KR100602040B1 - peripheral device automatic control system to be operated DVD player - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a peripheral device automatic control system that operates as a DVD player to automatically control and operate peripheral devices while outputting image data and sound data stored on a DVD through a DVD player as a DVD player.

It can be seen that the DVD has a number of soundtracks (6 to 10) that support multiple speakers, which control the peripheral devices instead of the sound data output through the speakers to some of the soundtracks on the DVD. The control signal is input in advance and the sound output terminal of the DVD player is sent to the controller. The control signal input to the controller is decoded through the decoding unit, and the decoded signal is pre-defined by the central processing unit and the memory unit. In this way, the output control module serially controls the peripheral operating devices and controls the peripheral operating devices connected thereto via the serial input / output module and the on-screen display module.

Description

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1-Configuration diagram of the present invention

The present invention automatically controls the peripheral device with another signal data pre-input on the DVD while outputting image data and sound data stored in the DVD (DVD: Digital Versatile Disc.) To a monitor or a speaker with a DVD player. It is about a peripheral automatic control system operated by a DVD player.

In general, DVD is a multi-functional disc that performs various functions beyond the limitations of existing video and audio recording media such as CD (compect disc), laser disc (LD) video tape, and CD does not mean simply compact disc. Also includes various software properties.

In other words, the DVD has the appearance of a disc like a CD in appearance, but has a large data storage capacity, and thus has various functions representing next-generation media. It can be said to be a digital multifunction disc that provides.

DVDs can record data densely because the laser wavelength used to read the disc surface is shorter than that of CDs.

Therefore, when a single side layer is used as a DVD, a DVD has a storage capacity of 4.7 GB, which means that only one disk has a storage capacity. Will have storage capacity.

 Thus, because DVD can input and store data densely, DVD has various functions such as interactive progress, multilingual voice processing, multilingual subtitle processing, digital surround, etc., which are not found in conventional media, than video tape or video CD. do.

Conventional CDs or video tapes support stereo sound by means of sound data stored in two soundtracks, while DVDs support multi-speakers (multi-spiters) to provide three-dimensional surround.

Unlike conventional CDs and video tapes, recent DVDs have a large number (6-10) soundtracks, and input stereo data to provide three-dimensional surround sound.

 DVD adopts 3D sound technology called Dolby Surround (AC-3) that supports 5.1 channels, and 6 speakers including multi left speaker, front left and right speaker, rear left and right speaker, center speaker, and bass speaker (woofer). By providing various sounds through speakers, you can enjoy live stereo sound.

Recently developed DVD or DVD player can see the development of 7.1 channels supporting 8 speakers, and the number of supported channels is expected to increase further.

Inputting image data or sound data to a DVD is called authoring. Authoring a DVD to an image track and a sound track is a DVD.

A soundtrack in a DVD has a plurality of soundtracks, that is, six or more (6-10) soundtracks, unlike CDs or video tapes, which have two soundtracks, and input sound data input to each soundtrack. You can see that you get a three-dimensional sound effect when you output to multiple speakers.

The present invention can create a three-dimensional and diverse surroundings with a three-dimensional sound by simultaneously outputting a signal that can control the peripheral devices during the output of sound (sound) through the DVD and DVD player supporting high-quality video and multiple speakers I would have done it.

The present invention inputs and stores a control signal for controlling a peripheral device instead of sound data output through a speaker to some soundtracks of a plurality of soundtracks of a DVD, and transmits it through an audio terminal of a DVD, and an audio terminal. The peripheral device is transmitted to each of a plurality of peripheral devices by decoding the peripheral device control signal through a controller connected with the peripheral device so as to automatically control and operate the image through the monitor and the sound through the speaker.

The video and sound data in the DVD are output through the DVD player, the image data is output through the speaker, and the audio data is output through the speaker. In particular, the DVD player supports multiple speakers (6-10) to provide realistic and three-dimensional sound. You can see the output. The present invention is to develop a variety of peripheral devices through such a conventional DVD player automatically, to change the surrounding environment at the same time with the image and sound automatically to provide greater enjoyment to users who encounter them. It is.

The present invention has a DVD in which the sound data of a DVD player recognizes signal data for controlling a peripheral device instead of sound signal data output through a speaker to a sound track of a plurality of sound tracks, and the DVD is a DVD player. Connect the signal controlling the peripheral device to the controller during playback, and decode the control signal flowing into the controller and convert it to the program contents defined by the central processing unit and the memory unit and send it to the peripheral device connected to the controller. It is to be controlled automatically, in accordance with the signal input from the controller, the video output through the screen and the sound output through the speaker, the surrounding environment is automatically controlled to enhance the realism and three-dimensional effect, The present invention more specifically When spread as follows:

DVD 11 incorporating video and sound data, DVD player 12 for playing the DVD 11, screen (monitor) m for outputting video, and amplifier 13 for amplifying acoustic signals. And a conventional DVD system composed of a plurality of speakers (SP1) (SP2) ... (SPN), the controller being connected to a sound output terminal 14 of some of the sound output terminals of the DVD player 12. (21), the controller (21) compares the decoder unit 22 for decoding the input sound signal and the signal decoded by the decoder unit 22 with the pre-programmed memory unit 23, and so on. An output control module (25) having a central processing unit (MCU) 24 for collectively controlling operation signals, for re-distributing the converted signal from the central processing unit (MCU) 24, and a serial input / output module 26; And, has an on-screen display module 27, the output control module 25 is connected to a plurality of peripheral operating devices (A1) (A2) (A3) .. (AN) It is controlled to operate, the serial input and output module 26 is connected to a plurality of operating devices (B) (C) (D) each having a control means connected in a serial communication method, the on-screen display module 27 ) Are largely connected to a multi-monitor controller (16) consisting of a video signal amplifier (18) and a video signal divider (17) to form an individual monitor (M1) (M2) (M3). This is to control the color signal and screen arrangement of (MN).

In the above, the DVD 11 is a sound frequency signal that the DVD player 12 recognizes as a control signal for operating a peripheral device instead of sound data output through a speaker to a sound track of a plurality of sound tracks to which sound is input. Will be entered. A DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) combination signal is used as the acoustic frequency signal, and the peripheral devices A1, A2, A3, ... (AN) controlled by the output control module 25 are spot light lamps, Consists of a lighting device such as a flashing light, a laser generator, or a mechanical device such as a blower, a smoke generator, a scent generator, and a fountain device, and includes a plurality of control devices controlled by the serial input / output module 26. The actuators (B) (C) (D) are the respective actuating mechanisms B1 (B2) ... (BN), (C1) (C2) ... (CN) controlled by this. (D1) (D2) ... (DN).

If the working machine mechanism (B) (C) (D) is mentioned in more detail, the laser generator and its operating mechanism, the fountain device having a plurality of nozzles and its operating mechanism, the fragrance generating apparatus provided with a scent generator and a blower, It is designed to connect and control various operating machinery such as a mist device composed of a blower and a smoke spray, and a blower that blows wind while rotating.

When explaining the present invention having such a configuration in more detail and at the same time look at the operation as follows.

The DVD 11 used in the present invention includes a DVD 11 in which a signal for controlling a peripheral device is stored instead of sound data output from a speaker to some sound tracks, that is, one to three sound tracks. Will be used.

A typical DVD player 12 outputs image data input to the DVD 11 through an image output terminal 19 of a video processing unit, and outputs sound data input to a plurality of sound tracks to each sound output terminal 15. The amplified signal is output by the amplifier 13 connected to the audio output terminal 15 through the sound output to the speaker.

According to the present invention, in the DVD 11 having a plurality of soundtracks each supporting a plurality of speakers, the DVD player 12 recognizes this as a sound signal, but inputs a sound signal for controlling a peripheral device through an authoring operation. A sound track that uses a DVD 11 and inputs a signal for controlling a peripheral device is connected to the sound output terminal 14 of the corresponding DVD player 12, and outputs a sound control signal. The terminal 14 is connected to the control passage 21 to interpret the operation to control the peripheral device.

Peripheral input signals input to some soundtracks of the DVD 11 can be any frequency in the voice frequency band recognized by the DVD player 12.

Creating a new frequency of the voice frequency band is very complicated and difficult process.

Therefore, the peripheral control signal input to the DVD 11 of the present invention can reduce the effort of generating an acoustic frequency when using a frequency in combination with a DTMF signal, which is a button input signal of a normal telephone.

The Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) signal is an acoustic (frequency) signal that is generated when a telephone button is pressed. The DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) signal is a low frequency (697, 770, 852, 941 Hz) type and three high frequencies (1209, 1336) , Which is a combination of signals of 1477 Hz), and refers to 12 kinds of signals.

As shown in the table below, the DTMF signal is a complex signal of high frequency and low frequency, which provides a signal that cannot be simulated by a human voice.

D T M F Signal type and waveform

Character to be called Low frequency (HZ) High frequency (HZ) shape One 697 1209 Waveform 2 697 1336 " 3 697 1447 " 4 770 1209 " 5 770 1336 " 6 770 1447 " 7 852 1209 " 8 852 1336 " 9 852 1447 " 0 941 1209 " * 941 1336 " # 941 1447 "

When these 12 DTMF signals are combined with each other, a uniform and infinite number of multi-signals can be generated.

As described above, the DTMF signal generator is used to author a composite DTMF signal by using a DTMF signal generator to convert an arbitrary number of soundtracks (usually 1-3 tracks) among the plurality of soundtracks of the DVD 11 as described above. Input through the audio output terminal 14 of the DVD player 12 to the controller 21 and converts the digital signal input from the decoder unit 22 of the controller 21 into an analog signal. Output control module 25, serial output module 26, and on-screen display module which collectively process signals in the memory unit 23 and central processing unit (MCU) 24 having the programmed programs and data to control each peripheral device. A signal is sent to (27), and the corresponding peripheral device is automatically operated through each control module.

The control of the monitor through the on-screen display module 27 in the above will be described in detail.

The video output to the monitor (m) is a video output terminal 19 of the video processing unit of the DVD player 12 is connected to the monitor (m) to output the image to the monitor, the monitor is a multi-monitor (M) ) To control the multi-monitor (M) through the multi-monitor controller (16). The multi-monitor unit 16 is composed of a video signal amplifier 18 and a video signal distributor 17 for amplifying a large input video signal.

Normally, the video data output from the video output terminal 19 of the DVD player 12 outputs only the video data of the video track of the DVD and does not have a function of controlling the monitor m.

However, in the present invention, a control signal for controlling the background color of each of the monitors M1, M2,... M that constitutes the multi-monitor M in the soundtracks of some of the plurality of soundtracks of the DVD 11; When inputting and storing the (multi) monitor control signal for setting the arrangement of the screen of the multimonitor, the signal is a video signal of the multimonitor controller 16 through the central processing unit (MCU) 24 and the on-display module 27. Through the distributor 17, each monitor M1, M2, M3, ..., MN screen color scheme of the multi-monitor M can be arbitrarily set and the screen configuration arrangement of the multi-monitor M can be controlled. It will be possible.

The serial input / output module 26 in the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

The control signal input to the serial input / output module 26 of the peripheral device control signal of the central processing unit 24 is to control the operation of each operating device (B) (C) (D) by RS422 serial communication.

In particular, the control signals transmitted from the serial input / output module 26 in the serial communication method are connected to each other in series with a plurality of actuators (B) (C) (D) having respective control means. It is possible to simply increase the number of the plurality of actuators (B) (C) (D) is controlled by another operating mechanism (B1) (B2) ... (BN), (C1) (C2) ... (CN), (D1) (D2) ... (DN) can be connected to enable control operation respectively.

Therefore, the present invention provides a configuration capable of simultaneously controlling a plurality of peripheral operating devices without limiting the type and number of peripheral devices.

Indeed, the present invention can be applied to various fields.

In other words, it provides a high-definition video and a three-dimensional sound to a number of speakers on a DVD or DVD player to artificially change the surrounding environment.

More specifically, the multi-monitor consisting of multiple monitors outputs the video of the DVD while the windy scene on the screen when the fan is activated to actually cause the wind to change the surroundings with a sense of reality, speakers When the music generated by the fast or light rhythm is output, the lighting device consisting of a plurality of lights to operate the bright lights or flashing lights to create a bright surroundings for fast and light music, on the contrary, slow or heavy music When it is output from the speaker, the brightness of the lamps can be darkly adjusted to create an atmosphere suitable for music.                     

In addition, when the peripheral device is a fountain device, when the height of the water stream is adjusted by automatically adjusting the nozzle of the fountain according to music or video, the water stream of the music, image, and fountain is created.

The present invention uses a conventional DVD player, a speaker, a monitor, etc., but the DVD operated by the DVD player is not a conventional DVD, but instead of sound data output through a speaker to a sound track of a plurality of sound tracks of the DVD. Control signals for operating peripheral devices are inputted in advance as sound signals (sound frequencies) recognized by the DVD player, and processed by the controller to operate the peripheral devices independently through the respective control modules. It is a very useful invention that adds enjoyment by arbitrarily adjusting and changing the surrounding environment with stereo sound through.

Claims (7)

A DVD 11 incorporating video and sound data, a DVD player 12 for playing the DVD 11, a screen (monitor) m for outputting video, an amplifier 13 for amplifying sound signals, In a typical DVD system composed of a plurality of speakers (SP1) (SP2) ... (SPN), the controller is connected to the sound output terminal 14 of some of the sound output terminals of the DVD player 12 ( 21, the controller 21 operates the decoder 22 to decode the input sound signal, and compares the signal decoded by the decoder 22 with a pre-programmed memory unit 23 and the like. An output control module (25) having a central processing unit (MCU) 24 for overall control of signals, and re-distributing the converted signal from the central processing unit (MCU) 24, a serial input / output module 26, , Has an on-screen display module 27, the output control module 25 is connected to a plurality of peripheral operating devices (A1) (A2) (A3) .. (AN) Control operation, and the serial input / output module 26 is operated as a DVD player, characterized in that a plurality of operating devices (B) (C) (D) having control means connected in a serial communication method are connected to each other. Peripheral automatic control system. The DVD (11) according to claim 1, wherein the DVD (11) inputs a control signal of an acoustic frequency format recognized by the DVD player in place of sound data output through a speaker to a sound track of a plurality of sound tracks to which sound is input. Peripheral automatic control system operating as a DVD player. The monitor according to claim 1, wherein the monitor for outputting an image is a multimonitor (M) consisting of a plurality of monitors (M1), (M2), (M3) ... (MN), wherein the multimonitor (M) is an on-screen display module Control signal input from (27) is passed through the signal divider 17 of the multi-monitor controller 16 to control the color and screen arrangement of each monitor (M1) (M2) (M3) ... (MN) Automatic peripheral control system operating as a DVD player. The peripheral automatic control system of claim 1, wherein a plurality of actuators (B) (C) (D) connected to the serial input / output module (26) are connected by RS422 serial communication. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of peripheral operating devices A1, A2, A3, .AN, which are connected to the output control module 25, are individual lightings that operate. Peripheral automatic control system. A plurality of actuating devices (B) (C) (D) according to claim 1, each having control means connected to the serial input / output module 26, thereby providing another actuating mechanism (B1) (B2) for controlling operation. ). (BN), (C1) (C2) ... (CN), (D1) (D2) ... (DN). 3. The peripheral device automatic control system operating as a DVD player according to claim 2, wherein the peripheral device control signal input to the DVD 11 is a DTMF combination signal.

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