AIR CONDITIONER MANAGING APPARATUS

• US 20110057044A1
• Filed: 01/20/2009
• Published: 03/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd
• Original Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd
• Inventors: Tamba, Satoru, Nishino, Atsushi, Kai, Takashige, Hashimoto, Satoshi, Mishima, Koji, Shimozu, Naotake
• Application Number:
  US12/863,280
• Publication Number:
  US 20110057044A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 236/49.3
• 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 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/54 using one central controller connected to several sub-controllers
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/64 using pre-stored data

Abstract

An air conditioner managing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to accumulate operation data about numerous indoor units, a first screen generating unit, a second screen generating unit and a display switching unit. The first screen generating unit is configured to generate a first screen on which a plurality of the numerous indoor units with a problem can be visually verified based on the operation data. The second screen generating unit is configured to generate a second screen on which the operation data related to a specific one of the plurality of indoor units can be visually verified. The display switching unit is configured to switch to the second screen relating to the specific one of the plurality of indoor units when the specific one of the plurality of indoor units displayed on the first screen is selected and an input of a prescribed button is accepted.

Claims

1. An air conditioner managing apparatus, comprising:

a storage unit configured to accumulate operation data about numerous indoor units;

a first screen generating unit configured to generate a first screen on which a plurality of the numerous indoor units with a problem can be visually verified based on the operation data;

a second screen generating unit configured to generate a second screen on which the operation data related to a specific one of the plurality of indoor units can be visually verified; and

a display switching unit configured to switch to the second screen relating to the specific one of the plurality of indoor units when the specific one of the plurality of indoor units displayed on the first screen is selected and an input of a prescribed button is accepted.

2. An air conditioner managing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an identifying unit configured to identify the plurality of the indoor units based on each of a plurality of viewpoints,

the first screen generating unit being further configured such that the first screen switchably displays, by viewpoint, the plurality of the indoor units.

3. An air conditioner managing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the second screen generating unit is further configured such that the second screen switchably displays, based on the operation data, an operation status display screen that indicates an operation status of the specific one of the indoor units and an occurrence day display screen that indicates a problem occurrence day of the specific one of the indoor units.

4. An air conditioner managing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the second screen generating unit is further configured such that the second screen displays a graph that aggregates the operation data in accordance with the plurality of viewpoints.

5. An air conditioner managing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

the operation status includes an average operation status of the specific one of the indoor units during a prescribed interval and the operation status of the specific one of the indoor units during a prescribed day within the prescribed interval;

and

the second screen generating unit is further configured such that the second screen displays, side by side, a graph that indicates the average operation status during the interval and a graph that indicates the operation status for the prescribed day.

6. An air conditioner managing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the second screen generating unit is further configured such that the second screen displays a method of correcting the problem based on the operation status.

7. An air conditioner managing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

the first screen includes a distribution diagram that indicates a distribution of the indoor units based on problem severity.

8. An air conditioner managing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

an input unit configured to input an identification condition in order to identify the plurality of the indoor units.

9. An air conditioner managing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

the second screen generating unit is further configured such that the second screen displays a method of correcting the problem based on the operation status.

10. An air conditioner managing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein

the first screen includes a distribution diagram that indicates a distribution of the indoor units based on problem severity.

11. An air conditioner managing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:

an input unit configured to input an identification condition in order to identify the plurality of the indoor units.

12. An air conditioner managing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

the second screen generating unit is further configured such that the second screen displays a method of correcting the problem based on the operation status.

13. An air conditioner managing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein

the first screen includes a distribution diagram that indicates a distribution of the indoor units based on problem severity.

14. An air conditioner managing apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

an input unit configured to input an identification condition in order to identify the plurality of the indoor units.