System and method for controlling air conditioner
First Claim
1. A system for sending programs for controlling an air conditioner, comprising:
- at least one indoor unit and an outdoor unit connected to said indoor unit, said outdoor unit including a first memory having a room condition control program stored therein, a second memory having stored therein a program for controlling said outdoor unit in cooperation with said room condition control program, and a communication circuit for sending contents of said memory to said indoor unit, and said indoor unit including a third memory 11 for storing a receiving execution program for executing the receiving of said room condition control program from said outdoor unit, a communication circuit for receiving said control program from said outdoor unit, and a fourth memory for storing said control program received.
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Abstract
A system for sending programs for controlling an air conditioner, comprising at least one indoor unit and an outdoor unit connected to the indoor unit, the outdoor unit including a first memory for storing a program for controlling the room condition, a second memory for storing a program for controlling the outdoor unit in cooperation with the room condition control program, and a communication circuit for sending contents of the program in the memory to the indoor unit, the indoor unit including a third memory for storing a receiving execution program for executing the receiving of the room condition control program from the outdoor unit, a communication circuit for receiving the program from the outdoor unit, and a fourth memory for storing the program received. The third memory has stored therein the receiving program at an address at which the execution thereof is started when power is turned on. The control programs may be sent from the central control unit to the outdoor unit connected thereto and also to the indoor unit connected to the outdoor unit to implement control.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for sending programs for controlling an air conditioner, comprising:
at least one indoor unit and an outdoor unit connected to said indoor unit, said outdoor unit including a first memory having a room condition control program stored therein, a second memory having stored therein a program for controlling said outdoor unit in cooperation with said room condition control program, and a communication circuit for sending contents of said memory to said indoor unit, and said indoor unit including a third memory 11 for storing a receiving execution program for executing the receiving of said room condition control program from said outdoor unit, a communication circuit for receiving said control program from said outdoor unit, and a fourth memory for storing said control program received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- 5. A system for sending programs for control of an air conditioner comprising at least one outdoor unit and a central control unit, said central control unit including a first memory having stored therein a program for controlling said outdoor unit, a second memory having stored therein a program for controlling said central control unit in cooperation with said control program, and a communication circuit for sending contents of the outdoor control program from said first memory, said outdoor unit including a third memory for storing a receiving execution program for executing the receiving of said outdoor unit control program from said central control unit, a communication circuit for receiving the programs from said central control unit, and a fourth memory for storing said outdoor unit control program received.
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11. In a system including at least one indoor unit and an outdoor unit connected to said indoor unit, a method for sending a program for controlling an air conditioner comprising the steps of:
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storing in said outdoor unit a program for controlling the room condition and a program for controlling said outdoor unit in cooperation with said room condition control program; storing a receiving execution program for executing the receiving of said room condition control program from said outdoor unit; and storing the control program received from said outdoor unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In the control system of an air conditioner according to the present invention, including an outdoor unit side control device and an indoor unit side control device, for controlling the operation of the air conditioner according to control information exchanged between the outdoor unit side control device and the indoor unit side control device through a communication line, the improvement comprising outdoor unit memory means for storing an operation control program for use in the indoor control device and outdoor unit software means for sending an operation control program to the indoor control device through a communication line, the outdoor unit memory means and outdoor unit software means both being provided in the above-mentioned outdoor unit side control device, and indoor unit software means for receiving the operation control program sent from the outdoor unit software means and indoor unit memory means for storing the operation control program, the indoor unit software means and the indoor unit memory means for storing the operation control program both being provided in the indoor unit side control device.
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17. In the control system of the air conditioner, including a plurality of outdoor unit side control devices and a plurality of indoor unit side control devices and a central control unit for controlling those outdoor unit and indoor unit side control devices, the central control unit comprises non-volatile memory means for storing therein in advance operation control programs for use in the outdoor unit and indoor unit side control devices, and software means for sending the operation control programs through the communication lines to the outdoor unit and indoor unit side control devices.
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