Remote controller

Abstract

A remote controller for controlling an air-conditioning apparatus including an outdoor unit and an indoor unit includes a storage unit that stores data of different types of digital objects, a touch panel display including a display unit that displays the digital objects and an operation input unit that detects an operation of the digital objects, and a control processor that controls the touch panel display. The control processor displays one of the digital objects associated with an operation expected from a surrounding environment of the indoor unit or an operation history of the operation input unit.

1 . A remote controller configured to control an air-conditioning apparatus including an outdoor unit and an indoor unit, the remote controller comprising:
 a storage unit configured to store data of digital objects of different types;   a touch panel display including a display unit configured to display the digital objects and an operation input unit configured to detect an operation of the digital objects; and   a control processor configured to control the touch panel display,   the control processor displaying one of the digital objects associated with an operation expected from a surrounding environment of the indoor unit or an operation expected from an operation history of the operation input unit.   
     
     
         2 . The remote controller of  claim 1 , wherein
 the control processor
 displays one of the digital objects associated with the operation expected from the operation history when the outdoor unit and the indoor unit are in operation, and 
 displays one of the digital objects associated with the operation expected from the surrounding environment when the outdoor unit and the indoor unit are out of operation. 
   
     
     
         3 . The remote controller of  claim 1 , wherein
 the control processor displays one of the digital objects associated with the operation expected from the surrounding environment or the operation history when a presence state of a person in an air-conditioned space to be air-conditioned by the indoor unit transitions from a person absence state to a person presence state.   
     
     
         4 . The remote controller of  claim 1 , wherein
 the control processor displays one of the digital objects to be used in an operation start of a cooling operation or a heating operation, based on a room temperature, a cooling determination temperature, and a heating determination temperature for an air-conditioned space to be air-conditioned by the indoor unit, in a case where one of the digital objects associated with the operation expected from the surrounding environment is to be displayed.   
     
     
         5 . The remote controller of  claim 1 , wherein
 the control processor displays one of the digital objects to be used for setting an operation mode associated with a previous operation in the operation history in a case where one of the digital objects associated with the operation expected from the operation history is to be displayed.   
     
     
         6 . The remote controller of  claim 4 , wherein
 the control processor changes a display size of each of the digital objects.   
     
     
         7 . The remote controller of  claim 6 , wherein
 the control processor makes the display size of one of the digital objects associated with the surrounding environment larger than the display size of one of the digital objects not associated with the surrounding environment in a case where one of the digital objects associated with the operation expected from the surrounding environment is to be displayed.   
     
     
         8 . The remote controller of  claim 6 , wherein
 the control processor makes the display size of one of the digital objects associated with the operation history larger than the display size of one of the digital objects not associated with the operation history in a case where one of the digital objects associated with the operation expected from the operation history is to be displayed.   
     
     
         9 . The remote controller of  claim 4 , wherein
 the control processor changes a display location of each of the digital objects.   
     
     
         10 . The remote controller of  claim 9 , wherein
 the control processor
 displays the digital objects on a display screen output by the display unit, and 
 displays one of the digital objects associated with the surrounding environment in a center portion of the display screen and one of the digital objects not associated with the surrounding environment in an edge portion of the display screen, in a case where one of the digital objects associated with the operation expected from the surrounding environment is to be displayed. 
   
     
     
         11 . The remote controller of  claim 9 , wherein
 the control processor
 displays the digital objects on a display screen output by the display unit, and 
 displays one of the digital objects associated with the operation history in a center portion of the display screen and one of the digital objects not associated with the operation history in an edge portion of the display screen, in a case where one of the digital objects associated with the operation expected from the operation history is to be displayed. 
   
     
     
         12 . The remote controller of  claim 4 , wherein
 the control processor changes a display color of each of the digital objects.   
     
     
         13 . The remote controller of  claim 12 , wherein
 the control processor makes a lightness or a saturation of the display color of one of the digital objects associated with the surrounding environment higher than a lightness or a saturation of the display color of one of the digital objects not associated with the surrounding environment, in a case where one of the digital objects associated with the operation expected from the surrounding environment is to be displayed.   
     
     
         14 . The remote controller of  claim 12 , wherein
 the control processor makes a lightness or a saturation of the display color of one of the digital objects associated with the operation history higher than a lightness or a saturation of the display color of one of the digital objects not associated with the operation history, in a case where one of the digital objects associated with the operation expected from the operation history is to be displayed.   
     
     
         15 . The remote controller of  claim 4 , wherein
 the control processor changes a display shape of each of the digital objects.   
     
     
         16 . The remote controller of  claim 15 , wherein
 the storage unit includes
 highlighted display image information corresponding to each of the digital objects, and 
 normal display image information corresponding to each of the digital objects, and 
   the control processor displays the display shape of one of the digital objects associated with the surrounding environment based on the corresponding highlighted display image information and displays the display shape of one of the digital objects not associated with the surrounding environment based on the corresponding normal display image information, in a case where one of the digital objects associated with the operation expected from the surrounding environment is to be displayed.   
     
     
         17 . The remote controller of  claim 15 , wherein
 the storage unit includes
 highlighted display image information corresponding to each of the digital objects, and 
 normal display image information corresponding to each of the digital objects, and 
 the control processor displays the display shape of one of the digital objects associated with the operation history based on the corresponding highlighted display image information and displays the display shape of one of the digital objects not associated with the operation history based on the corresponding normal display image information, in a case where one of the digital objects associated with the operation expected from the operation history is to be displayed. 
   
     
     
         18 . The remote controller of  claim 1 , wherein
 the digital objects are composed of digital images displayed as buttons.