DESC:FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to a system for controlling a cooling effect of a fan and an Air-Conditioner (AC).

BACKGROUND

Commonly, at least one fan and at least one Air-Conditioner (AC) are installed in a region such as a room to maintain a temperature of the room and to establish a cooling environment in the room. Such a cooling environment is established to improve user’s comfort. Currently, separate controlling devices are used to control the operation of the fan and the AC, respectively.

However, the implementation of the separate controlling devices for controlling the operation of the fan and the AC increases the overall operational cost associated with the implementation of such controlling devices. Further, the usage of the separate controlling devices to operate the fan and the AC hampers the user’s experience as the user has to use different controlling devices to adjust the operation of the fan or the AC to maintain a certain temperature within the room. Furthermore, the existing controlling devices do not have the provision to collectively operate the fan and the AC to maintain the cooling environment, based on a specific user’s comfort. Moreover, the existing cooling devices include one or more temperature sensors and/or proximity sensors to detect the ambient temperature and accordingly, the cooling devices adjust the temperature. Thus, the implementation of such sensors increases the overall cost of the controlling devices.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned problems, it is desirable to provide a system or a method, that may eliminate one or more of the above-mentioned problems associated with the existing controlling devices.
SUMMARY

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified format, that are further described in the detailed description of the invention. This summary is neither intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the invention and nor is it intended for determining the scope of the invention.

The present disclosure relates to a system configured to operate a fan and an Air-Conditioner (AC). The system may include a controller communicatively coupled with the fan and the AC and configured to operate the fan and the AC in a mode from among a plurality of modes, based on the ambient temperature of a confined space in which the AC and fan are deployed. Further, the system may include a Radio Frequency (RF) blaster configured to communicatively couple the fan and the AC with the controller, such that the controller controls the operation of the fan and the AC.

In another embodiment, the present disclosure relates to an electronic device for a fan and an Air-Conditioner AC. The electronic device may include a system configured to collectively operate the fan and the Air-Conditioner (AC). The system may include a controller communicatively coupled with the fan and the AC and configured to operate the fan and the AC in a mode from among a plurality of modes, based on the ambient temperature of a confined space in which the AC and fan are deployed. Further, the system may include a Radio Frequency (RF) blaster configured to communicate to the fan and the AC with the controller, such that the controller controls the operation of the fan and the AC.

The controller may be configured to collectively operate the fan and the AC in a mode from among a plurality of modes, on the ambient temperature of a confined space in which AC and fan are deployed, such that the user experience can be improved by maintaining the cooling effect as per the user’s comfort requirements. Further, the controller may be in direct communication with the fan and the AC via a wireless connection without the implementation of an internet connection. The internet connection may be defined as a connection provided by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that enables individual computers or other hardware components, either individually or registered within a Local Area Network, to exchange Data over the public Internet.

To further clarify the advantages and features of the present disclosure, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which is illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present disclosure will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 illustrates a block diagram of a system for an electronic device configured to operate a fan and an Air-Conditioner (AC) in a cool mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of the system for an electronic device configured to operate the fan and the AC in a comfort mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Further, skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and may not have necessarily been drawn to scale. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, a plurality of components of the device may have been represented in the drawings by conventional symbols, and the drawings may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the drawings with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the description herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.

The term “some” as used herein is defined as “none, or one, or more than one, or all.” Accordingly, the terms “none,” “one,” “more than one,” “more than one, but not all” or “all” would all fall under the definition of “some.” The term “some embodiments” may refer to no embodiments or to one embodiment or to several embodiments or to all embodiments. Accordingly, the term “some embodiments” is defined as meaning “no embodiment, or one embodiment, or more than one embodiment, or all embodiments.”

The terminology and structure employed herein is for describing, teaching, and illuminating some embodiments and their specific features and elements and does not limit, restrict, or reduce the spirit and scope of the claims or their equivalents.

More specifically, any terms used herein such as but not limited to “includes,” “comprises,” “has,” “consists,” and grammatical variants thereof do not specify an exact limitation or restriction and certainly do not exclude the possible addition of one or more features or elements, unless otherwise stated, and furthermore must not be taken to exclude the possible removal of one or more of the listed features and elements, unless otherwise stated with the limiting language “must comprise” or “needs to include.”

Whether or not a certain feature or element was limited to being used only once, either way it may still be referred to as “one or more features” or “one or more elements” or “at least one feature” or “at least one element.” Furthermore, the use of the terms “one or more” or “at least one” feature or element do not preclude there being none of that feature or element, unless otherwise specified by limiting language such as “there needs to be one or more . . . ” or “one or more element is required.”

Unless otherwise defined, all terms, and especially any technical and/or scientific terms, used herein may be taken to have the same meaning as commonly understood by one having an ordinary skill in the art.

Reference is made herein to some “embodiments.” It should be understood that an embodiment is an example of a possible implementation of any features and/or elements presented in the attached claims. Some embodiments have been described for the purpose of illuminating one or more of the potential ways in which the specific features and/or elements of the attached claims fulfill the requirements of uniqueness, utility, and non-obviousness.

Use of the phrases and/or terms such as but not limited to “a first embodiment,” “a further embodiment,” “an alternate embodiment,” “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “multiple embodiments,” “some embodiments,” “other embodiments,” “further embodiment”, “furthermore embodiment”, “additional embodiment” or variants thereof do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments. Unless otherwise specified, one or more particular features and/or elements described in connection with one or more embodiments may be found in one embodiment, or may be found in more than one embodiment, or may be found in all embodiments, or may be found in no embodiments. Although one or more features and/or elements may be described herein in the context of only a single embodiment, or alternatively in the context of more than one embodiment, or further alternatively in the context of all embodiments, the features and/or elements may instead be provided separately or in any appropriate combination or not at all. Conversely, any features and/or elements described in the context of separate embodiments may alternatively be realized as existing together in the context of a single embodiment.

Any particular and all details set forth herein are used in the context of some embodiments and therefore should not be necessarily taken as limiting factors to the attached claims. The attached claims and their legal equivalents can be realized in the context of embodiments other than the ones used as illustrative examples in the description below.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 illustrates a block diagram of a system 100 for an electronic device configured to operate a fan 104 and an Air-Conditioner (AC) 106 in a cool mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of the system 100 for an electronic device configured to operate the fan 104 and the AC 106 in a comfort mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The system 100 may be configured to operate the fan 104 and the AC 106. The system 100 may include, but is not limited to, a controller 102 configured to collectively control the cooling effect of the fan 104 and the AC 106. The cooling effect may be defined as a capacity of the fan 104 and/or the AC 106 to cool the room by reducing the temperature within the room. The system 100 may be implemented in an electronic device. In an embodiment, the electronic device may be a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, a personal computer, a smartwatch, a smart television, or an IoT device, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

The system 100 may include, but is not limited to, the controller 102 and a Radio Frequency (RF) blaster. The controller 102 communicatively coupled with the fan 104 and the AC 106. The cooling effect may be defined as a capacity of the fan 104 and/or the AC 106 to cool the room by reducing the temperature within the room.

Herein, the controller 102 may be in communication with the fan 104 and the AC 106 via a wireless network without the implementation of an internet connection. In an embodiment, the controller 102 may be in communication with the AC 106 via an infrared (IR) and/or a radio frequency (RF) blaster 108 which is only for RF communication. Further, the controller 102 may be in communication with a regulator 104-1 of the fan 104 via the wireless network. In case the fan 104 may be a smart fan, then the controller 102 may be in communication with the fan 104 via the RF blaster 108 which regulates the speed of the fan 104.

The controller 102 may be communicatively coupled with the fan 104 and the AC 106 and configured to operate the fan 104 and the AC 106 in a mode from among a plurality of modes, based on the ambient temperature of a confined space in which AC 106 and fan 104 are deployed. In an embodiment, the confined space may be a room in which AC 106 and fan 104 are deployed. Herein, the ambient temperature of the confined space may be decided based on the user’s comfort.

The RF blaster 108 may be configured to communicatively couple the fan 104 and the AC 106 with the controller 102, such that the controller 102 controls the operation of the fan 104 and the AC 106. In an embodiment, the RF blaster 108 emits a radio signal to communicatively couple the controller 102 with the fan 104 and the AC 106. Further, the RF blaster 108 is implemented in the electronic device, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

The controller 102 may be configured to collectively operate the fan 104 and the AC 106 in a mode from among a plurality of modes, such that the user experience can be improved by maintaining the cooling effect. In a non-limiting embodiment, the plurality of modes may include a cool mode and a comfort mode, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In an embodiment, the plurality of modes may be selected or customized or created by the user via mobile App, to change the temperature of the AC 106 and the speed of the fan 104 in a combined manner. Thus, the controller 102 does not have any mode selection switch or timer switch. Herein, the maximum number of modes may be calculated by using the below equation:

Max. modes = (Number of Fan speeds) X (Number of temperature settings)

In an example, the number of fan speeds is six, and the number of temperature settings is fifteen. Herein, the maximum number of modes may be ninety.

As shown in Figure 1, the controller 102 may operate the fan 104 and the AC 106 in the cool mode. Herein, when the user may enter a room, the controller 102 may switch ON the AC 106 at a first temperature, for example at 22 degrees, to operate the system 100 in the cool mode. Once the cooled environment is established in the room, the controller 102 may switch ON the fan 104 and operate the AC 106 at a second temperature, for example at 25 degrees, as shown in Figure 2. Herein, the controller 102 may operate the system 100 in the comfort mode.

The system 100 may collectively operate the fan 104 and the AC 106 to maintain the user’s comfort while the user enters the room. The system 100 may automatically switch the modes by adjusting the temperature, without any human intervention, to maintain the user’s comfort.

In an embodiment, the controller 102 includes a processor, a memory, module(s). The memory, in one example, may store the instructions to carry out the operations of the modules. The modules and the memory may be coupled to the processor. The processor can be a single processing unit or several units, all of which could include multiple computing units. The processor may be implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processor, central processing units, state machines, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate signals based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the processor is configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions and data stored in the memory. The processor may include one or a plurality of processors. At this time, one or a plurality of processors may be a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), or the like, a graphics-only processing unit such as a graphics processing unit (GPU), a visual processing unit (VPU), and/or an AI-dedicated processor such as a neural processing unit (NPU). The one or a plurality of processors control the processing of the input data in accordance with a predefined operating rule or artificial intelligence (AI) model stored in the non-volatile memory and the volatile memory. The predefined operating rule or machine learning model is provided through training or learning.

The memory may include any non-transitory computer-readable medium known in the art including, for example, volatile memory, such as static random-access memory (SRAM) and dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), and/or non-volatile memory, such as read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable ROM, flash memories, hard disks, optical disks, and magnetic tapes.

The modules, amongst other things, include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc., which perform particular tasks or implement data types. The modules may also be implemented as, signal processor(s), state machine(s), logic circuitries, and/or any other device or component that manipulates signals based on operational instructions. Further, the modules can be implemented in hardware, instructions executed by a processing unit, or by a combination thereof. The processing unit can comprise a computer, a processor, such as the processor, a state machine, a logic array, or any other suitable devices capable of processing instructions. The processing unit can be a general-purpose processor which executes instructions to cause the general-purpose processor to perform the required tasks or, the processing unit can be dedicated to performing the required functions. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the modules may be machine-readable instructions (software) that, when executed by the processor/processing unit, perform any of the described functionalities. Further, the data serves, amongst other things, as a repository for storing data processed, received, and generated by one or more of the modules.

In an embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a method for controlling the cooling effect of the fan 104 and the Air-Conditioner (AC) 106. The method may be performed by the system 100 as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The method may include pairing the controller 102 with the fan 104 and the AC 106. Further, the method may include adjusting the temperature and operating the fan 104 and the AC 106 in an appropriate mode from among the plurality of modes, based on the user’s comfort.

The system 100 and the method of the present disclosure, collectively operate the fan 104 and the AC 106 to maintain the user’s comfort while the user enters the room. The system 100 and the method automatically switch the modes by adjusting the temperature, without any human intervention, to maintain the user’s comfort. Further, the system 100 may be in communication with the fan 104 and the AC 106 via the RF blaster 108, which eliminates the need for the internet connection. This reduces the overall operational cost of the system 100. Furthermore, the controller 102 works based on the inbuild algorithms without the implementation of any temperature sensor, time switch, and bypass switch.

Furthermore, the system 100 and the method of the present disclosure, collectively operate the fan 104 and the AC 106 without the implementation of any proximity sensor. Moreover, the system 100 reduces the consumption of the electric energy as the system 100 operates the fan 104 and the AC 106 in the appropriate mode. Accordingly, the fan 104 and the AC 106 consume less electricity, and further, save operational costs.

The system 100 of the present disclosure, collectively operates the fan 104 and the AC 106 to maintain a mode from among a plurality of modes, based on the ambient temperature of the confined space in which the AC 106 and the fan 104 are deployed while the user enters the confined space.

The system 100 automatically switches the modes by adjusting the temperature, without any human intervention, to maintain the user’s comfort. Further, the system 100 may be in communication with the fan 104 and the AC 106 via the RF blaster 108, which eliminates the need for an internet connection. This reduces the overall operational cost of the system 100. Furthermore, the controller 102 works based on the inbuild algorithms without the implementation of any temperature sensor, time switch, and bypass switch. Furthermore, the system 100 collectively operates the fan 104 and the AC 106 without the implementation of any proximity sensor. Moreover, the system 100 reduces the consumption of the electric energy as the system 100 operates the fan 104 and the AC 106 in the appropriate mode. Accordingly, the fan 104 and the AC 106 consume less electricity, and further, save operational costs.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one ordinary skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.

While specific language has been used to describe the present subject matter, any limitations arising on account thereto, are not intended. As would be apparent to a person in the art, various working modifications may be made to the method to implement the inventive concept as taught herein. The drawings and the forgoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment.
,CLAIMS:1. A system (100) for an electronic device configured to operate a fan (104) and an Air-Conditioner (AC) (106), the system (100) comprising:
a controller (102) communicatively coupled with the fan (104) and the AC (106) and configured to operate the fan (104) and the AC (106) in a mode from among a plurality of modes, based on the ambient temperature of a confined space in which AC (106) and fan (104) are deployed; and
a Radio Frequency (RF) blaster (108) configured to communicatively couple the fan (104) and the AC (106) with the controller (102), such that the controller (102) controls the operation of the fan (104) and the AC (106).

2. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the RF blaster (108) emits a radio signal to communicatively couple the controller (102) with the fan (104) and the AC (106).

3. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the RF blaster (108) is implemented in the electronic device.

4. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of modes comprises a cool mode and a comfort mode.

5. The system (100) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the controller (102) is configured to operate the AC (106) at a first predefined temperature in the cool mode when the user may enter the confined space.

6. The system (100) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the controller (102) is configured to switch ON the fan (104) and operate the AC (106) at a second predefined temperature in the comfort mode once the first predefined temperature is achieved within the confined space.

7. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller (102) is configured to operate at least one of:
the AC (106) at a plurality of predefined temperatures in the plurality of modes; and
a regulator (104-1) of the fan (104) to control the speed of the fan (104) in the plurality of modes.

8. An electronic device for a fan (104) and an Air-Conditioner (AC) (106), the electronic device comprising:
a system (100) configured to collectively operate a fan (104) and an Air-Conditioner (AC) (106), the system (100) comprising:
a controller (102) communicatively coupled with the fan (104) and the AC (106) and configured to operate the fan (104) and the AC (106) in a mode from among a plurality of modes, based on the ambient temperature of a confined space in which AC (106) and fan (104) are deployed; and
a Radio Frequency (RF) blaster (108) configured to communicatively couple the fan (104) and the AC (106) with the controller (102), such that the controller (102) controls the operation of the fan (104) and the AC (106).

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the RF blaster (108) emits a radio signal to communicatively couple the controller (102) with the fan (104) and the AC (106).

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the RF blaster (108) is implemented in the electronic device.