Communication method, refrigeration and air conditioning-related system, and communication node

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing refrigeration and air conditioning systems face inefficiencies in data transmission and response management between multiple units, leading to bandwidth constraints and increased device load due to unnecessary responses.

Innovation Solution

A communication method where communication nodes generate messages with attributes indicating necessary or unnecessary responses based on the type of information, allowing devices to determine and manage responses accordingly, using OFDM modulation and multi-hop functions for extended signal transmission.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If all communication nodes transmit and respond to all received messages, then complete information exchange is achieved, but communication bandwidth is consumed and device load increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation exchange completenessVSAvoidcommunication bandwidth consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by making each communication node selectively respond based on the specific type of message received. Different message types (control messages, status messages, error messages) trigger different response behaviors. This allows the system to maintain reliable information exchange for critical messages while avoiding unnecessary responses for non-critical messages, thereby reducing overall bandwidth consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamics by enabling communication nodes to dynamically adjust their response behavior based on message attributes. The response determination is not static but adapts according to the message type, priority level, and current system state. This dynamic approach optimizes bandwidth usage by responding only when necessary while maintaining reliability for important communications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If all communication nodes respond to all messages, then comprehensive control is achieved, but device processing load increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol comprehensivenessVSAvoidprocessing load
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent reduces device processing load by applying local quality to the response determination process. Each node evaluates message-specific attributes and applies appropriate response rules rather than uniformly responding to all messages. This selective processing maintains comprehensive control for necessary operations while significantly reducing unnecessary processing overhead.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts the essential response requirement from each message by analyzing message types and attributes. Only the necessary responses are generated and transmitted, while unnecessary responses are eliminated. This extraction approach maintains control comprehensiveness by preserving all critical control functions while removing redundant processing operations that increase device load.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Productivity

If message attributes are added to indicate response requirements, then response optimization is achieved, but message structure complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoidmessage structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining standardized message attributes and response type indicators in the message protocol. These attributes are prepared in advance and embedded in message structures before transmission. This approach enables receiving nodes to quickly determine appropriate responses without complex real-time analysis, thereby improving communication efficiency while keeping message structure manageable through standardization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12556609B2Communication method, refrigeration and air conditioning-related system, and communication node
Publication Date: 2026.02.17 DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD
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AI summary

To provide a communication method, a refrigeration and air conditioning-related system, and a communication node.A communication method for communicating information regarding a refrigeration and air conditioning-related unit between a plurality of communication nodes, wherein when transmitting information to a second communication node, a first communication node generates a message including a code indicating an attribute of the information or a type indicating a necessary or unnecessary of response to be designated according to the attribute, and transmits the message generated to the second communication node, and the second communication node determines the necessary or unnecessary of response, based on the code or the type included in the message received.