時刻データ部５４は、「２４時間表示」又は「ＡＭ・ＰＭ表示」の表示方式の内、選択された時刻の表示方式の情報を記憶する。単位データ部５５は、「℃」又は「°Ｆ」の表示方式の内、選択された温度の表示方式の情報を記憶する。小数点データ部５６は、「ピリオド［. ］」又は「カンマ［, ］」の表示方式の内、選択された小数点の表示方式の情報を記憶する。 The language data section 53 stores information on a language selected from languages such as Japanese, English and French. The time data unit 54 stores information on the display method of the selected time among the display methods of “24-hour display” or “AM / PM display”. The unit data section 55 stores information on the display method of the selected temperature among the display methods of “° C.” or “° F.”. The decimal point data unit 56 stores information on the display method of the selected decimal point among the display methods of “period [.]” Or “comma [,]”.
　なお、本実施の形態１において、コマンドフレーム５９が言語データ部５３、時刻データ部５４、単位データ部５５及び小数点データ部５６によって構成されている例を示した。しかし、本発明はこれに限定されず、コマンドフレーム５９に、バックライトの点灯又は消灯、バックライトの色の選択、未操作状態継続中のスクリーンセーバ機能の切替え及びスクリーンセーバ中の表示部３４の表示内容等についての情報を追加して、表示部３４の表示仕様の切替えを行ってもよい。このことは、後述する実施の形態２についても同様である。 In the first embodiment, an example in which the command frame 59 includes the language data part 53, the time data part 54, the unit data part 55, and the decimal point data part 56 is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the command frame 59 is turned on or off, the backlight color is selected, the screen saver function is switched during the non-operation state, and the display content of the display unit 34 in the screen saver. The display specifications of the display unit 34 may be switched by adding information about the above. The same applies to the second embodiment described later.
　図６及び図７は、本発明の実施の形態１に係るリモコン装置３０の表示部３４における表示仕様の例を示す図である。図６及び図７に示されるように、リモコン装置３０には、表示部３４及びリモコン装置操作ボタン３９ａ、３９ｂ、３９ｃ、３９ｄが備えられている。図６に示される表示部３４は、言語は「日本語」、時刻の表示方式は「２４時間表示」、温度の表示方式は「℃」、小数点は「ピリオド［. ］」で表記されている。一方、図７に示される表示部３４は、言語は「英語」、時刻の表示方式は「ＡＭ・ＰＭ表示」、温度の表示方式は「°Ｆ」、小数点は「カンマ［, ］」で表記されている。このように、リモコン装置３０の表示部３４は、複数種類の仕様の表示が可能となっている。 6 and 7 are diagrams showing examples of display specifications on the display unit 34 of the remote control device 30 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the remote control device 30 includes a display unit 34 and remote control device operation buttons 39a, 39b, 39c, and 39d. In the display unit 34 shown in FIG. 6, the language is “Japanese”, the time display method is “24-hour display”, the temperature display method is “° C.”, and the decimal point is “period [.]”. . On the other hand, in the display unit 34 shown in FIG. 7, the language is “English”, the time display method is “AM / PM display”, the temperature display method is “° F”, and the decimal point is “comma [,]”. Has been. Thus, the display unit 34 of the remote control device 30 can display a plurality of types of specifications.
　図８は、本発明の実施の形態１に係る集中コントローラ１０の表示部１２における表示パターンの設定画面７０を示す図である。図８に示されるように、表示パターンの設定画面７０において、言語、時刻、単位及び小数点の表示仕様の組み合わせが設定される。そして、設定された表示仕様の組み合わせは、表示パターン入力欄７１で選択された表示パターン番号と共に表示パターン設定データ１６ａ（図２参照）として表示切替えデータ記憶部１６に記憶される。図８に示す例では、表示パターン番号「１」の組み合わせとして、言語は「英語」、時刻は「ＡＭ・ＰＭ表示」、単位は「°Ｆ」、小数点は「カンマ［, ］」が選択されている。 FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display pattern setting screen 70 on the display unit 12 of the centralized controller 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, in the display pattern setting screen 70, a combination of language, time, unit, and decimal point display specifications is set. The set combination of display specifications is stored in the display switching data storage unit 16 as display pattern setting data 16a (see FIG. 2) together with the display pattern number selected in the display pattern input field 71. In the example shown in FIG. 8, as the combination of the display pattern number “1”, the language is “English”, the time is “AM / PM display”, the unit is “° F”, and the decimal point is “comma [,]”. ing.
　図９は、本発明の実施の形態１に係る集中コントローラ１０の表示部１２における表示切換え時刻の設定画面８０を示す図である。図９に示されるように、表示切替え時刻の設定画面８０では、室内機入力欄８１に表示仕様を変更したい室内機の番号を入力する。次に、表示パターン入力欄８２にリモコン装置３０の表示部３４に表示したい表示パターン番号を入力する。そして、表示仕様を切替える時刻を開始時刻入力欄８３及び終了時刻入力欄８４に入力する。このように入力された室内機の番号、表示パターン番号及び表示仕様を切替える時刻の情報は、表示切替え時刻設定データ１６ｂ（図２参照）として表示切替えデータ記憶部１６に記憶される。 FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display switching time setting screen 80 on the display unit 12 of the centralized controller 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, on the display switching time setting screen 80, the number of the indoor unit whose display specifications are to be changed is input in the indoor unit input field 81. Next, a display pattern number to be displayed on the display unit 34 of the remote control device 30 is input to the display pattern input field 82. Then, the time for switching the display specifications is input to the start time input field 83 and the end time input field 84. The indoor unit number, the display pattern number, and the time information for switching the display specifications thus input are stored in the display switching data storage unit 16 as display switching time setting data 16b (see FIG. 2).
　図９に示されるように、例えば、室内機入力欄８１に入力された室内機の番号「１」において、予約番号「１」は、表示パターン番号は「１」とし、開始時刻は「１２月３１日１２時００分」、終了時刻は「１月１日１２時００分」とする設定がされている。 As shown in FIG. 9, for example, in the indoor unit number “1” input in the indoor unit input field 81, the reservation number “1” is the display pattern number “1”, and the start time is “December 31st 12:00 "and the end time is set to" 1 January 12:00 ".
　図１０は、本発明の実施の形態１に係る集中コントローラ１０の表示部１２における表示切換え時刻の一覧画面９０を示す図である。図１０に示されるように、表示切換え時刻の一覧画面９０に記された「室内機」の表示の下の番号は、図８及び図９で説明した室内機の番号である。各室内機の番号「１」、「２」、「３」の右横には、それぞれの室内機の番号に対応した帯状表示部分９１、９２、９３が表示されている。なお、室内機の番号「１」は室内機２０ａに対応し、室内機の番号「２」は室内機２０ｂに対応し、室内機の番号「３」は室内機２０ｃに対応する。帯状表示部分９１、９２、９３には、期間に応じて表示パターン番号がそれぞれ示されている。なお、帯状表示部分９１、９２、９３において、表示パターン番号が示されていない期間は、表示部３４の表示が通常の表示パターンに戻ることを意味する。図１０において、例えば帯状表示部分９１は、室内機「１」が１２月３１日から１月１日までは表示パターン番号「１」となり、１月２日から１月３日までは、表示パターン番号「３」となることを意味する。 FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display switching time list screen 90 on the display unit 12 of the centralized controller 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 10, the numbers under the “indoor unit” display on the display switching time list screen 90 are the numbers of the indoor units described in FIGS. 8 and 9. On the right side of the numbers “1”, “2”, and “3” of the indoor units, strip-shaped display portions 91, 92, and 93 corresponding to the numbers of the respective indoor units are displayed. The indoor unit number “1” corresponds to the indoor unit 20a, the indoor unit number “2” corresponds to the indoor unit 20b, and the indoor unit number “3” corresponds to the indoor unit 20c. In the belt- like display portions 91, 92, and 93, display pattern numbers are shown according to periods. In the band- like display portions 91, 92, and 93, the period in which the display pattern number is not shown means that the display on the display unit 34 returns to the normal display pattern. In FIG. 10, for example, the strip-shaped display portion 91 has a display pattern number “1” when the indoor unit “1” is from December 31 to January 1 and is displayed from January 2 to January 3. This means that the number is “3”.
［集中コントローラ１０の制御部１４の制御動作］
　次に、集中コントローラ１０の制御部１４の制御動作について説明する。図１１は、本発明の実施の形態１に係る制御部１４の制御動作を示すフローチャートである。以下、図２を参照しながら図１１の各ステップに基づいて制御部１４の制御動作について説明する。なお、当該フローチャートは単一のリモコン装置３０に対する制御動作の一例を示すものである。 [Control Operation of Control Unit 14 of Centralized Controller 10]
Next, the control operation of the control unit 14 of the centralized controller 10 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the control unit 14 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Hereinafter, the control operation of the control unit 14 will be described based on the steps of FIG. 11 with reference to FIG. The flowchart shows an example of a control operation for a single remote control device 30.
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　制御部１４は、表示切替え時刻設定データ１６ｂから表示仕様の切り替え開始時刻を読み込み、タイマ１４ａの時刻と比較する。タイマ１４ａの時刻が開始時刻に達した場合はステップＳ１２へ移行し、それ以外の場合はステップＳ１１へ移行する。
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　制御部１４は、表示パターン設定データ１６ａを読み込み、表示仕様の切り替え開始時刻に達した予約番号に対応するデータに基づいてコマンドフレーム５９を生成し、通信部１１へ送信する。その後、ステップＳ１３へ移行する。 (Step S11)
The control unit 14 reads the display specification switching start time from the display switching time setting data 16b and compares it with the time of the timer 14a. If the time of the timer 14a has reached the start time, the process proceeds to step S12. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S11.
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The control unit 14 reads the display pattern setting data 16 a, generates a command frame 59 based on the data corresponding to the reservation number that has reached the display specification switching start time, and transmits the command frame 59 to the communication unit 11. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S13.
（ステップＳ１３）
　制御部１４は、表示切替え時刻設定データ１６ｂから表示仕様の切り替え終了時刻を読み込み、タイマ１４ａの時刻と比較する。タイマ１４ａの時刻が終了時刻に達した場合はステップＳ１４へ移行し、それ以外の場合はステップＳ１３へ移行する。
（ステップＳ１４）
　制御部１４は、通常表示パターンのコマンドフレーム５９を通信部１１へ送信する。その後、ステップＳ１５へ移行する。
（ステップＳ１５）
　制御部１４は、表示仕様の切り替え終了時刻に達した予約番号に対応するデータを表示切替え時刻設定データ１６ｂから削除する。 (Step S13)
The control unit 14 reads the display specification switching end time from the display switching time setting data 16b and compares it with the time of the timer 14a. If the time of the timer 14a reaches the end time, the process proceeds to step S14, and otherwise, the process proceeds to step S13.
(Step S14)
The control unit 14 transmits a command frame 59 having a normal display pattern to the communication unit 11. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S15.
(Step S15)
The control unit 14 deletes the data corresponding to the reservation number that has reached the display specification switching end time from the display switching time setting data 16b.
　以上のことから、ユーザーが表示切替え時刻設定データ１６ｂに表示仕様を切替える時刻を事前に予約設定する。例えば、ホテルなどの空気調和機のリモコン装置３０において、客室の予約と同時にリモコン装置３０の表示部３４の表示パターンの切替えの予約を行う。そして、その予約された時刻に基づいて集中コントローラ１０が表示部３４の表示を切替えたり通常表示パターンに戻す制御を実行する。このようにすることで、その都度、表示部３４の仕様の切替え操作をしなければならないという煩雑さが解消すると共に、表示部３４の仕様を通常の表示パターンに戻し忘れるという問題も解消することが可能となる。 For the above reasons, the user reserves and sets the time for switching the display specification in the display switching time setting data 16b in advance. For example, in a remote control device 30 of an air conditioner such as a hotel, a reservation for switching the display pattern of the display unit 34 of the remote control device 30 is made simultaneously with a reservation for a guest room. Then, based on the reserved time, the centralized controller 10 executes control for switching the display on the display unit 34 or returning to the normal display pattern. By doing so, the trouble of having to switch the specification of the display unit 34 each time is eliminated, and the problem of forgetting to return the specification of the display unit 34 to the normal display pattern is also solved. Is possible.
　なお、本実施の形態１において、リモコンシステム１００が、３台の室内機２０ａ、２０ｂ、２０ｃを備えている例を示したが本発明はこれに限定されず、リモコンシステム１００が１台以上の室内機を備えていればよい。また、本実施の形態１において、リモコン装置３０が室内機２０とリモコン装置通信線５２で接続されている例を示したが本発明はこれに限定されず、室内機２０にリモコン装置３０を内蔵させてもよく、また、通信線５１を介して集中コントローラ１０に直接リモコン装置３０を接続してもよい。これらのことは後述する実施の形態２についても同様である。 In the first embodiment, the remote control system 100 includes three indoor units 20a, 20b, and 20c. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the remote control system 100 includes one or more remote control systems 100. It only needs to have an indoor unit. In the first embodiment, the remote controller 30 is connected to the indoor unit 20 via the remote controller communication line 52. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the remote controller 30 is built in the indoor unit 20. Alternatively, the remote control device 30 may be directly connected to the centralized controller 10 via the communication line 51. The same applies to the second embodiment described later.
実施の形態２．
　本実施の形態２におけるリモコンシステム１００の基本的な構成は実施の形態１におけるリモコンシステム１００と同様であるため、以下、実施の形態１との相違点を中心に本実施の形態２を説明する。実施の形態１と本実施の形態２との相違点は、表示仕様選択コマンドフレームに表示仕様の切替えの終了条件を付加している点である。 Embodiment 2. FIG.
Since the basic configuration of remote control system 100 in the second embodiment is the same as that of remote control system 100 in the first embodiment, the second embodiment will be described below with a focus on differences from the first embodiment. . The difference between the first embodiment and the second embodiment is that a display specification switching end condition is added to the display specification selection command frame.
　図１２は、本発明の実施の形態２に係る終了条件付き表示仕様選択コマンドフレームの構成例を示す図である。図１２に示されるように、終了条件付き表示仕様選択コマンドフレーム（以下、終了条件付きコマンドフレーム６９と称する。）は、言語データ部５３、時刻データ部５４、単位データ部５５、小数点データ部５６に加えて、継続時間データ部６０及び通常の表示仕様のデータ部６１から構成されている。通常の表示仕様のデータ部６１には、表示部３４に初期設定の表示形式として表示されるデータが記憶されている。通常の表示仕様のデータ部６１は、通常表示言語データ部６３、通常表示時刻データ部６４、通常表示単位データ部６５、通常表示小数点データ部６６によって構成されている。 FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a display specification selection command frame with an end condition according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 12, a display specification selection command frame with an end condition (hereinafter referred to as a command frame 69 with an end condition) includes a language data portion 53, a time data portion 54, a unit data portion 55, and a decimal point data portion 56. In addition, it is composed of a duration data section 60 and a data section 61 having a normal display specification. The normal display specification data section 61 stores data displayed on the display section 34 as an initial display format. The normal display specification data section 61 includes a normal display language data section 63, a normal display time data section 64, a normal display unit data section 65, and a normal display decimal point data section 66.
　継続時間データ部６０には、表示部３４の表示仕様を切替える継続時間が分単位で記憶されている。また、通常表示言語データ部６３、通常表示時刻データ部６４、通常表示単位データ部６５及び通常表示小数点データ部６６には、上記の継続時間経過後に表示部３４に表示される通常表示仕様のデータが記憶されている。なお、継続時間は、本発明における「基準時間」に相当する。 The duration data section 60 stores a duration in minutes for switching the display specifications of the display section 34. In the normal display language data part 63, the normal display time data part 64, the normal display unit data part 65, and the normal display decimal point data part 66, the data of the normal display specification displayed on the display part 34 after the lapse of the above-mentioned duration. Is remembered. The duration time corresponds to the “reference time” in the present invention.
　次に、本実施の形態２におけるリモコン装置３０の制御部３１の制御動作について説明する。図３及び図４に示されるように、室内機２０のリモコン装置通信部２２から、リモコン装置通信線５２を介して送信される終了条件付きコマンドフレーム６９は、リモコン装置通信部３２により受信される。リモコン装置通信部３２により受信された終了条件付きコマンドフレーム６９は、制御部３１へ送信される。制御部３１は、終了条件付きコマンドフレーム６９に対応する情報を表示パターン設定データ３６ａとして表示データ記憶部３６に記憶する。そして、制御部３１は、表示パターン設定データ３６ａに対応するドットイメージデータ３６ｂを読み出した後、入出力部３３を経由して表示部３４にドットイメージデータ３６ｂを表示する。このようにして、表示部３４の表示仕様が切替わる。 Next, the control operation of the control unit 31 of the remote control device 30 in the second embodiment will be described. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the command frame 69 with an end condition transmitted from the remote control device communication unit 22 of the indoor unit 20 via the remote control device communication line 52 is received by the remote control device communication unit 32. . The command frame 69 with end condition received by the remote control device communication unit 32 is transmitted to the control unit 31. The control unit 31 stores information corresponding to the command frame 69 with an end condition in the display data storage unit 36 as display pattern setting data 36a. Then, the control unit 31 reads the dot image data 36b corresponding to the display pattern setting data 36a, and then displays the dot image data 36b on the display unit 34 via the input / output unit 33. In this way, the display specifications of the display unit 34 are switched.
　制御部３１は、終了条件付きコマンドフレーム６９の継続時間データ部６０から表示切替え継続時間に関する情報を読み取る。そして、制御部３１は、表示切替え継続時間とタイマ３１ａによって計測された時間とを比較する。タイマ３１ａによって計測された時間が、表示切替え継続時間に到達した場合には、制御部３１は、通常の表示仕様のデータ部６１に記憶されている情報に基づいて、表示部３４の表示を通常の表示仕様に戻す。 The control unit 31 reads information related to the display switching duration from the duration data portion 60 of the command frame 69 with the end condition. Then, the control unit 31 compares the display switching duration time with the time measured by the timer 31a. When the time measured by the timer 31a reaches the display switching continuation time, the control unit 31 normally displays the display on the display unit 34 based on the information stored in the data unit 61 of the normal display specification. Return to the display specifications.
　以上のことから、終了条件付きコマンドフレーム６９の継続時間データ部６０に表示部３４の表示切替え継続時間を記憶する。このようにすることで、表示切替え継続時間に達したときに集中コントローラ１０が稼働していなくても、制御部３１によって表示部３４の表示を通常の表示仕様に戻すことが可能となる。 From the above, the display switching duration of the display unit 34 is stored in the duration data unit 60 of the command frame 69 with the end condition. In this way, even when the centralized controller 10 is not operating when the display switching continuation time is reached, the control unit 31 can return the display on the display unit 34 to the normal display specification.
　１０　集中コントローラ、１１　通信部、１２　表示部、１３　入出力部、１４　制御部、１４ａ　タイマ、１５　操作部、１６　表示切替えデータ記憶部、１６ａ　表示パターン設定データ、１６ｂ　表示切替え時刻設定データ、１７　汎用通信部、１８　汎用通信線、１９　外部端末、２０　室内機、２０ａ　室内機、２０ｂ　室内機、２０ｃ　室内機、２１　通信部、２２　リモコン装置通信部、２３　制御部、２４　駆動部、３０　リモコン装置、３０ａ　リモコン装置、３０ｂ　リモコン装置、３０ｃ　リモコン装置、３１　制御部、３１ａ　タイマ、３２　リモコン装置通信部、３３　入出力部、３４　表示部、３５　操作部、３６　表示データ記憶部、３６ａ　表示パターン設定データ、３６ｂ　ドットイメージデータ、３９ａ　リモコン操作ボタン、３９ｂ　リモコン操作ボタン、３９ｃ　リモコン操作ボタン、３９ｄ　リモコン操作ボタン、４０　室外機、５１　通信線、５２　リモコン装置通信線、５２ａ　リモコン装置通信線、５２ｂ　リモコン装置通信線、５２ｃ　リモコン装置通信線、５３　言語データ部、５４　時刻データ部、５５　単位データ部、５６　小数点データ部、５９　コマンドフレーム、６０　継続時間データ部、６１　通常の表示仕様のデータ部、６３　通常表示言語データ部、６４　通常表示時刻データ部、６５　通常表示単位データ部、６６　通常表示小数点データ部、６９　終了条件付きコマンドフレーム、７０　設定画面、７１　表示パターン入力欄、８０　設定画面、８１　室内機入力欄、８２　表示パターン入力欄、８３　開始時刻入力欄、８４　終了時刻入力欄、９０　一覧画面、９１　帯状表示部、９２　帯状表示部、９３　帯状表示部、１００　リモコンシステム。 10 centralized controller, 11 communication unit, 12 display unit, 13 input / output unit, 14 control unit, 14a timer, 15 operation unit, 16 display switching data storage unit, 16a display pattern setting data, 16b display switching time setting data, 17 general purpose Communication unit, 18 general-purpose communication line, 19 external terminal, 20 indoor unit, 20a indoor unit, 20b indoor unit, 20c indoor unit, 21 communication unit, 22 remote control device communication unit, 23 control unit, 24 drive unit, 30 remote control device, 30a remote control device, 30b remote control device, 30c remote control device, 31 control unit, 31a timer, 32 remote control device communication unit, 33 input / output unit, 34 display unit, 35 operation unit, 36 display data storage unit, 36a display pattern setting data, 36b dot image data, 3 a remote control operation button, 39b remote control operation button, 39c remote control operation button, 39d remote control operation button, 40 outdoor unit, 51 communication line, 52 remote control device communication line, 52a remote control device communication line, 52b remote control device communication line, 52c remote control device communication Line, 53 language data part, 54 time data part, 55 unit data part, 56 decimal point data part, 59 command frame, 60 duration data part, 61 normal display specification data part, 63 normal display language data part, 64 normal Display time data section, 65 normal display unit data section, 66 normal display decimal point data section, 69 command frame with end condition, 70 setting screen, 71 display pattern input field, 80 setting screen, 81 indoor unit input field, 82 display pattern input Column 8, Start time input field, 84 end time input field, 90 list screen 91 Workspace window, 92 Workspace window, 93 Workspace window, 100 remote control system.

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  1. 　複数台の室内機のそれぞれに対応して設けられ、複数種の言語が表示可能な表示部を有する複数のリモコン装置と、
    　前記複数のリモコン装置のそれぞれに対して前記複数種の言語を個別に設定可能な集中コントローラと、を備えた
    　リモコンシステム。     A plurality of remote control devices that are provided corresponding to each of a plurality of indoor units and have a display unit capable of displaying a plurality of types of languages;
    A remote controller system comprising: a centralized controller capable of individually setting the plurality of languages for each of the plurality of remote control devices.
  2. 　前記集中コントローラは、
    　前記複数種の言語の他に、時刻、単位及び小数点の表示形式のうち少なくとも一つを前記複数のリモコン装置のそれぞれに個別に設定可能に構成されている
    　請求項１に記載のリモコンシステム。     The centralized controller is
    The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein in addition to the plurality of languages, at least one of a display format of time, unit, and decimal point can be individually set for each of the plurality of remote control devices.
  3. 　前記集中コントローラは、
    　入力された表示切り替え時刻設定データに基づいて、前記複数種の言語及び前記表示形式を切り替える
    　請求項２に記載のリモコンシステム。     The centralized controller is
    The remote control system according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of languages and the display format are switched based on the input display switching time setting data.
  4. 　前記リモコン装置は、
    　基準時間経過後に、前記集中コントローラにより切り替えられた前記複数種の言語及び前記表示形式を初期設定の言語及び初期設定の表示形式に切り替える
    　請求項３に記載のリモコンシステム。     The remote control device is
    4. The remote control system according to claim 3, wherein after a reference time elapses, the plurality of types of languages and the display format switched by the centralized controller are switched to a default language and a default display format.
  5. 　前記集中コントローラは、
    　汎用通信回線を介して前記集中コントローラに前記複数種の言語、前記表示形式及び前記表示切り替え時刻設定データを設定する外部端末を更に備えた
    　請求項３又は４に記載のリモコンシステム。     The centralized controller is
    5. The remote control system according to claim 3, further comprising an external terminal configured to set the plurality of kinds of languages, the display format, and the display switching time setting data to the centralized controller via a general-purpose communication line.
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