KR0170148B1 - Menu-setting method of remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a menu setting method of a remote controller. When a user presses a download key provided in a keypad, a parallel driving command corresponding to the same is extracted from a ROM and provided to a P / S conversion unit through a selection unit. It is converted into a serial drive command through the converter, and then converted into an infrared signal corresponding to the converter, and is sent to the device through the light emitting unit, and stored in the ROM in the device based on the infrared signal corresponding to the download key signal from the remote controller. The settings for each menu are retrieved and sent to the remote control and stored in the NV-RAM. Then, if the user desires (e.g., a menu set in the keypad is deleted or changed due to a malfunction of the device, etc.), each menu stored in the NV-RAM in the remote control when the user presses the menu setter in the keypad. The setting value for is extracted and converted into the corresponding infrared signal through the P / S converter and converter and sent to the device through the light emitting part, and the setting value for each menu sent to the device is stored in the ROM in the device again. When each menu of the device is set, and the setting value of each menu of the device is downloaded to the remote control and the setting value of the menu of the device is deleted or changed, the setting value for each menu stored in the remote control is used. Each menu of the device can be set, so that the user can use it conveniently.

Description

How to set menu of remote controller

1 is a schematic block diagram of a remote controller for performing a menu setting method of the remote controller according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of downloading and setting a menu transmitted from a corresponding device to a device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

100: keypad 110: ROM

120: NV-RAM 130: selection

140: P / S converter 150: converter

160: light emitting unit 170: light receiving unit

180: decoder

The present invention relates to a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) employed in A / V (AUDIO / VIDEO) devices and office equipment devices, and more particularly, by downloading a menu set in the corresponding device. And a menu setting method of a remote controller for transmitting to another device.

Typically, various A / V devices (e.g., televisions, TVs, etc.) and office devices (e.g., computers or faxes) have various switches for allowing a user to directly control or operate the corresponding devices. It is provided on the panel. However, as part of a method for further improving user convenience in response to the needs of users in recent years, a system for enabling remote control by a remote controller is adopted in such various A / V equipment or office equipment. have.

That is, a control signal (typically an infrared signal) from a remote controller is transmitted and input to the corresponding device, and the corresponding operation is performed based on the control signal of the microcomputer embedded in the corresponding device based on the control signal. do.

On the other hand, in the case of a device displaying a video signal, for example, a television, for example, the color (Color, TINT), BRIGHT, CONTRAST and SHARPNESS of the video signal displayed by the receiver Is automatically set to a predetermined value set based on a control signal of a microcomputer provided in the device, but in exceptional cases, it may be arbitrarily set by the user to a desired color, tint, brightness, contrast and sharpness. The menu is stored in ROM within the TV.

However, when a setting of a menu stored in a ROM is deleted or changed due to a malfunction of a television, there is a problem that a user needs to reset each setting again. Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art as described above, and the remote controller that can set the menu for the device again by downloading the menu set on the device to the remote device and then sent to the corresponding device The purpose is to provide a menu setting method of.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for setting a setting value for each menu stored in a ROM of a device by using a remote control, the method comprising: a download key signal from a keypad of the remote control based on an operation signal from the outside; A first step of extracting a driving command from a ROM in the remote control unit, converting it into an infrared signal corresponding to the same, and then transmitting the same to an infrared signal corresponding to a download key signal from the remote controller; A second step of decoding the infrared signal of the setting value of each menu of the device which is extracted from the light receiving unit of the remote control by using a decoder and then storing it in the NV-RAM in the remote control; If the end signal is not sent out, repeat the second step. A third step of stopping driving of the light-receiving unit and the decoder of the remote controller when the end signal is sent from the device; and for each menu for the device stored in the NV-RAM based on a menu setting key signal from the keypad. And a fourth step of extracting a setting value, converting an infrared signal corresponding thereto, and then transmitting the same to the device.

The above and other objects and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the present invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by those skilled in the art. On the other hand, in order to carry out the present invention, the prerequisite is that, when the infrared signal corresponding to the download key signal is sent from the light emitting unit to the corresponding device from the remote controller, the corresponding device stores each setting value of the menu stored in the ROM in the corresponding device. After converting the corresponding infrared signal is converted and sent to the remote control, when the transmission is finished, the end signal should be sent to the remote control.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a remote controller for performing a menu setting method of a remote controller according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The keypad 100, the ROM 110, the NV-RAM 120, and the selection unit are shown in FIG. 130, a P / S converter 140, a converter 150, a light emitter 160, a light receiver 170, and a decoder 180. In the figure, the keypad 100 includes a plurality of function keys, a download key for downloading a menu stored in a ROM in the device, and a menu setting key for resetting the menu of the device. When a key is pressed by an operation, a corresponding key signal is generated to the ROM 110 and the NV-RAM 120, and the ROM 110 generates a control signal for performing each function of the device, specifically, a synchronization signal and an ID. (IDENTIFICATION), and stores a control signal (hereinafter referred to as a drive command) consisting of a code, and retrieves the drive command corresponding to the key signal from the keypad 100 to provide to the selection unit 130.

Here, the driving command stored in the ROM 110 and the setting values for each menu of the device stored in the NV-RAM 120 are generally stored in parallel. In addition, the NV-RAM 120 stores setting values for each menu of the device provided through the decoder 180 described below, and the selecting unit 130 reads the ROM based on a key signal from the keypad 100. The P / S conversion unit 140 selectively provides the parallel driving command corresponding to the function key signal extracted from the 110 or the parallel setting value for each menu provided from the NV-RAM 120.

In addition, the P / S conversion unit 140 sets a setting value for each menu of a serial (SERIAL) drive command or a device by setting a value for each menu of a parallel drive command or a device selectively provided by the selector 130. Value, and the converter 150 converts the drive command for each function converted in series in the P / S conversion unit 140 and the setting value for each menu of the device into a corresponding infrared signal. The 160 transmits the converted infrared signal to the device through the converter 150.

In FIG. 1, the light receiving unit 170 receives an infrared signal for each menu transmitted from a device and provides the same to the decoder 180, and the decoder 180 is provided to each function of the device provided through the light receiving unit 170. The menu value is decoded and provided to the NV-RAM 120. Here, the light receiving unit 160 receives the infrared signal and the end signal for the setting value of each menu transmitted from the corresponding device, not shown, and provides the decoder 180 with the setting value of each menu transmitted from the corresponding device. Infrared signal for refers to the infrared signal transmitted to the remote control by the setting value for each menu stored in the ROM in the device based on the infrared signal corresponding to the download key signal transmitted from the remote control, the end signal When the setting value of each menu is extracted from the ROM of the device, it means the infrared signal transmitted from the corresponding device to the remote control.

An operation process of the menu setting method of the remote controller of the present invention having the above-described constituent members will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. First, the keypad 100 includes a plurality of keys for performing operations of a plurality of devices, a download key for downloading a menu set in the device, and setting values for each menu stored in the NV-RAM 120. It is provided with a setting menu key for withdrawing and sending to the device.

Next, when the user presses a download key provided in the keypad 100 to download the setting values of each menu stored in the ROM in the device (step 210), a download key signal is generated from the keypad 100 to generate a ROM. The parallel driving command for the download stored in the 110 is retrieved and provided to the P / S converter 130 through the selector 130.

At this time, the light receiving unit 170 and the decoder 180 are driven based on the download key signal provided from the keypad 100 to be driven to receive the infrared signal to be sent out later to the corresponding device, and downloaded from the ROM 110. A parallel driving command corresponding to the key signal is drawn and provided to the P / S converter 140 through the selector 130.

Then, a parallel drive command corresponding to the download key signal provided through the selector 130 is converted into a series drive command through the P / S conversion unit 140 and correspondingly through the converter 150. It is converted into an infrared signal and transmitted to the corresponding device through the light emitting unit 160 (step 215).

As described above, when converted into an infrared signal corresponding to the download key signal from the light emitting unit 160 of the remote control and then transmitted to the remote control, each of the stored in the ROM in the corresponding device based on the control signal from the control unit in the corresponding device The setting value for the menu is drawn out, converted into an infrared signal, and then sent to the remote controller, and the infrared signal for each menu setting value sent from the corresponding device is received by the light receiving unit 160 of the remote controller (step 220).

Then, the setting values of each menu of the corresponding device received by the light receiving unit 160 are decoded through the decoder 180 and then stored in the NV-RAM 120 (step 225), and the end signal transmitted from the corresponding device is remotely controlled. When the light is received by the light receiving unit 170, the driving of the light receiving unit 170 and the decoder 180 is stopped (steps 230 and 235).

Here, the driving of the light receiver 170 and the decoder 180 stops based on the end signal transmitted from the corresponding device in order to prevent the power from the battery in the remote controller from being continuously consumed. Subsequently, when the setting value for each menu stored in the ROM in the device is deleted due to a malfunction of the device, the user sets the setting value for each menu stored in the NV-RAM 120 in the remote controller to the device. When the menu setting key provided in the keypad 100 is pressed to transmit (step 240), a corresponding key signal is provided to the NV-RAM 120, and each menu of the device stored in the NV-RAM 120 is stored. The setting value for is extracted and provided to the P / S conversion unit 140 through the selection unit 130 (step 245).

Then, the setting value for each menu provided through the selector 130 is converted in series in the P / S converter 140, and then converted to the corresponding infrared signal through the converter 150 to emit light It is sent to the device through the 160 (step 250). The setting values for each menu from the remote controller received by the device are stored in the ROM in the device (step 260), and each menu in the device is set again (step 265).

As described above, when the user presses the download key provided in the keypad 100, a parallel driving command corresponding to the same is drawn from the ROM 110 and transferred to the P / S conversion unit 140 through the selection unit 130. It is provided, and converted into a serial drive command through the P / S conversion unit 140 and then converted into an infrared signal corresponding to the converter 150 is sent to the device through the light emitting unit 160, the download from the remote control On the basis of the infrared signal corresponding to the key signal, the setting value for each menu stored in the ROM in the device is retrieved, sent to the remote controller, and stored in the NV-RAM 120. Thereafter, when the user desires (for example, when the menu set is deleted or changed due to a malfunction of the device, etc.), when the user presses the menu setting key in the keypad 100, the NV-RAM 120 in the remote controller is pressed. ), The setting values for each menu stored in the menu are extracted and converted into the corresponding infrared signals through the P / S converter 140 and the converter, and then sent to the device through the light emitting unit 160 and sent to the device. The settings for each menu are saved back to the ROM in the device, and each menu on the device is set.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when the setting value for each menu of the device is downloaded to the remote control and the setting value for the menu of the device is deleted or changed, the setting value for each menu stored in the remote control is used. Since each menu can be set, the user's convenience can be achieved.

Claims (1)

A method of setting a setting value for each menu stored in a ROM of a device using a remote controller, the method comprising: a ROM in the remote controller based on a download key signal from a keypad 100 of the remote controller based on an operation signal from an external device; A first step of extracting a driving command from the 110 and converting the driving command into an infrared signal corresponding to the driving command; On the basis of the infrared signal corresponding to the download key signal from the remote control, the decoder 180 extracts the infrared signal for the setting value of each menu of the device which is extracted from the ROM in the device and received by the light receiving unit 170 of the remote control. A second step of decoding using the same and then storing the decoded data in the NV-RAM 120 in the remote controller; If the end signal is not sent by checking whether the end signal is sent from the device, repeating the second step and if the end signal is sent from the device, driving of the light receiving unit 170 and the decoder 180 of the remote controller is performed. Stopping third step; Based on the menu setting key signal from the keypad 100, the setting value of each menu for the device stored in the NV-RAM 120 is extracted, converted into a corresponding infrared signal, and then sent to the device. The menu setting method of the remote controller, characterized in that consisting of a fourth step.