JPH089473A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a remote controller for easily setting an electric equipment and its company. CONSTITUTION:A remote control signal is inputted to a light receiving part 2b of the remote controller by the remote controller added to the electric equipment to be controlled. The inputted remote control signal is decoded by a decoding part 11 of a microcomputer 1. A comparator part 12 compares the code data of the decoded remote control signal with the code data of plural companies stored in a remote control code memory 6. The result is stored in a company memory 4 as setting data. When an operating key 2 to control the electric equipment is depressed, according to the setting data stored in the company memory 4, the code data of plural companies are read from the remote control code memory 6 and outputted from a transmitting part 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control (hereinafter referred to as remote control) device for electric equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a variety of electric devices have become operable with remote controls, and many remote control devices have been flooded into homes. Therefore, a remote control device capable of controlling a plurality of electric devices with one unit has been proposed.
The configuration of such a remote control device can be classified into the following two types.

Remote control device (1): A device which is limited in advance to controllable electric devices and their companies, and which is selected by the user with operation keys.

Remote control device (2): A remote control device for limiting the key operation for controlling electric equipment and outputting by the key operation
The remote control signal of (2) is configured such that the remote control signal from the remote control device attached to the electric device to be controlled is input and the remote control signal is stored in the memory.

The operation of the remote controller configured as described above will be described below with reference to the drawings. Further, in each of the drawings, those having the same function and effect are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 2 shows a conventional remote controller constructed as the remote controller (1), where 1 is a microcomputer for performing various controls, 2 is various operation keys for controlling electrical equipment, and 2a is a control. A company setting key for setting the electric device and its company, 3 is an input section for various key operations, 4 is a company memory for storing the setting data of the electric device to be controlled and the company input from the company setting key 2a, 5 is Display,
Reference numeral 6 is a remote control code memory that stores code data of remote control signals of a plurality of companies, 7 is an output control unit that determines the output according to the operation keys 2, and 8 is a remote control signal transmission unit.

The user sets the electric device to be controlled and the company with the company setting key 2a. The set and input result is stored in the company memory 4, and the display unit 5 is used to facilitate this operation. After that, when the operation key 2 is pressed to control the set electric device, the code data of a plurality of companies prepared in advance is read from the remote control code memory 6 according to the setting data stored in the company memory 4, and the operation key is read. The remote control signal corresponding to 2 is output from the transmitter 8.

Next, FIG. 3 shows a conventional remote controller constructed as the remote controller (2), 2b is a light receiving section for receiving a remote control signal, and 9 is an analysis for analyzing the remote control signal from the light receiving section 2b. Part, 10 is a data memory.

The user inputs a remote control signal to the light receiving section 2b of the remote control device (2) in a state where the remote control device attached to the electric device to be controlled is operable by the operation keys 2. The input remote control signal is analyzed by the analysis unit 9 of the microcomputer 1, and the result is a data memory.
Stored in 10. After that, the remote control signal is stored in the data memory
When the operation key 2 for controlling the electric device stored in 10 is pressed, the code data corresponding to the operation key 2 is read out from the data memory 10 and the remote control signal is output from the transmitter 8.

[0010]

However, in the configuration of the remote control device (1), unless the setting method is complicated and there is an expensive display unit capable of displaying the names of a plurality of companies or electric devices, the Had the problem of being difficult to use. Further, in the configuration of the remote control device (2),
Since the input remote control signal is analyzed and the result is stored in the memory, there is a problem that it requires high-speed analysis performance and a large amount of memory, which makes it expensive.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and to provide an inexpensive remote control device capable of setting an electric device to be controlled by a simple operation and its company. To do.

[0012]

To achieve this object, the present invention provides a remote control device for controlling an electric device by issuing a remote control signal from a transmission section by operating an operation key. An operation key for operating the electric device, an input means for inputting a remote control signal from a remote control device attached to the electric device, and a memory for storing code data of remote control signals of a plurality of companies in advance. Comparing means for automatically determining the electric device to be controlled by the code data of the input remote control signal and the code data of a plurality of companies stored in advance in the memory, and means for storing the result of the comparing means. And a remote control signal for the electric device is generated by the operation key. It is those, which is configured as.

[0013]

According to the above construction, the user automatically inputs the remote control signal from the remote control device attached to the electric device to be controlled to the remote control device of the present invention, thereby automatically determining the electric device to be controlled and its company. To do.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of a remote control device of the present invention. 1 is a microcomputer for performing various controls, 2 is various operation keys for controlling electrical equipment, and 2b is a remote control signal from the remote control device. A light receiving section for receiving 3 is an input section for various key operations, 4 is a company memory for storing the setting data of the electric device to be controlled and its company, 6 is a remote control code memory for storing code data of remote control signals of a plurality of companies, 7 is an output control unit that determines the output according to the operation key 2, 8 is a remote control signal transmission unit, 11 is a decoding unit that decodes the remote control signal input from the light receiving unit 2b, and 12 is remote control signal code data. This is a comparison unit for comparison.

The user inputs a remote control signal to the light receiving portion 2b of the remote control device of the present embodiment which is in a state where the remote control device attached to the electric device to be controlled can be operated by the operation keys 2, and the microcomputer 1 is decoded. The remote control signal input by the unit 11 is decoded. The comparison unit 12 compares the decoded code data of the remote control signal with the code data of a plurality of companies stored in the remote control code memory 6 prepared in advance. As a result, the electric device to be controlled and its company are stored in the company memory 4 as setting data. After that, when the operation key 2 for controlling the electric device set by the above operation of the remote control device of the present embodiment is pressed, the code data is read from the remote control code memory 6 according to the setting data stored in the company memory 4. Then, the transmitter 8 outputs a remote control signal corresponding to the operation key 2.

[0017]

As described above, according to the remote control device of the present invention, the input means for inputting the remote control signal from the remote control device attached to the electric equipment and the code data of the remote control signals of a plurality of companies are stored in advance. The memory to be stored, the code data of the input remote control signal, and the comparison means for comparing the code data of a plurality of companies stored in the memory in advance make it possible to easily store the electric device and the company in the company memory. It is possible to provide an excellent remote control device that can be stored as setting data in the.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a remote control device that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional remote control device (1).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional remote control device (2).

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Microcomputer, 2 ... Operation keys, 2a ...
Company setting key, 2b ... Light receiving part, 3 ... Input part, 4 ...
Company memory, 5 ... Display unit, 6 ... Remote control code memory, 7 ... Output control unit, 8 ... Transmission unit,
9 ... Analysis unit, 10 ... Data memory, 11 ... Decoding unit, 12
… Comparison section.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A remote control device, which is attached to one electric device and controls the one electric device by transmitting a remote control signal from a transmission unit by operating an operation key, to operate other electric devices of a plurality of companies. Operation keys, input means for inputting remote control signals from a remote control device attached to the other electric device, a memory for storing code data of remote control signals of a plurality of companies in advance, and Comparing means for automatically determining the other electric device to be controlled by the code data of the remote control signal and code data of a plurality of companies stored in advance in the memory; and means for storing the result of the comparing means. And a remote control signal for the other electric device is generated by the operation key. Remote control device to collect. 2. A remote control device for controlling an electric device by transmitting a remote control signal from a transmission section by operating the operation key, and an operation key for operating an electric device of a plurality of companies, and an accessory key attached to the electric device. Input means for inputting a remote control signal from the remote control device, a memory for storing code data of remote control signals of a plurality of companies in advance, a code data for the input remote control signal and a memory for storing in advance in the memory. Comprising a means for automatically determining the electric equipment to be controlled by the code data of a plurality of companies set aside, and means for storing the result of the comparison means, the remote control signal of the electric equipment by the operation key Remote control device characterized by emitting the.