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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2022
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An air conditioner and a method for operating an air conditioner are provided. The air conditioner may include a case having a space formed therein and an open bottom; a panel disposed under the case and having an inlet and a plurality of outlets disposed around a circumference of the inlet; a fan disposed in the case and configured to generate an airflow from the inlet to the plurality of outlets; an airflow direction controller disposed at the plurality of outlets and configured to control an airflow direction of air flowing through the plurality of outlets in a plurality of directions; a camera disposed at one side of the panel and directed toward an indoor space; and a controller configured to control the airflow direction controller based on images corresponding to the indoor space and captured by the camera. The controller may be configured to determine an activity level of an occupant for each of a plurality of areas of the indoor space based on a plurality of images corresponding to the indoor space; determine a direction of air discharged from the plurality of outlets based on the determined activity level; and control the airflow direction controller according to the direction of the air which is determined for the plurality of outlets.