JP2006339886A - Electric apparatus and electric apparatus system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric apparatus and an electric apparatus system which reduces the number of keys provided on a remote controller and the number of operating steps a user executes, thereby simplifying the key operation. <P>SOLUTION: A user operates a menu key 33 to show a menu screen on a display 15 with a cursor indicating setting conditions. The user selects desired setting conditions, and directs a transmitter 30 of a remote controller 3 to any of an upper, lower, left and right side optical receivers 18, 22, 16, 20, while operating the menu key 33, according as the desired setting conditions are shown on any of an upper, lower, right and left areas. A controller removes the cursor on the menu screen, based on the optical receiver (the upper, lower, left or right side optical receivers 18, 22, 16, 20) which receives code signals from the remote controller 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric device and an electric device system provided with a plurality of code receiving units that receive code signals generated from a remote controller.

  A television apparatus that receives a television broadcast signal, a recording / reproducing apparatus that is connected to the television apparatus, records the received television broadcast signal on a recording medium, and reproduces the connected television apparatus as necessary Various electronic devices are widespread. It is preferable that the user of the television apparatus views the video displayed on the television apparatus at a position somewhat away from the monitor of the television apparatus. Accordingly, the television device or the recording / reproducing device is configured to be remotely operable by a remote control device (hereinafter referred to as a remote control device). Note that Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose an electric device provided with a plurality of receiving units in order to receive signals emitted from a remote control device with higher accuracy.

  FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a general configuration example of a conventional television apparatus. The conventional television apparatus 100 includes a display unit 101 made up of a liquid crystal display, a CRT display, or the like at the center of the display surface, and receives infrared rays emitted from the remote control device 103 at the lower center around the display unit 101, for example. A light receiving unit 102 is disposed. The remote control device 103 displays, for example, a power button 105 for turning on the television device 100, numeric keys 106 of 0 to 9, cursor keys 107 including a cross key and an enter key, and a predetermined menu screen on the display unit 101. A plurality of operation buttons such as a menu key 108 for transmitting a code signal corresponding to each operation button operated by the user from the transmitting unit 104 to the light receiving unit 102 by wireless communication using infrared rays. .

  The television apparatus 100 having the above-described configuration can effectively operate various functions under the setting conditions desired by the user when the user appropriately sets various setting conditions for the functions included in the television apparatus 100. In the television device 100, for example, the brightness of the display unit 101 can be changed to a brightness that is easy for the user to see. When displaying a menu screen for setting each setting condition on the display unit 101, the user operates the menu key 108 of the remote control device 103, whereby the display unit 101 of the television apparatus 100 is displayed on the display unit 101 in FIG. 10. A menu screen as shown can be displayed.

  In the menu screen shown in FIG. 10, various setting conditions related to video are displayed as pull-down menus, and the user can select desired setting conditions related to video by operating the up and down keys of the cursor key 107. In addition, when the user operates the right key of the cursor key 107 once on the menu screen shown in FIG. 10, the pull-down display of the setting conditions related to the video ends and various setting conditions related to the audio are displayed as a pull-down menu. Similarly, for the setting conditions related to the sound, the desired setting conditions can be selected by operating the up and down keys of the cursor key 107.

  FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a modification of the menu screen displayed on the conventional television device 100. In the television device 100 that displays the menu screen as shown in FIG. 11, for example, when the menu key 108 of the remote control device 103 is operated, the menu screen shown in FIG. 11A is first displayed on the display unit 101. . The menu screen shown in FIG. 11A includes a video menu for setting video setting conditions, an audio menu for setting audio setting conditions, and settings relating to setting conditions 1 set in advance by the user. The user is prompted to select one of the setting 1 menus for setting conditions.

  In the menu screen shown in FIG. 11A, when the user selects a desired menu by operating the up and down keys of the cursor key 107, for example, when “video menu” is selected, the user is shown in FIG. A video menu for setting such video setting conditions is displayed on the display unit 101. Furthermore, the user selects a desired setting condition by operating the up and down keys of the cursor key 107 on the menu screen shown in FIG. 11B. For example, when “color” is selected, the user selects FIG. 11C. A color setting screen as shown is displayed on the display unit 101.

As described above, by sequentially switching the menu screen displayed on the display unit 101 as necessary, various setting conditions can be set according to the instructions on each menu screen, and the setting conditions desired by the user can be set. Accordingly, video and audio can be output better.
JP 2000-209676 A JP 2004-48463 A

  However, various electrical devices are equipped with a large number of functions. When the user sets the setting conditions for each function as necessary, the desired menu screen is sequentially switched and displayed as described above. Necessary and very complicated key operation. Specifically, it is necessary to select an appropriate operation key from a plurality of types of operation keys provided in the remote control device, and to appropriately operate the selected operation key. In addition, since it is necessary to provide a large number of operation keys for displaying a desired menu screen in the remote control device, there are problems in that it takes time to manufacture the remote control device and increases the manufacturing cost.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the number of key operations performed by a user in order to display a desired menu screen and select a desired selectable item. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electric device and an electric device system that can simplify key operations and reduce the number of keys provided in a remote control device.

  Another object of the present invention is to intuitively determine which code reception unit the remote controller should be operated in accordance with the display location of the selectable item on the menu screen, thereby further burdening the user with key operations. An object is to provide an electric device and an electric device system that can be reduced.

  Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to provide an electric device and an electric device system that can accurately receive a code signal from a remote controller and improve the operation accuracy via the remote controller.

  The electrical device according to the present invention is an electrical device provided at a location where a plurality of code receiving portions that receive code signals emitted from a remote controller are different from each other. When the code receiving unit receives the code signal, a display unit that displays a menu image including a plurality of selectable items, and the display unit is displaying the menu image. And changing means for changing a selectable item included in the menu image based on a process assigned to the code receiving unit that has received the code signal when any of the code receiving units receives the code signal. It is characterized by that.

  In the present invention, a plurality of code receiving units that receive code signals from the remote controller are provided at different locations, and when the code receiving unit receives the code signals, a menu image including a plurality of selectable items is displayed. To do. In addition, if any of the code reception units receives the code signal while the menu image is displayed, the selection to be selected in the displayed menu image based on the process assigned to the code reception unit that has received the code signal. Change possible items.

  In the electric device according to the present invention, the display unit is rectangular, and the code receiving unit is provided outside one side and the other side facing each other of the display unit, and the menu The image arranges selectable items along the opposing direction of the code receiving unit, and the changing unit selects selectable items included in the menu image when the code receiving unit receives the code signal. It is sequentially moved in the one direction or the other direction.

  In the present invention, the code receiving unit is provided outside each of the opposing one side and the other side of the rectangular display unit, and selectable items are arranged along the opposing direction of the code receiving unit. When the code receiving unit receives a code signal from the remote controller during the display of the menu image, the selectable items to be selected in the displayed menu image are sequentially moved in the one direction or the other direction.

  In the electrical device according to the present invention, the menu image has selectable items arranged at positions corresponding to the locations where the code receiving units are provided, and the changing unit receives the code signal. Based on the process assigned to the item, the item is changed to a selectable item at a position corresponding to the location where the code receiving unit is provided.

  In the present invention, a menu image in which selectable items are arranged at positions corresponding to locations where the code receiving units are provided is displayed, and when any of the code receiving units receives a code signal, The selectable item to be selected in the menu image is changed to a selectable item at a position corresponding to the location where the code receiving unit is provided.

  In the electrical device according to the present invention, when the code receiving unit receives the code signal for a predetermined time, the changing unit selects a selectable item included in the menu image based on a process assigned to the code receiving unit. It is characterized by changing sequentially.

  In the present invention, when any one of the code receiving units receives a code signal for a predetermined time, the selectable items to be selected in the displayed menu image are sequentially changed. Therefore, the selectable item to be selected every predetermined time when the code signal is received from the remote controller is changed.

  When the display unit finishes receiving the code signal while the display unit displays the menu image, the electrical device according to the present invention determines the selectable item changed by the changing unit at this time. Means are provided.

  In the present invention, when the code receiving unit that has received the code signal finishes receiving the code signal from the remote controller, the selectable items that have been sequentially changed up to this point are determined as items to be selected.

  The electrical apparatus according to the present invention includes an all code receiving unit capable of receiving a code signal in a wider range than the range that can be received by the code receiving unit, and the changing means includes the code received by the all code receiving unit. The selectable item included in the menu image is changed based on the signal and the process assigned to the code receiving unit that has received the code signal.

  The present invention includes an all code receiving unit capable of receiving a code signal in a wider range than a range that can be received by a plurality of code receiving units to which processing according to a provided location is assigned. The selectable item to be selected in the displayed menu image is changed based on the code signal received by the unit and the process assigned to the code receiving unit that has received the code signal.

  In the electric device according to the present invention, the code receiving unit receives a plurality of types of code signals, and the display unit displays a menu image corresponding to the type of code signal received by the code receiving unit. It is configured.

  In the present invention, when the code receiving unit receives any of a plurality of types of code signals, a menu image corresponding to the type of the received code signal is displayed. Therefore, in each of the plurality of menu images including a plurality of selectable items, any selectable item can be selected by the processing as described above.

  The electrical device according to the present invention is characterized in that, when different code receiving units receive the code signals in order, each code receiving unit includes means for executing processing according to the receiving order of receiving the code signals. .

  The electrical device according to the present invention is an electrical device provided at a location where a plurality of code receiving portions that receive code signals emitted from a remote controller are different from each other. And when the different code receiving units receive the code signals in order, each code receiving unit includes means for executing a process according to the receiving order in which the code signals are received. And

  In the present invention, when different code reception units sequentially receive code signals from the remote controller, each code reception unit executes processing according to the reception order of receiving the code signals.

  The electrical equipment system according to the present invention includes the electrical equipment and a remote controller having an operation switch to which the code signal is assigned.

  In the present invention, a menu image including a plurality of selectable items is displayed on the display unit by operating an operation switch provided on the remote control device, and the remote control device is displayed with an appropriate code while the operation switch is operated. By turning to the reception unit, it is possible to appropriately change selectable items to be selected in the menu image being displayed.

  The electrical equipment system according to the present invention includes the electrical equipment and a remote controller having a plurality of operation switches to which the plurality of types of code signals are assigned.

  In the present invention, each menu image is displayed on the display unit by operating each operation switch for displaying each of a plurality of menu images including a plurality of selectable items, and each operation switch is operated. By directing the remote controller to an appropriate code receiving unit, it is possible to appropriately change selectable items to be selected in each menu image being displayed.

  According to the present invention, when any one of the plurality of code receiving units receives a code signal from the remote controller during display of a menu image including a plurality of selectable items, the code receiving unit receiving the code signal The selectable item to be selected in the menu image is changed based on the assigned processing. Therefore, the user who operates the remote controller points the remote controller toward the desired code receiving unit without performing a complicated key operation to display a desired menu screen and select a desired selectable item. Just operate.

  According to the present invention, the code receiving unit is provided outside each of the opposing one side and the other side of the rectangular display unit, and the selectable items are arranged along the opposing direction of the code receiving unit. When the code receiving unit receives a code signal from the remote controller during the display of the menu image, the selectable item to be selected in the menu image is sequentially moved in the one direction or the other direction. Therefore, the user operating the remote controller moves the remote controller to the one side (or the other side) in order to move the selectable item to be selected in the one direction (or the other direction). It suffices to operate toward the code receiving section provided outside the section).

  According to the present invention, a menu image in which selectable items are arranged at positions corresponding to locations where the code receiving units are provided is displayed, and when any of the code receiving units receives a code signal, the menu image is displayed. The selectable item to be selected in the middle menu image is changed to a selectable item at a position corresponding to the location where the code receiving unit is provided. Therefore, the user who operates the remote controller can intuitively determine which code reception unit the remote controller should be operated according to the display location of the selectable item in the menu image. The burden caused by key operations can be further reduced.

  According to the present invention, when any of the code reception units receives a code signal from the remote controller, the selectable items to be selected in the menu image being displayed are sequentially changed every predetermined time. Therefore, the user who operates the remote controller can continue to operate the remote controller toward a desired code reception unit for a predetermined time without operating the cursor key a plurality of times, for example, to specify a selectable item to be selected. What is necessary is just to reduce the burden by a user's key operation.

  According to the present invention, when the code receiving unit finishes receiving the code signal from the remote controller, the selectable items sequentially changed up to this point are determined as items to be selected. Therefore, the user who operates the remote controller may end the operation of the operation button when he / she wants to determine a selectable item to be selected which is sequentially changed by operating the operation button corresponding to the code signal. For example, it is not necessary to operate a determination key to determine a selectable item.

  According to the present invention, the processing assigned to the code receiving unit that has received the code signal from the remote controller, and all code reception capable of receiving a wider range of code signals than the code receiving unit can accept. The selectable item to be selected in the menu image being displayed is changed based on the code signal received by the unit. Therefore, the code signal from the remote controller can be received with higher accuracy than the configuration including only the code receiver, and the accuracy of operation via the remote controller can be improved.

  According to the present invention, when the code receiving unit receives one of a plurality of types of code signals, a menu image corresponding to the type of the received code signal is displayed. Therefore, the user who operates the remote controller can display a desired menu image by operating the operation button corresponding to the code signal. In addition, in each of a plurality of menu images including a plurality of selectable items, any selectable item can be selected by the processing as described above.

  According to the present invention, when different code reception units sequentially receive code signals from the remote controller, each code reception unit executes a process according to the reception order of receiving the code signals. Therefore, the user who operates the remote controller may operate the operation button corresponding to the code signal to direct the remote controller to each code receiving unit in a predetermined order, and reduce the number of key operations by the user. The burden caused by key operations can be further reduced.

  According to the present invention, a menu image including a plurality of selectable items can be displayed on a display unit by operating an operation switch provided on a remote controller, and remote operation can be performed while the operation switch is operated. The selectable items to be selected in the menu image being displayed can be changed as appropriate by pointing the machine to the appropriate code receiving unit.

  According to the present invention, each menu image can be displayed on the display unit by operating each operation switch for displaying each of a plurality of menu images including a plurality of selectable items. By directing the remote controller to an appropriate code receiving unit in a state where the button is operated, the selectable items to be selected in each menu image being displayed can be appropriately changed.

  Below, the electric equipment which concerns on this invention is explained in full detail based on drawing which shows the liquid crystal display television apparatus (henceforth a television apparatus) which is the embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a television device according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the television device according to the first embodiment. The television device 1 according to the first embodiment is configured to be able to perform wireless communication with a remote control device (remote control device) 3 in accordance with an IrDA (Infrared Data Association) standard using infrared rays. Can be operated. The television device 1 and the remote control device 3 are connected not only to wireless communication using infrared rays but also to wireless communication such as wireless LAN conforming to the IEEE 802.11b standard and wireless communication conforming to the Bluetooth standard. May be.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the television device 1 includes a display unit 15 formed of a rectangular liquid crystal display panel in which a plurality of liquid crystal elements are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, for example, at the center of the display surface. . Further, infrared rays (code signals) emitted from the remote control device 3 are respectively provided on the outer sides of the two opposing sides of the display unit 15, specifically, on the left and right sides around the display unit 15 and on the upper and lower sides. A left light receiving unit (code receiving unit) 16, a right light receiving unit (code receiving unit) 20, an upper light receiving unit (code receiving unit) 18, and a lower light receiving unit (code receiving unit) 22 are disposed. Note that the infrared light receiving range that each of the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, and the lower light receiving unit 22 can receive does not have to be completely divided into four, and has overlapping regions. You may do it.

  In addition to the configuration described above, the television apparatus 1 is connected to the control unit 10, ROM 11, RAM 12, tuner 13, operation unit 14, first code analysis unit 17 connected to the left light receiving unit 16, and upper light receiving unit 18. A second code analyzing unit 19, a third code analyzing unit 21 connected to the right light receiving unit 20, a fourth code analyzing unit 23 connected to the lower light receiving unit 22, a code processing unit 24, and the like. Each is connected to each other via a bus 1a.

  The control unit 10 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) having a timer (not shown), an MPU (Micro Processor Unit), or the like, and includes the above-described hardware units connected via the bus 1a. While controlling, the control program previously stored in ROM11 is read to RAM12 suitably, and is performed. The ROM 11 stores in advance various control programs necessary for operating the television apparatus 1 as an electric device according to the present invention. The RAM 12 is configured by SRAM, flash memory, or the like, and temporarily stores data generated when the control unit 10 executes the control program.

  The tuner 13 is a tuner for receiving, for example, a UHF television broadcast signal, a VHF television broadcast signal, a BS broadcast signal, or a CS broadcast signal, and is included in the program data of the broadcast program corresponding to the broadcast channel selected by the user. The video is input to the display unit 15. Note that the sound included in the program data of the broadcast program received by the tuner 13 is input to a speaker (not shown) and output as sound.

  The operation unit 14 includes various keys necessary for the user to operate the television device 1. When each key is operated by the user, a control signal corresponding to the operated key is sent to the control unit 10. The control unit 10 executes processing corresponding to the control signal acquired from the operation unit 14.

  Each of the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, and the lower light receiving unit 22 receives infrared rays from the remote control device 3, converts them into predetermined electric signals, and connects the obtained electric signals. To the first code analysis unit 17, the second code analysis unit 19, the third code analysis unit 21, and the fourth code analysis unit 23.

  The first code analyzing unit 17, the second code analyzing unit 19, the third code analyzing unit 21, and the fourth code analyzing unit 23 are respectively connected to the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, and the lower code receiving unit. The electrical signal input from the side light receiving unit 22 is analyzed, and the code signal input via the remote control device 3 is detected. The first code analysis unit 17, the second code analysis unit 19, the third code analysis unit 21, and the fourth code analysis unit 23 send the detected code signals to the code processing unit 24.

  The code processing unit 24 is issued from the remote control device 3 based on the code signals respectively acquired from the first code analysis unit 17, the second code analysis unit 19, the third code analysis unit 21, and the fourth code analysis unit 23. The light receiving unit (the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, or the lower light receiving unit 22) that has received the code signal is identified, and the code signal received from the identified light receiving unit and the remote control device 3 is the control unit 10. To notify. The control unit 10 executes processing corresponding to the information notified from the code processing unit 24.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the remote control device 3 includes a power button 31 for turning on the television device 1, numeric keys 32 for 0 to 9, and a menu key 33 for displaying a predetermined menu screen on the display unit 15. Are provided, and a code signal corresponding to each operation button operated by the user is transmitted from the transmitting unit 30 to the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, and the right light receiving unit by wireless communication using infrared rays. 20 or transmitted to the lower light receiving unit 22. The operation button provided on the remote control device 3 may be a push button type switch that can be turned on / off by pressing, or a slide type switch that can be turned on / off by sliding. There may be.

  Here, the television device 1 having the above-described configuration is configured such that the user can arbitrarily change various setting conditions in the functions of the television device 1. Accordingly, when the user operates the menu key (operation switch) 33 toward the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, or the lower light receiving unit 22, the control unit 10 The code signal corresponding to the menu key 33 is acquired from the code processing unit 24, and a menu screen including a plurality of selectable items as shown in FIG. A menu screen (menu image) displayed on the display unit 15 is stored in the ROM 11 in advance.

  The menu screen shown in FIG. 1 is set in advance as various setting conditions (selectable items) regarding video displayed on the display unit 15, various setting conditions (selectable items) regarding audio output from the speaker, and setting 1 by the user. Various set conditions (selectable items) can be displayed side by side in the left-right direction as pull-down menus. Specifically, when the user appropriately operates the remote control device 3 while the menu screen shown in FIG. 1 is being displayed, the seed setting conditions for video, the setting conditions for audio, and the setting conditions for setting 1 are displayed on the menu screen. In accordance with this menu screen, the user can instruct the display of a menu screen (not shown) for arbitrarily changing each setting condition relating to video and audio.

  Hereinafter, a method for operating the remote control device 3 according to the first embodiment will be specifically described. When the user presses (operates) the menu key 33 of the remote control device 3 in order to display the menu screen shown in FIG. It should be noted that the operation buttons other than the menu key 33 provided in the remote control device 3 are not operated by continuing to be pressed, and the television device 1 can be operated depending on whether or not it is pressed.

  In the menu screen shown in FIG. 1, immediately after being displayed, the cursor in the screen selects “video”, and a plurality of setting conditions regarding the video are displayed as a pull-down menu arranged vertically. When the user wants to select any setting condition regarding the video, the user directs the transmission unit 30 of the remote control device 3 to the lower light receiving unit 22 while pressing the menu key 33. At this time, the control unit 10 receives a notification from the code processing unit 24 that the lower light receiving unit 22 has received the code signal corresponding to the menu key 33, and the process assigned to the lower light receiving unit 22, here the menu screen Based on the process of moving the cursor in the lower side, it operates as a changing means for changing the setting condition for the video to be selected on the menu screen to the lower side. The control unit 10 measures a predetermined time with its own timer, and moves the cursor in the menu screen one by one every time the predetermined time elapses.

  On the other hand, when the user presses the menu key 33 and directs the transmission unit 30 of the remote control device 3 to the upper light receiving unit 18, the control unit 10 has received the code signal corresponding to the menu key 33 by the upper light receiving unit 18. Based on the process assigned to the upper light receiving unit 18 and the process of moving the cursor in the menu screen to the upper side here, the setting condition regarding the video to be selected on the menu screen is set to the upper side. Change to The control unit 10 measures a predetermined time with its own timer, and moves the cursor in the menu screen one by one each time the predetermined time elapses.

  Next, when the user wants to select any setting condition related to sound or any setting condition related to setting 1 on the menu screen shown in FIG. 1, the transmission unit 30 of the remote control device 3 with the menu key 33 pressed. Is directed to the right light receiving unit 20. At this time, the control unit 10 receives a notification from the code processing unit 24 that the right light receiving unit 20 has received the code signal corresponding to the menu key 33, and the process assigned to the right light receiving unit 20, here in the menu screen Based on the process of moving the cursor to the right, the display of the pull-down menu for the setting condition related to the video in the menu screen is terminated, and the pull-down menu for the setting condition related to the audio is displayed.

  The control unit 10 measures a predetermined time with its own timer, and moves the cursor in the menu screen to the right one by one every time the predetermined time elapses. That is, if the control unit 10 receives a notification from the code processing unit 24 that the right light receiving unit 20 has received the code signal corresponding to the menu key 33, the control unit 10 displays a pull-down menu of setting conditions related to audio for a predetermined time after the reception. When the predetermined time has elapsed after being displayed on the display unit 15, the pull-down menu of the setting condition related to sound is terminated, and then the pull-down menu of the setting condition related to setting 1 is displayed.

  Similarly, when the user presses the menu key 33 and directs the transmission unit 30 of the remote control device 3 to the left light receiving unit 16, the control unit 10 displays the code signal corresponding to the menu key 33 on the left light receiving unit 16. The pull-down menu currently displayed on the menu screen is received on the basis of the processing assigned to the left light receiving unit 16, here the processing of moving the cursor in the menu screen to the left side. The display is terminated and the pull-down menu on the left side of this pull-down menu is displayed.

  In the first embodiment, as described above, the user transmits to one of the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, or the lower light receiving unit 22 while pressing the menu key 33 of the remote control device 3. By pointing the unit 30, the cursor can be arbitrarily moved to a desired position on a menu screen including a plurality of selectable items. In addition, when the user wants to determine the setting conditions in the menu screen shown in FIG. When the user finishes pressing the menu key 33, the remote control device 3 transmits a code signal corresponding to the enter signal to the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, or the lower light receiving unit 22. .

  At this time, the control unit 10 receives a notification from the remote control device 3 that the code signal corresponding to the enter signal has been received from the code processing unit 24, determines the setting condition indicated by the cursor at this time, and sets the determined setting condition A menu screen for changing the value is displayed on the display unit 15. The user can output video and audio under desired conditions by changing the setting values of the setting conditions according to the menu screen.

  Hereinafter, in the television device 1 having the above-described configuration, processing when setting set values under various setting conditions will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of setting processing for setting conditions of the television apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment. The following processing is executed by the control unit 10 according to a control program stored in advance in the ROM 11 in the television device 1.

  In the television device 1, when the user operates the operation button of the remote control device 3, the control unit 10 receives one of the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, and the lower light receiving unit 22. The code signal detected by the first code analysis unit 17, the second code analysis unit 19, the third code analysis unit 21, and the fourth code analysis unit 23 based on infrared rays is received from the code processing unit 24 (S1), and the received code It is determined whether or not the signal is a code signal corresponding to the menu key 33 (S2).

  When determining that the received code signal is not a code signal corresponding to the menu key 33 (S2: NO), the control unit 10 executes a process corresponding to the received code signal (S3) and ends the process. Here, the code signal that is not the code signal corresponding to the menu key 33 is a code signal corresponding to the power button 31 and the numeric key 32, for example. When the control unit 10 determines that the received code signal is a code signal corresponding to the menu key 33 (S2: YES), the control unit 10 displays a menu screen as shown in FIG. 1 on the display unit 15 (S4), and the remote controller It is determined whether or not the reception of the code signal corresponding to the menu key 33 from the device 3 is completed (S5).

  When the control unit 10 determines that the reception of the code signal corresponding to the menu key 33 is not completed (S5: NO), that is, when the user presses the menu key 33, the transmission unit 30 of the remote control device 3 is turned on. When facing the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, or the lower light receiving unit 22, the light receiving unit that has received the code signal corresponding to the menu key 33 (the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit). The cursor in the menu screen displayed in step S4 is moved in a direction corresponding to the light receiving unit 20 or the lower light receiving unit 22) (S6), and the process returns to step S5.

  When the control unit 10 determines that the reception of the code signal corresponding to the menu key 33 is finished (S5: YES), that is, when the code signal corresponding to the enter signal is received from the remote control device 3, the cursor is at this time. Is specified (S7), and a menu screen corresponding to the specified setting condition is displayed on the display unit 15 (S8). As a result, the user can change the setting values of the various setting conditions in accordance with the menu screen displayed on the display unit 15, and can output video, audio, and the like under the desired conditions.

  As described above, in the television device 1 according to the first embodiment, the user presses the menu key 33 of the remote control device 3 to select a desired setting condition on the menu screen for setting various setting conditions. When the menu key 33 is pressed, the transmitter 30 of the remote controller 3 may be directed to the left light receiver 16, the upper light receiver 18, the right light receiver 20, or the lower light receiver 22, and the number of key operations performed by the user can be reduced. The key operation can be simplified by decreasing the number. Further, there is no need to provide the remote controller 3 with a cross key and an enter key (enter key) for selecting selectable items on the menu screen, and the number of keys can be reduced.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of the television apparatus according to the second embodiment. In addition, since the internal structure of the television apparatus 1 of this Embodiment 2 is the same as that of the television apparatus 1 of Embodiment 1 mentioned above, description is abbreviate | omitted. In the television device 1 of the second embodiment, the remote control device 3 includes a power button 31, numeric keys 32, a first menu key 34 for displaying a predetermined menu screen on the display unit 15, as shown in FIG. A plurality of operation buttons such as a second menu key 35 and a third menu key 36 are provided.

  As described above, in the television apparatus 1 of the second embodiment, a plurality of menu keys (operation switches) 34, 35, and 36 are provided in the remote control device 3 in order to display each of a plurality of types of menu screens. The left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, and the lower light receiving unit 22 receive a plurality of types of code signals corresponding to the menu keys 34, 35, and 36 from the remote control device 3. Therefore, the control unit 10 can cause the display unit 15 to display a menu screen corresponding to the type of code signal issued from the remote control device 3.

  Specifically, when the user operates the first menu key 34 toward the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, or the lower light receiving unit 22, the control unit 10 Causes the display unit 15 to display a menu screen in which setting conditions (selectable items) related to video as shown in FIG. Similarly, when the user operates the second menu key 35, the control unit 10 displays on the display unit 15 a menu screen in which setting conditions (selectable items) related to audio as shown in FIG. Display. When the user operates the third menu key 36, the control unit 10 displays on the display unit 15 a menu screen in which setting conditions (selectable items) relating to setting 1 as shown in FIG. Display.

  In the menu screen shown in FIG. 4, immediately after being displayed, the cursor in the screen selects “video”. Also in this menu screen, the first menu key is displayed according to the operation method described in the first embodiment. By directing the transmission unit 30 of the remote control device 3 toward the upper light receiving unit 18 or the lower light receiving unit 22 with 34 being pressed, the cursor in each menu screen being displayed can be moved in the vertical direction. The control unit 10 moves the cursor in the menu screen one by one upward or downward every time a predetermined time has elapsed.

  When the user finishes pressing the first menu key 34, the remote control device 3 sends a code signal corresponding to the enter signal to the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, or the lower light receiving unit 22. Send to. When a code signal corresponding to the enter signal is received from the remote control device 3, the control unit 10 determines a setting condition indicated by the cursor at this time and changes a setting value of the determined setting condition (not shown). Z) is displayed on the display unit 15. The user can output video and audio under desired conditions by changing the setting values of the setting conditions according to the menu screen.

  In the menu screen of the second embodiment described above, selectable items (setting conditions) are arranged only in the vertical direction, so that the user operating the remote control device 3 presses the menu keys 34, 35, and 36 and presses the remote control. The device 3 may be directed to the upper light receiving unit 18 or the lower light receiving unit 22. Therefore, in the television apparatus 1 that displays such a menu screen, it is not necessary to provide the left light receiving unit 16 and the right light receiving unit 20. Similarly, in the television device 1 that displays a menu screen in which selectable items are arranged only in the left-right direction, only the left light receiving unit 16 and the right light receiving unit 20 need be provided.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of the television apparatus according to the third embodiment. The internal configurations of the television device 1 and the remote control device 3 according to the third embodiment are the same as those of the television device 1 and the remote control device 3 according to the first embodiment described above, and thus description thereof is omitted. In the television device 1 according to the third embodiment, when the user operates the menu key 33 of the remote control device 3, the control unit 10 causes the display unit 15 to display a menu screen as shown in FIG.

  The menu screen shown in FIG. 6A displays “video” at the upper left corner in the display area, “audio” at the upper middle, “setting 1” at the upper right corner, and “return” at the lower middle. Immediately after being displayed, the cursor in the screen selects “video”. Also on this menu screen, in accordance with the operation method described in the first embodiment, the transmission unit 30 of the remote control device 3 is moved to the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20 or the lower unit with the menu key 33 pressed. By pointing toward the side light receiving unit 22, the cursor in the menu screen can be moved in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  When the user finishes pressing the menu key 33, the remote control device 3 directs the code signal corresponding to the enter signal to the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, or the lower light receiving unit 22. Send. When the code signal corresponding to the enter signal is received from the remote control device 3, the control unit 10 determines the selectable item indicated by the cursor at this time, and displays the menu screen corresponding to the determined selectable item on the display unit 15. Let In the menu screen shown in FIG. 6A, “video” is selected. When “video” is selected, the control unit 10 arranges the setting conditions regarding the video as shown in FIG. 6B. A menu screen is displayed on the display unit 15.

  The menu screen shown in FIG. 6B has “contrast” at the upper left corner in the display area, “brightness” at the upper center, “color” at the upper right corner, “hue” at the left middle, and “right” center. “Sharpness” is displayed at the bottom, and “Return” is displayed at the center of the bottom. Immediately after the display, the cursor in the screen selects “Contrast”. In this menu screen, the transmitter 30 of the remote control device 3 is directed toward the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, or the lower light receiving unit 22 while the user presses the menu key 33, whereby the menu screen is displayed. The cursor inside can be moved up, down, left and right.

  When the user finishes pressing the menu key 33, the control unit 10 receives a code signal corresponding to the enter signal from the remote control device 3, determines the setting condition indicated by the cursor at this time, and determines the determined setting condition. A menu screen (not shown) for changing the set value is displayed on the display unit 15. The user can output video and audio under desired conditions by changing the setting values of the setting conditions according to the menu screen.

  As shown in the second embodiment, when the remote control device 3 is provided with operation switches (first menu key 34, second menu key 35, third menu key 36) corresponding to each menu screen, for example, the first menu. When the user operates the key 34, the menu screen shown in FIG. 6B can be displayed on the display unit 15 without displaying the menu screen shown in FIG.

  Since the menu screen of the third embodiment described above has selectable items arranged at positions corresponding to the locations where the light receiving units 16, 18, 20, and 22 are provided, the user who operates the remote control device 3 can select a desired item. It is possible to intuitively grasp which light receiving unit 16, 18, 20, 22 the remote controller 3 should be operated according to the display position of the possible items, and the burden caused by the key operation by the user can be further reduced.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a television device according to the fourth embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the television device according to the fourth embodiment. In addition, in the television apparatus 1 of this Embodiment 4, what has the same structure as the television apparatus 1 of Embodiment 1 mentioned above attaches | subjects the same code | symbol, and abbreviate | omits description.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the television apparatus 1 according to the fourth embodiment has a left light receiving unit 16, an upper light receiving unit 18, and a right light receiving unit 20 at the centers of the left side, the upper side, the right side, and the lower side around the display unit 15. And the lower light receiving unit 22 are arranged, and the normal light receiving unit (all codes) that can cover the light receiving range that each of the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, and the lower light receiving unit 22 can receive. (Reception part) 25 is provided on the left side of the lower light receiving part 22. The television apparatus 1 according to the fourth embodiment is connected to the normal light receiving unit 25, analyzes the electrical signal input from the normal light receiving unit 25, and detects the code signal input via the remote control device 3. A 5-code analysis unit 26 is provided.

  Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, the code processing unit 24 includes the first code analysis unit 17, the second code analysis unit 19, the third code analysis unit 21, the fourth code analysis unit 23, and the fifth code analysis unit 26, respectively. Based on the acquired code signal, the code signal emitted from the remote control device 3 is specified, and the light receiving unit (the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20 or the lower light receiving unit) that has received the code signal. 22) is specified. Therefore, compared with the configuration including only the light receiving portions 16, 18, 20, and 22 having a narrower infrared light receiving range than the normal light receiving portion 25, the code signal reception accuracy from the remote control device 3 can be improved. The operation accuracy of the television device 1 via the device 3 can be improved.

(Embodiment 5)
The internal configuration of the television apparatus 1 according to the fifth embodiment is the same as that of the television apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment described above, and a description thereof will be omitted. The remote control device 3 of the fifth embodiment includes a special key (not shown) instead of the menu key 33 shown in the first embodiment.

  Further, in the television device 1 of the fifth embodiment, a processing table as shown in FIG. 9 is stored in the ROM 11 in advance, and the code signal received from the remote control device 1 and the light reception that has received this code signal in the processing table. Processes to be executed in association with the reception order of the units 16, 18, 20, and 22 are registered. The first code signal in FIG. 9 indicates a code signal that the control unit 10 acquires from the code processing unit 24 when the user operates a special key.

  Therefore, in the fifth embodiment, the code processing unit 24 is based on the code signals acquired from the first code analyzing unit 17, the second code analyzing unit 19, the third code analyzing unit 21, and the fourth code analyzing unit 23, respectively. The code signal generated from the remote control device 3 is specified, and the receiving order of the light receiving unit (the left light receiving unit 16, the upper light receiving unit 18, the right light receiving unit 20, or the lower light receiving unit 22) that has received the code signal is specified. The specified information is notified to the control unit 10.

  In accordance with the information notified from the code processing unit 24, the control unit 10 performs processing corresponding to the code signal received from the remote control device 3 and the reception order of the light receiving units 16, 18, 20, and 22 that have received the code signal. When registered in the table, a control program related to the corresponding process is executed. Specifically, for example, when the user operates a special key with the transmission unit 30 of the remote control device 3 facing the left light receiving unit 16 and directs the transmission unit 30 toward the right light receiving unit 20 while operating the special key, The control unit 10 performs a process of increasing the volume output from the speaker by a predetermined amount.

  In the fifth embodiment, a predetermined process is performed by operating the light receiving units 16, 18, 20, and 22 in the order set in advance in a state where the operation buttons set in advance are operated as described above. Therefore, the burden caused by the user's key operation can be reduced. In the above-described fifth embodiment, the configuration in which one special key is provided in the remote control device 3 has been described, but it is needless to say that a plurality of special keys may be provided.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the example in which the electric apparatus of the present invention is applied to the liquid crystal display television apparatus 1 has been described. However, for example, a video signal is received via a television apparatus or a tuner apparatus provided with a CRT display. The present invention can also be applied to a configured display device, a recording / reproducing device that can transfer and display an image on a connected display device, and the like. In addition, the electric device of the present invention shown in the fifth embodiment is not limited to the video display device as described above, and can be applied as long as it is a device capable of operating the device main body remotely by a remote control device.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a television device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a television device according to a first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for setting processing of setting conditions of the television device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a television device according to a second embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of a menu screen. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a television device according to a third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a television device according to a fourth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a television device according to a fourth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a processing table according to the fifth embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the general structural example of the conventional television apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows the modification of the menu screen displayed on the conventional television apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

1 Television equipment (electrical equipment)
10 Control unit (changing means)
15 Display unit 16 Left light receiving unit (Code receiving unit)
18 Upper light receiving part (code receiving part)
20 Right side light receiving part (code receiving part)
22 Lower light receiving part (code receiving part)
25 Normal light receiving part (all code receiving part)
3 Remote control device (remote control device)
33 Menu key (operation switch)

Claims (11)

In the electrical equipment provided in the place where the plurality of code receiving units that receive code signals emitted from the remote controller are different from each other,
The code receiving unit is assigned processing according to the location where each is provided,
A display unit that displays a menu image including a plurality of selectable items when the code receiving unit receives the code signal;
When any one of the code receiving units receives the code signal while the display unit is displaying the menu image, the code is included in the menu image based on the process assigned to the code receiving unit that has received the code signal. An electrical device comprising: a changing means for changing a selectable item. The display unit has a rectangular shape,
The code receiving part is provided on each outer side of the one side part and the other side part facing the display part,
In the menu image, selectable items are arranged along the opposing direction of the code receiving unit,
The change means, when the code receiving unit receives the code signal, sequentially moves selectable items included in the menu image in the one direction or the other direction. The electrical apparatus according to 1. In the menu image, selectable items are arranged at positions corresponding to locations where the code receiving units are provided,
The said changing means changes to the selectable item of the position corresponding to the location where the said code reception part was provided based on the process allocated to the code reception part which received the said code signal. The electrical apparatus according to 1 or 2.   The changing means sequentially changes selectable items included in the menu image based on processing assigned to the code receiving unit when the code receiving unit receives the code signal for a predetermined time. The electrical device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   When the code receiving unit finishes receiving the code signal while the display unit is displaying the menu image, the display unit includes means for determining a selectable item changed by the changing unit at this time. The electric device according to claim 4. An all code receiving unit capable of receiving a code signal in a wider range than the range that the code receiving unit can accept;
The changing means changes a selectable item included in the menu image based on a code signal received by the all code receiving unit and a process assigned to the code receiving unit that has received the code signal. The electric device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The code receiving unit receives a plurality of types of code signals,
The electrical apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is configured to display a menu image corresponding to a type of code signal received by the code receiving unit.   8. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a unit configured to execute a process according to an order in which each code receiving unit receives the code signal when different code receiving units receive the code signal in order. The electrical equipment described in one. In the electrical equipment provided in the place where the plurality of code receiving units that receive code signals emitted from the remote controller are different from each other,
The code receiving unit is assigned processing according to the location where each is provided,
An electrical apparatus comprising: means for executing processing according to an order in which each code receiving unit receives the code signal when different code receiving units receive the code signal in order.   An electric device system comprising: the electric device according to any one of claims 1 to 9; and a remote controller having an operation switch to which the code signal is assigned.   8. An electric device system comprising: the electric device according to claim 7; and a remote controller having a plurality of operation switches to which each of the plurality of types of code signals is assigned.

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