JP2002291064A - Automatic remote controller utilizing mobile communication unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic remote controller where a receiver side can selectively use a line phone or a mobile phone (or PHS) so as to allow the remote controller to flexibly cope with the state of an installed side and the selection. SOLUTION: When a signal sent from a remote place is received at home by using the mobile phone or the like, the receiver side provides a function of utilizing both the line phone and a mobile communication unit such as a mobile phone, and a connected device has a learning remote control function so as to easily store infrared ray emission LED output specifications for an air-conditioner or the like which are different by each manufacturer and to activate the air-conditioner or the like, thereby solving the task above.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-family house, a detached house, an office, a store, etc., from a remote location via a portable telephone (or PHS) or the like to a line telephone and another portable telephone installed in the house or the like. Or PHS) or the like, and an infrared light emitting LED is output from a device connected to a receiving line telephone and a mobile phone (or PHS) to turn on or off a power supply of an air conditioner or the like in the house. The present invention relates to an automatic remote controller having a remote controller learning function in a device section in order to cope with an infrared light emitting LED output specification which differs for each maker such as an air conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a remote control system in which a signal is transmitted from a remote place using a cellular phone or the like and a signal received in a house is output as an infrared light emitting LED, but the receiving side uses a telephone line. In addition to the need for laying work, the equipment was fixed and had a limited degree of freedom in installation. In addition, these devices are inconvenient and inconvenient for installation because infrared ray emitting LED output specifications of an air conditioner and the like vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In an apartment house, a detached house, an office, a store, or the like, a mobile phone (or PHS) or the like is transmitted from a remote place, and a receiving line telephone set inside the house or the like. And a mobile phone (or PHS), etc., and outputs infrared light emitting LED from a device connected to the line telephone, the mobile phone, etc., and outputs power to a device such as an air conditioner.
Automatic remote control such as N, OFF, etc. Since the receiving side can select and use a line telephone and a mobile phone (or PHS), an automatic remote controller that can flexibly respond to the situation and selection of the installation side Was invented.

Further, the present invention has an automatic remote control learning function capable of easily coping with infrared light emitting LED output specifications which differ for each maker of an air conditioner or the like. It is an excellent feature that it is.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more completely apparent when the following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are merely for explanation and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention first enables the receiving side to use not only a line telephone but also a portable telephone (or PHS) having a degree of freedom in installation location and the like. This makes it possible to flexibly respond to the user's situation and selection. Second, even in the case of an air conditioner or the like, the equipment manufacturer on the user side often differs from room to room, and since the infrared emission LED specification of the remote control differs from manufacturer to manufacturer, the operation setting is complicated. Since the device has a function of outputting an infrared light emitting LED of the controlled device and reading and storing it, it is possible to freely and easily adapt to various installation conditions.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a mobile phone (or PHS) or the like located in a remote place is transmitted to a mobile phone (or PHS) installed in a specific apartment house, detached house, office, store, or the like. (PHS), etc., after confirming the specific tone in the equipment connected to the line telephone and the mobile phone (or PHS), etc., and then outputting the infrared light emitting LED, power supply such as an air conditioner separately installed in the room etc. Is automatically controlled such as ON, OFF, etc., and the receiving side can select a line telephone, a mobile telephone (or PHS), etc., so that it is possible to freely and easily adapt to various installation conditions.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a remote control learning section is provided in the device section to cope with an infrared light emitting LED output specification specific to a device maker such as an air conditioner. By outputting the signal to the infrared receiving section, the specific output pattern can be recognized by the microcomputer and stored in the memory. Thus, it is possible to easily set the operation of a plurality of air conditioners and the like installed by the user selecting a random manufacturer.

[0010]

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment in which the receiving side uses a line telephone. The laid telephone line 14 is branched by a bifurcated modular jack 15 and connected to the equipment section 4 by a connection line 17 separately from the existing telephone line 16. The equipment section 4 has an infrared light emitting LED output section 5 and an infrared light receiving section. 13. It is also assumed that an infrared remote controller to be used is output to the infrared receiving unit 13 in advance to learn a unique pattern.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the receiving side uses a mobile phone. The mobile phone 1 is installed at an arbitrary place in the room, but is preferably connected to the charger 6.
Further, the mobile phone 1 is connected to a device section 4 by a dedicated connector 3, and the device section 4 has an infrared emitting LED output section 5.
And an infrared receiving unit 13. In addition, infrared emission LE
The D output unit 5 can also have an external shape connected by a cord or the like from the device unit 4.

FIG. 4 shows an overall embodiment in which the receiving side of the automatic remote controller is a line telephone. In transmitting 10 from a remote mobile phone (or PHS) 2 to a house or the like 9, the telephone line 14 led inside from the telephone service line 18 is separated from the existing telephone line 16 by a two-way modular jack 15 and connected. The device section 4 is installed at an arbitrary place by the wire 17. The signal 10 transmitted from the remote cellular phone 2 is received by the telephone 19 via the telephone line 14, and tone recognition and the like are performed by the device section 4 connected by the connection line 17, and the signal is transmitted from the infrared output section 5. Then, the unique infrared emitting LED output 11, which has been learned by the remote controller in advance, automatically operates toward the air conditioner 7. Output 12 to another device 8 is also possible by a similar remote control learning function.

FIG. 5 is an overall embodiment in the case where the receiving side of the automatic remote controller is a portable telephone (or PHS). By transmitting 10 from a mobile phone (or PHS) 2 located at a remote place to a mobile phone (or PHS) 1 arbitrarily installed in a house 9 or the like, the received signal is subjected to patterning at a connected device unit 4. It performs recognition and the like, outputs infrared rays 11 from the infrared light emitting LED section 5, and performs automatic control such as turning on and off the power of the air conditioner 7. Other devices 8 also use the output 12 set by the remote control learning function. Can be controlled separately.
Prior to the entire implementation, it is necessary to previously learn a pattern specific to the infrared remote controller to be used, as in the case of using a line telephone.

[0014]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention has the following advantages.

Compared with the conventional remote control system using only the line telephone on the receiving side, the mobile telephone (or P
Since the use of the mobile communication body of HS) has become possible, the selection of the installation location and the installation method have become extremely easy and simple.

In addition, since the equipment unit has a function of learning an infrared light emitting LED output specification which differs for each maker such as an air conditioner, and having a function capable of individually and easily coping with the equipment, the equipment on the user side is provided. It has become possible to flexibly and easily adapt to equipment conditions.

[0017]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an automatic reception / output unit and a remote control learning unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an embodiment diagram when a receiving-side line telephone of the present invention is used.

FIG. 3 is an embodiment diagram when a receiving-side mobile phone (or PHS) of the present invention is used.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of an overall embodiment in which a receiving-side line telephone according to the present invention is used.

FIG. 5 is an overall embodiment diagram when a receiving-side mobile phone (or PHS) of the present invention is used.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Mobile phone (or PHS) on the receiving side, 2: Mobile phone (or PHS) on the transmitting side, 3: Dedicated connector, 4: Device section, 5: Infrared light emitting LED output section, 6: Charging for mobile phone (or PHS) 7: air conditioner, 8: other equipment, 9: house, 10: transmission radio wave, 11: output of infrared light emitting LED to air conditioner, 12: output of infrared light emitting LED to other equipment, 13: infrared light receiving Part, 14: telephone line, 15: two-way modular jack, 16: existing telephone line, 17: connecting line, 18: telephone drop-in line, 19: telephone.

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A communication is performed by a mobile phone (or a mobile communication body such as a PHS type), and an arbitrary transmission is received by a line telephone or a mobile telephone in a living room such as a house at a remote place. For the purpose of automatically controlling ON / OFF of the power supply such as an air conditioner in a living room by infrared light emitting LED output from a device having a microcomputer processing unit connected to a telephone and a mobile phone, etc. An automatic remote control consisting of a receiving line phone, a mobile phone, etc., and a device unit having an infrared emitting LED output unit with a microcomputer processing unit connected to it. An automatic remote control that has a remote control learning function in order to support all existing models. 2. Communication is performed by a mobile phone (or a mobile communication body such as a PHS type), and arbitrary transmission is received by a line telephone or a mobile telephone in a living room such as a house at a remote place. For the purpose of automatically controlling ON / OFF of the power supply such as an air conditioner in a living room by infrared light emitting LED output from a device having a microcomputer processing unit connected to a telephone and a mobile phone, etc. An automatic remote control consisting of a receiving line phone, a mobile phone, etc., and a device unit having an infrared emitting LED output unit with a microcomputer processing unit connected to it. It is an automatic remote control that has a remote control learning function to support all existing models in response to An automatic remote controller having a function of automatically transmitting information or a signal input by a sensor or a switch of a device connected to the device to an external mobile phone or the like using a bidirectional function of the phone.