JPH0233436Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Technical Field of the Invention) The present invention enables a data commander to select an arbitrary device and control the power supply, channel, etc. This relates to a data commander configured to be freely controlled.

(Technical background and problems) Conventionally, in order to turn on/off the power of a TV, VCR, etc. or switch channels from a remote location, a so-called remote was installed exclusively for each TV, VCR, etc. It was operated by pressing a desired switch on the controller.

For this reason, as televisions (TVs), videos (VTRs), stereos, laser discs (LDs), compact discs (CDs), etc. come to be used on a daily basis in ordinary homes, as they are today, To control the power ON/OFF, volume,
There was a problem in that the operation became extremely complicated if the channel, track list, sound quality, etc. had to be controlled.

It is also conceivable to use a common controller to control multiple devices such as the above-mentioned video devices, and to send operation signals from one controller to each device, such as the video devices. In this case, the current state of the equipment to be operated cannot be accurately grasped. For this reason, for example, even though a video rewind command is sent from the one controller, it is not possible to determine when the rewind operation has ended, and it is unclear when to issue the next play command. Another problem was that it became extremely inconvenient.

(Purpose and structure of the invention) The purpose of the invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and allows users to control power ON/OFF, channel information, etc. of multiple devices such as TVs and video cameras at a remote location. First, the data is transmitted by operating the data request switch, and the information is displayed on the display panel, and then any one device is selected and the operation panel of that device is displayed to issue various operation commands. By adopting a configuration that allows multiple devices to be operated by one controller (data commander), it is possible to perform appropriate operations according to the displayed status of each device. Therefore, the data commander of the present invention operates a plurality of devices from a remote location, and includes a receiving section that receives data transmitted from a command control section to which the plurality of devices are associated; First information, which is data received by the receiving unit and indicates the names of a plurality of devices and a status display regarding the devices with the names, and an instruction to perform an operation on the selected device. a display unit that displays second information indicating an instruction mode; and a display unit that prompts the command control unit to transmit data regarding the status of the plurality of devices and receives the data sent from the command control unit. a data request switch that causes the display section to display the first information; and a data request switch that causes the display section to display an input corresponding to one of the plurality of devices while the first information is displayed on the display section. an input section for displaying the second information upon selection and inputting a command regarding a desired device based on the display of the second information; a processing unit that converts the code into a code; a transmitting unit that transmits the code converted by the processing unit to the command control unit; and a device selected on the display unit in response to the input command. and a display control section that displays an instruction mode for a plurality of devices, and a plurality of devices can be operated by inputting a desired command from the input section.

(Embodiments of the invention) The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are explanatory diagrams illustrating the operation of the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1.

In the figure, 1 is a data commander, 2 is a command control device, 3 and 13 are transmitting units, 4 and 12 are receiving units, and 5
1 is a processing section, 6 is a display control section, 7 is a display section, 8 is an input control section, 9 is an input section, 10 and 17 are data request switches, 11 is a memory, 1
4 is a command control unit, 15-1 to 15-4 are I/Fs (interfaces), 16-1 is a stereo, 16-2 is a VTR, 16-3 is a TV, 16-
4 is a laser disk, 18 is a liquid crystal panel, 19
-1 to 19-5 represent display state examples.

In FIG. 1, numeral 1 is a data commander, which is related to the present invention. The Data Commander 1 is a conventional Data Commander with a receiving function and a status display function, etc., and by providing this function, it can be used for the first time in television (TV), video (VTR), stereo, laser disc ( LD), compact disk (CD), and other devices at the current time, such as whether or not the rewinding operation has been completed after sending a rewinding operation command to the video. It can be done by one thing.

The data commander 1 has a device for communicating with a command control device 2, and includes a transmitting section 3 for transmitting data and a receiving section 4 for receiving data transmitted from the command control device 2. . The data received by the receiving section 4 is once stored in the memory 11, and then displayed by the display control section 6 on the display section 7, for example, a liquid crystal panel, in a state that is visible to humans. Based on the displayed data, a command to perform a predetermined operation is input by touching the input unit 9, for example, a touch panel provided in an area surrounding the displayed data on the liquid crystal panel. The input command is sent to the input control section 8.
detected by. The detected data is converted into a code suitable for transmission by the processing section 5, and then converted into a predetermined signal, such as an intermittent infrared signal, and transmitted from the transmission section 3. Furthermore, status information regarding a plurality of devices such as televisions to be controlled can be displayed on the display section 7 by pressing the illustrated data request switch 10 as required, as will be described later. Further, when performing each of the above-mentioned processes, various data etc. are stored in the illustrated memory 11.

On the other hand, the command control device 2 is received by a receiving section 12 comprising a phototransistor or the like for receiving the signal transmitted from the transmitting section 3, for example, the intermittent infrared signal. Then, based on the received signal, the interface (I/F)
an illustrated stereo 16-1 connected to the command control unit 14 via 15-1 to 15-4;
Controls the VTR 16-2, TV 16-3, laser disc 16-4, etc. In addition, the command control device 2 not only controls the stereo 16-1 etc. based on the signal received by the reception unit 12, but also transmits current status information of the stereo 16-1 etc. as necessary. and transmits it to the receiving section 4. For example, when the data request switch 10 in the data commander 1 is pressed and the pressed information is received via the transmitter 3 and the receiver 12, the command controller 14 sends the data request switch 10 from the transmitter 13 to the data commander 1. It has a function of transmitting the various status information etc. to the receiving section 4 inside. As described above, since the command control device 2 is equipped with this function, the data commander 1 can perform operations that match the current state of the stereo 16-1, etc., and can also control one data commander 1. A plurality of devices are used, namely the stereo 16-1 and the VTR 16.
-2, TV16-3, Laserdisc 16-4
etc. can be manipulated into any state as needed.

The transmitting section 13 and the receiving section 12 shown in the figure are the same as the transmitting section 3 and the receiving section 4 described above, or have the same effect, so the explanation thereof will be omitted. Also, in the figure I/
F is an interface that operates the stereo 16-1 etc. based on the operation command decoded by the command control section 14, or transmits the current status information of the stereo 16-1 etc. to the command control section 14. This is for notification purposes. The interface is composed of, for example, a relay for turning the power on/off, a transistor, a logic element, and the like.

FIG. 2 shows examples of figures and characters displayed on the liquid crystal panel 18 in the data commander 1 when the illustrated data request switch 17 in the data commander 1 is pressed. The display is as shown in FIG.
The name of the device connected to the command control unit 14 via F15-1 to 15-4, that is, TV19-
1, VTR19-2, laser disc 19-3,
Compact disk 19-4 and stereo 19
-5, and the respective current states corresponding to the name, ie, ON, OFF, and PLAY. Further, as described above, the data request switch 10 in FIG. Predetermined data (initial data) sent to the command control unit 14 via the reception unit 12 and detecting the names of devices connected to the command control unit 14 and the current status of each device is converted into a code. , transmission section 1
3. The liquid crystal panel 18 which is the display section 7 via the receiving section 4, the processing section 5 and the display control section 6
This was done above. For example, if the character "VTR" comes into contact with the area surrounded by a line in order to operate the illustrated VTR 19-2 displayed on the liquid crystal panel 18, the screen as shown in FIG.
An operation panel for performing operations corresponding to the VTR 19-2 is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 18. Data for displaying the operation panel may be stored in the memory 11 in FIG. 1, or may be sent from the command control device 2 when a predetermined area of the display panel is touched. In any case, the status of each device to be selected is displayed, and when a selection operation is performed for the device, what kind of display should be done is registered, as shown in the example shown in Figure 3. and it will be displayed.

After switching to the operation panel where the VTR operation shown in FIG. 3 is performed, for example, when "" shown in the figure is pressed, the VTR is played back. In this way, desired operations can be performed by touching any of the illustrated operation panels.

Furthermore, if you wish to operate something other than the VTR 16-2, use the illustrated data request switch 17.
By pressing , the name of each TV, etc. and the current status of the device with that name are displayed on the liquid crystal panel 18 as shown in FIG. After selecting a desired device based on the display and displaying the operation panel of the selected device as shown in FIG. 3, a desired operation may be performed.

Further, due to its nature, the data commander 1 generally needs to be small in size and low in power consumption. Therefore, since the power consumption of the preamplifier in the receiving section 4 is relatively large, the power is turned off after the receiving section 4 receives the above-mentioned initial data and the like. And data request switch 1
If you press 0 or 17, the power will turn on again.
state and configure it so that it can receive predetermined data.

(Effects of the invention) As explained above, according to the invention, since the data commander has a sending/receiving function and a status display function, it is possible to operate multiple devices at a location far away from multiple devices such as televisions and video cameras. The name and current status of the device can be displayed on the display, and you can select any device and display the operation panel of that device on the display, as well as details such as power ON/OFF, channel being played, etc. Information can also be displayed on the display section. This makes it possible to individually perform desired and optimal operations for each device at a location away from a plurality of devices.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are explanatory diagrams illustrating the operation of the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1. In the figure, 1 is a data commander, 2 is a command control device, 3 and 13 are transmitting units, 4 and 12 are receiving units, and 5
1 is a processing section, 6 is a display control section, 7 is a display section, 8 is an input control section, 9 is an input section, 10 and 17 are data request switches, 11 is a memory, 1
4 is a command control unit, 15-1 to 15-4 are I/Fs (interfaces), 16-1 is a stereo, 16-2 is a VTR, 16-3 is a TV, 16-
4 is a laser disk, 18 is a liquid crystal panel, 19
-1 to 19-5 represent display state examples.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) In a data commander that operates a plurality of devices from a remote location, a receiving section that receives data transmitted from a command control section to which the plurality of devices are associated; , first information that is data received by the receiving unit and indicates the names of a plurality of devices and a status display regarding the devices with the names, and information on what operation should be performed on the selected device. a display unit that displays second information indicating an instruction mode to be given; and a display unit that prompts the command control unit to transmit data regarding the status of the plurality of devices and receives the data sent from the command control unit. a data request switch that causes the display unit to display the first information in the form of the first information; and an input corresponding to one of the plurality of devices while the first information is displayed on the display unit; an input section for displaying the second information by selecting , and inputting a command regarding a desired device based on the display of the second information; a processing unit that converts the code into a code; a transmitting unit that sends the code converted by the processing unit to the command control unit; and a code that is selected on the display unit in response to the input command. 1. A data commander, comprising: a display control section that displays instructions for devices; and a data commander that operates a plurality of devices by inputting desired commands from the input section. (2) The second information is displayed in the form of an operation panel for each of the plurality of devices, and the input section is a touch panel provided on a display area surrounding the second information. A data commander according to claim (1) of the utility model registration, characterized in that the data commander is constituted by: