JPH0543588Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a device for remotely controlling a controlled device such as a video deck (VTR) or tape recorder using infrared rays.

[Prior Art] Generally, when viewing a videotape of a recorded broadcast program, commercial portions are often fast-forwarded and skipped during video playback. At this time, the operator presses the fast-forward switch on the video deck itself or the remote control device (remote control), and while watching the screen that has entered fast-forward mode, releases the fast-forward switch when the commercial section ends and returns to normal playback mode. Return to

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Such a fast-forward operation is performed quite frequently, but the fast-forward switch must be kept depressed during the fast-forward period each time, which is cumbersome. Also, since the user presses the fast-forward switch by eye while looking at the screen, the player may end up moving too much or not enough when skipping a commercial section.

The present invention is an attempt to solve the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a remote control device that allows operations such as fast forwarding to be performed accurately for an appropriate amount of time using simple operations.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the remote control device of the present invention (claim 1) includes remote control signal sending means for sending out various control signals for remote control of controlled equipment. A specific switch that is operated when sending a specific control signal among the various control signals mentioned above, a counter that counts the number of times the specific switch is operated, and a time corresponding to the count value by the counter. The present invention is characterized in that it further comprises a control means for controlling continuous transmission of the specific control signal from the remote control signal transmitting means to the controlled device.

Furthermore, the remote control device of the present invention (claim 2) includes:
A remote control signal sending means for sending out various control signals for remote control of a controlled device, and a switch that is continuously operated for the sending time when sending out the various control signals, a clock means for measuring the operation time of the switch operated immediately before; a storage means for storing the operation time measured by the clock means and the type of the switch operated immediately before; The present invention is characterized by comprising a control means for controlling the continuous transmission of a control signal related to the type of switch stored in the storage means from the remote control signal transmission means to the controlled device for the operation time stored in the storage means.

[Operation] In the first remote control device of the present invention described above, by operating (pressing, etc.) a specific switch once or multiple times, the number of operations is counted by the counter, and at the same time, the control means A specific control signal (such as a fast forward signal) is continuously sent from the remote control signal sending means to the controlled device for a period of time corresponding to the count value by the counter. As a result, the controlled device performs an operation according to the specific control signal for the time period described above.

Moreover, in the second remote control device of the present invention,
When a certain switch is operated continuously and a predetermined control signal (such as a fast-forward signal) is sent from the remote control signal sending means, the operation time of the switch is measured by the clock means, and immediately after the switch operation is completed, the measured operation is The time and the type of switch operated are stored in the storage means. After that, when a specific switch is operated, the control means continuously sends out the same control signal as the previous switch operation from the remote control signal sending means to the controlled device for the same period of time based on the data stored in the storage means. be done. This results in
The controlled device performs an operation according to the predetermined control signal for the operation time.

[Embodiments of the invention] Examples of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a remote control device as a first embodiment of the present invention, and in this FIG.
A VTR (controlled device) 2 sends various infrared control signals (fast forward signal,
This is infrared transmitting means (remote control signal transmitting means) for transmitting (rewind signal, playback signal, recording signal, etc.).

Further, 3 is a specific switch that is pressed when transmitting a fast forward signal (specific control signal) in the playback state of the VTR 1, 4 is a counter that counts the number of times this specific switch 3 is pressed, and 5 is a control device. This control device 5 controls the infrared transmitting means 2 to continuously send a fast-forward signal for a period of time obtained by multiplying the count value by the counter 4 by a predetermined time (for example, 15 seconds), and the clocking means 6 is used to send out a fast-forward signal for a time corresponding to the count value.

That is, the timer 6 is configured as a subtraction counter, and is set by the control device 5 to add a count value corresponding to a predetermined time (for example, 15 seconds) each time the counter 4 counts the press of the specific switch 3. It's becoming like that. Then, the timer 6 subtracts 1 from the set value at regular intervals, and when the value of the timer 6 is greater than 0,
The control device 5 controls the infrared transmitting means 2 to continue sending fast forward signals to the VTR 1.

Since the remote control device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is constructed as described above, it operates as follows. First, the apparatus of this embodiment utilizes the fact that in television broadcasting, the broadcast time for each commercial is fixed and is generally an integral multiple of 15 seconds. That is, conventionally, when fast-forwarding one commercial section, the time required to press the fast-forward button is almost always constant.

Therefore, in the device of the first embodiment of the present invention,
In the playback state of the VTR 1, for example, if you want to skip one 15-second commercial with 15 seconds as the basic unit, press the specific switch 3 only once.
Furthermore, the configuration is such that when skipping n 15-second commercials, the specific switch 3 only needs to be pressed n times.

That is, when the specific switch 3 is pressed down, the number of operations is counted by the counter 4, and each time the count is counted, the control device 5 adds and sets a count value corresponding to 15 seconds to the timer means 6, which is a subtraction counter. . Further, the control device 5 starts sending a fast-forward signal from the infrared transmitting means 2 to the VTR 1 at the same time as the count value is set on the counter 4, and continuously sends the fast-forward signal until the count value on the counter 4 becomes 0. continue.

As a result, the VTR 1 performs a fast-forward operation for a period of time set by the number of presses of the specific switch 3.

As described above, according to the device of the first embodiment of the present invention, the VTR 1 can be kept in the playing state for an appropriate amount of time by pressing the specific switch 3 as many times as the number of commercials that you want to skip. You can fast forward accurately.

In the first embodiment, a case has been described in which the basic unit is 15 seconds and fast forwarding is performed by an integral multiple of 15 seconds, but the present invention of claim 1 is not limited to this.

Next, a description will be given of a remote control device as a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram thereof. In this FIG. 2, as in the first embodiment, 1 is a VTR, and 2 is an infrared It is a means of transmission.

Further, in this embodiment, reference numeral 7 denotes an operation switch that is pressed down continuously for the sending time when sending out various control signals (fast forward signal, rewind signal, etc.), and 8 refers to an operation switch 7 for fast forwarding, for example. 9 is a memory means for storing the operation time measured by the clock means 8 and the type of the operation switch 7 operated immediately before (here, a fast forward switch); 10
is the control device.

When the specific switch 11 is operated, this control device 10 operates the operation switch 7 stored in the storage means 9 for the operation time stored in the storage means 9.
The infrared transmitting means 2 is controlled to continuously send a predetermined control signal, that is, a fast-forward signal, related to the type of the VTR 1 to the VTR 1.

Note that the storage means 9 stores only specific operations of the operation switch 7, such as fast forwarding and rewinding, and ignores this operation even if an operation other than the specified one, such as a stop operation, is performed during fast forwarding or rewinding. However, it may be configured such that only the operation time required for fast forwarding or rewinding is stored.

With such a configuration, the device of the second embodiment operates as follows. Similar to the device of the first embodiment, the device of the second embodiment also utilizes the fact that the time to press the fast-forward button when fast-forwarding one commercial section is always almost constant. One embodiment includes a preset time (e.g.
15 seconds), whereas fast forwarding is performed as a multiple of
In this second embodiment, by storing in the storage means 9 the type and operation time of the operation switch 7 that was operated last time (immediately before), the specific switch 11 can be pressed once the commercial has been fast forwarded. Just by pressing the button, you can fast-forward by the same amount of time.

As a result, the device according to the second embodiment of the present invention can obtain the same effects as the device according to the first embodiment described above. It has the advantage of being able to be set to

In the above two embodiments, the case where fast forwarding is performed has been explained, but the same can be applied to the case of rewinding. In this case, by operating the specific switch 3 or 11, You can play the same part repeatedly.

In the above two embodiments, the controlled device is a VTR 1. However, the device of the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to other devices such as a tape recorder.
The same effects as those described above can be obtained.

[Effects of the invention] As detailed above, according to the remote control device of the present invention (claim 1), a specific control signal is sent to a controlled device for a time corresponding to the number of times a specific switch is operated. Since the controlled device is configured to be controllable, if the controlled device is a VTR, for example, a plurality of commercial parts can be easily and accurately fast-forwarded and skipped while the device is being played back.

Further, according to the remote control device (claim 2) of the present invention, the type of switch and operation time when operated immediately before are stored in the storage means, and from then on, by simply operating a specific switch, it is possible to perform the same operation as before. The control is configured so that it can be executed for the same operation time, so if the controlled device is a VCR, for example, once a commercial has been fast-forwarded, it can be fast-forwarded for the same amount of time by simply pressing a specific switch. , commercial parts can be easily and accurately skipped, and the operation time can also be set arbitrarily.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a remote control device as a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a remote control device as a second embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1... VTR (controlled device), 2...
...Infrared transmitting means (remote control signal transmitting means), 3
...Specific switch, 4...Counter, 5...Control device (control means), 6...Timekeeping means, 7...Operation switch, 8...Timekeeping means, 9...Storage means, 1
0...control device (control means), 11...specific switch.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) In a remote control device equipped with a remote control signal sending means for sending out various control signals for remotely controlling a controlled device, a method for controlling specific control signals among the various control signals mentioned above. A specific switch is provided that is operated when sending the signal, and a counter that counts the number of times the specific switch is operated;
A remote control device comprising: control means for controlling continuous transmission of the specific control signal from the remote control signal transmitting means to the controlled device for a period of time corresponding to the count value by the counter. (2) Equipped with remote control signal sending means for sending out various control signals for remotely controlling the controlled equipment, and a switch that is operated continuously for the duration of the sending of the various control signals when sending out the various control signals. A remote control device comprising: a clock means for measuring the operation time of a switch operated immediately before; a storage means for storing the operation time measured by the clock means and the type of the switch operated immediately before; control means for controlling continuous transmission of a control signal related to the type of switch stored in the storage means from the remote control signal transmission means to the controlled device for the operation time stored in the storage means by the operation of the controller; A remote control device characterized by: