REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE

• US 20160138820A1
• Filed: 10/09/2013
• Published: 05/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: SAIKI, Nobuyuki, INO, Masaoki, KAWAMURA, Masatoshi, HANAEDA, Yuki, MAEDA, Kazuo
• Granted Patent: US 10,598,400 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 11/523 for displaying temperature data
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/56 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/59 for presetting
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/62 characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/63 Electronic processing

Abstract

A remote control device according to the present invention includes an operation unit for switching and setting an operation state of an apparatus performing at least one of a heating operation and a cooling operation, a display unit that displays a screen on which an operation at the operation unit is reflected, and a controller that controls a display operation of the display unit. The controller causes the display unit to display at least one of a type and a range of an operation state that is able to be switched and set by the operation unit.

Claims

1. A remote control device comprising:

an operation unit configured to switch and set an operation state of an apparatus performing at least one of a heating operation and a cooling operation;

a display unit configured to display a screen on which an operation at the operation unit is reflected; and

a controller configured to control a display operation of the display unit,

wherein the controller causes the display unit to display at least one of a range of temperature that is able to be switched and set by the operation unit, a range of wind direction that is able to be switched and set by the operation unit, and a range of wind speed that is able to be switched and set by the operation unit.

2. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein

the controller causes the display unit to display a type of an operation mode that is able to be switched and set by the operation unit.

4. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein

the controller causes the display unit to display the range of temperature in association with operation modes.

7. The remote control device of claim 2, wherein

the controller causes the display unit to display, as a list, at least one of the operation mode that is able to be switched and set, the range of temperature that is able to be switched and set, the range of wind direction that is able to be switched and set, and the range of wind speed that is able to be switched and set.

8. The remote control device of claim 7, wherein

the controller causes the display unit to display, as a list, at least one of the operation mode that is able to be switched and set, the range of wind direction that is able to be switched and set, and the range of wind speed that is able to be switched and set, in an order in which the at least one of the operation mode that is able to be switched and set, the range of wind direction that is able to be switched and set, and the range of wind speed that is able to be switched and set, is switched by an operation at the operation unit.

9. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein

the controller causes an operation screen of the display unit to display at least one of the range of temperature that is able to be switched and set, the range of wind direction that is able to be switched and set, and the range of wind speed that is able to be switched and set.

10. The remote control device of claim 2, wherein

the controller causes the display unit to display, as a series of screens, the at least one of the operation mode that is able to be switched and set, the range of temperature that is able to be switched and set, the range of wind direction that is able to be switched and set, and the range of wind speed that is able to be switched and set and at least one of apparatus type information and function information of the apparatus.

3. (canceled)

5-6. -6. (canceled)

11. A remote control device comprising:

an operation unit configured to switch and set an operation state of an apparatus performing at least one of a heating operation and a cooling operation;

a display unit configured to display a screen on which an operation at the operation unit is reflected; and

a controller configured to control a display operation of the display unit,

wherein the controller causes the display unit to display at least one of an upper limit of a range of temperature that is able to be switched and set by the operation unit and a lower limit of the range of temperature that is able to be switched and set by the operation unit.