Air-conditioner control interface device, air conditioner, and air-conditioner control system

An air-conditioner control system comprising:

• an air-conditioner control interface device that connects an air conditioner to an external device;
• and
• an information processor, wherein
• the air-conditioner control interface device includes:
• an air-conditioner-information input/output unit that transmits or receives information to or from the air conditioner;
• an external-device-information input/output unit that transmits or receives information to or from the external device;
• an interface-control-information input/output unit that acquires interface control information, in which definitions of the information transmitted or received between the external device and the air conditioner and methods of transmitting or receiving the information, are described in the interface control information;
• and
• an interface controller that controls the external-device-information input/output unit and the air-conditioner-information input/output unit to transmit or receive information based on the interface control information, and wherein
• the information processor creates the interface control information.

An air-conditioner control system comprising:

• an air-conditioner control interface device that connects an air conditioner to an external device;
• an information processor;
• and
• a server connected to the information processor, wherein
• the air-conditioner control interface device includes:
• an air-conditioner-information input/output unit that transmits or receives information to or from the air conditioner;
• an external-device-information input/output unit that transmits or receives information to or from the external device;
• an interface-control-information input/output unit that acquires interface control information, in which definitions of the information transmitted or received between the external device and the air conditioner and methods of transmitting or receiving the information, are described in the interface control information;
• and
• an interface controller that controls the external-device-information input/output unit and the air-conditioner-information input/output unit to transmit or receive information based on the interface control information,
• the server includes dedicated software for creating the interface control information, and wherein
• the air-conditioner control interface device acquires the interface control information created by the dedicated software via the information processor.

An air-conditioner control system comprising:

• an air-conditioner control interface device that connects an air conditioner to an external device;
• an information processor;
• and
• an information sharing server, wherein
• the air-conditioner control interface device includes:
• an air-conditioner-information input/output unit that transmits or receives information to or from the air conditioner;
• an external-device-information input/output unit that transmits or receives information to or from the external device;
• an interface-control-information input/output unit that acquires interface control information, in which definitions of the information transmitted or received between the external device and the air conditioner and methods of transmitting or receiving the information, are described in the interface control information;
• and
• an interface controller that controls the external-device-information input/output unit and the air-conditioner-information input/output unit to transmit or receive information based on the interface control information,
• the information processor creates the interface control information and transmits the created interface control information to the information sharing server, and wherein
• the information sharing server holds the interface control information received from the information processor, and transmits the held interface control information to the information processor in response to a request from the information processor.