Patent KR-20140046675-A (KR)
Title: An air conditioner
Inventor: KIM HYUN JUNG
IPC: F24F11/02
Filed: 2012-10-10
Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner. The air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a recognition part recognizing whether or not preset information is input; a detection part detecting the indoor or the outdoor environmental states of a space in which air conditioning is performed; a memory part storing preset reference information therein; a control part receiving information from the detection part, and then determining an operation mode by comparing the reference information stored in the memory part with the information from the detection part; and a display part displaying information about the operation mode, which is determined by the control part, when the recognition part recognizes the input of the preset information. The air conditioner according to the other embodiment of the present invention comprises: a detection part detecting the indoor or the outdoor environmental states of a space in which air conditioning is performed; a control part receiving information detected by the detection part, and then determining at least one recommended operation mode by comparing preset information with the information detected by the detection part; an output part outputting the recommended operation modes determined by the control part; and an input part capable of selecting the outputted recommended operation modes, wherein one of the recommended operation modes is performed after selected among the recommended operation modes. According to the present invention, a user can be informed of air conditioning operation modes suitable for various indoor or outdoor environmental states so that user convenience can be improved. In addition, the user can select a desired operation mode to be operated among the informed operation modes so that the user can form a desired indoor space environment. Furthermore, air conditioning operations can be performed in accordance with not only the indoor but also the outdoor environmental states so that air conditioning is performed by predicting environmental variations. [Reference numerals] (AA) Operation mode; (BB) Dehumidification; (CC) Moisture prevention; (DD) Air purification; (EE) Dust zero; (FF) Tropical night; (GG) Air-conditioningitis prevention; (HH) Environmental state; (II) Indoor humidity of at least 70%; (J1) Indoor humidity of at least 60%; (J2) Rainfall probability of at least 60% after one hour from weather forecasting for a residential district; (KK) Indoor fine dust concentration of 100 ug/m^3; (LL) Outdoor fine dust concentration of 100 ug/m^3 in the residential district; (MM) Indoor temperature of at least 25 degrees between 18:00 to 09:00; (NN) Difference of at least five degrees from outdoor temperature in the residential district; (OO) Detecting method; (PP,Q1) Humidity detecting part; (Q2,S2) External server; (RR) Indoor purification index detecting part; (S1) Outdoor purification index detecting part; (TT) Time detecting part + indoor temperature detecting part; (U1) Indoor temperature detecting part + outdoor temperature detecting part; (U2) Indoor temperature detecting part + external server