KR100225232B1 - Cursor controlling switch system of remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cursor control switch system of a remote controller. More specifically, a GUI (personal computer) of a GUI (Graphic User Interface) type and a high-performance TV (TV) and a multimedia set of multimedia are required. (VTR Set) enables the cursor on the screen to be freely controlled from 4 to 32 directions of rectangular coordinates by contact contact method.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides a cursor control unit 11 on the side of the PCB 10 in which at least four directions of the cursor switch contacts 11b are formed at positions equidistantly divided by a contact point for moving the cursor. And a rubber button unit 21 installed on the cursor control unit 11 spaced apart from each other and having a number of selection buttons 21b corresponding to the cursor switch contact 11b projecting upward. 20; It is to provide a cursor control switch system of a remote control including a cursor control remote control transmission circuit 100 for generating a cursor control command signal corresponding to a switch contact of more than one contact or two contacts in the cursor control unit 11 occurs. .

Description

Cursor Control Switch System of Remote Controller

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cursor control switch system of a remote controller, and more particularly, to a PC (Personal Computer) and multimedia high-performance TV (TV) and VTIAL of a GUI (Graphic User Interface) method that needs to move a cursor. In the set (VTR Set) or the like, the cursor on the screen can be freely controlled from 4 to 32 directions of rectangular coordinates by a contact contact method.

The remote control has been extended to existing home appliances and A / V devices due to its ease of use, and nowadays the cursor is driven by high-performance functions such as grilled fish and multimedia and TV. Many attempts have been made to ensure that the pointing control function of the.

Such conventional cursor pointing control devices include a mouse trackball, a mechanical joystick, a contact pressure resistance pointing control switch, a switch contact combination mouse remote control, and the like.

The trackball and joystick are capable of 360 ° position control and speed control, but they are expensive due to complicated circuit configurations and frequently have troubles due to foreign substances. The pointing control switch is advantageous for 360 ° position control and miniaturization, but it is complicated circuit configuration. Due to this, too expensive and impossible to control the speed was also inconvenient to use.

In addition, the mouse remote control is capable of 16-way position control and three-speed acceleration, but it is difficult to adjust the speed, so it is inconvenient to use and the price is also expensive, so that it is impossible to improve the competitiveness.

As such, the pointing control switch devices for the conventional cursor control have relatively increased price of these devices because they have to take a complicated configuration to enable the free movement of the cursor on the screen from the rectangular coordinates to all directions or the allowed angles. It was to cause.

In addition, the pointing control switch devices as described above require time for the user to become accustomed by training because it is difficult for an inexperienced user to accurately position the cursor movement at the beginning. Even if it was, there was a problem that the exact positional movement of the cursor was difficult to achieve easily.

An object of the present invention is to simplify the configuration of such a switch device and to be easy to use by allowing the pointing control means of the cursor to be made in a 1: 1 or 1: n contact contact method to solve the conventional problems as described above, The present invention provides a cursor control switch system of a remote controller so that the cursor position movement control operation can be accurately performed.

Another object of the present invention is to enable the cursor control switch system of the remote controller to be widely applied to a PC, a multimedia system, a TV system or a VT system.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a cursor control switch system of a remote controller that adopts a remote controller dedicated IC and a ROM IC in a PC, so that the circuit configuration is simple, low cost, and convenient, and there is no trouble caused by foreign substances.

The present invention provides a cursor control unit on the LCD side in which at least four directions of cursor switch contacts are formed at positions equidistantly divided by a contact point for moving the cursor in the system to realize the above object; A cursor switch device provided on the cursor control unit and including a rubber button unit in which a number of selection buttons corresponding to the cursor switch contacts protrude upward; Characterized in that the cursor control switch system of the remote control comprising a cursor control remote control transmission circuit for generating a cursor control command signal corresponding to a switch contact occurs more than one contact or two contacts in the cursor control unit.

1 is a plan view of a remote control transmitter to which the cursor control switch system of the present invention is applied;

2 is an assembled cross-sectional view of the present invention;

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the main part of the present invention

4 is a reference diagram showing in more detail the main portion of the present invention

Figure 5 is a plan view of another implementation of the cursor switch pad of the present invention

Figure 6 is another embodiment of the present invention

7 is a cursor control remote control transmission circuit diagram of the present invention.

8 is an embodiment of another cursor control remote control transmission circuit of the present invention;

9 is an embodiment of a transmission control program of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a detailed view illustrating a kisscan program in FIG. 9. FIG.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: PCB 11: Cursor controller

11a-11b: switch contact 11c: power switch contact

11d: function selector switch contacts 12,22,25: pinhole

20: Cursor switch unit 21, 210: Rubber button unit

21a: execute button 21b, 210b: select button

21c: power switch on / off button 21d: function selection button

21e: conductive contact portion 21f: thin film portion

24: rubber cap 24a: execution button hole

24b: Selection button accommodation portion 24c, 24d: Pressing step

24f: button holding protrusion 24g: stepped

26: fixed knob body 26a: ring-shaped portion

26b: cylindrical rib 26c: pin

27: upper case 28: lower case

30: Cursor control remote control transmission circuit 31: Cursor key part

32: remote control IC 33: transistor

34: transmitting diode

Hereinafter, by describing the present invention in detail based on the accompanying drawings will be understood more specific features of the present invention.

1 and 2 show a plan view of the remote control transmitter to which the present invention is applied and a sectional view of main parts thereof.

Here, the cursor control unit 11 is formed on the PCB 10 of the remote control transmitter equipped with the cursor switch device 20 by the cursor switch contacts 11a-11c contacted by 1; 1 and 1: n. The rubber button unit 21 and the rubber cap 24 constituting the cursor switch device 20 are fixed to the upper portion of the cursor control unit 11 by the fixing knob body 26. The upper and lower cases 27 and 28 are installed in the state to be covered.

The switch contacts 11a of the cursor control unit 11 formed on the PCB 10 are formed with 16 cursor switch contacts 11b formed at equidistant positions with respect to the center execution switch contact 11a. Fixing knob bodies arranged to fix the pin 26c of the fixing knob body 26 around the inner side of the switch contacts 11b while fixing the position of the rubber button unit 21 and the rubber cap 24 ( Several pinholes 12 are formed corresponding to the pins 26. The cursor control unit 11 is designed to move in a direction corresponding to the position of each switch contact 11b, and when two adjacent switch contacts are connected to each other at the same time, the cursor control unit 11 moves in a direction corresponding to one of the two connected switch contacts. . On one side of the switch contact 11b, a power switch contact 11c for turning on / off a power and a function selection switch contact 11d for operating the switch contacts 11a-11b are formed.

The rubber button unit 21 has one execution button 21a protruding upward at a predetermined position of the plate-shaped sheet, and 16 selections corresponding to the switch contacts 11a-11d are made around the execution button 21a. On one side of the button 21b and this selection button 21b, the power on / off switch button 21c and the function selection button 21d protrude upward. All the buttons of the rubber button unit 21 are connected to the thin film portion 21f so that the conductive contact portion 21e comes into contact with the switch contact 11a-11d of the PCB 10 when about 1 mm is pressed.

The rubber cap 24 has an execution button hole 24a formed at the center thereof, and a ring-shaped selection button accommodation portion 24b for receiving the selection buttons 21b protrudes upward from an outer side of the execution button hole 24a. At the outer ends of the selection button receiving portion 24b and the execution button hole 24a, pressing steps 24c and 24d, which are pressed by the end of the upper case 27 to prevent crying of the rubber cap 24, are formed, respectively. The pinholes 25 corresponding to the pinholes 12 of the PCB 10 are formed in the pressing step 24d outside the execution button hole 24a. In addition, the button holding protrusions 24f are formed at positions between the selection buttons 21b at the upper end of the inner side of the selection button receiving portion 24b, and only the upper portion of the selection button receiving portion 24b is pressed on the outer side thereof. It is formed relatively thick by the step 24g so that it may slip.

Between the execution button 21a and the selection button 21b of the rubber button unit 21 and outside the execution button hole 24a of the rubber cap 24 at positions corresponding to the pinholes 12 of the PCB 10. Pinholes 22 and 25 are formed, respectively.

The fixed knob body 26 is formed with a ring-shaped portion 26a provided on the stepped portion 24g of the selection button receiving portion 24b to prevent shaking of the execution button 21a, and the rubber in the ring-shaped portion 26a. The cylindrical rib 26b which presses the pressing step 24c of the cap 24 is extended, and fits into the rubber button unit 21, the rubber cap 24, and the pinholes 22, 25, 12 of the PCB 10. The pins 26c extend from the ring portion 26a longer than the lower end of the cylindrical rib 26b.

A cursor control remote control transmission circuit 30 as shown in FIG. 7 is mounted on the remote control PC 10 side of the cursor switch device 20.

The remote control transmission circuit 30 is connected to the kisscan port of the remote control transmission IC (IC) 32 in a matrix and is formed together with the selection buttons 21b in a number of 4n (n is an integer) or more. A transistor for recognizing a key control command generated by simultaneously pressing one or more of the cursor key portion 31 and the plurality of selection button 21b switches of the cursor key portion 31 and outputting a corresponding remote control transmission signal. A remote control transmission chassis 32 for controlling the 33, a transistor 33 driven under the control of the remote control transmission chassis 32, a transmission diode 34, and the like.

In addition, the remote control transmission circuit 30 may implement this differently as shown in FIG.

In this case, the existing key portion 35 and the like, which are composed of the key button switches for normal home appliance operation together with the cursor key portion 31, are arranged in parallel.

Such a remote control for pointing control of the present invention will be described with reference to the assembly process thereof.

First, the rubber button unit 21 and the rubber cap 24 are placed on the cursor control unit 11 of the PCB 10, and the selection buttons 21b are accommodated in the selection button receiving portion 24b of the rubber cap 24. In addition, the pinholes 12 and the pinholes 22 and 25 of the rubber cap 24 are positioned in the pinhole 12 of the PCB 10. In this state, the pins 26c of the fixed knob body 26 are inserted into the pinholes 12 of the PCB 10 and the pins 26c (about 4 places) are thermally fused to fix the PCB.

When the assembled PCB 10 is assembled on the lower case 28 and the upper case 27 is covered, the upper case 27 presses the pressing step 24d of the rubber cap 24 while the upper case 27 is covered with the upper case 27. ) Will be assembled.

When the remote control for pointing control of the present invention is assembled as described above, the user selects a specific function by pressing the function setting button 11d and pressing the selection button 21b positioned in the direction to move based on the current cursor position. Then, pressing the execution button (21a) located in the center of the selection button (21b) to execute the selected specific function.

If one of the selection buttons 21b is not pressed and two selection buttons 21b are pressed at the same time, they are selected in the selection direction corresponding to the selected two intermediate positions, and when the execution button 21a is pressed later, the selected specific function is executed. Will be. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, if the selection buttons 21b of the 3rd and 4th are pressed at the same time, it is selected and moved in the middle direction between the 3rd and the 4th. You can move the cursor in the direction.

Unlike the above example, if the three selection buttons 21b are pressed and selected at the same time, one of the selected selection buttons 21b is selected in the same direction as when the selection button 21b is pressed in the same direction, and then the execution button Pressing (21a) will execute the selected function. For example, if the 3, 4, and 5 selection buttons 21b of FIG. 7 are pressed at the same time, they are selected in the direction corresponding to the 4 selection buttons 21b located in the center and press the execute button 21a. Will be executed.

In addition, in the remote control transmission circuit 30 of FIG. 7, the remote control transmission chassis 32 recognizes that the selection button 21b is pressed, and the remote control transmission chassis 32 is a remote control transmission signal for the selection button 1. Since the contents are designed as a command to move the cursor on the monitor screen upward, when the corresponding keycode and transmission signal are output to the transistor 33, the transistor 33 performs a switching operation for a predetermined frequency and transmits the signal. The credit diode 34 flashes.

The remote control transmission signal emitted by the transmission diode 34 is received by a remote control receiver included in a set of a personal computer or a multimedia VTI, and the remote control receiver decodes the signal to press a selection button pressed by a user on a monitor screen ( 21b) the positional movement of 1 is performed.

In addition, when the selection button 21b 2 is a command key for moving the cursor to the lower side, the selection button 21b 2 is also transmitted to the remote control receiver on the set side in the same path as described above to move the cursor on the screen from the current position to the lower side.

In addition, when the selection button 21b is 3 and 4, the cursor direction is moved left / right from the current position, respectively, and 5 to 8 are moved in the middle directions of up / down / left / right, respectively.

In addition, the control operation as described above is performed by the system remote control transmission IC 32 together with the transmission control program 100 of the remote control as shown in FIG. 9, which checks whether a timing period has arrived in the system and arrives at the timing period. If so, the ice is reset (steps 101 and 102).

Thereafter, the remote control transmission IC 32 is initialized, and the key scan is recognized after performing the kisscan program 200 including the cursor key control as shown in FIG. 10, and the corresponding custom code and data code are transmitted (step 103). To 107).

In addition, the kisscan program 200 checks whether the system is a double key or not, and if it is not a double key, sets it as a pointing data code which is moved in the direction of the pointing key itself when the pointing key is pressed and pressed. It is recognized that there is an error (steps 201 to 204).

After the double key input, if it is a third key, check whether it is a third key, and if it is a third key, check whether it is a pointing key and set it as an intermediate pointing key data code among three key presses. The data is set to an intermediate value in the direction generated by each key press, and if it is not a pointing key, it is recognized that there is no key press (steps 209 to 215).

If it is not the pointing key, in step 202, it is checked whether it is a general key. If it is a general key, the corresponding data is set. It goes to step 106 of FIG. 9 (steps 206 to 208).

In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. 5, the switch control unit 11 is formed with 16 switch contacts 11b formed at equal angles with respect to the center switch contact 11a. The switch contacts 11b are formed in a pair of eight pairs, respectively, and the rubber button unit 21 is located at a position corresponding to the two switch contacts 11b with the center of the execution button 21a. Two selection buttons 210b protrude upward.

The present invention of another embodiment configured as described above is moved in eight directions by pressing one selection button 210b of the eight selection buttons 210b in the direction to be selected based on the current cursor position, When two select buttons 210b adjacent to each other are pressed, the cursor is moved in the center direction between the selected select buttons 210b so that the position of the cursor can be moved in a total of 16 directions.

In addition, when the cursor control remote control transmission circuit 30 includes eight selection buttons 210b as shown in FIG. 5, the cursor control direction signal has the same effect as that of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 4. .

However, in these, there is only a difference in the fineness of the control operation according to the number of selection buttons.

As described in detail above, according to the switch control system for pointing control of the remote control according to the present invention, when one of the selection buttons arranged in at least four rooms on one circumference is pressed, the cursor moves in the direction corresponding to the selection button. When two selection buttons are pressed, the cursor can be moved in the direction corresponding to the middle direction of the selection buttons. Therefore, various types of home appliances of the menu method that require the movement of the cursor, for example, grilled PC and multimedia are applied. Highly effective TV (TV), VTR Set (VTR Set) can be applied to a wide range of effects.

Claims (5)

Cursor control unit 11 on the side of PCB 10 in which at least four directions of cursor switch contacts 11b are formed at a position where the contact contact for moving the cursor is divided into equiangular positions with respect to the origin. A cursor switch device 20 including a rubber button unit 21 spaced apart from each other and having a plurality of selection buttons 21b corresponding to the cursor switch contact 11b protruding upward; Cursor control switch of the remote control, characterized in that it comprises a cursor control remote control transmission circuit 30 for generating a cursor control command signal corresponding to a switch contact in one or more than two contacts in the cursor control unit 11 occurs; system. The ring-shaped selection button accommodating part (2) according to claim 1, wherein the cursor switch device (20) is covered on the rubber button unit (21) and accommodates the selection buttons (21b) on the outer side of the center execution button hole (24a). 24b protrudes upward, and is pressed and fixed to the outer ends of the selection button receiving portion 24b and the execution button hole 24a by the cylindrical rib 26b of the fixing knob body 26 and the ends of the upper case 27. A rubber cap 24 having pressing steps 24c and 24d, respectively, A ring-shaped portion 26a is formed on the top of the selection button receiving portion 24b to prevent shaking of the execution button 21a, and the pressing step 24g of the rubber cap 24 is formed at the ring-shaped portion 26a. Cursor control switch system of the remote control, characterized in that consisting of a fixed knob body 26 for fixing the rubber button unit 21 and the rubber cap 24 to the PCB 10 while pressing. The remote control according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the switch contact point (11b) of the PCB (10) and the selection button (21b) of the rubber button unit (21) are composed of 4n (n is an integer). Cursor control switch system. The cursor of claim 1, wherein the remote controller transmitting circuit 30 is connected to the kisscan port of the remote controller transmitting IC 32 in a matrix and is formed of 4n (n is an integer) or more. Controlling the transistor 33 to recognize a key control command generated by simultaneously pressing one or more of the key portion 31 and the multiple button switches of the cursor key portion 31 and output a remote control transmission signal corresponding thereto. Cursor control switch system of a remote control characterized by comprising a remote control transmission chassis 32, a transistor 33 driven under the control of the remote control transmission chassis 32, a transmission diode 34, and the like. . The remote control cursor control switch system according to claim 1, further comprising an existing key part (35) and the like, which are composed of key button switches for normal home appliance operation together with the cursor key part (31).

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