Patents by Inventor Dongfeng Lai
Dongfeng Lai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11835243Abstract: The disclosure provides a networking method and a networking device for an air conditioner, and a terminal, wherein the networking method includes: acquiring indoor unit information of a target air conditioner indoor unit of an air conditioner by a remote controller; matching an air conditioner outdoor unit corresponding to the target air conditioner indoor unit; and establishing a communication connection between the target air conditioner indoor unit and the matching air conditioner outdoor unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2023Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of ZhuhaiInventors: Jie Tang, Tieying Ye, Dongfeng Lai, Du Yang, Zhigao Lu
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Patent number: 11761657Abstract: Disclosed are a data sending method, a multi-connected system, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes: receiving data sent by a first specified line controller in a system; determining a specified device corresponding to the first specified line controller according to a pre-stored pairing relationship between the first specified line controller and a specified device and the first specified line controller, wherein the specified device includes an indoor unit and a second specified line controller, wherein the second specified line controller is different from the first specified line controller; and sending the data to the determined specified device. A plurality of line controllers can control one indoor unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of ZhuhaiInventors: Wencan Wang, Dongfeng Lai, Jie Tang, Tieying Ye, Weiyou Yu, Du Yang, Zhongwen Deng, Yang Zhang
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Publication number: 20230204247Abstract: The disclosure provides a networking method and a networking device for an air conditioner, and a terminal, wherein the networking method includes: acquiring indoor unit information of a target air conditioner indoor unit of an air conditioner by a remote controller; matching an air conditioner outdoor unit corresponding to the target air conditioner indoor unit; and establishing a communication connection between the target air conditioner indoor unit and the matching air conditioner outdoor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Jie Tang, Tieying Ye, Dongfeng Lai, Du Yang, Zhigao Lu
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Patent number: 11619415Abstract: A controller of an air-conditioning unit, and an air-conditioner. The air-conditioning unit uses a power line carrier communication (PLC) to communicate. The air-conditioning unit includes multiple air-conditioner indoor units and multiple air-conditioner outdoor units. The operation of the air-conditioning unit is controlled by a controller. The controller includes: a plug component configured to be plugged into a socket in a preset PLC communication network and a controller body component connected to the plug component and configured to receive a communication signal from a target device and transmit the communication signal to a device matching the target device, the target device including one of an air-conditioner indoor unit and an air-conditioner outdoor unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAIInventors: Jianming Tan, Dongfeng Lai, Tieying Ye, Jie Tang, Du Yang, Quanzhou Liu, Huantao Ye, Chenjie Li, Yufa Li
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Patent number: 11609022Abstract: The disclosure provides a networking method and a networking device for an air conditioner, and a terminal, wherein the networking includes: acquiring indoor unit information of a target air conditioner indoor unit of an air conditioner by a remote controller; matching an air conditioner outdoor unit corresponding to the target air conditioner indoor unit; and establishing a communication connection between the target air conditioner indoor unit and the matching air conditioner outdoor unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of ZhuhaiInventors: Jie Tang, Tieying Ye, Dongfeng Lai, Du Yang, Zhigao Lu
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Patent number: 11533676Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal transmission method, system, device, a storage medium and an electronic device. The method includes: determining data to be transmitted by a unit in air conditioning units; and transmitting, by the unit, the data to be transmitted to other units through a designated power line in multiphase power lines, wherein the designated power line is any power line in the multiphase power lines, and the designated power line is a power line shared by all units in the air conditioning units.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of ZhuhaiInventors: Huantao Ye, Jie Tang, Weiyou Yu, Tieying Ye, Quanzhou Liu, Dongfeng Lai, Du Yang, Wencan Wang, Zhongwen Deng
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Patent number: 11519626Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal transmission method, system, device, a storage medium and an electronic device. The method includes: determining data to be transmitted by a unit in air conditioning units; and transmitting, by the unit, the data to be transmitted to other units through a designated power line in multiphase power lines, wherein the designated power line is any power line in the multiphase power lines, and the designated power line is a power line shared by all units in the air conditioning units.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of ZhuhaiInventors: Jie Tang, Weiyou Yu, Tieying Ye, Chengkang Qu, Wencan Wang, Zhongwen Deng, Quanzhou Liu, Dongfeng Lai
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Patent number: 11499732Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, device and system for air conditioning units. The method includes: acquiring information of air conditioning units; determining air conditioning units that need to be networked according to the acquired information, wherein the air conditioning units that need to be networked include a first air conditioning unit and a second air conditioning unit; sending the information of the second air conditioning unit to the first air conditioning unit, and sending the information of the first air conditioning unit to the second air conditioning unit, wherein the information of the second air conditioning unit is used for the first air conditioning unit to be networked with the second air conditioning unit, and the information of the first air conditioning unit is used for the second air conditioning unit to be networked with the first air conditioning unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of ZhuhaiInventors: Jianguo Xiong, Guangxu Zhang, Jie Tang, Weiyou Yu, Tieying Ye, Dongfeng Lai, Wencan Wang
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Patent number: 11428430Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an air conditioning system, an operating method and an operating device of the air conditioning system. The air conditioning system includes multiple outdoor units and multiple indoor units. The multiple indoor units include a first indoor unit configured to have wired communication and a second indoor unit configured to have wireless communication. The multiple outdoor units includes a first model outdoor unit connected with the first indoor unit configured to have wired communication, a second model outdoor unit corresponding to the second indoor unit, and a main outdoor unit configured to receive communication information from the first indoor unit and/or the second indoor unit, determine a target outdoor unit for communication on the basis of the communication information, and send the communication information to the target outdoor unit for communication.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAIInventors: Wencan Wang, Jie Tang, Weiyou Yu, Tieying Ye, Zhongwen Deng, Dongfeng Lai, Quanzhou Liu, Cuiming Ma, Qiang Huang
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Publication number: 20210199334Abstract: A controller of an air-conditioning unit, and an air-conditioner. The air-conditioning unit uses a power line carrier communication (PLC) to communicate. The air-conditioning unit includes multiple air-conditioner indoor units and multiple air-conditioner outdoor units. The operation of the air-conditioning unit is controlled by a controller. The controller includes: a plug component configured to be plugged into a socket in a preset PLC communication network and a controller body component connected to the plug component and configured to receive a communication signal from a target device and transmit the communication signal to a device matching the target device, the target device including one of an air-conditioner indoor unit and an air-conditioner outdoor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of ZhuhaiInventors: Jianming TAN, Dongfeng LAI, Tieying YE, Jie TANG, Du YANG, Quanzhou LIU, Huantao YE, Chenjie LI, Yufa LI
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Publication number: 20210156584Abstract: Disclosed are a data sending method, a multi-connected system, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes: receiving data sent by a first specified line controller in a system; determining a specified device corresponding to the first specified line controller according to a pre-stored pairing relationship between the first specified line controller and a specified device and the first specified line controller, wherein the specified device includes an indoor unit and a second specified line controller, wherein the second specified line controller is different from the first specified line controller; and sending the data to the determined specified device. A plurality of line controllers can control one indoor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Wencan Wang, Dongfeng Lai, Jie Tang, Tieying Ye, Weiyou Yu, Du Yang, Zhongwen Deng, Yang Zhang
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Publication number: 20210148594Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal transmission method, system, device, a storage medium and an electronic device. The method includes: determining data to be transmitted by a unit in air conditioning units; and transmitting, by the unit, the data to be transmitted to other units through a designated power line in multiphase power lines, wherein the designated power line is any power line in the multiphase power lines, and the designated power line is a power line shared by all units in the air conditioning units.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Jie Tang, Weiyou Yu, Tieying Ye, Chengkang Qu, Wencan Wang, Zhongwen Deng, Quanzhou Liu, Dongfeng Lai
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Publication number: 20210148596Abstract: The disclosure provides a networking method and a networking device for an air conditioner, and a terminal, wherein the networking method includes: acquiring indoor unit information of a target air conditioner indoor unit of an air conditioner by a remote controller; matching an air conditioner outdoor unit corresponding to the target air conditioner indoor unit; and establishing a communication connection between the target air conditioner indoor unit and the matching air conditioner outdoor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Jie Tang, Tieying Ye, Dongfeng Lai, Du Yang, Zhigao Lu
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Publication number: 20210153106Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal transmission method, system, device, a storage medium and an electronic device. The method includes: determining data to be transmitted by a unit in air conditioning units; and transmitting, by the unit, the data to be transmitted to other units through a designated power line in multiphase power lines, wherein the designated power line is any power line in the multiphase power lines, and the designated power line is a power line shared by all units in the air conditioning units.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2018Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Huantao Ye, Jie Tang, Weiyou Yu, Tieying Ye, Quanzhou Liu, Dongfeng Lai, Du Yang, Wencan Wang, Zhongwen Deng
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Publication number: 20210140669Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an air conditioning system, an operating method and an operating device of the air conditioning system. The air conditioning system includes multiple outdoor units and multiple indoor units. The multiple indoor units include a first indoor unit configured to have wired communication and a second indoor unit configured to have wireless communication. The multiple outdoor units includes a first model outdoor unit connected with the first indoor unit configured to have wired communication, a second model outdoor unit corresponding to the second indoor unit, and a main outdoor unit configured to receive communication information from the first indoor unit and/or the second indoor unit, determine a target outdoor unit for communication on the basis of the communication information, and send the communication information to the target outdoor unit for communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Wencan WANG, Jie TANG, Weiyou YU, Tieying YE, Zhongwen DENG, Dongfeng LAI, Quanzhou LIU, Cuiming MA, Qiang HUANG
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Publication number: 20210048209Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, device and system for air conditioning units. The method includes: acquiring information of air conditioning units; determining air conditioning units that need to be networked according to the acquired information, wherein the air conditioning units that need to be networked include a first air conditioning unit and a second air conditioning unit; sending the information of the second air conditioning unit to the first air conditioning unit, and sending the information of the first air conditioning unit to the second air conditioning unit, wherein the information of the second air conditioning unit is used for the first air conditioning unit to be networked with the second air conditioning unit, and the information of the first air conditioning unit is used for the second air conditioning unit to be networked with the first air conditioning unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Jianguo Xiong, Guangxu Zhang, Jie Tang, Weiyou Yu, Tieying Ye, Dongfeng Lai, Wencan Wang