Air conditioning system and method operating suitably to user's characteristics

• US 20060123814A1
• Filed: 01/30/2006
• Published: 06/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Huh, Deok, Choi, Ho Seon, Lee, Gi Seop, Yum, Kwan Ho, Yoo, Youn Ho
• Granted Patent: US 7,260,950 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 62/180
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/59 for presetting
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/63 Electronic processing
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/70 Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/79 for controlling the direction of the supplied air
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/86 by controlling compressors within refrigeration or heat pump circuits
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/10 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2120/10 Occupancy
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1931 to control the temperature of one space

Abstract

There is provided an air conditioning system and method for operating an air conditioner according to a user'"'"'s physical response to external conditions. The air conditioning system includes: an indoor environment sensing unit/a personal characteristic value reception unit for measuring an indoor environment and the user'"'"'s physical status so as to obtain information used to operate an air conditioner; a control unit including at least a microprocessor, for finding out personal characteristic values which are used to evaluate the user'"'"'s physical status on the basis of information inputted from the personal characteristic value reception unit; and a driving unit controlled by the control unit, for promptly enhancing the user'"'"'s physical status.

Claims

1. An air conditioning system operating in accordance with a user'"'"'s characteristics, comprising:

an indoor environment sensor that measures an indoor environment including a temperature;

a personal characteristic value receiver, provided in a mouse, that measures at least one of the user'"'"'s heart rate, skin temperature and skin electrical activity amplitude so as to detect the user'"'"'s physical status;

a controller including at least a microprocessor, that determines personal characteristic values, the personal characteristic values being used to evaluate the user'"'"'s physical status on the basis of information input from the personal characteristic value receiver; and

a driving device controlled by the controller, that drives at least one of a compressor and an indoor fan so as to promptly enhance the user'"'"'s status.

2. An air conditioning system operating in accordance with a user'"'"'s characteristics, comprising:

an indoor environment sensor and personal characteristic value receiver provided in a mouse that measures an indoor environment and the user'"'"'s physical status data so as to obtain information to operate an air conditioner;

a controller including at least a microprocessor, that calculates weight values based on the physical status data measured by the personal characteristic value receiver, and calculates the user'"'"'s current personal characteristic values by summing the weight values, the personal characteristic values being used to evaluate the user'"'"'s physical status; and

a driving device controlled by the controller, that promptly enhances the user'"'"'s physical status.

3. The air conditioning system of claim 2, wherein the physical status data comprises at least one of the user'"'"'s heart rate, skin temperature, and skin electrical activity.