JPS6158396A - Remote control device of electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To start an electronic equipment located at a remote place by an operation signal to monitor the condition by the operation part and to confirm the action of the electronic equipment by computer regularly by providing an oscillator connected with a receiving part and a transmission part for the operation part of the side of remote control. CONSTITUTION:An operation part 12 composed of various pushing buttons in a remote control body 11 is provided, an indicator 15 is provided in the operation part 1l2 to an operation signal from the pushing button, and the signal is transmitted from a transmission part 13 to the main electronic equipment 16. A return signal from the main equipment 16 is received by a receiving part 14 to add to the indicator 15. A receiving part 17, control part 18, equipment 19 and return part 20 are provided in the main equipment 16. The action of the main equipment 16 is begun by the operation signal from the operation part 12, and an operator monitors the condition of the action at hand and confirms the action of the main equipment 16 regularly.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an improvement in a device commonly referred to as a remote control device, which allows various electronic devices to be operated from remote locations.

Electronic devices that have been conveniently controlled remotely 1 For example, in familiar TVs, VTRs, etc., a remote control body is prepared separately from the main body of the device, and the operation buttons inside this remote control body are prepared. is pressed to generate an operation signal, and a wired or wireless signal is transmitted to the device main body to control the operation of the device main body. For example, the third
In the conventional device shown in the figure, an operation button 2 provided in a remote control body 1 is operated to generate this operation signal from a transmitter 3. This operation signal is transmitted by wire or wirelessly to the main body 4, for example, a receiving unit 5 of a VTR unit, etc. Based on the signal from the receiving unit 5, a controller 6 controls the operating state of the device 7 and receives the signal. By providing a status confirmation unit 8, such as various indicators or a buzzer, the operator is made aware of the reception status.

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However, in such conventional remote control devices for electronic devices, the confirmation unit 8 is provided on the device main body 4 side, so it is difficult to check whether the JA device is operating according to the operator's instructions. There are deficiencies that are difficult to identify. For example, when a lamp, light emitting element, etc. is used as the indicator of the confirmation unit 8,
It is difficult to visually recognize lamps, etc. when operating from a distance, and furthermore, when an oscillating means such as a buzzer is used as an indicator.

This has the problem that it becomes difficult to confirm because it gets mixed up with the operating sounds of other sound sources, such as audio equipment.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional remote control devices for electronic devices as described above, and to provide a device that can properly check the operating state of the device body from a remote location. It is said that

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has an operation section on the remote control body side and a transmitter for transmitting an operation signal obtained from the operation section to the main body of the electronic device. The main body side of the electronic device is equipped with a receiving section that detects a signal returned from the main body of the electronic device, and an indicator that confirms the reception status. It is equipped with a controller that controls the operating state of the device based on the received signal of the receiving section, and a reply section that sends the received signal back to the remote control body, and the operating state of the electronic device main body can be detected by an indicator provided on the remote control body side. It is characterized by being configured as follows.

■--U The present invention having such a configuration is such that an operator's operation signal is emitted from a transmitter on the side of the remote control body, received by a receiver on the device body side, and transmitted to the control for controlling the operation of the device. , the reply unit functions to reply the operation signal to the remote control body side. The receiver provided on the remote control unit receives this reply signal and operates an indicator such as a light emitting element, which allows the operator to check the operating status of the equipment on the main body side using the remote control unit in hand. bring about.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1st
The figure is a schematic diagram showing the basic configuration of the present invention.
is a remote control device, which is usually in the hands of the operator.

The remote control body 11 is provided with an operation section 12 composed of various push buttons, etc., and a transmitting section 13 that receives the operation signal obtained from the operation section 2 and outputs the signal to the outside. The receiving section 14 that detects a reply signal from the outside is changed. 15 is an oscillator such as a buzzer as an indicator.

On the other hand, numeral 16 indicates an electronic device main body to be remotely controlled, and signals are transmitted from the remote control body 11 wirelessly or by wire. This electronic device body 1
6 is provided with a receiving section 17, which receives the operation signal from the transmitting section 13 on the remote control body 11 side and transmits it to the controller 18. The control output of controller 18 is applied to device 19 to control its operating state. Furthermore, the electronic device main body 1
6 is provided with a reply section 2o, which is configured to receive the operation signal received by the reception section 17 and issue a confirmation signal of "reception completion" to the reception section 14 on the remote control body II side.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the switch button 21 disposed in the operation section 12. When the operator presses the switch button 21, the switch 23 attached to the tip of the lever 22 is turned on, and an operation signal 624 is output. is a light emitter such as a lamp as another indicator, and the receiver 1
It blinks based on the signal from 4. 25 is a spring that returns the switch button 21 upward. The switch button 21 is made of a transparent or semi-transparent body, and can be visually recognized by the operator when the light emitter 24 blinks in response to a signal from the receiver 14.

The operation of the remote control device for an electronic device according to the present invention is as follows.6 First, the operator presses the switch button 21 provided in the operating section 12 of the remote control body 11 at a location remote from the main body 16 of the electronic device. Then, the switch 23 is turned on and a predetermined operation signal is transmitted from the transmitter 13 to the wired or wireless 4
No. 8 is transmitted to the receiving section I7 on the electronic device main body 16 side.

The receiving section I7 controls the operating state of the device 19 via the controller 18 based on the operating signal received from the transmitting section 13, and also transmits the operating signal to the replying section 20, from which the remote control body 11 side is sent. The operation signal is transmitted to the receiving section 14 of. The receiving unit 14 causes the light emitter 24 to emit light in response to the received operation signal.

The operator can visually check the switch button 21 made of a transparent or semi-transparent material. Incidentally, instead of the display by the light emitting body 24 as an indicator, an oscillator 15 such as a buzzer as another indicator may be operated to inform the operator of the operating state of the electronic device main body 16 by a predetermined buzzer sound.

To summarize the operation explained above, when the operator holds the remote control body 11, the electronic device main body 1 at a remote location
6 starts the operation according to the operation signal.

At the same time, the operator visually checks or pays attention to the operation unit 12 at hand to check whether the light emitter 24 emits light or whether there is a buzzer sound, and constantly checks whether the electronic device main body 16 is operating as intended by the operator. can do.

By using the remote control device for electronic equipment according to the present invention, which has been described in detail, the following effects can be brought about. In other words, the operation signal emitted by the remote control body operated by the operator is fed back from the main body of the electronic device, and the indicator provided on the remote control body in the operator's hand is displayed, so the operator can always check the operating status of the main body of the electronic device. can be confirmed. Therefore, the operator can grasp the operation of the electronic device body and perform the next operation without getting close to the electronic device body, so there is an advantage that proper and reliable remote control can be performed. Along with this, it is possible to operate from a more remote location than before, and it also has the advantage of being able to control the operation of multiple device bodies, such as robots, at the same time, and is useful when applied to various electronic devices. It is.

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Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A remote control device for an electronic device comprising a main body of the electronic device and a remote control body that is operated by emitting a control signal wirelessly or by wire from a position remote from the main body of the electronic device, wherein: on the side of the remote control body. comprises an operating section, a transmitting section that sends the operating signal obtained from the operating section to the electronic device main body, a receiving section that detects the signal returned from the electronic device main body, and an indicator that confirms the reception state, The main body side of the electronic device includes a receiving section that receives an operation signal transmitted from the remote operating body, a controller that controls the operating state of the device based on the signal received by the receiving section, and a reply that sends the received signal back to the remote operating body. What is claimed is: 1. A remote control device for electronic equipment, characterized in that the operating state of the main body of the electronic device can be detected by an indicator provided on the side of the remote control body.