KR101555430B1

KR101555430B1 - Remote control system of domestic appliances through alarm function of smart phone, and method of the same

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Publication number: KR101555430B1
Application number: KR1020140026315A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 장민호
Original assignee: 장민호
Priority date: 2014-03-06
Filing date: 2014-03-06
Publication date: 2015-09-25
Also published as: KR20150104686A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a remote control system and a method thereof for a home appliance by means of a smartphone alarm function, in which an alarm sound from one or more smartphones is stored in a remote controller, The remote controller can remotely control the home appliances to transmit the infrared signals to the home appliances registered in advance. In addition, if an infrared or wireless control function electronic device for controlling an alarm operation is not installed in a home or a specific place (a son room, a daughter room, etc.), if the alarm of the smartphone sounds, (MP3 files, wav files, ra files, rm files, etc.) stored in a portable memory (USB, SD card, etc.)
The remote control system for household appliances through the smartphone alarm function according to the present invention comprises at least one smartphone, at least one smart phone, at least one smart phone having a unique code for distinguishing devices from each other and being controlled by an infrared signal, And a remote controller for storing an alarm sound of the at least one smartphone and operating the home appliance as an infrared signal by an alarm sound of the smartphone.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control system and a method for remotely controlling a home appliance using a smartphone alarm function,

[0001] The present invention relates to a remote control system and a method for controlling a home appliance by using a smart phone alarm function, and more particularly, And more particularly, to a remote control system and a method thereof for a home appliance through a smartphone alarm function for remotely controlling the device.

Today, with the widespread use of mobile phones, users are demanding various additional functions of the mobile phone. A typical example of the additional functions of such a mobile phone is an alarm function. Currently, mobile phone users use their mobile phones as alarm clocks instead of existing alarm clocks. When the user sets the alarm time, the alarm function of the mobile phone generates an alarm sound or vibration at the set time to notify the user.

On the other hand, in spite of lack of sleep time, modern people have to get up at a fixed time due to company work and so on. To do this, mobile phones and alarm devices (for example, digital TVs, audio systems, computers, digital telephones, etc. that can send and receive data) are often set to work at alarm time and set to work at alarm time. For example, digital TV sets the time, channel, and volume through the OSD (On Screen Display) of the TV and automatically turns on the TV when the set time is reached.

However, household appliances having such an alarm function have a problem that it is inconvenient to use the alarm function because it is necessary to designate, change, or release the alarm function.

In addition, in the case of a mobile phone, even if an alarm sounds at an alarm time, it is sometimes inconvenient to turn off the alarm of the mobile phone and keep sleeping.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1136875 (Registration date: Apr. 9, 2012)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a smart phone capable of remotely controlling home appliances such as a digital TV, audio, window curtain, And a remote control system of household appliances through an alarm function and a method thereof.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote controller for storing an alarm sound of one or more smartphones in a memory of a remote controller, and when an alarm sounds in the remote controller, A remote control system of a home appliance using a smartphone alarm function that controls the home appliances to operate by transmitting an infrared signal to home appliances having codes stored therein, and a method thereof.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control system and method for a home appliance through a smartphone alarm function operating in cooperation with a home network system.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control system for a remote control system, comprising: a remote controller for receiving an alarm signal from a remote controller, Remote control system of household appliances through smartphone alarm function that plays audio files (MP3 files, wav files, ra files, rm files, etc.) stored in a portable memory (USB, SD card, etc.) I have to propose.

The solution to the problem of the present invention is not limited to those mentioned above, and other solutions not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control system for a home appliance through a smartphone alarm function, including at least one smartphone; At least one household appliance provided in a home, having an inherent code for identifying the appliance, the operation being controlled by an infrared signal; And a remote controller for storing an alarm sound of the at least one smartphone and operating the home appliance as an infrared signal by an alarm sound of the smartphone, A microphone for inputting; An A / D converter for converting an analog signal input to the microphone into a digital signal; An amplifier for amplifying an output signal of the A / D converter to a predetermined level; A memory for storing a unique code of the home appliance and an alarm sound of the smartphone; A button input unit having a plurality of buttons for operating the remote controller, and a recording button for storing an alarm sound of the smartphone in the memory; An infrared transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving an infrared signal to / from the household appliance; Portable memory including USB, SD card; An MP3 player for reproducing an audio file stored in the portable memory; And an alarm sound of a smartphone input through the microphone and an alarm sound of a smartphone stored in the memory, and when the alarm code matches the inherent code of the home appliance and the data code, which is an operation control signal, The control unit controls the operation of the home appliance by comparing the alarm sound of the smartphone inputted through the microphone with the alarm sound of the smartphone stored in the memory and transmits the alarm sound to the home or a specific place And a control unit for reproducing the audio file stored in the portable memory through the MP3 player when the household appliance is not installed.

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According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for remotely controlling a home appliance through a smartphone alarm function, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving an alarm sound of at least one smartphone, Storing a unique code in a memory; (b) outputting an alarm sound from the smartphone; (c) comparing the alarm sound of the smartphone with the alarm sound of the smartphone stored in the memory at the remote controller; (d) converting an inherent code of the home appliance and a data code, which is an operation control signal, stored in the memory into an infrared signal when the alarm sound of the smartphone matches the alarm sound of the memory; (e) transmitting the converted infrared signal through the infrared transceiver of the remote controller in the 360 direction; And (f) controlling operation of at least one or more home appliances among the home appliances including the digital TV, audio, window curtain, and lamp by the transmitted infrared signal, wherein the alarm sound of the smartphone and the memory Can be configured to reproduce an audio file stored in the portable memory through the MP3 player built in the remote controller if the alarm sounds of the smartphone stored in the remote controller coincide with each other and the home appliance is not installed in the home or at a specific place have.

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According to the present invention, when the alarm sound of the smartphone rings, the effect of the alarm can be maximized by remotely controlling the home appliances such as digital TV, audio, window curtain, and electric lamp set by the user.

In addition, an alarm sound from one or more smartphones may be stored in a remote controller, and when an alarm sounds in the smartphone, the remote controller may transmit an infrared signal to a home appliance in which a unique code is stored, It is possible to eliminate the inconvenience that the user has to individually set and clear the alarm of the home appliance.

In addition, it provides a convenient function to control the operation only by the alarm setting of the smartphone without setting the alarm function of home appliances such as digital TV, audio, window curtain, and light.

In addition, if an infrared or wireless control function electronic device for controlling an alarm operation is not installed in a home or a specific place (a son room, a daughter room, etc.), if the alarm of the smartphone sounds, (MP3 files, wav files, ra files, rm files, etc.) stored in a portable memory (USB, SD card, etc.)

In addition, the remote control system of the home appliance through the smartphone alarm function of the present invention can be configured to operate in conjunction with the home network system. At this time, the home network system includes a network connection device to allow a plurality of home appliances installed in the home to perform network communication, and connects the network connection devices through an internal network, thereby enabling the home appliances to be controlled centrally or remotely System.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a block diagram of a remote control system of a household appliance through a smartphone alarm function according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of remotely controlling a home appliance using a smartphone alarm function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a remote control system for home appliances through a smartphone alarm function according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of remotely controlling a home appliance using a smartphone alarm function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by similar reference numerals throughout the specification.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First Embodiment of Remote Control System of Home Appliances via Smartphone Alarm Function

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a remote control system of a household appliance through a smartphone alarm function according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the remote control system for household appliances through the smartphone alarm function of the present invention includes at least one smartphone 100 having an alarm function, an alarm of the at least one smartphone 100, A remote controller 200 for storing the sound and operating the home appliance 300 as an infrared signal according to the alarm sound of the smartphone 100 and a home appliance having a unique code for distinguishing the appliance, And at least one or more home appliances 300 whose operation is controlled by an infrared signal.

The smartphone 100 combines the advantages of a mobile phone and a personal digital assistant (PDA), and integrates data communication functions such as schedule management, fax transmission and reception, and Internet access to a mobile phone function. The major feature of the smartphone 100 is that it can install, add or delete hundreds of various applications (application programs) as desired by the user unlike an existing mobile phone that has been released as an end product and used only a given function .

The smartphone 100 is equipped with an alarm function for sounding at a date and time designated by the user. These alarms are primarily intended for people to wake up in the morning to start the day. Also, it is sometimes used to notify schedule or appointment time. The alarm sound of the smartphone 100 may be composed of, for example, a bird song, a melody, a classical music, a song, a pop song, and the like.

Meanwhile, the embodiment of the present invention describes the smartphone 100 as an example, but a mobile phone having an alarm function, an alarm clock, and the like may be used instead.

1, the remote controller 200 includes a microphone 210, an A / D conversion unit 220, an amplification unit 230, a button input unit 240, a memory 250, an infrared transmission / 260, and a control unit 270.

The microphone 210 inputs an alarm sound of the smartphone 100 and the A / D converter 220 converts an alarm sound of the analog signal inputted through the microphone 210 into digital And the amplification unit 230 amplifies the output signal of the A / D conversion unit 220 to a predetermined level.

The button input unit 240 includes a plurality of buttons for operating the remote controller 200 and includes a recording button for storing an alarm sound of the smartphone 100 in the memory 250, And a home appliance code storage button for storing the inherent code of the home appliance code in the memory 250. [ The button input unit 240 may be configured to input a signal by touching a button through a touch screen or to input a signal by pressing a button switch disposed outside the remote controller 200.

The memory 250 stores a unique code of at least one home appliance 300 and an alarm sound of at least one smartphone 100. At this time, the inherent code of the home appliance 300 receives the infrared signal from the home appliance 300 through the infrared transceiver 260 of the remote controller 200, and stores the infrared signal in the memory 250. For example, the inherent code of the home appliance 300 is transmitted to the infrared transmitter / receiver 300 of the remote controller 200 through the operation button (switch) of the home appliance 300 or the remote controller, (250) of the remote controller (200) by transmitting the data to the controller (260). Here, the unique code of the home appliance 300 includes information for distinguishing each home appliance.

The alarm sound of the smartphone 100 is input to the memory 250 through the microphone 210 after the user presses the recording button of the button input unit 240 and receives an alarm sound of the smartphone 100, . At this time, the alarm sound of the smartphone 100 stored in the memory 250 may be stored for a predetermined number of times determined by the remote controller 200.

The infrared transceiver 260 receives the infrared signal transmitted from the home appliance 300 or the remote controller of the home appliance 300 and transmits an infrared signal for controlling the operation of the home appliance 300 to the home appliance 300 (300). At this time, the infrared transceiver 260 includes a plurality of LEDs capable of performing infrared communication so as to transmit and receive infrared signals over a wide range of 360.

The control unit 270 compares the alarm sound of the smartphone 100 inputted through the microphone 210 and the alarm sound of the smartphone 100 stored in the memory 250, Converts the inherent code of the home appliance (300) and the data code, which is an operation control signal, stored in the home appliance (250) into an infrared signal, transmits the infrared signal through the infrared transceiver (260), and controls the operation of the home appliance . The control unit 270 can transmit and receive at least one infrared signal through the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 260, thereby controlling a plurality of home appliances at the same time.

Then, the home appliance 300 is housed in the house and has a unique code for identifying the appliance, and the operation is controlled by an infrared signal. The home appliance 300 may include a digital TV 310, an audio 320, a window curtain 330, a lamp 340, and the like. Here, the window curtain 330 may be configured to receive an infrared signal through a remote controller and to open and close the curtain by operation of the motor. In addition, the digital TV 310, the audio 320, the lamp 340, and the like are also operated by receiving infrared signals through a remote controller, and each has a unique code.

The home appliance 300 including the digital TV 310, the audio 320, the window curtain 330, the lamp 340 and the like is controlled such that the operation thereof is controlled by the infrared signal transmitted from the remote controller 200 .

The remote control system of the household appliance through the smartphone alarm function of the present invention having the above configuration stores the alarm sound from one or more smartphones 100 in the memory 250 of the remote controller 200 The remote controller 200 transmits an infrared signal to the home appliance 300 in which the unique code is stored in the memory 250 so as to operate the home appliance 300 when the alarm sounds in the smartphone 100 . Accordingly, when the alarm sound of the smartphone 100 sounds, the remote control system of the household appliance through the smartphone alarm function of the present invention automatically switches the home appliance registered in the remote controller 200 through the remote controller 200 Lt; / RTI >

First Embodiment of Remote Control Method of Home Appliances via Smartphone Alarm Function

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of remotely controlling a home appliance through a smartphone alarm function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

First, an alarm sound of at least one smartphone 100 and a unique code of the home appliance 300 are stored in the memory 250 of the remote controller 200 (step S10).

At this time, the alarm sound of the smartphone 100 is input to the memory 250 through the microphone 210 after the user presses the recording button of the button input unit 240, Lt; / RTI > The unique code of the home appliance 300 is transmitted to the remote controller 200 through the remote controller of the home appliance 300 or the home appliance 300, Receiving unit 260 and may be stored in the memory 250. FIG.

When the alarm sound is output from the smartphone 100 in step S20, the remote controller 200 transmits an alarm sound of the smartphone 100 and an alarm sound of the smartphone 100 stored in the memory 250 And compares the alarm sound (step S30).

At this time, when the alarm sound of the smartphone 100 matches the alarm sound stored in the memory 250, a unique code of the home appliance 300 stored in the memory 250 and a data code (Step S40), and transmits the converted infrared signal in the 360 direction through the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 260 of the remote controller 200 (step S50).

Finally, the operation of at least one of the household appliances such as digital TV, audio, window curtain, and electric lamp is controlled by the transmitted infrared signal (step S60).

Second Embodiment of Remote Control System of Home Appliances via Smart Phone Alarm Function

3 is a block diagram of a remote control system for home appliances through a smartphone alarm function according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the remote control system for household appliances through the smartphone alarm function of the present invention includes at least one smartphone 100 having an alarm function, an alarm of the at least one smartphone 100, And the home appliance 300 is operated as an infrared signal by the alarm sound of the smartphone 100 or stored in a portable memory (USB, SD card, etc.) through the built-in MP3 player 280 A remote controller 500 for playing back audio files (MP3 files, wav files, ra files, rm files and the like), at least one personal computer having a unique code for distinguishing devices from each other and being controlled by an infrared signal And includes at least one home appliance 300.

The smartphone 100 is equipped with an alarm function for sounding at a date and time designated by the user. The alarm sound of the smartphone 100 may be, for example, a sound, a melody, a classical music, Lt; / RTI >

3, the remote controller 500 includes a microphone 210, an A / D conversion unit 220, an amplification unit 230, a button input unit 240, a memory 250, an infrared transmission / A control unit 270, an MP3 player 280, a speaker 290, and a portable memory (USB, SD card, etc.)

1, the microphone 210, the A / D converter 220, the amplifier 230, the button input unit 240, the memory 250, and the infrared transceiver 260 of the remote controller 500, The A / D conversion unit 220, the amplification unit 230, the button input unit 240, the memory 250, and the infrared transmission / reception unit 260 of the remote controller 200 described above, The description of the configuration and the function will be omitted.

The control unit 270 stores the unique code of the home appliance 300 received through the infrared transceiver 260 in the memory 250 and transmits the unique code of the home appliance 300, The controller 250 controls the memory 250 to store the alarm sound of the display unit 100.

In addition, when the infrared or radio control function electronic device for controlling the alarm-time operation is not installed in the home or at a specific place (son room, daugh- ter room, etc.) (MP3 file, wav file, ra file, rm file, etc.) stored in a portable memory (USB, SD card, etc.) through the MP3 player 280 built in the remote controller.

The portable memory 400 includes USB and SD cards and stores audio files (MP3 files, wav files, ra files, rm files, etc.).

The MP3 player 280 reproduces the audio file stored in the portable memory 400 through the speaker 290.

In addition, if there is no infrared or wireless-controlled electronic device in the home or at a specific place (son room, daughters' room) to control the alarm operation, the user can listen to his or her favorite song You can set it to operate automatically at the alarm time.

When the home appliance 300 controlled by the infrared signal or the radio control signal is not installed in the home or at a specific place, if the alarm of the smartphone 100 sounds, (MP3 file, wav file, ra file, rm file, etc.) stored in the portable memory (USB, SD card, etc.) 400 through the MP3 player 280.

Second Embodiment of Remote Control Method of Home Appliances via Smartphone Alarm Function

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of remotely controlling a home appliance using a smartphone alarm function according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the home appliance 300, which is controlled by an infrared signal or a radio control signal, (USB, SD card, etc.) 400 via the MP3 player 280 built in the remote controller 500 when the alarm of the smartphone 100 sounds when the remote controller 500 is not installed (Wav file, ra file, rm file, and the like) stored in the audio file.

First, an alarm sound of at least one smartphone 100 and a unique code of the home appliance 300 are stored in the memory 250 of the remote controller 200 (step S110).

Thereafter, when an alarm sound is output from the smartphone 100 (step S120), the remote controller 200 transmits an alarm sound of the smartphone 100 and an alarm sound of the smartphone 100 stored in the memory 250 And compares the alarm sound (step S130).

At this time, if the alarm sound of the smartphone 100 matches the alarm sound stored in the memory 250 and the home appliance 300 is installed in the home, as shown in the operation flow chart of FIG. 2, Converts the inherent code of the home appliance (300) stored in the controller (250) and the data code, which is an operation control signal, into an infrared signal, and transmits the converted infrared signal through the infrared transceiver (260) of the remote controller To control the operation of at least one or more home appliances such as digital TVs, audio, window curtains, and electric lamps.

On the other hand, when the alarm sound of the smartphone 100 matches the alarm sound stored in the memory 250 and the home appliance 300 controlled by an infrared signal or a radio control signal is not installed in the home (USB, SD card, etc.) 400 through the MP3 player 280 built in the remote controller 500 when the alarm of the smartphone 100 sounds, as shown in the operational flowchart of FIG. (E.g., an MP3 file, a wav file, an ra file, an rm file, etc.) stored in the storage medium (step S130).

In the embodiment of the present invention, the remote controller 200 controls the operation of the home appliance 300 using an infrared signal. However, instead of the infrared signal, a Bluetooth communication, a wireless communication, an RF signal Or the like.

As described above, the remote control system and method of the home appliance through the smartphone alarm function according to the present invention stores alarm sounds of at least one smartphone 100 in the remote controller 200, The remote controller 200 can transmit the infrared signal to the home appliance 300 in the home when the alarm sound is generated in the home appliance 100 and operate the home appliance 300 to solve the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention .

In addition, the remote control system and the method of the home appliance through the smartphone alarm function according to the present invention can be applied to a case where the home appliance 300 controlled by the infrared signal or the radio control signal is not installed in the home or at a specific place When the alarm of the smartphone 100 sounds, an audio file (MP3 file, wav (MP3) stored in the portable memory (USB, SD card, etc.)) 400 via the MP3 player 280 built in the remote controller 500 File, ra file, rm file, etc.), the technical problem to be solved by the present invention can be solved.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be appreciated that such modifications and variations are intended to fall within the scope of the following claims.

100: smartphone 200: remote controller
210: microphone 220: A / D conversion section
230 amplifying section 240 button input section
250: memory 260: infrared transmission /
270: Control unit 280: MP3 player
290: Speaker 300: Home appliance
310: Digital TV 320: Audio
330: Window curtain 340: Light
400: portable memory (USB, SD card, etc.) 500: remote controller

Claims

At least one smartphone;
At least one household appliance provided in a home, having an inherent code for identifying the appliance, the operation being controlled by an infrared signal; And
And a remote controller for storing an alarm sound of the at least one smartphone and operating the home appliance as an infrared signal by an alarm sound of the smartphone,
Wherein the remote controller comprises:
A microphone for inputting an alarm sound of the smartphone;
An A / D converter for converting an analog signal input to the microphone into a digital signal;
An amplifier for amplifying an output signal of the A / D converter to a predetermined level;
A memory for storing a unique code of the home appliance and an alarm sound of the smartphone;
A button input unit having a plurality of buttons for operating the remote controller, and a recording button for storing an alarm sound of the smartphone in the memory;
An infrared transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving an infrared signal to / from the household appliance;
Portable memory including USB, SD card;
An MP3 player for reproducing an audio file stored in the portable memory; And
The alarm sound of the smartphone inputted through the microphone is compared with the alarm sound of the smartphone stored in the memory, and if it matches, the inherent code of the home appliance and the data code which is an operation control signal are converted into an infrared signal The control unit controls the operation of the home appliance by comparing the alarm sound of the smartphone inputted through the microphone with the alarm sound of the smartphone stored in the memory, And a controller for reproducing the audio file stored in the portable memory through the MP3 player when the household appliance is not installed.
Remote control system of appliances through smart phone alarm function.

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(a) storing an alarm sound of at least one smartphone and a unique code of a home appliance in a memory in a remote controller;
(b) outputting an alarm sound from the smartphone;
(c) comparing the alarm sound of the smartphone with the alarm sound of the smartphone stored in the memory at the remote controller;
(d) converting an inherent code of the home appliance and a data code, which is an operation control signal, stored in the memory into an infrared signal when the alarm sound of the smartphone matches the alarm sound of the memory;
(e) transmitting the converted infrared signal through the infrared transceiver of the remote controller in the 360 direction; And
(f) controlling the operation of at least one of the household appliances including the digital TV, the audio, the window curtain, and the electric lamp by the transmitted infrared signal,
When the alarm sound of the smartphone and the alarm sound of the smartphone stored in the memory coincide with each other and the home appliance is not installed in the home or at a specific place, To play the saved audio file,
Remote control method of home appliances through smart phone alarm function.