KR101172684B1 - Mobile communication device having a function of remote control of electric device and method for remote control of electric device using the same - Google Patents

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KR101172684B1
KR101172684B1 KR20100077881A KR20100077881A KR101172684B1 KR 101172684 B1 KR101172684 B1 KR 101172684B1 KR 20100077881 A KR20100077881 A KR 20100077881A KR 20100077881 A KR20100077881 A KR 20100077881A KR 101172684 B1 KR101172684 B1 KR 101172684B1
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Provides a technology for conveniently controlling a variety of electronic devices using a mobile communication device. To this end, an input analysis unit for generating an input command for the electronic device that wants to input a command by analyzing a signal input to the input unit of the mobile communication device displaying an input screen corresponding to the selected electronic device; A control code manager for receiving and managing a control code table for associating a control code corresponding to an input command from an external server; A code mapping unit for selecting a control code of an electronic device corresponding to an input command generated from a control code table corresponding to the selected electronic device; And a control code transmitter for transmitting the selected control code to the electronic device in such a way that the electronic device can interpret the input code. The input analysis unit decomposes the characters into phoneme units when inputting characters, and generates and combines input commands for each phoneme. You can create command sequences.

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MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING A FUNCTION OF REMOTE CONTROL OF ELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF ELECTRIC DEVICE USING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a technique for complementing the function of a remote controller (Remote Controller) for controlling the electronic device remotely. More specifically, the present invention relates to a technology for enabling remote control of various home electronic devices using a mobile communication device including a smart phone instead of a specific remote controller.

As the electronic devices used indoors and outdoors become very diverse, researches on the technology of controlling the electronic devices remotely are also being actively conducted.

In particular, as the types of electronic devices capable of remote control are diversified, devices including remote controllers having an integrated remote control function capable of integrating and controlling various electronic devices have been developed.

Conventional integrated remote controllers include button type controllers used in lodging establishments and other places. The controller refers to a single remote controller in which control buttons of an electronic device such as a lighting device, an air conditioner, a TV, etc. existing in the room are combined. The user finds a control button of an electronic device to be controlled, and controls each electronic device by operating a button.

However, the conventional remote control has a disadvantage in that the adaptability according to the purchase time and type of equipment is significantly reduced. For example, when purchasing other equipment, there is a problem that the remote controller must be replaced and used, and the operation method for each remote controller must be changed every time the controller is replaced.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device for an electronic device that can integrate and control various electronic devices and is excellent in adaptability to changes in electronic device control according to variations and versions of electronic devices. In addition, by using the existing communication devices that are commonly used by all users without the need for a conventional electronic controller, it is possible to remotely control the electronic device, providing a remote control information for the electronic device, convenient remote control system The purpose is to provide the user with the.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, a mobile communication device including a remote control function of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the signal input to the input unit of the mobile communication device for displaying an input screen corresponding to the selected electronic device An input analyzing unit configured to generate an input command for an electronic device that wants to input a command by interpreting the input; A control code manager for receiving and managing a control code table for associating a control code corresponding to an input command from an external server; A code mapping unit for selecting a control code of an electronic device corresponding to an input command generated from a control code table corresponding to the selected electronic device; And a control code transmitter for transmitting the selected control code to the electronic device in such a way that the electronic device can interpret the selected control code.

The input analyzer includes a phoneme analyzer for decomposing character information input from the input into phonemes; And an input command sequence generation unit configured to generate an input command sequence for generating and combining input commands for each phoneme according to a character input method of the selected electronic device in order to input the decomposed phoneme in order.

In this case, the control code transmitter may transmit the selected control codes corresponding to each of the input commands included in the input command sequence to the electronic device in a manner that the electronic devices can sequentially interpret the control codes at predetermined time intervals.

When generating the input command sequence, the input command sequence generator generates an input command sequence by calculating a front and rear relationship of phonemes to be input in order according to the character input method of the selected electronic device.

The input analyzer may generate one or more control, numeric and character input commands that interpret one input signal or one or more control, numeric and character input commands that interpret a plurality of input signals.

The electronic device may be a TV, wherein the input command includes a plurality of control, numeric and character input commands including a command regarding channel or volume selection of the TV.

The control code means an electronic device-specific hex code corresponding to each of one or more control, numeric and character input commands.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the mobile communication device may further include a layout setting unit configured to arbitrarily set a layout of an input screen including a button and an input window corresponding to an input signal disposed in the input unit, and manage the set layout information. have.

The mobile communication device of the present invention may further include a device information management unit that receives data of supply content information for each program supplier of the electronic device and displays the data on the display unit of the mobile communication device.

In a remote control method of an electronic device using a mobile communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a command input unit analyzes a signal input to an input unit of a mobile communication device displaying an input screen corresponding to a selected electronic device and desires a command input. Generating an input command for the electronic device; Associating, by the code mapping unit, a control code corresponding to an input command managed by the control code manager, and selecting a control code of the electronic device corresponding to the input command generated from the control code table corresponding to the selected electronic device; And transmitting the control code to the electronic device in a manner that the electronic device can interpret the selected control code.

The generating of the input command may include: decomposing character information input from the input unit into phonemes by the phoneme analyzer; And generating an input command sequence according to a character input method of the selected electronic device in order to input the decomposed phonemes in order.

In this case, the transmitting may be a step of transmitting the selected control codes corresponding to each of the input commands included in the input command sequence to the electronic device in such a manner that they can be interpreted in order with a predetermined time interval.

In the generating of the input command sequence, the input command sequence may be generated by calculating a front and rear relationship of the phonemes to be input in order according to the character input method of the selected electronic device.

The generating of the input command may include generating one or more control, numeric and letter input commands that interpret one input signal or one or more control, numeric and letter input commands that interpret a plurality of input signals.

According to the present invention, since the electronic device is controlled through a mobile communication device including a smart phone, there is an effect that can be controlled by one mobile communication device by selecting a plurality of electronic devices. In addition, even if there is a replacement of the electronic device, it is possible to control the replaced electronic device simply by receiving the control code is efficient. Accordingly, there is an effect that it is possible to conveniently control the electronic device with only the mobile communication device without having to continue to purchase a separate remote control.

In addition, since the user can set the layout of the mobile communication device in a manner that is easy for the user to use, there is no need to fully understand how to use the remote control, so that the control of the electronic device is more convenient.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication device including a remote control function of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication device including a remote control function of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram of a first embodiment in which an input command is interpreted and a control code is transmitted.
4 is a diagram of a second embodiment in which an input command is interpreted and a control code is transmitted.
5 is a configuration diagram of an input analyzer in another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram of a third embodiment in which an input command is interpreted and a control code is transmitted.
7 is a diagram illustrating a fourth embodiment in which an input command is interpreted and a control code is transmitted.
8 shows an example of the function of the layout setting unit.
9 is a flowchart of a remote control method for an electronic device using a mobile communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the following description refer to like configurations.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication device including an electronic device remote control function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile communication device 100 including the electronic device remote control function according to the first embodiment of the present invention may include an input analyzer 110, a control code manager 130, and a code mapper 120. ) And a control code transmitter 140.

The mobile communication device 100 in the present invention basically means a communication means capable of mobile communication. Therefore, in addition to including the configuration of FIG. 1, it would be natural to include a configuration of a general mobile communication device for basic communication functions.

In addition, the mobile communication device 100 in the present invention preferably includes various mobile communication devices referred to as a smart phone, but will not be limited thereto.

In addition, the electronic device of the present invention will be described taking the TV 300 as an example. However, in addition to the TV 300, any electronic device may be any electronic device to be remotely controlled, such as an air conditioner, a set-top box, a DVD player, and the like. However, hereinafter, the description will be made with the TV 300.

The input analyzing unit 110 generates an input command for an electronic device that desires a command input by analyzing a signal input to the input unit 150 of the mobile communication device 100 displaying an input screen corresponding to the selected electronic device. Do this.

The input unit 150 refers to input means generally used in the mobile communication device 100. In the present invention, the mobile communication device 100 generally means a smartphone that can be purchased, and a display unit capable of touch input, which is an input means of most smartphones, will perform the function of the input unit 150. However, the input method of the input unit 150 will not be limited thereto, and may vary depending on the type of mobile communication device.

The input unit 150 may include an input screen that allows a user to input a command required for controlling the electronic device, including an input button and an input window. The user may input a command by touching a button formed on a part of the input unit 150.

Therefore, when a predetermined input signal is detected by the user's input to the input unit 150, the input analysis unit 110 analyzes the input signal to generate an input command for the electronic device. Since layouts and sizes of buttons and the like on the input screen may be different for each electronic device or user, the input analysis unit 110 may include layout information on the input screen of the current input unit 150. . Based on the layout information included, an input command will be generated.

Basically, an input command means one or more control, numeric and character input commands generated as a result of analyzing one input signal, or one or more control, numeric and character input commands generated as a result of interpreting a plurality of input signals.

More specifically, for example, a command in which a button on the liquid crystal and an input command correspond one to one may be included in the input command. For example, this may include power on / off, channel up / down, volume up / down commands, and the like.

The input command may also basically include a command for selecting an electronic device to be controlled, which may be included in a command in which the buttons on the liquid crystal and the input command correspond one-to-one.

The input command may include a button on the liquid crystal, that is, a command corresponding to one or more input signals. That is, a button may contain a plurality of input commands.

For example, when directly selecting a channel of the TV 300, in order to switch channels 120 through a remote controller, the buttons 1, 2, and 0 had to be input three times in sequence. However, 120 channels may be designated as one symbol (for example, the name of a corresponding broadcasting station) in the input unit 150, and may be designated as one button. At this time, when the user touches one designated symbol through the input unit 150, the input analysis unit 110 has numbers of 1, 2, and 0 based on one input signal (a signal indicating that the designated symbol has been touched). Will generate an input command.

In addition, a user may input a plurality of input signals, and the analysis result may also be a plurality of input commands. An example would be a text input to an electronic device. Background Art Recently, in an electronic device capable of two-way communication such as IPTV, a technology for inputting a control command for an electronic device by inputting a text into the electronic device and the like has been developed. Accordingly, the input analysis unit 110 interprets a plurality of input signals input through the letters or the number input pads of the input unit 150 as input commands, respectively, and transmits a control command including the numbers or letters to the electronic device. Can be delivered to.

Advantages of inputting numbers or characters through the input unit 150 and the input analysis unit 110 are as follows.

In general, a remote controller provided in an electronic device has a limited input method, and in particular, when inputting a character, a character is inputted using a numeric keypad and a direction button of a remote controller in a unique keyboard type and a virtual keyboard type. Therefore, it is necessary to enter unnecessary buttons many times. However, when text is input through the mobile communication device, the user inputs the text through a familiar mobile phone keyboard (query keypad, text recognition, keyboard input, etc.), which is a type of electronic device or a user interface (UI) of an electronic device program provider. It is interpreted as an input command in Korean or English. Accordingly, the user can provide great convenience in controlling the electronic device.

Specific embodiments of the character input having the above advantages will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.

The control code manager 130 performs a function of receiving and managing a control code table for associating a control code corresponding to an input command from an external server.

The control code of an electronic device may vary according to the type and manufacturer of the electronic device and the software supplier for controlling the electronic device. Therefore, the control code manager 130 performs a function of managing each control code for various electronic devices.

Each control code may exist in a database for each model of the electronic product. Alternatively, the control code management unit 130 stores the control code according to the electronic product in the same way as the user installs the driver software for the components of the computer, and the control code management unit 130 updates it periodically or on request And so on.

As described above, the control code manager 130 may perform a function of storing and managing control codes for a plurality of electronic devices, but when a user requests control of the electronic device, an external server, that is, a program supply server. The electronic code may be downloaded in real time, and the electronic code may be temporarily stored when the electronic device is controlled, and may be deleted immediately or after a predetermined time when the electronic device is controlled.

The control code of the electronic device may mean a hex code for each electronic device corresponding to each of the control, number, and letter input commands in the embodiment of the present invention. In the electronic device-specific hex code, one hex code may correspond to one input command.

As viewed from the side of the input signal, when the user clicks a button of the input unit 150, a hex code, which is one control code corresponding to one input command, may correspond. Alternatively, when one button is clicked, a plurality of hex codes corresponding to a plurality of input commands may correspond.

In addition, a series of tasks performed by clicking the same button or pressing a plurality of buttons may be mapped to one button through the input unit 150 of the mobile communication device 100. For example, when using the channel search function of a TV, a general remote controller includes a channel search button and a search stop button, and maps a hex code to each control code. However, according to the present invention, when the channel search button is clicked, the channel search button may be automatically changed to the search stop button. Accordingly, it is possible to input various hex codes through the same button.

Since the hex code means each code directly input to the electronic device to control the electronic device in response to each input command, a plurality of hex codes may exist according to the type of the electronic device.

When an input command corresponding to each of the hex codes is described with the TV 300 as an example, a plurality of control, numeric and character input commands including a command for directly selecting a channel or a volume of the TV with a direction key may be included.

The code mapping unit 120 selects a control code corresponding to the input command by mapping the control code and the input command included in the control code table when the input command to the electronic device is transmitted. In other words, each hex code corresponding to each input command is selected.

The control code transmitter 140 transmits the selected control code to the electronic device in a manner that the electronic device can interpret.

Basically, the communication between the electronic device and the remote controller such as the TV 300 generally uses infrared communication. The present invention should be applicable to an electronic device operating with a conventional remote control. Therefore, the control code transmission number 140 receives the control code selected by the code mapping unit 120, and converts it into an infrared communication signal (for example, an infrared pulse signal) that can be interpreted by the electronic device. Can be sent to.

The infrared communication signal that can be interpreted by the electronic device may be a signal corresponding to a control code through modulation such as a change in width and height of a pulse or a change in frequency. Therefore, the control code transmitter 140 may store a modulation scheme corresponding to the selected electronic device. Accordingly, according to the electronic device to be controlled, different modulation schemes are used to generate a signal to be transmitted to the electronic device.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the mobile communication device having the remote control function of the electronic device may further include a layout setting unit 160. The layout setting unit 160 performs a function of setting and managing a layout of an input screen including a button and an input window corresponding to an input signal disposed in the input unit 150 for each electronic device or according to a user input. .

For example, the input screen for controlling the TV 300 and the input screen for controlling the air conditioner (not shown) will be different. Accordingly, the layout of the input screen will be different for each electronic device, and the layout according to the electronic device may be set, and the layout setting unit 160 manages the set layout.

In addition, different layouts may be set for each user even with the same electronic device. For example, a frequently used channel may be directly floated on the input screen of the input unit 150. Alternatively, the size of the button may be adjusted according to age so that the user can easily click the button even if the eyes are difficult to see. In this case, the user may set the size and location of the button or the type of menu to be used on the input screen of the input unit 150 through direct input, and manage the layout of the set input screen according to the user's input. .

2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication device including a remote control function of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, portions that overlap with the description of FIG. 1 will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 2, the device information manager 170 is further included as compared to FIG. 1.

The device information manager 170 performs a function of receiving data of supply content information for each program supplier of an electronic device and displaying the data on a display unit (not shown).

The mobile communication device used in the present invention is a touch type mobile communication device including a smart phone. In such a mobile communication device, the input unit 150 and the display unit will mean the same configuration. However, the definition of the display unit will not be limited thereto.

For example, the data of the supply content information may include data about a TV program table provided by a TV program provider (for example, a cable broadcasting provider) if the electronic device is the TV 300. The device information management unit 170 may download a TV schedule table that may be additionally managed in the program supply server 200-1, and transmit the TV schedule table to the display unit of the mobile communication device to supply the TV program that the user is receiving. You can easily check the TV program listings by company, so that you can watch the TV program you want to watch.

3 is a diagram of a first embodiment in which an input command is interpreted and a control code is transmitted. In the following description, portions overlapping with the description of FIGS. 1 to 2 will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 3, a user touches a button to upgrade a channel through an input screen of the input unit 150. At this time, the input analyzing unit 110 generates an input command 111 to UP the channel according to the layout. The coat mapping unit 120 searches the control code table 131 of the control target TV 300 managed by the control code management unit 130 and controls the control code H01 corresponding to the input command 111 of the channel UP. , 121).

The selected control codes H01 and 121 are converted by the control code transmitter 140 into an infrared communication signal 141 that can be interpreted by the TV 300 and transmitted to the TV 300.

4 is a diagram of a second embodiment in which an input command is interpreted and a control code is transmitted. In the following description, portions overlapping with the description of FIGS. 1 to 3 will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 4, a user touches an icon of an MBC displayed on an input screen of the input unit 150 to watch a specific channel MBC among channels.

When the input interpreter 110 touches the icon of the MBC, the input interpreter 110 generates an input command 112 for inputting a number of a channel represented by the icon of the MBC. For example, if the channel number of the MBC is currently designated as 010 on the TV 300 of the user, when the icon of the MBC is touched, the input analyzer 110 interprets the input and generates an input command of 010. . More precisely, you will generate a sequence of input commands that allow you to turn on the 010 channel with a sequence of 0, 1, and 0 numeric inputs.

The code mapping unit 120 searches the control code table 132 managed by the control code management unit 130, selects the control codes of numbers 0 and 1, and controls the MBCs in the order of 0, 1, and 0. Codes H01, H11, H01 and 122 are generated. The control code transmitter 140 converts the control code 122 into an infrared communication signal 142 that the TV 300 can interpret and transmits the converted control code 122 to the TV 300. The infrared communication signal 142 may mean a series of signal sequences in which several signals are sequentially transmitted, unlike in FIG. 3.

5 is a configuration diagram of an input analyzer in another embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, portions overlapping with FIGS. 1 to 4 will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 5, the input analyzer 110-1 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a phoneme analyzer 111-1 and an input command sequence generator 111-2. .

When the phoneme analyzer 111-1 receives one or more character information from the inputter 150, the phoneme analyzer 111-1 decomposes the character information into phoneme units. For example, when the character information “Kana” is input through the input unit 150, the phoneme analyzing unit 111-1 may convert the text into four phonemes of “a”, “ㅏ”, “b”, and “ㅏ”. To disassemble.

The input command sequence generation unit 111-2 generates an input command for each phoneme in accordance with the character input method of the electronic device selected in order to input the phonemes decomposed by the phoneme analyzer 111-1 in order. Performs the function of generating a sequence of combined input commands.

For example, the phonemes decomposed into "a", "ㅏ", "b", and "ㅏ" by the phoneme analyzing unit 111-1 are each phoneme in the input command sequence generating unit 111-2. It is interpreted as an input command corresponding to, and an input command for the order of inputting the order, ie, “a”, “ㅏ”, “b”, and “ㅏ” may also be generated.

After that, the code mapping unit 120 will generate control codes corresponding to the phonemes of “a”, “ㅏ”, “b”, and “ㅏ”, respectively, and the control code transmitter 140 sequentially turns the electronic device to the electronic device. Will be sent.

In order to distinguish the control codes for each phoneme and transmit them in order, the control code transmitter 140 transmits the selected control codes corresponding to each of the input commands included in the generated input command sequence in order with a predetermined time interval. The device can transmit to the electronic device in a manner that can be interpreted, for example, by infrared communication. The predetermined time interval means a minimum time for distinguishing each control code.

Specific examples of another embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

6 is a diagram of a third embodiment in which an input command is interpreted and a control code is transmitted.

Referring to FIG. 6, a user inputs a character “Kana” through an input window on an input screen of the input unit 150.

The letter “Kana” is decomposed into four phonemes 113 of “a”, “ㅏ”, “b”, and “ㅏ” by the phoneme analyzing unit 111-1. The decomposed phonemes 113 are generated by the input command sequence generator 111-2 into a plurality of input commands 114.

The character input method 133 of the electronic device used in the third embodiment is also called a fixed keyboard method, and means a character input method similar to a mobile communication device in which the character input method is applied to, for example, a numeric button formed on the remote controller. do.

The phoneme 113 input by the user is input by the character input method of the mobile communication device, which is an input method according to the character input method 133 of the electronic device by the input command sequence generator 111-2. Interpreted

The plurality of input commands 114 generated as interpreted will also contain information on the input order.

The code mapping unit 120 selects the control codes 123 corresponding to the plurality of input commands 114 according to the control code table 134 of the electronic device. The selected control code 123 will be converted into a plurality of infrared communication signals 143 in order by the control code transmitter 140, which in turn will be transmitted to the TV 300.

In terms of compatibility with the fixed keyboard method, there may be no significant difference in terms of the number of times the keyboard is pressed. However, the user does not recognize the fixed keyboard method of the remote controller, and it is easy to use the text input method of a mobile communication device such as a mobile phone or the query keyboard method that is widely used in smartphones. The effect of the present invention will be great in that characters can be entered.

7 is a diagram illustrating a fourth embodiment in which an input command is interpreted and a control code is transmitted. In the following description, portions overlapping with the description of FIGS. 1 to 6 will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 7, the user will also input a character “Kana” through an input window included in the input screen of the input unit 150, and the phoneme analyzer 111-1 may decompose it into a phoneme unit to “a”. Will be broken down into four phonemes: ”,“ ㅏ ”,“ b ”and“ ㅏ ”.

The input command sequence generator 111-2 will generate a plurality of input commands 116 for inputting four phonemes. The character input method in the fourth embodiment is also called a virtual keyboard input method.

In the virtual keyboard input method, the virtual keyboard is output on the screen of the electronic device, not the number buttons of the remote controller, and the user places the cursor on a desired character by using the direction keys and the input button and inputs by phoneme by pressing the input button. Means.

Therefore, in order to enter the character “Kana”, the cursor must be positioned according to the four phonemes of “a”, “ㅏ”, “b”, and “ㅏ”, which is the same number of times as the plurality of input commands 116. You need to execute a button click.

However, according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the user simply inputs the letter “Kana” through the input unit 150, which is inputted by the input command sequence generator 111-2. It is automatically converted into, so that a great effect can be obtained in the number and ease of input.

The 14 input commands 116 generated are converted into a plurality of control codes 124 selected from the control code table 136 for the electronic device by the code mapping unit 120. The plurality of control codes 124 may be converted by the control code transmitter 140 into a plurality of signals 144 that can be interpreted by the electronic device and transmitted to the TV 300.

In this case, since the virtual keyboard input method is operated using an input key and a direction key, an input command for the current phoneme input may vary depending on which phoneme has been previously input for each phoneme.

In this case, the input command sequence generation unit 111-2 calculates the front and rear relationship of the phonemes to be input in order according to the virtual keyboard input method, which is the character input method of the selected electronic device, when generating the input command sequence. You can create a sequence.

That is, based on the row and column values of the virtual keyboard corresponding to the phoneme to be input, the phoneme to be input currently calculates the difference between the row and column values based on the previously input phoneme, and accordingly the input command corresponding to the direction key. Will generate

8 shows an example of the function of the layout setting unit. In the following description, a description of overlapping portions with the description of FIGS. 1 to 7 will be omitted.

8 illustrates an example in which a user arbitrarily sets a layout of an input screen of the input unit 150 for the same electronic device, for example, the TV 300. The user may reset the layout through the layout setting unit 160. The layout setting unit 160 may be used through a layout setting menu of the input unit 150 or through a data processing device such as a computer connected to the mobile communication device.

For example, a user who mainly inputs numbers may simply input a number on the first screen using the first layout 151. However, a user who has a preferred channel surely exists may set the second layout 152 as the first screen.

The layout may exist like a tree. For example, referring to the second layout 152, when the user clicks a menu called GAME among the favorite channels, information on channels for transmitting the GAME broadcast is generated in the same button, so that the user can view sub-broadcasts belonging to the GAME broadcast. You can select the channel you want to watch.

9 is a flowchart of a remote control method for an electronic device using a mobile communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, portions that overlap with the description of FIGS. 1 to 8 will be omitted.

9, in a remote control method of an electronic device using a mobile communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile communication device 100 displaying an input screen corresponding to an electronic device selected by the input analyzer 110 first Receiving a signal input by the user to the input unit 150 of (S1), and interpreting the input signal to generate an input command for the electronic device that wants to input the command (S2).

Step S2 is similar to the embodiment of FIGS. 5 to 7 in another embodiment of the present invention, in which the phoneme analyzer 111-1 decomposes the character information input from the input unit 150 into phonemes and generates an input command sequence. The unit 111-2 may include generating an input command sequence according to a character input method of the selected electronic device in order to input the decomposed phonemes in order.

Thereafter, the code mapping unit 120 corresponds to the selected electronic device and the control code of the electronic device corresponding to the input command generated from the control code table that associates the control code corresponding to the input command managed by the control code management unit 130. Selecting and mapping (S3) is performed.

Subsequently, the control code transmitter 140 transmits the selected control code to the electronic device in a manner that the electronic device can interpret (for example, an infrared communication method) (S4) and controls the electronic device through the same (S5). Will be performed.

When the control codes corresponding to the input command sequence are selected, step S4 may be a step of sequentially transmitting the selected control codes at predetermined time intervals.

The generating of the input command sequence in operation S2 may include generating an input command sequence by calculating a front and rear relationship of phonemes to be input in order according to the case where the character input method of the selected electronic device is a virtual keyboard input method. Can be.

Description of other input commands and control codes with respect to FIG. 9 will be omitted and overlap with those of FIGS. 1 to 8.

Description of the above-mentioned mobile communication device and a remote control method of the electronic device using the remote control function of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention does not limit the scope of the claims. In addition, in addition to the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention, it will be obvious that equivalent inventions having the same function as the present invention will also fall within the scope of the present invention.

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An input analyzer configured to interpret an input signal of an input unit of a mobile communication device displaying an input screen corresponding to the selected electronic device and generate an input command for an electronic device to which a command is input;
A control code manager for receiving and managing a control code table for associating a control code corresponding to an input command from an external server;
A code mapping unit for selecting a control code of an electronic device corresponding to an input command generated from a control code table corresponding to the selected electronic device; And
And a control code transmitter for transmitting the selected control code to the electronic device in such a way that the electronic device can interpret the selected control code.
The input analysis unit,
A phoneme analyzer for decomposing character information input from the input unit into phonemes; And
Remote control of an electronic device, comprising: an input command sequence generator for generating input command sequences for each phoneme according to the character input method of the selected electronic device in order to input the disassembled phonemes in order; Mobile communication device comprising a function. delete The method according to claim 1,
The control code transmitter,
The remote control function of the electronic device, characterized in that for transmitting the selected control codes corresponding to each of the input command included in the input command sequence to the electronic device in a manner that can be interpreted in order in a predetermined time interval. Mobile communication device comprising. The method according to claim 1,
The input command sequence generator,
When the input command sequence is generated, the remote control function of the electronic device comprises generating the input command sequence by calculating a front and rear relationship of the phonemes to be input in sequence according to the character input method of the selected electronic device. Communication device. The method according to claim 1,
The input analysis unit,
A movement comprising a remote control function of an electronic device characterized in that it generates one or more control, numeric and letter input commands that interpret one input signal or one or more control, numeric and letter input commands that interpret a plurality of input signals Communication device. The method according to claim 5,
The electronic device is a TV,
And the input command includes a plurality of control, numeric and character input commands including a command relating to channel or volume selection of a TV. The method according to claim 1,
The control code is,
And a hex code for each electronic device corresponding to each of the one or more control, numeric and character input commands. The method according to claim 1,
And a layout setting unit configured to set and manage a layout of an input screen including buttons and input windows corresponding to the input signals arranged in the input unit for each electronic device or according to a user's input. Mobile communication device including a control function. The method according to claim 1,
And a device information management unit for receiving data of supply content information for each program supplier of the electronic device and displaying the data on the display unit of the mobile communication device. Generating an input command for an electronic device to which a command is input by analyzing a signal input to an input unit of a mobile communication device displaying an input screen corresponding to the selected electronic device by an input analyzer;
Selecting a control code of the electronic device corresponding to the input command generated from the control code table corresponding to the selected electronic device, wherein the code mapping unit associates the control code corresponding to the input command managed by the control code manager; And
Transmitting the control code to the electronic device in a manner that the electronic device can interpret the control code selected by the control code transmitter;
Generating the input command,
A phoneme analyzing unit decomposing text information input from the input unit into phonemes; And
And generating an input command sequence according to a character input method of the selected electronic device in order to input the disassembled phonemes in order. delete The method of claim 10,
The transmitting step,
And transmitting the control codes selected corresponding to each of the input commands included in the input command sequence to the electronic device in a manner that the electronic devices can interpret in order with a predetermined time interval. Remote control method of electronics. The method of claim 10,
Generating the input command sequence,
According to the character input method of the selected electronic device, the remote control method of the electronic device using the mobile communication device, characterized in that to generate the input command sequence by calculating the front and rear relationship of the phonemes to be input in sequence. The method of claim 10,
Generating the input command,
Generating at least one control, numeric and character input command interpreting one input signal, or at least one control, numeric and character input command interpreting a plurality of input signals. Remote control method. The method according to claim 14,
The electronic device is a TV,
The input command comprises a plurality of control, numeral and character input command including a command for selecting a channel or volume of the TV remote control method of an electronic device using a mobile communication device. The method of claim 10,
The control code is,
And a hex code for each electronic device corresponding to each of the one or more control, numeric and character input commands.
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