KR101036842B1 - A remocon module used as a remocon by being inserted into a ear phone jack of a handphone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A remote controller module for digital device control which installs an earphone jack in a mobile terminal is provided to perform a remote controller function or a digital device control function without adding remote controller functional hardware to a mobile terminal. CONSTITUTION: An acoustic signal analyzing unit(20) receives the acoustic signal of a mobile terminal that is inputted from a plug(10). The acoustic signal analyzing unit outputs an acoustic signal analyzing signal by analyzing the received acoustic signal. A remote controller control unit(30) receives an acoustic analyzing signal from the acoustic signal analyzing unit. The remote control unit outputs the remote controller signal corresponding to the acoustic signal.

Description

Remote control module for controlling digital devices used in earphone jack of mobile phone {a remocon module used as a remocon by being inserted into a ear phone jack of a handphone}

The present invention relates to a remote control module for controlling a digital device used to be mounted on the earphone jack of the mobile phone, and more specifically, it is inserted into the earphone jack of the mobile phone and is input through a button sound signal or a microphone according to the function button and the number button of the mobile phone. Receives a voice signal or a voice signal made by a voice control application embedded in a smartphone and is mounted on an earphone jack of a mobile phone that can control various digital devices with a function of a corresponding button or a function of a user's voice signal. It relates to a remote control module for controlling a digital device.

Most electronic products, especially televisions, use a remote control so that users can control various volume control, channel switching, and power on / off buttons attached to the main body while sitting on a sofa without directly pressing the buttons.

However, the remote control has a weak output so that it can be used at a certain distance, and the infrared remote control cannot operate because infrared light is not received by the electronics if there is an obstacle due to the nature of light.

And the remote control should be located near the electronics and can be used at any time.If you don't find the remote control or place it under the sofa, you need to operate the electronics yourself. Families preparing for it are rare, so if you can't find the remote control temporarily, you have to deal with the inconvenience of having to operate the electronics yourself.

Nowadays, anyone who owns a mobile phone is elementary school student or older, and he does not know when to call. If such a mobile phone is equipped with a remote control function, it can be used as an extra remote control, so it is not necessary to prepare an extra remote control and save money.

In order to solve the above problems, the prior art is provided with a remote control transmitter for transmitting a predetermined optical signal to the microcomputer output terminal of the mobile phone and additionally provided a remote control function selection key in the key input unit of the mobile phone so that the user can use the remote control function. This is disclosed in Korean Utility Model Model No. 2000-0001257.

1 is a circuit block diagram of a mobile telephone having a remote control function according to the prior art.

A mobile telephone having a remote control function according to the prior art has a radio transmitter 1 for transmitting voice data as an RF signal, a radio receiver 2 for receiving an RF voice signal, the radio transmitter 1 and a radio receiver ( 2) a microcomputer 3 for controlling each device of the mobile phone, a key input unit for inputting various key data by a user, and a display unit 4 for displaying various display information according to the control of the microcomputer 3; And a remote control transmitter 6 having light emitting means for transmitting an optical signal according to the user selecting various function keys while pressing the remote controller function selection key 5 of the key input unit.

The mobile phone having a remote control function according to the related art includes a remote control function in a mobile phone, but there is a problem in that it is not suitable for a current mobile phone which is miniaturized and lightened by adding devices such as a remote control selection key and a remote control transmitter.

The present invention is to solve the conventional problems as described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a remote control module for controlling a digital device used to be mounted on the earphone jack of the mobile phone to function as a remote control by the mobile phone.

Another object of the present invention is to insert a remote control module into the earphone jack of the mobile phone as needed without adding hardware to the remote control function to be mounted on the earphone jack of the mobile phone to enable the mobile phone functions as a remote control It is to provide a remote control module for control.

Still another object of the present invention is to receive a voice signal input through a button sound signal or a microphone of the mobile phone or a voice signal made by a voice control application built into the smartphone through the earphone jack corresponding to the button sound signal or voice signal It is to provide a remote control module for controlling a digital device to be used in the earphone jack of the mobile phone that can control various digital devices as a function.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, the plug is inserted into the earphone jack of the mobile phone; An acoustic signal analysis unit configured to receive an acoustic signal of the cellular phone input from the plug, analyze the received acoustic signal, and output an acoustic analysis signal; A remote controller for receiving an acoustic analysis signal from the acoustic signal analyzer and outputting a remote controller signal corresponding to the corresponding acoustic signal; And a wireless transmitter for receiving a remote controller signal from the remote controller and outputting the remote controller signal.

The acoustic signal of the mobile phone according to the present invention comprises a dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signal or a voice signal input through a microphone or a voice signal made by a voice control application embedded in a smart phone. It is done.

The acoustic signal analyzer according to the present invention is characterized by analyzing the dual tone multi-frequency of the acoustic signal to find the pressed button, and outputs the pressed button as the acoustic analysis signal.

Thus, according to the present invention, by inserting the remote control module into the earphone jack of the mobile phone can transmit a remote control signal as a voice signal input through a button sound signal or a microphone of the mobile phone or a voice signal made in a voice control application built into the smart phone. This eliminates the need for an extra remote control for remote control of various digital devices, saves money, and enables remote control or digital device control without adding hardware to the mobile phone. Simple lightweight can meet the current trend.

1 is a circuit block diagram of a mobile telephone having a remote control function according to the prior art;
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a remote control module for controlling digital devices used to be mounted on the earphone jack of the mobile phone according to the present invention,
3 is a view showing a state in which the remote control module is separated from the earphone jack of the mobile phone according to the present invention;
4 is a view showing an embodiment in which the remote control module according to the present invention is inserted into an earphone jack of a mobile phone and used as a remote control;
5a and 5b is a view showing an embodiment of a digital device whose volume is controlled by the remote control module according to the present invention;
6A and 6B illustrate an embodiment of a digital device whose channel is controlled by the remote control module according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments, configurations, and effects of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a remote control module for controlling a digital device used in the earphone jack of the mobile phone according to the present invention.

Remote control module for controlling the digital device used to be mounted on the earphone jack of the mobile phone according to the invention plug and is inserted into the earphone jack of the mobile phone; An acoustic signal analyzer 20 for receiving an acoustic signal of a cellular phone input from the plug 10 and analyzing the received acoustic signal to output an acoustic analysis signal; A remote controller 30 which receives an acoustic analysis signal from the acoustic signal analyzer 20 and outputs a remote controller signal corresponding to the corresponding acoustic signal; And a wireless transmitter 40 for receiving a remote controller signal from the remote controller 30 and outputting the remote controller signal. In addition, the line input from the plug 10 is composed of a signal line to which the signal is input and a ground line connected to the ground of the mobile phone, connect the + terminal of the capacitive capacitor (C) to the signal line and connect the-terminal to the ground line to charge Can be accumulated and used as a power source.

Plug 10 of the remote control module 50 according to the present invention is inserted into the earphone jack 61 of the mobile phone 60, as shown in Figure 3 receives a sound signal of the mobile phone (60). The sound signal may be a DTMF signal generated when a button of the mobile phone 60 is pressed, a voice signal during a voice call, or a voice signal made by an application (for example, a voice control application embedded in a smartphone).

In this embodiment, the earphone jack 61 is described as being formed in a circular hole, but a flat trapezoidal earphone jack having a rounded corner angle can be used.

4 illustrates an embodiment in which the remote control module according to the present invention is inserted into an earphone jack of a mobile phone and used as a remote control.

After inserting the plug 10 of the remote control module 100 according to the present invention into the earphone jack 61 of the mobile phone 60, pressing the call button 60b as shown in the display window 60a of the mobile phone 60 You will see a button on your phone.

Although the present embodiment describes a mobile phone to which a touch screen is applied, it is obvious to a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

When the user wants to turn on the TV, pressing the call end button 60d causes the button sound signal of the call end button 60d to be connected to the earphone jack 61 of the mobile phone 60 and the plug 10 of the remote control module 50. It is input to the sound signal analysis unit 20 through.

Here, the button sound signal of the mobile phone is composed of dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signals, and when each button is pressed, a button sound signal is generated. This button sound signal is a communication standard as shown in Table 1 below. It is prescribed.

1209 yen 1336㎐ 1447 yen 1633㎐ 697 yen One 2 3 A 770 yen 4 5 6 B 852㎐ 7 8 9 C 941㎐ * 0 # D

Therefore, when the button "1" is pressed, the sine wave signals of 697㎐ and 1209㎐ are sent out as button sound signals. Therefore, the sound signal analyzing unit 20 on the receiving side analyzes the frequency of the button sound signal and checks how many times the button is pressed. When performing the function corresponding to the button, the remote controller module operates the button sound signal of the mobile phone. To perform the remote control function.

The sound signal analyzer 20 receives a button sound signal of the call end button 60d and outputs a sound signal corresponding to the call end button 60d to the remote controller 30. The remote controller 30 turns on the power of the digital device (for example, a TV, a car start / on device, an auto shutter, an automatic telegraph, etc.) to the sound signal corresponding to the call end button 60d. The signal “power on” is transmitted from the radio transmitter 40 to be interpreted as a signal controlled to the “or” OFF state.

The wireless signal output from the wireless transmitter 40 may use a variety of wireless communication, such as infrared, AM communication, FM communication, ultrasonic communication.

When the user presses the call end button 60d again, the button sound signal of the call end button 60d is similarly input to the sound signal analyzer 20 through the plug 10 of the remote controller module 50, and the sound signal analyzer 10 again outputs a signal corresponding to the call termination button 60d to the remote control unit 30.

The remote controller 30 interprets the signal corresponding to the call termination button 60d as a signal for controlling the power of the digital device to the "OFF" state so that the "power off" signal is transmitted from the wireless transmitter 40. Control to transmit. In other words, the call end button 60d functions as a toggle signal button for controlling the state opposite to the previous state each time it is pressed.

If the user wants to increase or decrease the volume of a digital device (e.g., TV, car audio device, audio device, sound amplifier, etc.), for example, pressing the menu button 60c, the button sound of the menu button 60c The signal is input to the acoustic signal analyzer 20 through the plug 10 of the remote controller module 50, and the acoustic signal analyzer 20 outputs a signal corresponding to the menu button 60c to the remote controller 30. do.

At this time, the remote control unit 30 interprets the signal corresponding to the menu button 60c as a signal for controlling the volume of a digital device (for example, a television, a car audio device, an audio device, an acoustic amplifier, etc.) and a volume control signal. Control to transmit from the radio transmitter 40.

A digital device (eg, a television, a car audio device, an audio device, an acoustic amplifier, etc.) receiving the volume control signal from the wireless transmitter 40 displays the current volume on the screen as shown in FIG. 5A. When the user presses the "*" button 64 of the mobile phone 60, the button sound signal of the "*" button 64 is input to the sound signal analyzer 20 through the plug 10 of the remote controller module 50. The acoustic signal analyzer 20 outputs a signal corresponding to the * "button 64 to the remote controller 30.

When the remote controller 30 receives a signal corresponding to the "*" button 64, the remote controller signal for increasing the volume of a digital device (for example, a TV, a car audio device, an audio device, an acoustic amplifier, etc.) is wireless. By controlling transmission through the transmitter 40, the volume of a digital device (e.g., a television, a car's audio device, an audio device, an acoustic amplifier, etc.) is adjusted in one step, that is, from " 12 " Increase to 13 ".

Each time the user presses the "*" button 64, the volume of the digital device (e.g., TV, car audio device, audio device, sound amplifier, etc.) outputs a remote control signal that increases the volume by one step. Then, when the user presses the "#" button 65, the volume of the digital device outputs a remote control signal for decreasing the volume so that the volume decreases by one step.

When a user wants to change a channel of a digital device (for example, a television), for example, when the message button 66 is pressed, the button sound signal of the message button 66 is transmitted to the sound signal analyzer 20 of the remote controller module 50. ), The sound signal analyzer 20 outputs a signal corresponding to the message button 66 to the remote controller 30.

At this time, the remote controller 30 controls the channel control signal to be transmitted from the wireless transmitter 40. The digital device (e.g., television) receiving the channel control signal displays the current channel on the screen and switches to the channel adjustment mode as shown in Fig. 6A.

When the user presses the "*" button 64 of the mobile phone 60, a sound signal corresponding to the "*" button 64 is input to the remote control unit 30, and the remote control unit 30 receives the "*" button 64 When a sound signal corresponding to the audio signal is inputted, the remote control signal for increasing the channel of the digital device (for example, TV) is controlled to be transmitted through the wireless transmitter 40 so that the digital device (for example, as shown in FIG. 6B). , TV) increases in one step, namely "CH6" to "CH7".

Whenever the user presses the "*" button 64 in the channel adjustment mode, the remote controller outputs a signal to increase the channel of the digital device by one step.When the user presses the "#" button 65, the channel of the digital device is Output the remote control signal to step down.

When a digital device receives a remote control signal and passes a predetermined time (for example, 20 seconds) or more, the corresponding adjustment mode is released, and as shown in FIGS. 5A, 5B, 6A, and 6B, a bar display indicating a volume and The CH display indicating the number or channel and the number will not be displayed on the screen.

While the above has described an embodiment in which the remote control module can be operated by operating the remote control module using a sound signal of a button, an embodiment in which the remote control function can be performed by operating the remote control module using a voice signal will be described below.

When the user says "channel adjustment" to the microphone of a mobile phone (for example, a smartphone), a voice signal input through a microphone called "channel adjustment" or a voice signal made by a voice control application embedded in the smartphone is stored in the mobile phone 60. The earphone jack 61 and the plug 10 of the remote control module 50 is input to the sound signal analysis unit 20.

The sound signal analyzer 20 analyzes a voice signal called "channel adjustment" and outputs a channel control signal for controlling the channel to the remote controller 30. The remote controller 30 controls the radio transmitter 40 to transmit a control signal for switching the digital device (for example, television) to the channel adjustment mode.

When the user says "channel 12" to the microphone of the mobile phone in the channel adjustment mode, the voice signal input through the microphone corresponding to "channel 12" or the voice signal made by the voice control application embedded in the smartphone is the earphone of the mobile phone 60. It is input to the acoustic signal analysis unit 20 through the plug 61 of the jack 61 and the remote control module 50.

The acoustic signal analyzer 20 analyzes a voice signal called "channel 7" and outputs a channel control signal for switching the channel to "7" to the remote controller 30. The remote controller 30 controls the digital device (e.g., TV) to transmit a control signal for switching the channel to "7" by the wireless transmitter 40 so that the digital device (e.g. , TV) switch to "CH7".

In the above description, a specific button sound signal, a voice signal input through a microphone, a voice signal made in a voice control application embedded in a smart phone, and a home appliance such as a TV and an audio device, a vehicle start-on / off device, an automatic shutter, Many specific matters, such as automatic communication, etc. have appeared, which are provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these specific matters and the present invention is one of many embodiments. This description will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art.

10: plug 20: acoustic signal analysis unit
30: remote control control unit 40: wireless transmission unit
50: remote control module 60: mobile phone
60a: display window 60b: call button
60c: Menu button 60d: End call button
61: earphone jack 64: * button
65: # button 66: message button

Claims (3)

A plug 10 inserted into the earphone jack of the mobile phone;
An acoustic signal analyzer 20 for receiving an acoustic signal of a cellular phone input from the plug 10 and analyzing the received acoustic signal to output an acoustic analysis signal;
A remote controller 30 which receives an acoustic analysis signal from the acoustic signal analyzer 20 and outputs a remote controller signal corresponding to the corresponding acoustic signal;
It is composed of a wireless transmitter 40 for receiving a remote control signal from the remote control control unit 30 and outputting it as a wireless signal,
The acoustic signal of the mobile phone,
A dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signal or a voice signal input through a microphone or a voice signal made by a voice control application embedded in a smart phone. Remote control module for device control. delete The method of claim 1,
The sound signal analyzer 20,
Remote control module for controlling a digital device to be used in the earphone jack of the mobile phone, characterized in that to find the pressed button by analyzing the dual tone multi-frequency of the sound signal, and outputs the pressed button as the sound analysis signal.

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