JP2010130120A - Remote controller with television function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller with a television function, which solves the problems of overlooking important information or obtaining incomplete information only. <P>SOLUTION: The remote controller with the television function (1) divides and simultaneously displays an image 51 related to remote control and an image 52 having a function other than the remote control on the same panel, and (2) an image size can be changed respectively independently for a remote control function image and the image of the function other than the remote control function. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention includes a display unit such as a liquid crystal display, a remote control screen that displays a screen related to remote control of the device on the display unit, and a screen that has a function other than remote control on the display unit, such as a television that displays a television image. The present invention relates to a remote control with a TV function that can be switched between screens.

In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for watching TV images while taking a bath. In response to this request, TV images can be transferred to bathroom remote controls that control the operation of gas water heaters and eco water heaters from the bathroom. An image display unit such as a liquid crystal that can be displayed has been proposed.
Generally, a remote control screen and a TV screen are switched and displayed on an image display unit such as a liquid crystal capable of displaying a television image.

Since the image display section such as liquid crystal that can display this TV image is of the dot matrix type, various control items that need to be displayed when operating as a remote control and the control contents corresponding to these control items are displayed as images. (See JP 2004-36916 A and Patent Document 1).

In the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, when it is necessary to change the hot water supply temperature, which is a control item, in the state where a TV image is displayed on the image display unit, the contents of the control are displayed together with the characters “hot water supply temperature”, which is a control item. The hot water temperature value and the icons for increasing the temperature and decreasing the temperature of the hot water temperature are displayed so as to be superimposed on the television image.

Then, the setting contents displayed in such a manner as superimposed on the television image are automatically deleted from the television image when the operation for changing the hot water supply temperature is completed or when the operation for changing the temperature is not performed for 10 seconds, and then the television image is displayed. Only is displayed on the image display unit.

Also, in a remote controller with a TV function, there has been a proposal to provide auxiliary display means for displaying, apart from the display means, information related to the operation of the hot water supply apparatus among the first information when the hot water supply apparatus is remotely operated by the remote control function. (See JP 2004-278927 A and Patent Document 2).

Similarly, when a remote control function is operated among remote controls with a TV function, various control items and control contents corresponding to the control items are displayed on the image display unit as a remote control screen. There is also a proposal to display a predetermined one of the above control contents at a predetermined position on the television screen in a state where the screen is switched to a television screen that displays an image (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-98011 and Patent Document 3). .
JP 2004-36916 A JP 2004-278927 A JP 2006-98011 A

However, in the above-mentioned conventional system, for example, when the TV screen and the remote control screen are switched over time according to the remote control operation, important information on the TV screen or the remote control screen that is not displayed on the screen may be missed. High nature.

Also, for example, when various control items for remote control and the control contents corresponding to these control items are displayed on the television screen in an overlapping manner, important information on the television screen is hidden by the display of the remote control. It is difficult to see and only incomplete information can be obtained.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a remote controller with a TV function that solves the problems of missing important information as described above or obtaining only incomplete information.

In order to solve the above problems, a remote controller with a television function according to the present invention is characterized in that a screen related to remote control and a screen having functions other than remote control are divided and displayed simultaneously on the same panel.

The remote control with a TV function according to the present invention is characterized in that the display position of the remote control function screen and the screen other than the remote control function can be arbitrarily changed.

The remote control with a television function according to the present invention is characterized in that the screen size can be changed independently of the remote control function screen and the screen other than the remote control function.

The remote control with a television function according to the present invention is characterized in that the remote control function screen and the screen other than the remote control function are individually displayed in full screen.

The remote controller with a TV function according to the present invention is characterized in that the remote control screen includes additional display control for performing additional display such as “display OFF” and “scroll display” after a certain period of time in order to prevent screen burn-in. And

The remote control with a TV function according to the present invention can arbitrarily select whether to output the sound related to the remote control and the sound related to other than the remote control function, or to output only one of the sounds. Also features.

The remote control with a TV function according to the present invention can change the volume balance between the sound related to the remote control and the sound related to other than the remote control function when the sound related to the remote control and the sound related to other than the remote control function are mixed and output. Also features.

When a remote control with a TV function according to the present invention receives an emergency warning broadcast of a digital terrestrial broadcast, it does not only display a screen to that effect, but also has a control function such as stopping the operation of the controlled device as a remote control function. It is also characterized by having.

As is clear from the above description, the remote controller with a TV function according to the present invention divides a screen related to remote control and a screen having functions other than the remote control on the same panel and displays them simultaneously. The important information on the TV screen is not missed, and the important information on the TV screen is hidden by the remote control display etc., and the problem that only incomplete information can be obtained can be completely solved .

Hereinafter, embodiments of a remote controller with a TV function according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a front view showing an example of a bath remote controller as a remote controller with a TV function according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing a screen related to remote control, FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing a TV screen, and FIG. 4 is related to remote control. It is a front view which shows the case where a screen and a television screen are divided | segmented and displayed simultaneously.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a bath remote controller installed in the bathroom. The bath remote controller 11 sends a signal to the hot water supply device that controls the operation by a wired or wireless communication method to control the operation of the hot water supply device. Be able to.

The bath remote controller 11 is provided with a display unit 12 such as a liquid crystal at the upper left, and a remote control screen comprising a plurality of control items relating to operation control of the hot water supply apparatus and control contents corresponding to each control item is displayed on the display unit 12. Is displayed.
In the figure, reference numeral 13 denotes a switching operation unit related to a plurality of control items provided in the upper right part, and reference numeral 14 denotes an adjustment part for control contents corresponding to each control item provided in the lower part.

An operation switch 31, a television switch 32, a follow-up switch 33, a bath automatic switch 34, a priority switch 35, and a call switch 36 are arranged in the switching operation unit 13.
In addition, the adjustment unit 14 for control contents includes a hot water supply temperature switch 41 for controlling the temperature of hot water supplied from the faucet, a control block 42 for controlling the temperature of hot water in the bathtub, a volume switch 43 for controlling the TV volume, and a channel selection switch. 44, a setting switch 45 for changing various settings of the television function is arranged.
The control block 42 for controlling the hot water temperature and the like in the bathtub is provided with hot and cold water switches 46 and 47, a hot water amount switch 48 and a hot water temperature switch 49.

The bath remote controller 11 has a television function, and the display on the display unit 12 can be a television screen. That is, the display can be switched to a television screen that displays a television image from terrestrial waves or the like.
In the TV function, by directly connecting the external antenna and the TV function part with an antenna cable, or receiving TV image data or TV audio data transmitted wirelessly from a receiver in a remote location, You can get the same level of image quality as a living room TV. It is also possible to handle bilingual broadcasting (audio multiplexing), etc., by operating the remote control.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the entire remote control screen is displayed immediately after the power is turned on by the operation switch 31 of FIG.
FIG. 2 shows a remote control screen displayed on the entire screen of the display unit 12, and the remote control screen is activated by operating (turning on / off) the operation switch 31 of FIG. Then, the operation state of the bath remote controller 11 is in the remote control mode, and a plurality of control items related to the operation control of the hot water supply device and the control content corresponding to each control item are displayed on the display unit 12.
In the remote control screen of FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a control item display indicating that the hot water supply temperature is 40 ° C. and priority is given to hot water supply from the water heater. Reference numeral 22 is a temperature display indicating that the set hot water temperature of the bathtub is 39 ° C. Reference numeral 23 denotes a time display.
The remote control screen preferably includes additional display control for performing additional display such as “display OFF” and “scroll display” after a predetermined time has elapsed in order to prevent screen burn-in.

In this embodiment, when the television switch 12 is operated in the state of the remote control screen, the television display mode is changed.
FIG. 4 shows a case where the television function is activated when the display unit 12 is a remote control screen. The television switch 32 in FIG. 1 is pressed to operate (turn on / off). Then, the operation state of the bath remote controller 11 is in the television display mode, the display of the display unit 12 is divided, a television screen is created in addition to the remote controller screen, a television image is displayed, and the television 15 is displayed from the speaker 15 in FIG. Sound is pronounced.
That is, the remote control screen 51 related to the remote control and the television screen 52 (functions other than the remote control) are divided and displayed simultaneously on the same panel constituting the display unit 12.
The volume of the TV sound produced from the speaker 15 can be adjusted by operating the volume switch 43 in the adjusting unit 14 for the control content. Further, the channel can be changed by operating the channel selection switch 44.

In the divided remote control screen, 51 is a control item display indicating that the hot water supply temperature is 40 ° C. and the hot water supply from the water heater is given priority. It also has temperature display, bath temperature setting, time display, and so on.
Also in this remote control screen, it is desirable to provide additional display control for performing additional display such as “display OFF”, “scroll display”, etc., after a certain period of time in order to prevent screen burn-in.

Each setting item related to the television function can be changed by pressing the setting switch 45 to activate the television setting screen on the television screen. The selection of each setting item can be selected by the channel selection switch 44, and the selection switch 45 can be used for the determination operation.
As function items that can be selected,
• Items such as brightness adjustment, hue adjustment, screen position setting, screen size setting, channel setting, audio mixing, and audio mixing balance can be considered.

The remote control screen 51 and the television screen 52 (functions other than remote control) can be arbitrarily changed in display position. In this case, select the “Screen position setting” item in the above TV function setting screen with the channel selection switch 44, determine with the selection switch 45, adjust the position with the channel selection switch 44, and perform the selection operation with the selection switch 45. An operation such as performing

The remote controller screen 51 and the television screen 52 (functions other than remote control) can be independently changed in screen size. In this case as well, select the “Screen size setting” item on the TV function selection screen with the channel selection switch 44, determine with the selection switch 45, adjust the screen size with the channel selection switch 44, and select the screen size with the selection switch 45. An operation such as performing a determination operation can be considered.

In the speaker 15 of FIG. 1, it is possible to arbitrarily select whether the sound related to the remote control and the sound of the television screen are mixed and output, or only one of the sounds is output.
This selection can also be set by the same operation in the function setting screen activated by the setting switch 45.
The volume balance at the time of mixing can also be set by the same operation on the function setting screen.

In the present invention, the remote control screen and the television screen can each be displayed on the display unit 12 in full screen.
The remote controller full screen display in the present embodiment is described in the previous [0025], but the TV full screen display mode will be described below.
In the present embodiment, when the television switch 12 is operated again in the television display mode, the television full screen display mode is changed.
Thereafter, each time the television switch 12 is operated, the television display mode and the television full screen display mode are exclusively switched.
FIG. 3 shows a television screen displayed on the entire screen of the display unit 12.
That is, in order to activate the television function on the display unit 12, the television switch 32 in FIG. Then, the operating state of the bath remote controller 11 is set to the TV full screen mode, and the display unit 12 displays a TV screen and displays a TV image, and TV sound is produced from the speaker 15 of FIG.
The volume of the TV sound produced from the speaker 15 can be adjusted by operating the volume switch 43 in the adjusting unit 14 for the control content. Further, the channel can be changed by operating the channel selection switch 44.

When the entire screen of the display unit 12 is a television screen as shown in FIG. 3, the display of the remote control screen is displayed so as to overlap at the lower part of the television screen.
That is, the hot water supply temperature is 40 ° C., priority is given to hot water supply from the water heater, the set hot water temperature of the bathtub is 39 ° C., and the time is 6 pm.
As described above, even when the remote control screen is switched to the television screen, the control contents relating to the hot water temperature and the bath temperature are continuously displayed in the lower right corner of the display unit 12 as shown in FIG.
Of course, the display position of the control content continuously displayed in the state of being switched to the television screen is not limited to the lower right corner, and is configured to be changed to another position depending on the user's preference. The display size, display color, transparency, and the like can be changed according to the user's preference.

Even in the TV full screen display mode, sound related to the remote control function may be generated depending on the operation of the remote control function. Also in this case, it is possible to arbitrarily select whether to mix and output the sound related to the remote control and the sound of the television screen, or to output only one of the sounds.
This selection can also be set by the same operation on the function setting screen activated by the setting switch 45.
Further, when changing the volume balance between the sound relating to the remote control and the sound on the television screen, it can be set in the function setting screen activated by the setting switch 45.

Regardless of whether or not the display unit 12 is a television screen, when an emergency warning broadcast of digital terrestrial broadcasting is received, not only information indicating that is displayed on the display unit 12 but also a remote control function. A control function for a control device such as a water heater can also be provided via the remote control screen 51, such as automatically stopping the operation of the control target device.
Therefore, the user of the bath remote controller 11 can perform control of the water heater and the like such as stopping the operation of the control target device without panic in an emergency.

In addition, this invention is not limited to an above-described form, A various change can be added in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

It is a front view which shows the example of a bath remote control as a remote control with a television function of this invention. It is an enlarged front view which shows the screen regarding remote control. It is an enlarged front view which shows a television screen. It is a front view which shows the case where the screen regarding remote control and a television screen are divided | segmented and displayed simultaneously.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Bath remote control 12 Display part 13 Switching operation part 14 Control part 15 Speaker 21 Control item display 22 Temperature display 23 Time display 31 Operation switch 32 Television switch 33 Tracking switch 34 Bath automatic switch 35 Priority switch 36 Call switch 41 Hot water supply temperature switch 42 Control block 43 Volume switch 44 Tuning switch 45 Setting switch 46 Hot water switch 47 Hot water switch 48 Bath water amount switch 49 Bath temperature switch 51 Remote control screen 52 Television screen

Claims (8)

A remote control with a TV function, wherein a screen related to remote control and a screen having functions other than remote control are divided and displayed simultaneously on the same panel. The remote control with a television function according to claim 1, wherein display positions of the remote control function screen and a screen other than the remote control function can be arbitrarily changed. 2. The remote controller with a television function according to claim 1, wherein the remote controller function screen and the screen other than the remote controller function can be independently changed in screen size. 2. The remote control with a television function according to claim 1, wherein the remote control function screen and the screen other than the remote control function are individually displayed in full screen. 2. The television function according to claim 1, wherein the remote control screen includes additional display control for performing additional display such as “display OFF” and “scroll display” after a predetermined time has elapsed in order to prevent screen burn-in. Remote control with. In a device provided with only one speaker as a means for outputting the sound related to the remote control and the sound other than the remote control function, either the sound related to the previous remote control and the sound related to other than the remote control function are mixed and output, or either 2. The remote controller with a television function according to claim 1, wherein it is possible to arbitrarily select whether to output only one sound. The volume balance between the sound related to the remote control and the sound related to other than the remote control function can be varied when mixing and outputting the sound related to the remote control and the sound related to other than the remote control function. Remote control with TV function. When an emergency warning broadcast of terrestrial digital broadcasting is received, not only a screen to that effect is displayed, but also a control function such as stopping the operation of the device to be controlled as a remote control function. The remote control with a TV function according to 1.

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