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US 11,629,877 B2Granted
Air conditioner and method for controlling the air conditioner thereof customized for a pet
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsNayeong Byeon, Eumoon Jung
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Abstract
An air conditioner is disclosed. The air conditioner includes a communicator, a memory including at least one instruction, and a processor configured to be connected to the communicator and the memory and control the air conditioner. The processor, by executing the at least one instruction, is configured to obtain information regarding a pet via the communicator, obtain an event for entering a pet mode, and based on the air conditioner entering the pet mode according to the event, control the air conditioner according to a first set value of the air conditioner corresponding to the pet based on the obtained information.
Claims13
An air conditioner comprising:
- a communicator;
- a memory including at least one instruction;
- and
- a processor coupled to the communicator and the memory and configured to control the air conditioner,
- wherein the processor, by executing the at least one instruction, is further configured to:
- obtain information regarding a pet via the communicator and identify a first set value from a set value corresponding to the pet based on the obtained information;
- obtain a first event for entering a pet mode, wherein the first event occurs based on only the pet being in a house by analyzing an image received from a camera located in the house;
- based on the air conditioner entering the pet mode according to the first event, determine the first set value from the set value corresponding to the pet based on the obtained information and control a set value of the air conditioner according to the first set value;
- receive a first user input for controlling the air conditioner while the air conditioner operates according to the first set value in the pet mode;
- change the set value of the air conditioner to a second set value according to the received user input and control the air conditioner according to the second set value;
- determine whether a number of times of input of the first user input exceeds a threshold value;
- based on the number of times of input of the first user input exceeding the threshold value, update the set value corresponding to the pet from the first set value to the second set value;
- end the pet mode based on a second user input;
- obtain the first event for entering the pet mode after ending the pet mode;
- and
- based on the air conditioner entering the pet mode according to the first event, control the set value of the air conditioner according to the second set value.
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A method for controlling an air conditioner, the method comprising:
- obtaining information regarding a pet and identifying a first set value from a set value corresponding to the pet based on the obtained information;
- obtaining a first event for entering a pet mode, wherein the first event occurs based on only the pet being in a house by analyzing an image received from a camera located in the house;
- based on the air conditioner entering the pet mode according to the first event, determining the first set value from the set value corresponding to the pet based on the obtained information and controlling a set value of the air conditioner according to the first set value;
- receiving a first user input for controlling the air conditioner while the air conditioner operates according to the first set value in the pet mode;
- operating by changing the set value of the air conditioner to a second set value according to the received user input;
- determining whether a number of times of input of the first user input exceeds a threshold value;
- based on the number of times of input of the first user input exceeding the threshold value, updating the set value corresponding to the pet from the first set value to the second set value;
- end the pet mode based on a second user input;
- obtaining the first event for entering the pet mode after ending the pet mode;
- and
- based on the air conditioner entering the pet mode according to the first event, controlling the set value of the air conditioner according to the second set value.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when executed by a processor of an air conditioner, cause the air conditioner to:
- obtain information regarding a pet and identify a first set value from a set value corresponding to the pet based on the obtained information;
- obtain a first event for entering a pet mode, wherein the first event occurs based on only the pet being in a house by analyzing an image received from a camera located in the house;
- based on the air conditioner entering the pet mode according to the first event, determine the first set value from the set value corresponding to the pet based on the obtained information, and control a set value of the air conditioner according to the first set value;
- receive a first user input for controlling the air conditioner while the air conditioner operates according to the first set value in the pet mode;
- operate by changing the set value of the air conditioner to a second set value according to the received user input;
- determine whether a number of times of input of the first user input exceeds a threshold value;
- based on the number of times of input of the first user input exceeding the threshold value update the set value corresponding to the pet from the first set value to the second set value,
- end the pet mode based on a second user input;
- obtain the first event for entering the pet mode after ending the pet mode;
- and
- based on the air conditioner entering the pet mode according to the first event, control the set value of the air conditioner according to the second set value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.