METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AIR CONDITIONER
First Claim
1. A method of operating an air conditioner, the method comprising:
- determining second information of a terminal staying in a zone comprising an expected leaving time of the terminal based on first information of a terminal comprising information about a time in which the terminal has previously stayed in the zone; and
determining an operation mode and operation time of the air conditioner based on the second information of the terminal.
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Abstract
An air conditioner, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a communication unit for receiving, from a terminal staying in a zone, first information of the terminal, including information on a previous staying time of the terminal in the zone, and a control unit for determining second information of the terminal, which contains an expected leaving time of the terminal, on the basis of the first information of the terminal and determining an operating mode and an operating time of the air conditioner on the basis of the second information of the terminal, and thus energy can be saved while minimizing a decline in the sensation of comfort felt by an occupant.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating an air conditioner, the method comprising:
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determining second information of a terminal staying in a zone comprising an expected leaving time of the terminal based on first information of a terminal comprising information about a time in which the terminal has previously stayed in the zone; and determining an operation mode and operation time of the air conditioner based on the second information of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An air conditioner, comprising:
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a communication unit that receives first information of a terminal comprising information about a time in which the terminal has previously stayed in a zone from the terminal staying in the zone; and a controller that determines second information of the terminal comprising an expected leaving time of the terminal based on the first information of the terminal and that determines an operation mode and operation time of the air conditioner based on the second information of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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