JP2001193997A - Air conditioning system and its controlling method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a comfortable air conditioned space by controlling an air conditioner flexibly. SOLUTION: A remote controller 3 delivers a data download instruction to a terminal 4 in an optical network access network 7. The terminal 4 downloads control data for a fan 1 and an air conditioner 2 from the optical network access network 7 and transfers it to each air conditioner. Each air conditioner controls the air temperature, humidity and air volume versatilely based on the control data. Furthermore, a voice is outputted from a sound regenerator 6. A comfortable air conditioned space can thereby be provided as compared with a case where each air conditioner is operated independently and energy saving effect can be attained through interlocked operation of the air conditioners.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an air conditioning system and a control method thereof, and more particularly to an air conditioning system capable of providing various comfortable air conditioning spaces and a control method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional air-conditioning system generally has a configuration as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the configuration of a conventional air conditioning system will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 shows a case where the air flow of the electric fan 11 is adjusted by the electric remote controller 12 using the infrared signal 15, and a case where the temperature of the air conditioner 13 is adjusted, the mode is set and the air volume is adjusted by the air conditioner remote control 14 using the infrared signal 16. It is a figure at the time of adjusting.

[0004] As shown in FIG.
In order to adjust the air volume of the fan, the remote controller 12 for the electric fan is directed toward the electric fan 11 and the keys of the remote controller 12 for the electric fan are operated to set the air volume of low, medium, and high. The fan remote controller 12 outputs an infrared signal 15 according to a user operation.
Send to 11. The fan 11 adjusts the air volume according to the received infrared signal 15.

Similarly, when performing temperature adjustment, air volume adjustment, and mode setting of the air conditioner 13, the air conditioner remote control 14 is directed toward the air conditioner 13, and the air conditioner remote control 14 is turned on.
By operating the 14 keys, temperature adjustment, weak / medium / strong air volume setting, and mode setting are performed. Remote control for air conditioner
14 transmits an infrared signal 16 to the air conditioner 13 according to a user operation.
Send to The air conditioner 13 performs temperature adjustment, air volume adjustment, and mode setting according to the received infrared signal 16.

However, in such an air conditioning system, the air conditioner (fan, air conditioner) can only perform a simple operation, and it is not always necessary to create a comfortable air conditioning space whether it is too cold or too hot, or whether it is cool or warm. Can not.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-18397 proposes that the wind of a fan is made to fluctuate in the natural wind to improve the sensational comfort of a person.

[0008]

However, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
The system proposed in the 18397 publication or the like has a problem that only one type of wind fluctuation can be realized. Also, it was not possible to say that sufficient comfort was obtained only by the fluctuation of the wind.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and provides an air conditioning system capable of realizing a more comfortable air conditioning space by flexibly operating an air conditioner, and a control method thereof. The purpose is to do.

[0010]

According to the air conditioning system and the control method of the present invention, a network access terminal operates an air conditioner according to air conditioner control data received from a network access network. Thereby, various comfortable air-conditioned spaces can be provided using the air-conditioner control data on the network.

Further, in the air conditioning system and the control method thereof according to the present invention, in the air conditioning system and the control method thereof according to the present invention, the audio data received by the network access terminal from the network access network is output from an audio reproducing device. As a result, sound can be reproduced in accordance with the control of the air conditioner, and various comfortable air-conditioned spaces can be provided.

Further, in the air conditioning system and the control method thereof according to the present invention, in the air conditioning system and the control method thereof according to the present invention, a plurality of air conditioners are linked. Thereby, a plurality of air conditioners can be linked to provide various comfortable air conditioning spaces.

In the air conditioning system and the control method thereof according to the present invention, in the air conditioning system and the control method thereof according to the present invention, the air conditioner or the sound reproducing device acquires the environment information, and the plurality of the plurality of air conditioners are obtained in accordance with the environment information. Adapt the air conditioner adaptively. Thus, the temperature, humidity, air volume, and sound can be adaptively controlled based on the current air conditioning environment, and various comfortable air conditioning spaces can be provided.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The air conditioning system according to the present invention includes a fan 1, an air conditioner 2, a remote controller 3, and a terminal device 4 connected to a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), respectively.
It has. The sound reproducer 6 is mounted on the air conditioner 3. The terminal device 4 is connected to the optical network access network 7. Optical network access network 7
Is connected to the Internet.

The remote controller 3 sends control data of the fan 1, control data of the air conditioner 2, and audio data output from the sound reproducer 6 to the terminal device 4 via the wireless LAN 6 from the Internet via the optical network access network 7. A download request can be issued. The terminal device 4 downloads control data and audio data from the network access network 7 in accordance with the request received from the remote controller 3, and sends the fan control data to the fan 1, the air conditioner control data and the audio data to the air conditioner 2, and the wireless LA
Transmit via N6. Fan 1 operates according to the control data received via wireless LAN 6. Air conditioner 2
Operate according to the control data received via the wireless LAN 6. Also, the audio data received via the wireless LAN 6 is sent to the sound reproducer 6. The sound reproducer 6 outputs the received audio data.

Next, the operation of the air-conditioning system configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, it is assumed that a menu indicating what control data is stored in the database on the network from the optical network access network 7 to the remote controller 3 has already been downloaded via the wireless LAN 6.

The user selects air-conditioning conditions for the fan 1 and the air conditioner 2 based on a menu on the remote controller 3. Remote control 3
Issues a control data and voice data download instruction to the terminal device 4 via the wireless LAN 6 in accordance with the content selected by the user (step S1).

In response to the request from the remote controller 3, the terminal device 4 downloads the corresponding air conditioner control data, fan control data, and audio data from a website or the like via the optical network access network 7 (step S2).

Among the downloaded data, the air conditioner control data is transferred to the air conditioner 3 and the fan control data is transferred to the fan 1 via the wireless LAN 5. The audio data is transferred to the air conditioner 3 on which the sound reproducer 6 is mounted (Steps S3 to S7).

The air conditioner 2 performs mode setting, temperature adjustment, humidity adjustment, air volume adjustment, and air direction adjustment according to the transferred control data (step S8). Further, fan 1 adjusts the air volume and the air direction according to the received control data (step S9). Further, the air conditioner 2 sends the transferred audio data to the sound player 6, and outputs the sound data from the sound player 6 (step S10).

At this time, the electric fan 1 and the air conditioner 3 detect the current temperature, humidity, air volume and sound (step S11).
Then, the electric fan 1 and the air conditioner 3 exchange the detected information and the timing information via the wireless LAN 6, and start the operation in an adaptively interlocked manner with the current temperature, humidity, air volume, and sound (step S12).

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the temperature, humidity, wind flow, and sound can be finely controlled by the downloaded control data by operating the respective devices in conjunction with each other. This makes it possible to realize a comfortable space that can be comfortably felt by people from various aspects, and also achieves an energy saving effect.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and for example, the following modifications are possible.

(1) In the above embodiment, one air conditioner and one air conditioner are used as air conditioners, but an air conditioning system having an arbitrary number of other air conditioners may be used.

(2) Although the terminal of the optical network access network is one of the system configurations in the above embodiment, it may be built in any number of air conditioners.

(3) Although the optical network access network is used in the above embodiment, the network access network may be other than the optical network, and may be either wireless or wired. The network topology is not particularly limited as long as this function can be realized.

(4) Although the sound reproducer is built in the air conditioner in the above embodiment, it may be built in other air conditioners.

(5) In the above embodiment, each component is connected by a wireless LAN, but may be connected by a wired LAN.

(6) In the above embodiment, the air conditioners are linked, but the air conditioners may not be linked, and may be operated independently according to the downloaded data.

(7) Although the remote controller 3 is provided in the air-conditioning system in the above embodiment, an arbitrary air conditioner may be operated without the remote controller 3.

(8) In the above embodiment, the air conditioner operates based on the control data after receiving the control data.
Although the interlocking control is performed with another air conditioner, the control for the interlocking operation may be performed first between the air conditioners.

(9) The sound data may be music, natural sound, or voice.

(10) In the above embodiment, the downloaded sound data is reproduced by an arbitrary air conditioner. However, when the audio device is one of the components of the air conditioning system, the audio device reproduces the sound. Is also good. Also, audio data may be transferred to an audio device, and audio reproduction may be linked with an air conditioner.

(11) The remote controller may be a computer whose functions can be flexibly changed or added by software.

(12) In the above embodiment, the air conditioner detects temperature, humidity, air volume, and sound as current spatial information, but other information may be used. Although the air conditioner is adaptively controlled based on the current space information, the adaptive control need not be performed.

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention,
The remote controller issues a control data download command for the fan or air conditioner to the optical network access network terminal,
By downloading the control data from the optical network access network and operating in conjunction with the control data transferred to each air conditioner, the temperature, humidity, air volume, and sound are more effective than if each were operating independently. It will be possible to provide a multifaceted comfortable air-conditioned space. Further, when the air conditioners operate in conjunction with each other, an energy-saving effect can be obtained by a well-balanced interlocking operation of each device.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By operating the air conditioner in accordance with the air conditioner control data received from the network access network by the network access terminal, there is an excellent effect that various comfortable air conditioning spaces can be provided using the air conditioner control data on the network. An air conditioning system and a control method thereof can be provided.

Further, according to the present invention, the network access terminal outputs audio data received from the network access network from the audio reproducing device, thereby reproducing the audio in accordance with the control of the air conditioner. And an air conditioning system having an excellent effect that the air conditioner can be provided, and a control method thereof.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an air conditioning system having an excellent effect that various comfortable air conditioning spaces can be provided by linking a plurality of air conditioners, and a control method thereof. .

According to the present invention, a plurality of air conditioners are adaptively linked in accordance with environmental information, so that temperature, humidity, air volume, and sound can be adaptively controlled based on the current air conditioning environment. It is possible to provide an air conditioning system having an excellent effect of being able to provide various comfortable air conditioning spaces in various aspects and a control method thereof.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an air conditioning system control method according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a conventional air conditioning system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fan 2 Air conditioner 3 Remote control 4 Terminal device 5 Wireless LAN 6 Sound reproducer 7 Optical network access network

Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. An air conditioner comprising a network access terminal device and an air conditioner connected to the network access terminal device, wherein the network access terminal operates according to air conditioner control data received from a network access network. Characteristic air conditioning system. 2. The air conditioning system according to claim 1, wherein said network access terminal device and said air conditioner are connected by a LAN. 3. The air conditioning system according to claim 1, wherein said network access terminal device is built in said air conditioner. 4. The air conditioning system according to claim 1, further comprising a controller for issuing a command to download the air conditioner control data to the network access terminal. 5. The air conditioning system according to claim 4, wherein the controller and the network access terminal are connected by a LAN. 6. The air conditioning system according to claim 4, wherein said controller is built in said air conditioner. 7. The air conditioning system according to claim 4, wherein the controller is a computer. 8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an audio reproducing apparatus is connected to the network access terminal apparatus, and the audio reproducing apparatus outputs audio data received from the network by the network access terminal. An air conditioning system according to claim 1. 9. The air conditioning system according to claim 8, wherein said audio reproducing apparatus and said network access terminal are connected by a LAN. 10. The air conditioning system according to claim 8, wherein said audio reproducing device is built in said air conditioner. 11. The controller according to claim 8, wherein the controller issues a command to download the audio data to the network access terminal.
0. The air conditioning system according to any one of 0. 12. The air conditioning system according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of air conditioners, wherein the plurality of air conditioners are linked. 13. An air conditioner or an audio reproducing apparatus, wherein environmental information acquiring means is provided, and the plurality of air conditioners are adaptively linked according to an output of the environmental information acquiring means. The described air conditioning system. 14. A method for controlling an air conditioning system, comprising downloading control data via a network access network and controlling the operation of an arbitrary number of air conditioners according to the downloaded data. 15. The controller according to claim 14, wherein the controller issues a control data download instruction.
3. The air conditioning system control method according to 1. 16. The audio data is downloaded via a network access network, and the audio data is output from an audio reproducing device.
6. The air conditioning system control method according to claim 5. 17. The air conditioning system control method according to claim 14, wherein the arbitrary number of air conditioners are linked. 18. The air conditioning system control method according to claim 17, wherein the air conditioner or the audio reproducing device acquires environment information and performs adaptive control of the air conditioner according to the environment information.