Air conditioner

Abstract

In a known air conditioner, when the operation setting of the air conditioner is changed from a visiting destination or the like by a user using a terminal, another user in an air-conditioned space in which the air conditioner is provided may misunderstand the change as a malfunction of the air conditioner. A sound notification controller (sound notification unit) of an air conditioner is arranged such that, when an operation change instruction is supplied from a terminal different from a remote controller which is an accessory of the air conditioner, the air conditioner notifies by a message that the operation change instruction is supplied from the terminal, in response to the operation change instruction supplied from the terminal.

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         7 . An air conditioner in which operation setting is changeable based on an operation change instruction supplied from a terminal different from a remote controller which is an accessory of the air conditioner, comprising
 a sound notification unit configured to notify predetermined information by sound, the sound notification unit notifying, by a message, that the operation change instruction is supplied from the terminal, in response to the operation change instruction supplied from the terminal.   
     
     
         8 . The air conditioner according to  claim 7 , wherein, the message includes a content of the operation change instruction supplied from the terminal. 
     
     
         9 . The air conditioner according to  claim 7 , wherein, the sound notification unit outputs the message after outputting first receiving sound. 
     
     
         10 . The air conditioner according to  claim 8 , wherein, the sound notification unit outputs the message after outputting first receiving sound. 
     
     
         11 . The air conditioner according to  claim 9 , wherein, the sound notification unit is capable of outputting second receiving sound in response to the operation change instruction supplied from the remote controller, and
 the second receiving sound is different from the first receiving sound.   
     
     
         12 . The air conditioner according to  claim 10 , wherein, the sound notification unit is capable of outputting second receiving sound in response to the operation change instruction supplied from the remote controller, and
 the second receiving sound is different from the first receiving sound.   
     
     
         13 . The air conditioner according to  claim 7 , wherein, the sound notification unit outputs the message when the operation change instruction supplied from the terminal is at least one of an operation start instruction and an operation stop instruction. 
     
     
         14 . The air conditioner according to  claim 8 , wherein, the sound notification unit outputs the message when the operation change instruction supplied from the terminal is at least one of an operation start instruction and an operation stop instruction. 
     
     
         15 . The air conditioner according to  claim 9 , wherein, the sound notification unit outputs the message when the operation change instruction supplied from the terminal is at least one of an operation start instruction and an operation stop instruction. 
     
     
         16 . The air conditioner according to  claim 10 , wherein, the sound notification unit outputs the message when the operation change instruction supplied from the terminal is at least one of an operation start instruction and an operation stop instruction. 
     
     
         17 . The air conditioner according to  claim 11 , wherein, the sound notification unit outputs the message when the operation change instruction supplied from the terminal is at least one of an operation start instruction and an operation stop instruction. 
     
     
         18 . The air conditioner according to  claim 12 , wherein, the sound notification unit outputs the message when the operation change instruction supplied from the terminal is at least one of an operation start instruction and an operation stop instruction. 
     
     
         19 . The air conditioner according to  claim 7 , further comprising a human body detection unit configured to detect a person in an air-conditioned space,
 the sound notification unit outputting the message when a person is detected by the human body detection unit.   
     
     
         20 . The air conditioner according to  claim 8 , further comprising a human body detection unit configured to detect a person in an air-conditioned space,
 the sound notification unit outputting the message when a person is detected by the human body detection unit.   
     
     
         21 . The air conditioner according to  claim 9 , further comprising a human body detection unit configured to detect a person in an air-conditioned space,
 the sound notification unit outputting the message when a person is detected by the human body detection unit.   
     
     
         22 . The air conditioner according to  claim 10 , further comprising a human body detection unit configured to detect a person in an air-conditioned space,
 the sound notification unit outputting the message when a person is detected by the human body detection unit.