Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention provides a kind of general remote controller, can make things convenient for, be provided with flexibly, apace remote-control data, no matter in the telepilot in advance the control data amount of storage what are arranged, relating to trademark quantity has much, can finish the data setting quickly and easily, this telepilot can overcome the deficiency that must rely on pamphlet that existing general remote controller exists, provide a kind of need not any pamphlet or other aid, the control data of any equipment of any brand just can convenient and swiftly be set.
Another technical matters that the present invention will solve provides a kind of method to set up of general remote controller, can make things convenient for, be provided with flexibly, apace remote-controller data.
The above-mentioned technical matters of the present invention solves like this, construct a kind of general remote controller, it is characterized in that, comprise chip microprocessor, the storage unit of external or embedded micro-processor, the remote signal transmitting element that is connected with microprocessor, key-press input unit that is connected with the microprocessor port and the LCD display unit that is connected with the output end of microprocessor mouth, described key-press input unit comprises that the sign letter is or/and a plurality of buttons of electric control function and moving direction of cursor and affirmation, described storage unit stores L kind equipment in advance, every kind of equipment has Ki (i=1, ... the .L) remote-control data of kind brand, each described remote-control data comprises a plurality of sequence set (buttons, coding), described microprocessor is provided with in the telepilot coded data and carries out following function under the state: set device category is determined in input; Directly by button input character or moving cursor or the set brand name of roll screen input; Retrieving the one or more codings corresponding with importing brand from storage unit numbers and it is presented on the described LCD display unit; Move cursor position on the coding that shows on the LCD display unit by the direction operating key in the described key-press input unit, go out the present encoding data that the cursor place corresponding remote-control data of coding numbering is distributed to key-press input unit from described cell array area; Select the part key-press input unit to press the reaction of checking controlled electric appliance one by one; The coding numbering of abandoning current selected if each button is incorrect in reaction on the controlled electric appliance makes controlled electric appliance that correct response be arranged and it is stored in the general remote controller Set For Current storer up to the coding numbering of choosing.
In according to general remote controller provided by the invention, described remote signal sending and receiving unit is infrared transmitting element, described storer has brand and corresponding with it one or more coding numberings for each device storage, and described storer stores many group buttons and corresponding with it infrared emission digital coding for each coding numbering.
In according to general remote controller provided by the invention, described LCD display unit can show 2 row or the above character of 2 row, and each row can show the coding numbering more than 2 or 2, and described coding numbering can be used numeral or character representation.
In according to general remote controller provided by the invention, described key-press input unit comprises device keys, and each device keys is pressed one of them key with a kind of corresponding with the electrical equipment kind that control can be set, and can finish input and determine set device category.
In according to general remote controller provided by the invention, button in the described key-press input unit is the switch of Elastic Contact formula switch or touch screen induction formula, comprise a upper and lower, left and right key position and be located at affirmation key in the middle of it, be used for be provided with under the state on the mobile LCD display unit cursor position and when each function button in controlled electric appliance preservation Set For Current data when correct that respond.
In according to general remote controller provided by the invention, when the brand name of exporting by button was imperfect, taking-up comprised whole brands of imperfect input character and shows at described LCD display unit from storage unit.
Another technical matters of the present invention solves like this, constructs a kind of general remote controller method to set up, it is characterized in that, carries out following steps when the remote control coding data are set:
Selection is provided with equipment;
Import the part or all of character of representing brand name one by one by letter, digital keys;
The brand number that comprises institute's input character from storer, retrieves the brand inventory that comprises input character, if greater than 1, can be selected one of them brand or import all the other characters to form a complete brand by button by moving upper and lower key;
The whole coding numberings that access selected brand correspondence from storer are also shown;
Selection is one from the coding numbering that shows, the numbering of should encoding corresponding codes data are saved in the Set For Current button, if the reaction of test function button controlled electric appliance is correct one by one, confirms button preservation Set For Current by pressing; If the controlled electric appliance reaction is incorrect, select next coding numbering by the direction control button, up to choosing the coded data that makes controlled electric appliance that correct response be arranged test.
In above-mentioned general remote controller method to set up, described selection is provided with equipment can be by a kind of realization in the following steps: 1) directly press the specialized equipment button; 2) represent the alphabetical sequence of selected device or Serial No. or letter, Serial No. by input; 3) show default implementor name, change the implementor name that shows and determine that by pressing key determines that current cursor is indicated or the device name of current demonstration when occurring will device name being set by the key position moving cursor.
Another technical matters of the present invention can also solve like this, constructs a kind of general remote controller method to set up, it is characterized in that, carries out following steps when the remote control coding data are set:
Selection is provided with equipment;
Show default brand name, use following any one or dual mode to determine the brand name of current selection: by orientation button moving cursor change shown brand, when desired brand occurring by pressing definite key; Or, show to have the brand of institute's input alphabet by button input brand prefix or all alphabetical;
The whole coding numberings that access selected brand correspondence from storer are also shown;
Selection is one from the coding numbering that shows, the numbering of should encoding corresponding codes data are called in the Set For Current button, if the reaction of test function button controlled electric appliance is correct one by one, confirms button preservation Set For Current by pressing; If the controlled electric appliance reaction is incorrect, select next coding numbering by the direction control button, up to choosing the coded data that makes the controlled electric appliance correct response.
In above-mentioned general remote controller method to set up, described selection is provided with equipment can be by a kind of realization in the following steps: 1) directly press the specialized equipment button; 2) represent the alphabetical sequence of selected device or Serial No. or letter, Serial No. by input; 3) show default implementor name, change the implementor name that shows and determine that by pressing key determines that current cursor is indicated or the device name of current demonstration when occurring will device name being set by the key position moving cursor.
Implement general remote controller provided by the invention and method to set up thereof, owing in advance equipment, brand corresponding codes numbering and the corresponding control data of each coding numbering are stored in the telepilot, directly import and show brand name by button, or the moving cursor mode is selected brand, can exempt and browse pamphlet and input coding numbering one by one, therefore, set-up mode is very flexible, fast, bring many facilities for the control data setting of general remote controller.
Embodiment
As described in Figure 1, general remote controller of the present invention comprises that special microprocessor U1, tactile keyboard array (also can adopt common keyboard), LCD display unit, Q1 are the driving triodes in the infrared transmitting element, Q2 is a reset circuit, BUZZER is a hummer, C5-C9 is that the needed voltage of LCD display unit is adjusted electric capacity, and U3 is E
2ROM, promptly storage unit is used to store the data of setting,, can guarantee when changing battery therefore that the data that the user is provided with all can be retained owing to be nonvolatile memory; U2 is the special microprocessor that is used to realize the telepilot learning functionality, and D1 is an infrared transmitting tube, and U5 is a low-voltage detection circuit, and U4 is voltage stabilizing IC.For ease of showing and searching, the LCD display unit can be selected 2 row or the above LCD that shows of 2 row for use.In the U3 storer, brand-coding the numbered list that includes each equipment in advance, for example, the list of brands of TV, the list of brands of VCD, Deng, button-infrared emission digital coding under each coding numbering is also arranged simultaneously everywhere, like this, under the selected equipment prerequisite, the input brand, just can access coding numbers and is presented on the LCD display unit, on the LCD display unit, choose the coding numbering by cursor, the digital coding of each function button just can be set, test each function key and whether make controlled electric appliance that correct response is arranged, if total overall reaction is correct, then confirm the setting that present encoding is numbered, otherwise moving cursor selects next coding numbering up to selecting to the greatest extent or be provided with success.Concerning the telepilot that can control L kind equipment, if every kind of equipment have Ki (I=1 ... .L) plant brand, then need K
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LIndividual brand-coded data table, the present invention is by increasing LCD display unit and above-mentioned brand-coded data table, and removed pamphlet from, greatly facilitate the setting up procedure of remote-control data, the corresponding remote-control data of each coding numbering comprises a plurality of (button, coding) sequence set, and this part is similar with the coding schedule that existing general remote controller uses.
In the process flow diagram that master menu shows when the start of the inventive method embodiment shown in Fig. 2, any time all will return to the signaling state of this equipment by the equipment key in operation, not preserve the Set For Current result; Then return previous menu by the EXIT key, also do not preserve the Set For Current result; All are provided with the result and only just can preserve after confirming by the OK key.The back start of dispatching from the factory shows shown in frame 201, by any one specialized equipment key, can forward frame 202 to, entering the control corresponding state, is VCR equipment among the figure, if press " SET " key simultaneously at the equipment key of pressing, then enter frame 203, can enter each respective block 204-208 by the DOWN/UP key, wherein, frame 204 is for entering the code setup menu; Frame 205 is the entry time setup menu; Frame 206 is for entering the language setup menu; Frame 207 is for entering help menu; Frame 208 is for entering the Default Value menu.
At Fig. 3 is in the process flow diagram that shows of the state setup menu of the inventive method embodiment, when pressing the SET key 3 seconds, just enter setup menu, frame 301 has been listed state (STATE) setting, equipment is provided with (DEVICE), time is provided with (TIME) and language setting (LANGUAGE), cursor pointing in frame 301 " STATE " (state), this moment is as pressing " OK " key, then enter frame 302,5 selections are arranged: code keeps (PUNHCH THRU), volume, quiet locking (VOL/MU LOCK), equipment locking (DEVICE LOCK), setting backlight (BACKLIGHT) and LCD contrast are provided with (CONTRAST).When cursor pointing PUNHCH THRU, to press the OK key and enter frame 303, current state is closed (OFF) for PUNHCH THRU, can change its state by left-right key, and after the setting, pressing " OK " can show the information that success is set at frame 304.As under frame 302 conditions, cursor is moved to (VOL/MU LOCK),, press " OK " as frame 305 and then enter frame 309 and be provided with; As cursor being moved to (DEVICELOCK),, press " OK " as frame 306 and then enter frame 310 and be provided with; As cursor being moved to (BACKLIGHT),, press " OK " as frame 307 and then enter frame 311 and carry out setting backlight; As cursor being moved to (CONTRAST),, press " OK " as frame 308 and then enter frame 312 degree of comparing settings.By UP/DWON or the LEFT/RIGHT setting of making amendment.Setting is finished and can be pressed " EXIT " and return, and turns back to frame 304 at last.
At Fig. 4 is in the process flow diagram that shows of the code character setup menu during the code of the inventive method embodiment is provided with, and is from Fig. 2 frame 204 (corresponding to the frame Fig. 4 401), presses that " OK " enter.In frame 402, can use DOWN, UP to select equipment, can change current device by the miscellaneous equipment key, then can forward in the fast searching flow process shown in Fig. 5 by the OK key.Behind UP/DOWN key selection TV, enter frame 404, import 3 coding numbering, this mode is determined the mode of remote-control data, and is same as the prior art.Specifically accept correct setting, be numbered 123, and input error is numbered and ended at frame 408 at 458 o'clock,, suppose that it is non-existent that the coding of being imported numbers 458 herein in frame 409 code displaying at frame 406.
In the process flow diagram that fast searching menu in the code of the inventive method embodiment shown in Fig. 5 is provided with shows, as in frame 402, when current cursor is in AUTO SEARCH, when pushing button OK, in Fig. 5, be expressed as from frame 501 to frame 502, at frame 502, if button not, then search for one time,, enter frame 503 as press equipment key any button in addition at frame 502 as frame 504, whether the test function key makes the controlled electric appliance correct response, can revise the coding numbering this moment by the UP/DOWN key, and frame 505 illustrates and changes coding into 024 from frame 023, the test result ideal, then press the OK key, end at frame 508; If the undesirable search of test effect, revise (frame 507) and enter frame 509 in the frame 506 similar code characters of test and with UP/DOWN, connect the top and whether continue search, as press OK with the EXIT key, then get back to frame 502 and continue search, as then get back to the signaling state of this equipment by " EXIT " at frame 509.
In the process flow diagram that the time of the inventive method embodiment shown in Fig. 6 setup menu shows, frame 601, cursor is in the time setting, enter at frame 602 by OK, with UP/DOWN key and LEFT/RIGHT key be provided with year, month, day, week, the time, minute etc., when pressing the OK acknowledgement key, finish and the holding time be arranged at frame 603.
In the process flow diagram that the language setup menu of the inventive method embodiment shown in Fig. 7 shows, cursor is in the language setting in frame 701, enters frame 702 by the OK acknowledgement key, selects needed language by the UP/DOWN key, the OK acknowledgement key is pressed in selected back, ends at frame 703.
In the process flow diagram that the help menu of the inventive method embodiment shown in Fig. 8 shows, cursor is in help in frame 801, enter frame 802 by the OK acknowledgement key, after showing salutatory, enter per about 1 second and upwards jump 1 row automatically, circulation shows the help text of storage in advance, press equipment key and LEFT, RIGHT, UP, the outer current picture of any function key lockable of DOWN key midway, press the LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN key can be manually on/under the selection prompt statement.
Illustrate in the process flow diagram that the reset menus of the inventive method embodiment shows at Fig. 9, cursor is in reset (CLEAR ALL) in frame 901, enter frame 902 by the OK acknowledgement key and provide prompting, whether confirm,, press the OK acknowledgement key because the consequence of this reset operation is that all settings are disposed, end at frame 703, at this moment, do not have any demonstration and kept about 2 seconds, return the original state of TV equipment.
Figure 10 shows and utilizes the inventive method to carry out the setting up procedure of searching for based on board, as shown in figure 10, and initial block 1001 times, press the TV key and press the SET key simultaneously, enter 1002 pairs of televisors of frame and be provided with, the brand that shows at frame 1002 has: Accent, Acme, acura, ADA, the brand Accent that cursor pointing is default, at this moment, if direct input alphabet " s " then show the brand with " s " beginning to be selected: saba, saber at frame 1003, saccs, sadec; If directly input " t " then shows the brand with " t " beginning to be selected: taisho, tamashi, Tandberg, tandy in frame 1004; Also can not pass through the alphabet key input alphabet, but select brand,, by " UP " key the time, cross the border, turn back to frame 1001 by the EXIT outlet in frame 1006 because Accent is at first one by the UP/DOWN key; Select the brand that needs if be used in combination by moving cursor or input alphabet or both, be that the last cursor of LED is on the selected brand, press acknowledgement key and enter frame 1005 this moment, show that current brand is Acme, two coding numberings 004 and 010 are arranged, this moment is by a left side, right button can be selected between two code, be in coding numbering 010 o'clock at current cursor, continue to press right button (RIGHT), cause and cross the border, as frame 1008, as be at 010 o'clock at cursor, through function button test, think 010 when being required coding numbering, press acknowledgement key " OK ", to frame 1007, finish to be provided with, show that current brand is Acme, is numbered 010; As at frame 1005, press " EXIT " key, get back to frame 1009 or 1010, attempt similarly other coding numbering, and carry out the function button test, if reaction is correct, press the OK acknowledgement key to frame 1007, also can be by the EXIT key, to frame 1011, judge whether continue search, as continuing then to get back to frame 1005, as withdraw from, get back to original state.Also have and can not find the corresponding codes numbering in a kind of situation storer, for example, press the TV key and press the SET key simultaneously, in frame 1012, show brand to be selected, if press letter key " S ", show brand to be selected, by key up and down, when selecting sabre, as press the OK acknowledgement key, at this moment, do not find the respective coding numbering, shown as frame 1014.In the realization,, there is not the situation of coding numbering if all equipment with a brand table, returns the above-mentioned this brand that has of appearance, if but, to brand table of each equipment disposition, just this situation can not appear.
The button that Figure 11 shows another embodiment of general remote controller of the present invention is provided with situation.As shown in figure 11, shell top is the LCD display 1 that 4 row show, the below is a push-button array, comprises equipment key 3, key position 4, OK acknowledgement key 2, function key 6, the English key 6 that indicates on numeral or function key limit, and above-mentioned label is schematically and marks.