Method and device for unlocking air conditioning unit and server

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10614642-B2
Application number	US-201715555082-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2017
Priority date	Oct 20, 2016
Publication date	Apr 7, 2020
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method for unlocking an air conditioning unit, including: when a server receives first identity information and unit information from a mobile terminal, performing a verification of the first identity information based on the unit information; and sending an unlocking instruction to the air conditioning unit corresponding to the unit information when the first identity information is verified, such that the air conditioning unit performs an unlocking operation based on the unlocking instruction. The present disclosure also provides a device for unlocking an air conditioning unit and a server. The present disclosure realizes unlocking the air conditioning unit when the first identity information is verified, thus ensuring that the current operator (user) is an authorized operator, and thus further avoiding problems that the air conditioning unit still have malfunctions and that irreversible damages are caused to the air conditioning unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for unlocking and debugging an air conditioning unit, comprising:
receiving, by a mobile terminal, debugging request for debugging the air conditioning unit;
displaying, by the mobile terminal, a first input interface for unit information of the air conditioning unit;
inputting, by a user, the unit information in the first input interface;
displaying, by the mobile terminal, a second input interface for identity information of user based on the unit information;
inputting, by the user, the first identity information in the second input interface;
sending, by the mobile terminal, the first identity information and the unit information to a server;
performing, by the server, a verification of the first identity information based on the unit information;
sending, by the server, an unlocking instruction to the air conditioning unit corresponding to the unit information when the first identity information is verified;
performing, by the air conditioning unit, an unlocking operation based on the unlocking instruction;
performing, by the user, a debug operation on the air conditioning unit sending, by the air conditioning unit, debug data to the server in the debug operation; and
storing, by the server, the debug data.

2. The method according to claim 1 , after performing a verification of the first identity information based on the unit information, further comprising:
controlling an authentication counter to perform counting operation, when the verification of the first identity information fails;
when a count value of the authentication counter is less than or equal to a preset value, sending an identity information obtaining request to the mobile terminal, such that the mobile terminal returns second identity information based on the identity information obtaining request.

3. The method according to claim 2 , after controlling an authentication counter to perform counting operation, further comprising:
when the count value of the authentication counter is larger than the preset value, sending an image capturing instruction to the mobile terminal, so as to control the mobile terminal to capture image information of an operator of the mobile terminal based on the image capturing instruction and to return captured image information;
when the image information is received from the mobile terminal, storing the unit information and the image information correspondingly, and resetting the authentication counter.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein performing a verification of the first identity information based on the unit information comprises:
obtaining preset identity information corresponding to the unit information from a preset database;
determining whether the first identity information exists in the preset identity information, wherein, when it is determined that the first identity information exists in the preset identity information, the first identity information is verified.

Assignees

• Gd Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co Ltd
• Midea Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Yongfeng
• Li Hongwei
• Liang Boqi
• Bu Qihui
• Dong Shilong
• Wu Xiaohong

Classifications

• G07C9/00571

  operated by interacting with a central unit · CPC title

• H04W12/06

  Authentication · CPC title

• H04W4/00

  Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor · CPC title

• H04L12/2818

  from a device located outside both the home and the home network (access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007) · CPC title

• G07C9/00563

  using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns · CPC title