Patent ID: 9535430
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: F24F,G05B,G05D

Claim:
1. An air conditioner control device for controlling multiple air conditioners connected by a general-purpose network, this air conditioner control device comprising: an air conditioner communicator that accomplishes communication with the air conditioners; an interface that receives information used in customizing a control program for controlling the air conditioners; an air conditioner basic controller provided with an air conditioning basic control program and an air conditioning basic control information memory that is configured to store information used by the air conditioning basic control program, in the air conditioning basic control information memory, basic control contents for the air conditioners not dependent on individual systems are defined in advance; a basic controller provided with a basic control information memory for storing information used by a basic control program in which basic control contents of equipment of the equipment system not dependent on individual systems are defined in advance, for controlling equipment in the equipment system based on the basic control program; a custom controller configured to execute the control program; a custom control program whose control contents are defined by the custom controller; a custom input/output map that indicates information associated with inputs/outputs of the custom control program among information transmitted and received by the air conditioner communicator; and an input/output map separator for referencing stored contents of the air conditioning basic control information memory and the basic control information memory, assigning stored information to a basic input/output map and assigning information not stored to the custom input/output map a custom control information memory configured to store information comprising the custom input/output map and the basic input/output map; wherein the air conditioner communicator is configured to store, in the custom control information memory, information extracted from received signals for information specified by the custom input/output map, and generate signals to be sent based on the information stored in the custom control information memory; and the custom controller is configured to when the custom control information memory is not determined to store information for the air conditioner, use the air conditioner basic controller for the air conditioner.