Remote Air Conditioner Temperature Scheduling With Time-Zone Limits
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote air conditioner control methods lack detailed temperature settings for each time zone, leading to potential temperature extremes, and allow for erroneous temperature changes, causing discomfort and increased energy consumption.
Innovation Solution
A method using a computer, memory, and display to acquire and display temperature information for multiple time zones, with a graph interface showing recommended temperature ranges and symbols for preset temperatures, ensuring temperature changes are within set limits and preventing rapid changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If existing remote air conditioner control methods are used, then basic remote operation is achieved, but detailed temperature settings for each time zone are not available leading to temperature extremes
Solution Approach 1:
The temperature control is segmented into multiple time zones with distinct temperature settings. Each time zone can have its own target upper limit temperature and target lower limit temperature, allowing precise control for different periods (e.g., daytime, nighttime, weekends) without increasing operational complexity for the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a time dimension to the temperature control interface by displaying a graph with time on the horizontal axis and temperature on the vertical axis. This graphical representation allows users to set and visualize temperature profiles across multiple time zones simultaneously, making precise temperature control as intuitive as drawing on a graph.
2Reliability
If existing remote air conditioner control methods are used, then temperature adjustment is possible, but erroneous temperature changes can occur causing discomfort and increased energy consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary validation of temperature settings against pre-defined target upper limit temperatures and target lower limit temperatures for each time zone. Before applying a temperature setting, the system checks whether it falls within the acceptable range, preventing erroneous settings that would cause discomfort or excessive energy consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The graphical interface provides visual feedback by displaying the set temperature profile alongside the target temperature ranges for each time zone. This allows users to immediately see whether their settings are appropriate and make corrections before finalizing, reducing the likelihood of erroneous temperature changes.
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AI summary
Acquiring correspondence among a plurality of time zones and target upper limit temperatures and target lower limit temperatures of the air conditioner that correspond to the respective plurality of time zones. A display allows a user to set the preset temperatures of the air conditioner in the respective plurality of time zones. The display includes a graph region having a first axis corresponding to the plurality of time zones and a second axis corresponding to the preset temperatures of the air conditioner. The graph region includes, in each of the plurality of time zones, a first temperature region having a first appearance and a second temperature region displayed having a second appearance. A symbol indicative of a corresponding preset temperature is displayed in the first temperature region in a corresponding one of the plurality of time zones in the graph region.