JPS62231581A - Remote control transmitter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To control a plurality of different equipments by a single remote control by providing a light receiving circuit which receives remote control code signal for other equipments, and a non volatile memory which reads in and stores the received signal, and outputting the read-in remote control signal from a light output circuit by the operation of a keyboard. CONSTITUTION:For operating a TV receiver 2, for sinstance, the keyboard 4 operates, the micro computer 1 reads out the remote control code which is previously stored in the non volatile memory 9, and the output circuit 3 outputs the remote control signal of infrared ray. When a VTR 5 which is not stored in the non volatile memory 9 is operated by remote control, the keyboard 4 is operated to read in the remote control code form of the infrared ray from a VTR remote controller 6 and to store the form in the non-volatile memory 9. For operating the VTR 5 by remote control, the keyboard 4 operates, the VTR remote control 6 reads in the remote control code form of infrared ray, and the non volatile memory 9 stores the form.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Field of Industrial Application" The present invention provides a method for transmitting one remote control signal from another device to one remote control.
This relates to a remote control transmitter that can read and store information and control different devices.

"Prior Art" Conventionally, for example, when operating a TV and a VTR using a remote control, separate remote controls were required for each. Furthermore, in order to remotely control multiple devices with different functions, a composite remote control with all the functions built-in was required.

``Problem that the invention aims to solve'' Since a large number of remote controls were required for each device to be operated,
It is necessary to memorize all the handling instructions, and when the number of remote controllers increases, they become cumbersome to handle and are easy to lose.Furthermore, even though the number of multiple remote controllers has been reduced, the above-mentioned problems still remain unsolved.

``Means for Solving the Problems'' The present invention was made to solve the above problems, and uses a microcomputer to read remote control codes stored in memory by operating the keyboard.

A remote controller that transmits a remote control signal from an optical output circuit to an operated device includes an optical receiving circuit that receives a remote control code signal of a remote controller for other devices, and a signal received by this optical receiving circuit that is transmitted via the microcomputer. It is equipped with a nonvolatile memory for reading and storing, and the read remote control signal is outputted from the optical output circuit by operating the keyboard.

"Operation" For example, the optical receiving circuit of a TV remote control reads the remote control code of a VTR remote control and stores it in a nonvolatile memory within the TV remote control.

And when controlling the VTR remotely,
The read remote control code is read out using the keyboard and transmitted from the optical output circuit.

"Example" Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

(1) is a microcomputer, and this microcomputer (1) includes an optical output circuit (3) that outputs an infrared remote control signal to remotely control, for example, a TV receiver (2), and stores a remote control signal. non-volatile memory (9), keyboard for various operation commands (4)
In addition to the connected equipment, other equipment such as VTR (5
) is coupled with an optical receiving circuit (7) for receiving a remote control signal from a remote control (6).

Note that (8) is a power source.

In such a configuration, when remotely controlling the TV receiver (2), the microcomputer (1) reads out the remote control code stored in the non-volatile memory (9) by operating the keyboard (4) and transmits the light. An infrared remote control signal is output from the output circuit (3).

Next, V that is not stored in the nonvolatile memory (9)
When remotely controlling the TR (5), the keyboard (4) is operated to read the infrared remote control code form from the VTR remote control (6) and store it in the nonvolatile memory (9). Then the keyboard again (4
) from the non-volatile memory (9) to the microcontroller (1).
The VTR remote control signal is read out and transmitted from the optical output circuit (3) to the VTR (5) to remotely control the VTR (5).

As mentioned above, in addition to the combination of TV and VTR,
In addition to TVs with different air conditioner models, you can load two or more types and control multiple devices with one remote control.

"Effects of the Invention" Since the present invention is configured as described above, even devices with different functions can be operated with a single remote control, resulting in excellent operability. There are no limitations on the scope of use since the information is read and stored as needed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figure is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a remote control transmitter according to the present invention. (1)...Microcomputer, (2)...TV receiver, (3
)...Optical output circuit, (4)-=F-board, (5)
・VTR, (6) ・-VTR remote control, (7)
...Optical receiving circuit, (8)...Power supply, (9)...Nonvolatile memory 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A remote control that reads the remote control code stored in memory using the keyboard and sends a remote control signal from the optical output circuit to the operated device receives the remote control code signal of the remote control for other devices. and a nonvolatile memory that reads and stores signals received by the optical receiver circuit via the microcomputer, and outputs the read remote control signal from the optical output circuit by operating the keyboard. A remote control transmitter characterized by: