Air Conditioner Setting Conversion Across Different Models
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing management systems require significant time and effort to transfer setting data from an old facility apparatus to a new one, especially when the models differ, as conventional technologies cannot utilize setting data from one management apparatus for another due to format and model discrepancies, leading to users having to reconfigure settings from scratch.
Innovation Solution
A management system comprising a first and second management apparatus, and an information processing terminal with a conversion unit that obtains and converts setting data from the first apparatus into a format usable by the second apparatus, allowing seamless data transfer via radio communication, enabling the second management apparatus to manage the operation of the second facility apparatus using the converted data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If setting data is transferred from an existing management apparatus to a newly installed management apparatus, then the configuration time is reduced, but the setting data cannot be used due to model and format differences
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by converting setting data parameters from one model format to another. The conversion unit transforms the structure and content of setting data to match the target model's requirements, enabling compatibility between different air conditioner models while preserving the essential operational parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an information processing terminal as an intermediary between the existing management apparatus and the newly installed management apparatus. This terminal includes a conversion unit that mediates the data transfer process by reading setting data from the old apparatus, converting it to the appropriate format, and transmitting it to the new apparatus.
2Adaptability or versatility
If setting data is converted between different models, then the versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The information processing terminal serves as an external intermediary device that handles the conversion complexity, keeping the management apparatuses themselves relatively simple. The conversion unit in the terminal manages the complexity of data transformation between different models without requiring complex built-in conversion capabilities in each management apparatus.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating a transformed copy of the setting data that is adapted to the target model. Instead of modifying the original data structure fundamentally, the system creates a new copy with the appropriate format and parameters for the destination model, preserving the source data integrity while achieving compatibility.
3Loss of information
If schedule data including heating operation is transferred to a cooling-only model, then the information is lost, but reconfiguring schedules from scratch requires significant time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies taking out by extracting only the applicable portions of schedule data from the source model. The conversion unit identifies and extracts cooling-related schedule information while discarding heating-specific parameters that cannot be transferred to a cooling-only model, thereby preserving useful schedule timing and temperature data without attempting to transfer incompatible heating operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The conversion unit applies parameter changes by modifying schedule data parameters to match the target model's capabilities. Heating operation parameters are transformed or removed, while cooling parameters are preserved and adjusted to fit the cooling-only model's operational constraints, maintaining schedule structure without incompatible content.
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AI summary
In a management system including a first management apparatus, a second management apparatus and an information processing terminal, the first management apparatus managing operation of a first facility apparatus, the second management apparatus managing operation of a second facility apparatus, the information processing terminal obtains first setting data for managing the operation of the first facility apparatus from the first management apparatus, converts the first setting data into second setting data, the second management apparatus being able to use the second setting data, and sends the second setting data by radio to the second management apparatus, and the second management apparatus receives the second setting data by radio, and manages the operation of the second facility apparatus by using the second setting data.