Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Hiroyuki Unida

Morihiro Nakayama

Takashi Deguchi

Makoto Hori

Shinji Naka

Toshiakai Yagi

A remote control system includes a first remote control unit having complete functional capabilities and a second remote control unit having simplified and abbreviated functional capabilities. An apparatus is controlled in a detailed manner by the first remote control unit. For example, the operational mode and timer settings are set by the first remote control unit. On the other hand, the second remote control unit is limited to activating and deactivating the apparatus and/or the timer of the apparatus.

Remote control system having full-function and abbreviated-function

A data drive type air conditioner control apparatus includes a main controller for controlling an air conditioner having a plurality of control modes and including an operation procedure memory for storing control operation procedures corresponding to the respective control modes of the air conditioner, and a control data memory for storing numerical data to be used for the control of the air conditioner and including a numerical data memory for initially storing numerical data to be used for controlling the drive of the air conditioner, such that the main controller drives the air conditioner in accordance with the numerical data stored in the control data memory.

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Kusatsu, Japan

Hiroyuki Unida