JP2000308166A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and reliably confirm a corresponding specified controlled system for sending a remote control signal to the specified controlled system and controlling the controlled system. SOLUTION: This device is provided with a control unit 30 for supplying remote control signals to remote control signal transmitting parts 34-37 corresponding to the operation of a plurality of operating parts except for a controlled alarm switch operating part 25, reading audio data out of an audio data memory part 30A and supplying the read audio data to information providing parts 32, 33 and 24P corresponding to the operation of the controlled alarm switch operating part. The remote control signal transmitting parts 34-37 transmit the remote control signals supplied from the control unit 30, and the information providing parts 32, 33 and 24P provide audio information concerning the controlled system on the basis of the audio data supplied from the control unit 30.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention described in the claims of the present application relates to control of a control target device that sends a remote control signal to a specific control target device and receives the sent remote control signal. To a remote control device that performs

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In audio equipment, video equipment, and air conditioning equipment which are widely used in general households,
Many are designed to allow remote control.
In the remote control of such a device, a device itself, that is, a device to be controlled, usually includes a remote control device called a "commander" for transmitting a remote control signal. A remote control signal is sent from the remote control device at a position separated from the control target device,
The remote control signal is received by a control signal receiving unit provided in the control target device, and various controls in the control target device are performed based on the received remote control signal.

[0003] Under such circumstances, as the control target device, specifically, for example, an audio disk player, an audio tape recorder, a television receiver, a video disk player, a video tape recorder (VTR), and a VT
R-integrated video cameras, room air conditioners, and the like. These controlled devices are used under the condition that each of them is individually accompanied by a remote control device. Therefore, for example, when a plurality of these control target devices are arranged in one room, a plurality of these control target devices are respectively associated with the plurality of control target devices arranged in the room. Remote control device will be installed.

[0004]

As described above, a plurality of controlled devices are arranged in one room, and a plurality of remote control devices respectively associated with the plurality of controlled devices are placed in the room. However, if the number of controlled devices is relatively large, the user of each device can accurately determine the correspondence between each of the plurality of remote control devices and the controlled device to which it is attached. It is difficult to keep track of them. Then, for example, when the user gets one of the plurality of remote control devices, the user can quickly determine which of the plurality of control target devices is to be controlled by the remote control device. When you can not know, or when you want to control a specific one of multiple controlled devices,
There is a disadvantage that it is not possible to quickly know which of the plurality of remote control devices should be operated.

Therefore, in order to avoid such a situation, characters or symbols indicating the control target device corresponding to each of the plurality of remote control devices are attached in advance, or
It is conceivable that a dedicated location is secured for each of the plurality of control target devices, and a remote control device associated with the control target device is arranged in a dedicated location for each control target device. However, when these measures are taken, for example, it is necessary to perform a troublesome operation of attaching characters or symbols indicating the corresponding control target devices to each of the plurality of remote control devices in advance. The characters and symbols attached to are relatively small and difficult to read, and if each remote control device is placed in a dedicated place for each control target device, Each time the user uses the remote control device, it is necessary to go to a preset place where the remote control device is located, pick up the remote control device, return it to its original position after use, The use of the control device is inconvenient.
In addition, even if any of the above measures are taken, if the remote control device is placed in a dark place, the use of the remote control device will be disadvantageous.

In view of the above, the invention described in the claims of the present application accompanies a specific device to be controlled and sends a remote control signal to the specific device to be controlled, thereby controlling the device. Provided is a remote control device that can be used to control a target device and that can easily and surely recognize a corresponding specific control target device.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control apparatus comprising: a plurality of operation units; and a plurality of operation units. A connected control unit, a remote control signal transmitting unit connected to the control unit, an information providing unit connected to the control unit, and a built-in control unit or a unit connected to the control unit. A data memory unit in which data to be controlled is stored, wherein the control unit transmits a remote control signal of a remote control signal in response to an operation on a part of the plurality of operation units other than a specific operation unit. Control target data is read from the data memory unit in response to an operation on a specific operation unit, and the read control target data or data based thereon is read out. Data or signals to the information providing unit, the remote control signal transmitting unit transmits the remote control signal supplied from the control unit, and the information providing unit transmits the control target data supplied from the control unit or data based on the data. Alternatively, it is configured to provide information on a control target based on a signal.

[0008] The information providing unit is controlled by a remote control signal transmitted by a remote control signal transmitting unit, such as a remote control device according to the second aspect of the present invention. It is assumed that information indicating what the controlled object is is provided.

Further, in the remote control device according to the invention described in claim 3 of the present application, the data memory section stores voice data as control target data, and the control unit controls or based on the control target data. Audio data or an audio signal is supplied to the information providing unit as data or a signal, and the information providing unit is configured to emit an audio for providing information on a control target represented by the audio data or the audio signal supplied from the control unit. You.

Further, in the remote control device according to the invention described in claim 5 of the present application, the data memory unit stores video data as control target data,
The control unit supplies video data or a video signal as control target data or data or a signal based on the control target data to the information providing unit, and the information providing unit provides information on the control target represented by the video data or the video signal supplied from the control unit. It is configured to display an image.

In the remote control device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects of the present invention configured as described above, the remote control device includes a plurality of operation units. When an operation is performed on a specific thing,
In response, the control unit reads the control target data from the data memory unit, and supplies the read control target data or data or a signal based on the read control target data to the information providing unit. Provided information on the control target based on the supplied control target data or data or a signal based on the data is provided, and the information provision by the information providing unit at that time is described in, for example, claim 2 in the claims of the present application. As in the case of the remote control device according to the invention, information indicating what is to be controlled by the remote control signal transmitted by the remote control signal transmitting unit is provided.

Therefore, a user of the remote control device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects of the present invention operates a specific one of the plurality of operation units. By simply doing so, the control target controlled by the remote control signal sent by the remote control signal sending unit can be easily and reliably recognized based on the information provided by the information providing unit.

Further, in the remote control device according to the third aspect of the present invention,
When an operation is performed on a specific one of the plurality of operation units, the information provision unit responds to the information provision by voice regarding the control target, for example, a remote control signal transmitted by a remote control signal transmission unit. It is performed as providing information indicating what the control target is controlled by.

Further, in the remote control device according to the invention described in claim 5 of the present application, when an operation is performed on a specific one of the plurality of operation units, the operation is performed in response to the operation. The information providing unit provides information by an image relating to the control target, for example, as providing information indicating what is the control target controlled by the remote control signal transmitted by the remote control signal transmission unit. .

Therefore, the user of the remote control device according to the invention described in claim 3 or claim 5 in the claims of the present application can operate a specific one of the plurality of operation units only by operating the specific operation unit. It is possible to easily and audibly or visually recognize the control target controlled by the remote control signal transmitted by the remote control signal transmitting unit easily and audibly or visually through information provision by voice or image by the information providing unit. it can.

Thus, in the remote control device according to the invention described in the claims of the present application, for example, a plurality of controlled objects are arranged in one room, and are respectively associated with the plurality of controlled objects. Even if a plurality of remote control devices are placed in one room, a user who has one of the plurality of remote control devices can use any one of the plurality of controlled objects. Can be quickly known as to control the remote control device, and when the user attempts to control a specific one of the plurality of controlled objects, It is possible to quickly know which one should be operated.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 2 shows an external view of an example of a remote control device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention. In the example shown in FIG. 2, for example, a television receiver is set as a control target device, and is attached to the television receiver.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, an apparatus main body 11 is provided, and an operation power supply of a television receiver, which is an apparatus to be controlled, is turned on in an upper surface portion 11A of the apparatus main body 11. Alternatively, various operation units such as a power switch operation unit 12 for turning off are provided, for example, in the form of a push button. These various operation units include, in addition to the power switch operation unit 12, a muting switch operation unit 1 for muting audio in the television receiver.
3, a dual sound switch operation unit 14 for selecting a main sound and a sub sound for the double sound in the television receiver, and a channel selection switch operation unit for selecting a reception channel in the television receiver 15. Channel display switch operation unit 16 for displaying the channel number of the reception channel on the screen of the television receiver. When the preset time has elapsed since the operation, the operation power of the television receiver is turned off. And a state in which the reproduced image and the sound in the sleep switch operating section 17 for performing the operation are based on the television broadcast signal received at that time through the antenna connected to the television receiver. Playback video and sound from a video tape recorder connected to a John receiver A television / video selection switch operation unit 18 for selecting a state based on a signal, a surround switch operation unit 19 for giving a sense of expansion to sound emitted from the television receiver, and a television receiver It includes a volume adjustment switch operation unit 20 for adjusting the volume and a channel changeover switch operation unit 21 for sequentially switching the reception channel in the television receiver.

Further, a speaker arrangement portion 24 in which a speaker 24P is arranged is provided on the upper surface portion 11A of the apparatus main body 11, and a speaker 24P arranged inside the speaker arrangement portion 24 has A control target notification switch operation unit 25 for setting a state in which a sound notifying a user that the control target device to be remotely controlled in the example illustrated in FIG.
For example, a push button type is provided.

Inside the apparatus main body 11, an upper surface portion 11 is provided.
A, in addition to the speaker 24P arranged inside the speaker placement unit 24 in A,
A battery for supplying power supply voltage, a signal processing circuit unit, an infrared transmitting unit for transmitting infrared light as a remote control signal, and the like are accommodated. The infrared transmitting unit is configured to include, for example, a light emitting diode that emits infrared light.
B through the light transmitting portion 26 formed in the device main body 11.
It is sent out.

As described above, various operation sections provided on the upper surface portion 11A of the apparatus main body 11 and the apparatus main body 1
The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4 in the claims of the present application, including a speaker 24P, a battery, a signal processing circuit unit, an infrared transmitting unit, and the like housed inside the first unit. The overall configuration of an example of such a remote control device is represented by an equivalent circuit shown in FIG.

In the equivalent circuit shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of channel selection switches 15S operated via a channel selection switch operation unit 15, a power switch 12S operated via a power switch operation unit 12, and a mu Muting switch 13S operated via muting switch operating unit 13, double voice switch operating unit 1
4, a dual sound switch 14S operated via the channel display switch operation unit 16, a channel display switch 16S operated via the channel display switch operation unit 16, and the sleep switch operation unit 1.
7, a television / video selection switch 18S operated via a television / video selection switch operation unit 18, and a surround switch 1 operated via a surround switch operation unit 19.
9S, a volume control switch 20S operated via a volume control switch operation unit 20, and a channel changeover switch 21 operated via a channel changeover switch operation unit 21
And a control unit 30 to which a control target notification switch 25S operated via the control target notification switch operation unit 25 is connected. Then, the power supply voltage from the battery 31 is supplied to the control unit 30, whereby the control unit 30 is put into an operating state.

In the control unit 30, the control target device in the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a television set, in which the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is control target data for specifying the control target device to be remotely controlled. An audio data memory unit 30A in which audio data for emitting audio notifying the user of the fact that the user is a John receiver is stored is incorporated. And
The control unit 30 includes a control target notification switch operating unit 25.
When the control target notification switch 25S is operated via
In response, the audio data stored therein is read from the audio data memory unit 30A, and the read audio data is supplied to the audio signal forming unit 32 as audio data DA.

The audio signal forming section 32 is supplied with a power supply voltage from the battery 31 and is put into an operating state.
When the audio data DA is supplied from the multiplexing unit 3, an audio signal SA based on the audio data DA is formed, and the audio signal SA is amplified.
Supply 3 The amplifying unit 33 is supplied with a power supply voltage from the battery 31, put into operation, amplifies the audio signal SA from the audio signal forming unit 32 into a signal suitable for driving the speaker 24P, and amplifies the signal to the speaker 24P. Supply. Thereby, based on the audio data read from the audio data memory unit 30A in the control unit 30 from the speaker 24P, the control target device remotely controlled in the examples shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a television receiver. Is generated, and audio information indicating that the controlled device in the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a television receiver is provided. Various types of voices, such as language voices, constant-frequency continuous sounds, constant-frequency intermittent sounds, specific melody sounds, combinations thereof, and the like, can be considered as the voice generated in such a case. The voice data memory unit 30A
This depends on the audio data stored in the.

Therefore, the user holding the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 can operate the control target notification switch operating section 25 and control the remote control signal transmitted from the remote control device. It is possible to audibly recognize that the control target device to be controlled is a television receiver, that is, that the remote control device held by the user is for remotely controlling the television receiver.

Under these circumstances, the control unit 30 operates the power switch 12S via the power switch operation unit 12, the operation of the muting switch 13S via the muting switch operation unit 13, and the double operation. Operation of the double audio switch 14S via the audio switch operation unit 14, operation of the channel selection switch 15S via the channel selection switch operation unit 15, and channel display switch 16 via the channel display switch operation unit 16.
S, operation of the sleep switch 17S via the sleep switch operation unit 17, operation of the TV / video selection switch 18S via the TV / video selection switch operation unit 18, and operation of the surround switch operation unit 19 When one of the operation of the surround switch 19S, the operation of the volume adjustment switch 20S via the volume adjustment switch operation unit 20, and the operation of the channel changeover switch 21S via the channel changeover operation unit 21 is performed, Accordingly, a control signal SR corresponding to the operated switch is formed, and the control signal SR is transmitted to the resistor 34.
To the base of the transistor 35.

The transistor 35 has its emitter grounded via a resistor 36, and its collector connected to one end of a battery 31 via a light emitting diode 37 emitting infrared light. Voltage is supplied. The transistor 35 emits light when the control signal SR from the control unit 30 is supplied to the base through the resistor 34 under the supply of the power supply voltage from the battery 31 to the light emitting diode 37 connected to its collector. An operation of flowing a drive current ID based on the control signal SR to the diode 37 is performed. Thereby, the light emitting diode 37 is set to have a light emitting state according to the drive current ID, and emits infrared light modulated according to the control signal SR from the control unit 30. Therefore, the operation of the power switch 12S from the light emitting diode 37 via the power switch operation unit 12, the muting switch operation unit 1
3, operation of the muting switch 13S via
Operation of the dual audio switch 14S via the dual audio switch operation unit 14, operation of the channel selection switch 15S via the channel selection switch operation unit 15, and channel display switch 16S via the channel display switch operation unit 16. Operation, sleep switch operation unit 17
Of the sleep switch 17S via the TV,
Operation of the TV / video selection switch 18S via the video selection switch operation unit 18, operation of the surround switch 19S via the surround switch operation unit 19, operation of the volume adjustment switch 20S via the volume adjustment switch operation unit 20 , And channel changeover switch operation unit 2
Infrared light modulated in response to any operation of the channel changeover switch 21S via the switch 1 is emitted. Then, the infrared light emitted from the light emitting diode 37 passes through the light transmitting portion 26 formed on the side end face portion 11B of the device main body 11, and is transmitted as a remote control signal to a television receiver as a device to be controlled. It is sent out of the main body 11.

In the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a portion including the control unit 30, the audio signal forming unit 32, the amplifying unit 33, the resistors 34 and 36, the transistor 35 and the like shown in FIG. Constitute a signal processing circuit unit housed inside the apparatus main body unit 11. Further, an information providing unit which provides audio information indicating that the controlled device in the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a television receiver by a portion including the audio signal forming unit 32, the amplifying unit 33, and the speaker 24P. Are formed, and the resistance 3
4 and 36, transistor 35 and light emitting diode 37
A remote control signal transmitting section for transmitting a remote control signal to the television receiver, which is the control target device, is formed by the portion including.

FIG. 4 shows an external appearance of an example of a remote control device according to any one of the first, second, fifth and sixth aspects of the present invention. Also in the example shown in FIG. 4, for example, a television receiver is set as a control target device, and is attached to the television receiver.

The entire configuration of an example of the remote control device according to any one of the first, second, fifth, and sixth aspects of the present invention shown in FIG. Is represented by an equivalent circuit shown in FIG.

As described above, the examples shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 have many parts configured similarly to the examples shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 described above. Therefore, in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, portions and signals corresponding to the respective portions and signals shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are shown with the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 and FIG. Are omitted.

In the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an image display section 40 formed by using, for example, a liquid crystal display panel is provided on the upper surface portion 11A of the apparatus main body section 11 shown in FIG. 3 and 4 are displayed on the image display unit 40 so that the user is notified that the device to be remotely controlled in the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a television receiver. The control target notification switch operation unit 41 is provided as, for example, a push button type.

In the equivalent circuit shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 30 includes a plurality of channel selection switches 15S, a power switch 12S, a muting switch 13S, a dual sound switch 14S, a channel display switch 16S, Sleep switch 17S, TV /
Video selection switch 18S, surround switch 19
S, a volume control switch 20S, and a channel changeover switch 21S, as well as a control target notification switch 41S operated via a control target notification switch operation unit 41 are connected. Further, the control unit 30 includes a control target device for the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 in which the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is control target data for specifying the control target device to be remotely controlled. A video data memory unit 30V in which video data for displaying an image that informs a user that the receiver is a video receiver is stored.
When the control target notification switch 41S is operated via the control target notification switch operation unit 41, the control unit 30 reads the video data stored therein from the video data memory unit 30V and reads the video data. The video data forming unit 42 converts the video data obtained as video data DV.
To supply.

The video signal forming section 42 is supplied with a power supply voltage from the battery 31 and is put into an operating state.
Supplies video data DV based on the video data DV, and supplies the video signal SV to the display driver 43. The display driving unit 43 is in an operating state in which the power supply voltage is supplied from the battery 31, and changes the driving signal SVD based on the video signal SV from the video signal forming unit 42 to the operating state in which the power supply voltage is supplied from the battery 31. And drives the image display unit 40 in accordance with the video signal SV. Accordingly, in the image display unit 40, the control target device that is remotely controlled in the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 based on the video data read from the video data memory unit 30V in the control unit 30 is a television receiver. An image display notifying the user of the fact is performed, and image information indicating that the controlled device in the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a television receiver is provided. Various modes such as a character display, a symbol display, a graphic display, and a combination thereof can be considered as the image display in such a case.
This depends on the video data stored in.

Therefore, the user who has obtained the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 can operate the control target notification switch operating section 41 and can control the remote control signal transmitted from the remote control device. It is possible to visually recognize that the control target device to be controlled is a television receiver, that is, that the remote control device held by the user is for remotely controlling the television receiver.

Under these circumstances, the control unit 30 operates the power switch 12S and the muting switch 13
S operation, double sound switch 14S operation, channel selection switch 15S operation, channel display switch 1
When one of the operation of the 6S, the operation of the sleep switch 17S, the operation of the television / video selection switch 18S, the operation of the surround switch 19S, the operation of the volume control switch 20S, and the operation of the channel switch 21S is performed, Accordingly, a control signal SR corresponding to the operated switch is formed, and the control signal SR is supplied to the resistor 3
The operation of supplying to the base of the transistor 35 through 4 is performed. Thus, as in the case of the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the transmission of the remote control signal from the remote control signal transmitting section formed by the portion including the resistors 34 and 36, the transistor 35 and the light emitting diode 37 is performed. Done.

The example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 includes the control unit 30, the video signal forming unit 42, the display driving unit 43, the resistors 34 and 36, the transistor 35, and the like shown in FIG. The part constitutes a signal processing circuit unit housed inside the apparatus main body unit 11. Further, a portion including the video signal forming unit 42, the display driving unit 43, and the image display unit 40 provides image information indicating that the control target device in the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a television receiver. An information providing unit is formed.

In the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the audio data memory unit 30A is
In the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the video data memory unit 30V is built in the control unit 30, but the audio data memory unit 3V is built in the control unit 30.
0A or the video data memory unit 30V is not built in the control unit 30, and the audio data memory unit 30A
Alternatively, an audio data memory unit or a video data memory unit corresponding to the video data memory unit 30V may be provided outside the control unit 30 and connected to the control unit 30 to be controlled by the control unit 30. Of course.

In the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the audio data read from the audio data memory unit 30A by the control unit 30 is supplied to the audio signal forming unit 32 as audio data DA, Signal forming unit 3
2 is supplied to the amplifying unit 33. Instead, the audio signal based on the audio data read from the audio data memory unit 30A by the control unit 30 is directly sent from the control unit 30. Amplifier 3
3 may be supplied. At this time, the portion including the amplifying unit 33 and the speaker 24P is used in FIG.
In addition, an information providing unit that provides audio information indicating that the device to be controlled in the example illustrated in FIG. 2 is a television receiver is formed.

Similarly, in the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the video data read from the video data memory unit 30V by the control unit 30 is the video data DV.
Is supplied to the video signal forming unit 42, and the video signal SV obtained by the video signal forming unit 42 is supplied to the display driving unit 43. Instead, the control unit 30 reads out the video signal SV from the video data memory unit 30V. A video signal based on the video data obtained may be supplied directly from the control unit 30 to the display drive unit 43. At this time, an information providing unit that provides image information indicating that the control target device in the example illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a television receiver by a portion including the display driving unit 43 and the image display unit 40 Is formed.

[0041]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the remote control device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, a plurality of operation units are provided. When an operation is performed on a specific one of them, the control unit reads the control target data from the data memory unit in accordance with the operation, and reads out the read control target data, or data or a signal based on the read control target data. Control target data supplied to the information providing unit and supplied from the control unit by the information providing unit, or
Information about the control target is provided based on the data or the signal based on the information. At this time, the information provided by the information providing unit may be, for example, a remote control according to the invention described in claim 2 in the claims of the present application. As in the case of an apparatus, information indicating what is to be controlled by a remote control signal transmitted by a remote control signal transmitting unit is provided. The user of the remote control device according to the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 6, simply operates a specific one of the plurality of operation units and receives a remote control signal transmitted by the remote control signal transmission unit. The control target controlled by the control signal can be easily and reliably recognized based on the information provided by the information providing unit.

Further, according to the remote control device of the invention described in claim 3 of the present application, when an operation is performed on a specific one of the plurality of operation units, the operation is performed in response to the operation. By the information providing unit, the information provision by voice regarding the control target is performed as, for example, providing information indicating what is the control target controlled by the remote control signal transmitted by the remote control signal transmission unit, Furthermore, according to the remote control device of the invention described in claim 5 of the present application, when an operation is performed on a specific one of the plurality of operation units, information is provided accordingly. The information provided by the image regarding the control target is controlled by the remote control signal transmitted by the remote control signal transmission unit, for example, what is the control target. The remote control device according to the invention described in claim 3 or claim 5 in the claims of the present application, the user of the remote control device is provided with a specific one of the plurality of operation units. By simply operating the object, the control target controlled by the remote control signal transmitted by the remote control signal transmitting unit can be easily and audibly or visually transmitted through the information providing unit by voice or image by the information providing unit. Can be reliably recognized.

The remote control device according to the invention described in the claims of the present application has, for example, a configuration in which a plurality of controlled objects are arranged in one room, and a plurality of controlled objects are respectively associated with the plurality of controlled objects. Even if an individual is placed in one room, a user who has one of the plurality of remote control devices controls any one of the plurality of control targets by the remote control device. The user can quickly know which one of the plurality of remote control devices is to be operated when trying to control a specific one of the plurality of controlled objects. You can quickly know what to do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an external appearance of an example of a remote control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 in the claims of the present application.

FIG. 2 is an equivalent circuit diagram showing a configuration of an example of a remote control device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an equivalent circuit diagram showing a configuration of an example of a remote control device according to any one of the first, second, fifth, and sixth aspects of the present invention. .

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an external appearance of an example of a remote control device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 5, and 6 in the claims of the present application.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... device main body part, 11A ... upper surface part, 1
2 ... power switch operation unit, 12S ... power switch, 13 ... muting switch operation unit,
13S: Muting switch, 14 ...
・ Dual voice switch operation part, 14S ・ ・ ・ Dual voice switch, 15 ・ ・ ・ Channel selection switch operation part,
15S ... channel selection switch, 16 ...
Channel display switch operation unit, 16S: Channel display switch, 17: Sleep switch operation unit, 17S: Sleep switch, 18 ...
・ TV / video selection switch operation section, 18S ...
TV / video selection switch, 19: Surround switch operation unit, 19S: Surround switch,
20 ... volume adjustment switch operation part, 20S ...
Volume adjustment switch, 21: Channel changeover switch operation section, 21S: Channel changeover switch, 2
4 ... Speaker arrangement part, 24P ... Speaker,
25, 41: Control target notification switch operation unit, 25
S, 41S... Control target notification switch, 30.
Control unit, 30A ... voice data memory unit,
30V: video data memory unit, 31: battery,
32: audio signal forming unit, 33: amplifying unit,
34, 36: resistor, 35: transistor, 3
7 ... light emitting diode, 40 ... image display unit,
42: video signal forming unit 43: display driving unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] A control unit connected to the plurality of operation units; a remote control signal transmission unit connected to the control unit; an information providing unit connected to the control unit; A data memory unit that is built in the control unit or connected to the control unit and stores data to be controlled, wherein the control unit is one of the plurality of operation units. In response to an operation on something other than the specific operation unit, a remote control signal is supplied to the remote control signal transmission unit,
In response to an operation on the specific operation unit, the control target data is read from the data memory unit, and the read control target data or data or a signal based on the control target data is transmitted to the information providing unit. Supply, the remote control signal transmission unit performs transmission of a remote control signal supplied from the control unit, and the information providing unit controls the control target data supplied from the control unit or data based on the control target data or A remote control device for providing information on a control target based on a signal. 2. The remote control according to claim 1, wherein the information providing section provides information indicating what is to be controlled by the remote control signal transmitted by the remote control signal transmitting section. apparatus. 3. A data memory unit stores audio data as control target data, and a control unit supplies audio data or an audio signal to the information providing unit as control target data or data or a signal based on the control target data,
3. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the information providing unit emits a voice for providing information on a control target represented by voice data or a voice signal supplied from the control unit. 4. An information providing unit comprising: an audio signal forming unit for forming an audio signal based on audio data supplied from a control unit; an amplifying unit for amplifying an audio signal obtained from the audio signal forming unit; The remote control device according to claim 3, further comprising: a speaker that emits a sound based on the sound signal amplified by the unit. 5. A data memory unit stores video data as control target data, and a control unit supplies video data or a video signal to the information providing unit as control target data or data or a signal based on the control target data,
3. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the information providing unit displays an image providing information on a control target represented by video data or a video signal supplied from the control unit. 6. An information providing unit comprising: a video signal forming unit for forming a video signal based on video data supplied from a control unit; an amplifying unit for amplifying a video signal obtained from the video signal forming unit; The remote control device according to claim 5, further comprising: an image display unit that displays an image based on the video signal amplified by the unit.