JPH04160897A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically execute learning of all items of remote control codes for a learning object remote controller by setting a learning start in the learning mode when a remote control item of the learning object. remote controller is learned. CONSTITUTION:A mode selector switch S14 of a learning remote controller 1 is set to the learning automatic mode, and when a sequence signal from a learning object remote controller 2 is inputted, a sequence control section 19 is active to control a remote controller control section 16. The sequence control section 19 outputs an item of a program table in which a learning object items are incorporated according to the designation of the sequence signal to send a control signal equivalent from that of a key entry section 15 to the remote controller control section 16. The control signal from the remote controller control section 16 is inputted to a write read control section 13 to apply write control to a data storage section 14. Thus, the learning of remote control codes of all items of the learning object remote controller is automatically executed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a remote control device, and more particularly to a remote control device for wireless household electrical appliances.

[Conventional technology]

A remote control device that remotely controls TV receivers, VTRs, and other home appliances such as tuning, turning on/off, and adjusting the volume is
Wireless types are widely used. Ultrasonic waves and infrared rays are often used as carrier wave media.

The control signal includes a frequency division type, an El tone type with a variable modulation frequency, a pulse code type, a Hihalus width modulation type, and the like.

Recently, in response to the increase in this type of electric appliances in homes,
Remote control devices that can control multiple devices have appeared, and in particular, devices that can be programmed by the user themselves are called learning remote control devices.

An example of a conventional remote control device is shown in FIG.

Here, a learning remote control device using infrared light is shown as an example.

In FIG. 5, when learning the remote control code of an arbitrary remote control transmitter, the learning remote control 1 includes a receiving section 11 that receives the remote control signal, and a receiving section 11 that receives the remote control signal input from the receiving section 11 and receives the remote control code. a decoder section 12 that decodes the remote control code; a write/read control section 13 that stores the decoded remote control code and reads out the stored remote control code; and a data storage area including a RAM etc. in which the remote control code data is stored. 14, a key human power section 15 for remote control operation, a remote control control section 16 that controls the write/read control section 13 by key operation of the key human power section 15, and an output signal of the write/read control section 13 as a remote control signal. It was comprised of an encoder section 17 for encoding, and a transmitter section 18 for transmitting the remote control signal output by the encoder section.

Since the above-mentioned components are well known in the construction technology of this type of remote control device, explanations of the components other than those directly related to the present invention will be omitted to avoid redundancy.

Next, the operation of the conventional remote control device will be explained.

First, a case will be described in which the remote control code of a device to be remotely controlled is learned.

First, the transmitting section 28 of the dedicated (attached) remote control for the learning target device (remote control for the learning target device) 2 is made to face the receiving section 11 of the remote control device 1 .

Next, when a key corresponding to a desired item on the learning target device remote control 2 is operated, a remote control signal corresponding to that item is transmitted and received by the receiving section 11 of the learning remote control 1.

The received remote control signal from the receiving section 11 is sent to the decoder section 12.
is decoded into a remote control code.

Here, it is assumed that the remote control code is, for example, 8-bit digital data. Therefore, the decoded remote control code is input to the write/read controller 1.3 as 8-bit data.

At this time, a control signal is issued to the write/read control section 13 of the remote control control section 16 by operating a key corresponding to the learning target item in the key manual section 15 .

The content of this control is, for example, by predetermining an address in the data storage unit 14 corresponding to the control item. For example, if the power supply is disconnected, the data of the write/read control unit 3 is stored at address 10. It is something like this.

Although there are various well-known methods for this type of control, the detailed description thereof will be omitted because the method is not important to the present invention.

Therefore, one of the functions of the remote control control section 16 here is the key operation of the key manual section 15 and the writing/reading control section 13.
It is assumed that this is the storage address specification in the data storage unit 14 of the input data.

Further, the format of the control signal is, for example, 8-bit digital data.

As described above, the 8-bit data of the write/read control section 13 is stored at address 10 of the data storage section 14, for example.

Next, a case will be described in which a learned remote control signal is used to control a device to be learned.

First, in response to a key operation for a corresponding item in the key manual section 15, the remote controller control section 16 issues a data read address designation signal for the corresponding item in the data storage section 14 to the write/read control section 13. In this case, by manually turning off the power, address 10 of the data storage section 14 is called up, and the 8-bit data stored there is output to the write/read control section 13.

The data read by the write/read control section 13 is encoded into a predetermined remote control signal by the encoder section 17, and transmitted from the transmitting section 18 as an infrared light transmission signal to the remote control target device, where it is subjected to predetermined control. Then, the power was cut off.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The conventional remote control device described above is dedicated to the learning target device (
When learning the remote control items of the remote control device (attached) (remote control device to be learned), the learning mode was used to learn by operating the - keys for each item of the remote control device to be learned.

Therefore, there was a drawback that the method of learning work was complicated and troublesome.

Further, depending on the items of the remote control device to be learned, there is a drawback that problems such as mismatch between the keys or switches of the remote control device and the remote control codes assigned to these may occur.

Furthermore, although an amateur user performs the above-mentioned learning work, the method of learning work is complicated and cumbersome, so there is a drawback that it is difficult to make full use of the learning function.

[Means to solve the problem]

The remote control device of the present invention includes a learning type first remote control signal generating means that generates a remote control signal by modulating a carrier wave medium into a predetermined format with a control signal in a predetermined format corresponding to a control item, and a learning target device. In the remote control device, the second remote control signal generating means transmits the second control signal as the remote control signal in a predetermined order, and transmits the second control signal as the sequence signal in the predetermined order. The first remote control signal generating means includes a receiving and decoding means for receiving and decoding the remote control signal of the second remote control signal generating means and reading out the second control signal. , sequence decoding means for decoding the sequence signal; storage means for sequentially storing the second control signal output from the reception decoding means under control of the sequence signal; and storage means for sequentially storing the second control signal output from the storage means. and means for reading out the remote control signal for the learning target device.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the remote control device of the present invention is comprised of a learning remote control 1 and a remote control for a device to be learned (hereinafter referred to as a set remote control) 2.

The learning remote control 1 includes a receiving section 11 similar to the conventional example,
In addition to the decoder section 12, the write/read control section 13, the data storage section 14, the key power section 15 for remote control operation, the remote control control section 16, the encoder section 17, and the transmission section 18, sequence control 19.

The sequence control unit 19 decodes a sequence signal that specifies the learning order of control items sent from the set remote control 2, and controls the remote control control unit 16 and the write/read control unit 13 in order to learn in a predetermined sequence. It is.

This type of functionality can be realized, for example, by a combination of hardware consisting of a well-known program counter, registers and peripheral circuits, and software having a program table consisting of sequence numbers, corresponding remote control codes and control functions.

The data storage unit 14 includes a random access memory (RAM).
) etc.

The set remote controller 2 includes a read control section 23, a data storage section 24, a key power section 25 for remote control operation, a remote control control section 2B, an encoder section 27, a transmitter section 28, and a sequencer section 29. ing.

The sequencer section 29 has a function of controlling the write/read control section 23 and the remote control control section 26 and adding a sequence signal indicating the learning order in order to transmit the control items of the learning target device according to a predetermined learning order. Cultivate.

This kind of functionality can be realized, for example, by a combination of hardware consisting of a well-known program counter, registers and peripheral circuits, and software having a program table consisting of sequence numbers and corresponding code and control functions.

The data storage unit 24 may use a read-only memory IJ (ROM) or the like.

Components other than those described above are common to those shown in the example of the prior art described above, and will not be described here because the explanation will be redundant.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the keyboard of the key manual section 15 of the learning remote control 1.

In FIG. 2, 81 to S14 each indicate a switch.

Here, the switches 81 to S4 are not limited in function and can therefore be used for volume adjustment, etc.

The switches 85 to S12 have desirable functions to be assigned due to their arrangement, display, etc.

The switch S13 is a selection switch for a device to be controlled.

The switch S14 is a mode selection switch and has three modes: normal, learning manual, and learning automatic.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the results of learning performed by the learning remote control 1 using two types of learning target devices as examples: a compact disc player (hereinafter referred to as a CD) and a video tape recorder (hereinafter referred to as a VTR).

In FIG.
Each control function of R'01' and the corresponding remote control code are shown.

First, when the mode selection switch S14 is set to the learning manual mode and learning is performed one control function item at a time, this is the same as in the conventional example, and the explanation will be omitted here since it will be redundant.

Next, a case will be described in which the mode selection switch S14 is set to automatic learning mode and all control functions are automatically learned.

The model selection switch S13 of the learning remote control 1 is set to the learning target device, for example, a CD.

Next, the mode selection switch S14 is set to automatic learning mode.

When the mode selection switch 14 of the learning remote control 1 is set to automatic learning mode, the key manual section 15 is separated from the remote control control section 16, and the sequence control section 19 becomes controllable instead.

Next, when a sequence signal from the set remote control 2 is input, the sequence control section 19 becomes active and controls the remote control control section 16.

The sequence control section 19 issues a control signal equivalent to that from the key input section 15 to the remote control control section 16 by outputting the items of the program table containing the learning target items according to the designation of the sequence signal.

A control signal from the remote control control section 16 is input to the write/read control section 13 similarly to the learning manual mode, and controls writing to the data storage section 14.

Next, the remote control of the learning target device CD, that is, the set remote control 2 is placed opposite to the learning target device CD, and the automatic education mode is set.

The set remote control 2 is equipped with a mode selection switch S21 that switches between a normal mode that functions as a normal remote control and an automatic educational mode for remote control learning, and a start switch 822.

When the mode selection switch 21 of the set remote control 2 is set to the automatic education mode, the key manual section 25 is separated from the remote control control section 26, and the sequencer 29 becomes controllable instead.

Next, when you turn on the start switch, the sequencer 29
becomes active and controls the remote controller control section 26.

The sequencer 29 operates the learning remote control switch 81 shown in FIG. 3 according to the built-in program table.
The remote control code of the corresponding set remote control is read out from the data storage section 24 by the successive control section 23 via the remote control control section 26 in the order of -S12.

The data read by the read control unit 23 is sent to the encoder unit 2.
7, it is encoded into a predetermined remote control signal and sent to the transmitter 1.
8 becomes an infrared light transmission signal and is transmitted to the learning remote control 1.

At this time, a sequence signal indicating the transmission order is added to the beginning of each item of data.

The learning remote controller 1 receives the transmission signal from the set remote controller 2 at the receiving section 11.

The received remote control signal from the receiving section 11 is sent to the decoder section 12.
is decoded into a remote control code.

Furthermore, the decoder section 12 separates the sequence signal added to the remote control code and inputs it to the sequence control section 19 .

As mentioned above, since the sequence control section 19 is already in the active state, it outputs the control items of the built-in program table according to the designation of the input sequence signal, thereby generating a control signal equivalent to that from the key control section 15. is issued to the remote controller control unit 16.

The control signal from the remote control control section 16 is input to the write/read control section 13 in the same way as in the learning manual mode, and the control signal is input to the data storage section 1.
4 and controls writing of the Norimon code from the decoder section 12.

As explained above, the addresses corresponding to each control item in the data storage section 14 are specified in the order specified by the sequence signal, and the remote control codes corresponding to the addresses are stored in order.

Further, there are cases where the number of control items prepared in advance for the learning remote controller 1 is smaller than the number of control items for the set remote controller 2.

In this case, the sequence control unit 1 of the learning remote controller 1
Since the corresponding number in the program table No. 9 becomes a missing number, it can be easily dealt with by detecting this.

The parts other than those described above are the same as those shown in the example of the prior art described above, and the explanation will be omitted here because the explanation will be redundant.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the keyboard of the key manual section of the learning remote control according to the second embodiment.

In FIG. 4, the keyboard of the learning remote control 1 of this embodiment includes a liquid crystal display panel 31 and a transparent film switch 3.
It is composed of 2.

As is well known, in this type of keyboard, the function of each transparent film switch 32 can be electronically displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 31 on the bottom surface of the switch.

Therefore, unlike the first embodiment, the switch does not have functional limitations, so the remote control code and its function display data are combined and stored in the data storage section, and when used, the function display is read out and displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 31. This makes it possible to create a flexible remote control that allows you to

Additionally, it can support a wider range of models.

To achieve this, it is necessary to add function display data to the sequence signal of the set remote controller 2, add table items that also correspond to the learning remote controller 1, increase the memory capacity of the data storage section 14, etc. It is necessary to add this function.

Since the above-mentioned components are well-known in terms of configuration technology, explanations of those that are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted to avoid redundancy.

Although the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be modified in various ways.

For example, when a learning remote control is used to learn the control items of a device to be learned, it has been explained that the set remote controller is provided with an educational function.However, it is also possible to provide an educational function in the device to be learned, as long as it does not deviate from the spirit of the present invention. Of course, it can be applied.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, when learning the remote control items of the remote control device to be learned, the present invention automatically learns the remote control codes for all items of the remote control device to be learned by simply setting the learning mode in the learning mode. It has the effect of being able to be carried out.

Therefore, there is an effect that an amateur user can easily use the learning function.

In addition, even if a problem occurs, such as a mismatch between the keys or switches of this remote control device and the remote control code assigned to them, depending on the item of the remote control device to be learned, it will automatically be dealt with in the most appropriate way. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the keyboard of the learning remote control of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the learning remote control keyboard of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the learning result of the remote control, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the keyboard of the learning remote control according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional remote control device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Learning remote control, 2...Remote control for learning target equipment (set remote control), 11...Receiving section, 12...
Decoder section, 13...Writing/reading control section, 14.24.
...Data storage section, 15.25...Key human power section, 16
゜26... Remote controller control section, 17.27... Encoder section, 18.28... Transmission section, 19... Sequence control section, 23... Readout control section, 28... Sequencer section 29 .31...Liquid crystal display panel, 32...Transparent film switch, 81-S14...Switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A learning type first remote control signal generation means and learning object that generates a remote control signal by modulating a carrier wave medium in a predetermined format with a control signal in a predetermined format corresponding to a control item. In a remote control device comprising a second remote control signal generation means for equipment, the second remote control signal generation means transmits second control signals as the remote control signals in a predetermined order, and transmits the second control signals as the sequence signals. The first remote control signal generating means includes a receiving and decoding means for receiving and decoding the remote control signal of the second remote control signal generating means and reading out the second control signal. a sequence decoding means for decoding the sequence signal; a storage means for sequentially storing the second control signal output from the reception decoding means under control of the sequence signal; A remote control device comprising means for reading a signal and generating the remote control signal for the learning target device. 2. The sequence means has a model function table that associates a model code indicating the model of the learning target device, a key switch function code indicating the function of an operation key or switch, and the control signal. The remote control device according to claim 1. 3. The remote control device according to claim 2, wherein the key switch function code includes display data indicating the function of the operation key or switch on the keyboard. 4. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the second remote control signal generating means is a remote control for the learning target device. 5. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the second remote control signal generating means is built in the learning target device.