Patent ID: 8364317

Claim:
An air conditioner, comprising: a temperature detection unit configured to detect an indoor temperature; a human body detection unit configured to rotatably operate and detect a person within an indoor area; a position determination unit configured to determine a position of the person based on data detected by the human body detection unit; and a control unit configured to control a current of air, wherein, the control unit performs an automatic operation for controlling a current of air according to the position of the person, which has been determined by the position determination unit, if the indoor temperature reaches a first reference temperature according to an entry of an automatic operation mode and performs a preparation operation for executing the automatic operation if the indoor temperature does not reach the first reference temperature, in the case where the automatic operation mode has been set, and stops the automatic operation and performs the preparation operation, if during the automatic operation, the indoor temperature reaches or exceeds a second reference temperature set higher than the first reference temperature, and wherein the control unit sets the volume of air to a maximum air volume and a direction of the wind to full swing so that the preparation operation is performed.