TWI568273B - Infrared remote control integrated system and method of home appliance - Google Patents

Description

Infrared appliance remote control integrated system and method

The invention relates to a remote control integrated system and method for an infrared home appliance, in particular to a remote control integrated system and method for remotely controlling a plurality of infrared home appliances by using a smart electronic device.

At present, every home appliance in the home has a remote controller corresponding thereto, such as a TV remote controller, a digital box upper remote controller, a DVD player remote controller, an audio remote controller, etc., when using the home appliance device, it is necessary to first find a corresponding The remote control is only able to use the remote control function. Among them, with the advancement of technology, the number and types of home appliances continue to increase, and the number of remote controls corresponding to them continues to increase, increasing the time for selecting and searching for remote controls, resulting in a large amount of time each time home appliances are needed. Time to find the corresponding remote control can be controlled, resulting in inconvenient use.

In addition, most of the current remote controllers use infrared rays to transmit control signals. If there is a barrier between the remote control and the home appliance, the signal will not be transmitted, and the infrared receiver has a specific receiving angle and range. The range is also unable to receive infrared signals and cannot remotely control its home appliances.

In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides a remote control integrated system for an infrared appliance, which uses a smart electronic device in combination with a transmission device, and fixes a conversion device in the vicinity of an infrared receiver of a household appliance, the intelligent electronic device. The device and the transmission device are used as remote controllers for integrating home appliances, and the transmission device transmits a wireless control signal to the conversion device by using a non-infrared method. The conversion device converts the wireless control signal into an infrared code and transmits the same to the home appliance to remotely control the home appliance.

The main technical means for achieving the above purpose is to enable the aforementioned infrared appliance remote control integration system, comprising: a smart electronic device, which is installed in an operating system and executes an application to display a user interface, the application Storing a plurality of infrared codes for controlling an electrical device, each of the infrared codes corresponding to a control command, the user inputting the control command, the smart electronic device generating a wireless control signal according to the control command; a transmission device connected to the smart electronic device, the control device comprising: a first microprocessor, the first microprocessor converting the infrared code into a wireless control signal; a first wireless transmission module Connected to the first microprocessor, the first wireless transmission module transmits the wireless control signal; an infrared receiver connected to the first microprocessor, the infrared receiver is configured to receive an infrared remote control of the household appliance The infrared code sent by the device; at least one conversion device disposed on the home appliance An infrared receiver corresponding to the home appliance, the at least one conversion device includes: a second wireless transmission module, the second wireless transmission module can be wirelessly connected to the first wireless transmission module, and receive the wireless a control signal; a second microprocessor connected to the second wireless transmission module, the second microprocessor converting the wireless control signal into the infrared code; an infrared emitter connected to the second microprocessor The infrared emitter transmits the infrared code to the home appliance.

The smart electronic device executes the application, displays the user interface, selects the user interface to select the conversion device to be connected, and connects the first wireless transmission module to the second wireless transmission module. The control command is input by the user interface, and the smart electronic device transmits the infrared code corresponding to the control signal according to the control signal to the transmission device, and the first microprocessor converts the infrared code into the wireless control signal. Transmitting the wireless control signal to the second transmission module by using the first wireless transmission module, and after the second transmission module receives the wireless control signal, the second microprocessor converts the wireless control signal into the infrared coding And transmitting the infrared code to the home appliance infrared receiver of the home appliance by using the infrared emitter, and remotely controlling the home appliance.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for remotely integrating an infrared home appliance by performing a step of connecting a transmission device to a smart electronic device, wherein the smart electronic device executes an application, and the application provides a user. Interface for selecting a conversion device to be connected by the user interface, wherein the conversion device transmits an infrared code to an electrical device; establishing a connection between the smart electronic device and the conversion device; the smart electronic device And transmitting, by the transmission device, a wireless control signal to the conversion device; the conversion device converts the wireless control signal into the infrared code, and transmits the infrared code to the home appliance to control the home appliance.

As can be seen from the above, the present invention executes the application by the smart electronic device, and selects the switching device to be connected by selecting the user interface to establish a connection and input a control command for the user interface. And corresponding infrared code, generating the wireless control signal, transmitting to the conversion device by radio wave, the conversion device converting the wireless control signal into infrared code, and The infrared code is sent to the home appliance to complete the remote control, and the wireless signal transmission is transmitted to prevent the infrared code from being shielded, or the control signal is not received due to insufficient distance and angle.

In addition, the transmission device can transmit the wireless signal to each conversion device, so that each conversion device can be separately fixed to each household electrical device, and the smart electronic device can be combined with the transmission device as an integrated remote control for remotely controlling each household electrical device. The infrared home appliance remote control integration system of the present invention can remotely control a plurality of home appliance devices by using an electronic device, thereby simplifying the requirements of the device, and the user must find a corresponding remote controller when the user does not need to use the home appliance device, thereby increasing the practicability.

10‧‧‧Smart electronic devices

101‧‧‧User interface

102‧‧‧User options

103‧‧‧Image options

104‧‧‧Situation options

105‧‧‧ music options

106‧‧‧Air conditioning options

107‧‧‧Set options

108‧‧‧Other options

11‧‧‧Transportation device

110‧‧‧First microprocessor

111‧‧‧Connecting plug

112‧‧‧First wireless transmission module

113‧‧‧Infrared receiver

114‧‧‧Power indicator

12‧‧‧ Conversion device

121‧‧‧Second microprocessor

122‧‧‧Second wireless transmission module

123‧‧‧Infrared emitter

124‧‧‧Battery

125‧‧‧Status indicator

126‧‧‧Power Management Module

20‧‧‧Home Appliances

21‧‧‧Electrical appliances infrared receiver

22‧‧‧Infrared remote control

1 is a schematic diagram of a remote control integrated system for an infrared appliance according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a transmission device in a remote control integrated system for an infrared appliance of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a conversion device in a remote control integrated system for an infrared appliance of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of a conversion device in the infrared appliance remote control integrated system of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart of the remote control integration method of the infrared appliance.

6A-6B are schematic diagrams of user interfaces of the smart electronic device of the present invention.

7A is a flow chart of a remote control integration method of an infrared appliance according to the present invention.

7B is a flow chart of a learning mode of the infrared home appliance remote control integration method of the present invention

8A-8E are schematic diagrams of user interfaces of the smart electronic device in the learning mode of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the present invention relates to an infrared appliance remote control integration system for integrating a remote controller of a plurality of home appliance devices and transmitting control signals using radio waves to control the home appliance devices. The infrared appliance remote control integration system comprises: a smart electronic device 10 and a transmission device 11. A plurality of conversion devices 12, each of which is disposed in a plurality of electrical devices 20, each of which has a home appliance infrared receiver 21 and an infrared remote control 22. The smart electronic device 10 can be a general smart phone or a tablet computer. The smart electronic device 10 has an operating system and an application program. After the smart electronic device 10 executes the application, the application is The screen of the smart electronic device 20 displays a user interface 101. The operating system can be an operating system such as Android, iOS, or Windows. The smart electronic device 10 and the transmitting device 11 can be connected to each other.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transmission device 11 has a first microprocessor 110, a connection plug 111, a first wireless transmission module 112, an infrared receiver 113, and a power indicator light 114. The processor 110 is connected to the connection plug 111. The output end of the microprocessor 110 is connected to the input end of the first wireless transmission module 112. The output end of the infrared receiver 113 is connected to the input end of the microprocessor 110. The signal can be transmitted with the smart electronic device 10. The connection plug 111 can be a Micro USB plug or other plug, and the connection plug 111 is inserted into a connection port (such as a USB slot) of the smart electronic device 10, when the transmission device 11 is connected to the smart type. In the electronic device 10, the power indicator light 114 can be illuminated; and the smart electronic device 10 needs to support the USB OTG, so that the transmission device 11 becomes a USB host device by the peripheral device, so that the transmission device 11 can initiate data transmission by itself. In addition, the default USB device can be selected in the setting of the smart electronic device 10, so that the transmission device 11 can be inserted and used, which increases convenience.

The conversion devices 12 can be respectively fixed to the household electrical appliances 20 by means of adsorption, adhesion, magnetic attraction or the like. Referring to FIG. 3, each of the conversion devices 12 has a second microprocessor 121, a second wireless transmission module 122, an infrared emitter 123, a battery 124, and a status indicator light 125. The output end of the second wireless transmission module 122 is connected to the input end of the second microprocessor 121, and the output end of the second microprocessor 121 is connected to the input end of the infrared emitter 123. The input end is connected to the output end of the second microprocessor 121, and the battery 124 is respectively connected to the second no The line transmission module 122, the infrared ray transmitter 123 and the second microprocessor 121 are configured to supply power; the conversion devices 12 are wirelessly connected to the smart electronic device 10 by using the second wireless transmission module 122, respectively. The wireless transmission module 122 and the first wireless transmission module 112 correspond to each other, and are wireless transmission modules of the same communication protocol, and the wireless transmission module can be ZigBee, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi. one. The infrared emitter 123 of the conversion device 12 transmits a signal to the home appliance infrared receiver 21 of the home appliance 20 such that the infrared emitter 123 and the home appliance infrared receiver 21 are free of obstacles or barriers. The status indicator 125 is highlighted, and the state of the conversion device 12 is reminded by the color, blinking, etc. of the light, such as being connected, successfully connected, disconnected, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 4 , in another embodiment of the conversion device 12 , the conversion devices 12 can each have a power management module 126 electrically connected to the battery 124 and the second microprocessor. The device 121 manages the electrical energy stored in the battery 124. In the embodiment, when the second wireless transmission module 122 of the switching device 12 does not receive the signal of the first wireless transmission module 112 within a predetermined time, the power management module 126 performs power control to reduce The battery 124 supplies electrical energy to cause the switching device 12 to be in a low power standby state, reducing power consumption.

Referring to FIG. 5, the infrared appliance remote control integration method of the present invention performs the following steps: connecting the transmission device 11 to the smart electronic device 10, wherein the smart electronic device 10 executes the application program, and the application system is Providing the user interface 101 (S101); using the user interface 101 to select the conversion device 12 to be connected, wherein the conversion device 12 is configured to transmit an infrared code to the home device 20 (S102); establishing the smart device 10 is connected to the switching device 12 (S103); the smart electronic device 10 uses the transmitting device 11 to send a wireless control signal to the converting device 12 (S104); The conversion device 12 converts the wireless control signal into the infrared code, and transmits the infrared code to the home device 20 to control the home device 20 (S105); in step S101, the smart device 10 can be a specific website (or a QR code to connect to the specific website) or an online program store of the operating system, download the application, and execute the application; wherein, after executing the application, the connection with the connected device 11 The connection device 11 is not connected to the smart electronic device 10, and the user interface 101 executing the application program indicates that the connection device 11 is disconnected, so that the function of the remote controller cannot be performed by executing the application program; The connection plug 111 is inserted into the connection port of the smart electronic device 10, and the connection device 11 and the smart electronic device 10 use the connection port and the connection plug 111 to transmit signals; the connection device 11 and the smart electronic device After the connection is made, the user interface 101 displays that the connection device 11 is connected, so that the smart electronic device 10 is combined with the connection device 11 and executed. As the application of the infrared remote control appliance integrated remote control function, to replace the plurality of infrared remote control 22 of the home appliance 20. Referring to FIG. 6A, after the smart electronic device 10 executes the application, the user interface 101 is displayed on the screen, and the user interface 101 displays a user option 102, an image option 103, a context option 104, A music option 105, an air conditioning option 106, a setting option 107, and one other option 108, select one of the options to select the switching device 12 to be connected, and the converting device 12 is disposed on the household appliance 20, The infrared emitter 123 of the conversion device 12 is directed to the home appliance infrared receiver 21 of the home appliance 20 for transmitting the infrared code (step S102).

After the one of the options is clicked, as shown in FIG. 6B, the user interface 101 displays the selected home appliance 20 corresponding to the infrared remote control 22 of the selected device 12 to establish A connection between the smart electronic device 10 and the conversion device 12 (step S103).

The step S104 of FIG. 7A further includes the following steps: the smart electronic device 10 receives a control command and outputs the infrared code corresponding thereto (S106); The transmission device 11 converts the infrared code into the wireless control signal (S107).

Referring to FIG. 6B, the user interface 101 selects one of the buttons to input a corresponding control command, and the smart electronic device 10 receives the control command and outputs a corresponding control command. The infrared code is encoded in the transmission device 11 (step S106), the first microprocessor 110 of the transmission device 11 converts the infrared code into the wireless control signal (step S107), and utilizes the first wireless transmission module. 112. Send the wireless control signal to the second wireless transmission module 122 of the conversion device 12. The second microprocessor 121 of the conversion device 12 converts the wireless control signal back to the infrared code, and uses the infrared emitter 123 to transmit the infrared code to the home appliance infrared receiver 21 of the household appliance 20 to control the The home appliance device 20 (step S105) completes the remote control operation.

Referring to FIG. 7B, the smart electronic device 10 has a learning mode for storing the infrared code. The learning mode performs the following steps: selecting the conversion device 12 corresponding to the home device 20 (S108); The transmission device 11 receives the infrared code transmitted by the infrared remote controller 22 of the home appliance 20 (S109); stores the infrared code and the control command corresponding thereto (S110).

Clicking the setting option 107 in the user interface 101 to search for the conversion devices 12, as shown in FIG. 8A. At this time, the user interface 101 displays the currently searched conversion devices 12 and their respective device numbers. Clicking one of the device labels of the user interface 101 to select a connection target. At this time, the status indicator 125 of the selected switching device 12 is blinking red for the user to confirm, currently blinking. The conversion device 12 of the red light is the conversion device 12 to be connected by the user; if the conversion device 12 flashing red is the connection target, the label of the conversion device 12 is input to the user interface 101, and the label is input. After the connection is successful, the status indicator 125 of the switching device 12 flashes green, prompting the user that the connection has been successfully performed (step S108), as shown in FIG. 8B. At this time, the type, the brand, and the placement position of the household electrical appliance 20 to be connected to the conversion device 12 are set in the user interface 101. By setting the type, brand, and model of the household electrical appliance 20, the conversion device 12 can be determined. The infrared protocol range between the home appliances 20 is selected and the learning button of the user interface 101 is currently selected.

Referring to FIG. 8C, the user interface 101 displays the keys of the infrared remote control 22 of the home appliance 20 corresponding to the selected switching device 12, and the display states of the buttons are anti-black. The infrared emitting end of the infrared remote controller 22 is aligned with the infrared receiver 113 of the transmission device 11 for transmitting the infrared code. The preferred embodiment is that the distance between the two is within 10 cm. Referring to FIG. 8D and FIG. 8E, one of the buttons on the user interface 101 is clicked to determine a control command for clicking the button, and one of the plurality of buttons of the infrared remote controller 22 is pressed. The smart electronic device 10 receives the infrared code of the button of the infrared remote controller 22 via the infrared receiver 113 of the transmission device 11 (step S109), wherein the button of the user interface 101 and the infrared remote control The control commands of both the buttons of the device 22 are the same.

The smart electronic device 10 stores the control code corresponding to the infrared code (step S110). Referring to FIG. 6B, after the storage is completed, the button on the user interface 101 is turned from black to white (or color). And the steps S108 to S110 are repeated, and the infrared code of the button of the infrared remote controller 22 is stored in one-to-one correspondence with the button displayed on the user interface 101. After the storage is completed, the user interface 101 is clicked and completed, and the learning is completed. The mode stores the keys of the infrared remote controller 22 and the corresponding infrared codes of the infrared remote controller 22 in the smart electronic device 10.

In another embodiment of the learning mode, please continue to refer to FIG. 8B. After the type of the home appliance 20 and the brand setting are completed, the download button can be clicked on the current user interface 101, and the smart electronic device 10 can be accessed via the user interface 101. The network is connected to a cloud server, and the cloud server has a database, the database includes a plurality of home appliances infrared codes, and the home appliance is downloaded by the cloud server. The infrared codes of 20 and the corresponding control commands are stored in the smart electronic device 10, simplifying the steps and increasing convenience.

After the learning mode is completed, when the conversion device 12 is connected, the user interface 101 displays a plurality of buttons, which respectively correspond to the buttons of the infrared remote controller 22 (as shown in FIG. 6B).

The infrared emitter 123 of the conversion device 12 is directed to the home appliance infrared receiver 21 of the household electrical appliance 20, and the conversion device 12 is fixed to the household electrical appliance 20 by adhesion, adsorption, magnetic attraction, or the like, and can be repeated. In the learning mode, the smart electronic device 10 is connected to a plurality of conversion devices 12, and the infrared remote controllers 22 of the plurality of household electrical appliances 20 corresponding to the conversion devices 12 are stored and infrared coded, and the conversion devices 12 are Each of the household electrical appliances 20 is fixed to the home appliance 20, and the smart electronic device 10 is coupled to the transmission device 11 as an integrated remote controller of the household appliances 20.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 6A. After the setting is completed, the application is stored in the type of the home appliance 20, and the video option 103, the music option 105, the air conditioning option 106, and the sub-information of the other option 108 are Clicking on the user interface 101 selects the image option 103, the music option 105, the air conditioning option 106 or the other option 108, selects the home appliance 20 that is currently remotely controlled, and remotely controls the home appliances 20. In addition, the user option 102 can be clicked on the user interface 101 to switch different users, so that different users can set according to their preferences, thereby increasing the practicality.

Referring to FIG. 6A, the user interface 101 selects the context option 104, and the smart electronic device 10 can use the transmission device 11 to send a plurality of wireless control signals, and the wireless control signals are respectively sent to the The conversion device 12 causes the conversion devices 12 to respectively transmit corresponding infrared codes to the home appliances 20, such as a movie situation, simultaneously send power to the CD player and the television, and convert the video source of the TV to the connection of the CD player. port.

In summary, the present invention uses the smart electronic device in combination with the connection device to execute the application program, and can replace the infrared remote controller of the household electrical appliances to simplify the remote control device of the home appliance, and can remotely control more clearly and quickly. These household appliances. In addition, the connection device and the conversion device are transmitted by using a wireless signal, and the transmission is non-directional and can penetrate the shielding, and can avoid the barrier between the home appliance and the remote controller or the distance is too far. Follow the problem of remotely controlling these home appliances.

The internal structure is disclosed by the content of the present invention, and the internal structure, the operation description and the effect are fully explained, and the requirements for applying for a patent are provided. The content of the present invention is only described as an embodiment, and is not The scope of the present invention is intended to be limited, and any modifications and variations are possible in the scope of the invention.

10‧‧‧Smart electronic devices

101‧‧‧User interface

11‧‧‧Transportation device

111‧‧‧Connecting plug

12‧‧‧ Conversion device

20‧‧‧Home Appliances

21‧‧‧Electrical appliances infrared receiver

22‧‧‧Infrared remote control

Claims (12)

A remote control integrated system for an infrared appliance includes: an intelligent electronic device that executes an application in an operating system to display a user interface, the application stores a plurality of infrared codes for controlling an electrical device, Each of the infrared codes corresponds to a control command, and the control command is input by the user interface to output the infrared code; a transmission device is connected to the smart electronic device, and the transmission device includes: a first microprocessor, The first microprocessor converts the infrared code into a wireless control signal; a first wireless transmission module connected to the first microprocessor, the first wireless transmission module sends the wireless control signal; an infrared receiving Connected to the first microprocessor, the infrared receiver is configured to receive the infrared codes; at least one conversion device is disposed on the home appliance, the at least one conversion device includes: a second wireless transmission module, The second wireless transmission module can be wirelessly connected to the first wireless transmission module and receive the wireless control signal; a second microprocessor connected to the second wireless transmission module, the second microprocessor converting the wireless control signal into the infrared code; an infrared emitter connected to the second microprocessor, the infrared emission The infrared code is transmitted to the home appliance. The infrared appliance remote control integrated system of claim 1, wherein the at least one conversion device comprises a plurality of conversion devices and is respectively disposed in the plurality of home appliances, wherein the user interface selects one of the conversion devices to control The home appliance corresponding to the selected switching device. The infrared appliance remote control integration system of claim 2, wherein each of the conversion devices has a device code, and the user interface displays the device codes for selecting the conversion device to be connected. The infrared appliance remote control integrated system of claim 2, wherein the smart electronic device transmits a plurality of wireless control signals through the transmission device, and the wireless control signals are respectively sent to the conversion devices to enable the conversion devices Corresponding infrared codes are respectively sent to the home appliances. The infrared appliance remote control integrated system of claim 1, wherein the home appliance has an infrared remote controller; the infrared receiver of the transmission device receives the infrared code issued by the infrared remote controller according to the plurality of keys, and The infrared codes are transmitted to the smart electronic device. The infrared appliance remote control integrated system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the smart electronic device has a connection port, and the transmission device is inserted into the connection port by using a connection plug, so that the transmission device The smart electronic device is electrically connected. The infrared appliance remote control integrated system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the wireless control signal is a radio wave signal, and the first wireless transmission module and the second wireless transmission module have a communication protocol of purple One of ZigBee, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. The infrared appliance remote control integrated system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the conversion device has a battery and a power management module, the battery is connected to the second microprocessor, the second wireless transmission mode The infrared transmitter is connected to the battery. A remote control integration method for an infrared appliance is to perform the following steps: connecting a transmission device to a smart electronic device, wherein the smart electronic device executes an application, and the application provides a user interface; Selecting, by the user interface, a conversion device to be connected, wherein the conversion device is configured to transmit an infrared code to an electrical device; establishing a connection between the smart electronic device and the conversion device; the smart electronic device uses the The transmitting device transmits a wireless control signal to the converting device; the converting device converts the wireless control signal into the infrared code, and transmits the infrared code to the home device to control the home device. The infrared appliance remote control integration method according to claim 9, wherein the smart electronic device uses the transmission device to send a wireless control signal to the conversion device, the method comprising: the smart electronic device receiving a control command and outputting the same Corresponding to the infrared code; the transmitting device converts the infrared code into the wireless control signal. The infrared appliance remote control integration method according to claim 10, wherein the smart electronic device has a learning mode for storing the infrared code, the learning mode comprising the steps of: selecting the conversion device corresponding to the home appliance; The transmission device receives the infrared code transmitted by an infrared remote controller of the household appliance, and stores the infrared code and the control command corresponding thereto. The infrared appliance remote control integration method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the wireless control signal is a radio wave signal.