JPS61111089A - Commander of remote controlling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the remote controllings of an audio equipment and a television receiving set and others with using one commander by making the card ROM (read-only memory) replaceable in the remote controlling system which transmits the remote control signal generated in accordance with the stored information of the card ROM. CONSTITUTION:When the card ROM6 is selected, the diagram of the controle panel of the correspondent equipment is displayed in a displaying device 11. When the operating button is depressed, the desired event signal is supplied from a keying device 8 to a central processing device 5. The processing device 5 generates the data code to accommodate the event as referring to the card ROM6, and supplies it to an infrared emission diode 10 in order to transmit in form of infrared ray, and eventually performs the remote control of the equipment. Therefore, by choosing one from the card ROMs 6TV, 6VTR, and 6AU, an optional remote control of a television receiver 3, VTR2, or audio equipment 1 is made able.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention is applicable to audio equipment, video tape recorders, and television receivers! This article relates to the commander of a remote control device for remotely controlling machines, etc.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, remote control devices have been used in audio equipment, video tape recorders, television receivers, and the like. This remote control device has commanders with different specifications for audio equipment, video tape recorders, television receivers, and the like.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Therefore, such audio equipment, video tape recorders,
When remotely controlling television receivers and the like side-by-side, there is an inconvenience in that a plurality of commanders must be prepared and used appropriately.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to enable remote control of audio equipment, video tape recorders, television receivers, etc. with a single commander.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention generates a remote control signal using a microcomputer according to information stored in the card ROM (6), and transmits this remote control signal in the commander of the card ROM (6).
This allows M+61 to be exchanged arbitrarily.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, remote control signals can be sent to controlled devices such as audio equipment, video tape recorders, television receivers, etc. by exchanging the card ROM to be used. Therefore, a single commander can arbitrarily remotely control audio equipment, video tape recorders, television receiving equipment, etc.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the commander of the remote control device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In Figure 2, (1), (2) and (3) respectively indicate audio equipment, a video tape recorder and a television receiver; It is assumed that each of the television receivers (3) has a controlled device of an infrared remote control device similar to the conventional one. This infrared remote control device uses, for example, a 12-bit digital signal as its control signal, and this data code is sent to each of the audio equipment (1), video tape recorder (2), and television receiver (3), for example, as a control signal. It is assumed that the assignments are as shown in Table 1.

Table 1 In this Table 1, TV is a television receiver (3), V
TR is video tape recorder (2), AUDIOSIS
THM indicates audio equipment (1).

Also, in Figure 2, 1. (Reference numeral 41 indicates a remote control/small device commander that generates a remote control signal using a microcomputer and transmits this remote control signal. This commander (4) performs signal processing as shown in Figure 1. A central processing unit (microcomputer) (5), a card ROM (6) in which a data code table as shown in Table 1 is stored in advance for supplying decoded signals to the central processing unit (5), and a card ROM (6) which stores predetermined input signals. , which is output to the central processing unit (5) at a predetermined time.
(7), a key device (8) that inputs a predetermined signal to the central processing unit (5), and an infrared encoder (9) that converts the output signal of the central processing unit (5) into a drive signal that drives an infrared generating diode. ), an infrared light emitting diode QOI that emits infrared rays according to a drive signal from the infrared encoder (9), a display device (11) that performs a predetermined display according to a signal from the central processing unit (5), and a television receiver. Card ROM (6TV) for remote control of television receiver (3), video tape recorder (6TV), in which data code table of Table 1 of (3) is stored.
The card ROM (6VTR) for remote control of the video tape recorder (2) in which the data code table shown in Table 1 of 2) is stored, and the audio device (1) in which the data code table shown in Table 1 of the audio device (1) is stored. 11 remote control card ROM (6A
U) and the like card ROM (6TV),
(6VTR) and (6A■) so that they can be used. In this example, the commander (4) of the remote control device is constructed of a rectangular parallelepiped as shown in Figures 3 and 4, and three card ROM insertion slots are provided on the entire surface of the commander (4) as shown in Figure 4. (4a), (4b)
, (4c) is provided. (4a) and (4b) in the card ROM insertion slot.

(4c) have the same structure, and which card R
OM (6TV), (6VTR) and (6AU
), but in this example, these card ROM insertion slots (4a), (4b),
(4c) each card ROM (6TV),
(6VTR) and (6AU) are inserted, and the card ROM used by this commander (4) is changed over by a changeover switch.

Further, in this example, the display device (11) is constructed of a liquid crystal display device (for example, a dot matrix) on the upper surface of the commander (4) as shown in FIG.
1) A key device consisting of a transparent sheet switch on the top (
8). In this case card ROM (6TV),
(6VTR) and (6AU”) D stores signals that display graphics on the operation panel, for example, corresponding to each device to be remotely controlled, and then uses this commander (
In 4), when the card ROM to be used is, for example, a card ROM (6VTR), the graphics of the operation panel of the video tape recorder are displayed on the display device (11), and the portions of the graphics on the operation panel corresponding to the operators are displayed on the display device (11). When pressed, the transparent sheet switch corresponding to the operator is operated, and a remote control signal for remotely controlling the operation corresponding to the operator is emitted from the infrared light emitting diode screen.

Since this example is configured as described above, the card ROMs (6TV") and (6VTR) inserted into the card ROM insertion slots (4a), (4b) and (4C)
) and (6Atl), the card ROM (6
When 1 is selected, the graphic of the operation panel of the device corresponding to this card ROM +61 is displayed on the display device (11), and a predetermined operator of the graphic of the operation panel of this display device (11) is pressed. The desired event signal 0 is supplied to the central processing unit (5) from the key device (8) composed of a transparent sheet switch, and the central processing unit (5) stores the data code corresponding to this event in the data code table. It is generated by referring to the stored card ROM (61) and is supplied to the infrared light emitting diode αω via the infrared encoder (9), and the light emitting diode number is transmitted as infrared light to remotely control the selected device.

Therefore, according to this example, the card ROM (6TV) (
6VTR) (6AU), it is possible to arbitrarily remotely control a television receiver (3), a video tape recorder (2), and an audio device (1).

In the above embodiment, the television receiver (3), video tape recorder (2), and audio equipment (1) are remotely controlled, but the card stores seven data code tables corresponding to other equipment. ROM
By using (6), other devices can also be remotely controlled in the same manner as described above.

In addition, in this example, the key device (8) is arranged on the display device (11), and since the image of the key is displayed on the display device (11), for example, the figure of the operation panel is displayed, this display and the keys can be freely defined. I can do it. This special collaboration, new products,
Even if there is a new feature or a change in the format in the future, it can be handled by creating a new card ROM (6).

In the above embodiment, the entire program to be supplied to the central processing unit (5) is stored in the card ROM (61).
Of course, the main program may be built in together with the central processing unit (5) as a ROM, and only subroutines such as display and key transmission may be stored in the card ROM (61) and replaced. Although we have described an example in which infrared rays are used to transmit a remote control signal, it is of course possible to use other transmission means such as ultrasonic waves or radio waves instead.Furthermore, in the above example, a liquid crystal display device is used. However, it goes without saying that other display devices such as a cathode ray tube can be used instead.The present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and it goes without saying that various other configurations may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. It's the rest.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, by exchanging the card ROM (61) used for controlled devices such as audio equipment (11), video tape recorder (2), and television receiver @! Since remote control signals can be sent according to the equipment, a single commander (4) can remotely control audio 173.75 (11), video tape recorders (2), television receivers, etc. There are benefits that can be made.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the commander of the remote control device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are one example of the commander of the remote control device of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a plan view and a front view of the embodiment. (1) is an audio device, (2) is a video tape recorder, (3) is a television receiver, (4) is a commander,
(5) and (11) are display devices. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] The card ROM can be arbitrarily replaced in a commander of a remote control device in which a microcomputer generates a remote control signal according to information stored in the card ROM, and the remote control signal is transmitted. A remote control device commander featuring: