JPH11284757A - Remote control system using portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remotely control plural appliances to be controlled by using a portable telephone set without requiring indoor wiring and a remote controller exclusively used for each appliance to be controlled by transmitting a remote control signal for remote-controlling the appliances based on a signal received from a portable telephone set. SOLUTION: At the time of depressing '4' in ten keys at an operation part in order to select a remote control function, the display screen of a display part is switched to the screen for selecting a remote controlling appliance. In the case of selecting television 31, e.g. as the appliance to be remote controlled 3, '1' in the ten keys at the operation part is depressed. A control part transmits a signal corresponding to selected contents through a transmission/ reception processing part and an antenna. Then, when a signal transmitted from a portable telephone set 1 is through a radio communication line, the antenna 21 of a remote controlled transmitter 2, etc., a control part 23 light- transmits a remote control signal for turning off the power source of the television 31 from a light transmission unit 26 toward the television after analyzing the received signal to convert to a format corresponding to the television 31.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone remote control system for remotely controlling electronic / electric devices using a portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable telephone or a simplified portable telephone (Personal Handy Phone System, hereinafter PHS)
Using a video tape recorder (hereinafter referred to as VT).
R), television (hereinafter, referred to as TV), air conditioner (hereinafter, referred to as air conditioner), etc.
Methods and systems for remotely controlling electric devices and the like have been proposed (for example, JP-A-6-164747, JP-A-9-153952, and JP-A-9-102927).

[0003]

In the technology disclosed in the above publication, the controlled device to be remotely controlled is limited to a VTR, or indoor wiring is required between the control device and the controlled device. Or a dedicated remote control unit (hereinafter, referred to as a remote controller) is required for each controlled device between the control device and the controlled device.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone remote control system that can remotely control a plurality of controlled devices using a mobile phone without requiring indoor wiring or a remote control dedicated to each controlled device. .

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a portable telephone, a control means for receiving a signal from the portable telephone, and transmitting a remote control signal for remotely controlling a controlled device in accordance with the received signal; A plurality of controlled devices remotely controlled according to a remote control signal transmitted from the means.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a portable telephone remote control system according to the present invention. This mobile phone remote control system includes a mobile phone 1, a remote control device 2, and a plurality of controlled devices 3. The remote control device 2 is installed near the controlled device 3, and includes an antenna 21, a reception unit 22, a control unit 23, and an operation unit 24.
, A display unit 25, and an optical transmission unit 26. The controlled device 3 includes, for example, a television 31, a stereo 32, and a VTR 33.

As shown in FIG. 2, the portable telephone 1 includes a speaker 11, a microphone 12, an audio processing unit 13, a transmission / reception processing unit 14, an antenna 15, a control unit 16, a display unit 17, It comprises a unit 18 and a sounder 19.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.
First, when the operator presses the menu key of the operation unit 18 of the mobile phone 1 shown in FIG. 3, a menu selection screen shown in FIG. Here, when the ten key "4" of the operation unit 18 is pressed to select the remote control function, the display on the display unit 17 is switched to a remote control device selection screen shown in FIG. Here, when, for example, the television 31 is selected as the controlled device 3 to be remotely controlled, the ten key “1” of the operation unit 18 is pressed. Then, the display on the display unit 17 is switched to the television remote control screen shown in FIG. Here, for example, when the power supply is selected as the desired operation, the ten key “2” of the operation unit 18 is pressed. When the selection of the operation parameters is completed, the control unit 16
Transmits a signal corresponding to the selected content via the transmission / reception processing unit 14 and the antenna 15.

When a signal transmitted from the mobile phone 1 is received via the wireless communication line, the antenna 21 of the remote control device 2, and the receiving portion 22, the control portion 23 analyzes the received signal and outputs a desired signal. After the conversion into a format corresponding to the controlled device 3, that is, the television 31, the optical transmission unit 26 optically transmits a remote control signal for turning off the power of the television 31 to the television 31. As a result,
The power of the television 31 is turned off. Thereby, the plurality of controlled devices 3 can be remotely controlled using the mobile phone 1 without requiring indoor wiring or a remote controller dedicated to each controlled device 3.

When the operation unit 24 of the remote control device 2 is operated, a predetermined remote control signal corresponding to the operation content is transmitted from the optical transmission unit 26, and the controlled device 3 is controlled according to the remote control signal. . That is, when the operator is near the controlled device 3, the remote control device 2
The remote control of the controlled device 3 can also be performed by directly operating.

Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to a block diagram shown in FIG. Here, the remote control device 2 is built in or externally attached to each controlled device 3.
With such a configuration, the signal from the mobile phone 1 is transmitted to the controlled device 3, for example, the antenna 21 of the remote control device 2 built in or external to the television 31,
2, and the received signal is analyzed by the control unit 23, and the desired controlled device 3, that is, the television 3
After the conversion into the format corresponding to 1, the predetermined control signal is transferred to the controlled circuit of the television 31 via the drive unit 26, and the television 31 is controlled according to the predetermined control signal. Thus, for example, even when each controlled device 3 is installed in a separate room, each controlled device 3 can be remotely controlled by the mobile phone 1 without requiring indoor wiring.

In the above-described embodiment, separately from the remote control device 2, the remote control device 2
Alternatively, a configuration in which a part of the remote control device 2 is incorporated may be adopted. In this case, when the operator is in the vicinity of the controlled device 3, the remote control device 2 built in the mobile phone 1
By operating the operation unit 24, the optical transmission unit 26 optically transmits a remote control signal. Thereby, when the operator is near the controlled device 3,
The controlled device 3 can be remotely controlled using the mobile phone 1 without requiring a call operation of the mobile phone 1.

In the above embodiment, a PHS telephone, a cordless handset of a telephone or a facsimile apparatus, or a personal information portable terminal may be used in place of the portable telephone 1.

In the above embodiment, the controlled device 3
Is A except for the TV 31, stereo 32 and VTR 33
It may be a V appliance and / or a home appliance.

In the above embodiment, the controlled device 3
May be household equipment such as lighting equipment, air conditioners, doors, baths, toilets, shutters, and the like.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of controlled devices such as AV devices, home appliances, and household equipment can be controlled by a cellular phone or a PHS by using indoor wiring or a remote control dedicated to each controlled device. , Remote control can be performed from a remote location or from the vicinity of the controlled device. That is, a mobile phone or a PHS can be used as a common remote controller for a plurality of controlled devices regardless of the distance from the installation location of the controlled devices.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a mobile phone remote control system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the mobile phone 1 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an external view of the mobile phone 1 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of a menu selection screen in the mobile phone 1 of FIG.

5 is a diagram showing a display example of a remote control device selection screen in the mobile phone 1 of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a television remote control screen in the mobile phone 1 of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of another embodiment of the mobile phone remote control system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 mobile phone 2 remote control 3
Controlled device 14 Transmission / reception processing unit 15, 21 Antenna 1
6, 23 control unit 17, 25 display unit 18, 24 operation unit 2
2 Receiver 26 Optical transmission unit 31 TV

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A portable telephone, control means for receiving a signal from the portable telephone, and transmitting a remote control signal for remotely controlling a controlled device according to the received signal, and a remote control transmitted from the control means. A mobile phone remote control system, comprising: a plurality of controlled devices remotely controlled according to a control signal. 2. The mobile phone remote control system according to claim 1, wherein said mobile phone includes display control means for setting control contents of said controlled device. 3. The mobile phone remote control system according to claim 1, wherein said control means has an operation means, and transmits a predetermined remote control signal by operation of said operation means. 4. The mobile phone remote control system according to claim 1, wherein said mobile phone is a simplified mobile phone. 5. The portable telephone remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the portable telephone is a cordless handset of a telephone and / or a facsimile apparatus. 6. The mobile phone remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone is a personal information mobile terminal. 7. The mobile phone remote control system according to claim 1, wherein said mobile phone includes said control means. 8. The mobile phone remote control system according to claim 1, wherein said control means is built in or external to said controlled device. 9. The mobile phone remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the controlled device is an AV device and / or a home appliance. 10. The mobile phone remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the controlled device is a household equipment device.