JP2007043346A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller capable of confirming operation contents by a speech. <P>SOLUTION: The remote controller has an input section 12 and a control unit 13 operated on the basis of an input from the input section 12. The remote controller further has a speech generator 14 generating a speech signal on the basis of a speech output signal from the control unit 13, and a speech output section 15 outputting the speech on the basis of the speech signal generated by the speech generator 14. The remote controller further has a control-decision input section 16 transmitting a decision command based on the speech output from the speech output section, and a transmitting section 18 transmitting a remote control signal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control device capable of confirming operation contents of a remote control device by voice.

  Conventionally, this type of remote control system transmits a remote control signal according to the input of the input unit from the transmission unit of the remote control when it is input by an input unit such as a push button provided in a remote control device such as a remote control. At the same time, a voice representing the content corresponding to the remote control signal is output from the voice response unit provided in the remote controller. Then, the remote control signal is received by the receiving unit provided in the remote control device, and the remote control device is controlled by the control unit provided in the remote control device by the received remote control signal. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a conventional control device for an air conditioner. As shown in FIG. 3, it is comprised by the remote control 1 and the air conditioner main body 2. As shown in FIG.

  The remote controller 1 includes an input unit 3 input by a push button, a remote control unit 4 including a voice response selection unit that operates based on an input from the input unit 3, and a liquid crystal display by a display signal from the remote control unit 4. A display unit 5 for transmitting, a transmission unit 6 for transmitting a remote control signal from the remote control unit 4, a voice generation unit 7 for generating a voice signal based on a voice output signal from the remote control unit 4, and a voice generation unit 7 And an audio output unit 8 that outputs the audio signal based on the audio signal generated by.

The air conditioner body 2 includes a receiving unit 9 that receives a remote control signal from the remote controller 1 and a control unit 10 that controls the air conditioner body 2 by the remote control signal received by the receiving unit 9. ing.
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  However, in the conventional configuration, when trying to operate the remote control in the dark, or when a visually impaired person or a person with reduced eyesight tries to operate the remote control, it is difficult to check the display content of the liquid crystal and the operation buttons. There has been a problem that an erroneous operation, for example, the operation stop or the operation mode is erroneously changed, and the comfort is remarkably deteriorated.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a remote control device with high usability.

  In order to solve the conventional problems, a remote control device according to the present invention includes an input unit, a control unit that operates based on an input from the input unit, and an audio signal based on an audio output signal from the control unit. A voice generation unit that generates a voice, a voice output unit that outputs voice based on the voice signal generated by the voice generation unit, a control decision input unit, and a transmission unit that transmits a remote control signal. .

As a result, even when a visually impaired person or a person with reduced vision is trying to operate the remote control device in the dark, after confirming the operation of the remote control device by voice, Since transmission to the control device is determined, changing to an incorrect setting can be avoided.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and can provide a remote control device with high usability.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, a remote control device includes an input unit, a control unit that operates based on an input from the input unit, and an audio generation unit that generates an audio signal based on an audio output signal from the control unit; , Having a voice output unit that outputs voice based on the voice signal generated by the voice generation unit, a control decision input unit, and a transmission unit that transmits a remote control signal, and transmits the remote control device. The content of the remote control signal can be confirmed by the voice output unit, and after the confirmation, the remote control signal can be transmitted to the remote control device by the control decision input unit. When operating the remote control device of a visually handicapped person or a person with low visual acuity, it is possible to avoid malfunction or changing to an incorrect setting.

  In the second invention, in particular, in the remote control device according to the first invention, a voice presence / absence selection unit for selecting the presence / absence of voice output is provided. As a result, battery consumption can be suppressed.

  The third invention is particularly necessary when the remote control device according to the first or second invention is provided with a sound output level adjustment unit for adjusting the sound level of the sound output unit, so that the surrounding noise is large. Since the voice level can be changed according to the level, the cognition can be further enhanced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a remote control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the remote controller 11 includes an input unit 12, a control unit 13 that operates based on an input from the input unit 12, and an audio generation unit that generates an audio signal based on an audio output signal from the control unit 13. 14, a sound output unit 15 that outputs sound based on the sound signal generated by the sound generation unit 14, and a control determination input unit 16 that transmits a determination command based on the sound output from the sound output unit 15. A display unit 17 that displays various types of information, a transmission unit 18 that transmits a remote control signal based on the operation of the control determination input unit 16, a voice presence / absence selection unit 19 that selects whether voice output is performed, and the voice The audio output level adjustment unit 20 adjusts the audio output level of the output unit 15. The control unit 13 and the voice generation unit 14 are configured with a microcomputer or the like. The input unit 12 and the control determination input unit 16 may have any shape such as a button type or a slide type, and any shape can be used as long as it can transmit a signal by its operation. It is installed. The sound output unit 15 is a speaker that emits sound.

  About the remote control apparatus comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  The control unit 13 operates based on an input from the input unit 12. The sound generation unit 14 generates a sound signal based on the sound output signal from the control unit 13, and the sound output unit 15 outputs sound based on the sound signal generated by the sound generation unit 14. At this time, the audio output content or the like may be displayed on the display unit 17 together.

In addition, after the voice output unit 15 outputs the voice, the control unit 13 receives a remote control signal corresponding to the input from the input unit 12 from the transmission unit 18 by the input of the control determination input unit 16 from the transmission unit 18. (E.g., air conditioner).

  Further, the control unit 13 can select the presence / absence of voice output in the voice presence / absence selection unit 19. When the voice output is enabled, the control unit 13 performs voice output, and when the voice output is disabled, the voice output is not performed. Furthermore, the audio output level adjustment unit 20 can set the volume of the audio output unit 15.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the remote control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  First, in Step 1, it is determined whether or not there is an input from the input unit 12. If it is determined that there is no input, Step 1 is repeated, and if it is determined that there is an input, the process proceeds to Step 2.

  In step 2, the presence / absence of sound output is determined by the sound presence / absence selection unit 19, and if it is determined that there is no sound output, the process proceeds to step 6, and if it is determined that there is sound output, the process proceeds to step 3.

  In step 3, the control unit 13 outputs an audio output signal according to the input content at the input unit 12, and an audio signal is generated by the audio generation unit 14 based on this. Furthermore, based on the audio signal generated by the audio generation unit 14, the audio is output from the audio output unit 15 at the volume set by the audio output level adjustment unit 20, and the process proceeds to step 4.

  In step 4, when the user using the remote controller 11 hears the sound output from the sound output unit 15 and determines the sound content, the control determination input unit 16 is pressed. If they are different, the input of the input unit 12 is performed again without pressing the button of the control decision input unit 16. At this time, the control unit 13 determines whether or not there is an input from the control determination input unit 16, and proceeds to step 6 if it is determined that there is an input, and proceeds to step 5 if it determines that there is no input.

  If it is determined in step 5 that there is no input from the control decision input unit 16, the input unit 12 inputs again, and if input is made, the process proceeds to step 3; Return to step 4.

  When it is determined in step 6 that there is an input from the control decision input unit 16, a remote control signal based on the content input in step 1 or step 5 is transmitted from the transmission unit 18 to the remote control device 21. Then, the remote control signal is received by the receiving unit 22 of the remote control device 21, and the control unit 23 performs control based on the remote control signal.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the remote controller 11 has the input unit 12, the control unit 13 that operates based on the input from the input unit 12, and the audio output signal from the control unit 13. An audio generation unit 14 that generates an audio signal, an audio output unit 15 that outputs audio based on the audio signal generated by the audio generation unit 14, a control decision input unit 16, and a transmission unit that transmits a remote control signal 18, the content of the remote control signal transmitted to the remote control device 21 can be confirmed by the voice output unit 15, and after the confirmation, the remote control signal is transmitted by the control decision input unit 16. Since it can be transmitted to the control device 21, when the remote controller 11 is operated in the dark, or when the remote controller 11 is operated by a visually impaired person or a person with low vision, the malfunction or the setting is changed. It can be avoided.

In the first embodiment, the remote controller 11 is provided with the sound presence / absence selection unit 19 for selecting the presence / absence of sound output, so that it is possible to eliminate the sound output as necessary, such as when the display can be confirmed. Consumption can be suppressed.

  In the first embodiment, the remote control 11 is provided with the audio output level adjustment unit 20 that adjusts the audio output level, so that the audio output level can be changed as necessary, such as when the surrounding noise is high. It becomes possible and can improve cognition.

  As described above, the remote control device according to the present invention avoids changing to an incorrect setting when attempting to operate in the dark or when a visually handicapped person or a person with reduced vision tries to operate the remote control. Therefore, in addition to the air conditioner, it can be applied to all types of AV equipment and home appliance remote controls.

1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a remote control device in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Flow chart showing control operation of the remote control device Block diagram showing the outline of a conventional remote control device

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Remote control 12 Input part 13 Control part 14 Audio | voice production | generation part 15 Audio | voice output part 16 Control decision input part 17 Display part 18 Transmission part 19 Voice presence / absence selection part 20 Audio | voice output level adjustment part

Claims (3)

An input unit, a control unit that operates based on an input from the input unit, an audio generation unit that generates an audio signal based on an audio output signal from the control unit, and an audio signal generated by the audio generation unit A sound output unit that outputs sound based on the sound, a control determination input unit that transmits a determination command based on the sound output from the sound output unit, and a transmission unit that transmits a remote control signal, Remote control device. The remote control device according to claim 1, further comprising a voice presence / absence selection unit that selects presence / absence of voice output. The remote control device according to claim 1, further comprising an audio output level adjustment unit that adjusts an audio level of the audio output unit.

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