KR20060136187A - Method and apparatus for controlling of (a) multi-remotecontroll - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a control device and a method of a multi-remote remote control to set any one of the plurality of remote control to the master remote control to limit the function of the remaining remote control through the master remote control.

That is, in the present invention, when a command is input through any one of the plurality of remote controllers, the video display device recognizes which remote control command is inputted, and the operation range for each remote control set by the master remote control is stored in the video display device. This function is executed based on the data previously stored in the book.

Therefore, the control device and method of the multi-remote control device according to the present invention can be assigned to each remote control, and can be set and canceled only by the master remote control viewing conditions, that is, the operating range for each user. Not only is it more effective in limiting the function, and by assigning a remote controller for each user, it is possible to maintain personal privacy by not being able to watch according to the personal setting state of another person.

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Description

Control device and method of multi-remote control unit {Method and apparatus for controlling of (a) multi-remotecontroll}

1 is a block diagram showing a control device of a multi-remote remote control according to the present invention.

2 and 3 is a flow chart showing a control method of a multi-remote remote control according to the present invention.

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

100: remote control unit 101 to 103: first to n-th remote control

200: video display device 201: infrared receiver

202 Tuner 203 Demux

204: voice signal processing unit 205: speaker

206: image signal processing unit 207: display unit

208 control unit 209 storage unit

The present invention relates to a remote control, and more particularly, to a control device and a method of a multi-remote remote control to set any one of the plurality of remote control to the master remote control to limit the control of the remaining remote control through the master remote control. .

In general, the remote control transmits an operation signal by wire or wireless to remotely control the functions of a television, a video tape recorder, an air conditioner, and the like so that the remote control can be operated without directly operating a switch on the operation panel of each device. To give.

Due to its convenience, the remote control is used in almost all home appliances today, and a wireless remote controller that is easier to handle than wired is used.

In addition, recently, at least one or more image display apparatuses are installed in a home space, and such image display apparatuses generally sell remote controllers as respective apparatuses and sets.

Therefore, in the case of a family where a large number of video display apparatuses are used, a number of households using video display apparatuses install a video display apparatus separately for an elderly parent or install a video display apparatus in a children's room for the education of a child. Doing.

However, since these remote controllers are mostly sold in their respective devices and sets, the remote controller can freely do anything the user wants. Therefore, there is a problem that the video display device bought for children's education is often used for other purposes, and adversely affects the parent's control such as watching in the parents 'room or the old parents' room, not in their own room. It was.

In addition, the technology for limiting the children's viewing time, viewing programs, etc. for the children's education has already been described, but in this case, each of the video display device must be set separately or the parents have set a password that the child has already set If it was found out that no further formulation could be made, there was a problem that the personal privacy of the family was violated.

In addition, when only one video display device exists in the home, the above problems may be further caused by the fact that the limited viewing is more easily released with one remote controller.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and one of the plurality of remote controllers for controlling a plurality of video display devices, respectively, to set the master remote control, and to adjust the remaining remote control to the master remote control There is a purpose.

In addition, by using the master remote control to control the rest of the remote control, there is another purpose to not be able to operate other functions, only the set function is controlled using another remote control without the master remote control.

The control device of the multi-remote control device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a multi-display having a video display device for displaying a broadcast signal received through the antenna, and a plurality of remote control for controlling the operation of the video display device In the controller of the remote controller, the plurality of remote controllers include a first remote controller for setting a program restriction function and a user-specific restriction condition, and a second remote controller for operating the image display device under different conditions according to the control of the first remote controller. It comprises a to n-th remote control is characterized by.

Preferably, the first remote controller is a master remote controller, and the second to nth remote controllers are configured as slave remote controllers.

More preferably, the first remote control has a feature of setting an operating range of the second to nth remote controls.

More preferably, the operation range is set to be viewed in different viewing environments for each user to which the second to n-th remote controllers are allocated, such as a function limit to be limited among the functions of the image display apparatus, a channel range setting, and the like. There is a characteristic.

More preferably, the image display device includes a storage unit for storing an operating range of the second to nth remote controllers set through the first remote controller, and an infrared receiver for receiving a command input through the first to nth remote controllers. And a controller for determining which remote controller the signal input through the infrared receiver is transmitted from, and controlling the controller to perform a corresponding operation according to an operation range previously stored in the storage unit.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method of a multi-remote control device including an image display device for displaying a broadcast signal received through an antenna, and first to nth remote controls for controlling an operation of the image display device. In the control method of a multi-remote control provided, the step of selecting the adjustment mode through the preset first remote control, selecting the remote control of the second to n-th remote control, and controls the video display device using the selected remote control And a step of setting an operation range which can be performed, and transmitting the set operation range to the video display device and controlling the corresponding function to be implemented according to the set operation range.

Preferably, the setting of the operation range includes selecting a remote control to be controlled by the user from the second to nth remote controllers through the first remote control, and a function of a remote control selected by the user from the second to nth remote controllers. It is characterized by including setting the limit range and the settable channel range.

More preferably, controlling the corresponding function to be implemented according to the set operating range includes: determining a corresponding remote controller according to a signal input through any one of the first to nth remote controllers; The method includes determining a setting condition of the step, performing a corresponding function if the command corresponds to the setting condition, and limiting an operation if the command does not correspond to the preset condition.

More preferably, the step of controlling the operation unless it is a command corresponding to the preset condition is characterized by displaying a message of "limited function" at the same time.

The control device of the multi-remote control device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a plurality of video display devices for displaying a broadcast signal received through the antenna, and a plurality of remote control for controlling the operation of each of the plurality of video display devices In the control apparatus of the multi-remote control unit, the plurality of remote control is a first remote control for setting a program restriction function and a user-specific restriction conditions, and the plurality of video display devices under different conditions under the control of the first remote control; It is configured to include the second to n-th remote control for operating as is characterized by.

The control method of the multi-remote control device according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises a plurality of video display devices for displaying a broadcast signal received through an antenna, and the first to the first to control the operation of the plurality of video display devices, respectively; A control method of a multi-remote controller having n remote controllers, the method comprising: selecting an adjustment mode through the preset first remote controller, selecting a remote controller from the second to n-th remote controllers, and using the selected remote controller; And setting an operation range capable of controlling the image display device that matches the image display device, transmitting the set operation range to the corresponding image display device, and controlling the corresponding function to be implemented according to the set operation range. It is characterized by.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a control device and method of a multi-remote control according to the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing a control device of a multi-remote control unit according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the remote control unit of the multi-remote control unit according to the present invention, and FIG. This is a flow chart showing the operation of the video display device among the control methods.

As shown in FIG. 1, the control apparatus of the multi-remote controller according to the present invention displays a plurality of remote controllers 100 and a broadcast signal received through an antenna according to a command transmitted through the plurality of remote controllers 100. It consists of an image display device 200 for.

Herein, the plurality of remote controllers 100 may use a first remote controller 101 for setting a program restriction function and a user-specific restriction condition, and the image display device under different conditions under the control of the first remote controller 101. And second to n-th remote controllers 102 to 103 for operation.

In addition, the image display device 200 may include a storage unit 209 for storing an operation range of the second to nth remote controllers 102 to 103 set through the first remote controller 101, and the first to the second to nth remote controllers 102 to 103. n The infrared receiver 201 for receiving a command input through the remote controllers 101 to 103 and the remote controller 101 determine which remote controller the signal inputted through the infrared receiver 201 is transmitted from. A control unit 208 for controlling a corresponding operation according to a previously stored operation range, a tuner 202 for tuning a broadcast signal received through an antenna according to a control signal of the control unit 208, and the tuner A demux 203 for separating video, audio, and additional information from the broadcast signal received through 202 and a voice signal separated through the demux 203 are output through the speaker 205. A voice signal processing unit 204, Consists of a group demultiplexer is a video signal separated from the 203 video signal processing unit 206 for processing to be displayed through the display unit 207.

Referring to the operation of the multi-remote control device according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, when there are a plurality of remote control 100 to operate the image display device 200, the first remote control 101 of the plurality of remote control 100 is set as a master (remote) remote control, the The second to nth remote controllers 102 to 103 are set as slave remote controllers.

That is, when the preset command of the first remote controller 101 is selected, the controller enters the adjustment mode for adjusting the second to nth remote controllers 102 to 103, and enters the adjustment mode of the first remote controller 101. After entering, the remote controller to be set is first selected from the second to nth remote controllers 102 to 103.

In addition, an operating range that can be operated through the selected remote controller is set, and the set operating range is stored in a preset area of the storage unit 209 of the image display device 200.

As a method of setting the operation range of the slave remote controller as described above, it may be set by using a menu displayed on the image display apparatus 200. After setting the condition by the first remote controller 101, the image may be set. It can also be set by transmitting to the display device 200.

In this manner, one of the plurality of remote controllers may be set as the master remote controller, and other remote controllers may be set as slave remote controllers, thereby limiting the range in which the slave remote controller can operate according to the setting conditions of the master remote controller.

Accordingly, the image display device 200 receives a command input to any one of the plurality of remote controllers 100 and determines which remote control is transmitted according to the transmitted command. In this case, the video display device 200 receives a command from the first to n-th remote controllers 101 to 103. Each remote controller has a different code area for each operation key. n When the desired command is input using any one of the remote controllers 101 to 103, the video display device 200 may recognize which remote control command is transmitted.

In addition, an operation range of each remote controller set through the first remote controller 101 is stored in a predetermined area in the storage unit 209 of the image display device 200. Accordingly, when a command is received through the infrared receiver 201, the operation range of the remote controller corresponding to the received command is extracted from the storage unit 209, and accordingly, the command is stored in the storage unit 209. The control unit 208 outputs a control signal so that only a corresponding operation can be performed.

On the other hand, when a command that does not correspond to a pre-stored command is input to the storage unit 209, the controller 208 grasps it and controls the display unit 209 to display a "limited function" message. At the same time, the control can not be achieved.

The control method of the multi-remote controller according to the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 2. First, an adjustment mode is selected using the master remote controller (first remote controller) (S101).

Then, the user selects a remote control to be set (S102).

An operation range such as a function restriction range and a settable channel range of the selected remote controller is selected (S103).

Next, it is determined whether all adjustments have been completed (S104).

As a result of the determination (S104), if the adjustment is completed, the setting contents are stored in the corresponding video display device (S105).

Therefore, the operating range (function limitation, channel range limitation, etc.) of each of the remote controllers may be set through the first remote controller 101, and in the case of the second to nth remote controllers 102 to 103, the first remote controller 101 may be set. ) Can be operated only within the range set or restricted.

That is, the operation of the image display device 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 3. First, an operation command is input to any one of a plurality of remote controllers (S201).

Next, it is analyzed whether the input operation command is a command transmitted through the remote control (S202).

In operation S203, it is determined whether the remote controller corresponds to a previously stored condition according to the analysis result.

That is, it is determined whether the command inputted through the analyzed remote controller is an executable command (S204).

As a result of the determination (S204), if the command inputted through the analyzed remote control is a command that can be executed, the execution range is determined, and the command input from the corresponding remote control is performed (S205 to S206).

Subsequently, when the user inputs a power off command, the process ends (S207).

On the other hand, if the determination result (S204), if the command input through the analyzed remote control is not a command that can be performed, displays the message "restricted function" and performs termination or other functions according to the user's request (S208).

As described above, in the control apparatus and method of the multi-remote controller according to the present invention, when a command is input through any one of the plurality of remote controllers, the image display apparatus recognizes which remote control command is inputted, and the first remote controller. Since the operation range for each remote controller set by 101 is pre-stored in the storage unit 209, the image display device 200 operates the corresponding function based on the data stored in the memory 209. do.

In addition, the setting state of each of the remote control can be changed at any time, but only for the user who manages the first remote control 101, the cancellation command must be input through the first remote control 101 to release the corresponding function, and It can be set.

EXAMPLE

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling one image display device through a plurality of remote controllers, but an embodiment of the present invention provides a control device for a multi-remote control device for controlling a plurality of image display devices through a plurality of remote controllers. And to a method. Embodiments of a control apparatus and method for a multi-remote remote control according to the present invention will be omitted.

That is, an embodiment according to the control device of the multi-remote control apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of video display devices for displaying broadcast signals received through an antenna, and a plurality of remote controls for controlling operations of each of the plurality of video display devices. In the control apparatus of the multi-remote control unit, the plurality of remote control is a first remote control for setting a program restriction function and a user-specific restriction conditions, and the plurality of video display devices under different conditions under the control of the first remote control; It is configured to include the second to n-th remote control for operating.

In addition, the control method of the multi-remote control device according to the present invention includes a plurality of video display devices for displaying broadcast signals received through an antenna, and first to n-th remote control for controlling the operation of the plurality of video display devices, respectively. In the control method of a multi-remote control provided, the step of selecting the adjustment mode through the preset first remote control, selecting the remote control from the second to n-th remote control, the image matching the remote control using the selected remote control And setting an operating range capable of controlling the display device, transmitting the set operating range to the corresponding video display device, and controlling the corresponding function to be implemented according to the set operating range.

As described above, the control device and method of the multi-remote controller according to the present invention have the following effects.

First, in the case of a video display device used by a plurality of users, each remote controller is assigned and viewing conditions, that is, operating ranges, can be set and canceled only by the master remote controller for each user.

Second, by assigning a remote controller for each user, it is possible to maintain personal privacy by not being able to watch according to the personal setting state of another person.

Third, by using the remote control separately for each user, it is possible to prevent the release of the restriction function due to the leakage of previous personal information.

Claims (11)

In the control device of the multi-remote control device having a video display device for displaying a broadcast signal received through an antenna, and a plurality of remote control for controlling the operation of the video display device, The plurality of remote controllers include a first remote controller for setting a program restriction function and a user-specific restriction condition, and second to n-th remote controllers for operating the image display device under different conditions according to the control of the first remote controller. Control device of the multi-remote control, characterized in that configured. The method of claim 1, Wherein the first remote control is a master remote control, and the second to nth remote controls are slave remote control devices. The method of claim 1, The first remote control Control device for a multi-remote control, characterized in that for setting the operating range of the second to n-th remote control. The method of claim 3, wherein The operation range is set to be viewed in different viewing environments for each user to which the second to nth remote controllers are allocated, such as a function limitation, a channel range setting, etc., to limit among the functions of the video display device. Multi remote controller. The method of claim 1, The image display device includes a storage unit for storing an operation range of the second to nth remote controllers set through the first remote controller, an infrared receiver to receive a command input through the first to nth remote controllers, And a controller configured to determine which remote controller the signal input through the infrared receiver is transmitted from, and to control a corresponding operation according to an operation range previously stored in the storage unit. In the control method of a multi-remote control device having a video display device for displaying a broadcast signal received through an antenna, and the first to nth remote control for controlling the operation of the video display device, Selecting an adjustment mode through the preset first remote controller; Selecting a remote controller from the second to nth remote controllers, and setting an operation range capable of controlling the video display device using the selected remote controller; And transmitting the set operating range to the image display device and controlling the corresponding function to be implemented according to the set operating range. The method of claim 6, The setting of the operation range Selecting a remote control to be controlled by the user from the second to nth remote controllers through the first remote control, and setting a function limit range and a settable channel range of the remote controller selected by the user from the second to nth remote controllers; Control method of a multi-remote control, characterized in that made, including the step. The method of claim 6, The controlling of the corresponding function according to the set operating range may include determining the corresponding remote controller according to a signal input through any one of the first to nth remote controllers and setting conditions of the determined remote controller. Determining a step, performing a corresponding function if the command corresponds to the set condition, and limiting an operation if the command does not correspond to the preset condition. . The method of claim 8, The method of controlling an operation if the command corresponding to the preset condition is not displayed, simultaneously displaying a message of "limited function". In a control device of a multi-remote control device having a plurality of video display devices for displaying a broadcast signal received through an antenna, and a plurality of remote control for controlling the operation of each of the plurality of video display devices, The plurality of remote controllers may include a first remote controller for setting a program restriction function and a restriction condition for each user, and second to n-th remote controllers for operating the plurality of video display devices under different conditions according to control of the first remote controller. Control device of a multi-remote control, characterized in that configured to include. In the control method of a multi-remote control device comprising a plurality of video display devices for displaying broadcast signals received through an antenna, and first to n-th remote control for controlling the operation of the plurality of video display devices, respectively, Selecting an adjustment mode through the preset first remote controller; Selecting a remote controller from the second to nth remote controllers, and setting an operation range capable of controlling an image display device matching the remote controller using the selected remote controller; And, And transmitting the set operating range to the corresponding video display device, and controlling the corresponding function to be implemented according to the set operating range.

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