Control unit, control method, control program, computer-readable record medium with control program, and control system
US7539559B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F2120/10
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control unit is provided which is capable of estimating a user's environment based on time and temperature before entering an air-conditioned room, and reflecting a result obtained from the estimation in the control of air-conditioning equipment.An interface section 105 receives user information indicating the state of a user in a first area and temperature data in the first area; a temperature-data recording section 107 records a period of time when the user has stayed in the first area, and by relating the temperature data to the period of time clocked by a timer section 106, records this temperature data as a temporal change in the temperature of the first area; a special-mode reference section 109 stores control information for changing the contents of a setting in air-conditioning equipment 104 provided in a second area; a special-mode time calculation section 110 calculates an execution time to execute a control operation of the air-conditioning equipment 104 based on the control information, using the period of time when the user has stayed in the first area, the temporal change in the temperature and a reference temperature which is a predetermined temperature; and an ope…
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