JPH04172899A - Bidirectional remote controller - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
（産業上の利用分野）
本発明は、リモコン送受信機と親機との間で相互に信号
の送受信を行なうことができる双方向リモコン装置に関
する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a two-way remote control device capable of mutually transmitting and receiving signals between a remote control transmitter/receiver and a base unit.
（従来の技術）
従来、この種の技術としては、特開平２−６０３９４号
公報に記載されているように制御装置（リモコン）側か
らの双方向通信路を介した要求に応じて異常状態を表わ
す信号を順次電子機器から制御装置（リモコン）に供給
して表示するようにしたものや、特開平１−１１９１９
８号公報に記載されているように遠隔指令対象に設けた
受信機が、受信した遠隔指令に対する遠隔指令対象の応
答結果を返信し、遠隔指令を送信したリモコン送信機が
、この返信を受信して返信内容を表示するようにしたも
のが知られている。(Prior Art) Conventionally, this type of technology has been used to detect an abnormal state in response to a request from a control device (remote controller) via a two-way communication path, as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-60394. A device in which a signal representing a signal is sequentially supplied from an electronic device to a control device (remote control) and displayed, and
As described in Publication No. 8, the receiver installed in the remote command target returns the response result of the remote command target to the received remote command, and the remote control transmitter that sent the remote command receives this reply. There is a known system in which the contents of the reply are displayed.
（発明が解決しようとする課題）
従来の技術で述べたものにおいては、いずれも制御対象
が特定の機器に限定されているのでリモコン送信機のス
イッチ類も専用的なものでよかった。(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In all of the conventional techniques described, the control target is limited to a specific device, so the switches of the remote control transmitter may also be dedicated.
しかしながら、遠隔指令を受信する側の構成に汎用性を
もたせて将来的な制御対象の拡張に対応できる双方向リ
モコン装置を構成しようとすると制御対象となる機器に
合せた多数のスイッチ類をリモコン送信機に設けなけれ
ばならないという問題点を有していた。However, if you try to configure a two-way remote control device that can accommodate future expansion of control targets by adding versatility to the configuration on the side that receives remote commands, you will have to transmit a large number of switches according to the devices to be controlled. The problem was that it had to be installed on the machine.
本発明は、従来の技術が有するこの様な問題点に鑑みて
なされたものであり、その目的とするところは、制御対
象側の構成情報をリモコン送信機に返信すると共に構成
情報を所望な状態に設定できる汎用性のある双方向リモ
コン装置を提供しようとするものである。The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the conventional technology, and its purpose is to return configuration information of a controlled object to a remote control transmitter and to change the configuration information into a desired state. The aim is to provide a versatile two-way remote control device that can be set to
（課題を解決するための手段）
上記課題を解決すべく本発明は、遠隔指令を受信し、こ
の遠隔指令に基づき遠隔制御対象を制御すると共に前記
遠隔制御対象の構成の状態を表わす構成情報を送信する
親機と、この親機に対して前記遠隔指令を送信し、前記
構成情報を受信して受信内容を表示すると共に前記構成
情報を所望な状態に設定できる設定手段を有するリモコ
ン送受信機からなるものである。(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention receives a remote command, controls a remote control target based on the remote command, and transmits configuration information representing the state of the configuration of the remote control target. From a remote control transmitter/receiver having a transmitting base unit, and a setting means for transmitting the remote command to the base unit, receiving the configuration information, displaying the received contents, and setting the configuration information to a desired state. It is what it is.
また、前記親機にウィンドウ形式で表示するディスプレ
イを備え、前記リモコン送受信機に設けた操作部によっ
て前記ウィンドウを制御することもできる。Further, the parent device may be provided with a display that displays in a window format, and the window may be controlled by an operation section provided on the remote control transmitter/receiver.
（作用）
リモコン送受信機で遠隔制御対象の構成情報を認識する
ことが出来ると共に遠隔制御対象の構成情報を所望な状
態に設定することか出来る。(Function) The remote control transmitter/receiver can recognize the configuration information of the remote control target and set the configuration information of the remote control target to a desired state.
（実施例） 以下に本発明の実施例を添付図面に基づいて説明する。(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the accompanying drawings.
第１図は本発明に係る双方向リモコン装置の構成図であ
る。FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a two-way remote control device according to the present invention.
双方向リモコン装置は、送受信部１を有する親機２と送
受信部３を有するリモコン送受信機４から構成されてい
る。The two-way remote control device includes a base unit 2 having a transmitting/receiving section 1 and a remote control transmitting/receiving device 4 having a transmitting/receiving section 3.
親機２には、例えば遠隔制御対象となる風呂給湯器５、
テレビチューナ６及びディスプレイ７等が光ファイバ又
は同軸ケーブルを使った有線か若しくは無線によって接
続されている。The main unit 2 includes, for example, a bath water heater 5 to be remotely controlled;
The television tuner 6, display 7, etc. are connected by wire using an optical fiber or coaxial cable, or wirelessly.
リモコン送受信機４には、送受信部３の他に設定手段た
るタッチセンサ８ａが備えられたディスプレイ８、情報
収集ボタン９、操作部であるジョイスティック１０が設
けられている。In addition to the transmitter/receiver section 3, the remote control transmitter/receiver 4 is provided with a display 8 equipped with a touch sensor 8a as a setting means, an information collection button 9, and a joystick 10 as an operation section.
以上のように構成された双方向リモコン装置において、
まず情報収集ボタン９を押すと送受信部３から親機２の
送受信部１に風呂給湯器５、テレビチューナ６の構成情
報を収集するように指令が電波等によって送信される。In the two-way remote control device configured as above,
First, when the information collection button 9 is pressed, a command is transmitted from the transmitting/receiving section 3 to the transmitting/receiving section 1 of the base unit 2 by radio waves or the like to collect configuration information of the bath water heater 5 and the television tuner 6.
すると、親機２はこれらの機器５，６に対して同様な構
成情報の収集指令を送信する。Then, base device 2 transmits a similar configuration information collection command to these devices 5 and 6.
ここで、前記構成情報とは、基本的に２つの情報が含ま
れている。１つは各装置の構成そのものの情報、例えば
テレビチューナ６における画像がＮＴＳＣ方式カラー映
像出力、音声がアナログ出力等である。もう１つは各装
置のパラメータの可変範囲の情報、例えばテレビチュー
ナ６におけるチャンネルが１〜１２チヤンネルまで可変
可能であるということである。Here, the configuration information basically includes two pieces of information. One is information about the configuration of each device, for example, the image on the TV tuner 6 is an NTSC color video output, the audio is an analog output, etc. The other is information about the variable range of parameters of each device, for example, the fact that the channels in the television tuner 6 can be varied from 1 to 12 channels.
親機２は、このようにして収集してきた各機器５．６の
構成情報をリモコン送受信機４の送受信部３にコンフィ
ギユレーション（ｃｏｎｆｉｇｕｒａｔｉｏｎ）言語の
形で送信する。ここで、コンフィギユレーション言語と
は、機器の構成情報を一定の変換規則によって言語の形
に変換したものである。そして、リモコン送受信機４に
おいて、この言語を解読することによって各機器５．６
の構成情報をとのように操作するかをディスプレイ８に
表示する。Base unit 2 transmits the configuration information of each device 5.6 thus collected to transmitter/receiver 3 of remote control transmitter/receiver 4 in the form of a configuration language. Here, the configuration language is a language obtained by converting device configuration information into a language using certain conversion rules. Then, the remote control transmitter/receiver 4 decodes this language so that each device 5.6
The display 8 displays whether to operate the configuration information of.
ディスプレイ８では構成情報のメニュ画面を表示すると
共に構成情報を所望な状態にするためのメニュ画面をタ
ッチセンサ８ａによって選択でき、その選択によって親
機２に接続された機器５．６の構成情報が所望な状態に
なる。なお、タッチセンサ８ａの替わりにソフトキー形
式で選択できるようにしてもよい。On the display 8, a menu screen of configuration information is displayed, and a menu screen for setting the configuration information to a desired state can be selected using the touch sensor 8a.By this selection, the configuration information of the device 5.6 connected to the base unit 2 is displayed. The desired state is reached. Note that selection may be made using soft keys instead of the touch sensor 8a.
従って、リモコン送受信機４に各機器５，６に対応した
操作スイッチボタンを設ける必要がない。Therefore, it is not necessary to provide the remote control transmitter/receiver 4 with operation switch buttons corresponding to the respective devices 5 and 6.
また、コンフィギユレーション言語を用いたメニュ画面
の選択により操作性が向上する。更に、細かい構成情報
を収集するように親機２に指令してリモコン送受信機４
にて細かい機器５．６の構成情報の設定を行うことも可
能である。In addition, operability is improved by selecting menu screens using the configuration language. Furthermore, the remote control transmitter/receiver 4 instructs the base unit 2 to collect detailed configuration information.
It is also possible to set detailed configuration information of the device 5.6.
また、親機２側にディスプレイ７を備えている場合には
、ディスプレイ７に構成情報を１つのウィンドウとして
表示させ、リモコン送受信機４に設けたジョイスティッ
ク１０により、ウィンドウの操作を行い、前記のように
リモコン送受信機４で行うのと同様なことが出来る。In addition, when the display 7 is provided on the base unit 2 side, the configuration information is displayed as one window on the display 7, and the window is operated using the joystick 10 provided on the remote control transmitter/receiver 4, as described above. The same thing can be done with the remote control transmitter/receiver 4.
なお、親機２とリモコン送受信機４の通信は、通常のコ
ードレス電話で使われるような微弱電波を使用しても良
いし、移動体通信のように公衆回線を使用しても良い。Note that communication between the base unit 2 and the remote control transceiver 4 may use weak radio waves such as those used in ordinary cordless telephones, or may use public lines as in mobile communication.
（発明の効果）
以上説明したように本発明によれば、遠隔制御対象とな
る各機器に対して専用ではない汎用性のある双方向リモ
コン装置を構成することが出来る。(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to configure a versatile two-way remote control device that is not dedicated to each device to be remotely controlled.
第１図は本発明に係る双方向リモコン装置の構成図であ
る。
１．３・・・送受信部、２・・・親機、４・・・リモコ
ン送受信機、５・・・風呂給湯器（遠隔制御対象）、６
・・・テレビチューナ（遠隔制御対象）、７．８・・・
ディスプレイ、８ａ・・・タッチセンサ（設定手段）、
１０・・・ジョイスティック（操作部）。FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a two-way remote control device according to the present invention. 1.3... Transmitter/receiver unit, 2... Base unit, 4... Remote control transmitter/receiver, 5... Bath water heater (remote control target), 6
...TV tuner (remote control target), 7.8...
Display, 8a...touch sensor (setting means),
10... Joystick (operation unit).
Claims (2)
御対象を制御すると共に前記遠隔制御対象の構成の状態
を表わす構成情報を送信する親機と、この親機に対して
前記遠隔指令を送信し、前記構成情報を受信して受信内
容を表示すると共に前記構成情報を所望な状態に設定で
きる設定手段を有するリモコン送受信機からなることを
特徴とする双方向リモコン装置。(1) A base unit that receives a remote command, controls a remote control target based on the remote command, and transmits configuration information representing the configuration state of the remote control target; and a base unit that transmits the remote command to the base unit. A two-way remote control device comprising a remote control transmitter/receiver having a setting means for transmitting the configuration information, receiving the configuration information, displaying the received content, and setting the configuration information to a desired state.
イを備え、前記リモコン送受信機に設けた操作部によっ
て前記ウィンドウを制御する請求項１記載の双方向リモ
コン装置。(2) The two-way remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the base device includes a display that displays a window format, and the window is controlled by an operation section provided on the remote control transmitter/receiver.
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| JP02301428A JP3141394B2 (en) | 1990-11-07 | 1990-11-07 | Two-way remote control device |
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| JP02301428A JP3141394B2 (en) | 1990-11-07 | 1990-11-07 | Two-way remote control device |
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| JPH04172899A true JPH04172899A (en) | 1992-06-19 |
| JP3141394B2 JP3141394B2 (en) | 2001-03-05 |
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| US7902959B2 (en) | 2006-05-26 | 2011-03-08 | Rinnai Corporation | Radio communication system of water heater |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7902959B2 (en) | 2006-05-26 | 2011-03-08 | Rinnai Corporation | Radio communication system of water heater |
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