JP2014204326A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller capable of contributing comfortable presentation corresponding to user's liking.SOLUTION: The remote controller includes: a body 1 capable of applying remote operation such as a change in a display screen included an information processing apparatus to a personal computer or the other information processing apparatus; and a plurality of attachment parts 2 and a second attachment part to be selectively attached on a plurality of different relative positions with respect to the body 1. Thus, a use mode corresponding to user's liking can be selected by suitably and selectively attaching the plurality of attachment parts to the body 1.

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote controller for remotely operating an information processing terminal.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a laser pointer that is used in a place such as a presentation or a meeting and indicates a part of a screen projected on a screen by a projector, an OHP, or the like with laser light is well known.

  In addition to laser light irradiation, a device capable of performing remote operations such as changing a display screen by wireless communication with a personal computer or other information processing apparatus has been developed. As a specific example of such a laser pointer, a pen-shaped housing is provided with an operation unit for laser irradiation (press button), an operation unit for page feed command, and an operation unit for page return command. A laser pointer that can irradiate a laser beam by operating each operation unit or give a command similar to that of a mouse as well as a page feed or page return command to the information processing apparatus. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  In recent years, for users who have a laser pointer that only has a function of irradiating a laser beam in advance, it is desirable to be able to separately give instructions to the information processing apparatus without introducing the laser pointer as described above. There is a request. In order to realize such a request, it is possible to introduce a remote controller having a main body that does not have a laser beam irradiation function and can perform the above-described remote operation, and an attachment portion for attaching the main body to a user's finger or the like. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3).

  However, each user who makes a presentation has his own preferences and habits. That is, when the use of the laser pointer and the remote operation are performed together, the mounting manner of the remote controller described in Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3 is not necessarily in line with the user's own preferences. That is, in the remote controller as described above, it is required to be able to respond to the user's taste, that is, preference and habit.

JP 2010-009008 A JP-A-9-114582 Japanese National Patent Publication No. 11-508382

  The present invention pays attention to such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a remote controller that contributes to a comfortable presentation according to the user's preference.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention takes the following measures.

  That is, the remote controller according to the present invention is selectively attached to the information processing apparatus at a plurality of different relative positions with respect to the main body capable of performing remote operations such as changing the display screen of the information processing apparatus. And one or a plurality of attachment portions.

  Here, the term “one or a plurality of attachment portions that are selectively attached” refers to a mode in which a single attachment portion can be attached at a plurality of relative positions, and a plurality of attachment portions are attached at different relative positions. Such an embodiment is also included. In addition, a configuration in which a plurality of attachment portions can be attached at a plurality of relative positions, respectively. Furthermore, “a plurality of relative positions” includes those in which the attachment position and angle can be changed in stages, and those in which the attachment position and angle can be changed in a stepless manner.

  If it is such, a user can select a some usage mode with respect to a single main body. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a remote controller that contributes to a comfortable presentation according to the user's preference.

  In order to provide the user with a wider range of usage modes, it is desirable that a plurality of the mounting portions be provided, and that the plurality of mounting portions be selectively attached to the main body.

Moreover, the attachment object of an attachment part is various according to a user's taste and hope. That is, it is desirable that the plurality of mounting portions be configured to be mounted on a plurality of different mounting targets, for example, by changing the shape and orientation with respect to the main body.

  In addition, it is preferable that the main body is configured more compact in view of the operation by the user regardless of the habits and preferences of the user's presentation. In other words, in order to make the main body more compact, the mounting portion has an engaging portion provided so as to project at least a part of the main body so as to engage with the inner portion. It is preferable to accommodate a battery for supplying electricity to the main body.

  In order to obtain the user's preference and desire with a simple configuration, when the plurality of mounting portions are provided, the plurality of mounting portions are at least partially inside the main body. It is preferable that the engaging portions provided at the plurality of attachment portions are different in direction from each other as having the engaging portions provided so as to be inserted and engaged with each other.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the remote controller which contributes to the comfortable presentation according to a user's taste can be provided.

The external view which shows the use condition which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The other external view which concerns on the same embodiment. FIG. The rear view. FIG. The perspective view of the principal part. The other perspective view of the principal part. The perspective view of the other principal part. The perspective view which concerns on the same embodiment. The external view which shows the use condition which concerns on the same embodiment. The perspective view of the principal part which concerns on FIG.

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

  A remote controller according to the present embodiment used in a presentation or a meeting place constitutes a presentation system together with an information processing apparatus (not shown). The information processing device is specifically a personal computer, a multi-function television receiver, a disk playback device, a recording device, or the like. If necessary, a device such as a projector, monitor, amplifier and speaker, camera, microphone, etc. Connecting. The information processing apparatus is connected to a receiver 3 as a single receiver that receives a radio signal transmitted from the main body 1 of the remote controller.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the receiver 3 projects a connection plug 32 (USB, IEEE 1394, etc.) for connecting to an information processing device forward from a housing 31 containing a control circuit or the like. A signal received via the plug 32 is sent to the information processing apparatus and supplied with power from the information processing apparatus. The casing 31 is partially cut away at the end adjacent to the connection plug 32, so that the user can easily grasp the cutout portion 33 to insert and remove the receiver 33, and as shown in FIG. You can install it on a remote controller. The receiver 3 can perform ID setting in the present embodiment, and internally, a signal received via the connection plug 32 is transmitted to the information processing apparatus or the receiver 3 itself transmits to the remote controller. It has a receiver-side transceiver. Since various existing modes can be applied to the procedure for setting the ID by the receiver 3 and the specific mode of communication with the information processing apparatus, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  That is, the remote controller according to the present embodiment is different from the main body 1 that can perform a remote operation such as changing the display screen of the information processing apparatus with respect to a personal computer or other information processing apparatus. A plurality of attachment portions 2 and 20 that are selectively attached at relative positions are provided. That is, the remote controller according to the present embodiment has a mode in which the main body 1 is mounted on the user's finger through the mounting portion 2 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and the mounting portion 2 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. Alternatively, the second attachment portion 20 is attached to the main body 1 so that the user can attach it to the pen-shaped laser pointer LP used for the presentation and operate it as it is with the hand holding the laser pointer LP.

  The configuration of each part of the remote controller will be described below.

  The main body 1 includes an operation portion 11 for performing various operations on the information processing device, an engagement recess 12 that constitutes an engagement portion that engages with the attachment portion 2, and a battery inside the engagement recess 12. And a battery receiving portion 19 to which electric power is supplied.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, 9, and 10, the operation unit 11 is provided on the side and the front side of the main body 1. In the center of the front side of the main body 1, a rectangular plate 11 a for performing an operation by a user's pressing, and a material that covers the periphery of the rectangular plate 11 a and is flexible enough to be recessed when pressed from the outside. Or it is covered with the annular plate 11b set so that it can incline suitably in the said dent direction. The main body 1 includes a power switch 13 and an ID request transmission button 14 provided on both sides of the main body 1, a page feed button 15 provided at the position of the rectangular plate 11a on the front side of the main body 1, and the annular plate 11b. The page return button 16, the screen switching button 17 and the battery remaining amount display unit 18 provided at the position are provided. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, alphabets and illustrations are printed at the positions of the page feed button 15, the page return button 16 and the battery remaining amount display unit 18 so that the functions can be properly understood. Of course, other symbols are printed. Alternatively, the rectangular plate 11a and the annular plate 11b may be appropriately provided with irregularities so as to prompt the user to operate the operation unit 11 accurately. Accordingly, the illustration of the printing is omitted in the drawings other than FIGS.

  The power switch 13 is a so-called slide type. That is, the power switch 13 is switched on and off by sliding the power switch 13 from one to the other. The ID request transmission button 14 is for enabling the receiver 3 to correctly recognize the remote controller before using it. In other words, in this embodiment, by pressing the ID request transmission button 14, an ID request is made to the receiver 3 for a certain period of time, and the lot-specific ID transmitted from the receiver 3 is received, so that it is correctly recognized from the receiver 3. The information processing apparatus can be remotely operated. Further, in the present embodiment, in addition to the unique ID, an aspect is adopted in which information about so-called channels can be transmitted so that communication with the receiver 3 can be accurately performed. For such channel transmission, various existing techniques such as a technique relating to frequency setting, a technique relating to a time slot, or a technique relating to a code multiplex division scheme can be applied. The page feed button 15 is for switching to the next page in presentation software or the like that is activated on the information processing apparatus and that sequentially displays a plurality of pages (or slides) on the screen. Conversely, the page return button 16 is for returning to the previous page. When the page feed button 15 / page return button 16 is pressed, a signal instructing to send / return the page is sent to the information processing apparatus. Further, when the slide switch is executed by the presentation software or the like, if the screen switching button 17 is pressed, a signal equivalent to that when the B key of the keyboard is pressed is transmitted. As a result, the screen display becomes black (darkens). In order to return to the original slide display, the screen switching button 17 may be pressed again.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the main body 1 is provided with a battery receiving portion 19 for receiving a part of the battery by denting the center on the back side, and an electrode 19a is disposed on the battery receiving portion 19 so that the power from the battery is It is set as the aspect which can be supplied. Since the existing various aspects can be applied to the electrical structure of the remote controller, including the specific aspects of the battery receiving portion 19 and the electrode 19a, detailed description will be omitted.

  Thus, the engagement recesses 12 are provided at three locations around the battery receiving portion 19. These three engaging recesses 12 are set so as to have unequal intervals around the battery receiving portion 19. As a result, only one type of direction in which each engaging recess 12 can be correctly engaged with the mounting portion 2 is provided. That is, in this embodiment, the engaging recesses 12 are arranged at unequal intervals so that the mounting portion 2 cannot be mounted in the wrong direction. In the present embodiment, a mark is provided in the vicinity of an arbitrary engaging recess 12 so that the mounting portion 2 can be mounted quickly and correctly.

  The engaging recess 12 can fix the mounting portion 2 at a predetermined relative position while accommodating a part of the mounting portion 2. The engagement recess 12 includes an introduction recess 121 that receives the introduction protrusion 221 on the attachment portion 2 side, a slide portion 122 that is provided continuously to the introduction recess 121, and an operation end of the attachment portion 2 in the slide portion 122. Positioning at the end of operation by engaging the concave and convex engagement with the contact surface 123 provided facing the contact surface 123 and the mounting portion 2 side provided in the vicinity of the contact surface 123 and informing the user of the feel at the time of engagement. And a positioning recess 124 for crimping.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the two types of attachment portions 2 and 20 that are selectively attached to the main body 1 at a plurality of different relative positions are provided. That is, when the user's finger shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, specifically the index finger or middle finger, is worn, the page feed button 15, the page return button 16 and the screen switching button 17 are operated with the thumb as shown in FIG. 1. The page return button 16 and the screen switching button 17 are operated by using the attachment portion 2 for facilitating the operation and the laser pointer LP having a so-called pen shape as shown in FIG. And a second mounting portion 20 for facilitating the operation. And these both attachment parts 2 and 20 are selectively attached suitably according to a user's taste. In other words, the mounting portion 2 and the second mounting portion 20 are set to sizes that are different from each other in mounting targets to be mounted.

  Here, in the present embodiment, these mounting portions 2 and 20 are different in the direction of the engaging convex portion 22 as the engaging portion. That is, the arrangement of the main body 1 is set to be different by 90 °. In addition, the dimensional settings have been slightly changed to make it easier to adapt to the mounting target. However, both attachment portions 2 and 20 have the same configuration except for the two points. Therefore, the same reference numerals are given to the constituent elements of both the attachment portions 2 and 20, and the detailed description thereof is collectively performed.

  The attachment portion 2 (second attachment portion 20) includes a holding portion 21 for holding the mounting target, an engaging convex portion 22 that is an engaging portion protruding to be engaged with the main body 1, and this engagement. And a battery housing portion 23 for housing a battery for supplying electricity to the main body 1.

  An electrode 23 a for supplying electricity from the battery to the main body 1 is disposed in the battery housing portion 23. In addition, the battery accommodated in the battery accommodating part 23 in this embodiment is what is called a button type dry battery which makes a disk shape. Among the button-type dry batteries, those that conform to a predetermined standard are applied. However, since the detailed modes of the button-type dry batteries can be selectively used with batteries of various existing standards, the detailed description thereof will be provided. Is omitted.

  The sandwiching portion 21 is a pair of sandwiching bodies 24 that are substantially C-shaped in cross-section and are opposed to each other, and an opening provided in one sandwiching body 24 for inserting and holding the receiver 3 It has a holder 25 and a hinge 26 in which the thickness is thinly recessed from the front and back at the proximal end portion of the sandwiching body 24 to promote preferential elastic deformation. The sandwiching portion 21 is made of two-color molding or two types of resin, which is relatively strong and elastically deformable, and a friction resin having a lower strength than that of the elastic resin and a high friction coefficient on the surface. It is configured by fitting each other. The holder 25 can hold the receiver 3 so as to position and protect the connection plug 32 inside the holding portion 21 by sandwiching a notch portion 33 provided in the receiver 3. Thus, when not in use, the receiver 3 is effectively protected by the clamping part 21, and in particular, the connection plug 32 is covered with the clamping part 21.

  The engaging projections 22 are formed to protrude outward at three locations around the battery housing portion 23. That is, the battery accommodating part 23 which accommodates a battery in the inside of the engaging convex part 22 which is the engaging part provided so that the said attachment part 2 may be inserted and engaged with the inside of the said main body 1 is provided. And the engagement convex part 22 is set so that it may become a non-uniform space | interval in the circumference | surroundings of the battery accommodating part 23 similarly to the said engagement convex part 22. FIG. As a result, only one type of direction in which each engagement protrusion 22 can be correctly engaged with the engagement recess 12 is provided. In other words, in this embodiment, the engaging projections 22 and the engaging recesses 12 as the engaging portions are arranged at unequal intervals so that the attachment portion 2 cannot be attached to the main body 1 in the wrong direction. Yes. The engaging convex portion 22 is provided so as to project radially from the battery accommodating portion 23 so as to form a cubic shape, and the contact surface 223 that contacts the bristle contact surface 123 at the operation end of the introducing convex portion 221. And a positioning convex portion 224 that engages with the positioning concave portion 124 when the contact surface 123 and the contact surface 223 come into contact with each other.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the engaging convex portion 22 and the engaging concave portion 12 are inserted into the introducing concave portion 121 while the engaging convex portion 22 and the engaging concave portion 12 are in predetermined directions, and then the engaging convex portion 22 is slid. The main body 1 and the attachment portion 2 are relatively rotated while being in sliding contact with the portion 122. The contact surface 123 and the contact surface 223 come into contact with each other at the time when the operation end is reached, and the vibration when the positioning concave portion 124 and the positioning convex portion 224 engage with the concave and convex portions is transmitted to the user. The person effectively avoids applying operating force in vain after the attachment of the attachment portion 2 to the main body 1 is completed at the operation end.

  With this configuration, in the present embodiment, the mounting portion 2 and the second mounting portion 20 are attached to the single main body 1 in a state where the battery is built in, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 10. In addition, a remote controller that can be suitably mounted on a mounting target such as a finger or a laser pointer LP is realized. In other words, according to the present invention, a remote controller that contributes to a comfortable presentation according to the user's taste is realized.

  In this embodiment, in order to provide a user with a wider range of usage, the plurality of mounting portions are provided, and the plurality of mounting portions 2 and 20 are selectively attached to the main body 1. The user can perform a comfortable presentation even if the user wears the laser pointer LP. That is, in the present embodiment, the mounting portions 2 and 20 are preferably attached to different mounting targets at the time of presentation, so that the usage mode of the remote controller at the time of presentation can be appropriately selected.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, in order to make the main body 1 more compact, the mounting portions 2 and 20 are inserted into the main body 1 and have engaging portions provided so as to be engaged with each other. A battery for supplying electricity to the main body 1 is accommodated in the engaging portion.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of mounting portions 2 and 20 project at least partially into the interior of the main body 1 so as to meet the user's preferences and desires with a simple configuration. The engaging projections 22 which are the engaging portions provided in this manner are configured so that their directions are different by 90 °.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the specific configuration of each unit is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the mounting portion and the second mounting portion have been disclosed in a similar shape, but of course, the mounting portions are applied with shapes and modes that are completely different depending on the shape and usage of the mounting target. It may be a thing. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the plurality of attachment portions are set in a substantially ring shape, but one attachment portion may have a substantially clip shape. In addition, specific modes such as the communication mode between the operation unit and the main body and the information processing apparatus are not limited to those of the above-described embodiment, and various modes including the existing ones can be applied.

  In addition, the specific configuration of each part is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  The present invention can be used as a remote controller for remotely operating an information processing terminal.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body 2 ... Mounting part 20 ... Mounting part (2nd mounting part)
22 ... engaging part (engaging convex part)
23: Battery housing

Claims (5)

A main body capable of performing remote operations such as changing the display screen of the information processing apparatus with respect to the information processing apparatus;
A remote controller comprising one or a plurality of attachment portions selectively attached to the main body at a plurality of different relative positions.   The remote controller according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of the attachment portions, and selectively attaching the plurality of attachment portions to the main body. The remote controller according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of mounting portions are configured to be mounted on a plurality of different mounting targets, respectively. The mounting portion has an engaging portion provided so as to protrude and engage with at least part of the inside of the main body, and for supplying electricity to the main body inside the engaging portion. The remote controller according to claim 1, 2 or 3 containing a battery. A plurality of the mounting portions are provided, and the mounting portions have engaging portions that are provided so as to protrude and engage with each other by inserting at least a part of the inside of the main body. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the directions of the engaging portions are different from each other.

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