Patent ID: 8121735
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
1. A control device configured to control an air conditioner that includes an air conditioner outdoor unit and an air conditioner indoor unit, the control device comprising: a microcomputer configured to cause a signal to be transmitted and received between an outdoor communication unit of the air conditioner outdoor unit and an indoor communication unit of the air conditioner indoor unit; and a storage element configured to store predetermined information in response to a command from the microcomputer, the microcomputer being configured to cause the storage element to store operation information including a state of transmission and reception of the signal of the air conditioner at a constant time interval within a 24 hour period, and the operation information including a reception error occurrence rate calculated by dividing a number of times that the outdoor communication unit failed to normally receive a signal from the indoor communication unit at the constant time interval by a total number of times that the outdoor communication unit received a signal from the indoor communication unit at the constant time interval.