JP2010268022A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact remote controller including a further simple structure while keeping multifunctionality. <P>SOLUTION: The remote controller 1 includes: a rotary dial 60 arranged around an operation switch 10 of an operation surface and changing an operation content of the operation switch 10 in accordance with a rotation amount on a set operation mode basis; a first touch sensor 50a to a seventh touch sensor 50g for detecting touch of a finger; sensor data for previously storing operation modes set in the rotary dial 60 in accordance with the one or more touch sensors for detecting the touch of a finger; and an operation mode-setting program for identifying one or more touch sensors by which the touch of a finger is detected out of the touch sensors, and extracting the operation mode set in the rotary dial 60 from the sensor data based on the identified touch detection sensor(s) to be set. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote controller.

In recent years, remote controllers used for AV equipment such as television receivers and other electrical equipment have increased the number of operation switches with the increase in the number of functions of electrical equipment, which is inconvenient for users who are not familiar with operation. There is a feeling. Furthermore, a multi-function remote controller that enables operation of multiple electrical devices with different applications by switching the operation mode becomes more complicated / larger and can be handled easily by the user. I can't do it.
Therefore, even a multifunctional remote controller as described above is required to be easily operated by the user and compact.

  Therefore, for example, a touch pad is arranged around the screen of a display unit composed of a liquid crystal display panel or an EL display panel, and each operation area, each function and each operation type selected according to the user's preference are Each operation setting table is associated and registered, and icons corresponding to the functions and operation areas registered in the operation setting table are displayed on the screen based on the combination of the touch pad contact location and contact time. A portable electronic device is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-12271 A

  According to the invention described in Patent Document 1, the display position of the icon displayed on the screen, the presence or absence of the display of a specific icon, and the like are changed according to the user's preference according to the contact location and the contact time of the touch pad. It is configured to be able to.

  However, when the portable electronic device described in Patent Document 1 is used as a remote controller, a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an EL display is provided.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a remote controller having a simpler structure while maintaining a small size and multifunctionality.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when an operation switch provided on the operation surface of the casing is operated, an operation signal corresponding to the operation content is transmitted to the operated device by the transmission means. Thus, in the remote controller that performs remote operation of the operated device, the operation content of the operation switch is changed according to the amount of rotation for each operation mode that is provided around the operation switch on the operation surface. An operation for storing in advance an operation mode to be set for the rotary dial in accordance with the rotary dial, a plurality of contact detection sensors for detecting a finger contact, and one or a plurality of contact detection sensors for detecting a finger contact. A mode storage unit; a specifying unit that specifies one or a plurality of contact detection sensors in which a finger contact is detected among the contact detection sensors; and a contact detection specified by the specifying unit. Based on the sensor, characterized in that it comprises an operation mode setting means for setting extracted from the rotary the operation mode storage unit an operation mode to be set in the dial.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the remote controller according to the first aspect, an operation mode confirmation unit capable of confirming an operation mode set by the operation mode setting unit is provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the remote controller according to the first or second aspect, the transmission means transmits the operation signal to the operated device by a wireless method using radio waves.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when an operation switch provided on the operation surface of the housing is operated, an operation signal corresponding to the operation content is transmitted to the operated device having a predetermined display unit by the transmission unit. Thus, in the remote controller that performs remote operation of the operated device, the display content of the display means is changed according to the amount of rotation for each operation mode that is provided around the operation switch on the operation surface. In accordance with the rotary dial that changes the operation content of the operation switch, a plurality of contact detection sensors that detect finger contact, and one or more contact detection sensors that detect finger contact, An operation mode storage unit that stores in advance an operation mode to be set for the rotary dial, and one or more contact detection sensors in which the contact of a finger is detected among the contact detection sensors And an operation mode setting means for extracting and setting an operation mode to be set for the rotary dial from the operation mode storage unit based on the contact detection sensor specified by the specifying means, and the operation by finger contact. An operation mode confirmation means capable of confirming the operation mode set by the mode setting means, and a rotation amount confirmation member provided on the upper surface of the rotary dial and capable of confirming the rotation amount of the rotary dial, The transmission means transmits the operation signal to the operated device by a wireless method using radio waves.

According to the present invention, the operation mode set for the rotary dial is stored in advance in the operation mode storage unit in accordance with the contact detection sensor for detecting contact, and the contact detection specified by the specifying unit by the operation mode setting unit Since the operation mode set for the rotary dial is extracted from the operation mode storage unit and set based on the sensor, it is a multifunctional remote controller capable of automatically switching a plurality of operation modes. Further, the present invention is configured such that the operation content of the operation switch provided on the operation surface of the housing changes according to the rotation amount of the rotary dial, and it is necessary to provide a display screen on the remote controller itself. Therefore, it can be reduced in size and a simple structure.
That is, it can be said that the present invention is a remote controller having a simpler structure while maintaining a small size and multifunctionality.

It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the use condition of the remote controller which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the state which rotated the remote controller shown in FIG. 1 90 degree | times. It is a block diagram which illustrates the principal part structure of the remote controller which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the state which planarly viewed the remote controller which concerns on this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the selection state of the rotary dial which concerns on this invention, (A) shows the state which the use direction was d1 and the 8th area | region was selected, (B) is from the state of (A). 7C shows the state rotated so that the seventh region is selected, (C) shows the state rotated from the state of (A) so that the first region is selected, and (D) is the direction of use. Shows the state where the first region is selected at d2, (E) shows the state rotated from the state of (D) so that the eighth region becomes the selected state, and (F) shows the state of (D). The state rotated from a state so that the 2nd field may be in a selection state is shown. It is a figure explaining the state by which the channel selection screen was displayed on the display screen of the display part of an electric equipment, (A) shows the state by which arbitrary broadcast channels were selected, (B), (C) The rotary dial is rotated from the state of (A), and the channel to be selected is scrolled up and down. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the sensor data based on this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation mode change process by the remote controller which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a remote controller according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The scope of the invention is not limited to the illustrated example.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the remote controller 1 includes a touch sensor unit 50 provided on a side surface of a housing 2 having a circular shape in plan view, and a plurality of touch sensors disposed on the touch sensor unit 50. The use directions d1 to d8 (operation directions) of the remote controller 1 are determined by specifying any two touch sensors whose contact is detected simultaneously by the user's finger, and the operation mode is determined based on the determined use directions. (This is a mode for changing the object to be operated by the remote controller 1, for example, use direction d1: television operation mode, use direction d2: recorder operation mode, use direction d3: audio operation mode, etc.) Thus, the controller remotely operates the electric devices 1000 and 2000 (devices to be operated) according to the operation mode. A rotary dial 60 and an operation switch 10 are provided on the upper surface of the housing, and a screen displayed on the display units 1200 and 2200 of the electric devices 1000 and 2000 when the user rotates the rotary dial 60. When the selection target scrolls from the list of data and icons above, and the user operates (presses) the operation switch 10, the selection target is determined.
Here, the usage directions d1 to d8 indicate directions when the direction in which the user holds the remote controller 1 is rotated by 45 degrees. Specifically, the use direction d1 is a direction when the remote controller 1 is tilted so that the communication unit 80 is closest to the electric devices 1000 and 2000 as shown in FIG. 1, and the use direction d7 is shown in FIG. This is the direction when the remote controller 1 facing the use direction d1 shown in FIG. 2 is rotated 90 degrees in the v1 direction as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the remote controller 1 includes a touch sensor unit 50, a rotary dial 60, an operation switch 10, a communication unit 80 (transmission means), and a control unit 100. It is configured, and an operation signal is transmitted to the electric devices 1000 and 2000 via the communication unit 80 to control the electric devices 1000 and 2000.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the touch sensor unit 50 includes a first touch sensor 50 a to a seventh touch sensor 50 g (contact detection sensor) and a first touch sensor 50 a to a seventh touch arranged on the side surface of the remote controller 1. A detection circuit (not shown) electrically connected to the sensor 50g, and an operation mode confirmation member 51 (operation mode confirmation means) for the user to confirm the current direction of use of the remote controller 1 are configured. .

The first touch sensor 50a to the seventh touch sensor 50g are arranged at predetermined intervals so as to surround the side surface of the remote controller 1, for example, and each has a detection capacitor (not shown), and the capacitor has a conductor. When the (user's finger) comes into contact, the electrostatic capacitance of the capacitor changes, and the change is detected by a current value flowing in the detection circuit.
In addition, when a user's finger touches the electrode of any two touch sensors among the first touch sensor 50a to the seventh touch sensor 50g, the contact is made according to the combination of the touched two touch sensors. Between the touch sensors thus detected (detection circuit), a current having a current value different from that when a single touch sensor is contacted flows.
Therefore, when a signal related to the current value is input from the touch sensor unit 50 to the control unit 100 described later, the control unit 100 determines that the touch sensor touched by the user's finger is a single one based on the current value. Or any two of them can be discriminated.

  The operation mode confirmation member 51 is, for example, a convex protruding member that is installed on a side surface of the housing 2 where the first touch sensor 50a to the seventh touch sensor 50g are not arranged. That is, even if the user changes the direction in which the remote controller 1 is gripped and the usage directions d1 to d8 of the remote controller 1 change, the user can check the direction of the operation mode confirmation member 51 to The operation mode (direction of use) can be easily confirmed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the rotary dial 60 is disposed on the upper surface (operation surface) of the housing 2 of the remote controller 1, is inserted through a rotation shaft (not shown), and can rotate in the rotation shaft direction. It is a disk-shaped dial. The rotary dial 60 includes a first area 60a to an eighth area 60h that are a plurality of fan-shaped areas obtained by dividing the rotary dial 60 into the same size.
The rotary dial 60 includes a rotary encoder (not shown). When a pulse signal output from the rotary encoder is input to the control unit 100, the control unit 100 rotates and rotates the rotary dial 60. The direction is determined. For this reason, the control unit 100 identifies which of the first area 60a to the eighth area 60h is selected by the user's rotation operation. Therefore, the rotary dial 60 is operated by the operation mode setting program 130a described later. It is possible to change the operation content of the operation switch 10 according to the rotation amount for each operation mode set by executing the above. In addition, when a rotary dial operation program 130c, which will be described later, is executed by the control unit 100, the display contents of the display units 1200 and 2200 of the electric devices 1000 and 2000 according to the amount and direction of rotation caused by the rotation of the rotary dial 60. Changes.

Here, the position of the area selected by the user changes according to the direction of use (changes every time the operation mode is switched).
Specifically, for example, an LED (Light-Emitting Diode) (not shown) is provided on the back surface of each of the first region 60a to the eighth region 60h of the rotary dial 60. Then, when the use direction is d1, the control unit 100 selects the region at the position of the arc a1 (that is, the region in the dot portion in FIGS. 5A to 5C) (selected by the user). If the direction of use is d2, the region at the position of the arc a2 (that is, the region in the dot portion in FIGS. 5D to 5F) is determined as the selected state, and the direction of use d3 Similarly for d8, the areas at the positions of the arcs a3 to a8 are determined to be selected states, and the LEDs of the areas determined to be in the selected state are turned on.
Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 5A, from the state where the remote controller 1 is used in the direction d1 and the eighth region 60h is selected, the position of the arc a1 is shown in FIG. 5B. When the rotary dial 60 is rotated in the r1 direction so that the seventh region 60g is arranged in the second region 60g, the seventh region 60g is selected and illuminated by the LED. Conversely, when the rotary dial 60 is rotated in the r2 direction from the state shown in FIG. 5A so that the first region 60a is disposed at the position of the arc a1, as shown in FIG. 5C. The first area 60a is selected and illuminated by the LED. Similarly, when the use direction of the remote controller 1 shown in FIG. 5D is d2 and the first area 60a is selected, the rotary dial 60 is rotated in the r1 and r2 directions in the same manner. As shown in (E) and (F), the 8th area | region 60h and the 2nd area | region 60b in the position of the arc a2 after rotation are each illuminated by LED as a selection state.

  Note that a protrusion 61 protruding upward is provided on the upper surface of the third region 60c. Therefore, the user can easily visually recognize the rotation amount and the rotation direction of the rotary dial 60 by rotating the rotary dial 60 while checking the position of the protrusion 61 and the position illuminated by the LED.

Further, the structure for determining the rotation amount and the rotation direction of the rotary dial 60 is not limited to that using a rotary encoder.
For example, a protrusion protruding toward the rotary dial 60 is provided on the back surface side of the rotary dial 60, and the protrusions are formed on the back surfaces of the first region 60a to the eighth region 60h when the rotary dial 60 is rotated. The switch is in a pressed state when pressed, and a switch for outputting a predetermined electric signal to the control unit 100 is provided. And the control part 100 can discriminate | determine the rotation amount and rotation direction of the rotary dial 60 by pinpointing the area | region in the press state based on each said electric signal. Here, as the switch, for example, a dome switch formed in a dome shape and capable of elastic deformation is used.

  The operation switch 10 is disposed on, for example, the upper surface (operation surface) of the housing 2 of the remote controller 1 and is operated (pressed) by the user, so that the first region 60a to the eighth region 60h of the rotary dial 60 are operated. Among them, a signal corresponding to the region selected by the user (that is, a signal for setting the region in the selected state to the determined state) is output to the control unit 100.

  The communication unit 80 is a communication interface for transmitting a wide range non-directional radio signal (high frequency signal) using radio waves, for example. When the operation switch 10 is pressed or the rotary dial 60 is rotated, the communication unit 80 transmits an operation signal transmitted via the control unit 100 to the communication unit 1100 of the electric device 1000 or the communication of the electric device 2000. It is configured to transmit to the unit 2100. As described above, since the operation signal transmitted by the communication unit 80 is omnidirectional, the direction of the remote controller 1 is changed regardless of the usage direction of the remote controller 1 from d1 to d8. The operation signal can be transmitted to the communication units 1100 and 2100 without any problem.

  The control unit 100 is a microcomputer that includes a CPU 110, a RAM 120, and a ROM 130, and comprehensively controls each component provided in the remote controller 1.

  The CPU 110 executes various programs stored in the ROM 130 in accordance with input signals input from the respective units of the remote controller 1, and outputs output signals to the respective units based on the execution programs. Overall control of all operations.

  The RAM 120 includes, for example, a program storage area for expanding a processing program executed by the CPU 110, a data storage area for storing processing results generated when the input data and the processing program are executed, and the like.

  The ROM 130 is configured to include an area for storing a program executed by the CPU 110 and an area for storing various data necessary for the execution of the program. For example, the sensor data 130h (operation mode storage unit), an operation mode setting program 130a ( Identification means, operation mode setting means), rotary dial operation program 130c, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the sensor data 130h is obtained when any two touch sensors among the first touch sensor 50a to the seventh touch sensor 50g arranged in the touch sensor unit 50 come into contact with the user's finger. The detected current values, the two touch sensors corresponding to the respective current values, and the use directions and operation modes corresponding to the two touch sensors are data stored in advance in a table format.

The operation mode setting program 130a specifies a touch sensor that is touched by the user's finger among the first touch sensor 50a to the seventh touch sensor 50g arranged in the touch sensor unit 50, and based on the specified touch sensor. This is a program for causing the CPU 110 to execute a function of setting an operation mode of the rotary dial 60 (remote controller 1).
Specifically, when the user's finger contacts the first touch sensor 50a to the seventh touch sensor 50g of the touch sensor unit 50 and a signal related to the current value is input from the touch sensor unit 50, the CPU 110 executes the operation mode setting program. 130a is executed, the current value corresponding to the input current value is searched from the sensor data 130h, and when the corresponding current value exists, the two touch sensors corresponding to the current value are identified from the sensor data 130h. Then, the usage direction of the remote controller 1 is determined to be one of d1 to d8. Then, the CPU 110 refers to the sensor data 130h, extracts an operation mode corresponding to the determined usage direction, and sets the extracted operation mode in the rotary dial 60. That is, when the operation switch 10 or the rotary dial 60 is operated by the user after the use direction is changed, the operation signal transmitted to the electric devices 1000 and 2000 is converted into one corresponding to the set operation mode. .

When the rotary dial 60 rotates by a predetermined angle, the rotary dial operation program 130c displays the display contents on the display screens of the display units 1200 and 2200 of the electric devices 1000 and 2000 according to the rotation amount and the rotation direction of the rotation. This is a program for causing the CPU 110 to execute a function of changing the above.
Specifically, for example, the usage direction of the remote controller 1 is d1, the operation mode is set to operate the electric device 1000, and the eighth area 60h is in the selected state as shown in FIG. In this case, a channel selection screen for selecting a predetermined channel from a list of broadcast channels as shown in FIG. 6A is displayed on the display unit 1200 (display screen 1210) of the electric device 1000. And In this state, as shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, when the user rotates the rotary dial 60 in the r1 and r2 directions to select the seventh area 60g and the first area 60a, the rotation is performed. A pulse signal corresponding to is input to the control unit 100 from the rotary dial 60. Then, the CPU 110 executes the rotary dial operation program 130c, determines the rotation amount and the rotation direction based on the pulse signal, and rotates the channel to be selected as described above, as shown in FIGS. An operation signal for scrolling up and down is generated in conjunction with the control signal, and the operation signal is transmitted to the electric device 1000 via the communication unit 80.

The electric devices 1000 and 2000 are, for example, liquid crystal televisions, plasma televisions, recorders, audios, and the like, and include communication units 1100 and 2100 and display units 1200 and 2200 (display means). An operation signal transmitted from the communication unit 80 of the controller 1 is received by the communication units 1100 and 2100, and processing corresponding to the operation signal is executed.
The communication units 1100 and 2100 are, for example, communication interfaces for receiving omnidirectional radio signals (high frequency signals), and are configured to receive operation signals transmitted from the communication unit 80 of the remote controller 1. ing.
The display units 1200 and 2200 are monitors provided in the electric devices 1000 and 2000, for example. On the display screens 1210 and 2210 of the display units 1200 and 2200, for example, a channel selection screen, a recording medium switching screen for recording / playback, an icon selection screen for selecting icons representing a playback function, a pause function, and the like. A screen for deciding by scrolling the selection target from the data list or icon list is displayed. The scroll operation is interlocked with the rotation operation of the rotary dial 60 of the remote controller 1 by the user.

(Operation mode change processing)
Next, the flow of the operation mode change process performed by the remote controller 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, among the first touch sensor 50a to the seventh touch sensor 50g included in the touch sensor unit 50, when the user's finger contacts any touch sensor, the current value of the current that flows to the detection circuit to the control unit 100 Is input from the touch sensor unit 50 (step S1).

Next, the CPU 110 executes the operation mode setting program 130a, and determines whether or not a current value corresponding to the current value input in step S1 exists in the sensor data 130h (step S2).
When the CPU 110 determines that the current value does not exist in the sensor data 130h (step S2; No), the CPU 110 repeats the processing after step S1 without changing the use direction (operation mode).
On the other hand, when the CPU 110 determines that the current value is present in the sensor data 130h (step S2; Yes), the CPU 110 determines the usage direction of the remote controller 1 as any of d1 to d8 with reference to the sensor data 130h. Then, an operation mode corresponding to the use direction is set (step S3).

  Next, the CPU 110 determines whether or not a pulse signal has been input from the rotary dial 60 (whether or not the user has rotated the rotary dial 60) (step S4). Step S4; No), waiting until input. On the other hand, when the CPU 110 determines that the input has been made (step S4; Yes), the CPU 110 executes the rotary dial operation program 130c, and changes the rotation (pulse signal) according to the rotation amount and the rotation direction of the electric device 1000, It is reflected on the display screen of 2000 display units 1200 and 2200 (step S5).

Next, the CPU 110 determines whether or not the user has operated the operation switch 10 in the state of step S5 (step S6). If it is determined that the user has not operated (step S6; No), the processing after step S4 is performed. repeat.
On the other hand, if the CPU 110 determines that the operation is performed in step S6 (step S6; Yes), the CPU 110 generates an operation signal and transmits the operation signal to the communication units 1100 and 2100 of the electric devices 1000 and 2000 (step S7).

According to the remote controller 1 in the present embodiment described above, the rotary controller is provided around the operation switch 10 on the operation surface and changes the operation content of the operation switch 10 according to the rotation amount for each set operation mode. The operation mode to be set for the rotary dial 60 in accordance with the dial 60, the first touch sensor 50a to the seventh touch sensor 50g that detects the contact of the finger, and one or more touch sensors that detect the contact of the finger. The sensor data 130h stored in advance and one or more touch sensors in which touch of a finger is detected among the touch sensors are identified, and an operation mode is set for the rotary dial 60 based on the identified contact detection sensor. An operation mode setting program 130a that is extracted and set from the sensor data 130h.
That is, according to the present invention, the operation mode to be set for the rotary dial 60 is extracted from the sensor data 130h and set based on the touch sensor in which the contact of the finger is detected by executing the operation mode setting program 130a of the CPU 110. Therefore, it is a multi-function remote controller that can automatically switch between a plurality of operation modes. Further, the present invention is configured such that the operation content of the operation switch 10 provided on the operation surface of the housing 2 changes according to the amount of rotation of the rotary dial 60 and is displayed on the remote controller 1 itself. Since it is not necessary to provide a screen, it can be downsized and have a simple structure.
Therefore, it can be said that the present invention is a remote controller having a simpler structure while maintaining a small size and multiple functions.

The remote controller 1 also includes an operation mode confirmation member 51 that can confirm the operation mode set by executing the operation mode setting program 130a of the CPU 110.
That is, even if the user changes the direction in which the remote controller 1 is gripped and the usage directions d1 to d8 of the remote controller 1 change, the user can check the direction of the operation mode confirmation member 51 to The operation mode (direction of use) can be easily confirmed.

The communication unit 80 transmits an operation signal to the electric devices 1000 and 2000 by a wireless method using radio waves.
That is, since a wide range non-directional radio signal using radio waves can be transmitted, even when the CPU 110 executes the operation mode setting program 130a and the operation mode of the remote controller 1 is changed, the changed operation is performed. The signal can be reliably transmitted to the communication units 1100 and 2100 of the electric devices 1000 and 2000.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various improvements and design changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, in the above embodiment, the operation mode may be a volume adjustment mode or the like, and the volume may be increased or decreased by rotating the rotary dial 60 (in accordance with the amount of rotation). In this case, even when the operation mode is changed, the user can confirm the operation content of the remote controller 1 by listening to the sound volume before and after the change, so that the display unit 1200 is displayed as shown in FIGS. , 2200 does not need to be changed according to the amount of rotation of the rotary dial 60 (that is, when the user operates the remote controller 1, the user can grasp the operation contents without checking the display unit). The display device may be provided with no display means).

  The communication unit 80 is not limited to a communication interface that transmits a wide-range non-directional radio signal using radio waves as described above, but a communication interface for transmitting a directional infrared signal. As an example, an infrared communication unit may be provided on the side surface of the housing 2 in accordance with the usage directions d1 to d8 of the remote controller 1.

  In the above embodiment, the first touch sensor 50a to the seventh touch sensor 50g have a function of changing the operation mode when any two of them touch the user's finger. A function when the touch sensor is touched alone may be set. In other words, the current value detected when any touch sensor is touched independently and the operation content corresponding to the current value are stored in advance, and when the current value is detected, An operation signal based on the operation content is configured to be transmitted to the electric devices 1000 and 2000 via the communication unit 80. As a result, the touch sensor can be provided with functions that cannot be executed by the rotary dial 60 or the operation switch 10, and the functions of the remote controller 1 can be expanded.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Remote controller 2 Case 10 Operation switch 50 Touch sensor part 50a-50g The 1st-7th touch sensor (contact detection sensor)
51 Operation mode confirmation member (operation mode confirmation means)
60 Rotary dial 80 Communication unit (transmission means)
110 CPU (operation mode setting means, specifying means)
130 ROM
130a Operation mode setting program (operation mode setting means)
130h Sensor data (operation mode storage unit)
1000, 2000 Electrical equipment (operated device)
1200, 2200 Display unit (display means)

Claims (4)

When the operation switch provided on the operation surface of the housing is operated, the remote controller that performs remote operation of the operated device by transmitting an operation signal according to the operation content to the operated device by the transmission unit,
A rotary dial that is provided around the operation switch on the operation surface and changes the operation content of the operation switch according to the amount of rotation for each set operation mode;
A plurality of contact detection sensors for detecting finger contact;
An operation mode storage unit that stores in advance an operation mode to be set for the rotary dial according to one or more contact detection sensors for detecting contact of a finger;
A specifying means for specifying one or a plurality of contact detection sensors in which contact of a finger is detected among the contact detection sensors;
Based on the contact detection sensor specified by the specifying means, an operation mode setting means for extracting and setting an operation mode to be set for the rotary dial from the operation mode storage unit;
A remote controller comprising: The remote controller according to claim 1,
A remote controller comprising operation mode confirmation means capable of confirming an operation mode set by the operation mode setting means. The remote controller according to claim 1 or 2,
The remote controller characterized in that the transmission means transmits the operation signal to the operated device by a radio system using radio waves. When an operation switch provided on the operation surface of the housing is operated, an operation signal corresponding to the operation content is transmitted to the operated apparatus provided with a predetermined display means by the transmission means, thereby enabling remote control of the operated apparatus. In the remote controller that performs the operation,
A rotary dial that is provided around the operation switch on the operation surface and changes the operation content of the operation switch by changing the display content of the display unit according to the rotation amount for each set operation mode. When,
A plurality of contact detection sensors for detecting finger contact;
An operation mode storage unit that stores in advance an operation mode to be set for the rotary dial according to one or more contact detection sensors for detecting contact of a finger;
A specifying means for specifying one or a plurality of contact detection sensors in which contact of a finger is detected among the contact detection sensors;
Based on the contact detection sensor specified by the specifying means, an operation mode setting means for extracting and setting an operation mode to be set for the rotary dial from the operation mode storage unit;
An operation mode confirmation means capable of confirming the operation mode set by the operation mode setting means by touching a finger;
A rotation amount confirmation member provided on an upper surface of the rotary dial and capable of confirming a rotation amount of the rotary dial;
The remote controller characterized in that the transmission means transmits the operation signal to the operated device by a radio system using radio waves.

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