An air conditioner remote controller and a control method thereof

Abstract

The application relates to an air conditioner remote controller and a control method thereof. The method comprises comparing received actual operation parameter information of an air conditioner with pre-stored parameter information, judging whether the two parameters are the same, updating stored operation parameter information with the received actual operation parameter information of the air conditioner if the two parameters are different, and displaying the stored operation parameter information. The air conditioner remote controller comprises a setting operation module, a storage module, a display module, a signal sending module, a signal receiving module and a parameter updating module. The application can avoid the situation that the set parameter of the remote controller is inconsistent with the actual operation information parameter of the air conditioner, and the adjusted set value deviates from the required value when the user adjusts the set parameter of the remote controller.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of air conditioner control technology, and in particular to an air conditioner remote control and its control method. Background Technology

[0002] Air conditioners are widely used in people's work and daily lives, and are mostly controlled by remote controls. However, conventional remote controls only have signal transmission capabilities and cannot obtain the actual operating status of the air conditioner. During remote control use, there may be instances where the remote signal is not received by the indoor unit, or the air conditioner's operating status is adjusted via other control methods (such as Wi-Fi control), and then the remote control is used again for adjustments, resulting in a discrepancy between the operating status displayed on the remote control and the actual operating status of the air conditioner. This causes inconvenience to the user. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To address the aforementioned problems, the present invention aims to provide an air conditioner remote control and its control method, which can acquire the actual operating status of the air conditioner and avoid discrepancies between the operating status displayed by the remote control and the actual operating status of the air conditioner.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] A control method for an air conditioner remote control, the method being applied to the remote control terminal, includes the following steps:

[0006] The remote control sends an update parameter request to the air conditioner, requesting the air conditioner to transmit the actual operating information of the air conditioner;

[0007] Receive actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner and obtain operating parameter information set and stored via remote control;

[0008] The received actual operating parameters of the air conditioner are compared with the pre-stored parameters to determine whether the two parameters are the same.

[0009] If there is a difference between the two parameters, the stored operating parameter information is updated using the actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner received, and the stored operating parameter information is displayed.

[0010] Another objective of this invention is to provide an air conditioner remote control, comprising:

[0011] The operation module is used to set the required operating parameters;

[0012] The storage module is used to receive and store the parameter information transmitted by the setting operation module 11;

[0013] The display module is used to display the parameter information stored in the storage module;

[0014] The signal transmission module is used to send out the parameter information stored in the storage module 12 when it receives the model transmission request transmitted by the setting operation module;

[0015] The signal receiving module is used to send a request to the air conditioner to transmit the actual operating information of the air conditioner, receive the actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner transmitted by the air conditioner, and transmit the received operating parameter information to the parameter update module.

[0016] The parameter update module receives the actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner transmitted by the signal receiving module, and compares the received actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner with the parameter information stored in the storage module. If there is a difference between the two parameters, the parameter update module 16 updates the received actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner to the storage module, and the display module displays the information synchronously according to the updated parameters in the storage module.

[0017] The present invention adopts the above technical solution, which can receive the actual operating information parameters of the air conditioner. When the setting parameters stored in the remote control are inconsistent with the actual operating information parameters of the air conditioner received by the remote control, the remote control setting parameters are updated to be consistent with the actual operating information parameters of the air conditioner. This avoids the user's adjusted setting value deviating from the required value when adjusting the remote control setting parameters due to the inconsistency between the setting parameters stored in the remote control and the actual operating information parameters of the air conditioner received by the remote control. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the module structure of the remote controller of this application;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the control logic of the remote controller in this application. Detailed Implementation

[0020] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below.

[0021] This application provides a control method for an air conditioner remote control, the method being applied to the remote control terminal, including the following steps:

[0022] The remote control sends an update parameter request to the air conditioner, requesting the air conditioner to transmit the actual operating information of the air conditioner;

[0023] Receive actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner and obtain operating parameter information set and stored via remote control;

[0024] The received actual operating parameters of the air conditioner are compared with the pre-stored parameters to determine whether the two parameters are the same.

[0025] If there is a difference between the two parameters, the stored operating parameter information is updated using the actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner received, and the stored operating parameter information is displayed.

[0026] Preferably, the method includes counting time t after the remote control is powered on;

[0027] The remote control is checked to see if it is stationary. If it is stationary and the time t is greater than the preset automatic update interval b, the remote control sends an update parameter request and resets the time t = 0.

[0028] Preferably, the method includes detecting whether the remote control is in a non-stationary state; if it is in a non-stationary state and the judgment flag n=0, the remote control sends a parameter update request; where n is a flag for determining whether the parameter is updated because the remote control is in a non-stationary state, n=1 means that the parameter has been updated in a short period of time because the remote control is in a non-stationary state, and n=0 means that the parameter has not been updated in a short period of time because the remote control is in a non-stationary state.

[0029] Preferably, the method includes detecting whether the remote control's set operating parameters have changed after detecting that the remote control is in a stationary state;

[0030] If a change in the remote control's operating parameters is detected, the system updates and stores the new operating parameters, and sends the updated operating parameters to the air conditioner, requesting the air conditioner to set the parameters accordingly.

[0031] Preferably, the method includes sending updated operating parameters to the air conditioner and sending an update parameter request, then comparing the received actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner with the pre-stored parameter information to determine whether the two parameters are the same.

[0032] If the two parameters are inconsistent, it is determined that the updated operating parameters of the remote control were not successfully sent, and a resend reminder is sent to the user.

[0033] Example 1:

[0034] like Figure 2 As shown, the remote control involved in this invention consists of 21 steps, S0-S20. The detailed function of each step is explained below.

[0035] Step S0: The program starts, then proceeds to step S1;

[0036] Step S1: In step S1, it is determined whether the remote control is powered on. If the remote control is powered on, proceed to step S2; otherwise, proceed to step S20.

[0037] Step S2: Calculate the time t, then proceed to step S3;

[0038] Step S3: Determine whether time t is greater than or equal to a preset threshold a. If t ≥ a, proceed to step S4; otherwise, proceed to step S5.

[0039] Step S4: Determine if the flag n = 0, then proceed to step S5;

[0040] Step S5: Determine whether the remote control is stationary. If the remote control is stationary, proceed to step S7; otherwise, proceed to step S6.

[0041] Step S6: Determine whether the judgment mark n is equal to 0. If n = 0, proceed to step S10; otherwise, proceed to step S7.

[0042] Step S7: Determine whether the user has adjusted the setting parameters of the remote control. If the setting parameters have been adjusted, proceed to step S12; otherwise, proceed to step S8.

[0043] Step S8: Determine whether time t is greater than or equal to a preset threshold b. If t ≥ b, proceed to step S14; otherwise, proceed to step S9.

[0044] Step S9: Determine whether the remote control is off. If the remote control is off, proceed to step S20; otherwise, proceed to step S2.

[0045] Step S10: The remote control sends a parameter update request to the air conditioner, and then proceeds to step S11;

[0046] Step S11: Set the flag n = 1, then proceed to step S15;

[0047] Step S12: Update and store the parameter information set by the user, make the judgment flag m=1, and then proceed to step S13;

[0048] Step S13: The remote control sends setting parameter information to the air conditioner, and then proceeds to step S14;

[0049] Step S14: The remote control sends a parameter update request to the air conditioner, the time t=0 is recorded, the judgment flag n=1, and then proceeds to step S15;

[0050] Step S15: The remote control receives the operating parameter information sent by the air conditioner, and then proceeds to step S16.

[0051] Step S16: Compare the operating parameter information sent by the air conditioner with the operating parameter information currently set by the remote control. If the operating parameter information sent by the air conditioner is consistent with the operating parameter information currently set by the remote control, proceed to step S18; otherwise, proceed to step S17.

[0052] Step S17: Determine whether the judgment mark m is equal to 1. If m = 1, proceed to step S19; otherwise, proceed to step S10.

[0053] Step S18: Set the judgment flag m = 0, and then proceed to step S1;

[0054] Step S19: Remind the air conditioner user to resend the parameters (if the parameters were not sent successfully), then proceed to step S14.

[0055] Step S20: End the program.

[0056] Symbol explanation:

[0057] n: A flag indicating whether parameters were updated due to the remote control being in a non-stationary state. n=1 indicates that parameters were updated within a short period of time because the remote control was in a non-stationary state, while n=0 indicates that parameters were not updated within a short period of time because the remote control was in a non-stationary state.

[0058] m: Judgment flag, used to determine whether the user has manually modified the remote control parameters.

[0059] a: The minimum time interval at which the remote control is allowed to update parameters when it is not stationary. For example, a can be set to 30 seconds.

[0060] b: The time interval at which the remote control automatically updates parameters when it is stationary. For example, b can be set to 5 minutes.

[0061] t: Time statistics parameter.

[0062] This application also provides an air conditioner remote control 1 for implementing the above control method. For example... Figure 1 As shown, the air conditioner remote control includes:

[0063] The operation module 11 is used to set the required operating parameters;

[0064] Storage module 12 is used to receive and store parameter information transmitted by setting operation module 11;

[0065] Display module 13 is used to display the parameter information stored in the storage module;

[0066] The signal transmitting module 14 is used to send out the parameter information stored in the storage module 12 when it receives the model transmission request transmitted by the setting operation module;

[0067] The signal receiving module 15 is used to send a request to the air conditioner to transmit the actual operating information of the air conditioner, receive the actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner transmitted by the air conditioner, and transmit the received operating parameter information to the parameter update module.

[0068] The parameter update module 16 receives the actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner transmitted by the signal receiving module, and compares the received actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner with the parameter information stored in the storage module. If there is a difference between the two parameters, the parameter update module 16 updates the received actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner to the storage module, and the display module displays the information synchronously according to the updated parameters in the storage module.

[0069] The air conditioner remote control also includes a motion detection module 17, used to detect whether the remote control is stationary. In this embodiment, the motion detection module includes an accelerometer. The detection signal from the accelerometer is used to determine whether the remote control is stationary. For example, if the accelerometer reading is not zero, it indicates that the remote control is in a non-prohibited state; otherwise, it is stationary.

[0070] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention.

Claims

1. A control method for an air conditioner remote control, characterized in that, The method is applied to the remote control and includes the following steps: The remote control sends an update parameter request to the air conditioner, requesting the air conditioner to transmit the actual operating information of the air conditioner; Receive actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner and obtain operating parameter information set and stored via remote control; The received actual operating parameters of the air conditioner are compared with the pre-stored parameters to determine whether the two parameters are the same. If there is a difference between the two parameters, the stored operating parameter information is updated using the actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner received, and the stored operating parameter information is displayed. Time t is recorded after the remote control is turned on; The remote control is checked to see if it is stationary. If it is stationary and the time t is greater than the preset automatic update interval b, the remote control sends an update parameter request and resets the time t=0. If the remote control is not in a stationary state, and the judgment flag n=0, the remote control sends an update parameter request and changes the judgment flag n=1; otherwise, it further checks whether the remote control's set operating parameters have changed. If the remote control's set operating parameters have changed, the new operating parameters are updated and stored, and the updated operating parameters are sent to the air conditioner, requesting the air conditioner to set according to the updated operating parameters. Where n is a flag indicating whether the parameters were updated because the remote control was in a non-stationary state. When n=1, it means that the parameters were updated in a short period of time because the remote control was in a non-stationary state. When n=0, it means that the parameters were not updated in a short period of time because the remote control was in a non-stationary state.

2. The control method for an air conditioner remote control according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method includes: After detecting that the remote control is stationary, it also checks whether the remote control's set operating parameters have been changed; If a change in the remote control's operating parameters is detected, the system updates and stores the new operating parameters, and sends the updated operating parameters to the air conditioner, requesting the air conditioner to set the parameters accordingly.

3. The control method for an air conditioner remote control according to claim 2, characterized in that, The method includes: After sending the updated operating parameters to the air conditioner and sending an update parameter request, the received actual operating parameter information of the air conditioner is compared with the pre-stored parameter information to determine whether the two parameters are the same. If the two parameters are inconsistent, it is determined that the updated operating parameters of the remote control were not successfully sent, and a resend reminder is sent to the user.

4. The control method for an air conditioner remote control according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method includes: The motion detection module on the remote control detects whether the remote control is in a stationary or non-stationary state.

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