Method for controlling machine and machine controller and system for repairing
First Claim
1. A device control method comprising:
- (a) a step (S21) of, in response to failure information (51) obtained in a device (3), transmitting failure diagnosis program (61) for diagnosing contents of failure in said device from an external portion (4) to said device.
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a technique which, upon detection of failure in a device such as an air conditioner, performs diagnosis of the failure, an emergency run and the like of the appliance. When failure occurs on devices (31, 32 33, . . . ), failure information (51) is transmitted to a control center (4) through a communication network (9). The control center (4) allows the device (3) which is the transmission side of the failure information (51) to load failure diagnosis program (61). The device (3) activates the failure diagnosis program (61), so that the failure diagnosis is carried out, and failure position information (53) is transmitted to the control center (4). When it is possible to perform the emergency run, the device (3) is allowed to load an emergency run program (62) from the control center (4), so that the device (3) performs the emergency run. The control center (4) gives repairing information (64) based on the result of the failure diagnosis to a service person (8), whereby the service person (8) enables to easily carry out a repairing job (65) on the device (3) quickly.
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21 Claims
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1. A device control method comprising:
(a) a step (S21) of, in response to failure information (51) obtained in a device (3), transmitting failure diagnosis program (61) for diagnosing contents of failure in said device from an external portion (4) to said device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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2. A device control method comprising:
(a) a step (S21) of, in response to running data (52) obtained from a device (3), externally determining the presence or absence of failure in said device and transmitting failure diagnosis program (61) for diagnosing contents of said failure in said device in response to a result of said determination from an external portion (4) to said device.
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8. A device control method comprising:
(a) a step (S24) of, in response to failure information (51) obtained from a device (3), transmitting an emergency run program (62) for performing an emergency run on said device from an external portion (4) to said device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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9. A device control method comprising:
(a) a step (S24) of, in response to running data (52) obtained from a device (3), externally determining the presence or absence of failure and contents of said failure in said device and transmitting an emergency run program (62) for performing an emergency run on said device in response to said determination from an external portion (4) to said device.
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12. A device repairing system comprising:
a device (3) and a control portion (4) which are mutually connected through a predetermined communication path (9), wherein in response to failure information (51) sent from said device, said control portion transmits at least one of failure diagnosis program (61) for diagnosing failure in said device and an emergency run program (62) for performing an emergency run on said device, to said device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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13. A device repairing system comprising:
a device (3) and a control portion (4) which are mutually connected through a predetermined communication path (9), wherein in response to running data (52) from said device, said control portion determines the presence or absence of failure in said device, and on the basis of a result of said determination, then transmits at least one of failure diagnosis program (61) for diagnosing contents of said failure in said device and an emergency run program (62) for performing an emergency run on said device, to said device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
- 17. A device control device (4) which, in response to device information (51, 52, 53) received from a device (3), transmits failure program (61) for diagnosing failure of said device to said device (S21).
- 18. A device control device (4) which, in response to device information (51, 52, 53) received from a device (3), transmits an emergency run program (62) for performing an emergency run on said device to said device (S24).
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