KR101170081B1 - Remote controller for transmitting remote control signal corresponding to motion of the remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a remote controller for controlling an external electronic device. The remote controller detects a motion of the remote controller itself and generates a motion information, a storage unit storing motion information and key values, and outputs a key value corresponding to the motion information generated from the sensing unit as a remote control signal. When the remote controller detects a movement of the remote controller while a remote controller signal output unit, a keypad including a movement setting key and a plurality of keys and a movement setting key are selected, and a predetermined key is selected from among the plurality of keys, movement information on the detected movement and And a control unit for storing key values of the selected key in a storage unit in a corresponding relationship. Accordingly, the user can control the external electronic device only by moving the remote controller.

Remote controller, motion information, key value, key pad section

Description

Remote controller for transmitting a remote control signal corresponding to the movement {Remote controller for transmitting remote control signal corresponding to motion of the remote controller}

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 and 3 are schematic diagrams for explaining an example of transmitting a remote control signal corresponding to a movement;

4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a keypad unit provided in the remote controller of FIG. 1;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting and storing a motion in a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

110: detection unit 120: keypad unit

130: storage unit 140: control unit

150: remote control signal output unit 100: remote controller

The present invention relates to a remote controller for controlling an external electronic device, and more particularly, to a remote controller for controlling an external electronic device by transmitting a corresponding key value as a remote control signal when a movement equal to a preset movement is detected.

With the development of electronic technology, more and more kinds of electronic devices have been developed and spread. BACKGROUND Recently, electronic devices that are popularized have a function of receiving a remote control signal for the convenience of a user. Accordingly, the user can control various electronic devices such as a TV, an audio, a DVD player, an air conditioner, a fan, and the like by using a remote controller.

On the other hand, recently popularized electronic devices have more and more various functions. Thus, a larger number of keys are also provided in the remote controller for controlling the electronic device. However, if there are too many keys on the remote controller, it is difficult for the user to find a key for adjusting a desired function. In addition, as the number of keys increases, the size and weight of the remote controller itself increases.

In order to prevent this, a remote controller or the like for outputting a desired control signal by a method such as voice recognition or motion recognition has been developed. However, in the case of the remote controller operating by voice recognition, it is difficult to accurately control the noise due to the surrounding noise. In the case of a remote controller operating with motion recognition, since a motion is released in a predetermined state by a manufacturer, it may be difficult for a user to use it. In this case, the conventional remote controller has a problem in that the motion recognition function is hardly used since the user is not provided with means for presetting a desired motion.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to allow the user to directly set and store the movement of the remote controller, the user can control the external electronic device by moving the remote controller as desired by the user To provide a remote controller.

A remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the sensing unit for generating movement information by detecting the movement of the remote controller itself, at least one or more movement information and a key value corresponding to the movement information A storage unit for storing the remote controller; a remote controller signal output unit for reading a key value corresponding to the motion information generated from the sensing unit from the storage unit and outputting the key value to the external electronic device as a remote controller signal; A keypad unit having a movement setting key for updating a value and a plurality of keys for controlling a function of the external electronic device, and a movement of the remote controller being detected when the movement setting key is selected and the plurality of keys If a predetermined key is selected, motion information on the detected motion And a control unit which stores the key values of the selected key in the storage unit in a corresponding relationship.

Preferably, the control unit is one of a motion detection mode for controlling the remote control signal output unit to transmit a key value corresponding to the movement and a normal mode for controlling the remote control signal output unit to transmit a key value corresponding to the manipulation of the keypad unit. Can operate in the mode of.

More preferably, when a predetermined motion detection mode key is selected from a plurality of keys provided on the keypad, the controller may operate in the motion detection mode.

Also, preferably, the controller operates in the motion detection mode when the first predetermined motion is detected by the detection unit, and the motion detection mode when the second predetermined motion is detected by the detection unit. Can be released.

In the above embodiments, the detection unit may include a 3D motion detection sensor.

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

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to FIG. 1, the remote controller 100 includes a detector 110, a keypad 120, a storage 130, a controller 140, and a remote controller signal output unit 150.

The detector 110 detects the movement of the remote controller 100 itself. Specifically, the detector 110 may include a three-dimensional motion detection sensor for three-dimensionally detecting the movement of the remote controller 100. Examples of three-dimensional motion detection sensors include gyro sensors or geomagnetic sensors.

Gyro sensor or geomagnetic sensor refers to a sensor for detecting the rotation state of the remote controller. The geomagnetic sensor may calculate the azimuth angle by detecting the geomagnetism using the X-axis and Y-axis fluxgates. Accordingly, the movement of the remote controller is detected by comparing the current azimuth with the previous azimuth.

The keypad 120 is provided with various kinds of keys. Specifically, a plurality of keys for adjusting the functions of the external electronic device, a movement setting key for allowing the user to arbitrarily set the movement, and the like are provided. The plurality of keys may be a power key, an external input adjustment key, a numeric key, a volume adjustment key, a channel adjustment key, a menu display key, a confirmation key, and the like.

The storage unit 130 stores movement information on a preset movement and key values corresponding thereto. For example, when the movement "o" is set as a power on / off command, a bit value indicating "o" and a bit value indicating power on / off are stored in the storage unit 130. Alternatively, the "↑" direction movement may be set to the channel up, the "↓" direction movement to the channel down, the "→" direction movement to the volume up, and the "←" direction movement to the volume down may be stored in the storage unit 130.

The remote control signal output unit 150 reads a key value corresponding to the movement detected by the sensing unit 110 from the storage unit 130 and transmits the key value to the external electronic device as a remote control signal. The remote control signal may be an infrared signal or an RF signal.

Meanwhile, the keypad 120 may include a motion detection mode key for inputting movement to control the external electronic device. According to whether the motion detection mode key is operated, the controller 140 operates in an operation mode such as a motion detection mode or a normal mode. The motion detection mode refers to an operation mode for adjusting an external electronic device by moving only the position of the remote controller 100 without key manipulation. The normal mode refers to an operation mode for controlling an external electronic device using key manipulation. The controller 140 may operate in one operation mode of a motion detection mode and a normal mode. Alternatively, the controller 140 may operate in parallel in the motion detection mode and the normal mode. That is, even when the controller 140 is operating in the motion detection mode, the controller 140 may operate in the normal mode when the key is operated to output a control signal corresponding to the key operation.

Looking at a specific operation form, the controller 140 controls the remote control signal output unit 150 to output a remote control signal according to the movement of the remote controller 100 detected from that time, when the motion detection mode key is selected. In this case, the motion detection mode key may be operated in the motion detection mode only while the motion detection mode key is pressed, or may be operated in the motion detection mode for a predetermined time after the motion detection mode key is selected once. Alternatively, it may be implemented to operate in the motion detection mode until the motion detection mode key is selected once and then selected again.

On the other hand, even if the motion detection mode key is not manipulated, a specific motion may be set and matched to operate in the motion detection mode. For example, when a motion such as "∞" is detected, the motion detection mode may be set to operate in the motion detection mode. In the above-described example, when the remote controller 100 continuously moves, such as "∞" and "○", the remote controller 100 outputs a power on / off signal directly to the external electronic device without any key operation. In this case, canceling the motion detection mode and returning to the normal mode may also be set to a specific motion. When the motion "8" is set as a command to cancel the motion detection mode, when "∞", "○", and "8" are detected continuously, the mode is switched back to the normal mode after the power on / off signal is output and the external function is activated only by the key operation. The electronic device can be controlled.

A user of the remote controller 100 may arbitrarily set a desired movement and a key value corresponding thereto and store it in the storage 130. The keypad 120 has a movement setting key for this purpose.

The user moves the remote controller 100 in a predetermined pattern while pressing the movement setting key and selects one of the plurality of keys. Accordingly, the motion information on the detected motion and the key value of the selected key are stored in the storage 130. In this case, if the movement is the same as the previously stored movement, only the key value is newly updated.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the motion information and the key value may be set by the motion and the key selection detected for a predetermined time after pressing and releasing the motion setting key.

2 and 3 are schematic diagrams for describing in detail a method of controlling the external electronic device 200 using the remote controller 100.

According to FIG. 2, when the external controller 200 is turned off, when the remote controller 100 moves in a "○" shape as shown by an arrow, a power-on signal corresponding to the movement "○" is external. Is transmitted to the electronic device 200. Accordingly, the external electronic device 200 is turned on. The power on signal and the power off signal can be set to the same movement. That is, when the external controller 200 is turned on and the remote controller 100 is moved in the shape of "○", a turn-off signal is output.

According to FIG. 3, the remote controller 100 is moved in the "↑" direction as shown by an arrow. In this case, the channel up signal corresponding to the "↑" movement is output to the external electronic device 200. In this case, the channel down signal may be matched to the "↓" motion.

On the other hand, when the movement in the form of a number is set for the remote controller 100 and a number key is associated with each movement, various channels may be inputted to switch channels without manipulating the number key.

4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of the keypad portion 120 of the remote controller 100. According to FIG. 4, the keypad 120 may include a motion setting key 122 for motion setting in addition to various keys 121 such as numeric keys, power keys, external input keys, volume control keys, channel control keys, and menu keys. ) And a motion detection mode key 123.

In FIG. 4, the motion setting key 122 and the motion detection mode key 123 are located in the same direction as other keys. However, it may be implemented to be located on the side of the remote controller 100 so as to conveniently move the remote controller 100 while pressing one of the motion setting key 122 and the motion detection mode key 123.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a motion setting method of the remote controller 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to FIG. 5, when the motion setting key is selected (S510), the motion of the remote controller 100 is detected from that time (S520). Then, if a key to correspond to the movement is input (S530), it is determined whether information about the same movement as the detected movement is previously set and stored (S540).

Accordingly, if the state is already stored, the newly input key value is matched with the existing motion information and stored (S550). On the other hand, if it is not stored, the motion information and the key value for the newly detected motion are stored in a corresponding relationship (S560). As a result, the user can control the external electronic device by using the desired movement.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can store his or her desired movement and key values in the remote controller, thereby controlling the external electronic device only by moving the remote controller. As a result, since the external electronic device can be controlled in various ways, user convenience is increased.

In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiment, the technical field to which the invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

Claims (5)

In the remote controller for controlling an external electronic device, A detector for detecting movement of the remote controller itself and generating movement information; A storage unit to store at least one motion information and a key value corresponding to the motion information; A remote controller signal output unit configured to read a key value corresponding to the motion information generated by the sensor unit from the storage unit and output the key value to the external electronic device as a remote controller signal; A keypad unit including a movement setting key for updating movement information and a key value stored in the storage unit and a plurality of keys for controlling a function of the external electronic device; And, It is determined whether a movement of the remote controller is detected when the movement setting key is selected and a predetermined key is selected among the plurality of keys, and according to the determination result, the movement information on the detected movement and the key value of the selected key are determined. And a controller which matches each other and stores the matching unit in the storage unit. In the remote controller for controlling an external electronic device, A detector for detecting movement of the remote controller itself and generating movement information; A storage unit to store at least one motion information and a key value corresponding to the motion information; A remote controller signal output unit configured to read a key value corresponding to the motion information generated by the sensor unit from the storage unit and output the key value to the external electronic device as a remote controller signal; A keypad unit including a movement setting key for updating movement information and a key value stored in the storage unit and a plurality of keys for controlling a function of the external electronic device; And, When the movement of the remote controller is detected while the movement setting key is selected and a predetermined key is selected from among the plurality of keys, the movement information on the detected movement and the key value of the selected key are stored in a corresponding relationship. Control unit for storing in the unit; The control unit, Set to one of a motion detection mode for controlling the remote control signal output unit to transmit a key value corresponding to the movement and a normal mode for controlling the remote control signal output unit to transmit a key value corresponding to manipulation of the keypad unit. Remote controller characterized by. 3. The method of claim 2, The control unit, And when a predetermined motion detection mode key is selected from a plurality of keys provided on the keypad, operating in the motion detection mode. The method of claim 3, The control unit, The remote controller may be configured to operate in the motion detection mode when the first predetermined motion is detected by the detection unit, and to release the motion detection mode when the second predetermined motion is detected by the detection unit. controller. In the remote controller for controlling an external electronic device, A detector for detecting movement of the remote controller itself and generating movement information; A storage unit to store at least one motion information and a key value corresponding to the motion information; A remote controller signal output unit configured to read a key value corresponding to the motion information generated by the sensor unit from the storage unit and output the key value to the external electronic device as a remote controller signal; A keypad unit including a movement setting key for updating movement information and a key value stored in the storage unit and a plurality of keys for controlling a function of the external electronic device; And, When the movement of the remote controller is detected while the movement setting key is selected and a predetermined key is selected from among the plurality of keys, the movement information on the detected movement and the key value of the selected key are stored in a corresponding relationship. Control unit for storing in the unit; The detection unit, Remote controller comprising a three-dimensional motion detection sensor.

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