Apparatus for controlling air conditioner by voice
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1. Apparatus for controlling an air conditioner by voice command, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) air mixing means for mixing cool air and hot air introduced to a space to adjust a temperature of air delivered from the air conditioner;
(b) voice recognizing means for recognizing a voice command and for delivering a command signal corresponding to the voice command, said voice command representing one of a command to increase the delivered air temperature and a command to decrease the delivered air temperature; and
(c) control means for controlling said mixing means such that the delivered air temperature is stepwise increased in response to a command signal to increase the temperature and then is gradually decreased until the delivered air temperature is returned to a previously set level, and the delivered air temperature is stepwise decreased in response to a command signal to decrease the temperature and then is gradually increased until the delivered air temperature is returned to a previously set level.
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Abstract
Voice commands of two types are recognized by an air conditioner: (1) a first command to jump to a different air delivery (below-out) temperature, after which a gradual automatic return to the previously set temperature occurs, or (2) a second command which will stop the automatic return at some arbitrary temperature.
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1. Apparatus for controlling an air conditioner by voice command, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) air mixing means for mixing cool air and hot air introduced to a space to adjust a temperature of air delivered from the air conditioner; (b) voice recognizing means for recognizing a voice command and for delivering a command signal corresponding to the voice command, said voice command representing one of a command to increase the delivered air temperature and a command to decrease the delivered air temperature; and (c) control means for controlling said mixing means such that the delivered air temperature is stepwise increased in response to a command signal to increase the temperature and then is gradually decreased until the delivered air temperature is returned to a previously set level, and the delivered air temperature is stepwise decreased in response to a command signal to decrease the temperature and then is gradually increased until the delivered air temperature is returned to a previously set level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus for controlling an air conditioner by voice command, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) mixing means for mixing cool air and hot air introduced to a space so as to adjust a temperature of air delivered from the air conditioner; (b) a voice recognizing means for recognizing a voice command and for delivering a command signal corresponding to the voice command, said voice command representing one of a command to increase the delivered air temperature, a command to decrease the delivered air temperature, and a command to interrupt a change of the delivered air temperature; and (c) control means for controlling said mixing means such that the temperature is stepwise increased in response to a command signal representative of a command to increase the temperature and then is gradually decreased for a predetermined period of time, and the temperature is stepwise decreased in response to a command signal representative of a command to decrease the temperature and then is gradually increased for a predetermined period of time, and for controlling said mixing means such that the temperature is maintained as it is in response to a command signal representative of a command to interrupt a change of the temperature received by said voice recognizing means within said predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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