JP2017225035A - Remote controller remotely controlling plural apparatuses - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller that can select a plurality of controlled apparatuses automatically or with simple operation and remotely controls the apparatuses.SOLUTION: A remotely-controlled apparatus identification unit 11 identifies a remotely-controlled apparatus for a beacon ID received by a beacon signal reception unit 12 or a wireless tag ID read by a wireless tag reader 14 by referring to a beacon ID/apparatus ID registration unit 13 or a wireless tag ID/apparatus ID registration unit 15. A control unit 10 displays an operation switch group of the identified remotely-controlled apparatus on an operation/display unit 16. A remote control signal transmission unit 18 transmits a remote control signal corresponding to operation contents.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control device that remotely operates one of a plurality of controlled devices existing in the vicinity.

  Conventionally, various home appliances such as an air conditioner, a television, a video, an audio, and a lighting are generally operated remotely by an infrared remote control device attached to each device. For this reason, the remote control devices for various home appliances have been flooded, and management of a large number of remote control devices has been difficult.

  Therefore, it would be convenient to have a remote control device for multiple devices that can remotely operate multiple home appliances. In this case, it is desirable that the target device to be remotely operated can be selected automatically or with a simple operation. For example, it is conceivable to select the target device to be remotely operated with a wireless tag.

  As a technique for remotely operating a predetermined device in conjunction with a wireless tag, a technique for reading information stored in the wireless tag and transmitting a command signal based on the read information to the device is known (for example, a patent). Reference 1).

  However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 does not increase the number of operation keys on the remote control device in response to the multi-functionality on the device side, so that a wireless tag storing necessary information for operating the device is The remote control device is brought close to (touched) a predetermined part of the sheet-like RFID tag holder held for each area divided by operation item, and information is read from the desired RFID tag. An operation corresponding to the written information can be instructed to the electronic device. In other words, this technology improves the operability on the remote control device side for remotely operating a specific multifunctional device (for example, an audio device having a large number of operation items), and selectively selects a plurality of devices. It is not intended to be operated remotely.

JP 2004-145720 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device for remotely operating a plurality of devices, which can select a plurality of controlled devices automatically or with a simple operation.

  In order to solve the above problems, a first invention is a remote control device for remotely operating any one of a plurality of controlled devices existing in the vicinity, wherein a remote operation command for remotely operating each of the controlled devices is provided. Any one of a device command registration means for registering in association with device identification information for identifying the controlled device, a command display means for displaying information relating to the registered remote operation command, and the remote operation command. A command transmission unit for wireless transmission; and a reading unit for reading the device identification information from a predetermined wireless tag or bar code. The remote controller itself has one or more corresponding to the device identification information read by the reading unit. If information related to a remote operation command is displayed and any of the remote operation commands is sent, Characterized by wirelessly transmitting the remote operation command.

  Further, the second invention is a remote control device for remotely operating any of a plurality of controlled devices existing in the vicinity, the position specifying means for specifying the current position where the own remote control device currently exists, Position command registration means for registering remote operation commands for remotely operating each controlled device in association with position information for identifying positions; and command display means for displaying information relating to the registered remote operation commands; And a command transmission means for wirelessly transmitting any one of the remote operation commands, and the remote control device displays information relating to one or more remote operation commands corresponding to the current position specified by the position specifying means If an operation for transmitting one of the remote operation commands is performed, the remote operation command is wirelessly transmitted. And wherein the door.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a remote control device that can select a plurality of controlled devices automatically or with a simple operation and remotely operate a plurality of devices.

1 is an overall view according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an internal block block diagram of the remote control device 1 which concerns on this invention. It is a correspondence example of each ID and a remote operation command. 7 is a display example of the operation / display unit 16. It is an operation | movement flowchart of the remote control apparatus 1 which concerns on this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is an example of an overall view according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a remote control device for remotely operating a plurality of remote controlled devices (hereinafter referred to as this device), 2 is a beacon transmitter that periodically transmits a radio signal including a beacon ID related to the position, 3 is an air conditioner as the remote controlled device, Reference numeral 4 denotes a television as a remote controlled device, and reference numeral 5 denotes a video as a remote controlled device. A wireless tag 3A, a wireless tag 4A, and a wireless tag 5A are attached to each remote controlled device.

  The device 1 controls each remote controlled device of the air conditioner 3, the television 4, and the video 5 in accordance with the wireless tag ID read from the wireless tag attached to each remote controlled device or the beacon ID received from the beacon transmitter 2. Select one of the remote controls. Note that the remote controlled device may be a device other than the one shown in the figure (for example, an audio device, a fan, a lighting device, etc.), and general devices that can be remotely operated are applicable.

  For example, one beacon transmitter 2 is installed in each room, and a beacon ID included in a radio signal transmitted from each beacon transmitter 2 is an ID (IDentification) for identifying each beacon transmitter 2. Yes, the ID specifies the position where the beacon transmitter 2 is installed. That is, the present device 1 knows the current location of the own device from the received beacon ID. Since the device 1 stores information about the correspondence between the beacon ID and each remote-controlled device, even if the device 1 is carried and the room is moved, the device existing in the room is present. Remote control devices can be selectively operated remotely. If there are multiple remote controlled devices in the room, place the device close to the wireless tag attached to the case of the remote controlled device to be remotely operated or the nearby wall, etc. The wireless tag ID corresponding to the device ID for identifying the remote control device is read to identify the remote control device. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the apparatus 1 will be described.

  FIG. 2 shows an internal block configuration diagram of the apparatus 1. The apparatus 1 includes a control unit 10, a remote control device specifying unit 11, a beacon signal receiving unit 12, a beacon ID / device ID registration unit 13, a wireless tag reader 14, a wireless tag ID / device ID registration unit 15, and an operation / display unit 16. , Device ID / remote operation command registration unit 17, remote operation signal transmission unit 18, and registration information reception unit 19.

  The control unit 10 is means for controlling the entire apparatus 1. The control unit 10 refers to the device ID / remote operation command registration unit 17 and displays the remote operation command of the remote control device specified by the remote control device specifying unit 11 on the operation / display unit 16, and from the operation / display unit 16. The remote operation signal transmission unit 18 is instructed to transmit a predetermined remote operation signal according to the input operation content. Details of the operation of the control unit 10 will be described later.

  The remote control device specifying unit 11 is means for specifying the remote control device based on the beacon ID or the wireless tag ID. When the beacon ID is input from the beacon signal receiving unit 12, the beacon ID / device ID registration unit 13 is referred to and the device ID of the remote control device corresponding to the input beacon ID is specified. When a wireless tag ID is input from the wireless tag reader 14, the wireless tag ID / device ID registration unit 15 is referred to, and the device ID of the remote control device corresponding to the input wireless tag ID is specified. Then, the specified device ID is notified to the control unit 10.

  The beacon signal receiving unit 12 is means for receiving a beacon signal transmitted by the beacon transmitter 2. The beacon signal receiving unit 12 extracts the beacon ID included in the received beacon signal, and outputs the extracted beacon ID to the remote control device specifying unit 11.

  The beacon ID / device ID registration unit 13 is a means for registering each beacon ID in association with each device ID. Each beacon ID and each device ID registered in the beacon ID / device ID registration unit 13 are input from the registration information receiving unit 19. This input may be input manually from the operation / display unit 16.

  The wireless tag reader 14 is means for reading a wireless tag ID from a wireless tag present in the vicinity. For example, the wireless tag ID is read by bringing the apparatus 1 close to the wireless tag 3A attached to the casing of the air conditioner 3 or in the vicinity thereof, and the read wireless tag ID is output to the remote control device specifying unit 11. In this embodiment, the wireless tag system is used. However, the wireless tag may be replaced with a barcode, and the wireless tag reader 14 may be replaced with a barcode reader (not shown).

  The wireless tag ID / device ID registration unit 15 is a means for registering each wireless tag ID and each device ID in association with each other. Each wireless tag ID and each device ID registered in the wireless tag ID / device ID registration unit 15 are input from the registration information receiving unit 19. This input may be input manually from the operation / display unit 16.

  The operation / display unit 16 is a unit that receives an operation from a person who operates the apparatus 1 and displays information to the operator. For example, the operation / display unit 16 is a device in which a touch input panel and a display are integrated. The operation unit and the display unit may be different.

  The device ID / remote operation command registration unit 17 is a means for registering the device ID and information (name etc.) related to each remote controlled device including the remote operation command in association with each other. Information to be registered in the device ID / remote operation command registration unit 17 is input from the registration information receiving unit 19. This input may be input manually from the operation / display unit 16. Further, the beacon ID / device ID registration unit 13, the wireless tag ID / device ID registration unit 15, and the device ID / remote operation command registration unit 17 may be integrated with one storage device.

  The remote operation signal transmitter 18 is a means for transmitting a remote operation signal (infrared signal or other wireless signal) including a remote operation command instructed by the controller 10.

  The registration information receiving unit 19 is a means for receiving various information registered in the beacon ID / device ID registration unit 13, the wireless tag ID / device ID registration unit 15, and the device ID / remote operation command registration unit 17. The registration information receiving unit 19 outputs various ID information and remote operation command information received from an external device (not shown) to the control unit 10. The control unit 10 distributes and registers the input information to the beacon ID / device ID registration unit 13, the wireless tag ID / device ID registration unit 15, and the device ID / remote operation command registration unit 17.

  FIG. 3 represents an example of information registered in the beacon ID / device ID registration unit 13, the wireless tag ID / device ID registration unit 15, and the remote operation signal transmission unit 18 in a table format. Line 301 is a beacon ID, line 302 is a device ID / wireless tag ID, and line 303 is a remote operation command. The device ID / wireless tag ID in the row 302 is the same ID information.

  In the example of FIG. 3, there is a beacon transmitter 2 that transmits a beacon ID of ID (area A) in area A (for example, living room), and the area corresponds to a device ID or wireless tag ID of ID (air conditioner). An air conditioner 3 as a remote controlled device, a television 4 as a remote controlled device corresponding to a device ID or radio tag ID called ID (TV), and a remote controlled device corresponding to a device ID or radio tag ID called ID (video) As shown, the video 5 is present, and each device can be remotely operated by the remote operation command shown in the row 303.

  FIG. 4 is a display example of an operation screen displayed on the operation / display unit 16, and the present apparatus 1 exists in the area A of FIG. 3, and the air conditioner 3, the television 4 and the video 5 in the area A are displayed. Information related to remote operation commands is displayed. Reference numeral 161 denotes a setting switch for calling various setting screens of the apparatus 1. Reference numeral 162 denotes a device selection switch for selecting a device to be operated by the remote controller. Reference numeral 163 denotes a display example of remote operation command information of the air conditioner 3. Reference numeral 164 denotes a display example of remote operation command information of the television 4. Reference numeral 165 is a display example of the remote operation command information of the video 5. Note that the remote operation command information and pictogram of each remote controlled device displayed on the operation / display unit 16 are general, and the details thereof are omitted.

  FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the apparatus 1. The operation flow of the apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. This flow starts when the power is turned on (S500), and in the standby state, each NO of S510, S550, S570, and S560 is circulated to wait for the occurrence of each event.

  In S510, when the automatic search for the remote controlled device is activated (S510, YES), the control unit 10 activates the beacon signal receiving unit 12 and the wireless tag reader 14 (S511), and proceeds to S520. The automatic search is activated by, for example, pressing the device selection switch 162 (FIG. 4) displayed on the operation / display unit 16 of the apparatus 1.

  In S520, when the beacon signal receiving unit 12 receives the beacon ID (S520, YES), the remote control device specifying unit 11 refers to the beacon ID / device ID registration unit 13 and the device ID corresponding to the received beacon ID. And the specified device ID is notified to the control unit 10. Then, the control unit 10 notified of the device ID refers to the device ID / remote operation command registration unit 17 and displays a list of information on the remote control device corresponding to the notified device ID on the operation / display unit 16. (S521), the process proceeds to S530. If NO in S520, S521 is skipped and the process proceeds to S530.

  In S530, when the apparatus 1 is brought close to any one of the wireless tags and the wireless tag reader 14 reads the wireless tag ID (S530, YES), the remote control device specifying unit 11 sets the wireless tag ID / device ID registration unit 15 to The device ID corresponding to the read RFID tag ID is identified, and the identified device ID is notified to the control unit 10. Then, the control unit 10 notified of the device ID refers to the device ID / remote operation command registration unit 17 and displays a list of information on the remote control device corresponding to the notified device ID on the operation / display unit 16. At the same time, a timer (for example, 1 minute) is started (S531), and the process proceeds to S532. If NO in S530, S531 is skipped and the process proceeds to S532.

  In S532, when the timer activated in S530 has not timed out and no key operation is performed (S532, NO), the process returns to S530, and reading of the wireless tag ID of the remote control target device is repeated. By repeating this loop of S530 to S532, a plurality of remote controlled devices can be specified and selected. If a time-out occurs or a key operation is performed (S532, YES), the process proceeds to S540. This key operation is an operation for actively breaking the loop of S530 to S532. For example, an arbitrary portion (corresponding to a general Any Key) of the operation / display unit 16 may be touched. In this case, it is convenient because the operation in S540 can be combined with the touch to this arbitrary portion. If the device cannot be specified in S521 and S531, the process jumps to S551 to display a list of information on all remote controlled devices registered in the device ID / remote operation command registration unit 17 ( Not shown).

  In S540, when an operation for selecting any one of the plurality of remote controlled devices displayed on the operation / display unit 16 is performed (S540, YES), the control unit 10 causes the device ID / remote operation command registration unit 17 to operate. , Display the operation switch group (for example, the switch in 163 in FIG. 4) related to the remote operation command of the selected remote control device, and proceed to S543.

  In S540, when an operation for selecting any of the plurality of remote controlled devices is not performed within a certain time (S540, NO), the control unit 10 refers to the device ID / remote operation command registration unit 17 and identifies all the specified devices. A group of operation switches (for example, 163 to 165 in FIG. 4) corresponding to the remote operation command corresponding to the remote control target device is displayed (S542), the beacon signal receiving unit 12 and the wireless tag reader 14 are stopped (S543), and the process proceeds to S560. move on.

  Here, the reason for stopping the beacon signal receiving unit 12 and the wireless tag reader 14 is to prevent the operation from being confused due to the addition of a new remote controlled device during the remote operation. In order to add a new remote-controlled device, for example, the process returns to S510, and the automatic search for the remote-controlled device may be restarted (S510, YES). In addition, it is also possible to always permit addition of a new remote controlled device without stopping the beacon signal receiving unit 12 and the wireless tag reader 14. Further, NO in S540 includes a case where an operation for selecting all of the plurality of remote controlled devices is performed.

  In S550, when an operation of manually selecting the remote control target device (for example, pressing the device selection switch 162 in FIG. 4) is performed (S550, YES), the control unit 10 causes the operation / display unit 16 to display the device ID / Information (names, etc.) of all remote controlled devices registered in the remote operation command registration unit 17 is displayed in a list (S551), and the process proceeds to S552. If NO in S550, the process proceeds to S570.

  In S552, when an operation for selecting one of the remote controlled devices being displayed is performed on the operation / display unit 16 (S552, YES), the operation switch group of the selected remote controlled device is displayed (S553). Proceed to S554. If NO in S552, S553 is skipped and the process proceeds to S554. If an operation for ending the device selection is performed (S554, YES), the process proceeds to S560, and the subsequent remote control operation is enabled. If NO in S554, the process returns to S552. It is also possible to select a plurality of remote controlled devices by circulating the flow from S552 to S554.

  In S560, when a remote control operation is performed on the operation switch group displayed on the operation / display unit 16 (S560, YES), the control unit 10 activates the remote operation signal transmission unit 18 and performs the remote control operation performed. A remote operation signal (wireless signal) including a remote operation command corresponding to is transmitted (S561), and the process returns to S510. If NO in S560, S561 is skipped and the process returns to S510.

  In S570, when a setting operation (for example, pressing of the setting switch 161 in FIG. 4) is performed (S570, YES), a setting operation screen is displayed on the operation / display unit 16 (not shown), and according to the operation content, the setting operation screen is displayed. Various parameters and remote operation commands related to the operation of the remote control device are registered / changed / deleted (S571), and the process proceeds to S572. If NO in S570, the process proceeds to S560.

  For setting / changing various parameters in S571, for example, a pull-down menu after the setting switch 161 is pressed may be hierarchically displayed on the operation / display unit 16 and operated (not shown). Also, registration / change / deletion of remote operation commands may be performed by displaying a pull-down menu hierarchically on the operation / display unit 16.

  Here, since it is difficult to register the remote operation commands of a large number of remote controlled devices in association with the respective device IDs, an external device (for example, a personal computer or a smart phone) locally connected (wireless or wired) to the apparatus 1 is used. It is possible to input the beacon ID / device ID / remote operation command / device name, etc., edited in (1) through the registration information receiving unit 19. The control unit 10 distributes and registers the information input from the registration information receiving unit 19 to the beacon ID / device ID registration unit 13, the wireless tag ID / device ID registration unit 15, and the device ID / remote operation command registration unit 17.

  In S572, when a setting end operation is performed (for example, the setting switch 161 in FIG. 4 is pressed again) (S572, YES), the display content of the operation / display unit 16 is returned to the screen before the setting operation is started (S573). , Return to S510. If NO in S572, the process returns to S571.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a remote control device that can select a plurality of controlled devices automatically or with a simple operation and remotely operate a plurality of devices. In particular, in this embodiment, since both the beacon receiving unit 12 and the wireless tag reader 14 are provided, a plurality of remote controlled devices in the room are detected by the beacon receiving unit 12, and the remote operation of the plurality of remote controlled devices is performed. The wireless tag reader 14 can be used to select a remote control device to be operated.

  In the present embodiment, the device 1 has been described as a remote control device including both the beacon receiving unit 12 and the wireless tag reader 14, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, only the beacon receiving unit 12 or the wireless tag reader 14 may be mounted, and the remote control target device may be selected only by either the beacon ID or the wireless tag ID. When only the wireless tag reader 14 is mounted, an active wireless tag compatible with long-distance reading (for example, about 10 m) can be applied instead of the beacon transmitter 2.

  Moreover, although the beacon ID from the beacon transmitter 2 is used as a method for specifying the current location of the device 1, a general positioning method such as GPS (Global Positioning System) may be applied. Is possible.

  Further, although the wireless tag method is applied as a method for acquiring the device ID, this wireless tag may be replaced with a barcode, and the wireless tag reader 14 may be replaced with a barcode reader.

  By the way, since this device 1 is a remote control device that selectively remotely operates a plurality of remote controlled devices, it is desirable that the remote operation commands of various remote controlled devices can be freely registered. For this reason, the present apparatus 1 may incorporate, for example, application software that realizes an operation flow equivalent to that shown in FIG. 5 in a predetermined portable terminal (smart phone, portable personal computer, or the like). Then, a remote operation command of a desired remote control device may be downloaded from a predetermined site (for example, a service site provided by the remote control device manufacturer).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Remote control device 2 ... Beacon transmitter 3 ... Air conditioner 3A ... Wireless tag 4 ... Television 4A ... Wireless tag 5 ... Video 5A ... Wireless tag 10 ... Control unit 11 ... remote controlled device specifying unit 12 ... beacon signal receiving unit 13 ... beacon ID / device ID registration unit 14 ... wireless tag reader 15 ... wireless tag ID / device ID registration unit 16 ..Operation / display unit 17 ... Device ID / Remote operation command registration unit 18 ... Remote operation signal transmission unit 19 ... Registration information reception unit

Claims (3)

A remote control device for remotely operating one of a plurality of controlled devices existing in the vicinity,
Command registration means for registering a remote operation command for remotely operating each controlled device in association with device identification information for identifying the controlled device, and information related to the registered remote operation command is displayed. Command display means, command transmission means for wirelessly transmitting any of the remote operation commands, and reading means for reading the device identification information from a predetermined wireless tag or barcode,
The local remote control device displays information related to one or more remote operation commands corresponding to the device identification information read by the reading means, and if an operation for transmitting any of the remote operation commands is performed, the remote control device A remote control device for remotely operating a plurality of devices, characterized by transmitting operation commands wirelessly. The remote control device according to claim 1,
When other device identification information is read within a predetermined time after reading the device identification information, or when a predetermined specific operation is performed before or after reading other device identification information A remote control device for remotely operating a plurality of devices, wherein information related to a part or all of a plurality of remote operation commands corresponding to the plurality of device identification information read is displayed. A remote control device for remotely operating one of a plurality of controlled devices existing in the vicinity,
Position specifying means for specifying the current position where the local remote control device currently exists, and a position command registration means for registering a remote operation command for remotely operating each of the controlled devices in association with position information for identifying the position And command display means for displaying information relating to the registered remote operation command, and command transmission means for wirelessly transmitting any of the remote operation commands,
The own remote control device displays information related to one or more remote operation commands corresponding to the current position specified by the position specifying means, and if an operation for transmitting any of the remote operation commands is performed, A remote control device for remotely operating a plurality of devices, wherein a remote operation command is transmitted wirelessly.

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