CN111503833A

CN111503833A - Intelligent remote controller

Info

Publication number: CN111503833A
Application number: CN202010334640.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘康; 王慧君; 郑文成
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2020-04-24
Filing date: 2020-04-24
Publication date: 2020-08-07

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of remote controllers, and particularly relates to an intelligent remote controller, which comprises: the display module is used for displaying different UI interfaces, and each UI interface is provided with a plurality of selection menus; the key module at least comprises a roller key, and switches different UI interfaces through the rolling operation of the roller key, and/or switches different selection menus under the same UI interface, and/or outputs a control signal corresponding to the selection menus; and the control module is used for analyzing the rolling operation of the roller keys and then controlling different UI interfaces to move and display on the display module, and/or controlling a plurality of selection menus to be switched under the same UI interface, and/or controlling the output control signals to be sent to controlled equipment through the signal transmitting device. The intelligent remote controller reduces the use of remote controller keys, so that the remote controller is simpler to control.

Description

Intelligent remote controller

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of remote controllers, and particularly relates to an intelligent remote controller.

Background

With the continuous progress of the living standard, more and more household electrical appliances are required to be living by thousands of households, and make a contribution to improving the life of people. And many household electrical appliances are also provided with remote controllers, so that users can adjust and control the household electrical appliances conveniently.

The remote controller function of current household electrical appliances still realizes through the button mostly, for example the air conditioner, and traditional air conditioner remote controller needs the button quantity of operation when using more, and a basic function corresponds a button, and the button volume is less, and the user is operated more troublesome, can not satisfy people to the requirement of smart machine. And with the increase of the air conditioning function, the number of the keys of the remote controller is increased, and the understanding difficulty of a user is increased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide an intelligent remote controller which can reduce the use of remote controller keys and enable the remote controller to be operated more simply.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides an intelligent remote controller, which comprises

The display module is used for displaying different UI interfaces, and each UI interface is provided with a plurality of selection menus;

the key module at least comprises a roller key, and switches different UI interfaces through the rolling operation of the roller key, and/or switches different selection menus under the same UI interface, and/or outputs a control signal corresponding to the selection menus;

and the control module is used for analyzing the rolling operation of the roller keys and then controlling different UI interfaces to move and display on the display module, and/or controlling a plurality of selection menus to be switched under the same UI interface, and/or controlling the output control signals to be sent to controlled equipment through the signal transmitting device.

Further optionally, the plurality of selection menus are switched cyclically and/or switched reciprocally by performing a cyclic scrolling operation and/or a reciprocal scrolling operation on the scroll wheel key.

Further optionally, the display module displays a UI main interface, the UI main interface is provided with a plurality of control quantity menus, and each control quantity menu corresponds to one control quantity UI sub-interface;

and switching the control quantity menus on the UI main interface through the rolling operation of the roller key, and/or switching to enter a control quantity UI sub-interface corresponding to the control quantity menu through the rolling operation of the roller key.

Further optionally, each control quantity UI sub-interface is provided with a plurality of control parameter menus;

switching the control parameter menus through the rolling operation of the roller button on the control quantity UI sub-interface; and/or outputting a control signal corresponding to the control parameter menu through the rolling operation of the roller key.

Further optionally, the key module includes a first roller key, and under the UI main interface, different control amount menus are switched by performing a rolling operation on the first roller key;

the plurality of control amount menus are arranged in the UI main interface according to a first direction, the intelligent remote controller comprises a remote controller panel, the display module is located on the remote controller panel, the first roller key is arranged above/below the display module, and the rolling direction of the first roller key is the same as the first direction.

Further optionally, the button module further includes a second roller button, and under the control quantity UI sub-interface, different control parameter menus are switched by performing a rolling operation on the second roller button;

and under the control quantity UI sub-interface, the control parameter menus are arranged in a second direction, the second roller key is arranged above/below the display module, and the rolling direction of the second roller key is the same as the second direction.

Further optionally, after the UI main interface is switched to a control amount menu through the scrolling operation of the first roller key, the UI main interface is switched to the control amount UI sub-interface corresponding to the control amount menu through the scrolling operation of the second roller key.

Further optionally, after the control parameter menu is switched to by the scrolling operation of the second roller key under the control quantity UI sub-interface, the control signal corresponding to the control parameter menu is output by performing the scrolling operation on the first roller key, and the control quantity UI sub-interface is switched back to the UI main interface.

Further optionally, under the UI main interface, the plurality of control amount menus are arranged laterally along the UI main interface; under the same control quantity UI sub-interface, the control parameter menus are longitudinally arranged along the control quantity UI sub-interface; the rolling direction of the first roller key is the same horizontal direction as the arrangement direction of the control quantity menus, and the rolling direction of the second roller key is the same vertical direction as the arrangement direction of the control parameter menus.

Further optionally, the button module further includes a push button, and after the first roller button performs the rolling operation and is switched to a control quantity menu under the UI main interface, the UI main interface is switched to the control quantity UI sub-interface corresponding to the control quantity menu by performing the pressing operation on the push button;

and/or, under the control quantity UI sub-interface, after the second roller key is switched to a control parameter menu through rolling operation, outputting a control signal corresponding to the control parameter menu through pressing operation on the press type key, and switching the control quantity UI sub-interface back to the UI main interface.

Further optionally, the controlled device is an air conditioner, the air conditioner comprises a wind screen, and the remote controller can control the wind screen to blow air longitudinally and transversely;

the UI main interface is provided with a wind direction control quantity, the wind direction control quantity corresponds to a wind direction control quantity UI sub-interface, and the wind direction control quantity UI sub-interface is provided with manual control parameters and automatic control parameters; under a wind direction control quantity UI sub-interface, after the rolling operation of the second roller key is switched to the manual control parameter, the manual control of the wind direction is carried out through the rolling operation of the first roller key or the pressing operation of the pressing type key;

the manual control of the wind direction comprises: the wind shield is adjusted to longitudinally blow through the rolling operation of the first roller button, and the wind shield is adjusted to transversely blow through the rolling operation of the second roller button.

After adopting the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:

the use of the roller is reduced by additionally using the roller, and the rolling direction of the roller for switching different control parameters on the same UI interface is the same as the arrangement direction of the control parameters, so that the operation of the remote controller is more convenient.

The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention to the right. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a layout diagram of a display screen and keys of an intelligent remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of one UI main interface displayed on a display screen of an intelligent remote controller according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a UI sub-interface displayed on a display screen of the smart remote control device in the embodiment of FIG. 2 according to the embodiment of the invention;

fig. 4 is a control flowchart of the intelligent remote control according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein: 1. a remote controller panel; 11. a display module; 12. a first roller key; 13. a second roller key; 14. a "confirm" button; 15. a "back" button; 16. an "on/off" button.

It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "inside", "outside", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and operate, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "contacting," and "communicating" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

The embodiment provides an intelligent remote controller, and the intelligent remote controller of this embodiment can be used to electrical equipment, such as air conditioner, TV set, electric fan, also can be used to non-electrical equipment, such as children's toys etc.. In order to better embody the inventive concept of the present invention, the present embodiment uses an air conditioner remote controller as an example to explain the present invention, but the present invention should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.

The remote controller shown in fig. 1-3 includes a display module 11, a key module, and a control module. The display module 11 is a display screen and is used for displaying different UI interfaces, and each UI interface is provided with a plurality of selection menus; the key module at least comprises a roller key, and different UI interfaces are switched by rolling operation of the roller key, and/or different selection menus are switched under the same UI interface, and/or control signals corresponding to the selection menus are output; the control module analyzes the rolling operation of the roller keys and then controls different UI interfaces to move and display on the display module 11, and/or controls a plurality of selection menus to be switched under the same UI interface, and/or controls the output control signals to be sent to controlled equipment through the signal transmitting device. The air conditioner remote controller of the embodiment further comprises a Flash storage connected with the controller, wherein the Flash storage is used for storing corresponding application programs, UI icons, control state information and the like. Meanwhile, the system also comprises a signal transmitter for sending a control signal, and a power supply module is required to be used for power supply. The intelligent remote controller of the embodiment needs to be matched with an air conditioner for use, and the air conditioner is provided with a corresponding remote control receiver for receiving a control signal transmitted by a signal transmitter of the remote controller.

The intelligent remote controller of this embodiment has reduced the use of remote controller button through setting up the gyro wheel button, and the control of gyro wheel button is more nimble for controlling of push type button simultaneously, and a gyro wheel button can realize the function of controlling of a plurality of push type buttons, and control effect is more intelligent, more accords with people's control demand for controlling of remote controller is more simple and convenient.

Specifically, when the remote controller of this embodiment is operated, when the scroll wheel key is operated to scroll, the scroll wheel of the remote controller may scroll in a unidirectional or bidirectional cycle, so that a plurality of selection menus may be switched in a unidirectional or bidirectional cycle on the same UI interface. Or the roller of the remote controller can be scrolled back and forth in two directions, so that a plurality of selection menus can be switched back and forth on the same UI interface. As shown in fig. 3, an automatic mode, a cooling mode, a dehumidification mode, and the like are displayed on the mode UI interface, and when the vertical scroll wheel is controlled to perform a circular rolling operation from top to bottom or from bottom to top, the automatic mode, the cooling mode, and the dehumidification mode can be switched from top to bottom or from bottom to top; and/or when the longitudinal roller key is controlled to perform reciprocating rolling operation, the refrigeration mode can be switched to the automatic mode, and the dehumidification mode can also be switched. Therefore, the remote controller of the embodiment can replace the traditional remote controller to control the upper and lower push type keys through one roller key, meanwhile, the roller key operation of the embodiment is more easily accepted by people, and the condition of wrong pressing is not easy to occur when the control parameters are switched.

Further optionally, the display module 11 displays a UI main interface, where the UI main interface is provided with a plurality of control amount menus, and the plurality of control amount menus are a plurality of selection menus on the UI main interface. Each control quantity menu corresponds to one control quantity UI sub-interface; and switching a plurality of control quantity menus on the UI main interface through the rolling operation of the roller keys, and/or switching to enter the control quantity UI sub-interface corresponding to the control quantity menu through the rolling operation of the roller keys. Each control quantity UI sub-interface is provided with a plurality of control parameter menus, and the control parameter menus are a plurality of selection menus on the control quantity UI sub-interface; switching a plurality of control parameter menus through rolling operation of roller buttons on a control quantity UI sub-interface; and/or outputting a control signal corresponding to the control parameter menu through the rolling operation of the roller wheel key.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the UI main interface is provided with a control amount menu related to "mode", "temperature", "wind speed", "wind direction", "timing", and "others", and the scroll operation of the scroll keys on the UI main interface can switch between these control amounts. Each control quantity menu interface corresponds to a control quantity UI sub-interface, for example, the mode control quantity corresponds to a mode UI sub-interface, for example, the mode UI sub-interface shown in fig. 2, and the mode UI sub-interface is provided with control parameters such as "automatic mode", "cooling mode", and "dehumidification mode". The control parameters may be switched between by scrolling the scroll wheel button in the mode UI sub-interface. And/or, after the UI main interface is switched to the mode control quantity (roller key switching or pressing key switching can be adopted), the mode UI sub-interface can be entered from the UI main interface through the rolling operation of the roller key. And/or, after the mode UI sub-interface is switched to the refrigeration mode control quantity (roller key switching or press key switching can be adopted), a control signal corresponding to the refrigeration mode is output through the rolling operation of the roller keys, then the control signal is sent to the air conditioner through the signal transmitting device by the control module and is received by the signal receiving device on the air conditioner, and the air conditioner works according to the refrigeration mode.

The intelligent remote controller of the embodiment can be provided with a plurality of roller keys, and different roller keys can be operated on different UI interfaces.

Further optionally, the key module includes a first roller key 12, and under the UI main interface, different control amount menus are switched by performing a rolling operation on the first roller key 12; the control quantity menus are distributed in the UI main interface according to a first direction, the intelligent remote controller comprises a remote controller panel 1, a display module 11 is located on the remote controller panel 1, a first roller key 12 is arranged above/below the display module 11, and the rolling direction of the first roller key 12 is the same as the first direction. The key module also comprises a first roller key 13, and under the control quantity UI sub-interface, different control parameter menus are switched by rolling the first roller key 13; under the control quantity UI sub-interface, a plurality of control parameter menus are arranged in a second direction, the first wheel key 13 is disposed above/below the display module 11, and the rolling direction of the first wheel key 13 is the same as the second direction. After switching to a control quantity menu through the scrolling operation of the first wheel key 12 under the UI main interface, the UI main interface is switched to the control quantity UI sub-interface corresponding to the control quantity menu by performing the scrolling operation on the first wheel key 13. After switching to a control parameter menu through the rolling operation of the first roller key 13 under the control quantity UI sub-interface, outputting a control signal corresponding to the control parameter menu by performing the rolling operation on the first roller key 12, and switching the control quantity UI sub-interface back to the UI main interface.

Preferably, under the UI main interface, a plurality of control quantity menus are transversely arranged along the UI main interface; under the same control quantity UI sub-interface, a plurality of control parameter menus are longitudinally arranged along the control quantity UI sub-interface; the scrolling direction of the first roller key 12 is the same horizontal direction as the arrangement direction of the plurality of control quantity menus, and the scrolling direction of the second roller key 13 is the same vertical direction as the arrangement direction of the plurality of control parameter menus.

As shown in fig. 2, the control quantity menu in this embodiment has "mode", "temperature", "wind speed", "wind direction", "timing", "other", etc. and is selected by moving the horizontal scroll wheel, as shown in fig. 3, the control parameter in the UI sub-interface of the control quantity corresponding to each control quantity is selectively moved by the vertical scroll wheel, and the UI arrangement listed here is a scheme, which can be changed accordingly according to the application scenario, and a scheme is as follows: mode (2): the mode of automatic → refrigeration → dehumidification → air supply → heating → automatic circulates sequentially; temperature: the temperature is increased or decreased within the control range of 16-31 ℃; wind speed: the sequential cycles of "automatic → low wind → stroke → high wind → automatic; wind direction: "automatic → manual", wherein the control of the wind deflector is performed by two rollers in the horizontal and vertical directions after the selection of manual operation. Timing: the timing switch is input through the control parameters of the roller when the timing switch is switched on. And (3) the other: "silence → strenuous → assistive fever → sleep →.

As shown in the control flow chart of fig. 4, a UI main interface is displayed on the display screen, the control quantities to be controlled, such as "mode", "temperature", "wind speed", etc., are displayed on the UI main interface, the user switches these control quantities by scrolling using the horizontal roller keys, the screen with different control quantities moves in the horizontal direction (for example, currently controlling "temperature", we scroll the horizontal roller, and the screen will switch to "mode" or "wind speed"), and when the required control quantities are scrolled, such as "mode" control quantities, the scrolling vertical roller enters the mode UI sub-interface. The control parameters in the mode UI sub-interface are controlled by the vertical roller, the control parameters are switched in a rolling circulation mode of the vertical roller, for example, the control parameters are switched in a circulation mode of 'automatic → refrigeration → dehumidification → air supply → heating → automatic', the state information can move in a vertical animation mode, after the control parameters such as the 'refrigeration' control parameters are rolled to the needed control parameters, the control signals corresponding to the 'refrigeration' control parameters are output by the rolling transverse roller, and then the control signals are returned to the previous-stage UI interface, namely, the mode UI sub-interface is switched back to the UI main interface. The control of the other states is similar to the above example.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the horizontal roller key and the vertical roller key are both located below the display screen, and the vertical roller key is located below the horizontal roller, which only embodies an arrangement of the roller keys, and other arrangements of the roller keys on the remote controller are also within the protection scope of the present invention.

Further optionally, the key module further includes a push-type key, and after the first roller key 12 performs the scrolling operation and switches to a control quantity menu under the UI main interface, the UI main interface is switched to the control quantity UI sub-interface corresponding to the control quantity menu by performing the pressing operation on the push-type key; and/or, after the second roller key 13 is switched to a control parameter menu by rolling operation under the control quantity UI sub-interface, outputting a control signal corresponding to the control parameter menu by pressing the press type key, and switching the control quantity UI sub-interface back to the UI main interface.

Compared with the traditional remote controller, the intelligent remote controller provided by the invention has the advantages that one or more push type keys are reserved on the operation interface, such as a 'confirm' key 14, a 'return' key 15, an 'on/off' key 16 and the like, as shown in fig. 1-3, wherein the 'confirm' key 14 can select a control quantity and enter a UI interface corresponding to the control quantity when the UI main interface is controlled, or select a control parameter and output a control signal corresponding to the control parameter when the UI sub-interface is controlled. As shown in the control flowchart of fig. 4, control amounts related to "mode", "temperature", "wind speed", "wind direction", "timing", "other", and the like are displayed on the UI main interface, and when the mode is switched to the "mode" control amount by performing the scroll operation on the lateral roller key, the mode UI sub-interface is entered by pressing the "ok" key 14. When the mode UI sub-interface is switched to a refrigeration mode by rolling the longitudinal roller, the refrigeration mode is entered by pressing the 'confirm' button 14, a refrigeration mode control signal is output and is switched back to the UI main interface, the control module sends the control signal to the air conditioner through the signal transmitting device, the control signal is received by the signal receiving device on the air conditioner, and the air conditioner works according to the refrigeration mode. When there is no operation requirement on the control quantity UI sub-interface and it is required to return to the UI main interface, it can return through the "return" key 15. The "on/off" key 16 is used to turn on and off an electric appliance corresponding to the remote controller, such as an air conditioner or the like.

As shown in fig. 1-3, the horizontal scroll wheel key and the vertical scroll wheel key are both located below the display screen, and the vertical scroll wheel key is located below the horizontal scroll wheel, and the "ok" key 14 and the "back" key 15 are respectively located on both sides of the vertical scroll wheel key. The "on/off" key 16 is located below the longitudinal scroll wheel. By the design, the operation interface of the remote controller is simpler, more exquisite and attractive, and excellent use experience is achieved. The embodiment only shows one arrangement mode of the roller keys, and other arrangement modes of the roller keys on the remote controller are also within the protection scope of the invention.

Further optionally, the controlled device is an air conditioner, the air conditioner comprises a wind screen, and the remote controller can control the wind screen to blow air longitudinally and transversely; the UI main interface is provided with a wind direction control quantity, the wind direction control quantity corresponds to a wind direction control quantity UI sub-interface, and the wind direction control quantity UI sub-interface is provided with manual control parameters and automatic control parameters; under the UI sub-interface of the wind direction control quantity, after the rolling operation of the first roller key 13 is switched to the manual control parameter, the manual control of the wind direction is carried out through the rolling operation of the first roller key 12 or the pressing operation of the pressing type key; the manual control of the wind direction includes: the wind screen is adjusted to perform longitudinal blowing through the rolling operation of the first roller key 12, and the wind screen is adjusted to perform transverse blowing through the rolling operation of the first roller key 12. Preferably, the first scroll wheel key 13 is a horizontal scroll wheel key, and the second scroll wheel key 12 is a vertical scroll wheel key. The remote controller of this embodiment is when being used for controlling the air conditioner, when the wind direction of air conditioner is controlled to needs, use horizontal gyro wheel and vertical gyro wheel through the cooperation, can quick adjustment air conditioner wind direction, thereby horizontal deep bead of horizontal gyro wheel control transverse wind, thereby vertical gyro wheel control transverse wind control longitudinal wind, the remote controller of this embodiment is through increasing horizontal gyro wheel button and vertically rolling the gyro wheel button, still realize the wind direction control of air conditioner under the circumstances of guaranteeing the daily function of button, it is more intelligent convenient.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An intelligent remote controller is characterized by comprising

2. An intelligent remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of selection menus are switched cyclically and/or back and forth by performing a cyclic scrolling operation and/or a back and forth scrolling operation on the scroll wheel key.

3. The intelligent remote controller according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display module displays a UI main interface, the UI main interface is provided with a plurality of control quantity menus, and each control quantity menu corresponds to one control quantity UI sub-interface;

4. The intelligent remote controller according to claim 3, wherein each of said control quantity UI sub-interfaces is provided with a plurality of control parameter menus;

5. The intelligent remote controller according to claim 4, wherein the key module comprises a first roller key, and under the UI main interface, different control amount menus are switched by performing a rolling operation on the first roller key;

6. The intelligent remote controller according to claim 5, wherein the key module further comprises a second roller key, and under the control quantity UI sub-interface, different control parameter menus are switched by performing a rolling operation on the second roller key;

7. The intelligent remote controller according to claim 6, wherein after switching to a control amount menu by the scrolling operation of the first roller key under the UI main interface, the UI main interface is switched to the control amount UI sub-interface corresponding to the control amount menu by performing the scrolling operation on the second roller key.

8. The intelligent remote controller according to claim 6, wherein after switching to a control parameter menu by the scrolling operation of the second roller key under the control quantity UI sub-interface, the control signal corresponding to the control parameter menu is output by performing the scrolling operation on the first roller key, and the control quantity UI sub-interface is switched back to the UI main interface.

9. The intelligent remote controller according to claim 6, wherein under the UI main interface, the plurality of control amount menus are arranged in a horizontal direction along the UI main interface; under the same control quantity UI sub-interface, the control parameter menus are longitudinally arranged along the control quantity UI sub-interface; the rolling direction of the first roller key is the horizontal direction which is the same as the arrangement direction of the plurality of control quantity menus, and the rolling direction of the second roller key is the longitudinal direction which is the same as the arrangement direction of the plurality of control parameter menus.

10. The intelligent remote controller according to claim 6, wherein the button module further comprises a push button, and after the first scroll wheel button is operated to scroll and switch to a control amount menu under the UI main interface, the push button is operated to switch the UI main interface to the control amount UI sub-interface corresponding to the control amount menu;

11. An intelligent remote controller according to any one of claims 7-10, wherein the controlled device is an air conditioner, the air conditioner comprises a wind screen, and the remote controller can control the wind screen to blow longitudinally and transversely;