Three button approach for remote control air conditioner delayed modes
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1. An electronic control for use with a room air conditioner, comprising:
- a remote control unit adapted to be located remote from said room air conditioner, said remote control unit including input means for selecting the operational parameters of said room air conditioner and for generating selection signals;
processing means for processing said selection signals into a plurality of output signals, said output signals including a delay start sequence with an encoded start time and a delay stop sequence with an encoded stop time;
memory means for maintaining in memory said delay start sequence and said delay stop sequence regardless of the operating mode of said room air conditioner; and
first wireless communication means for sending said output signals; and
a room air conditioner control unit includingsecond wireless communication means for receiving said output signals, andswitch means for controlling a said room air conditioner, said switch means operatively connected to said second wireless communication means.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling operation of a delayed operation cycle of a room air conditioner. A program set key is selected and activated to allow a user to input the delayed operation modes to the air conditioner. The user then enters the activation time of the delayed operation mode along with possible other operation parameters. The program set key is then again activated to complete the delayed operation program. A start key and program stop key respectively enable or disable the previously entered delayed operation parameters. A remote control including a microprocessor is utilized to process the entered delayed operation cycle.
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1. An electronic control for use with a room air conditioner, comprising:
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a remote control unit adapted to be located remote from said room air conditioner, said remote control unit including input means for selecting the operational parameters of said room air conditioner and for generating selection signals; processing means for processing said selection signals into a plurality of output signals, said output signals including a delay start sequence with an encoded start time and a delay stop sequence with an encoded stop time; memory means for maintaining in memory said delay start sequence and said delay stop sequence regardless of the operating mode of said room air conditioner; and first wireless communication means for sending said output signals; and a room air conditioner control unit including second wireless communication means for receiving said output signals, and switch means for controlling a said room air conditioner, said switch means operatively connected to said second wireless communication means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A remote control for a room air conditioner, said remote control comprising:
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a processor means for creating an output signal, a display means operatively associated with said processor means for displaying operating states of said processor; an input means operatively associated with said processor means for inputting operator selections to said processor means to control operation of a said air conditioner, said input means including a program set key, a program on key, and a program off key, said program set key enabling a user to input selected parameters into said memory means, said program on key enabling one of a start sequence and a stop sequence, said program off key disabling one of said start sequence and said stop sequence. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling a room air conditioner with a remote control, said remote control including a processor, an input means with a plurality of keys operatively associated with said processor, a wireless transmission means operatively associated with said processor for sending an output signal to said room air conditioner, said method comprising:
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selecting a first key to signal said processor to process further selected signals into one of a delay start sequence and a delay stop sequence; selecting further keys to input selected operational parameters including the activation time of said delay sequences into said processor; selecting said first key again to signal said processor to cease processing further inputs into said delay sequences; selecting a second key to cause said processor to enable said delay sequences whereby said room air conditioner is enabled to operate according to said operational parameters; processing said inputted operational parameters into an output signal including said delay sequences; and transmitting said output signal with said wireless transmission means to said room air conditioner. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling a room air conditioner with a remote control unit adapted to be located remote from said room air conditioner, said remote control unit including input means having a plurality of keys for selecting the operational parameters of said room air conditioner and for generating corresponding selection signals processing means for processing said selection signals into a plurality of output signals, said output signals including a delay start sequence with an encoded start time and a delay stop sequence with an encoded stop time, memory means for maintaining in memory said delay start sequence and said delay stop sequence regardless of the operating mode of said room air conditioner, and a wireless communication means, the method comprising:
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selecting a first key in said input means to create a selection signal that enables said processor to process further selected signals into one of said delay start sequence and said delay stop sequence; selecting further keys to input operational parameters of said room air conditioner via said selection signals to said processor; processing said selections with said processor into a plurality of output signals; selecting a second key to enable said one of said sequences; and transmitting said output signals with said wireless communication means to said room air conditioner. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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