Method for controlling air conditioner, and air conditioner and storage medium

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing air conditioner control systems are cumbersome, leading to low convenience and efficiency in user control.

Innovation Solution

A method for controlling an air conditioner that includes obtaining a first parameter value based on a user's preference mode, controlling the air conditioner based on this value, and adjusting the control parameters while maintaining the first parameter value unchanged, thus reducing operation steps and enhancing convenience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the air conditioner control system follows conventional operation steps, then the control parameters can be adjusted, but the operation steps are cumbersome and convenience is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconvenience in air conditioner controlVSAvoidoperation steps required
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by obtaining and storing the first parameter value corresponding to the first control parameter before the user needs to adjust parameters. When parameter adjustment is needed, the system already has the baseline preference data ready, eliminating the need for users to go through cumbersome conventional operation steps to set parameters from scratch.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The air conditioner control system serves itself by automatically managing parameter values. The system obtains the first parameter value, controls the air conditioner based on this value, and when adjustments are needed, it automatically controls the air conditioner based on the second parameter value while keeping the first parameter value unchanged. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for users to manually configure multiple parameters through complex operation steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If the first parameter value is updated every time a control parameter is adjusted, then the latest settings are maintained, but user convenience is reduced due to loss of preference settings

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidpreference settings stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by differentiating between different parameter values and their update behaviors. The first parameter value (representing user preference) is kept unchanged and stable, while the second parameter value (representing adjustment parameters) can be updated when needed. This local differentiation allows the system to maintain preference stability while still enabling flexible parameter adjustments, improving user convenience without losing preference settings.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary action by establishing the first parameter value as a stable baseline before any adjustments occur. This preliminary establishment of preference settings ensures that when control parameters are adjusted, the original preference data is preserved and can be restored or referenced, maintaining reliability of preference settings while allowing operational flexibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20250146692A1Method for controlling air conditioner, and air conditioner and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.05.08 XIAOMI TECH (WUHAN) CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a method for controlling an air conditioner, an air conditioner and a storage medium. The method for controlling the air conditioner includes: in response to an operation mode of the air conditioner is a first mode, obtaining a first parameter value corresponding to a first control parameter in the first mode, wherein the first mode is a mode for controlling an operation of the air conditioner based on a preference; controlling the operation of the air conditioner based on the first parameter value; in response to the first control parameter being subjected to adjustments, controlling the air conditioner based on a second parameter value corresponding to the first control parameter subjected to adjustments, and keeping the first parameter value corresponding to the first control parameter subjected to adjustments unchanged in the first mode.