KR20070080293A - How to mark anniversary on air conditioner with display unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for displaying an anniversary in an air conditioner equipped with a display. The method for displaying an anniversary in an air conditioner according to the present invention comprises the steps of: inputting a command for switching to an anniversary display screen through an input device; And reading out the anniversary display screen from a memory device and displaying the anniversary display screen on the display unit in response to the command.

When using the air conditioner as described above, the user has an advantage that it is easy to know without the need to memorize or record information about birthdays, sacrifices, anniversaries related to real life.

Description

Method for displaying memorial days in an air conditioner equipped with a display unit {Method for displaying memorial days in an air conditioner with display}

1 is a perspective view of an indoor unit of a separate air conditioner according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the open state of the front panel constituting the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the overall control system configuration of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

5 is a block diagram illustrating an operation mode of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

6 illustrates an example of an air conditioner start menu screen 120 displayed on the touch screen 120.

7 is an example of an air conditioner operation mode screen.

8 is an example of a detailed driving control screen.

9 is a view showing an animation screen of various aspects of the air conditioner operation mode screen.

10 is a view showing a state in which the air conditioner driving mode screen is displayed in various forms of the motion driving mode animation screen.

11 is an example of a screen state when a remote control signal is suddenly received.

12 is an example of an information center mode screen.

13 is an example of a weather information center mode screen.

14 is an example of a thumbnail screen.

Fig. 15 is a diagram for explaining a function performed on a thumbnail screen.

FIG. 16 is a view for explaining a function of a single view screen for enlarging and viewing a picture on a thumbnail screen; FIG.

Another functional diagram of the thumbnail screen of FIG.

18 is an example of an anniversary management mode screen;

19 illustrates a calendar screen and its functions.

20 is a main screen of an anniversary list screen;

Fig. 21 is a view for explaining an anniversary editing screen for setting the type of anniversary, the main character, and the like and their functions.

22 is an example of a screen displayed on a touch screen according to the type of anniversary.

23 is a flowchart for explaining an anniversary display method according to the present invention.

** Short description of drawing symbols **

100: indoor unit 110: front panel

112: hinge 120: touch screen

140: remote control receiver 150: display device

152a: USB mount 152b: SD mount

160a: USB memory 160b: SD card

170: air purifier 200: the main microcomputer

202: main memory 212: sensor

214: receiver 216: indoor motor

218: outdoor motor 220: compressor

250: display control unit 252: display memory

254: display input unit 256: display unit

258: data input unit 520: air conditioning start menu screen

710: Photo album menu screen 720: Weather Information Center menu screen

730: anniversary management menu screen 740: alarm menu screen

750: Owner's Manual Menu Screen 760: Configuration Menu Screen

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an anniversary display method in an air conditioner equipped with a display unit.

In general, an air conditioner is a cooling / heating device installed in a space or a wall of an indoor space such as an office or a home to cool or heat a room, and is composed of a compressor-condenser-expansion valve-evaporator and constitutes a series of refrigeration cycles. .

In particular, the air conditioner is mainly an outdoor unit (sometimes called 'outside' or 'heat sink') installed outdoors, and an indoor unit (sometimes called 'indoor' or 'heat absorbing side') mainly installed inside a building. The outdoor unit is provided with a condenser (outdoor heat exchanger) and a compressor, and the indoor unit is provided with an evaporator (indoor heat exchanger).

And, as is well known, the air conditioner can be broadly divided into a separate type air conditioner in which the outdoor unit and the indoor unit are separately installed, and an integrated air conditioner in which the outdoor unit and the indoor unit are integrally installed.

1 schematically shows an indoor unit appearance of a conventional split type air conditioner according to the prior art.

As shown, the split type air conditioner is separated into an indoor unit 10 and an outdoor unit (not shown), and a refrigerant pipe (not shown) is installed in communication between the indoor unit 10 and the outdoor unit (not shown). do.

The indoor unit 10 has a side and a rear exterior are formed by a cabinet 20 formed vertically long. A base 22 is provided at a lower portion of the cabinet 20, and a front panel 24 is formed at an upper end of the base 22 to form a front exterior.

The central portion of the front panel 24 is provided with a display unit 30 for displaying the operating state of the air conditioner, the side of the display unit 30 is a button unit for forming various buttons for the operation of the air conditioner 32 is provided.

The display unit 30 is generally made of an LED (LED). Therefore, it is on with the operation of the air conditioner to display the operating state of the air conditioner. When the air conditioner is turned off, the display unit 30 is also turned off.

More specifically, as shown, the display unit 30 is configured to display the wind direction and the degree of strength and weakness, the room temperature and the desired temperature is also displayed. That is, the display unit 30 expresses the state of the air conditioner set by the user to the outside by the LED (LED).

However, the above-described prior art has the following problems.

Since the display unit 30 has a function of displaying only an operation state of the air conditioner as in the related art, a button unit must be separately provided to control the operation of the air conditioner.

For this reason, the conventional air conditioner has a problem that the appearance of the entire air conditioner may not be smooth, resulting in emotional dissatisfaction.

In addition, since the conventional air conditioner has only functions related to the operation of the air conditioner, there is a problem in that there is no method for storing and displaying the living information required by the user.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to provide an air conditioner equipped with a touch screen integrating the function of the button unit and the function of the display unit.

In addition, the present invention is to provide an air conditioning to store the anniversary and the like necessary for the user to display it on the display unit.

An anniversary display method in an air conditioner equipped with a display unit according to the present invention comprises the steps of: inputting a command for switching to an anniversary display screen through an input device; And reading out the anniversary display screen from a memory device and displaying the anniversary display screen on the display unit in response to the command.

In the present invention, the anniversary display screen displayed on the display unit is characterized in that the calendar shape is displayed the day of the week and year and month.

In the present invention, the calendar shape is characterized in that the information of the predetermined anniversary is displayed on a specific day.

In the present invention, the information of the anniversary displayed on the specific day is characterized in that the icon is displayed differently the type of the anniversary.

In the present invention, when a command for selecting a specific date on the anniversary display screen of the calendar shape is input, an anniversary editing screen for editing a predetermined content of the particular date as an anniversary is displayed on the display unit. It is done.

In the present invention, the anniversary editing screen is characterized in that the item to select the type of anniversary, the main character, whether or not the alarm, alarm setting time, alarm repeat setting.

In the present invention, it is possible to edit and set the respective items through the input device.

In the present invention, when selecting a "view list" button displayed at the bottom of the calendar-shaped anniversary display screen through the input device, the calendar-shaped anniversary display screen is information on the anniversary, the type of the anniversary, and whether or not the alarm Is switched to the anniversary list screen displayed in list form according to the order of month.

In the present invention, in the anniversary list screen, the type of the anniversary is characterized by consisting of a letter and a corresponding icon to display the anniversary.

In the present invention, in the anniversary list screen, whether the alarm is characterized in that the display of the icon of the clock-shaped.

In the present invention, by using the input device by selecting the left and right navigation keys displayed on the lower end of the calendar-shaped anniversary display screen, it is possible to switch to the calendar shape of the next month or the previous month.

In the present invention, the input device is characterized in that the touch screen mounted on the display unit.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 schematically shows an indoor unit appearance of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

The air conditioner is composed of an indoor unit 100 and an outdoor unit (not shown) as shown, the front panel 110 is formed long in the front and rear of the indoor unit 100 as shown in Figure 2 to form a front appearance 110 ) Is provided.

In addition, the hinge 112 is provided at the upper and lower ends of the front panel 110 to become a pivot center of the front panel 110. Therefore, the front panel 110 is opened by rotating in the counterclockwise direction (viewed from above) with the right end as the axis.

In the center of the upper half of the front panel 110, the touch screen 120 is formed so that the user can directly operate the touch panel with only a light hand.

The touch screen 120 is a display unit for displaying information on an operation state or an operation execution state of an air conditioner, and a display unit on which a plurality of operation button units for controlling and setting the operation of the air conditioner are displayed. 256).

The remote control receiver 140 is further formed below the touch screen 120. The remote control receiver 140 is a part for receiving a signal from the remote control.

3 illustrates a state in which the front panel 110 is rotated about the hinge 112 and opened.

As shown in the drawing, a display device 150 is provided on the rear surface of the front panel 110.

The display device 150 includes a USB mounting unit 152a and an SD mounting unit 152b, and the USB mounting unit 152 and the SD mounting unit 152b are selectively equipped with a USB memory 160a or an SD card 160b. do. Accordingly, the display device 150 can easily bring external data such as a photo file through the USB memory 160a or the SD card 160b.

Of course, in addition to the USB memory 160a or the SD card 160b as described above, data may be transferred through various mobile storage media, and data may be downloaded through the Internet.

In addition, a speaker output terminal 259a is exposed to the outside of the display device 150. The speaker output terminal 259a is for transmitting a predetermined sound (sound) generated during the operation of the display apparatus 150 to an external speaker (not shown). That is, the user may enjoy the sound output when the display apparatus 150 is driven by using a cable connecting the speaker output terminal 259a and an external speaker (not shown).

On the other hand, the cover of the display device 150 is formed with a through hole 300 for dissipating the heat of the internal electrical components, and guides the output of the small speaker (rated power is approximately 1W) built in the display device 150 The speaker hole 260 is formed.

On the other hand, the inner lower portion of the indoor unit 100 as described above is further provided with an air purifier 170 for filtering and purifying foreign matter in the air. The air purifier 170 is provided with a plurality of filters to filter out various foreign matter such as dust or smell in the air.

And, the upper side of the air purifier 170, the main microcomputer 200 that controls the overall operation operation of the air conditioner and is connected to the display control unit 150 is installed.

The pressure sensor 131 and the humidity sensor 132 are attached to the upper side of the main microcomputer 200.

The pressure sensor 131 is provided to predict a change in the weather by detecting a pressure change in the room, the humidity sensor 132 is to measure the humidity of the room air-conditioned.

The signals sensed by the pressure sensor 131 and the humidity sensor 132 are processed by the main microcomputer 200, and then transmitted to the display controller 150 to be displayed as text (ie, text).

In addition, although not shown, the indoor unit 100 is further provided with a plurality of parts (heat exchanger, etc.) for air conditioning such as heating or cooling, and the function and configuration of each of these parts are generally known, Description is omitted.

4 is a block diagram of the overall control system of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, the air conditioner includes a main microcomputer 200 for controlling the overall operation of the air conditioner main body and a display control unit 250 for enabling the operation of the air conditioner on the touch screen 120. In addition, the main microcomputer 200 and the display controller 250 are configured such that various components are connected to each other to transmit and receive various data (or information).

In more detail, the main microcomputer 200 is provided with a main memory 202. The main memory 202 is a storage medium basically built in the air conditioner, in which various data are stored.

A sensor unit 212, a remote controller signal receiver 214, an indoor motor 216, an outdoor motor 218, and a compressor 220 are connected to the main microcomputer 200, respectively.

The sensor unit 212 includes various sensors installed in the air conditioner, in particular, a temperature sensor (not shown), a humidity sensor 132 for measuring humidity in a room, a pressure sensor 131 for obtaining weather information, and air. A plurality of sensors are provided, such as a gas sensor (not shown) for measuring the cleanliness of the air, to measure the state of the air and the degree of pollution. As shown, information about the pressure, humidity temperature, etc. detected by the sensor unit 212 is transmitted to the main microcomputer 200.

The remote control signal receiver 214 decodes a signal transmitted through the remote controller 140 and transmits the signal to the main microcomputer 200. Of course, the remote control signal receiving unit 214 may be configured to receive data (signal) through a computer (including the Internet) or wireless communication in addition to the remote control receiving unit 140. As another embodiment of the present invention, the display control unit 250 may be implemented to directly receive the output signal of the remote control signal receiving unit 214.

The indoor motor 216 is provided in the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner to rotate the fan, and is operated by receiving a signal from the main microcomputer 200.

On the other hand, the main microcomputer 200 may be configured to control the rotational speed of the indoor motor 216 according to the pollution value of the air delivered from the sensor unit 212.

The compressor 220 and the outdoor motor 218 are operated by the main microcomputer 200. For example, when a driving command is input through the remote controller 140 or the touch screen 120, the main microcomputer 200 operates the compressor 220 and the outdoor unit motor 218 to operate an air conditioner from the stopped state. Switch to the state.

The air purifier 170 is a device for filtering and purifying foreign matter in the air as described above, and the main microcomputer 200 purifies the air according to a signal input by the main input unit 210. Control the operation of device 170.

In addition, the air purification device 170 may be automatically adjusted to the strength and weakness by the main microcomputer (200). That is, the main microcomputer 200 detects a degree of pollution (dust, gas, etc.) in the air measured by the sensor unit 212 according to a user's setting, and then, according to the degree of contamination, the air purifier 170 It can be configured to automatically adjust the intensity of).

In addition, the main microcomputer 200 is configured to transmit and receive a signal to and from the display control unit 250 provided in the display apparatus 150.

In addition, data input to the display controller 250 through the data input unit 258 and signals input to the display controller 250 through the display input unit 254 may be transmitted to the main microcomputer 200. do.

The display controller 250 is connected to a display memory 252, a display input unit 254, a display unit 256, and a data input unit 258.

The display memory 252 is embedded in the display device 150 to store various data for display. For example, the SRAM 252a functions as a buffer for temporarily storing data to be displayed on the display unit 256, and the boot ROM 252b performs a booting operation of the display apparatus when the air conditioner is powered on, and flash memory ( 252c stores a picture or video file to be displayed on an operating system of the display device or the display unit 256.

The display input unit 254 includes a touch screen 120 and a touch screen controller 254a for receiving information selected by a touch method. As is well known, when there is a user's touch on the touch screen 120, the coordinate information on the touch screen is decoded by the touch screen controller 254a and then transmitted to the display controller 250. The display controller 250 analyzes a signal transmitted from the touch screen controller 254a and performs a command corresponding thereto.

On the display unit 256, a display unit (display area unit to which the touch method is not applied) and a function for setting the function of the air conditioner for displaying a function related to the operation of the air conditioner according to the command of the display control unit 250. The button portion (display area portion to which the touch method is applied) is displayed.

The data input unit 258 is an interface unit for receiving data such as a picture file from the outside through a portable storage device such as the USB memory 160a or the SD card 160b described above. The data input through the data input unit 258 is stored in the display memory 252 by the display controller 250, but may be transmitted to the main microcomputer 200 and stored in the main memory 202 as necessary. will be.

5 is a block diagram illustrating an operation mode of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown, when the power for the operation of the air conditioner is applied (510), the main microcomputer 200 (and display control unit 250) performs a boot operation for the operation of the air conditioner, the boot During the operation, the boot screen 511 is displayed on the touch screen 120. Here, the boot screen 511 displayed on the touch screen 120 is a screen displayed on the display unit 256 as it is. Therefore, hereinafter, when a predetermined screen is displayed on the display unit 256 for convenience of description, it will be expressed as a predetermined screen displayed on the touch screen 120.

When the booting operation is completed, the booting screen 511 displayed on the touch screen 120 is switched to the air conditioner start menu screen 520 which is a main menu screen on which basic function buttons related to the operation of the air conditioner are displayed. do.

The function button displayed on the air conditioner start menu screen 520 includes an air conditioner operation button for selecting an air conditioner operation function, an air cleaning operation button for an air cleaning function, and various information such as weather, photo album, and anniversary management. There is an information center button for selecting, but depending on the designer, only one or two of these function buttons may be displayed or additional function buttons may be displayed.

For example, when a touch input of an air conditioner operation button or an air cleaning operation button displayed on the air conditioner start menu screen 520 is performed, the screen of the touch screen 120 corresponds to each air conditioner operation on the screen of the air conditioner start menu 520. It is converted and displayed on the menu screen or the air cleaning operation menu screen. In the block diagram of FIG. 5, for convenience of description, the air conditioner / air cleaning operation menu 600 is displayed on one block.

When a predetermined function button displayed on the air conditioner / air cleaning operation menu 600 is touched, various types of operation setting menu 610 screens corresponding thereto are displayed on the touch screen 120. The operation setting menu 610 is described below.

Meanwhile, when the information center button displayed on the screen of the air conditioner start menu 520 is touched and input, the screen of the touch screen 120 is switched to a screen displaying the information center menu 700 on the screen of the air conditioner start menu 520. Is displayed.

The information center menu 700 includes a photo album button for editing, setting, and displaying the photo files downloaded from the USB memory 160a or the SD card 160b, the weather of the day, the humidity of the room, and the air freshness. The weather information center button for displaying information related to the weather, the anniversary management button for inputting or displaying birthdays of family members or acquaintances, the alarm button for setting and canceling alarms, and the function or structure of the air conditioner used. A user manual button for explanation and an environment setting button for arbitrarily setting a date or time are displayed.

Accordingly, when each button displayed on the information center menu 700 is touched and input, a photo album menu screen 710 corresponding to the lower menu screen, a weather information center menu screen 720, an anniversary management menu screen 730, An alarm menu screen 740, a user manual menu screen 750, or an environment setting menu screen 760 are displayed on the touch screen 120.

When the air conditioner / air cleaning operation menu screen 600, the information center menu screen 700, and the lower menu screen are displayed on the touch screen 120, when there is no remote control signal or touch input for a predetermined time, these screens In order to protect the display unit 256, the screen is switched to a screen saver 530 screen displaying a predetermined picture (or video).

The screen saver 530 is released when a predetermined command (eg, a command related to driving of an air conditioner, etc.) is input from the outside through a touch or a remote control signal to the touch screen 120, and returns to the previous screen.

On the other hand, when there is no remote control signal or touch input for a predetermined time while the air conditioner start menu screen 520 is displayed, the air conditioner start menu screen 520 is switched to the stop mode screen 512 to be displayed on the touch screen 120. Is displayed.

The stop mode screen 512 includes turning off the display unit 256 to save power. However, the general stop mode screen 512 is a screen on which simple basic information such as clock / date / room temperature is displayed.

When a remote control signal or a touch input is applied while the stop mode screen 512 is displayed, the stop mode screen 512 is switched to the air conditioner start menu screen 520 and displayed on the touch screen 120.

6 illustrates an example of an air conditioner start menu screen 120 displayed on the touch screen 120.

As shown, the air conditioner operation button 120a is attached to the upper portion of the touch screen 120, and a brand of air conditioner (for example, WHISEN) is attached to the bottom of the touch screen. Is indicated. On the lower right side of the touch screen 120, an air cleaning operation button 120b including an indication of "air cleaning operation" is displayed along with an oxygen drop image, and a box image containing a clock, a notebook, etc. The information center button 120c in which the indication "information center" is displayed is displayed. When one of the air conditioner operation button 120a, the air clean operation button 120b, or the information center button 120c is selected, the screen displayed on the touch screen 120 is switched to the corresponding screen.

As described above, the air conditioner start menu screen 120 illustrated in FIG. 6 is a main menu screen displayed on the touch screen 120 after a boot screen (not shown) passes after power is applied to the air conditioner.

When there is no remote control signal or touch input for a predetermined time (about 1 minute) while the air conditioner start menu screen 120 is displayed, the air conditioner start menu screen 120 displays only basic information on time, date, and the like. The idle mode screen 512 is switched. If there is a user's touch input in the stop mode screen 512 state, the stop mode screen 512 returns to the air conditioner start menu screen 120 and waits for the user's input.

On the other hand, after switching to the information center mode or the air conditioner operation / air clean operation mode screen, select the "previous" button displayed at the bottom of each screen or operate the air conditioner in the air conditioner operation / air clean operation mode screen state. Touching the "stop operation" button indicating the interruption, the information center mode, the air conditioner operation mode screen or the air clean operation mode screen is switched directly to the stop mode screen 512. In this state, when the user touches the touch screen 120, the stop mode screen 512 disappears and the air conditioner start menu screen 120 is displayed on the touch screen 120.

FIG. 7 is an example of an air conditioner operation mode screen displayed on the touch screen 120 when the air conditioner operation button 120a of FIG. 6 is selected by a remote control signal or a touch input. As described above, the air conditioner operation mode screen is displayed on the display unit 256 in principle, but the user feels that the display is displayed on the touch screen 120. Therefore, it is expressed on the touch screen 120 for convenience of description. Shall be.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, a skier character (possibly replaced by another character) is displayed on the upper portion of the touch screen 120 on which the air conditioner driving mode screen is displayed.

In the lower portion of the touch screen 120, an information window 300 for displaying an operation state of the air conditioner, weather information, room temperature, desired temperature, and the like, and moving keys (▲, ▼) for setting a desired temperature are displayed. The temperature setting button 316 is displayed, and a mode change button part 318 for converting to another mode is located below them. The mode change button unit 318 includes an information center button 310 for moving to an information center mode for setting various life-related information, an operation stop button 312 for stopping operation of the air conditioner, Operation setting button 314 for setting the operating state of the air conditioner for the user's convenience.

As shown, in the information window 300, for example, the operating state of the air conditioner is "cooling river", "weather cloud" for the weather information, "19 ℃" for the room temperature, the desired temperature It is indicated with "19 degreeC".

The driving state of the current air conditioner operation mode and the strength of the wind is displayed, specifically, cooling weak / strong / power, turbo-Z weak / strong / power, dehumidification weak / strong / power, artificial intelligence, air cleaning One of the weak / strong is displayed.

In FIG. 7, the weather information is displayed as a “weather cloud.” In the region where the weather information is displayed, information about indoor humidity, air cleanliness, and weather is sequentially and repeatedly displayed by a sliding text technique. do. In other words, indoor humidity → air cleanliness → weather → indoor humidity ... is displayed repeatedly. For example, the indoor humidity is expressed as "room humidity 30%", and the air freshness is expressed as "bad", "normal" or "good". The sliding text effect is updated every 1 second.

In the indoor temperature display unit of the information window 300, the numerical value is normally displayed when the indoor temperature is between 10 ° C and 36 ° C, and is displayed as "Lo" if it is 10 ° C or less, and "Hi" if it is 36 ° C or more. .

The desired temperature display unit of the information window 300 is displayed in the strong air / weak air guide in the air cleaning mode, the air volume increases or decreases by pressing the movement key of the temperature setting button 316. Meanwhile, in the AI mode, "Ai" is displayed, and one of -2, -1, 0, 1, and 2 is displayed by the moving key of the temperature setting button 316. When the Turbo-Z function is turned on, "Po" is displayed. In other modes, a temperature of 18 ° C to 30 ° C is displayed.

The temperature setting button 316 is an input unit for setting a desired temperature in the range of 18 ° C. to 30 ° C. by using the up and down moving keys, and is used as a weak / strong conversion key of wind strength when performing only the air cleaning function. When the desired temperature is set using the up and down movement keys of the temperature setting button 316, the temperature change is increased or decreased by 1 ° C.

In addition, the information window 300 is displayed with four icons (operation state additional icon 31) for additionally displaying the operation state of the air conditioner. Among the driving state additional icons 31, the leftmost icon indicates whether the air cleaning is started, and the icon located on the right indicates whether the outdoor unit is activated. On the right side of the icon indicating whether or not the outdoor unit is activated, a power saving mode is displayed, and the icon on the right side indicates whether or not a time reservation is set. The display order of the four icons is not constant. That is, they are displayed from left to right in the order in which the operations corresponding to the respective functions are performed. The operation state addition icon 31 is not displayed when the air conditioner is operated only for the purpose of air cleaning, and in this case, the air cleanliness described below is displayed instead.

The information window 300 described so far only displays the above information and is not an object of the touch input.

On the other hand, when the information center button 310 of the mode change button unit 318 is selected, the screen on the touch screen 120 is moved to the information center menu screen 700, if the stop button 312 is selected, touch The screen on the screen 120 moves to the stop mode screen 512. When the operation setting button 314 is selected, the screen 120 moves to the operation detailed control screen of the air conditioner, which will be described later.

8 is an example of the detailed driving control screen. The user may arbitrarily select and set an operation mode, wind strength, or additional functions of the air conditioner on the operation detail control screen.

As shown, the detailed operation control screen is displayed on the information window 300 that displays the operation status, weather information, room temperature, desired temperature, etc. of the air conditioner, and the up and down navigation keys (▲, ▼) for setting the desired temperature is displayed. The temperature setting button 316 is displayed, and their functions are the same as those of the information window 300 and the temperature setting button 316 described with reference to FIG. 7. Therefore, the user can select the height of the desired temperature by selecting the up and down movement key of the temperature setting button 316.

The operation mode selector 810, the wind strength selector 820, the additional function selector 830, and the mode change button part 840 are located below the information window 300 and the temperature setting button 316. Are displayed sequentially.

The operation mode selector 810 includes a cooling button 811, an artificial intelligence button 812, a dehumidification button 813, and an air cleaning button 814.

The wind strength selecting unit 820 includes a weak wind button 821, a strong wind button 822, a power wind button 823, and a turbo-Z button 824.

The additional function selector 830 includes left and right wind buttons 831, up and down wind buttons 832, and a power saving button 833.

The mode change button unit 840 is composed of an information center button 841, an operation stop button 842, and a setting completion button 843.

The operation mode selector 810, the wind strength selector 820, and the additional function selector 830 may be selected when driving the air conditioner for air conditioning purposes. However, when the air conditioner is used only for the purpose of air cleaning, only the weak wind button 821 and the strong wind button 822 of the wind strength selection unit 820 can be input and selected, and the power wind button 823 and the turbo-Z are selected. Button 824 and the rest of the functions are disabled and cannot be entered. For reference, when the air cleaning operation button 120b of FIG. 6 is selected, the air conditioner start menu screen 120 of FIG. 6 is directly switched to the operation detailed control screen of FIG. 8. Therefore, in the air conditioner operation mode screen of FIG. 7 displayed by the selection of the air conditioner operation button 120a of FIG. 6 related to the operation of the air conditioner, the operation setting button 314 is selected to switch to the operation detailed control screen of FIG. 8. This is somewhat different from being.

After entering the detailed driving screen of FIG. 8, if the user's input does not exist for a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute), the screen is automatically returned to the screen state of FIG. 7. After approximately 5 seconds, it automatically returns to the screen state of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the air conditioner driving mode screen described with reference to FIG. 7 is displayed in various character driving mode animations according to the driving state of the air conditioner.

In FIG. 9, (a) shows an air conditioner operation mode screen when the air conditioner is operated in a state of "cooling weak", and (b) shows an air conditioner operation when the air conditioner is operated in a state of "cooling steel". Shows the mode screen, (c) shows the air conditioner operation mode screen when the air conditioner is operated with the "cooling power".

And, (d) of Fig. 9 is a turbo-Z weak, (e) is a turbo-Z steel, (f) is an air conditioner operation mode screen state when turbo-Z power, and Fig. 9 (g) is In case of dehumidifying weakness, (h) shows artificial intelligence and (g) shows air conditioner operation mode screen status in case of air clean steel.

As shown in FIG. 9, it can be seen that the characters of various images are displayed on the air conditioner operation mode screen according to the driving condition of the air conditioner. The character may be represented as a still image, but is displayed as a moving image in the present invention.

10 (a) to (i) is a view showing a state in which the air conditioner operation mode screen described in FIG. 7 is displayed in various types of motion operation mode animation according to the operation state of the air conditioner. The animation image displayed on the upper side of the touch screen 120 on the motion driving mode animation screen is displayed as a video.

Similar to FIG. 9, it can be seen that animations of various images are displayed on the screen of the air conditioner operation mode according to the operation state of the air conditioner.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen state when a remote controller signal is suddenly received while the air conditioner is being operated in the screen state as shown in FIG. 9 or 10.

When the remote control signal is applied, various types of remote control reception notification windows 1111 to 1114 are displayed on the screen of the air conditioner operation mode according to the remote control signal. In this case, the previous air conditioner operation mode screen is changed to a blurry background screen.

In FIG. 11, the remote control reception notification window 1111 of (a) is a screen displayed when the desired temperature is adjusted using the remote control, and the remote control reception notification window 1112 of (b) is displayed when the strength of the air volume is adjusted. (C) the remote control reception notification window 1113 is a screen displayed when the up and down wind discharged from the air conditioner, (d) the remote control reception notification window 1114 is a left and right wind discharged from the air conditioner This screen is displayed when adjusting.

The remote control reception notification windows 1111 to 1114 are automatically disappeared after being displayed for about 5 seconds after receiving the remote control signal.

The remote control reception notification windows 1113 and 1114 displayed in (c) and (d) are displayed only when the data received from the remote control is up and down, left and right wind up, for example, immediately after the up and down wind up command is transmitted by the remote control. If the on command is canceled, it is disappeared immediately without displaying for 5 seconds.

Meanwhile, if the remote controller signal is received while the screen saver 530 is being displayed, the remote controller reception notification window is displayed after the screen saver 530 disappears.

When the remote control signal is received on the information center mode screen, the information center mode screen enters the operation mode, and thus the remote control reception notification window is not separately displayed.

FIG. 12 illustrates an information center mode screen displayed on the front of the touch screen when a touch input of the information center button 120c of the air conditioner start menu screen 120 shown in FIG. 6 is touched.

As shown in FIG. 12, the weather information center button 1210, the photo album button 1220, the anniversary management button 1230, the alarm button 1240, and the environment setting button 1250 are displayed on the information center mode screen of FIG. 12. ), The instruction manual button 1260 and the previous button 1270 are displayed.

The information center mode screen is switched to the weather information center mode screen 1211 when the weather information center button 1210 is selected, and is switched to the photo album mode screen 1221 when the photo album button 1220 is selected, and anniversaries When the management button 1230 is selected, it is switched to the anniversary management mode screen 1231, when the alarm button 1240 is selected, it is switched to the alarm button mode screen 1241, and when the configuration button 1250 is selected, the environment setting mode. When the user equipment is switched to the screen 1251, and the user manual button 1260 is selected, the user mode is switched to the user manual mode screen 1261.

When a predetermined time elapses while the information center mode screen of FIG. 12 is displayed, the information center mode screen is switched to the stop mode screen 512.

Meanwhile, when the information center button 310 of the lower end is selected on the air conditioner operation mode screen 600 of FIG. 7, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. 12.

When the previous button 1270 at the bottom of the information center mode screen is selected, the air conditioner operation mode screen 600 of FIG. 7 when the air conditioner is currently operating, and the stop mode screen when the air conditioner is currently off. Enter 512.

Similarly, when the remote control signal is applied in the state where the information center mode screen is displayed, the operation mode screen 600 or the stop mode screen 512 is entered according to the operation state of the air conditioner.

13 is an example of the weather information center mode screen 1211.

As shown, the weather information center mode screen 1211 includes a weather display unit of the day to display rain, clouds, cloudy and sunny, an indoor humidity display unit to display the current indoor humidity within the 19 ~ 99% range, A display unit 1211a consisting of an air cleanliness display unit for displaying the cleanness level of air in three levels of poor, normal, and good; and a previous button 1211b for moving to the information center mode screen of FIG. Is displayed. In FIG. 13, a touch input method is applied to the previous button 1211b, but the display unit 1211a is only for a display for displaying the information.

Next, the photo album button 1220 of FIG. 12 is selected to move the screen on the touch screen from the information center mode screen of FIG. 12 to the photo album mode screen.

FIG. 14A illustrates a thumbnail screen which is the first screen of the photo album mode screen, and a plurality of photo files stored in the display memory 252 (particularly, the flash memory 252c) are displayed on the thumbnail screen as reduced images. Next, FIG. 14B is a sheet view screen that appears when one of the plurality of photo files shown in FIG. 14A is selected, and FIG. 14C is a view for selecting a photo to be used for the screen saver. It is a screen saver setting screen, and FIG. 14D is a picture import screen for importing a picture file transmitted from an external USB memory, which will be described below.

15 is a diagram illustrating a function performed on a thumbnail screen.

As shown, a thumbnail screen is displayed on the upper left side of FIG. 15A, and a sheet view screen that appears when a specific picture displayed on the thumbnail screen is selected on the upper right side, and below the thumbnail screen. The page navigation keys (◀, ▶) for moving to another thumbnail screen are displayed, and a "menu" button for selecting a function implemented on the photo album screen is located at the bottom left, and the information at FIG. 12 is located at the bottom right. There is a "Previous" button to go to the center mode screen.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 15, a maximum of nine picture files are displayed as one page on the thumbnail screen, and when a specific picture file is selected on the thumbnail screen, a single view screen to be described below (FIG. 15 ( Go to b)).

In FIG. 15A, when the "Menu" button is selected, the menu list (continuous view, screen saver setting, import photo, delete all, close menu) as shown in FIG. 15C is displayed on the thumbnail screen. Displayed on the screen.

In FIG. 15A, when the "previous" button is selected, the thumbnail screen of FIG. 15 is switched to the information center mode screen (FIG. 15D) described in FIG.

16 illustrates a function of a single view screen for enlarging and viewing a picture on a thumbnail screen.

FIG. 16A illustrates an example of a sheet view screen. As shown in the drawing, an enlarged image of a predetermined photo file selected on the photo album screen is enlarged, and below the navigation key for moving to another photo file on the photo album screen on which the predetermined photo file is located. ◀, ▶) are displayed, and the “Menu” button is displayed on the left side of the lower part of the sheet view screen, and the “Previous” button is displayed on the lower right side.

First, in FIG. 16A, when a photo is selected, the selected photo is displayed in full screen as shown in FIG. 16B. If the "previous" button located at the lower end of Figure 16 (b) is selected, the entire screen moves to Figure 16 (a) which is the main screen of the single-view screen.

In FIG. 16A, when the "Menu" button is selected, the "rotate picture", "delete", and "close menu" as shown in FIG. 16C on the single view screen of FIG. A menu window consisting of pops up.

In the menu window of FIG. 16 (c), if “rotate picture” is selected, as shown in FIG. 16 (d), four function buttons for rotating the picture left / right and up and down, left / right 90 degrees, After the operation of the function button is finished, a picture rotation window is displayed in which a "confirmation" button for setting this and a "cancel" button for canceling the set state are displayed. When the "OK" or "Cancel" button is selected in the picture rotation window, the screen of Figure 16 (d) moves to Figure 16 (a) which is the main screen of the sheet view screen.

When "Delete" is selected in the menu window of FIG. 16C, a deletion confirmation window is displayed to confirm whether the currently displayed picture file is deleted as shown in FIG. 16E.

If "Yes" agrees with the deletion of the currently displayed picture file in the deletion confirmation window, the corresponding picture file is deleted and moved to FIG. 15A which is a thumbnail screen. On the other hand, if "No" is selected that does not agree to the deletion of the currently displayed picture file in the deletion confirmation window, the screen returns to Fig. 16A which is the main screen of the sheet view screen.

Selecting "Close Menu" displayed on the menu window of FIG. 16C returns directly to FIG. 16A which is the main screen of the sheet view screen.

On the other hand, the "previous" button of Fig. 16 (a) is a button used to move to 15 (a) of the thumbnail screen.

FIG. 17A illustrates a menu window displayed when the “menu” button of FIG. 15A is selected. In the menu window, "continuous view", "screen saver setting", "import picture", and "delete all" items are displayed.

When the "continuous view" is selected, images of all the photo files currently stored in the photo album are updated and displayed at a period of 5 seconds. If there are no photos in the photo album, the message "The album is empty" is displayed.

If the screen saver setting is selected, the screen moves to a screen for selecting a picture to be used as a background picture of the screen saver as shown in FIG. When the user selects one of the photos displayed in FIG. 17B and selects a "setting" button, the selected photo is set as the screen saver photo and simultaneously moves to the thumbnail screen shown in FIG. 15A. .

If the "previous" button is selected in FIG. 17B, the screen moves to the screen of FIG.

Next, in FIG. 17A, the "import picture" button is a function for downloading a picture stored in the USB memory 160a or the SD card 160b, which is an external storage device, by selecting the "import" button. Photos can be downloaded, and when the "previous" button is selected, the thumbnail screen shown in FIG. 15 (a) is displayed.

The "delete all" is a function for deleting all the photo files in the photo album, and outputs a message window for confirming again to the user to proceed after confirmation of the user.

18 to 22 illustrate a method of setting an anniversary and displaying it on the display unit 256.

First, FIG. 18 illustrates an anniversary management mode screen displayed when the anniversary management button 1230 illustrated in FIG. 12 is selected. The anniversary management mode screen includes a calendar screen, an anniversary list screen, and an anniversary editing screen, each of which is shown in FIGS. 18A, 18B, and 18C.

The calendar screen illustrated in (a) of FIG. 18 is the first screen displayed when the anniversary management button 1230 of FIG. 12 is selected. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 to 21.

19 is a diagram illustrating a calendar screen on which an anniversary is displayed and its function.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 19, a calendar (or calendar shape) is displayed on the calendar screen, moving keys (◀, ▶) are displayed on the lower part of the calendar, and "list view" and "on the left side of the calendar screen. "Back" button is displayed.

On each day of the calendar, the currently set anniversary is displayed as an icon corresponding to the type of the anniversary. When an alarm function for notifying the anniversary is attached, a small clock icon is displayed as shown in FIG. Is displayed.

If a date is selected on the calendar, it moves to the anniversary editing screen mentioned in (c) of FIG. 18 (this will be described with reference to FIG. 21).

The moving keys ◀ and ▶ displayed on the calendar screen of FIG. 19A function to move to the next month or the previous month.

Selecting the "View List" button on the calendar screen moves to the anniversary list screen mentioned in FIG. 18 (b), and selecting the "Previous" button moves to the information center mode screen of FIG.

20A illustrates the main screen of the anniversary list screen.

As shown, the anniversary list screen displays the anniversary date, the lunar day of the date, the type of the anniversary of the date, and whether or not the anniversary is alarmed.

When a specific date is selected on the anniversary list screen, the screen moves to the anniversary editing screen b as shown in FIG. 20B. This is the same as moving to the anniversary editing screen when a date is selected on the calendar screen of FIG.

The left and right navigation keys displayed on the anniversary list screen are used to move to the anniversary of the next or previous page.

And, the "Delete All" button located on the left side of the bottom of the anniversary list screen is for deleting all of the currently stored anniversary, when the "Delete All" button is selected, a confirmation window for confirming this appears.

Finally, selecting the "previous" button located at the bottom right of the anniversary list screen moves to the calendar screen shown in FIG.

FIG. 21 is a view illustrating an anniversary editing screen for setting an anniversary type, a main character, and the like, and a diagram for explaining a function thereof.

As shown in the figure, a date to be managed as an anniversary is displayed in order of year / month / day at the top of the anniversary editing screen.

Below it is located with the left and right navigation keys to select the type of anniversary, and in the middle of the left and right navigation keys, the type of the anniversary is displayed according to the movement of the left and right navigation keys. Kinds of anniversaries include birthdays, anniversaries, sacrifices, etc. Therefore, the user can determine one of the anniversary by selecting the left and right navigation keys.

The left and right navigation keys for selecting the main character of the anniversary are located under the type of the anniversary, and the main character is displayed in the middle of the left and right navigation keys. The protagonist could be Dad / Mom, Grandpa / Grandma, Son / Daughter, etc. Accordingly, the user may determine one of the users by selecting the left and right navigation keys.

Below that is an alarm setting selector to decide whether or not to add an alarm through the speaker for the anniversary. The alarm setting selector consists of an "ON" button and an "OFF" button. When the "ON" button is selected, the alarm "setting date", "setting time", and "repeating setting" located below the alarm can be selected. When the button is selected, the alarm "set date", etc. is disabled and cannot be selected.

The "set date" can be determined one day before, two days, three days, and a week ago using the left and right navigation keys, the "set time" can be used to determine when the alarm for the anniversary is made using the left and right navigation keys. The "repeat setting" has a function of determining whether to perform once or annually by moving the left and right moving keys.

At the bottom of the anniversary editing screen, a "save" button, a "delete" button, and a "previous" button are displayed from left to right, respectively.

When the user selects the "Save" button, the setting contents for the set anniversary is stored, and the "Delete" button has a function of deleting information on the anniversary.

After the "save" button, the "delete" button, and the "previous" button are selected, the anniversary editing screen of FIG. 21 moves to the calendar screen described with reference to FIG.

22 illustrates an example of a screen displayed on the touch screen according to the type of the anniversary described above.

That is, in FIG. 22, (a) shows an image displayed on a birthday or an anniversary, (b) shows an image displayed when other, and (c) shows an image displayed when an offering is an example. Is shown.

The image of FIG. 22 is displayed on the touch screen when the anniversary is reached, and is displayed for the anniversary until the user confirms.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 23, the anniversary display method described so far will be summarized.

First, the user enters the information center screen by selecting the information center button in the main menu screen that appears after the boot operation of the air conditioner (S11).

Six function buttons are displayed on the information center screen, and the user selects an anniversary management button among them (S12).

Then, the anniversary management screen, which is a calendar-shaped calendar screen, is displayed on the display unit (S13).

The user may select a predetermined date displayed on the calendar screen to use the anniversary editing screen (S15), or select the list view button to enter the anniversary list screen (S18). On the other hand, it is possible to return to the previous anniversary management screen by selecting the "previous" button.

The user can edit the anniversary on the anniversary editing screen or the anniversary list screen, as described above.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

As described above, the present invention provides an air conditioner equipped with a touch screen.

The air conditioner equipped with the touch screen is beautiful in appearance and has an effect of eliminating unnecessary use of buttons.

In addition, when using the air conditioner according to the present invention, the user has an advantage that it is easy to know without the need to memorize or record information about birthdays, sacrifices, anniversaries related to real life.

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In the air conditioner display method equipped with a display unit, Inputting a command to switch to an anniversary display screen through an input device; And reading out the anniversary display screen from a memory device and displaying the anniversary display screen on the display unit in response to the command. The method of claim 1, The anniversary display screen displayed on the display unit is an anniversary display method in the air conditioner equipped with a display, characterized in that the calendar shape is displayed on the day of the week and year and month. The method of claim 2, Anniversary display method in the air conditioner equipped with a display unit, characterized in that the information on the predetermined anniversary is displayed on the calendar shape in the calendar shape. The method of claim 3, wherein The information of the anniversary displayed on the specific day is an anniversary display method in the air conditioner equipped with a display, characterized in that the icon to display the type of the anniversary differently. The method according to claim 1 or 2, When a command for selecting a specific date is input on the calendar-shaped anniversary display screen, the display unit may display an anniversary editing screen for editing a predetermined content including the specific date as an anniversary. How to mark anniversary on mounted air conditioner. The method of claim 5, The anniversary editing screen is an anniversary display method in the air conditioner equipped with a display unit, characterized in that the item to select the type of the anniversary, the main character, the alarm setting, the alarm setting time, the alarm repetition setting is displayed. The method of claim 6, Anniversary display method in the air conditioner equipped with a display, characterized in that for editing and setting the respective items through the input device. The method of claim 2, When the user selects the "list view" button displayed at the bottom of the calendar-shaped anniversary display screen through the input device, the calendar-shaped anniversary display screen includes information on an order of the anniversary, the type of the anniversary, and whether or not the alarm is present. The anniversary display method in the air conditioner equipped with a display unit, characterized in that the display is switched to the list of the anniversary list displayed in list form. The method of claim 8, In the anniversary list screen, the type of the anniversary is an anniversary display method in the air conditioner equipped with a display unit, characterized in that consisting of the character and the corresponding icon indicating the anniversary. The method of claim 8, In the anniversary list screen, whether or not the alarm is displayed as the presence or absence of a clock-shaped icon, the anniversary display method in the air conditioner equipped with a display unit. The method of claim 2, How to display the anniversary in the air conditioner equipped with the display unit by selecting the left and right navigation keys displayed on the bottom of the calendar-shaped anniversary display screen using the input device, it is possible to switch to the calendar shape of the next month or the previous month . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and 6 to 11, The input device is an anniversary display method in the air conditioner equipped with a display, characterized in that the touch screen mounted on the display.

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