JPH09233567A - Intelligent remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To aggregate the base unit function of video doorphone or the partial function of TV multiplex broadcasting receiver to the remote controller of TV/VIDEO corresponding to teletext broadcasting and to make the various control keys of that remote controller easy to use for users. SOLUTION: Corresponding to a reception enable command from the side of remote controller 1, a TV receiver 2 sends out received multiplex broadcasting data. The remote controller 1, which receives the multiplex broadcasting data through a radio communication part 16, memorizes the data in a memory part 19 and simultaneously displays them through an arithmetic part 10 and a display circuit 12 onto a display part 15. When the contents of broadcasting are the list of programs, the display part 15 is touched from a touch panel 13, the depressed part is calculated by the arithmetic part 10, a command is called from the memory part 19 and sent out through the radio communication part 16 and the TV receiver 2, which receives this command, switched a channel at the time of program. Then, a video instrument 3 reserves the recording of that program. Besides, communication with a video doorphone hand set 4 can be performed by the remote controller 1 while watching a picture.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control device, and more particularly, it enables bidirectional communication with a television receiver capable of receiving a TV multiplex broadcast, and controls the television receiver and the video device by one unit. The present invention relates to a remote control device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, remote control devices that can operate electric equipment from a distant position have been used for convenience. As a result, the number of remote control devices in the home has increased too much, which is disadvantageous. The situation was such that it would occur.
As a countermeasure against such a situation, a remote control device capable of controlling a plurality of devices with one remote control device has been invented (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-6872). Further, a television receiver capable of receiving and displaying a TV character multiplex broadcast is also in practical use as a device operated by a remote control device.

[0003]

As can be seen from the example of a remote control device for a television receiver, the conventional remote control device has the same number of keys or a small number of keys in a portable manner. Many of the keys have some meanings attached to them, and it was difficult to use for people who are not very familiar, such as children and the elderly. Although not directly related to the remote control device, a TV receiver that has a TV character multiplex broadcasting receiver connected or has a built-in TV receiver switches the screen to display the received characters as a function of the TV receiver itself. Alternatively, since the image is displayed in a superimpose manner, there is a problem that the whole or part of the TV broadcast image is violated. In addition, everyone uses it at home,
At homes equipped with a TV intercom device as a device that requires operation, if there is a visitor while watching TV, there is the inconvenience of having to go to the installation site of the TV intercom base unit and handle it. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems in the prior art, and is a TV / V compatible with character multiplex broadcasting.
To make the remote control device of the IDE aggregate the master device function of the TV door phone and some functions of the TV multiplex broadcast receiver that are used by anyone at home and make various control keys of the remote control device easy for the user to use. Is the problem to be solved.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a liquid crystal display for display, an input touch panel capable of input operation in relation to a display screen of the liquid crystal display for display, and an input of the touch panel for input. In the remote control device capable of remote control, which has a wireless communication means for communicating control command data according to the above, and which controls at least one television receiver capable of receiving a TV multiplex broadcast, the wireless communication means further comprises: , Enabling two-way communication with the television receiver, enabling display of received voice and image data, and enabling viewing of TV character multiplex broadcast with a remote control device at hand. is there.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the television program section data of the TV multiplex broadcast by the television receiver received by the wireless communication means is displayed on the display liquid crystal display, and the television program is displayed. A television program desired to be watched can be reserved by selecting a program from the column by the touch panel and transmitting the control command data by wireless communication means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the television program section data of the TV multiplex broadcast by the television receiver received by the wireless communication means is displayed on the display liquid crystal display, and the television program is displayed. By selecting a program from the column on the touch panel and transmitting the control command data by wireless communication means, it is possible to make an answering machine recording reservation of a television program to be recorded by an answering machine.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the control keys set as defaults as a display screen for inputting the control command data to be transmitted in the first to third aspects of the invention, a control newly created by the user is provided. By registering the key design and layout, the usability for the user can be improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first to fourth aspects, the television receiver has a function of a TV intercom base unit, and the wireless communication means receives image and voice data, and It is possible to transmit the voice input by the voice input means, display the received image and voice of the visitor on a display or the like, and make a call between the user and the visitor.

[0010]

1 is a diagram schematically showing the relationship between a remote control device according to the present invention and related equipment. As shown in FIG. 1, this remote control device is used in a general home or the like, and the remote control 1 also functions as a TV / VIDEO remote control and can perform wireless transmission / reception, and a TV receiver 2
Has a TV multiplex broadcast reception function and a wireless transmission / reception unit with the remote controller 1, and also has a function of a TV doorphone master unit, which can be fulfilled by connecting to the TV doorphone slave unit 4.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the remote control device and related equipment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the remote controller 1 has a TV / VIDEO remote control function, and various command keys therefor are:
It is realized by the display unit 15 and the touch panel 13, and can be changed by the user setting the size of a display key, the size of a character, a key layout, etc., and storing them in the memory unit 19.
Further, the television receiver 2 is installed in a general home or the like, receives a television broadcast wave and a TV multiplex broadcast from the broadcast station 5 (see FIG. 1) selected by the tuner section 21, and multiplex broadcast is multiplexed. It is sent to the broadcast receiving unit 22. The arithmetic unit 23 is notified that the multiplex broadcast has been received, and the wireless communication unit 25 sends a command to the remote controller 1 indicating that there is multiplex broadcast transmission data. Upon receiving this command, the remote controller 1 side sends a command to the TV receiver 2 side to indicate that reception is possible. Upon receiving this command, the TV receiver 2 sends out the data of the multiplex broadcast received by the wireless communication unit 25. If the receivable command from the remote controller is not received for a certain period of time, the received multiple news report data is stored in the memory unit 24. The remote controller 1, which has received the data of the multiplex broadcast from the TV receiver 2, stores the data in the memory unit 19 and simultaneously displays the data on the display unit 15 via the calculation unit 10 and the display circuit 12. Where, for example,
When the content of the TV multiplex broadcast is the program section of the station, when the user touches the display unit 15 from the touch panel 13, the calculation unit 10 calculates which is pressed, and a command is called from the memory unit 19 to call the radio. The command is transmitted via the communication unit 16. Upon receiving the program selection command from the remote controller 1, the TV receiver 2 switches to the broadcast channel at that time, and the video device 3 reserves the recording of the program.

[0012] The TV doorphone slave unit 4 has a T
When a call is made from the V-door phone slave unit 4, it is preferentially connected to the TV receiver 2, and a command to notify the call is sent from the wireless communication unit 25 via the operation unit 23 of the TV receiver 2. Upon receiving this command, the remote controller 1 displays, through the calculation unit 10 and the display circuit 12, that there is a call on the display unit 15 and displays a call start command key, and at the same time, the calculation unit 10, the voice circuit 17, and the amplifier unit. A ringing tone is generated from the speaker 11 via 18. Here, when the call start key displayed on the user display section 15 is selected, a call start command is sent from the touch panel 13 to the wireless communication section 16 via the calculation section 10. When the TV receiver 2 receives this command, the TV intercom slave 4 and the remote controller 1 are ready to talk. The call by the remote controller 1 is performed by transmitting a voice signal from the microphone 14 to the TV image unit 2 from the wireless communication unit 16 and further operating the speaker of the TV intercom slave 4.

[0013]

The bidirectional wireless communication can be performed between the remote control device and the TV receiver according to the present invention, and the data of the TV multiplex broadcast can be transmitted to the remote control device. It becomes possible to display, and the TV screen is not switched or a part of the screen is not crushed by the data display. Further, by receiving the program section of the TV multiplex broadcast and inputting the touch panel on the display screen, the reservation of the TV program and the recording reservation can be easily performed. Further, when performing input using the touch panel, it is possible to change the design and arrangement of the control keys to be selected according to the user's convenience, so that a remote controller having a convenient input means is provided. Then, since the remote control side can be used to interact with the visitors using the TV door phone while watching the TV, it is possible to respond without going to the installation location of the master unit as in the conventional case.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a relationship between a remote control device according to the present invention and related devices.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a remote control device and related equipment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... remote control, 2 ... TV receiver, 3 ... video device, 4 ...
TV doorphone slave unit, 10 ... arithmetic unit, 11 ... speaker, 1
2 ... Display circuit, 13 ... Touch panel, 14 ... Microphone, 1
5 ... Display unit, 16 ... Wireless communication unit, 17 ... Voice circuit, 18
... Amplifier section, 19 ... Memory section, 21 ... Tuner section, 2
2 ... Multiplex broadcast receiving section, 23 ... Arithmetic section, 24 ... Memory section,
25 ... Wireless communication unit.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A display liquid crystal display, an input touch panel capable of performing an input operation in association with a display screen of the display liquid crystal display, and wireless communication means for communicating control command data by the input of the input touch panel. A remote control remote control device having a television receiver capable of receiving a TV multiplex broadcast as at least one control target, wherein the wireless communication means further bidirectionally communicates with the television receiver. The remote control device is characterized in that it is capable of communicating with each other and displaying received voice and image data. 2. The television program section data of the TV multiplex broadcast by the television receiver received by the wireless communication means is displayed on the display liquid crystal display, and a program is selected from the television program section by the touch panel, and the control is performed. 2. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein a television program desired to be watched can be reserved by transmitting command data by wireless communication means. 3. The television program section data of the TV multiplex broadcast by the television receiver received by the wireless communication means is displayed on the display liquid crystal display, a program is selected from the television program section by the touch panel, and the control is performed. 2. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein an answering machine recording reservation of a television program desired to be recorded by an answering machine can be made by transmitting command data by wireless communication means. 4. The control key design and layout newly created by the user are registered separately from the control keys set as default as a display screen for inputting the control command data to be transmitted. 4. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the remote control device is a remote control device. 5. The television receiver is made to have a function of a television intercom base unit, and the wireless communication means is configured to display an image,
While receiving the voice data, the voice input by the voice input means is transmitted, the received image and voice of the visitor are displayed on the display, etc., and the call between the user and the visitor is made. 5. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that
The remote control device according to any one of 1.