Air conditioner control system, central remote controller, and facility controller

An air conditioner control system comprising:

• an air conditioner comprising an outdoor unit and an indoor unit;
• a central remote controller handling operation of the air conditioner and collecting operation information of the air conditioner;
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• a remote monitor terminal monitoring operation state of the air conditioner and controlling the operation of the air conditioner,
• wherein the central remote controller comprises:
• first transmission means to communicate with the air conditioner;
• second transmission means to communicate with remote monitor terminal;
• an operation information processing section processing operation information from operation setting means, each of which is independent in function, transmitting the operation information to the air conditioner through the first transmission means, collecting the operation information of the air conditioner received through the first transmission means, generating screen information based on the collected operation information of the air conditioner, and displaying the screen information on a display means;
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• a management information processing section relaying the operation information of the air conditioner collected through the first transmission means, transmitting the screen information to the remote monitor terminal through the second transmission means, relaying control information transmitted from the remote monitor terminal through the second transmission means, and transmitting the control information to the air conditioner through the first transmission means,
• wherein the remote monitor terminal generates screen information based on the operation information transferred from the central remote controller and displays the screen information.

An air conditioner control system comprising:

• first air conditioners comprising outdoor units and indoor units;
• first central remote controllers handling operation of the first air conditioners and collecting operation information of the first air conditioners;
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• a second air conditioner comprising an outdoor unit and an indoor unit;
• a second central remote controller handling operation of the second air conditioner and collecting operation information of the second air conditioner;
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• a remote monitor terminal monitoring operation state of the first and second air conditioners and controlling the operation of the first and second air conditioners through a public telephone network,
• wherein the first central remote controller collect the operation information of the first air conditioners and transmit the operation information to the second central remote controller through a branch means,
• the second central remote controller generates screen information based on the operation information of the first air conditioners collected by the first central remote controllers and the operation information of the second air conditioner, and transmits the screen information to the remote monitor terminal through the public telephone network, and
• the remote monitor terminal receives and displays the screen information transmitted from the second central remote controller.

An air conditioner control system comprising:

• first air conditioners comprising outdoor units and indoor units;
• first central remote controllers handling operation of the first air conditioners and collecting operation information of the first air conditioners;
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• a second air conditioner comprising an outdoor unit and an indoor unit;
• a second central remote controller handling operation of the second air conditioner and collecting operation information of the second air conditioner;
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• a remote monitor terminal monitoring operation state of the first and second air conditioners and controlling the operation of the first and second air conditioners through a public telephone network,
• wherein the first central remote controllers collect the operation information of the first air conditioners and transmit the collected operation information to the second central remote controller through a branch means,
• the second central remote controller relays the operation information of the first air conditioners transferred from the first central remote controllers and the operation information of the second air conditioner, and transmits both the operation information to the remote monitor terminal, and
• the remote monitor terminal receives both the operation information, generates screen information based on both the operation information, and displays the screen information generated.

An air conditioner control system comprising:

• a plurality of air conditioners comprising outdoor units and indoor units;
• a plurality of central remote controllers handling operation of the air conditioners and collecting operation information of the air conditioners;
• an information relay unit receiving the operation information of the air conditioners collected by the central remote controllers;
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• a remote monitor terminal monitoring operation state of the air conditioner through a public telephone network and controlling the operation of the air conditioner through the public telephone network,
• wherein the central remote controllers transmit the collected operation information of the air conditioners to the information relay unit through a branch means,
• the information relay unit receives the operation information transmitted from the central remote controllers and generates a screen information based on the operation information received, and transmits the screen information to the remote monitor terminal through the public telephone network, and
• the remote monitor terminal receives the screen information and displays the screen information received.

An air conditioner control system comprising:

• a plurality of air conditioners comprising outdoor units and indoor units;
• a plurality of central remote controllers handling operation of the air conditioners and collecting operation information of the air conditioners;
• an information relay unit receiving the operation information of the air conditioners collected by the central remote controllers;
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• a remote monitor terminal monitoring operation state of the air conditioner through a public telephone network and controlling the operation of the air conditioner through the public telephone network,
• wherein the central remote controllers transmit the collected operation information of the air conditioners to the information relay unit through a branch means,
• the information relay unit receives the operation information transmitted from the central remote controllers, and transmits the operation information to the remote monitor terminal through the public telephone network, and
• the remote monitor terminal receives the operation information transmitted from the information relay unit, generates a screen information based on the operation information received, and displays the screen information generated.

An air conditioner control system comprising:

• a plurality of air conditioners comprising outdoor units and indoor units;
• a plurality of central remote controllers handling operation of the air conditioners and collecting operation information of the air conditioners;
• first and second facility devices placed together with the air conditioners;
• a third facility device to be added and placed after installation of the air conditioner control system;
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• a facility management device, connected to the central remote controllers through a branch means, controlling operation of the third facility device;
• wherein the facility management device transmits to the air conditioner a request to monitor the first facility device through the central remote controllers based on facility device control procedure stored in the facility management device, and controls the operation of the second facility device, the third facility device, and the air conditioners according to a state of the first facility device informed from the air conditioner.

An air conditioner control system comprising:

• an air conditioner comprising an outdoor unit and an indoor unit;
• a central remote controller handling operation of the air conditioner and collecting operation information of the air conditioner;
• and
• a facility device to be added and placed after installation of the air conditioner control system;
• a facility management device, connected to the central remote controller through a branch means, controlling operation of the facility device;
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• a remote monitor terminal monitoring operation state of the air conditioner and controlling the operation of the air conditioner,
• wherein the central remote controller generates screen information based on information regarding the facility device collected by the facility management device, and transmits the screen information to the remote monitor terminal, and
• the remote monitor terminal receives the screen information and displays the screen information received.

A central remote controller controlling operation of an air conditioner comprising an outdoor unit and an indoor unit, and collecting operation information of the air conditioner,

• the central remote controller comprising:
• first transmission means to communicate with the air conditioner;
• second transmission means through which an operation state of the air conditioner is monitored, and to communicate with remote monitor terminal;
• an operation information processing section processing operation information from operation setting means, each of which is independent in function, transmitting the operation information to the air conditioner through the first transmission means, collecting the operation information of the air conditioner received through the first transmission means, generating screen information based on the collected operation information of the air conditioner, and displaying the screen information on a display means;
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• a management information processing section generating screen information, to be displayed by the remote monitor terminal, based on the operation information of the air conditioner collected through the first transmission means, transmitting the screen information to the remote monitor terminal through the second transmission means, relaying control information transmitted from the remote monitor terminal through the second transmission means, and transmitting the control information to the air conditioner through the first transmission means.

A central remote controller controlling operation of an air conditioner comprising an outdoor unit and an indoor unit, and collecting operation information of the air conditioner,

• the central remote controller comprising:
• first transmission means to communicate with the air conditioner;
• second transmission means through which an operation state of the air conditioner is monitored, and to communicate with remote monitor terminal;
• an operation information processing section processing operation information from operation setting means, each of which is independent in function, transmitting the operation information to the air conditioner through the first transmission means, collecting the operation information of the air conditioner received through the first transmission means, generating screen information based on the collected operation information of the air conditioner, and displaying the screen information on a display means;
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• a management information processing section relaying the operation information of the air conditioner collected through the first transmission means, transmitting the screen information to the remote monitor terminal, in order to display the screen information thereon, through the second transmission means, relaying control information transmitted from the remote monitor terminal through the second transmission means, and transmitting the control information to the air conditioner through the first transmission means.

An air conditioner control system comprising:

• air conditioners comprising outdoor units and indoor units;
• facility controllers handling operation of the air conditioners and monitoring operation state the air conditioners, collecting air conditioner information regarding the operation, storing the collected air conditioner information to memory means, and transmitting the air conditioner information stored in the memory means when the number of collection operations is reached to a predetermined value;
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• a remote monitor terminal receiving the air conditioner information transmitted from the facility controllers and monitoring the operation of the air conditioners.