JP2007173919A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller principally used for operating various electronic apparatus in which operation is facilitated while eliminating incorrect operation and attaining miniaturization. <P>SOLUTION: An easy-to-operate remote controller in which incorrect operation is eliminated while miniaturizing a transmitter 15 can be obtained by transmitting a remote control signal from the transmitter 15 depending on the operation of an operation body 12 which can be operated in a plurality of directions, selecting a menu presented on the display means 17 of a repeater 21 and then transmitting a control signal according to that menu from the repeater 21. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control device mainly used for remote control of various electronic devices.

  In recent years, as various electronic devices such as video, audio, and air conditioning have become highly functional and diversified, remote control transmitters and remote control devices that remotely operate these electronic devices are also required to be capable of performing various operations easily. .

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

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional remote control transmitter. In FIG. 5, 1 is a substantially box-shaped case made of insulating resin, 2 is a plurality of operating bodies such as rubber, and a plurality of operation bodies formed on the upper surface of the case 1 The upper surfaces of the plurality of operating bodies 2 protrude from the opening holes, and a wiring board (not shown) on which a plurality of wiring patterns are formed is accommodated in the case 1.

  A transmission means (not shown) and a control means (not shown) such as a microcomputer are formed by a light emitting diode or the like mounted on the wiring board, and between the lower surface of the operation body 2 and the upper surface of the wiring board. A plurality of switch contacts (not shown) are formed to constitute a remote control transmitter.

  In the above configuration, for example, when the operation body 2A having “TV” displayed on the upper surface is pressed, the operation body 2A moves downward, and the switch contacts on the lower surface are electrically connected and separated. The control means detects.

  After that, when the operation body 2B with “5” displayed on the upper surface is pressed, the switch contacts on the lower surface are electrically connected and disconnected, and the control means is controlled according to the electrical contact and separation of the switch contacts. Transmits an infrared remote control signal from the transmission means to the television, for example, the channel of the television is switched to “5”.

  Further, for example, when the operation body 2C having “VTR” displayed on the upper surface is pressed and then the operation body 2D is pressed, the switch contacts on the lower surface are electrically connected and separated, and a remote control signal corresponding thereto Is transmitted to the video, and the playback or stop of the videotape is performed.

  That is, by operating the operating body 2A, 2C, etc. to select a device to be remotely controlled, such as a television or a video, etc., the operating body 2B, 2D, etc. are operated to select the function of the device such as channel selection or video tape playback. By operating this, a single remote control transmitter can be used to remotely control a plurality of electronic devices.

As prior art document information related to the invention of this application, for example, Patent Document 1 is known.
JP 2005-223386 A

  However, in the above-mentioned conventional remote control transmitter, as the number of electronic devices to be remotely controlled increases, the number of operation bodies for selecting devices and the operation bodies for switching functions such as channel selection increase. Since it is difficult to determine which function of which device is operated by the operating tool, there is a problem that the operation becomes complicated and erroneous operations are likely to occur.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device that can reduce the size of a transmitter and can be easily operated without erroneous operation.

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

  The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes an operating body that can be operated in a plurality of directions, a transmitter that transmits a remote control signal in accordance with the operation of the operating body, a remote controller signal that is received, A relay device that displays a corresponding menu on the display means is provided, the menu of the display means is selected by operation of the operating tool, and a control signal corresponding to this menu is transmitted from the repeater to configure the remote control device By forming the transmitter from a single operating body, the transmitter can be reduced in size, and by selecting the menu of the display means by operating the transmitter and transmitting a control signal from the repeater, an erroneous operation is performed. There is an effect that it is possible to obtain a remote control device that can be easily operated without any problem.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the menu displayed on the display means is selected according to an operation in a predetermined direction of the operating tool, and the operating tool in a direction different from the above direction is selected. Depending on the operation, a control signal corresponding to the selected menu is transmitted from the repeater. For example, after selecting an operation function such as a channel by rotating the operating body, the channel of the device is actually set by pressing. There is an effect that the operation can be easily performed without any erroneous operation.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an advantageous effect that a remote control device can be realized which can be downsized and can be easily operated without erroneous operation.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram of a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, and in FIG. 1, 11 is a substantially box-shaped case made of an insulating resin such as ABS or polystyrene. A spherical operation body 12 that can be rotated in the front-rear and left-right directions and pressed in the up-down direction protrudes from the opening hole on the upper surface.

  The case 11 incorporates a sensor such as magnetism and light for detecting the rotation of the operating body 12 and a switch contact (not shown) for making electrical contact / disengagement by pressing. Thus, the transmission means 13 is formed, and these are electrically connected to the control means 14 formed by a microcomputer or the like to constitute the transmitter 15.

  Reference numeral 16 denotes a casing made of an insulating resin such as ABS or polystyrene. A display means 17 such as a liquid crystal display element is provided on the front surface of the casing 16 and light receiving light provided below the display means 17 is provided in the casing 16. A receiving unit 18 such as a light emitting device and a transmitting unit 19 such as a light emitting diode are formed, and these are electrically connected to a control unit 20 formed by a microcomputer or the like to form a repeater 21.

  And this relay machine 21 is arrange | positioned, for example on the table etc. between electronic devices, such as a television and a video, and the transmitter 15, and the remote control apparatus is comprised.

  In the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 2, with the display means 17 of the repeater 21 displaying “TV” and “VTR” of the main menu, the transmitter 15 is directed to the repeater 21, for example, operation When the body 12 is rotated in the front-rear direction, the control means 14 detects the operation of the operation body 12 and an infrared remote control signal corresponding to the operation is transmitted from the transmission means 13 to the relay device 21.

  When the receiving means 18 of the repeater 21 receives this remote control signal, the control means 20 that has detected the remote control signal rotates the operating body 12 with the cursor A displayed on the display means 17 in the vertical direction, for example. Move by minutes.

  At this time, for example, when it is desired to remotely control the television, when the operation body 12 of the transmitter 15 is pressed downward while the cursor A is moved to “TV”, the control means 14 detects this operation, A remote control signal corresponding to this is transmitted to the repeater 21.

  Then, when the receiving means 18 receives this remote control signal and the control means 20 detects it, the control means 20 displays the sub-menu of the operation functions of the television as shown in the perspective view of FIG. Is displayed.

  Thereafter, the operating body 12 is rotated again in the front-rear and left-right directions. For example, when the operating body 12 is pressed while the cursor A displayed on the display means 17 is moved to “5”, the remote control signal is transmitted. The control unit 20 detects and transmits an infrared control signal corresponding to the selected menu from the transmission unit 19 to the television, for example, the television channel is switched to “5”.

  In the state of FIG. 2, when “VTR” is selected by rotating the operating tool 12 and not the television, and the operating tool 12 is pressed, the function of FIG. As shown in the perspective view, video-related operation functions such as playback and stop of the videotape are displayed on the display means 17 of the repeater 21 as a submenu.

  Then, after rotating the operating tool 12 to move the cursor A and selecting the submenu, when the operating tool 12 is pressed, a control signal is transmitted from the relay device 21 to the video. Done.

  That is, by rotating one operating body 12, transmitting a remote control signal from the transmitter 15, selecting a menu displayed on the display means 17 of the relay machine 21, and then pressing the operating body 12, A corresponding control signal is transmitted from the repeater 21 so that a plurality of electronic devices can be remotely operated.

  Accordingly, since the transmitter 15 is formed from one operating body 12, it can be reduced in size and size, and the menu displayed on the display means 17 can be reduced by rotating and pressing the one operating body 12. Since selection and transmission of a control signal from the repeater 21 can be performed, the operation can be easily performed without any erroneous operation.

  Further, in response to an operation of the operation body 12 in a predetermined direction, for example, a rotation operation, the cursor A displayed on the display means 17 is moved to select a menu, and an operation in a different direction, for example, a press operation is performed. Thus, since the control signal corresponding to the selected menu is transmitted from the repeater 21, the operation can be easily performed without any erroneous operation.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the remote controller signal is transmitted from the transmitter 15 in accordance with the operation of the operation body 12 operable in a plurality of directions, and the menu displayed on the display means 17 of the relay device 21 is displayed. By making a selection and transmitting a control signal corresponding to this menu from the repeater 21, it is possible to reduce the size of the transmitter 15 and to obtain a remote control device that can be easily operated without erroneous operation. .

  Then, a menu displayed on the display unit 17 is selected according to an operation in a predetermined direction of the operating body 12, and a control signal corresponding to the selected menu is transmitted according to an operation in a different direction. By transmitting from 21, for example, an operation function such as a channel is selected by rotating the operation body 12, and then the channel of the device is actually switched by a pressing operation. .

  In the above description, the transmitter 15 is described using the spherical operation body 12 that can be rotated in the front-rear and left-right directions and pressed in the up-down direction. , And a stick-type switch that performs electrical contact with the switch contacts in each direction by pressing up and down, and a plate-shaped sheet that is pressed and operated to electrically connect and disconnect the electrodes on the bottom surface and the capacitance The present invention can also be implemented using an operation body that can be operated in various other directions such as a touch panel type that detects an operation position according to a change.

  In the above description, a configuration has been described in which a device to be remotely operated, such as a television or a video, is selected as a main menu, and thereafter, an operation function of the device is selected as a submenu. After selecting the function as the main menu, more detailed functions such as “brightness” and “contrast” are displayed on the display means 17 as submenus, and these may be selected.

  The remote control device according to the present invention can be miniaturized and can be easily operated without erroneous operation, and is mainly useful for operating various electronic devices.

1 is a block circuit diagram of a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Same perspective view Perspective view of the repeater Perspective view of the repeater A perspective view of a conventional remote control transmitter

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Case 12 Operation body 13 Transmission means 14 Control means 15 Transmitter 16 Housing | casing 17 Display means 18 Reception means 19 Transmission means 20 Control means 21 Relay machine

Claims (2)

An operation body that can be operated in a plurality of directions, a transmitter that transmits a remote control signal according to the operation of the operation body, and a relay that receives the remote control signal and displays a menu corresponding to the remote control signal on the display means A remote control device that selects a menu of the display means by operation of the operating body and transmits a control signal corresponding to the menu from the repeater. A menu displayed on the display means is selected according to an operation in a predetermined direction of the operating body, and a control signal corresponding to the selected menu is transmitted according to an operation of the operating body in a direction different from the above direction. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the remote control device is transmitted from the remote controller.

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