JP3764610B2 - Entertainment equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an entertainment device, and more particularly, to an operation technique for powering off and resetting the entertainment device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In an entertainment apparatus, conventionally, a power switch and a reset switch are provided separately.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in recent years, entertainment devices have been increasingly miniaturized and multi-functionalized. For this reason, although the surface area of the entertainment apparatus main body has become narrow, it is inevitable that the operation part relevant to a new function will increase. Therefore, there is a request to reduce the number of operation units as much as possible.
[0004]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an entertainment apparatus that receives a plurality of types of operation instructions using the same operation unit.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An entertainment device for achieving the object is as follows:
An operation unit that can be operated from the outside,
A determination unit that determines an operation mode of the operation with respect to the operation received by the operation unit;
A predetermined instruction signal is output for the determined operation mode.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, an entertainment apparatus capable of performing games, video playback, audio playback, communication, and the like will be described as an example.
[0007]
FIG. 1 is a view showing an appearance of an entertainment apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. Entertainment device 100 is housed in housing 110. A memory card insertion hole 111, a controller insertion hole 112, a pullable disk tray 113, and a push switch (hereinafter also simply referred to as “switch”) 114 are arranged on the front surface of the housing 110. . That is, the user of the entertainment apparatus 100 can press the push switch 114 on the front surface of the housing 110.
[0008]
In the present embodiment, the push switch 114 is used as an operation accepting unit from the outside.
[0009]
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the entertainment apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
[0010]
The entertainment apparatus 100 includes at least a power supply circuit 120, a main system 130 that provides an entertainment function to a user, a push switch 114 that receives an operation from the outside, a system controller 140 that manages the state of the main system 130, And an internal switch 150 that determines whether the main system 130 is powered on / off.
[0011]
The system controller 140 includes a power control unit 141 that performs power control of the main system 130.
[0012]
The push switch 114 is connected to the system controller 140, and a signal indicating the operation state of the push switch 114 is transmitted to the system controller 140. That is, when the push switch 114 is pressed, a terminal (not shown) of the system controller 140 connected to the push switch 114 falls to the ground level.
[0013]
The power supply circuit 120 is connected to the main system 130 via the system controller 140 and the internal switch 150, and supplies power to each.
[0014]
Furthermore, the system controller 140 is also connected to the internal switch 150 and controls power on / off to the main system 130. The system controller 140 is also connected to the main system 130 and transmits a reset signal to the main system 130.
[0015]
Next, the power control procedure will be described.
[0016]
When the push switch 114 is pressed while the power of the main system 130 is turned off, the system controller 140 detects the signal, and the power controller 141 outputs a power on signal to the internal switch 150. Power is supplied to the main system 130.
[0017]
When the push switch 114 is pressed while power is supplied to the main system 130, the power control unit 141 measures the time during which the switch 114 is pressed. When the pressed time exceeds a predetermined first reference time, a power off signal of the main system 130 is sent to the internal switch 150. When the switch 114 is released before the time that the switch 114 is connected and pressed from the start of measurement does not reach the first reference time, a reset signal is transmitted to the main system 130.
[0018]
In this way, one switch can have two functions of power on / off and reset.
[0019]
In the above-described embodiment, it is determined whether the power is turned off or reset based on the length of time for which the push switch is kept pressed. For example, the determination may be made by the number of times of pressing within a predetermined time. Specifically, the time may be measured from the time when the switch is first pressed, the reset is performed when the number of times the switch is pressed within a predetermined time is 1, the power is turned off when the switch is pressed twice, and the like.
[0020]
Further, after the reset, when there is no operation input in the entertainment apparatus 100 for a certain time or more, the power may be turned off. For example, it is realized as follows.
[0021]
That is, after the reset of the main system 130 is completed, when the user of the entertainment apparatus 100 makes some operation input to the entertainment apparatus 100, the main system 130 notifies the power supply control unit 141 of the start of the entertainment function. To do. On the other hand, after transmitting the reset signal, the power supply controller 141 measures the elapsed time from that point. When the entertainment function start notification is not received from the main system 130 even after the second reference time has elapsed, the power control unit 141 transmits a power off signal to the internal switch 150. As a result, the user intends to turn off the power, but the power is turned off even when the power is not turned off but left as it is.
[0022]
Furthermore, the power may be turned off when the switch 114 is repeatedly pressed and the number of times the switch 114 is pressed within a certain time reaches a certain number. The reason that the user repeats the reset operation many times is because the user is not familiar with the method of using the entertainment apparatus 100 and thus can turn off the power, but cannot be considered off. In other words, when the power supply control unit 141 outputs a reset signal more than a predetermined reference number within a third reference time after outputting a reset signal to the main system 130, the internal switch 150 Output power off signal to.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an entertainment device that receives a plurality of types of operation instructions using the same operation unit.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external view of an entertainment apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of an entertainment apparatus according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Entertainment apparatus, 110 ... Housing | casing, 111 ... Memory card insertion hole, 112 ... Controller insertion hole, 113 ... Disc tray, 114 ... Push switch, 120 ... Power supply, 130 ... Main system, 140 ... System controller, 141 ... Power supply Control unit, 150 ... internal switch.

Claims (4)

The main system,
An operation unit that can be operated from the outside,
A management unit that receives a signal from the operation unit and manages a state of the main system;
A switch for determining on / off of power supply to the main system based on an instruction from the management unit,
The management unit
When power is supplied to the main system,
Based on the mode of the signal input received within the first reference time, whether to output a signal instructing to turn off power supply to the switch, or to output a signal instructing reset to the main system, Decide
An entertainment device characterized by that. The main system,
A push switch that can be operated from the outside,
A management unit that receives a signal transmitted from the push switch and manages a state of the main system;
A power supply switch that determines on / off of power supply to the main system based on an instruction from the management unit;
The management unit
When power is supplied to the main system,
The signal transmitted from the push switch is
When continuous for the first reference time or more, output a signal instructing the power supply switch to turn off power supply
When the first reference time is not reached, a signal instructing reset to the main system is output.
An entertainment device characterized by that. The entertainment device according to any one of claims 1 and 2,
The management unit
After the main system is reset, when there is no operation input from the outside for a second reference time or longer, a signal instructing the power supply switch to turn off the power supply is output.
An entertainment device characterized by that. The entertainment device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The management unit
If a signal indicating reset is output more than a predetermined reference number within a third reference time after the signal indicating reset is output, power supply is turned off to the power supply switch. Output a signal to indicate
An entertainment device characterized by that.

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