JP2015084460A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the usability of an electronic apparatus.SOLUTION: In a state where the light from an infrared remote controller 11 is received by the infrared light-receiving section 12 of a display 10, a display 9 configured to switch to the remote control operation by a wireless receiving section 14, out of the infrared light-receiving section 12 and the wireless receiving section 14, is not required to deliver the remote control by applying a voice to the next person, when remote controlling the display 9 or 10 that is being viewed, resulting in an electronic apparatus of extremely good usability.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device installed in an automobile, for example.

  The configuration of the conventional electronic apparatus has been as follows.

  In other words, the first display device is installed on the back side of one of the vehicle front seats arranged side by side, and the second display device is installed on the other back side.

  In addition, each of the first and second displays includes an infrared light receiving unit that receives light from the infrared remote controller.

  In other words, the two left and right display units can be selectively operated by a single infrared remote controller (for example, Patent Document 1 below).

JP 2011-188453 A

  In the above conventional example, the left and right display units can be selectively operated by a single infrared remote controller.

  In this kind of electronic equipment in recent years, separate images can be viewed on the left and right display units, so two people sitting in the backseat can operate the display image they are viewing by remote control. First, the left / right changeover switch provided on the remote control was switched, and then the video on his display device was operated by the remote control.

  In other words, in order to remotely control the image of the display that you are viewing, you must request the person who is operating the image of another display next to the remote control to hand over the remote control. Since such operations are extremely numerous in practice, it is very bothersome for both myself and the neighbors, and is inconvenient.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve usability.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention includes first and second indicators and a controller connected to the first and second indicators, and the indicator is an infrared remote controller. An infrared light receiving unit that receives light from the wireless remote control unit, a wireless reception unit that receives radio waves from a wireless remote controller, and a control unit that is connected to the infrared light receiving unit and the wireless reception unit. When the infrared light receiving unit of the first display unit receives light from the first display unit, the second display unit is configured to switch to the remote control operation by the wireless receiving unit among the infrared receiving unit and the wireless receiving unit. The purpose of the period is achieved.

As described above, the present invention includes the first and second indicators and the controller connected to the first and second indicators, and the indicator receives light from the infrared remote controller. An infrared light receiver, a wireless receiver for receiving radio waves from the wireless remote controller, and a controller connected to the infrared receiver and the wireless receiver, wherein the controller receives light from the infrared remote controller. In the state where the infrared light receiving unit of the first display receives light, the second display is configured to switch to the remote control operation by the wireless receiving unit among the infrared receiving unit and the wireless receiving unit. Can be improved.

  That is, in the present invention, in a state where the light from the infrared remote controller is received by the infrared light receiver of the first display, the second display is the remote controller by the wireless receiver of the infrared receiver and the wireless receiver. Because it is configured to switch to the operation, when operating the remote control of the display that you are watching, you do not need to speak to the neighbor and hand over the remote control, it will be extremely easy to use It is.

The top view which shows the motor vehicle carrying the electronic device in one Embodiment of this invention Perspective view of the main part Control block diagram of the electronic device Control block diagram of the electronic device Control block diagram of infrared remote control for the same electronic device Control block diagram of the wireless remote controller of the same electronic device Operation flowchart of the electronic device

(Embodiment 1)
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an automobile, and a handle 3 and a video reproduction device 4 are provided at a front portion 2 in the vehicle.

  A driver seat 5 and a passenger seat 6 are arranged side by side behind the handle 3. Further, a controller 7 is disposed between the driver seat 5 and the passenger seat 6. A rear seat 8 is arranged behind the driver seat 5 and the passenger seat 6.

  As shown in FIG. 2, indicators 9 and 10 are installed on the back side of the driver's seat 5 and the passenger seat 6, and these indicators 9 and 10 are connected to the controller 7.

  The indicators 9 and 10 each include an infrared light receiver 12 that receives light from the infrared remote controller 11 shown in FIG. 2, a wireless receiver 14 that receives radio waves from the wireless remote controller 13, and these infrared light receivers. 12 and a control unit 15 connected to the wireless reception unit 14.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the controller 7 includes a communication unit 16 with the video reproduction device 4, a communication unit 17 with the displays 9 and 10, and a control unit 18 connected to these communication units 16 and 17. And.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the infrared remote controller 11 includes an infrared light emitting element 19, a control unit 20 connected thereto, an input unit 21 connected to the control unit 20, and a changeover switch 22. Yes.

  Further, the wireless remote controller 13 is, for example, a mobile phone, and its telephone function part is well known, so only the wireless remote controller part is shown in FIG.

That is, the communication unit 23 that performs communication with the wireless reception unit 14 of the display units 9 and 10 illustrated in FIG. 3, the control unit 24 connected thereto, the input unit 25 connected to the control unit 24, the memory 26, It has.

  In the above configuration, a state in which two persons are sitting in the rear seat 8, one viewing the display device 9 and the other viewing the display device 10 will be described. In this case, for example, it is assumed that a person who is viewing the display device 10 first performs a remote control operation on the image using the infrared remote controller 11.

  At this time, in order to remotely operate the display device 10 with the infrared remote controller 11, it is necessary to set the infrared remote controller 11 exclusively for the left display device 10 by switching the changeover switch 22 shown in FIG. become.

  After the changeover switch 22 is switched, the input unit 21 performs a remote control operation for viewing news, for example, from the video playback device 4.

  Then, the controller 7 recognizes that the infrared remote controller 11 has been used for the remote control operation of the display device 10 and, at the same time, causes the video playback device 4 to be operated in response to a request from the infrared remote controller 11 ( (S1, S2, S3 in FIG. 7).

  Further, the controller 7 instructs the control unit 15 of the display unit 9 to receive the remote control operation by the wireless reception unit 14 by the remote control operation of the display unit 10 by the infrared remote controller 11 (FIG. 7). S2).

  Therefore, a person sitting on the right uses the wireless remote controller 13 that he / she owns to operate the right display 9 by remote control.

  As described above, the wireless remote controller 13 is, for example, a mobile phone. As is well known, the memory 26 shown in FIG. 6 stores software for executing a remote controller operation.

  However, in order to perform the remote control operation of the display device 9 with the wireless remote controller 13 as described above, pairing between the wireless remote control 13 and the wireless reception unit 14 of the display device 9 is necessary, which is well-known Blue. -Tooth (registered trademark).

  And if this pairing is performed, the indicator 9 can be operated by the wireless remote control 13 (S4, S5 of FIG. 7).

  Of course, if this pairing is not executed, the right side is effectively switched by the changeover switch 22 of the infrared remote controller 11, and the display 9 must be operated by the infrared remote controller 11 (S6 in FIG. 7).

In addition, at the time of simultaneous viewing on such indicators 9 and 10, the sound is heard through headphones, but this is well known and is not shown in FIG. .
The speaker 27 shown in FIG. 3 is used, for example, when the music player 2 listens to music in the vehicle 2 in a situation where music is being played in the video playback device 4, for example.

As described above, in the present invention, in the state where the light from the infrared remote controller is received by the infrared light receiving unit of the first display, the second display is a wireless receiver among the infrared light receiving unit and the wireless receiving unit. Because it is configured to switch to the remote control operation by the part, when operating the remote control of the display that you are watching, you do not have to talk to the neighbors and hand over the remote control, it is very easy to use It becomes a thing.

  Therefore, utilization as an in-vehicle electronic device is expected.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car 2 Car interior 3 Handle 4 Video reproduction equipment 5 Driver's seat 6 Passenger seat 7 Controller 8 Rear seat 9 Display 10 Display 11 Infrared remote control 12 Infrared light receiving unit 13 Wireless remote control 14 Wireless reception unit 15 Control unit 16 Communication unit 17 Communication Unit 18 control unit 19 light emitting element 20 control unit 21 input unit 22 changeover switch 23 communication unit 24 control unit 25 input unit 26 memory 27 speaker

Claims (3)

A first and a second display, and a controller connected to the first and second displays;
The display includes an infrared light receiving unit that receives light from an infrared remote control, a wireless reception unit that receives radio waves from a wireless remote control, and a control unit connected to the infrared light receiving unit and the wireless reception unit. ,
In a state where the infrared light receiving unit of the first display unit receives light from the infrared remote controller, the controller performs the remote control operation by the wireless receiving unit among the infrared light receiving unit and the wireless receiving unit. Electronic equipment configured to switch.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to execute a remote control operation of the second display by the wireless remote controller in a state where the pairing between the second display and the wireless remote controller is established.   The first indicator is installed on the back side of one of the front seats of the vehicle arranged side by side, and the second indicator is installed on the back side of the other side of the front seat of the vehicle arranged side by side. The electronic device as described in.