Electronic device and air-conditioning control method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10935270-B2
Application number	US-201716069422-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2017
Priority date	Jan 14, 2016
Publication date	Mar 2, 2021
Grant date	Mar 2, 2021

Abstract

An air-conditioning control method for an electronic device is provided that includes determining a rate of temperature change on the basis of changes in the temperature measured for the first time; acquiring first density information on the basis of the determined rate of temperature change and information on a location at which the temperature change is measured; and controlling air-conditioning according to the first density information.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An air-conditioning control method of an electronic device, the method comprising:
identifying a temperature in a space;
determining a temperature change rate of the space, the temperature change rate being a temperature change measured for a predetermined time period;
acquiring density information by matching environmental information for the space with stored location information based on the temperature change rate of the space, wherein the stored location information comprises mapping information of the temperature change rate and the density information for the space identified by the location information; and
controlling air-conditioning according to the density information and the environmental information;
wherein the environmental information includes usage of devices in the space, situation information of the space, and external situation information of the space; and
wherein the density information includes information on a ratio of heating entities to a space controlled by the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
acquiring the density information corresponding to the temperature change rate from a control device or a storage server.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting the location information to a server;
receiving, from the server, the mapping information of the temperature change rate and the density information for the space identified by the location information; and
determining the density information for the space based on the received mapping information.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a setback temperature to be reached for the space at a target time based on a density of an area being identified to be zero by the density information; and
controlling the air-conditioning in the operating mode for minimizing energy consumption, until the temperature of the area reaches the setback temperature before the target time.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling the air-conditioning comprises:
determining at least one air conditioner for the space according to the density information; and
controlling the determined at least one air conditioner.

6. An electronic device for air-conditioning control, the electronic device comprising:
a controller configured to:
identify a temperature in a space,
determine a temperature change rate of the space, the temperature change rate being a temperature change measured for a predetermined time period,
acquire density information by matching environmental information for the space with stored location information based on the temperature change rate of the space, wherein the stored location information comprises mapping information of the temperature change rate and the density information for the space identified by the location information, and
control air-conditioning according to the density information and the environmental information,
wherein the environmental information includes usage of devices in the space, situation information of the space, and external situation information of the space; and
wherein the density information includes information on a ratio of heating entities to a space controlled by the electronic device.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to acquire the density information corresponding to the temperature change rate from a control device or a storage server.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising:
a transceiver,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
control the transceiver to transmit the location information to a server and to receive, from the server, the mapping information of the temperature change rate and the density information for the space identified by the location information, and determine the density information for the space based on the received mapping information.

9. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine a setback temperature to be reached for the space based on the density of an area being identified to be zero by the density information, and control the air-conditioning in an operating mode minimizing energy consumption, until the temperature of the area reaches the setback temperature before the target time.

10. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine at least one air conditioner in the space according to the density information and to control the determined at least one air conditioner.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Kyungjae
• Song Kwanwoo
• Oh Seong Hwan
• Yi Daeeun
• Seo Jeongil
• Lim Hunjung
• Cho Hyejung
• Song Sunggeun

Classifications

• F25B49/00

  Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices · CPC title

• G06Q50/10

  Services · CPC title

• F25B13/00

  Compression machines, plants or systems, with reversible cycle (defrosting cycles F25B47/02) · CPC title

• G05B19/042

  using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F24F11/56

  Remote control · CPC title