Communication system of a multi-type air-conditioner and method thereof
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1. A communication system of a multi-type air-conditioner comprising:
- a main outdoor unit for wirelessly transmitting/receiving data to/from a plurality of slave outdoor units;
an outdoor relay unit for communicating with the main outdoor unit through a fixed line serial communication method;
an indoor relay unit for communicating with the outdoor relay unit through a local area communication network or a fixed line; and
a plurality of indoor units for wirelessly communicating with the indoor relay unit.
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Abstract
A communication system of a multi-type air-conditioner and its method are disclosed. The communication system includes a main outdoor unit for wirelessly transmitting/receiving data to/from a plurality of slave outdoor units; an outdoor relay unit for communicating with the main outdoor unit through a fixed line serial communication method; an indoor relay unit for communicating with the outdoor relay unit through a local area communication network or a fixed line; and a plurality of indoor units for wirelessly communicating with the indoor relay unit.
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19 Claims
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1. A communication system of a multi-type air-conditioner comprising:
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a main outdoor unit for wirelessly transmitting/receiving data to/from a plurality of slave outdoor units;
an outdoor relay unit for communicating with the main outdoor unit through a fixed line serial communication method;
an indoor relay unit for communicating with the outdoor relay unit through a local area communication network or a fixed line; and
a plurality of indoor units for wirelessly communicating with the indoor relay unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication system of a multi-type air-conditioner comprising:
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a plurality of slave outdoor units; and
a main outdoor unit for wirelessly transmitting/receiving data to/from the plurality of slave outdoor units. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A communication system of a multi-type air-conditioner comprising:
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a plurality of indoor units; and
an indoor relay unit for wirelessly transmitting control information of a main outdoor unit for controlling the plurality of indoor units to the plurality of indoor units, wirelessly receiving data of the plurality of indoor units, and transmitting the received data to the main outdoor unit. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A communication method of a multi-type air-conditioner comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting/receiving data by a plurality of slave outdoor units and a main outdoor unit;
transmitting data of the main outdoor unit to an outdoor relay unit through fixed line serial communication;
receiving, by the outdoor relay unit, the transmitted data and transmitting the received data to an indoor relay unit through a local area communication network or a fixed line; and
wirelessly transmitting by the indoor relay unit the data which has been received through the local area communication network or fixed line to a plurality of indoor units. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A communication method of a multi-type air-conditioner comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting data by a plurality of indoor units;
wirelessly receiving the data by an indoor relay unit;
transmitting, by the indoor relay unit, the received data to an outdoor relay unit through a local area communication network or a fixed line; and
transmitting by the outdoor relay unit the received data to a main outdoor unit through a fixed line. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A communication method of a multi-type air-conditioner comprising:
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wirelessly receiving data of a plurality of slave outdoor units by a main outdoor unit; and
wirelessly receiving data of the main outdoor unit by the plurality of slave outdoor units. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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