KR100715395B1 - System for Detecting a Position of Remote Control. - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to more easily and quickly find the position of the remote control used for the remote control of the electronic device, the transmission unit for transmitting a wireless signal for the location of the remote control, and attaching to the outside of the remote controllers used or manufacturing the remote control The position of the remote control unit is built in a visual circuit and receives a radio signal transmitted by the transmitter and the illuminance detection signal generated by the illuminance detection unit and outputs an optical signal or an acoustic signal corresponding to the signals, the position of the remote control And a remote control positioning system having a function of finding a plurality of remote controls.

Wireless signal transmitter / receiver, controller, selector switch, light emitter, horn, antenna

Description

System for Detecting a Position of Remote Control.

1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the transmission unit and the position display unit of the present invention;

2 is a perspective view showing a transmitter unit of the present invention;

3 is a perspective view showing the front and back of the position display device of the present invention,

4 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a position display device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a perspective view of a remote control according to another embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: television selector switch 2: video selector switch

3: audio selector switch 5: remote control

10: transmitter unit 20: position display unit

30: wireless signal transmitter 35: first antenna

40: wireless signal receiver 45: second antenna

50: first control unit 55: second control unit

60: first power supply unit 65: second power supply unit

70: selection switch unit 80: light emitting unit

90: hard part 95: adhesive part

100: illuminance detection unit 105: key operation unit

110: transmitter 115: LED

120: speaker 125: light sensor

The present invention relates to a remote control positioning system to more easily find the position of the remote control, and more particularly, a transmission device unit for transmitting a wireless signal for positioning of the remote control, and attached to the outside of each remote control or each circuit used The present invention relates to a remote control positioning system comprising a position display device unit built in and receiving an optical signal transmitted by the transmitter unit and outputting an optical signal or an acoustic signal.

In general, electronic devices such as television, video, air conditioner, audio, karaoke, and the like are manufactured to enable remote control of both on / off operation and simple setting.

The electronic device is provided with a remote control capable of remote control, and as the user can control the electronic device without directly manipulating the electronic device, the remote control increases its convenience and is essential in using the electronic device. .

Therefore, the electronic device can control the electronic device using the operation button of the main body, and if there is no remote control, the electronic device feels difficulty and inconvenience.

Since the remote controller is used by a plurality of users in the home, the frequency of use thereof is increased and it is frequently not left in place, and unnecessary time is spent searching for the remote controller of the electronic device.

In addition, with the development of electronic technology, the remote control becomes smaller and smaller, so that it can be put anywhere after the remote control is used, when a young child is playing with the remote control and put it in an unexpected place, or when it is hidden by a sofa or other items, and spends time searching for the remote control. In the worst case, the remote controller cannot grasp the position of the remote controller and thus cannot use the function provided by the remote controller.

Since the conventional communication between the electronic device and the remote control is one-way, the remote control only transmits a control signal, and the main body of the electronic device receives a control signal transmitted from the remote control to operate the electronic device main body. The electronics can be operated, but it is not possible to receive signals from the remote control.

Conventionally, as an alternative for securing the electronic device, the electronic device includes a button including a remote control positioning call device in a main body, and in manufacturing a remote control, a built-in location tracking device responsive to driving of the positioning button in the remote control, Although it is possible to check the location of the remote control, there is a problem in that it is difficult to commercialize separately because it is feasible to be applied by an electronic device company.

In addition, in the above case, since the positioning device should be installed in each of the remote control electronics and the corresponding remote control, its efficiency is low.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above problems, the present invention is a transmission device for transmitting a radio signal for positioning of the remote control used for remote control of the electronic device and the outside of each remote control used Built-in each circuit when attaching or manufacturing a remote controller, and receives a radio signal transmitted from the transmitter and the illuminance detection signal generated by the illuminance detector, and outputs a predetermined optical signal or an acoustic signal corresponding to the signals. It is to provide a remote control positioning system composed of parts.

The transmitting device unit of the remote control positioning system of the present invention; Built-in a plurality of selection switch unit corresponding to the remote controllers used for remote control of the electronic device, and a program necessary for each operation of the transmitter unit, and detects the operation of each of the selection switch unit for each of the selection switch unit A first control unit for generating and outputting a unique control signal, a wireless signal transmitter for converting the unique control signal output from the first control unit into a unique wireless signal and transmitting it through a first external antenna, It is composed of a first power supply for supplying power, can be located in a suitable place according to the user's convenience, the position display device unit; A radio signal receiver for converting a unique radio signal transmitted from the radio signal transmitter into a unique control signal and receiving the signal through a second external antenna; an illumination detector for receiving an illumination detected by an illumination sensor and generating an illumination detection signal; A program for embedding a program necessary for the operation of the position display device and analyzing a unique control signal received from the radio signal receiver and an illuminance detection signal received from the illuminance detector and outputting a predetermined analog signal corresponding to the signals; A control unit, a light emitting unit for outputting an optical signal according to the analog signal output from the second control unit, a sounding unit for outputting an acoustic signal according to the analog signal output from the second control unit, and an operation of the position display device unit. It consists of a second power supply for supplying the necessary power, attached to the outside of each remote control, Container consists of a built-in remote control each circuit during manufacture.

The present invention having such a feature is more clearly described through the preferred embodiment accordingly.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the transmission unit and the position display unit of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the transmission unit of the present invention, Figure 3 shows the front and rear of the position display unit of the present invention Perspective view.

As shown in FIG. 1, the remote control positioning system according to the present invention is largely composed of a transmitter 10 and a position display 20.

The transmitter 10 is provided with a plurality of selection switch units 70 on the outside of the front, the inside is composed of a wireless signal transmitter 30, the first control unit 50, the first power supply unit 60. .

The selection switch unit 70 is to find the corresponding remote control 5 used for the remote control of the electronic device selected by the user, the number of buttons of the selection switch unit 70 is a remote control 5 used in the electronic device A plurality is provided to correspond to each of them.

The first control unit 50 includes a program necessary for each operation of the transmission device unit 10 and senses the operation of each of the selection switch unit 70 to operate according to the driving of the selection switch unit 70. Generate and output unique control signal.

The wireless signal transmitter 30 receives a unique control signal output from the first controller 50, converts the unique signal into a unique wireless signal through the first external antenna 35, and transmits the converted unique signal.

The first power supply unit 60 supplies power necessary for the operation of the transmission device unit 10 and allows the transmission device unit 10 to be operated independently from the electronic device.

On the other hand, the position display device 20 has a radio signal receiver 40, illuminance detection unit 100, the second control unit 55, the light emitting unit 80, the sounding unit 90, the second power supply unit therein ( 65), the outer surface of the illumination sensor 125, LED 115, the speaker 120 is installed, the outer back is provided with an adhesive portion 95 can be attached to the outside of the remote control (5). have.

The radio signal receiver 40 receives a unique radio signal transmitted from the radio signal transmitter 30 and converts it into a unique control signal through a second external antenna 45.

The illuminance detection unit 100 detects the brightness around the remote controller, and receives the illuminance detected by the external illuminance sensor 125 to generate an illuminance detection signal.

The second controller 55 includes a program necessary for the operation of the position display apparatus 20 and detects the inherent control signal received from the wireless signal receiver 40 and the illuminance detection received from the illuminance detector 100. The signal is analyzed to output a predetermined analog signal corresponding to the signals.

More specifically, the second control unit 55 compares the illuminance detection signal with a set illuminance reference value to enable the light emitting unit 80 to operate when the detected illuminance exceeds the reference value, and when the illuminance is lower than the reference value. The horn 90 is operated, and when the illuminance and the reference value are similar, a predetermined analog signal is output so that both the light emitting unit 80 and the horn 90 are operated.

The light emitting unit 80 outputs an optical signal according to the analog signal output from the second control unit 55, and is interlocked with the LED 115 installed on the external front of the position display device unit 20.

The horn 90 outputs a sound signal according to the analog signal output from the second controller 55, and is interlocked with a speaker 120 installed on an outer front surface of the position display device 20.

The second power supply unit 65 supplies power necessary for the operation of the position display device 20, and allows the position display device 20 to operate independently.

The adhesive part 95 is provided with an adhesive member such as a double-sided tape so that the position display device 20 may be attached to a suitable place outside the remote controller 50 that the user wants to find, and the driving of the transmitter device 10 is performed. To be answered.

In addition, another embodiment will be described in detail with the accompanying drawings.

4 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a position display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the remote control positioning system of another embodiment is different from that in which the position display device 20 is built into the circuit of the remote control 5 when the remote control is manufactured, the structure of the transmitter 10 Is the same as the above embodiment.

The remote control 5 is such that the illumination sensor 125 for detecting the brightness around the remote control, the LED 115 for transmitting the light, the speaker 120 for transmitting the sound signal to the outside is installed in the case of the remote control (5). The inside of the circuit includes a conventional key operation unit 105, a second control unit 55, a transmitter 110, and a second power supply unit 65. A wireless signal receiver 20, an illuminance detector 100, a light emitting unit 80, the horn 90 is comprised.

The key operation unit 105 outputs a unique control signal corresponding to the function of each key so that the remote controller 5 can turn on / off and simple operation of the electronic device.

The second controller 55 includes a program necessary for the operation of the position display device 20, a unique control signal received from the wireless signal receiver 10, and an illuminance detection signal received from the illuminance detection unit 100. A specific control signal transmitted from the key manipulation unit 105 is analyzed to output a predetermined analog signal corresponding to the input control signals.

The transmitter 110 converts the unique analog signal transmitted from the second controller 65 into a unique radio signal and transmits the unique analog signal to the corresponding electronic device.

As described above, the position of the remote control by implementing a transmitter unit for transmitting a radio signal for positioning the remote control and a position display unit for receiving a radio signal transmitted by the transmitter unit to output an optical signal or an audio signal. Can be easily identified and commercialized separately without relying on existing electronics companies.

The transmitter device provides an illuminance detector to output one of an optical signal and an acoustic signal by ambient brightness to reduce power loss.

In addition, the transmitter unit is configured with a plurality of selector switch units respectively corresponding to the remote controllers used for remote control of the electronic device, so that a single transmitter unit can find a plurality of remote controllers, the efficiency in manufacturing is increased. do.

Claims (2)

A plurality of selector switch units 70 corresponding to remote controllers used for remote control of an electronic device, and programs necessary for each operation of the transmitter device unit 10 are embedded, and operations of each of the selector switch units 70 are performed. Detects the first control unit 50 for generating and outputting a unique control signal for each of the selection switch unit 70, and converts the unique control signal output from the first control unit 50 into a unique wireless signal It consists of a wireless signal transmitter 30 that transmits through the first external antenna 35, and a first power supply unit 60 for supplying power required for the operation of the transmitter device 10, the appropriate place to the user's convenience A transmitter unit 10 which may be located in the apparatus; The radio signal receiver 40 and the illuminance sensor 125 detect the intrinsic radio signal transmitted from the radio signal transmitter 30 through the second external antenna 45 and convert the radio signal to the intrinsic control signal. The illuminance detection unit 100 receiving the illuminance and generating the illuminance detection signal, a program necessary for the operation of the position display device 20, and a unique control signal received from the radio signal receiver 40 and the illuminance detection unit 100 A light emitting unit for analyzing an illumination detection signal received from the second control unit 55 for outputting a predetermined analog signal corresponding to the signals and outputting an optical signal according to the analog signal output from the second control unit 55 80, a horn 90 for outputting an acoustic signal according to the analog signal output from the second controller 55, and a second power supply for supplying power required for the operation of the position display device 20 ( 65) Located display unit 20 for; each of the remote control 50, or attached to the outside, the remote control (5) remote positioning system, characterized in that the configuration is built in each of the remote control (5) the circuit during production. The method of claim 1, The illuminance detection unit 100 detects the brightness around the remote controller, receives illuminance from an external illuminance sensor 125, and generates an illuminance detection signal, and the second controller 55 sets the illuminance detection signal. Comparing the illuminance reference value, if the detected illuminance exceeds the reference value, the light emitting unit 80 is operated, and if the illuminance is less than the reference value, the horn unit 90 is operated, and if the illuminance and the reference value are similar, the light emitting unit Remote control positioning system, characterized in that to reduce the power loss by outputting a predetermined analog signal to operate both the 80 and the horn 90.

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