Method and device for operating air conditioner

    公开(公告)号:US10030881B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-24

    申请号:US15111323

    申请日:2015-01-30

    摘要: An air conditioner, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a communication unit for receiving, from a terminal staying in a zone, first information of the terminal, including information on a previous staying time of the terminal in the zone; and a control unit for determining second information of the terminal, which contains an expected leaving time of the terminal, on the basis of the first information of the terminal and determining an operating mode and an operating time of the air conditioner on the basis of the second information of the terminal, and thus energy can be saved while minimizing a decline in the sensation of comfort felt by an occupant.

    Method and apparatus for controlling a plurality of internet of things devices

    公开(公告)号:US10732827B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US15903297

    申请日:2018-02-23

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to techniques for a sensor network, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of things (IoT). This disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cards, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related services, etc.), based on the above techniques. According to an embodiment, a method for selecting and controlling an external device at a portable electronic device including a touch screen includes displaying a selection area and spatial information including location information of at least one external device on the touch screen, receiving a first touch input in the selection area to select the location information, receiving a second touch input for controlling the at least one external device corresponding to the location information selected in response to the first touch input, and transmitting a control message corresponding to the second touch input.

    Method and apparatus for controlling a plurality of internet of things devices

    公开(公告)号:US11157168B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-26

    申请号:US16983030

    申请日:2020-08-03

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to techniques for a sensor network, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of things (IoT). This disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cards, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related services, etc.), based on the above techniques. According to an embodiment, a method for selecting and controlling an external device at a portable electronic device including a touch screen includes displaying a selection area and spatial information including location information of at least one external device on the touch screen, receiving a first touch input in the selection area to select the location information, receiving a second touch input for controlling the at least one external device corresponding to the location information selected in response to the first touch input, and transmitting a control message corresponding to the second touch input.

    Method and device for managing energy consumption by user ranking

    公开(公告)号:US11038350B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US15756905

    申请日:2016-09-01

    摘要: The present invention relates to a method and a device for managing energy consumption and, more particularly, to a method and a device for managing energy consumption for each time period so as to support a user's achieving of a target energy consumption rate for a predetermined time period. In addition, disclosed is a technology for a sensor network, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and the Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure can be utilized in an intelligent service (such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services) based on the technology.