KR0135110B1 - Remote controlling device - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

Motion control of electronic products

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

With different electronics as a product family, the control unit collectively controls the operation of each product

3. Summary of the Solution of the Invention

When the user looks at the menu displayed on the monitor using the air mouse, the user selects a mode, a product, and a function, and the controller recognizes this and controls the operation of each product. First, when the setup mode is set, the control device analyzes the received signal to recognize the product and the function, receives the function information of the corresponding product by using the remote controller transmitter of the corresponding product, and then registers the learned result. When the operation control mode is set, the control device analyzes the received signal, recognizes the product and the function, and outputs the function control signal of the corresponding function that has already been learned and registered. Air mouse then transmits the function control signal output from the control device to the direction where the products are located to control the operation of the desired product function.

4. Important uses of the invention

Products using remote control transmitters can be controlled collectively through a single controller.

Description

Motion control device and method for electronic products

1 is a block diagram of a control system according to the present invention

2 is a configuration diagram of the air mouse in FIG.

3 is a block diagram of a control device of FIG.

4 is a flow chart for controlling the operation of the product in accordance with the present invention.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling the operation of an electronic product, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method capable of integrating and controlling the operation of all electronic products.

As the modern industry develops, the types of electronic products are diversified. In general, a number of electronic products are used in homes such as video products such as TVs and VTRs, audio products such as CDs and recorders, air conditioning and heating products such as air conditioners and boilers, and office equipment products related to computers. In order to operate the electronic products as described above, a key panel located at the front of the product may be used, or a remote control transmitter may be controlled at a remote location. In this case, when operating a product using a remote control transmitter as described above, use of a separate remote control transmitter for each product becomes cumbersome. In addition, if you forget or break the remote control transmitter, it becomes very cumbersome to operate the product.

In addition, according to the characteristics of the product, it may occur that the operation of several products must be operated at the same time. For example, if you want to play back a videotape using a VTR, you need a very large number of key operations to operate the VTR and television, and if you want to play back an audio signal through an audio product Must be performed separately.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a device and method for collectively controlling a plurality of electronic products to control the operation of each electronic product with a single control device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for providing a control apparatus for connecting a plurality of electronic products by wire, and controlling the operation of the electronic products by wirelessly performing electronic and function selection with the control apparatus. .

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an input means for wirelessly performing a signal for selecting an electronic product and a function by having a setup mode and an operation control mode in a control device for connecting a plurality of electronic products by wire. In the setup mode, the controller receives the remote control signal corresponding to the selected product and function, and then registers the signal. The operation control mode outputs the registered remote control signal corresponding to the selected product and function. An apparatus and method for controlling the operation of the present invention are provided.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, the electronic product control apparatus includes a wireless transmitting means and a wireless receiving means, generates a wireless selection signal for selecting a mode and a function of the products, and receives a first control signal. Air mouse for transmitting the second control signal to control the operation of the products, a television for displaying a mode, a product and a function menu, a remote control receiving means, a learning means and a control signal generating means, and the menu of the television. And a control device for controlling the display of the display device and recognizing an item of the menu selected by the radio selection signal of the air mouse and generating the first control signal for controlling the function of the product. In setup mode, it detects a menu item of a product and a function selected by the wireless selection signal of the air mouse and Learning the remote control signal received through the registered as a function control signal of the product, the control device detects the menu item of the product and function selected by the wireless selection signal of the air mouse in the operation control mode of the registered product And outputting a function control signal as a first control signal through the control signal generating means, and the air mouse receives the first control signal and sends it as a second control signal for function control of products.

In addition, the operation control method of the electronic product for achieving the object of the present invention as described above, the control device to display the menu position on the television as the air mouse moves, the menu of the current position when the air mouse outputs the selection signal Analyzing the selected mode, the product and the function by recognizing the item, and learning the remote control signal received when the control device is in the setup mode in the analysis process, and using the learned remote control signal selected by the air mouse and Registering as a control signal of a function, transmitting the registered function control signal as a first control signal for controlling the operation of an electronic product when the control device is in an operation control mode in the analysis process, and the air mouse When the first control signal is received comprises the step of transmitting a second control signal for controlling the operation of the electronic product, Group controller generates the operation control signals of the products located on the air side and a mouse characterized in that it is operative to generate an operating control signal the air mouse of the products located at the control apparatus side.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same parts in the figures represent the same reference signs wherever possible.

The term "remote control signal RMC" as used herein refers to the output signal of the remote control transmitter used in each product independently. The "wireless selection signal MOS" indicates a signal output from the air mouse as a signal for selecting an item of a displayed menu. In addition, the "first control signal" indicates a signal that the control device outputs to control the operation of the electronic product, the "second control signal" indicates a signal that the air mouse outputs to control the operation of the electronic product. The first control signal and the second control signal become the same signal.

1 is a configuration diagram of a system according to the present invention, comprising a wireless transmitting means and a wireless receiving means, generating a wireless selection signal MOS for selecting a mode and a function of the products, and receiving a first control signal to receive the product. Air mouse 10 to send out a second control signal CTL2 to control the operation of the camera, television 30 to display modes, product and function menus, electronic products 31 to 33, remote control receiving means and learning means and control And a first control unit for controlling the display of the menus of the television 30 and controlling the function of the product after recognizing the items of the menu selected by the wireless selection signal MOS of the air mouse 10. It consists of a control device 20 that generates a signal CTL1.

Although it is assumed that there are four types of electronic products in the configuration of FIG. 1, it can be seen that the present invention can be applied to all products using a remote controller.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the Air Mouse 10 performing the wireless remote control function of FIG. 1, which illustrates a power key 12 for generating a power on / off signal and a mode, a product, and a function of a menu displayed on the television 30. A mouse control unit 11 for receiving a selection key 13 for generating a signal for selection, an output of the power key 12 and the selection key 13, and controlling the overall operation of the air mouse 10 according to the key signals; Under control, the first transmitter 14 generates a radio selection signal MOS by modulating the output of the selection key 13, the receiver 15 outputs the first control signal received in a wireless form to the mouse controller 11, and the mouse controller 11 And a second transmitter 16 for controlling and modulating the first control signal and outputting the second control signal in a wireless form.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the control device 20 of FIG. 1, which displays a menu by controlling a mouse interface 22 receiving a wireless selection signal MOS output from the air mouse 10 and an on-screen function of the TV 30. Learning the on-screen control unit 23, the user interface unit 24 to read the air mouse information for controlling the operation of the electronic product from the air mouse interface unit to perform the selected function and to control the on-screen appropriately, and the received remote control signal RMC A remote control signal RMC learning unit 25, a control signal generation unit 26 for modulating a function control signal and outputting the first control signal in a wireless form, and the television displayed by the on-screen control unit 23 when the radio selection signal MOS is received. Recognizes the menu item of 30, recognizes the selected mode, product and function, and controls the remote control signal RMC learning unit 25 in the setup mode. After learning the remote control signal RMC received from the interface unit 24 and registering it as a function control signal of the product, in the operation control mode, the control signal generator 26 is controlled to register the function control signal of the registered product with the first control signal CTL1. It is composed of a control unit 21 for controlling to occur.

Referring to the configuration of the present invention as shown in Figures 1 to 3, the control device 10 controls the operation to perform the overall function of the system, the TV 30 is a history of the user, in addition to the TV-specific functions, etc. Performs a monitor function that displays the user interface contents of the screen. That is, the control device 20 displays the current operating state by connecting a control line separately from the TV 30. The operation of the television 30 and the electronics 31-33 is collectively controlled by a control signal in the form of a radio.

The air mouse 10 is a kind of wireless remote control. When the air mouse 10 is moved, the cursor is simultaneously moved on the menu displayed on the television 30. Therefore, while moving the air mouse 10 while viewing the menu displayed on the television 30, and when the user is pressing the selection key 13 when the cursor is located on the desired item on the menu, the mouse controller 11 controls the first transmitter 14 to wirelessly select the signal. Generate MOS. Then, the mouse interface 22 of the control device 20 receives the wireless selection signal MOS and notifies the control unit 21 of the control unit 21. In this case, the control unit 21 detects a menu item selected on the television 30.

At this time, the menu displayed on the television 30 includes a mode menu for selecting a setup mode and an operation control mode, a product menu for selecting types of products, and a function menu for selecting a function of the selected product. The above menus are displayed by the on-screen controller 23 controlling the television 30 under the control of the controller 21.

In this case, when the setup mode is selected, the controller 21 analyzes the product and function selected by the air mouse 10 and waits for reception of the remote control signal RMC. In this state, the user generates a remote control signal for the selected function of the product using the remote control transmitter of the selected product. The remote control signal RMC generated as described above is input to the remote control signal learning unit and drives the remote control signal RMC learning unit 25 to learn the received remote control signal RMC. When the learning is completed, the controller 21 registers a corresponding remote control signal RMC.

Accordingly, when the remote controller signal RMC of the selected function is learned and registered through the remote controller transmitter of the selected product in the setup mode, the operation control signals of the products are stored. Therefore, even if the manufacturer and the remote control method are the products using different remote control transmitters, the operation control signals for each function of the product can be registered during the set-up process. You can control it.

After the operation control mode is selected, the control unit 21 also analyzes the product and the function selected by the air mouse 10, and accesses the learned remote control signal RMC for the function of the corresponding product and wirelessly through the control signal generator 26. Output in the form At this time, the signal transmitted through the control signal generator 26 becomes the first control signal CTL1. Then, the receiver 15 of the air mouse 10 receives the first control signal CTL1 and informs the mouse controller 11 of the air mouse 10. The mouse controller 11 controls the second transmitter 26 to transmit the received first control signal CTL1 to a wireless second. The control signal CTL2 is converted and output. In this case, the first control signal CTL1 and the second control signal CTL2 are the same signal.

As described above, the control device 20 sends the first control signal CTL1 to control the operation of the products and the air mouse 10 also sends the second control signal CTL2 to control the operation of the products. To improve the quality. That is, the radio signal generally uses an infrared signal. In addition, since the infrared control signal proceeds in one direction, a problem occurs when controlling the operation of products in a horizontal position. That is, when there are products that are positioned horizontally with the control device 20, the products in these positions become unstable in operation. Therefore, the first control signal CTL1 transmitted from the control device 20 is used as a signal for controlling the operation of products located on the front side facing the control device 20, and the second control signal CTL2 sent to the air mouse 10 is It is used as a signal to control the operation of products in the horizontal position or the rear position with the control device 20. Therefore, it can be seen that when controlling the operation of the product can be controlled stably regardless of the position of the product.

4 is a flowchart of an operation performed by the control device 20 according to the present invention. The process of analyzing a mode and controlling the TV 30 during the setup mode in the mode analysis process displays a product menu and displays the air mouse 10. The process of selecting a product set by the, control the TV 30 to display a function menu, select the function set by the air mouse 10, and learning the remote control signal received after the product and function selection Registering the control signal of the corresponding product, determining whether the setup mode is terminated after performing the registration process, repeatedly performing the setup process when the mode is in progress, otherwise proceeding to the operation control mode, and analyzing the mode During operation control mode, the TV 30 is controlled to display a product menu and set by the Air Mouse 10. Is a process of selecting a product, controlling the television 30 to display a function menu, selecting a function set by the air mouse 10, and selecting a product and a remote control signal learned after selecting the product. Outputting a control signal CTL1, determining whether the operation control mode is terminated after performing the output process, repeating the operation control process when the mode is being executed, and otherwise checking whether or not a function control is required for the television 30 operation; The operation process of operating the functions of the selected product with the power of the TV 30 turned off only when the operation of the TV 30 is unnecessary during the inspection process; The operation control mode when a function selection or inspection is performed and when another function is selected in the inspection process If not, the process of performing a service termination operation.

Referring to the operation of FIG. 4, first, when the user presses the power key 12, the mouse controller 11 recognizes this and controls the first transmitter 14 to generate a radio selection signal MOS for turning on the power. Then, the control unit 21 of the control device 20 recognizes this through the mouse interface unit 22 in step 411, and turns on the power of the television 30 to turn on the power of the control device 20 and display the user interface contents in step 413. The on-screen controller 23 outputs information for displaying the mode menu to the TV 30 and prepares to service the designated mode by waiting for the input of the air mouse 10. The mode is a setup mode and an operation control mode.

In this case, when the user selects the setup mode from the mode menu displayed on the TV 30 through the air mouse 10, the controller 21 recognizes the setup mode in step 415 and performs the setup mode through steps 417 to 425. . First, in operation of the setup mode, the controller 21 controls the on-screen controller 23 to sequentially transmit information about menus, product menus, and function menus in the setup mode. Is displayed. At this time, while moving the air mouse 10 while viewing the menu on the TV 30 used, press the select key 13 in the desired menu item. That is, the user selects desired items from the corresponding menu each time the menu is displayed. The mouse controller 11 of the air mouse 10 then controls the first transmitter 14 to transmit the radio selection signal MOS. The control unit 21 receives this through the mouse interface unit 22 to recognize the end of the setup, the product and the function currently selected by the user.

Thereafter, the controller 21 waits for reception of the remote control signal RMC through the user interface 24. The remote control signal RMC becomes a remote control signal RMC generated from a remote control transmitter of a corresponding product. Therefore, when the setup mode is started, the user selects a desired product and a function to be set up, and then applies the remote controller signal RMC corresponding to the function of the corresponding product to the controller 20 using the remote controller transmitter of the corresponding product. Then, after receiving the remote control signal RMC through the user interface 24, the control device 20 learns and registers the remote control signal RMC received through the remote control learning unit 25. Herein, the registered remote control signal RMC means to be registered as a control signal for controlling the corresponding function of the product, and the corresponding product and function are also set on the menu.

The operation of the setup mode as described above is repeated until the user exits the setup mode. The setup mode as described above may be used when an initial set state or a product is added, and when a user selects the setup mode, a menu corresponding to each product is displayed on the TV 30 in an on-screen form. At this time, the user clicks on the basic user interface frame corresponding to each product and each function using Air Mouse 10 to enter the menu and learn the selected remote control waveform. In this way, the user can register a control signal for controlling a function required in the operation control mode, and this operation can be performed by clicking on the air mouse 10.

In addition, when the user selects the operation control mode or terminates the setup mode operation while the mode menu is displayed, the controller 21 displays the operation control menu in step 427. That is, when the user selects the operation control mode from the mode menu displayed on the television 30 through the air mouse 10 or terminates the setup mode, the controller 21 recognizes the operation control mode and operates through steps 427-433. Perform the control mode. Referring to the operation in the operation control mode, the control unit 21 controls the on-screen control unit 23 to send information on the menu, product menu and function menu of the operation control mode in sequence, so that the corresponding menu on the TV 30 is sequentially Is displayed. At this time, the user moves the air mouse 10 while looking at the menu on the TV 30 and presses the select key 13 in the desired menu item. That is, the user selects desired items from the corresponding menu whenever each menu is displayed, and the air mouse 10 outputs the wireless selection signal MOS as described above. Then, the controller 21 recognizes this and recognizes the setup type, product, and function selected by the current user.

When the function of the corresponding product is selected as described above, the controller 21 controls the control signal generators 26 and 27 to output the first control signal CTL1 and the second control signal CTL2. The first control signal CTL1 and the second control signal CTL2 are signals for controlling the operation of an arbitrary product and become a remote control signal RMC learned in the process of performing the setup mode. Therefore, even if the remote control transmitters of the products are not compatible with each other according to the characteristics of the manufacturer and the remote control, they are learned in the form of the corresponding remote control signal RMC in the learning process of the remote control. The first control signal CTL1 and the second control signal CTL2 may be generated in the same form as the remote control signal RMC generated by the remote control transmitter.

When the end of the operation control mode is detected while the operation control mode is performed as described above, the above process is terminated. Therefore, when the operation control mode is selected, the control unit 21 displays menus corresponding to each product on the TV 30 as an on-screen screen, and when the user clicks a specific function with the air mouse 10, the control unit 21 generates a control signal. Control to generate and output the first control signal CTL1 corresponding to the already learned remote control signal RMC. Then, the product corresponding to the first control signal CTL1 operates in the form of a function desired by the user.

At this time, the first control signal CTL1 is applied to the air mouse 10, and the receiver 15 of the air mouse 10 receives the first control signal CTL1 of the wireless type and applies it to the mouse controller 11. Then, the mouse controller 11 detects the reception of the first control signal CTL1 and controls the second transmitter 16 to generate the second control signal CTL2. In this case, the first control signal CTL1 and the second control signal CTL2 are the same control signal. Therefore, the first control signal CTL1 output from the control device 20 is applied as an operation control signal of products located on the front of the control device 20, and the second control signal CTL2 output from the air mouse 10 is applied to the front and rear surfaces of the control device 20. It is applied as an operation control signal of the products to be arranged. In addition, the product receiving the first control signal CTL1 or the second control signal CTL2 performs a corresponding function by a control signal received with the same remote control signal as its own remote control transmitter.

After operating the product in a desired function form as described above, the controller 21 checks whether the operation of the television 30 is required in step 435. This is because the operation of the television 30 is required in the state of performing the video function, but the television 30 should not be operated in the state of performing pure audio function. Therefore, when the operation of the TV 30 is not necessary, the control unit 21 stops the operation of the TV 30 by cutting off the power supplied to the TV 30 in step 437, and services the operation of the function set in step 439, and the operation of the TV 30. In the case of the necessary function, the operation of the set function is performed by maintaining the operation state of the television 30 in step 445.

At this time, if a random click signal is generated to the mouse interface 10 while servicing the operation of the function set in the state in which the operation of the television 30 is stopped, the controller 21 recognizes this in step 441 and supplies the power of the television 30 in step 443. do.

If a random click occurs in the air mouse 10 while the product is being operated as described above, the controller 21 determines whether the click generated from the air mouse 10 is the selection key 13 in step 449 to stop the operation of the product. Check for signal presence. In this case, if it is determined that the input of the selection 13, the control unit 21 recognizes that the selection of the other function in step 449 and returns to step 427.

However, if the output of the air mouse 10 is determined to be a signal for stopping the operation of the product, in step 449 it is recognized that the service is terminated in step 451 to stop the power supply of the corresponding products to stop the operation, in step 453 The power supply of the control device 20 and the TV 30 is interrupted to stop the operation, and then the service operation is terminated. Here, the signal for stopping the operation of the product may be a case of clicking the power key 12 or selecting an end item from a menu displayed on the television 30.

Therefore, when a function of any product is set and outputs a control signal, the control unit 21 continuously supplies power to the TV 30 when a desired function requires a monitor or a TV function, and otherwise supplies power to the TV 30. Block it. When the random input is detected by the air mouse 10 in the operation service state as described above, the control unit 21 controls the TV 30 to display the input so that the user can monitor it. The key 12 can be used to deactivate the product.

As described above, the operation control apparatus of the products according to the present invention connects the products using the remote control to control the operation separately, into a single product family, and after learning the remote control signal RMC of each product in the setup mode in advance, The control operation of each product can be simplified by outputting the remote control signal RMC learned in the operation control mode as a control signal. In addition, by displaying the above operation control process through a monitor, it is possible to ensure the reliability of the control operation. In addition, since the control signal is simultaneously generated by the air mouse 10 and the control device 20, there is an advantage that the function control signal generated regardless of the installation position of the control device 20 and the products can be stably supplied to each product.

Claims (5)

In the apparatus for controlling the operation of electronic products, An air mouse having a radio transmitting means and a radio receiving means, generating a radio selection signal for selecting a mode and a function of the products, and receiving a first control signal and transmitting it as a second control signal for controlling the operation of the products. Wow, Televisions displaying mode, product and function menus, And remote control receiving means, learning means and control signal generating means, controlling the display of the menus of the television, and recognizing the items of the menu selected by the radio selection signal of the air mouse and controlling the functions of the product. It is composed of a control device for generating the first control signal for The control device detects a menu item of a product and a function selected by the wireless selection signal of the air mouse in the setup mode, learns a remote control signal received through a remote control receiving means, and registers it as a function control signal of the corresponding product. The control device detects a menu item of a product and a function selected by the wireless selection signal of the air mouse in the operation control mode, and outputs a function control signal of the registered product as a first control signal through the control signal generating means. The air mouse receives the first control signal and transmits it as a second control signal for controlling the functions of the product. The method of claim 1, wherein the control device, A control unit controlling an operation of the control device; An air mouse interface unit converting the radio selection signal received from the air mouse into digital data and outputting the digital data to the controller; An on-screen control unit connected to the television and displaying a menu in an on-screen form of the television under the control of a control unit; A user interface unit which reads air mouse information for controlling the operation of the electronic product from the air mouse interface unit and performs a selected function and controls on-screen; A remote control signal learning unit for learning and storing the remote control signal received under the control of the controller in the setup mode; And a control signal generator for transmitting a function control signal output to the control unit as a first control signal of a wireless type in an operation control mode. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the air mouse, Means for generating a selection signal; A first transmitter for modulating the selection signal to generate a wireless selection signal; A receiver which receives the first control signal; And a second transmitter for modulating the first control signal output to the receiver and outputting the second control signal in a wireless form. An apparatus for wirelessly controlling the operation of electronic products by using a plurality of electronic products as a product family, Televisions displaying mode, product and function menus, Means for generating a selection signal, a first transmitter for modulating the selection signal to generate a radio selection signal, a receiver for receiving the first control signal, and a second control signal in the form of radio by modulating the first control signal A second transmitter for transmitting and a mouse controller for generating a wireless selection signal by controlling the first transmitter when receiving the selection signal and generating a second control signal by controlling the second transmitter when receiving the first control signal. Air Mouse, A mouse interface unit for receiving the wireless selection signal, an on-screen control unit for displaying menus by controlling the on-screen function of the television, a user interface unit, a remote control unit for learning the received remote control signal, and function control Recognizing the selected mode, product and function by recognizing a control signal generator which modulates a signal and transmits it as a first control signal of a wireless type, and a menu item of the television displayed by the on-screen controller when the wireless selection signal is received. And control the remote control signal learning unit in the setup mode to learn the received remote control signal and register it as a function control signal of the corresponding product, and control the control signal generator in the operation control mode to remove the function control signal of the registered product. Consists of a control unit consisting of a control unit for controlling to generate a control signal, And the air mouse generates motion control signals of products that are horizontally positioned with the control device. A television that displays a mode menu, a product menu, and a function menu, an air mouse for selecting the menus, and a control device for controlling the operation of the products according to the air mouse selection. In the control method, Displaying, by the controller, a menu location on the television as the air mouse moves, analyzing the selected mode, product, and function by recognizing a menu item of the current location when the air mouse outputs a selection signal; Learning the remote control signal received when the control device is in the setup mode in the analysis process, and registering the learned remote control signal as a control signal of a product and a function selected by the air mouse; Transmitting, by the control apparatus, the registered function control signal as a first control signal for controlling the operation of the electronic product in the operation control mode in the analysis process; The air mouse is configured to send a second control signal for controlling the operation of the electronic product when receiving the first control signal, And the control device generates an operation control signal of products located on the air mouse side and the air mouse operates to generate an operation control signal of products located on the control device side. .