JPH0730775A - Radio type hand controller system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the workability of operations by a radio type hand controller and to provide a stable communicating operation. CONSTITUTION:A transmission/reception part 4A to be attached and detached with a main body 1A of the system is movably mounted on a video display device 3. This transmission/reception part 4A is positioned away from the main body 1A of the system and exchanges a radio signal 11 with a radio type hand controller 2. When an operator selects and pushes an operation button 8 of the radio type hand controller 2, the radio signal 11 containing control information is transmitted to the transmission/reception part 4A, and this radio signal 11 is converted into video information inside the main body 1A of the system and displayed on the video display device 3. When the operator transmits the radio signal 11 toward the screen of the video display device 3, the communicating operation is stably performed in the state of almost matching a glance direction and an operating direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wireless hand controller system for performing automatic control while watching a video display screen of wirelessly communicated control information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a wireless hand controller system has been widely used for the purpose of remote control from a remote place for home televisions, video cassette tape recorders, air conditioners and the like. Also, in the field of office equipment, for example, as applied in the technology of the printer disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-10556, a receiving means built in the printer for performing power supply control and print control by wireless communication. Has proposed a method of performing wireless control by receiving control signals from a plurality of transmitting means.

Generally, a wireless hand controller has one or a plurality of operation key buttons necessary for controlling a system to be controlled, a rotary knob, a cross key button for instructing a direction, and the like. The wireless hand controller converts the operation information into a control signal, and in order to communicate with the system to be controlled, the control signal is converted to an infrared or ultrasonic modulated signal and transmitted to the system to be controlled. In some cases, the hand controller side also performs reception.

Normally, the system to be controlled has a communication means for wireless communication from a wireless hand controller fixedly built in the system body. The wireless signal transmitted from the wireless hand controller and, conversely, the wireless signal transmitted from the system main unit to the wireless hand controller have characteristic directivity, and thus can be operated only within a predetermined range. Therefore, the operator directs the wireless hand controller to a specific location of the communication means of the system to be controlled, and operates the wireless hand controller to perform wireless control.

[0005]

In the case of the above-mentioned wireless hand controller system, the system to be controlled outputs the content or state of the operation to the video display device, and the operator outputs the video information output to the video display device. It is a type that operates the wireless hand controller while looking at the wireless hand controller and the system when communicating with the wireless hand controller when the system body to be controlled and the image display device are not installed in the immediate vicinity. Since the wireless communication signal has directivity between the two, the operator operates the wireless hand controller from the line-of-sight direction where the system body is installed to another direction while looking at the screen on the display of the image display device in the system. Must.

[0006] Usually, as a human sense, when a hand operation is performed in a direction different from the line-of-sight direction, the frequency of intuitive malfunction increases, and thus the workability of the operation is significantly reduced.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its technical problem is to improve the workability of the operation by the wireless hand controller and to obtain a stable communication operation. To provide a controller system.

[0008]

According to the present invention, a wireless hand controller for wirelessly communicating control information, a communication means for communicating between the wireless hand controller, an information processing means for processing the control information, And a system main body having a video output means for converting and outputting the control information as video information, and a wireless hand controller system in which the communication means is moved and installed at a position distant from the system main body can be obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, in the above wireless hand controller system, the communication means can be a wireless hand controller system for performing bi-communication with the wireless hand controller.

Further, according to the present invention, a wireless hand controller for wirelessly communicating control information, a communication means for communicating between the wireless hand controller, an information processing means for processing the control information, and the control information. A system main body having a video output means for converting and outputting as a video information, and a relay means for relaying wireless communication between the communication means and the wireless hand controller and installed at a position distant from the system main body. A wireless hand controller system is obtained.

In addition, according to the present invention, in the above wireless hand controller system, the relay means is a wireless hand controller system in which the relay means performs bi-communication between the communication means and the wireless hand controller. To be

According to the present invention, in any one of the wireless hand controller systems described above, the relay means is a first wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with the communication means,
A wireless hand controller system including a second wireless communication unit that is wirelessly connected to the first wireless communication unit and wirelessly communicates with the wireless hand controller,
As the relay means, a wireless hand controller system which is a wireless relay transceiver for communicating between the communication means and the wireless hand controller can be obtained.

[0013]

The wireless hand controller system of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a wireless hand controller system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

This wireless hand controller system includes a wireless hand controller 2 for communicating a wireless signal 11 including control information, and the wireless hand controller 2
The system main body 1A that can be controlled by the wireless hand controller 2 and the image display device 3 that displays the image information 9 after the control information instructed by the wireless hand controller 2 is image-processed. Further, a transmitting / receiving unit 4A which is detachable from the system body 1A is placed on the image display device 3 which is separated from the system body 1A. The transmission / reception unit 4A is configured as a communication means that can be moved and installed at a position distant from the system main body 1A, and can transmit / receive a wireless signal 11 to / from the wireless hand controller 2. Further, the system body 1A and the video display device 3 are connected by a video output signal cable 6, and the system body 1A and the transmission / reception unit 4 are connected.
It is connected to A by a signal cable 5. The wireless hand controller 2 is provided with operation buttons 8 that are divided into several functions.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of this wireless hand controller system.

The system body 1A includes a storage unit 7 as a storage unit for storing programs and data required for operation,
A transmission / reception unit 4A as communication means with the wireless hand controller 2, a communication control unit 14 for controlling transmission / reception of transmission / reception information by the transmission / reception unit 4A, transmission / reception information,
It has a central processing unit 12 as an information processing unit for processing the operation program and the operation data, and a video output unit 13 as a video output unit for converting and outputting the control information included in the wireless signal 11 as the video information 9. There is.

On the other hand, the wireless hand controller 2 has a control unit 15 for controlling the entire apparatus, a storage unit 16 for storing programs and data required for the control function of the control unit 15,
Between the operation plate monitor 17 for monitoring the operation buttons 8 for operating the device, the communication controller 18 for controlling the wireless signal 11 communicated with the system body 1A, and the system body 1A. And a transmission / reception unit 19 for transmitting / receiving the wireless signal 11.

In this wireless hand controller system, the operator can selectively change the operation button 8 of the wireless hand controller 2 while watching the video information 9 displayed on the video display device 3. First, when the operator presses a desired operation button 8, the operation plate monitoring unit 1
The function information corresponding to the operation button 8 of which 7 is pressed is transmitted to the control unit 15. The control unit 15 transmits control information corresponding to the function information to the transmission / reception unit 19 via the communication control unit 18. The transmission / reception unit 19 converts the electric signal including the control information into the wireless signal 11 and outputs the wireless signal 11. As a result, the control information is wirelessly communicated with the transmitter / receiver 4A of the system body 1A. When the transceiver 4A receives the radio signal 11, the transceiver 11A converts the radio signal 11 into an electric signal and outputs the electric signal to the signal cable 5
And to the central processing unit 12 via the communication control unit 14. The central processing unit 12 reads out information necessary for video processing of the control information included in the electric signal from the storage unit 7 and transmits the electric signal including the information to the video output unit 13.
The video output unit 13 converts the control information into video information and outputs the video information to the video display device 3 via the video output signal cable 6. As a result, the control information included in the wireless signal 11 is image-displayed as the video information 9 on the video display device 3.

In the case of the wireless hand controller system according to the first embodiment, the transmitter / receiver 4A built in the system body 1A is conventionally detachable from the system body 1A, and the transmitter / receiver 4A is mounted on the video display device 3. When the operator selects an operation while looking at the display screen on the video display device 3 with the wireless hand controller 2, the wireless signal 11 is transmitted almost toward the screen of the video display device 3. As a result, stable communication operation is performed under the condition that the line-of-sight direction and the operation direction substantially match.

The system main body 1 is transmitted via the transmitter / receiver 4A.
It is also possible to transmit control information from the A side to the transmission / reception unit 19 of the wireless hand controller 2. However, a bidirectional communication function that enables transmission from the system body 1A side is provided as necessary. It is what is done.

Next, a wireless hand controller system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. However, since this wireless hand controller system has the same basic configuration as that of the first embodiment, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Only different parts will be described.

In the case of this wireless hand controller system, the system main body 1B has a built-in transmitter / receiver 4 as a communication means in advance, and wirelessly communicates with the transmitter / receiver 4 a wireless signal 21 containing control information. A transmission / reception unit 4B as a first wireless communication unit is installed near the transmission / reception unit 4. The transmitter / receiver 4B is attachable to and detachable from the system body 1B. Further, the transmission / reception unit 4B is wire-coupled to the transmission / reception unit 4A as a second wireless communication means. The transmitter / receiver 4A is a wireless hand controller 2
A wireless signal 11 is wirelessly communicated between the transmitting and receiving sections 4A and 4B by a signal cable 5, and the transmitting and receiving section 4A is placed on the video display device 3.

Here, the transmission / reception units 4A and 4B function as relay means for performing relay communication between the transmission / reception unit 4 of the system body 1B and the transmission / reception unit 19 of the wireless hand controller 2. In addition, the system main body 1B is transmitted via the transmission / reception units 4B and 4A.
It is also possible to transmit information from the side to the transmission / reception unit 19 of the wireless hand controller 2, but the bidirectional communication function that enables transmission from the system body 1B side is provided as necessary. Is.

In the case of the wireless hand controller system according to the second embodiment, the transmitter / receiver 4 is built in the system body 1B as in the conventional case. Since the transmission / reception unit 4A connected to the transmission / reception unit 4B is moved and installed on the video display device 3 while the unit 4B is provided, in this case as well, the operator uses the wireless hand controller 2 to display on the video display device 3. When selecting an operation while looking at the screen, the wireless signal 11 is transmitted to almost the screen of the video display device 3, whereby stable communication operation is performed under the condition that the line-of-sight direction and the operation direction substantially match.

A wireless hand controller system according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. However, also in the case of this wireless hand controller system, the same components as those in the second embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Only different portions will be described.

In the case of this wireless hand controller system, the system main body 1C has a built-in transmitting / receiving section 4 as a communication means in advance, and a wireless signal 21 including control information is wirelessly communicated with the transmitting / receiving section 4. Transceiver repeater 1
00 is mounted on the video display device 3. The wireless transmission / reception repeater 100 also wirelessly communicates the wireless signal 22 with the transmission / reception unit 19 of the wireless hand controller 2.

Here, the wireless transmission / reception repeater 100 includes a transmission / reception unit 4 and a wireless hand controller 2 of the system body 1C.
It functions as a bi-communication means for carrying out bi-communication with the transmission / reception unit 19. Although information may be transmitted from the system body 1C side to the transmission / reception unit 19 of the wireless hand controller 2 via the wireless transmission / reception repeater 100 here, the system body 1C side can also transmit information in this way. A bidirectional communication function is provided as needed.

In the case of the wireless hand controller system according to the third embodiment, the transmitter / receiver 4 is built in the system main body 1C as in the conventional case, and the transmitter / receiver 4 and the transmitter / receiver 19 of the wireless hand controller 2 are used. Since the wireless transmission / reception repeater 100 that performs bi-communication between the two is moved and installed on the video display device 3, the operator also operates the wireless hand controller 2 while watching the display screen on the video display device 3. When selecting, the wireless signal 22 is transmitted almost to the screen of the video display device 3, so that stable communication operation is performed under the condition that the line-of-sight direction and the operation direction substantially match.

[0029]

As described above, according to the wireless hand controller system of the present invention, the movable installable communication means for communicating between the system body and the wireless hand controller is separated from the system body. Since it is provided at the position (on the video display device), when the control information related to the operation by the wireless hand controller is displayed on the video display device and the wireless hand controller is operated while observing the screen, almost all of the video display device By transmitting the wireless signal toward the screen, the communication operation can be stably performed in a state where the line-of-sight direction and the operation direction substantially match.
As a result, the workability of the operation by the wireless hand controller is significantly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a wireless hand controller system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of the wireless hand controller system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a wireless hand controller system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of the wireless hand controller system shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a wireless hand controller system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of the wireless hand controller system shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1A, 1B, 1C System main body 2 Wireless hand controller 3 Video display device 4, 4A, 4B Transmitter / receiver 8 Operation button 11, 21, 22 Wireless signal 100 Wireless transmitter / receiver repeater

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A wireless hand controller for wirelessly communicating control information, a communication means for communicating between the wireless hand controller, an information processing means for processing the control information, and the control information as video information. A wireless hand controller system, comprising: a system main body having a video output means for converting and outputting, wherein the communication means is movably installed at a position away from the system main body. 2. The wireless hand controller system according to claim 1, wherein the communication means performs dual communication with the wireless hand controller. 3. A wireless hand controller for wirelessly communicating control information, a communication means for communicating between the wireless hand controller, an information processing means for processing the control information, and the control information as video information. A system main body having a video output unit for converting and outputting, and a relay unit for relaying wireless communication between the communication unit and the wireless hand controller and being installed at a position distant from the system main unit. A wireless hand controller system characterized by: 4. The wireless hand controller system according to claim 3, wherein the relay means performs dual communication between the communication means and the wireless hand controller. Controller system. 5. The wireless hand controller system according to claim 3, wherein the relay unit is a first wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with the communication unit, and the first wireless communication unit. And a second wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with the wireless hand controller, and a wireless hand controller system. 6. The wireless hand controller system according to claim 3, wherein the relay unit is a wireless relay transceiver that performs communication between the communication unit and the wireless hand controller. A wireless hand controller system.