JP2007049395A - Remote operation unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote operation unit adaptive to multifunction of an equipment to be operated using less number of buttons and switches for good operativity when used by a user. <P>SOLUTION: A remote operation unit for operating an animation recording device is provided with a rotary ring 2. Either "view" mode, "recording" mode, or "dubbing" mode is selected according to the rotational angle of the rotary ring 2. A menu, button, or the like required for a mode is displayed on a display operation part 3 comprising a liquid crystal panel and a touch panel. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote controller for remotely operating electric devices such as a television, a video deck, a DVD player, and a hard disk recorder.

  The remote controller transmits an operation request from a user to an electric device using means such as an infrared ray or a radio signal, and the electric device operates in response to the operation request given from the remote controller. In recent years, electrical devices have become multifunctional, and with the increase in functionality of electrical devices, remote controllers have also become multifunctional, and more buttons and switches are provided on the remote controller.

  However, since the remote controller is required to be portable, there is a limit to the increase in size, and the number of buttons and switches that can be arranged is limited. Moreover, when many buttons and switches are provided in the remote controller, there is a problem that the operation is difficult to understand and is difficult for the user to use. Furthermore, the design of the remote controller is regarded as important together with the design of the electrical equipment. Therefore, the remote controller needs to be excellent in portability, operability and design.

  In Patent Document 1, a wristwatch having a function of remotely operating an electric device has been proposed. This wristwatch is based on a mounting unit for mounting a plurality of ROM cartridges storing operation data for operating electrical equipment, a display unit for displaying operation data read from the ROM cartridge, and a display on the display unit. A switch unit that is operated by the user, and by exchanging the ROM cartridge, a plurality of electric devices can be remotely operated. In addition, since the wristwatch is provided with a remote control function, it is excellent in portability.

On the other hand, a wristwatch having a calendar function for displaying a date by providing a register ring that rotates around the time display portion of the wristwatch and rotating the register ring has been proposed (Patent Document 2). By using registering, other functions can be added to the watch without compromising the design of the watch.
JP-A-6-303672 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-69875

  In the case of a remote controller, in particular, a wristwatch having a remote control function described in Patent Document 1, the number of buttons and switches that can be arranged is limited. In order to respond, for example, a menu is displayed on the display unit, and a user can perform a desired operation by selecting items in the menu in order. However, in this case, there is a problem that the more the functions of the electric device, the more the menu having a deep hierarchy or the menu with many selection items is necessary, and the operability of the remote controller deteriorates.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electric device according to the rotation angle of the rotating unit when a rotating unit is provided and the operating unit is operated. By providing a configuration that changes the operation signal to be provided to the user, it is desirable to provide a remote controller that is easy for the user to operate.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a rotation unit, and when the operation unit is operated, one of a plurality of operation reception states having different operation contents depending on the rotation angle of the rotation unit. By adopting a configuration for switching to a state, it is to provide a remote controller that is easy for a user to operate.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast signal or recording received by a tuner provided in the recording device when operating the recording device for recording on a recording medium such as a hard disk recorder, DVD, or Blu-ray disc. Display operation acceptance state for accepting an operation for displaying a broadcast signal recorded on a medium (a mode in which a user “views a received or recorded program”) and recording operation acceptance state for accepting an operation for recording a broadcast signal ( (Recording mode for received programs) and re-recording operation acceptance status for recording broadcast signals recorded on recording media to other recording media ("dubbing" mode for copying or moving data between recording media) Is configured to switch according to the rotation of the rotating unit, so that a remote control device that can be operated intuitively by the user and that is difficult for the user to operate incorrectly. There to be provided.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device in which a display unit, an operation unit, or the like can be disposed in the rotating unit by forming the rotating unit in a ring shape.

  Another object of the present invention is to effectively utilize a limited space by providing a ring-shaped rotating part around a display part for displaying buttons, icons, menus, etc. relating to operations. The object is to provide a remote controller that can be miniaturized.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a remote controller that can be miniaturized by effectively utilizing a limited space by providing a ring-shaped rotating part around the operating part. It is in.

  Further, another object of the present invention is to configure the operation unit by a display unit and a touch panel that display the contents related to the operation, and to change the display content according to the rotation angle of the rotation unit, The object is to provide a remote controller that can operate many functions with few buttons.

  Another object of the present invention is that the rotating unit is configured to be rotated by a motor so that when the rotating unit is rotated, there is no possibility that the operating unit arranged in the rotating unit is erroneously operated. It is to provide an operating device.

  A remote controller according to the present invention includes a housing, an operation unit that is provided in the housing and receives an operation on the operated device, and transmits an operation signal to the operated device according to the operation received by the operation unit. In the remote controller comprising a transmitting means for performing the above operation, a rotating part rotatably provided on the casing, a rotation angle detecting means for detecting a rotation angle of the rotating part, an operation received by the operating part, and the rotation And an operation signal generating means for generating an operation signal in accordance with the rotation angle detected by the angle detecting means, and the operation signal generated by the operation signal generating means is transmitted by the transmitting means. .

  In the present invention, the remote controller is provided with a rotating unit, and an operation signal given to the electric device is changed according to the rotation angle of the rotating unit. The user can easily determine the operation content of the remote controller from the position of the rotating unit.

  The remote controller according to the present invention includes a housing, an operation unit that is provided in the housing and receives an operation on the operated device, and an operation signal to the operated device according to the operation received by the operation unit. In a remote controller comprising a transmitting means for transmitting the rotation part, a rotating part rotatably provided in the casing, a rotation angle detecting means for detecting a rotation angle of the rotating part, and the rotation angle detecting means Switching means for switching a plurality of operation reception states in which part or all of the received operation contents are different according to the rotation angle, an operation received by the operation unit, and an operation according to the operation reception state switched by the switching means And an operation signal generation means for generating a signal, wherein the operation signal generated by the operation signal generation means is transmitted by the transmission means.

  In the present invention, the remote controller is provided with a rotating unit, and is switched to one of a plurality of operation accepting states with different operation contents according to the rotation angle of the rotating unit. The user can easily determine from the position of the rotating unit whether the remote controller is in a plurality of operation reception states.

  In the remote controller according to the present invention, the operated device includes a receiving unit that receives a broadcast signal, a recording unit that records the broadcast signal received by the receiving unit on a plurality of recording media, and the receiving unit includes: A display device having display processing means for performing processing for displaying received broadcast signals or broadcast signals recorded by the recording means, and display processing performed by the display processing means in a plurality of operation reception states switched by the switching means. Related to a display operation accepting state for accepting an operation relating to the recording operation, a recording operation accepting state accepting an operation relating to a recording process performed by the recording means, and a process for recording a broadcast signal recorded on one recording medium on another recording medium And a re-recording operation acceptance state for accepting an operation.

  In the present invention, a display operation accepting state (“view” mode), a recording operation accepting state (“record” mode), and a re-recording operation accepting state (“dubbing”) when rotating the rotating unit to operate the recording device. "Mode"). By making each operation acceptance state with different operation contents independent, erroneous operation by the user is reduced, and it is easily determined which operation acceptance state is selected from among the three operation acceptance states at the position of the rotating unit. it can.

  Moreover, the remote controller according to the present invention is characterized in that the rotating portion has a ring shape.

  In the present invention, the rotating part is configured in a ring shape. Thereby, an operation unit having buttons and switches, a display unit having a liquid crystal display, an LED lamp, and the like can be arranged in the rotating unit.

  In addition, the remote controller according to the present invention includes a display unit that displays contents related to the operation, and the rotating unit is provided around the display unit.

  In the present invention, a ring-shaped rotating part is provided around the display part. Thereby, the display unit can be arranged by effectively utilizing the limited space.

  The remote controller according to the present invention is characterized in that the rotating part is provided around the operating part.

  In the present invention, a ring-shaped rotating part is provided around the operating part. Thereby, the operation part can be arranged by effectively utilizing the limited space.

  In the remote controller according to the present invention, the operation unit includes a display unit that displays the contents related to the operation and a touch panel provided to cover the display unit, and the rotation angle detected by the rotation angle detection unit. Accordingly, display on the display unit is performed.

  In the present invention, an operation unit is constituted by a display unit and a touch panel for displaying contents related to an operation. The display on the display unit is changed according to the rotation angle of the rotation unit. As a result, many functions can be operated even with a remote controller having a limited space for buttons and switches.

  The remote controller according to the present invention includes a motor that rotationally drives the rotating unit, and a rotation operation unit that receives an operation of rotating the motor.

  In this invention, the motor which rotates a rotation part is provided, and when a rotation operation part receives operation, a motor is rotated and a rotation part is rotated. When an operation unit is provided in the rotation unit, especially when an operation unit using a touch panel is provided, there is a possibility that the user touches the touch panel to rotate the rotation unit, but the rotation unit is automatically operated by a motor. Since it is rotated, no misoperation occurs.

  In the case of the present invention, the rotation unit is provided, and when the operation unit is operated, the operation signal given to the electric device is changed according to the rotation angle of the rotation unit. Since the user can easily determine the operation content of the remote controller, the operability can be improved.

  Further, in the case of the present invention, a configuration is provided in which a rotation unit is provided, and when the operation unit is operated, the state is switched to one of a plurality of operation reception states having different operation contents according to the rotation angle of the rotation unit. By doing so, the user can easily determine the operation acceptance state of the remote controller at the position of the rotating unit, and thus the operability can be improved.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the recording device is operated by the remote controller, the display operation acceptance state (“view” mode), the recording operation acceptance state (“record” mode), and the re-recording operation acceptance state ( By adopting a configuration in which the “dubbing” mode) is switched according to the rotation of the rotating unit, the operation accepting states having different operation contents are independent, so that erroneous operations by the user are reduced. In addition, it is possible to easily determine which of the three operation reception states is selected at the position of the rotation unit, and the user can operate intuitively, so that the operability of the remote controller is improved. Can do.

  Further, in the case of the present invention, since the rotating part is formed in a ring shape, a display part or an operating part can be arranged in the rotating part, so that the remote controller can be reduced in size. Portability can be improved.

  Further, in the case of the present invention, since the rotation unit is provided around the display unit, the display unit can be arranged in the remote control unit by effectively utilizing the limited space. Can be miniaturized and the portability of the remote controller can be improved.

  Further, in the case of the present invention, since the rotation unit is provided around the operation unit, the operation unit can be arranged in the remote operation unit by effectively utilizing the limited space. Can be miniaturized and the portability of the remote controller can be improved.

  In addition, according to the present invention, many functions can be operated by configuring the operation unit with the display unit and the touch panel. In addition, by changing the display contents according to the rotation angle of the rotating unit, the user can intuitively change the display on the display unit and operate each function even when operating many functions. Since the menu or button to be displayed can be displayed and operated easily, the operability of the remote controller can be improved. In addition, since the number of buttons or switches provided can be reduced, the degree of freedom in designing the remote controller is increased, and the design can be improved.

  Further, according to the present invention, the rotating unit is configured to be rotated by the motor, so that when the operating unit is provided in the rotating unit, there is no possibility that the user touches the operating unit when the rotating unit is rotated and erroneously operates. Therefore, the operability of the remote controller can be improved.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a configuration of a remote controller according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The remote controller according to the present embodiment is a remote controller that operates a moving image recording apparatus (not shown) including a hard disk, a DVD, and a Blu-ray disc.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a remote controller housing. The housing 1 includes a substantially circular plate-like circular housing portion 1a and a substantially rectangular plate-like rectangle protruding from the side surface of the circular housing portion 1a. And a housing portion 1b. The circular housing portion 1a is slightly thicker than the rectangular housing portion 1b, and the back surfaces of the circular housing portion 1a and the rectangular housing portion 1b (opposite surfaces shown in FIG. 1) are aligned so as to be integrated. Therefore, a step is formed at the boundary between the circular casing 1a and the rectangular casing 1b on the front of the casing 1.

  In addition, a side operation portion 4 is provided on the side surface of the circular casing portion 1a at a position of approximately 90 ° with respect to the position where the rectangular casing portion 1b is protruded. The side operation unit 4 is provided with four buttons: a power button, a hard disk selection button, a DVD selection button, and a Blu-ray disc selection button. The power button is a button for turning on / off the power of the moving picture recording apparatus, and the hard disk selection button, the DVD selection button, and the Blu-ray disc selection button are for selecting a recording medium for recording and reproduction of the moving picture recording apparatus. It is a button.

  Further, an infrared light emitting unit 6 is provided on the side surface of the circular casing 1a on the side opposite to the position where the rectangular casing 1b protrudes. The operation request from the user is converted into an infrared signal and sent from the infrared light emitting unit 6 to the infrared light receiving unit provided in the moving image recording apparatus. The moving image recording apparatus converts an infrared signal received by an infrared light receiving unit into an electrical signal to obtain an operation request, and performs an operation in response to the operation request.

  A substantially circular display operation unit 3 concentric with the circular casing 1a is provided on the front surface of the circular casing 1a. The display operation unit 3 includes a liquid crystal panel and a touch panel, which will be described later, and buttons, icons, menus, and the like for the user to perform operations are displayed on the liquid crystal panel, and buttons, icons, menus, and the like displayed on the liquid crystal panel are displayed. Whether or not the user has touched is detected by the touch panel.

  In addition, a rotating ring 2 that rotates around the display operation unit 3 is provided on the front surface of the circular casing unit 1a. The inner diameter of the rotating ring 2 is substantially equal to the diameter of the display / operating unit 3, and the outer diameter of the rotating ring 2 is smaller than the diameter of the circular casing 1a. Therefore, the display operation unit 3, the rotating ring 2, and the circular housing unit 1a are arranged in this order so as to form a concentric circle from the inside.

  The rotating ring 2 is divided into three equal arc regions, and the characters “see”, “record”, and “dubbing” are attached to each region. In addition, on the front surface of the circular casing portion 1a, a substantially inverted triangular selection mark 7 is attached at a position between the infrared light emitting portion 6 and the rotating ring 2. The rotating ring 2 indicates the operation mode of the remote controller, and one of three areas “view”, “record”, and “dubbing” that are rotated and located at the position of the selection mark 7 is selected. Is the operating mode.

  “View” refers to viewing a program related to a broadcast signal received using a tuner provided in a recording device operated by a remote controller, and a program recorded on a recording medium of a hard disk, DVD, or Blu-ray disc. This is a mode (display operation accepting state) for accepting an operation for reproduction and viewing. “Record” is a mode (recording operation acceptance state) for accepting an operation in setting a recording reservation such as timer reservation or keyword reservation of a program. “Dubbing” is a mode for accepting an operation for copying or moving program data recorded on one of recording media such as a hard disk, a DVD, and a Blu-ray disc to another recording medium (re-recording operation acceptance). State). The menus or buttons displayed on the display operation unit 3 are changed according to these modes, and the menus or buttons necessary for a desired operation are displayed.

  A direct operation unit 5 is provided in front of the rectangular casing 1b. The direct operation unit 5 includes a cursor key 5a, a rotation direction changeover switch 5b, and a rotation button 5c, and is used in common for each mode of “view”, “record”, and “dubbing”. The cursor key 5a is used for selecting a menu and can perform operations such as playback, stop, fast forward, and rewind in the “view” mode, for example.

  The rotation direction change-over switch 5b is a switch for changing the rotation direction of the rotation ring 2, and is a change-over switch for selecting either left or right. The rotation button 5c is a button for rotating the rotation ring 2. When the rotation button 5c is pressed, the rotation ring 2 rotates in the direction selected by the rotation direction switch 5b. The rotation of the rotating ring 2 is automatically performed by a motor described later, and cannot be directly rotated by the user.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the remote controller according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and schematically shows a cross section of the circular housing portion 1a of the remote controller. The liquid crystal panel 13 that performs processing related to the display of the display operation unit 3 and the rotating ring 2 are housed inside the circular casing 1 a and are covered with a substantially circular glass plate 12. This prevents the user from directly touching the liquid crystal panel 13 and the rotating ring 2.

  A touch panel 11 is attached to the surface of the glass plate 12 so as to cover the liquid crystal panel 13. As a result, it is possible to sense that the user has touched the menu and buttons displayed on the liquid crystal panel 13 via the glass plate 12. The touch panel 11 is an analog resistive film type touch panel. The analog resistive film type touch panel is made of ITO (Indium Tin Oxide), which is a transparent conductive material, on the opposing surfaces of two thin films arranged opposite to each other, and a plurality of dots are formed between the two films. Spacers are juxtaposed. When the user touches the touch panel 11, the ITO films of the two films come into contact with each other, and thus the contact can be sensed.

  As described above, the characters “see”, “record”, and “dubbing” are written on the surface covered with the glass plate 12 of the rotating ring 2, and the opposite surface is inclined toward the outside of the rotating ring 2. It is the tooth | gear part 16 in which the several tooth | gear which was made was formed. In addition, a substantially frustoconical gear 15 that meshes with the tooth portion 16 of the rotating ring 2 and a motor 14 that rotates the gear 15 are provided in the circular casing 1a. The tooth portion 16 of the rotating ring 2 and the gear 15 form a so-called bevel gear, and the rotating shaft of the rotating ring 2 and the rotating shaft of the gear 15 and the motor 14 are arranged so as to be substantially orthogonal to each other.

  The touch panel 11, the liquid crystal panel 13, the motor 14, and the infrared light emitting unit 6 are electrically connected to a circuit board 17 accommodated in the circular casing 1 a via lead wires or lead pins (not shown). The circuit board 17 is provided with each drive circuit for driving the liquid crystal panel 13 and the motor 14 and a control circuit for controlling each unit connected to the circuit board 17.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the remote controller according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 21 denotes a control unit that controls the operation of the remote controller. The control unit 21 displays the liquid crystal panel 13, transmits an operation signal to the recording device by the infrared light emitting unit 6, and the rotating ring 2 by the motor 14. It controls operations such as rotation.

  The control unit 21 is given the presence / absence of operation by the user, the operation contents, and the like from the touch panel 11, the side operation unit 4, and the direct operation unit 5, and the control unit 21 operates the recording apparatus according to the user's operation. An operation signal for generating the operation signal is generated. An operation signal from the control unit 21 is given to the infrared light emitting unit 6, converted into an infrared signal by the infrared light emitting unit 6, and sent to the recording apparatus.

  Further, when the rotation button 5 c of the direct operation unit 5 is pressed, the control unit 21 gives a rotation command for the motor 14 to the motor driver 22 to rotate the rotating ring 2. At this time, the rotation direction of the rotation ring 2 designated by the rotation direction changeover switch 5b is given from the control unit 21 to the motor driver 22 together with the rotation command.

  The motor 14 is a stepping motor having five excitation phases, and the motor driver 22 generates a pulse signal in response to a rotation command from the control unit 21, and applies applied voltages of the five excitation phases of the motor 14 by the pulse signal. The motor 14 is rotated with the change. In this case, the motor 14 rotates once with five pulses.

  Further, the motor driver 22 stores the number of pulses generated while the motor 14 is rotated in accordance with a rotation command from the control unit 21, and this number of pulses is given from the motor driver 22 to the control unit 21. The control unit 21 can calculate the rotation number of the motor 14 from the given number of pulses and calculate the rotation angle of the rotating ring 2. Further, from the rotation angle of the rotating ring 2, it can be determined which of “view”, “record” and “dubbing” described in the rotating ring 2 is selected by the selection mark 7. The control unit 21 changes the operation mode of the remote controller according to the determination result, and changes the display on the liquid crystal panel 13 according to the operation mode.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing performed by the control unit 21 when the rotation button 5c of the remote controller according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is pressed. The control unit 21 checks whether or not the rotation button 5c of the direct operation unit 5 has been pressed by the user (step S1). If the rotation button 5c has not been pressed (S1: NO), the rotation button 5c has been pressed. Wait until When the rotation button 5c is pressed (S1: YES), the motor driver 22 is instructed to start rotation, and rotation of the motor 14 is started (step S2). When the motor 14 starts to rotate, the rotating ring 2 rotates.

  Thereafter, it is checked whether or not the pressing of the rotation button 5c is released (step S3). If the pressing is not released (S3: NO), the process waits until the pressing is released. When the pressing of the rotation button 5c is released (S3: YES), a rotation end command is given to the motor driver 22 to end the rotation of the motor 14 (step S4).

  Next, the number of pulses of the pulse signal given to the motor 14 between the start of rotation of the motor 14 and the end of rotation is obtained from the motor driver 22 (step S5). The rotation angle of the rotary ring 2 is calculated from the obtained number of pulses (step S6), and it is determined which of the “view”, “record”, and “dubbing” modes of the rotary ring 2 is selected (step S6). S7). The operation mode of the remote controller is changed according to the determination (step S8), the display on the liquid crystal panel 13 is changed according to the changed operation mode (step S9), and the process is terminated.

  FIG. 5 is a display example of the display operation unit 3 of the remote controller according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, (a) is a display example of the “view” mode, (b) is a display example of the “record” mode, and (c) is a display example of the “dubbing” mode.

  In the “view” mode, when directly viewing a program received by the tuner of the recording apparatus, the display operation unit 3 displays 12 channel buttons for switching the channel received by the tuner. The user can view the desired program by switching the channel by touching the displayed channel button. For example, when viewing a program recorded on a recording medium, buttons such as play, stop, fast forward, rewind, and pause are displayed.

  In “Record” mode, when the timer is reserved by specifying the time, the display operation unit 3 is designated with a channel button for designating a channel for recording, a start button for designating the start time of recording, and an end time of recording. An end button to be displayed and an image quality button for designating the image quality of recording are displayed. For example, when the user touches the channel button, the display on the display operation unit 3 is changed to a display for selecting a channel as shown in FIG. Further, for example, when a keyword is input and automatic program recording is performed, a character input screen (not shown) for inputting the keyword is displayed on the display operation unit 3.

  In the “dubbing” mode, there is one HD (hard disk) button, one DVD button, and one BD (Blu-ray disc) button for selecting a recording medium on which a program to be dubbed is recorded and a recording medium to which the program is dubbed. Displayed one by one. When the user selects each recording medium, the thumbnails of the programs recorded on the recording medium selected as the dubbing source are displayed on the display device connected to the recording apparatus, and the recordable capacity of the dubbing destination recording medium is increased. Is displayed.

  In the remote controller having the above configuration, the operation mode of the remote controller can be determined at a glance by changing the operation mode of the remote controller in accordance with the rotation of the rotary ring 2. Can be improved. Moreover, by providing the display operation unit 3 with the liquid crystal panel 13 and the touch panel 11, the remote controller can have more functions. Further, by adopting a configuration in which the rotating ring 2 is rotated by the motor 14, there is no possibility of touching the touch panel 11 accidentally when rotating the rotating ring 2, so that erroneous operation can be prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the rotating ring 2 is divided into three items of “see”, “record”, and “dubbing” is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. Tuner) ”,“ playback ”,“ timer recording ”,“ keyword recording ”,“ dubbing ”,“ image quality setting ”, and the like. Further, the buttons and switches provided in the side operation unit 4 and the direct operation unit 5 are examples, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Moreover, the display of the display operation part 3 shown in FIG. 5 is an example, and is not restricted to this. Moreover, although the structure which rotates the rotating ring 2 with the motor 14 was shown, it is not restricted to this, It is good also as a structure which a user directly rotates without providing the motor 14. FIG. In this case, the rotation ring 2 is not covered with the glass plate 12, but is configured to be exposed from the circular casing 1a, so that the user can operate. Further, the touch panel 11 is an analog resistive film type touch panel, but is not limited thereto. For example, an analog capacitive coupling type touch panel may be used, and an infrared sensor type or ultrasonic type touch panel may be used. It may be used.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the configuration of the remote controller according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The remote controller according to the second embodiment includes a first operation unit having a cursor key and a plurality of buttons, instead of a display operation unit using a liquid crystal panel and a touch panel, inside a rotating ring 52 provided in the circular casing 1a. 53 is arranged. Further, only the power button 54 is provided on the side surface of the circular casing 1a. The rotating ring 52 is divided into three items “HD (hard disk)”, “DVD”, and “BD (Blu-ray disc)”, and the operation target that the remote controller operates according to the rotation of the rotating ring 52. The recording medium is changed. The rectangular casing 1b is provided with a second operation unit 55 having a channel selection button 55a composed of 12 buttons, a rotation direction changeover switch 5b, and a rotation button 5c. Furthermore, strip-shaped band portions 56 and 56 are respectively provided on the side surface of the protruding end portion of the rectangular housing portion 1b and the side surface of the circular housing portion 1a on the opposite side. It can be worn on the arm.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the remote controller according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 61 denotes a control unit that controls the operation of the remote controller. The control unit 61 is given the presence / absence of operation by the user, the operation content, and the like from the first operation unit 53, the second operation unit 55, and the power switch 54, and operates the recording apparatus in accordance with the user's operation. Generate an operation signal. An operation signal from the control unit 61 is given to the infrared light emitting unit 6, converted into an infrared signal by the infrared light emitting unit 6, and sent to the recording apparatus. Further, the control unit 61 gives a rotation command to the motor driver 22 to rotate the motor 14 and rotate the rotating ring 52. Furthermore, the number of pulses of the pulse signal when the motor 14 is rotated from the motor driver 22 is given to the control unit 61, and the rotation angle of the rotating ring 52 can be calculated from the number of pulses.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing performed by the control unit 61 when the rotation button 5c of the remote controller according to the second embodiment of the present invention is pressed. The control unit 61 checks whether or not the rotation button 5c has been pressed by the user (step S21). If the rotation button 5c has not been pressed (S21: NO), the control unit 61 waits until the rotation button 5c is pressed. When the rotation button 5c is pressed (S21: YES), a command to start rotation is given to the motor driver 22 to start rotation of the motor 14 (step S22). When the motor 14 starts rotating, the rotating ring 52 rotates.

  Thereafter, it is checked whether or not the pressing of the rotation button 5c is released (step S23). If the pressing is not released (S23: NO), the process waits until the pressing is released. When the pressing of the rotation button 5c is released (S23: YES), a command to end the rotation is given to the motor driver 22 to end the rotation of the motor 14 (step S24).

  Next, the number of pulses of the pulse signal given to the motor 14 between the start of rotation of the motor 14 and the end of rotation is obtained from the motor driver 22 (step S25). The rotation angle of the rotary ring 2 is calculated from the obtained number of steps (step S26), and it is determined which recording medium “HD”, “DVD”, or “BD” is selected (step S27). Depending on the determination, the recording medium to be operated is changed (step S28), and the process is terminated.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing processing performed by the control unit 61 when the first operation unit 53 of the remote controller according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention is operated. The control unit 61 checks whether or not the first operation unit 53 has been operated (step S41). If the first operation unit 53 has not been operated (S41: NO), the first operation unit 53 is operated. stand by.

  When the first operation unit 53 is operated (S41: YES), it is checked whether or not the operation target recording medium selected by the rotating ring 52 is HD (step S42). If the operation target recording medium is not HD (S42: NO), it is checked whether or not the operation target recording medium is a DVD (step S43). If the recording medium to be operated is HD in step S42 (S42: YES), an operation signal for operating the HD is created according to the operated button or switch of the first operation unit 53 (step S42). S44). In step S43, if the recording medium to be operated is a DVD (S43: YES), an operation signal for operating the DVD is created (step S45). If the operation target recording medium is not a DVD in step S43 (S43: NO), the operation target recording medium is a BD, and therefore an operation signal for operating the BD is created (step S46).

  In steps S44 to S46, after generating an operation signal according to the user's operation, the generated operation signal is given to the infrared light emitting unit 6, and the operation signal is transmitted from the infrared light emitting unit 6 to the recording device (step S47). The process is terminated.

  In the remote controller according to the second embodiment having the above configuration, the recording medium to be operated can be determined at a glance by changing the recording medium to be operated in accordance with the rotation of the rotating ring 52. Incorrect operation can be prevented. In addition, the structure which is not provided with the band parts 56 and 56 may be sufficient.

  Since the other configuration of the remote controller according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the remote controller according to the first embodiment, the corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted. To do.

It is a top view which shows the structure of the remote controller based on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is typical sectional drawing which shows the structure of the remote control device which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the remote controller based on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process which a control part performs when the rotation button of the remote control device which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention is pressed down. It is an example of a display of the display operation part of the remote controller based on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the structure of the remote controller based on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the remote controller based on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process which a control part performs when the rotation button of the remote control device which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention is pressed down. It is a flowchart which shows the process which a control part performs when the 1st operation part of the remote control device which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention is operated.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing | casing 1a Circular housing | casing part 1b Rectangular housing | casing part 2, 52 Rotating ring (rotating part)
3 Display / Operation Unit 5 Direct Operation Unit 5b Rotation Direction Switch 5c Rotation Button (Rotation Operation Unit)
6 Infrared light emitting unit 7 Selection mark 11 Touch panel 13 Liquid crystal panel 14 Motor 15 Gear 16 Teeth 21, 61 Control unit 22 Motor driver 53 First operation unit 55 Second operation unit 56 Band unit

Claims (8)

A remote controller provided with a case, an operation unit that is provided in the case and receives an operation on the operated device, and a transmission unit that transmits an operation signal to the operated device according to the operation received by the operation unit In
A rotating part rotatably provided in the housing;
Rotation angle detecting means for detecting the rotation angle of the rotating part;
An operation signal generating unit that generates an operation signal according to the operation received by the operation unit and the rotation angle detected by the rotation angle detection unit;
The remote control device characterized in that the operation signal generated by the operation signal generation means is transmitted by the transmission means. A remote controller provided with a case, an operation unit that is provided in the case and receives an operation on the operated device, and a transmission unit that transmits an operation signal to the operated device according to the operation received by the operation unit In
A rotating part rotatably provided in the housing;
Rotation angle detecting means for detecting the rotation angle of the rotating part;
Switching means for switching a plurality of operation acceptance states in which part or all of the accepted operation contents are different according to the rotation angle detected by the rotation angle detection means;
An operation signal generating means for generating an operation signal in accordance with an operation received by the operation unit and an operation reception state switched by the switching means;
The remote control device characterized in that the operation signal generated by the operation signal generation means is transmitted by the transmission means. The operated device includes a receiving means for receiving a broadcast signal, a recording means for recording the broadcast signal received by the receiving means on a plurality of recording media, and a broadcast signal received by the receiving means or recorded by the recording means. A recording device having a display processing means for performing a process of displaying a broadcast signal;
In the plurality of operation acceptance states switched by the switching means,
A display operation accepting state for accepting an operation related to display processing performed by the display processing means;
A recording operation acceptance state for accepting an operation related to a recording process performed by the recording unit;
The remote controller according to claim 2, further comprising: a re-recording operation acceptance state that accepts an operation related to a process of recording a broadcast signal recorded on one recording medium on another recording medium.   The remote controller according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rotating portion has a ring shape. It has a display unit that displays the contents related to the operation,
The remote controller according to claim 4, wherein the rotating unit is provided around the display unit.   The remote controller according to claim 4, wherein the rotating unit is provided around the operation unit. The operation unit has a display unit for displaying contents related to the operation and a touch panel provided to cover the display unit,
The remote controller according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein display is performed on the display unit according to a rotation angle detected by the rotation angle detection means. A motor that rotationally drives the rotating part;
The remote controller according to claim 1, further comprising: a rotation operation unit that receives an operation of rotating the motor.

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