JP2003111164A - Remote control transmitter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote control transmitter used for remote control of various kinds of electronic apparatuses, which enables remote control with a simple operation. SOLUTION: The remote control transmitter is provided with a speech input unit 15, a control unit 13 which is connected with the speech input unit 15, a control panel 12, and a transmitter 14; and constituted such that the control unit 13 outputs predetermined remote control data to the transmitter 14 in accordance with the operation through the control panel 12 or the speech inputted to the speech input unit 15. Thus, the remote control transmitter is enabled to conduct remote control with a simple operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control transmitter used for remote control of various electronic devices such as television and video.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as electronic devices such as televisions and video devices have become more multifunctional and more sophisticated, remote control transmitters that remotely operate these devices are also compatible with various functions and can be operated easily. What can be operated remotely is required.

Such a conventional remote control transmitter will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of a conventional remote control transmitter. In FIG. 4, 1 is a housing made of insulating resin, 2 is an operation section in which a plurality of operation keys are arranged, and a plurality of operation sections 2 are provided. The operation key of is protruded from the upper surface of the housing 1 so as to be able to be pressed.

Further, 3 is a control unit formed by a microcomputer and various electronic components on a wiring board (not shown) housed in the housing 1, 4 is a transmission unit such as an infrared light emitting diode, and the control unit 3 The remote control data for remotely operating the device is stored in, and the operation unit 2 and the transmission unit 4 are connected to the control unit 3 to configure a remote control transmitter.

In the above structure, when the transmitting unit 4 formed in the direction parallel to the operating unit 2 is directed to the electronic device and a predetermined operating key of the operating unit 2, for example, the power source operating key 2A is pressed, the control unit 3 is operated. The remote control data corresponding to this power supply operation key 2A is output from the stored remote control data as an electric signal, and the transmitter 4 transmits the infrared remote control signal to the electronic device by this electric signal.

A receiver (not shown) in the electronic device receives the infrared remote control signal, and the electronic device is turned on / off by remote control, for example.

Although turning on / off the power, selecting a channel, switching the volume, etc. are performed by operating the individual operation keys as described above, they are not often performed such as setting the date and time. In the case of a non-operation, for example, after pressing the function operation key 2B, a plurality of number operation keys 2C and the like are operated according to the function to be set.

Then, after transmitting this remote control signal to the electronic device and setting the electronic device, the function operation key 2B is pressed again to return to the normal state, and the normal remote operation by the individual operation keys is performed. Was configured to do.

[0010]

However, in the above-described conventional remote control transmitter, when setting is made that is not normally performed corresponding to various functions of electronic equipment, the function operation key 2B and a plurality of numeral operations are performed each time. There is a problem in that the operation is complicated because it is necessary to operate the key 2C or the like to remotely operate the electronic device or return to the normal state.

The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a remote control transmitter corresponding to various functions of electronic equipment and capable of remote control by a simple operation. .

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following constitution.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a voice input section is provided, which is connected to the control section, and the control section responds to an operation of the operation section or a voice input to the voice input section. The remote control transmitter is configured to output predetermined remote control data to the transmission unit. In addition to the operation of the operation unit, it is possible to remotely control the electronic device by inputting a voice to the voice input unit. It has the effect that it is possible to obtain a remote control transmitter that can be remotely controlled by a simple operation, corresponding to various functions.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the voice input unit is arranged in a direction parallel to and orthogonal to the voice input unit.
Since the transmission unit is formed and the transmission units are provided in a plurality of directions, the operation of operating the operation keys and inputting voice can be reliably performed regardless of the direction of the remote control transmitter. Have.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, predetermined voice data is stored in the control unit in advance, and voice data of an operation that is relatively frequently used is stored in advance. By doing so, it is not necessary to store the voice data each time the operation is performed, and the operation can be performed more easily.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided notifying means for notifying whether or not the input voice and the stored voice data are passed. When voice is input, A sound such as a buzzer or a display of a light emitting diode or the like notifies whether the stored sound data is acceptable or not, thereby having an effect of enabling an accurate operation.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of transmitting sections are provided, and remote control signals are transmitted from different transmitting sections for each operation of the operating section and voice input to the voice input section. By transmitting remote control signals from different transmitters for manual operation and voice input, the power consumption of the transmitter can be reduced as compared with the case of simultaneous transmission.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The same components as those described in the section of the prior art are designated by the same reference numerals to simplify the detailed description.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a remote control transmitter according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram thereof. In FIG. 1, 1 is a housing made of insulating resin and 12 is a plurality of operations. In the operation unit in which the keys are arranged, a plurality of operation keys of the operation unit 12 project from the upper surface of the housing 1 so that they can be pressed.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a control unit housed in the housing 1, which is formed by a microcomputer and various electronic components on a wiring board (not shown), and is used by the control unit 13 to remotely control the equipment. The remote control data of is stored.

Reference numeral 14 is a transmitting unit such as an infrared light emitting diode, and 15 is a voice input unit such as a microphone. The transmitting unit 1 is provided with respect to the operation unit 12 and the voice input unit 15 formed on the upper surface of the housing 1.
4A and 14C are formed in a parallel direction, and the transmission unit 14B is formed in a downward direction orthogonal to this.

The operation unit 12 and the transmission unit 14,
The voice input section 15 is connected to the control section 13 to configure a remote control transmitter.

In the above configuration, when the transmitting unit 14 is directed to the electronic device and a predetermined operation key of the operation unit 12, for example, the power supply operation key 12A is pressed, this is selected from the remote control data stored in the control unit 13. Remote control data corresponding to the power operation key 12A is output to the transmission unit 14 as an electric signal.

Then, the transmitter 14 receives the electric signal.
Transmits an infrared remote control signal to an electronic device, and a receiver (not shown) in the electronic device receives the infrared remote control signal, and the power of the electronic device is turned on / off by remote control.

Further, for example, when the voice recognition key 12B is pressed and the voice input section 15 is uttered as "ON" or "OFF" and then the power operation key 12A is pressed, the control section 13 outputs this voice. Is stored as voice data corresponding to the stored remote control data of the power operation key 12A.

Then, when the voice input section 15 is uttered "ON" or "OFF", the control section 13 electrically outputs the remote control data corresponding to the power supply operation key 12A from the remote control data. The signal is output as a signal, and the transmission unit 14 transmits an infrared remote control signal,
The electronic device is configured to be turned on / off by remote control.

Therefore, such power on / off and channel selection,
In addition to frequent operations such as volume switching, operations that are not normally performed such as setting the date and time, once stored in the control unit 13 as voice data as described above, After that, the voice input unit 1
By inputting a voice to the electronic device 5, the electronic device can be easily operated remotely.

When the operation keys of the operation unit 12 are manually operated, normally, the operation unit 12 is directed upward and the transmission unit 14 is directed to an electronic device for remote operation in a horizontal state. Since it is difficult to perform voice input to the voice input unit 15 in the state in which the voice is input, it is better to raise the remote control transmitter when inputting voice, that is, to turn the voice input unit 15 in the direction facing the mouth. Easy to enter.

However, in this state, the transmitter 14 faces upward rather than the direction of the electronic device, so that the transmitter 14 is parallel to the operation unit 12 and the voice input unit 15 on the top surface of the housing 1. In the formed device, an infrared remote control signal is transmitted upward, which makes it difficult to accurately remotely control an electronic device.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the transmitter 1
4A and 14C are the operation unit 12 and the voice input unit 1 on the upper surface of the housing 1.
5, the transmitter 14B is formed in the direction orthogonal to that of FIG. 5, so that an infrared remote controller signal is transmitted from the transmitter 14 to the electronic device regardless of whether the remote controller transmitter is horizontal or upright. It will be transmitted to the user and accurate remote control can be performed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the voice input unit 15 is provided and connected to the control unit 13, and
The remote control transmitter is configured such that the control unit 13 outputs predetermined remote control data to the transmission unit 14 in response to the operation of the operation unit 12 or the input of the voice to the voice input unit 15. Therefore, the operation unit 12 is configured. In addition to the above operations, the remote control of the electronic device can be performed by inputting the voice to the voice input unit 15, and it is possible to obtain a remote control transmitter that supports various functions and can be operated by a simple operation. is there.

Since the transmitters 14A and 14C are formed parallel to the voice input unit 15 and the transmitter 14B is formed orthogonally, the transmitter 14 is provided in a plurality of directions. It is possible to reliably operate the operation keys and input the voice regardless of the direction of the remote control transmitter.

Further, by storing in advance the voice data of a predetermined and relatively frequently used operation in the control unit 13, it is not necessary to store the voice data each time even when the operation is performed for the first time. The operation can be performed more easily.

Further, by providing a notification means for indicating whether the input voice and the stored voice data are acceptable or not, for example, a buzzer, a light emitting diode or the like is provided, and when a voice is input, the sound of the buzzer or the light emitting diode is displayed. Since the pass / fail of the stored voice data is known, erroneous operation can be prevented and accurate operation can be performed.

Further, in the above description, both when the operation keys of the operation unit 12 are manually operated and when the voice input to the voice input unit 15 is performed, the transmission units 14A and 14C and the transmission in the direction orthogonal to these are performed. Although it has been described that the infrared remote control signal is transmitted from all the units 14B, the operation unit 12
By transmitting remote control signals from different transmitters for each operation of and the voice input to the voice input unit 15, the power consumption of the transmitter 14 can be reduced.

That is, as shown in the block circuit diagram of FIG. 3, in addition to the transmitters 14A and 14C, a transistor or the like for driving the transmitter 14B is provided to constitute the transmitter 14, and the operation keys of the operation unit 12 are When manually operated, the control unit 1
3 drives only the transmission units 14A and 14C, and the voice input unit 1
When a voice is input to 5, the control unit 13 causes the transmission unit 14
By driving only B to transmit the infrared remote control signal, the remote control signal is transmitted from different transmission units at the time of manual operation and voice input, so that the power consumption of the transmission unit 14 can be reduced.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an advantageous effect that it is possible to obtain a remote control transmitter which is capable of performing various remote control operations with a simple operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a remote control transmitter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram of the same.

FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram according to another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of a conventional remote control transmitter.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 case 12 Operation part 12A Power operation key 12B voice recognition key 13 Control unit 14 Transmitter 14A, 14B, 14C transmitter 15 Voice input section

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An operation unit in which a plurality of operation keys are arranged,
A control unit that stores remote control data for remotely operating the device and outputs the remote control data as an electric signal, a transmission unit that transmits the remote control signal by the electric signal, and a voice input unit connected to the control unit. The remote control transmitter, wherein the control unit outputs predetermined remote control data to the transmission unit in response to an operation of the operation unit or a voice input to the voice input unit. 2. The remote control transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter is formed in a direction parallel to the voice input unit and in a direction orthogonal to the voice input unit. 3. The remote control transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the control unit stores predetermined voice data in advance. 4. The remote control transmitter according to claim 1, further comprising notifying means for notifying whether the input voice and the stored voice data are accepted or rejected. 5. The remote control transmitter according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of transmission units are provided, and remote control signals are transmitted from different transmission units for each operation of the operation unit and voice input to the voice input unit.