JP2006345470A - Electronic apparatus control device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that external control cannot be performed if an interface for control is not provided to a mobile telephone or electronic apparatus when operating the mobile telephone or the electronic apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic apparatus control device has a depressing part. The problem is solved by controlling the depressing part and by operating operating keys, a remote control unit, or a control panel of the mobile telephone or the electronic apparatus. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for enabling an external operation of an operation button of a mobile phone or an electronic device without depending on a model of the mobile phone or the electronic device.

  Conventional mobile phones, etc., have an interface part equipped in the mobile phone body, and it is common to input a serial signal to the interface part to make the mobile phone dial or receive an incoming call. It is. As a result, it is possible to control outgoing and incoming calls of the mobile phone externally, and automatic incoming call control and various remote controls can be performed. For example, it is used in devices that control the camera unit of a mobile phone from the outside to capture and transmit images for confirmation, or to automatically dial and report.

  However, depending on the model and manufacturer of the mobile phone, some mobile phones do not have an interface unit or have different interface control methods, and thus cannot control all mobile phones. In addition, a device for physically pressing a button of a mobile phone has been developed. However, if the shape of the mobile phone is different or the button arrangement is different, it cannot be used and is very inconvenient. In addition, there are inconveniences that even if there are many types of mobile phones today and the button arrangement and position of the desired mobile phone are adjusted, it cannot be used for another mobile phone.

  VCRs, TV receivers, etc. can be operated with the remote control, but depending on the operation, it is very difficult, and it is necessary to press multiple remote control buttons, often forgetting how to use the remote control.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is a device for remotely controlling a button operation of an electronic device or the like having at least one pressing unit, the pressing unit provided to face the operation surface of the electronic device. The electronic device control device is characterized in that the electronic device control device controls and operates a desired electronic device, etc., and is a device for remotely controlling button operations of an electronic device or the like having at least one pressing unit. An electronic apparatus control device comprising a moving means for moving the pressing portion in two dimensions, and controlling the pressing portion and performing a desired button operation after moving the previous pressing portion in a two-dimensional direction. According to a second aspect of the present invention, the electronic device control device according to the second aspect is provided with a moving means for moving the pressing unit in three dimensions. The electronic device control device according to the third aspect controls the button operation unit of the electronic device or the like. Direction An electronic device comprising: a first step of moving the pressing unit two-dimensionally; and a second step of controlling the pressing unit after moving the pressing unit, and enabling a desired operation. The device control method is the invention of claim 4 to solve the above-mentioned problems.

  1 to 4 are explanatory diagrams in the form of the first embodiment.

  This will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a general mobile phone folding type, which is divided into a display unit 9a and an operation unit 9b. Has been. This arrangement is very common. The calling method using a mobile phone is to press the off-hook button 2 after pressing the button of the other party's dial number, or press the off-hook button 2 and then press the other party's dial button 4. be able to. Of course, if the on-hook button 3 is pressed at the end of the call, the call can be ended.

  FIG. 2 is a side view of the first embodiment of the present invention. The mobile phone 9 is inserted and fixed between the mobile phone fixing portion 5 and the holding portion 7 as shown in FIG. Since the cushion 6 is formed in the place where the back surface of the mobile phone 9 of the mobile phone fixing part 5 comes into contact, the mobile phone fixing part 5 is fixed and stabilized so as to be restrained to the holding part 7. The mobile phone 9 is fixed in such a manner that the position of the solenoid 8 faces the dial button portion 4 of the mobile phone 9. In this solenoid, when an electric signal is input, a protrusion called a plunger performs a protruding operation. The solenoid 8 is configured to match the position of the off-hook button 2 of the mobile phone 9, the position of the on-hook button 3, and the positions 0 to 9 of the dial button 4, so a total of 12 solenoids 8 are prepared. . Accordingly, when a signal is input to the solenoid 8, the plunger is moved forward and the corresponding button of the mobile phone 9 is pushed.

  That is, since 12 solenoids 8 are provided as shown in FIG. 3, one button corresponds to each solenoid. The wiring of all the solenoids 8 is collected in the connection part 10. For example, when the user wants to press the dial button 0, if a signal is given to the solenoid 8 corresponding to 0 of the dial button, the corresponding solenoid 8 protrudes from the plunger. That is, the mobile phone 9 can be freely controlled by sending a signal in turn to the solenoid corresponding to the desired dial button. For convenience of explanation, the number of dial buttons and solenoids is limited to 12. However, depending on the content of the control, one dial button and one solenoid may be used. It only has to increase.

  FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of the first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the mobile phone 9 is an example of a configuration for controlling outgoing calls from the general telephone 12. The adapter 1A in which the cellular phone 9 is set is provided with the solenoid described above, and is connected to the control unit 11 from the connection unit 10 via the control line unit 13. The connection method between the control unit 10 and the control unit 11 is not particularly limited, and may be a serial signal, a parallel signal, or a contact point. The control unit 11 is connected to the general telephone 12 via the line 14 and converts the event such as when the telephone of the general telephone 12 is lifted or when the dial of the general telephone 12 is pressed and operates the solenoid 8 of the adapter 1A. It has. Further, the signal of the microphone earphone terminal 15 of the mobile phone 9 connected to the control unit 11 is a signal of the microphone input and the speaker output of the mobile phone 9, and the microphone input is converted from the transmission signal of the general telephone 12 by the control unit 11 and carried by the mobile phone. Telephone 9 is input. Similarly, the output of the earphone of the mobile phone 9 is converted into an interface standard for a telephone line by the control unit 11 and output as a reception signal of the general telephone 12.

  When the user raises the handset of the general telephone set 12 to make a call, the control unit 11 can easily determine and outputs a dial tone to the handset. This dial tone is a sound that prompts a two-tone dial with a single tone of 400 Hz. When the user starts dialing the destination later, the control unit 11 determines the dial signal. The dial signal is generally a push signal or a dial pulse signal and is defined by the telephone standard. The number recognized by the control unit 11 is determined, and the solenoid corresponding to the order of the dial signals is operated. That is, if the number is 0901341234, the control unit 11 performs solenoid driving such as a solenoid corresponding to a button 0 of the mobile phone 9, a solenoid corresponding to a button 9 next, and a solenoid corresponding to a button 0 next. Finally, the solenoid corresponding to the off-hook button 2 of the mobile phone 9 is activated. Then, the mobile phone 9 can dial 0901341234 in the same way as if it was operated by hand, and can send to the desired destination. As described above, the audio signal passes through the control unit 11 through the earphone microphone terminal 15 of the mobile phone 9 and is connected to the handset and transmitter of the general telephone 12 so that a call can be made with the other party.

  Next, the second embodiment will be described. FIGS. 5 to 7 correspond to FIG. 5, but FIG. 5 is an external view in which the adapter 1 </ b> B of the present invention is attached to the mobile phone 9. The mobile phone 9 is indicated by a dotted line. One solenoid 16 is provided. The solenoid 16 can move the Y-axis bar 17 up and down, and the Y-axis bar 17 can move the X-axis bar 18 above and below in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the mobile phone 9 can be moved to any position on the operation button portion 9b of the mobile phone 9. As shown in FIG. 6, the solenoid 16 comprises a Y-axis gear 20, a Y-axis motor 19, and a Y-axis belt 21, and a solenoid control line 23 drives the Y-axis motor 19 for moving with the projection of the solenoid's plunger. Is a control line. The solenoid control line 23 is collected in the connection unit 10. A Y-axis bar 18 is formed above and below the Y-axis belt 22. That is, it is for determining the vertical position of the operation button of the mobile phone 9. This motor is used to determine the vertical position of the operation button of the mobile phone 9, and a stepping motor with high accuracy is suitable. It is not necessary to limit to the stepping motor because it is not necessary.

  In the above description, the configuration for determining the position of the operation button in the vertical direction has been described. Next, in order to determine the horizontal direction, that is, the X-axis direction of the operation button, the X-axis bar 18 is connected to the upper and lower two X-axis belts 24 via the X-axis gear 20. Is in contact with When the X-axis motor 26 is driven, the X-axis gear 25 rotates and moves the X-axis belt 24. The Y-axis bar 17 moves the X-axis bar 18 itself in the horizontal direction. Similarly, control lines for controlling the X-axis motor 26 are collected in the connecting portion 10.

  From the resulting two operations, the solenoid 16 can freely move in the two-dimensional direction on the surface of the operation button portion of the mobile phone 9. FIG. 7 is a side view of the cellular phone 9 set on the adapter 1B. The mobile phone 9 is fixed so as to be pressed by the holding portion 7 so that the back surface is held by the cushion 6. The operation button portion of the mobile phone 9 is fixed to the solenoid surface of the movable solenoid unit 27.

  When the user wants to press the dial number 0 of the mobile phone 9, the Y-axis motor 19 is driven and the Y-axis gear 20 is rotated. The solenoid 16 moves on the Y-axis bar 17 to move the dial button 0 to the Y-axis position, that is, the vertical direction, that is, the vertical position. Next, the X-axis motor 26 is driven, and the Y-axis bar 22 is moved to the X-axis position of the dial button 0, that is, the horizontal position, and stopped at the position of the dial button 0. Later, the solenoid 16 is activated to cause the plunger 16a to protrude, and the dial button 0 is pressed. As is apparent, the dialing operation of the mobile phone 9 can be controlled by repeating this operation in order from the beginning of the telephone number. In the description, the movement is performed after the movement in the Y-axis direction, but the movement in the X-axis direction may be performed first, or the same result can be obtained by moving the X-axis and the Y-axis simultaneously.

  In addition, when the shape of the mobile phone 9 and the position of the buttons are different, only the movement distance in the X-axis direction and the movement distance in the Y-axis direction are changed, or the button positions for each model of the mobile phone 9 and each manufacturer are preliminarily set. If it is stored as data, it can be easily handled even if the mobile phone 9 changes. Further, in the description of the embodiment, the gear rotates and moves in the X-axis and Y-axis directions. On the contrary, if the gear is fixed and the X-axis belt and the Y-axis belt are moved, the same effect is obtained.

  Further, although the pressing portion has been described as a solenoid, it is clear that the same effect can be obtained as long as the projection operation is performed without being limited to the solenoid.

The invention's effect

  The present invention is not limited to a mobile phone, and can be controlled by remote control if it is used, for example, as a TV remote controller or a video remote controller. If used as an air conditioner remote control, the air conditioner can be operated remotely. If a complicated operation is required when operating the remote control as well as remote control, a simple control unit can be prepared and a complex operation can be performed with a single button by determining an operation sequence in advance. In this case, the elderly, children, disabled people, etc. can easily operate and there is no doubt that it will contribute to society. Needless to say, even if a dangerous operation is required, if the present invention is implemented, it is possible to perform control at a place away from the operation unit and improve safety.

It is explanatory drawing of the mobile telephone concerning this invention. It is a side view of the 1st example concerning the present invention. It is an adapter external view of the 1st Example concerning this invention. It is the structure of the 1st Example concerning this invention. It is an external view of the adapter of the 2nd Example concerning this invention. It is an external view of the solenoid unit of 2nd Example concerning this invention. It is a side view of the 2nd example concerning the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1A ... Adapter 1B ... Adapter 2 ... Off-hook button 3 ... On-hook button 4 ... Dial button 5 ... Mobile fixing part 6 ... Cushion part 7 ... Holding part 8 ... Solenoid 9 ... Mobile phone 10 ... Connection part 11 ... Control part 12 ... General telephone DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 ... Control line part 14 ... Line 15 ... Microphone earphone terminal 16 ... Solenoid 16a ... Plunger 17 ... Y axis bar 18 ... X axis bar 19 ... Y axis motor 20 ... Y axis gear 21 ... Y axis belt 22 ... X axis bar 23 ... Solenoid control line 24 ... X-axis belt 25 ... X-axis gear 26 ... X-axis motor 27 ... Movable solenoid unit

Claims (4)

An apparatus for remotely controlling a button operation of an electronic device or the like having at least one push-down unit, which controls the push-down unit provided to face the operation surface of the electronic device and performs an operation of a desired electronic device or the like An electronic device control device characterized in that it is performed. An apparatus for remotely controlling a button operation of an electronic device or the like having at least one pressing unit, the moving unit moving the pressing unit in two dimensions, and moving the previous pressing unit in two dimensions, An electronic device control device that controls a pressing unit and performs a desired button operation. 3. The electronic device control apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising moving means for moving the pressing unit in three dimensions. A method for controlling a button operation unit of an electronic device or the like, comprising: a first step of moving a pressing unit two-dimensionally; and a second step of controlling the pressing unit after moving the pressing unit An electronic device control method characterized by enabling operation.

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