Air conditioning device and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11913660-B2
Application number	US-202016855917-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 22, 2020
Priority date	Apr 26, 2019
Publication date	Feb 27, 2024
Grant date	Feb 27, 2024

Abstract

An air conditioning device includes an air purifier, a sensor, a communicator, and a processor. The sensor is configured to measure an air pollution level. The communicator comprises circuitry and configured to communicate with a server. The processor is configured to activate the sensor in a state where the air purifier is not driven, in response to receiving a first signal requesting an air pollution level state information from the server based on a location of a mobile terminal, transmit a second signal indicating that the air conditioning device needs to be driven to the server based on the air pollution level measured by the sensor, and drive the air purifier in response to a driving instruction received from the server.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air conditioning device comprising:
an air purifier;
a sensor configured to measure an air pollution level;
a communicator comprising circuitry and configured to communicate with a server; and
a processor configured to:
activate the sensor in a state where the air purifier is not driven and the sensor is in an inactivated, reduced power state, in response to receiving a first signal requesting an air pollution level state information from the server based on a location of a mobile terminal while the air purifier is not driven and the sensor is in the inactivated, reduced power state,
transmit a second signal indicating that the air conditioning device needs to be driven to the server based on the air pollution level measured by the sensor, and
drive the air purifier with a strength corresponding to the air pollution level in response to a driving instruction received from the server,
wherein the first signal is received from the server, based on the mobile terminal entering a predetermined region with respect to the air conditioning device.

2. The air conditioning device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the sensor comprises a plurality of sensors configured to measure same type of pollution level based on different criteria, and
the processor is configured to:
based on threshold values differently set for the plurality of sensors respectively, determine whether a plurality of pollution levels measured by the plurality of sensors are equal to or higher than the threshold values, and
based on at least one of the plurality of pollution levels measured by the plurality of sensors being determined to be equal to or higher than at least one of the threshold values, transmit the second signal to the server.

3. The air conditioning device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the sensor comprises a plurality of sensors configured to measure different types of pollution levels, and
the processor is configured to:
based on threshold values differently set for the plurality of sensors respectively, determine whether a plurality of pollution levels measured by the plurality of sensors are equal to or higher than the threshold values, and
based on at least one of the plurality of pollution levels measured by the plurality of sensors being determined to be equal to or higher than at least one of the threshold values, transmit the second signal to the server.

4. The air conditioning device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
based on the measured air pollution level being determined to be equal to or higher than a threshold value while the air conditioning device is driven in a first mode, transmit the second signal to the server, and
based on the measured air pollution level being determined to be equal to or higher than a threshold value while the air conditioning device is driven in a second mode, automatically drive the air purifier without the transmission.

5. The air conditioning device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
based on deviation information indicating that the mobile terminal deviated from a predetermined region with respect to the air conditioning device being received from the server, transmit a notification related to the deviation information to the mobile terminal, and
based on a signal for stopping driving of the air purifier being received, stop the driving of the air purifier.

6. The air conditioning device according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to:
based on the deviation information being received from the server, determine an operation mode of the air conditioning device,
based on the air conditioning device being operated in a normal mode, drive the air purifier according to the normal mode without transmission of the notification,
based on the air conditioning device being operated in a power saving mode in which the air conditioning device is operated with lower power than in the normal mode, transmit the notification related to the deviation information to the mobile terminal, and
based on a signal for stopping driving of the air purifier being received, stop the driving of the air purifier.

7. The air conditioning device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
based on the measured air pollution level being determined to be equal to or higher than a first threshold value, drive the air purifier with first strength in response to the driving instruction, and
based on the measured air pollution level being determined to be lower than the first threshold value and equal to or higher than a second threshold value, drive the air purifier with second strength lower than the first strength in response to the driving instruction.

8. The air conditioning device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit at least one of:
entry information indicating that the mobile terminal entered a predetermined region,
information regarding the air pollution level measured by the sensor, and
a menu for controlling the air purifier to the server.

9. The air conditioning device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to activate the sensor based on the mobile terminal entering a geofence of a predetermined shape.

10. A method for controlling an air conditioning device, the method comprising:
activating a sensor of the air conditioning device in a state where an air purifier of the air conditioning device is not driven and the sensor is in an inactivated, reduced power state, in response to receiving a first signal requesting an air pollution level state information from a server based on a location of a mobile terminal while the air purifier is not driven and the sensor is in the inactivated, reduced power state;
transmitting a second signal indicating that the air conditioning device needs to be driven to the server based on an air pollution level measured by the sensor; and
driving the air purifier with a strength corresponding to the air pollution level in response to a driving instruction received from the server,
wherein the first signal is received from the server, based on the mobile terminal entering a predetermined region with respect to the air conditioning device.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein:
the sensor comprises a plurality of sensors configured to measure same type of pollution level based on different criteria, and
transmitting the second signal comprises:
based on threshold values differently set for the plurality of sensors respectively, determining whether a plurality of pollution levels measured by the plurality of sensors are equal to or higher than the threshold values, and
based on at least one of the plurality of pollution levels measured by the plurality of sensors being determined to be equal to or higher than at least one of the threshold values, transmitting the second signal to the server.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein:
the sensor comprises a plurality of sensors configured to measure different types of pollution levels, and
transmitting the second signal comprises:
based on threshold values differently set for the plurality of sensors respectively, determining whether a plurality of pollution levels measured by the plurality of sensors are equal to or higher than the threshold values, and
based on at least one of the plurality of pollution levels measured by the plurality of sensors being determined to be equal to or higher than at least one of the threshold values, transmitting the second signal to the server.

13. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
determi

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Mooserk
• Cho Ara
• Go Jeahwan
• Kim Mingyu
• Namkoong Byul
• Yeon Jieun

Classifications

• F24F11/56 Primary

  Remote control · CPC title

• B01D46/12

  in multiple arrangements · CPC title

• F24F8/80

  Self-contained air purifiers · CPC title

• F24F11/52

  Indication arrangements, e.g. displays · CPC title

• F24F11/63

  Electronic processing · CPC title