Air conditioner control system using a telephone network and method for operating the same
First Claim
1. An air conditioner control system that uses a telephone network to control a plurality of air conditioners which are configured to transmit and receive signals over the telephone network, said control system comprising:
- a remote electronic device having a control program configured to receive profile information for each of the plurality of air conditioners, register the received profile information and transmit control commands to designated ones of the air conditioners over the telephone network on the basis of the registered profile information.
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Abstract
An air conditioner control system and method that uses a telephone network is provided. A remote electronic device is connected to a plurality of air conditioners through the telephone network to input a control command to each of the air conditioners. A control program is run in the remote electronic device to register profile information for the air conditioners. The air conditioners are configured to transmit and receive signals over there telephone network. The remote electronic device is configured to input control commands to some or all of the air conditioners on the basis of the registered profile information. A control command input by a remote user is automatically transmitted to a corresponding one of the air conditioners with reference to the registered profile information of the corresponding air conditioner.
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1. An air conditioner control system that uses a telephone network to control a plurality of air conditioners which are configured to transmit and receive signals over the telephone network, said control system comprising:
a remote electronic device having a control program configured to receive profile information for each of the plurality of air conditioners, register the received profile information and transmit control commands to designated ones of the air conditioners over the telephone network on the basis of the registered profile information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating g an air conditioner control system that uses a telephone network, comprising:
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running an air conditioner control program in a remote electronic device to register profile information for a plurality of air conditioners;
selecting one of the air conditioners to be controlled and inputting a control command for the selected air conditioner into the electronic device; and
generating a control command data packet based on the input control command and the registered profile information for the selected air conditioner and automatically transmitting the generated data packet over the telephone network to a telephone number associated with the selected air conditioner. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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