Patent ID: 7752856
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
1. An air conditioning monitoring and control system, comprising: an air conditioner; a first air conditioning monitoring and control device communicating with the air conditioner using a first communication protocol, the first air conditioning monitoring and control device including a second air conditioning monitoring and control device communicating with the air conditioner using the first communication protocol, the second air conditioning monitoring and control device including a first monitoring panel built into or connected via a first communication line to the first air conditioning monitoring and control device to monitor the air conditioner, the first monitoring panel being configured to communicate with the first air conditioning monitoring and control device using the first communication protocol; and a second monitoring panel built into or connected via a second communication line to the second air conditioning monitoring and control device to monitor the air conditioner, the second communication line being separate from the first communication line and separately connecting to the second air conditioning monitoring and control device, the second monitoring panel being configured to communicate with the second air conditioning monitoring and control device using the second communication protocol, at least one of the first air conditioning monitoring and control device and the second air conditioning monitoring and control device having a control selection program that allows a selection to enable or to disable the one type of control, or each of the at least two types of control where the first monitoring and control program is configured to perform two or more types of control.