JPH05122779A - Programmable remote control system with button definition function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability by freely setting the number, type and location of remote control buttons. CONSTITUTION:A control command is inputted. from a remote control system of each equipment, with an infrared-ray input unit 3 the input and output is controlled by a controller 4. Buttons and characters are displayed on a liquid crystal display unit 5 to send a command using an infrared-ray sending unit 6. The device 4 controls the input by an input control part 41 and the output by an output control part 42. A central processing unit 43 generates an output signal according to an input signal, and an auxiliary storage device 44 records the definition content. Thus, the operability of the programmable remote control system can be improved by freely setting the number, type and location of buttons.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a programmable remote controller with a button defining function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional programmable remote controller has a large number of buttons, and an operator must operate each device by using another button.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above-mentioned conventional programmable remote controller, when an operator tries to control a device, it is necessary to select a necessary button from a large number of buttons of the programmable remote controller. It wasn't easy to choose. The purpose of the present invention is to enable the user to select the number of buttons and layout that are easy to understand,
It is to improve the operability of the programmable remote controller.

[0004]

A programmable remote controller with a button definition function according to the present invention comprises means for a user to define the shape and position of a button, means for recording the button definition by the user in an auxiliary storage device, and It is configured to include means for selecting a defined button and transmitting an infrared command, and means for grouping the button definition by device by switching a switch.

[0005]

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. The programmable remote controller with a button definition function shown in FIG. 1 is a touch panel 1 for a user to select a command, a mode switch 2 for switching a button definition setting mode and an operation mode of each device, and a remote control of each device. An infrared input unit 3 for inputting a command (hereinafter abbreviated as command),
It is composed of a control device 4 for controlling input / output, a liquid crystal display unit 5 for displaying buttons, characters and the like, and an infrared transmission unit 6 for actually transmitting commands.

Of these, the central processing unit 4 includes an input control unit 41 for controlling an input signal, an output control unit 42 for controlling an output signal, and a central processing unit 43 for generating an output signal according to each input signal. It is composed of an auxiliary storage device 44 for recording contents.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a process of defining a button as seen from the user. First, the mode changeover switch 2 is used to switch to the button definition mode of the device to be set (S1), the central processing unit 43 reads out the button sample information from the auxiliary storage unit 44 (S2), and the button on the liquid crystal display unit 5 is displayed. A sample is displayed (S3), the shape and position of the button is selected by operating the touch panel 1 (S4), and the shape and position of the button selected by the central processing unit 43 are recorded in the auxiliary storage device 44 (S5). A list of characters that can be displayed is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 5 (S6), the character to be displayed in the button is selected by operating the touch panel 1 (S7), and the character to be displayed in the button is auxiliary stored by the central processing unit 43. Recorded in device 44 (S
8).

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing for registering a command. First, the mode changeover switch 2 is used to switch to the command registration mode of the device to be registered (S9), and the information of the button corresponding to the device to be registered is read from the auxiliary storage device 44 by the central processing unit 43 (S10), and the liquid crystal display unit 5 is displayed. The button of the device to be registered is displayed above (S11), and the button to be registered is selected by operating the touch panel 1 (S1).
2) A command is input from the infrared transmission unit 6 by the remote controller of each device (S13), and the command corresponding to the button to be registered by the central processing unit 43 is recorded in the auxiliary storage device 44 (S14).

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing when the user selects a command. First, the mode changeover switch 2 is used to switch to the command selection mode of the device to be used (S15), and the information of the button corresponding to the device to be used is read from the auxiliary storage device 44 by the central processing unit 43 (S16). The button of the device you want to use is displayed above (S
17) The touch panel 1 is touched according to the position of the displayed button (S18), the button corresponding to the position on the touch panel 1 touched by the central processing unit 43 is determined (S19), and the central processing unit 43 The command corresponding to the selected button is read from the auxiliary storage device 44 (S20), and the command selected by the infrared sending unit is sent (S21).

In this embodiment, the command registration and command selection are not so different from the conventional programmable remote controller, but the definition of the buttons is left to the user, so that the buttons displayed at the same time can be organized. It is easy for users to select.

[0012]

According to the programmable remote controller with the button definition function of the present invention, the user can freely set the number, type, and position of buttons in addition to the function of a normal programmable remote controller capable of controlling a plurality of devices with one remote controller. Thus, there is an effect that the operability of the programmable remote controller can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation related to button definition of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation related to command registration according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation related to command selection according to the embodiment of this invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Touch Panel 2 Mode Change Switch 3 Infrared Input Unit 4 Control Device 5 Liquid Crystal Display Unit 6 Infrared Sending Unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A programmable remote control unit (hereinafter abbreviated as programmable remote controller) capable of controlling a plurality of audio equipments by recording commands of a plurality of infrared remote control units (hereinafter abbreviated as remote controller), and a command button Designate liquid crystal display unit to display, touch panel to select commands by touching with fingers, physical changeover switch (hereinafter referred to as changeover switch) that can switch between multiple devices and operation modes, and button shape and position A programmable remote controller with a button defining function, comprising: a button defining means for performing a button definition and an auxiliary storage device for recording the shape and position of the button. 2. A means for a user to define the shape and position of a button, a means for recording the definition of the button by the user in an auxiliary storage device, and a means for selecting a button defined by the user and sending an infrared command. And a programmable remote controller with a button definition function, characterized by including a means for grouping the button definition by device by switching a switch.