Air conditioner managing console and air-conditioning system

Abstract

Each of a plurality of preset groups includes indoor units, and an air conditioner managing console manages the indoor units on a group basis and includes a display unit configured to display the groups as icons and a CPU configured to control the display unit. Each group is set to be linked to one of preset small spaces into which an air-conditioning target space is divided. When the CPU receives a change command corresponding to a change in the small spaces, the CPU changes an association of the indoor units associated with the groups in accordance with the change command, and displays the icons on the display unit with display contents based on the changed association of the indoor units.

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         10 . An air conditioner managing console being configured to manage a plurality of indoor units on a group basis, each group including at least one of the indoor units, the air conditioner managing console comprising:
 a display unit operable to display a monitoring screen in which a plurality of icons each representing the group are arranged; and   a controller configured to
 determine that one of the icons displayed on the monitoring screen is selected, and 
 when determining that an other icon different from the one of the icons is selected subsequent to selecting the one icon, display the one icon at a position at which the other icon is displayed. 
   
     
     
         11 . The air conditioner managing console of  claim 10 , wherein
 the controller is configured to
 when determining that the other icon different from the one of the icons is selected, display the one icon at the position at which the other icon is displayed and display the other icon at a position at which an adjacent icon of the other icon is displayed. 
   
     
     
         12 . The air conditioner managing console of  claim 10 , wherein
 the controller is configured to
 when determining that the one of the icons displayed on the monitoring screen is selected, change a display color of the one icon. 
   
     
     
         13 . The air conditioner managing console of  claim 10 , wherein
 the controller is configured to   when determining that the one of the icons displayed on the monitoring screen is selected, delete the one icon from the monitoring screen.   
     
     
         14 . The air conditioner managing console of  claim 10 , wherein
 an unique group number is assigned to each of the groups, and   the group number is displayed on each of the icons.   
     
     
         15 . The air conditioner managing console of  claim 14 , wherein
 a button indicating group division is displayed on the monitoring screen, and   the controller is configured to
 when determining that one of the icons is selected subsequent to pressing the button, display a change screen operable to change the at least one of the indoor units in the group represented by the one icon, and 
 when performing an operation of dividing a part of the indoor units in the group into a new group on the change screen, reallocate the group number of each of the groups represented by an unselected icon. 
   
     
     
         16 . The air conditioner managing console of  claim 14 , wherein
 a button indicating group integration is displayed on the monitoring screen, and   the controller is configured to
 when determining that one of the icons is selected subsequent to pressing the button, display a change screen operable to change the at least one of the indoor units in the group represented by the one icon, and 
 when performing an operation of integrating each of the indoor units in the group into an other existing group on the change screen, reallocate the group number of each of the groups represented by an unselected icon.