JPH06178146A - Remote control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To set the reception reservations of plural modes to a remote control device and to emit the remote control signal of the mode corresponding to the reserved and set time. CONSTITUTION:A 'reservation' is set in an input part 1, modes, channels, and reception start time/termination time, etc., are inputted, and a 'registration' is set. The data from 'the input part is displayed on a display part 4 based on the format from a display format storage part 3, it is inputted in a temporary memory part 2 at the same time and it is stored according to modes. At this time, when memory data exists in the same mode, the time zones are compared by a comparison part 5, and an alarm is given when the time overlaps. The data of the temporary memory part is read via a control part 11, it is registered in a registration memory part 6, it is sorted in order of the operation time and it is registered. When the time of the registered data coincides with the time from a clock part 7, a light emission part 10 is driven via a driving part 9 in accordance with the sequence program from a storage part 8, and the remote control signal of the corresponded mode is emitted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an image recording apparatus (hereinafter referred to as V
The present invention relates to a remote operation (hereinafter abbreviated as remote control) device such as a television (hereinafter abbreviated as TR) or a television (hereinafter abbreviated as TV) receiver, which stores a plurality of reception reservations and sequentially transmits remote control signals to operate the device. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When setting a reception reservation with a device having a reception reservation function for a television broadcast program or the like, the reception date (day of the week), reception start time, reception end time, reception channel, etc. must be input without omission. This is troublesome for those who are unfamiliar with the reservation setting operation. For this reason, in recent years, a code representing the channel number, start time and end time has been set for each program, and this code has been posted in the broadcast program column of newspapers or program introduction magazines, etc., and remote control devices that support this code are sold. Then, if the above code is entered by operating the keys of this remote control device, at the program start time, each signal for turning on the power of the device, channel switching, and recording start (in the case of an image recording device) remote control signal is emitted,
In addition, there are some which emit a signal to stop recording and turn off the power at the program end time, so that even a person who is not good at reservation setting operation can easily set the setting. However, this type of remote control device cannot be used unless the above code is known, and there is a problem in that the code cannot be used even if one wants to use it because it is not published in all newspapers, program introduction magazines, etc. Further, one remote control device cannot remotely control a plurality of receiving devices of different types.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, the present invention does not use a specific code as described above, but the reception reservation can be set easily and a plurality of different types of receptions can be received. The purpose is to provide a remote control device.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an input section for inputting reception reservations of broadcast programs together with a reception mode, a display format storage section for storing a display format, and the input. A display section for displaying a signal from the display section based on the data read from the display format storage section, a temporary memory section for recording the signal from the input section for each mode, and a mode for reading the data recorded in the temporary memory section. A comparison unit that compares the reception start time separately,
A registration memory unit for rearranging the data in the order of reception start time based on a signal from the comparison unit, and registering each mode.
It comprises a clock unit that keeps time and a control unit that controls the input unit, display format storage unit, display unit, temporary memory unit, comparison unit, registration memory unit, and clock unit. The present invention provides a remote control device that emits a remote control signal via the light emitting unit based on the data when the time matches the time from the clock unit.

[0005]

With the above-described structure, in the remote control device according to the present invention, if the mode is set by a required key operation for each reception and the reception channel, the reception start time and the end time are input, these The contents of the reception reservation are displayed on the display unit and registered in the registration memory unit by a required registration operation. Then, when the time by the clock unit coincides with the reception start time of the registered reservation, a remote control signal for powering on the corresponding mode, switching channels (start recording in addition to this in the case of VTR) is emitted by infrared rays, When the corresponding device operates and coincides with the reception end time of the reservation, a remote control signal such as reception end / power off of the corresponding mode is emitted. When there is a reservation that is set to start reception in another mode during operation of this device, a required remote control signal of a mode corresponding to the reception reservation is emitted and the corresponding device operates.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a remote control device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of essential parts of an embodiment of a remote control device according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an input unit for inputting a mode, a reception channel, a reception start time, a reception end time, etc. by a required key operation. A temporary memory unit 2 stores the data from the input unit 1 in a storage area set for each mode. A display format storage unit 3 stores a display format to be displayed on the display unit 4. The display unit 4 displays based on the signal from the input unit 1 in the format from the display format storage unit 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes a comparison unit, which reads the data recorded in the temporary memory unit 2 and compares the data for each mode.
The front and rear relationships of the reception times are compared to determine duplication or the like. A registration memory unit 6 registers the reception reservations read from the temporary memory unit 2 in order of time based on the data from the comparison unit 5. Reference numeral 7 is a clock section, which keeps time. A storage unit 8 stores a sequence program and the like. A driving unit 9 drives the light emitting unit 10 according to a program from the storage unit 8 based on the data from the registration memory unit 6. The light emitting unit 10 emits a remote control signal by infrared rays in response to the driving by the driving unit 9. 11
Is a control unit that controls each unit.

Next, the operation of the remote control device according to the present invention will be described. 2 is an example of data stored in the temporary memory unit 2, FIG. 3 is an example of data registered in the registration memory unit 6, and FIG. 4 is a front view of an example of a remote control device according to the present invention. For example, in the case of a TV receiver, 4 channels of TV broadcast
To set the reception reservation from 10:00 to 11:00, first press the "Reserve" button in the operation button group 22 and then the mode button group.
Press the 21 "TV" button. Then the channel number,
The reception start time and the reception end time are input by operating the numeric button group 23. These signals are transmitted from the input unit 1 to the control unit 11
Input to the temporary memory section 2 via
The mode, channel, time, and on / off, etc. are shown in the corresponding area of the area set for each mode such as "V", "satellite broadcast", "VTR" or "audio" as shown in FIG. Memorize each. At the same time, a display signal is generated based on the format read from the display format storage unit 3 and displayed on the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. In the display unit 4, the cursor is sequentially moved to a required display position according to the operation of each operation button, and the input mode, channel, time, etc. are displayed.

When inputting a plurality of reception reservations, the above operation is repeated. At this time, if data has already been input to the same mode area of the temporary memory unit 2, these data are read out via the control unit 11 and input to the comparison unit 5 to compare the reception times. Then, when there is data of different channels whose reception time zones overlap, for example, the cursor of the display unit 4 blinks to warn. Alternatively, the reservation may be prohibited. To cancel the input due to an input error or the like, press the "Cancel" button in the operation button group 22. By this operation, for example, the display on the display unit 4 is erased line by line. Further, when confirming the already input data, the display of the display unit 4 is scrolled line by line by pressing the “check” button of the operation button group 22.

After inputting the reception reservation, the "register" button of the operation button group 22 is pressed to register the reservation. By this operation, the data stored in the temporary memory unit 2 is read out via the control unit 11, is input to the registration memory unit 6, and is sorted in the order of operation time as shown in FIG. Register codes (ON / OFF) etc. respectively. The data registered in the registration memory unit 6 is read through the control unit 11 in time order, and when this time matches the time from the clock unit 7, according to the sequence program read from the storage unit 8 via the control unit 11. The drive unit 9 is controlled to drive the light emitting unit 10 to emit a desired remote control signal by infrared rays. When the reception start time or the reception end time overlaps between the different modes, the remote control signal of one mode is emitted after the remote control signal of the other mode is emitted. In this case, for example, the priority is: TV,
It may be set in advance such as: satellite,: VTR and the remote control signal may be emitted in this order.

[0010]

As described above, according to the remote control device of the present invention, reception reservation or recording reservation of different devices such as TV receiver, VTR, audio device, etc. can be made by one remote controller. Since it can be set, the troublesomeness of having to operate each remote control device for reservation of reception of a plurality of devices is released, and the remote control signal for the device corresponding to the time set for reception reservation is emitted. Therefore, if this remote control device is placed in front of the equipment, it is convenient for the required equipment to operate at the preset times.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of an embodiment of a remote control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of memory data of a temporary memory unit of the remote control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an example of registration data in a registration memory unit of the remote control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an embodiment of a remote control device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Section 2 Temporary Memory Section 3 Display Format Storage Section 4 Display Section 5 Comparison Section 6 Registration Memory Section 7 Clock Section 8 Storage Section 9 Driving Section 10 Light Emitting Section 11 Control Section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting reception reservation of a broadcast program together with a reception mode, a display format storage unit for storing a display format, and a signal from the input unit based on data read from the display format storage unit. A display section for displaying, a temporary memory section for recording a signal from the input section for each mode, a comparison section for reading out the data recorded in the temporary memory section and comparing the reception start time for each mode, and A registration memory unit that rearranges the data in order of reception start time based on a signal and registers each mode, a clock unit that keeps time, the input unit, a display format storage unit, a display unit, a temporary memory unit, a comparison unit, A registration memory unit and a control unit for controlling the clock unit, and when the time according to the data read from the registration memory unit matches the time from the clock unit, A remote control device that emits a remote control signal via a light emitting unit based on the above data.