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Air conditioner and method for controlling the same

  • US 6,540,017 B2
  • Filed: 03/26/2001
  • Issued: 04/01/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An air conditioner, comprising:

  • an entry portion for allowing a user of the air conditioner to enter a temperature set point, using a perception level of temperature or a degree of temperature;

    a clock portion for measuring time;

    a temperature set point memory portion for storing the temperature set point for each predetermined time interval in accordance with an entry time to said entry portion; and

    at least operating patterns of heating and cooling cycles, wherein air conditioning power thereof is controlled in accordance with an entry to said entry portion or a temperature stored in the temperature set point memory portion, wherein said temperature set point memory portion stores a temperature for each predetermined time interval for each of said at least operating patterns, and wherein when a user has entered a temperature set point twice or more using said entry portion during a predetermined time interval, a temperature equal to or greater than a mean temperature and equal to or less than the maximum temperature of the entered temperature set points is stored in the temperature set point memory portion in the case of a cooling cycle operation, and whereas a temperature equal to or greater than the minimum temperature and equal to or less than a mean temperature of the entered temperature set points is stored in the temperature set point memory portion in the case of a heating cycle operation.

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