KR20040007129A - portable telephone carring out integrated remote control and the method controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A cellular phone having an integrated remote control function is provided to integratedly control various home appliances by using the cellular phone, and to control a set top box through the cellular phone, thereby easily using the home appliances and receiving various data from Internet web sites while watching videos. CONSTITUTION: A cellular phone(110) comprises as follows. An infrared transmitter(112) outputs a signal in infrared system, and controls various home appliances. A central controller(111) controls call and text message functions of the cellular phone(110), and additionally controls the home appliances. A key input unit(113) inputs various information in order to perform the functions of the cellular phone(110) or control the home appliances by a user. A power unit(119) supplies power. An output unit(115) inputs data outputted from the key input unit(113) under control of the central controller(111), and outputs necessary contents of the data.

Description

Portable telephone carring out integrated remote control and the method controlling the same}

The present invention relates to a mobile phone having an integrated remote control function and a method for controlling the same, and in particular, a mobile phone having an integrated remote control function capable of controlling various electronic devices using a mobile phone or obtaining information of various Internet through a set-top box. To control.

Generally, various home appliances in the home are formed to be controlled by a remote control. However, these remote controls are remotely controlled according to each home appliance, so when a user wants to control a specific home appliance, the user needs to find a remote control to locate the remote control. There was an uncomfortable problem.

In addition, while watching TV or movies through a set-top box, which has been widely spread recently, there is a problem that it is difficult to control by using a remote controller when e-mail search or data search is required through the Internet.

The present invention is to solve the problems as described above, by using a mobile phone integrated control of various home appliances installed in each home by using a mobile phone that most people carry the integrated home appliances easily A mobile phone having a remote control function and a method of controlling the same are provided.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a mobile phone having an integrated remote control function that can receive a variety of data from the Internet website or input data by controlling the set-top box through a mobile phone and a method of controlling the same.

The configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object, the mobile phone having a function of the mobile phone to control the external home appliances through the infrared signal, and the infrared signal receiving control signal output through the infrared transmitter of the mobile phone In the mobile phone having an integrated remote control function consisting of a home appliance, which is a home appliance that is driven and received through the Internet, and an ISP provider that transmits and receives data through the Internet connected to the home appliance, and a method of controlling the same, the mobile phone is an infrared method. Infrared transmitter to output various signals to control various home appliances, central control unit to control various electronic products while controlling call and text message function of mobile phone, and user to control various home appliances Or to perform various mobile phone functions According to the control information of the key input is the input, and a power source for supplying power, wherein the central control unit receives the data output from the key input unit is characterized in that it is constituted by the output information to be output is required.

In addition, the home appliance of the present invention includes an infrared receiver for receiving a signal output from the infrared transmitter of the mobile phone, a central control unit for controlling to process a separate signal input from the infrared player while controlling the function of the home appliance; A key input unit through which a user inputs various information without using the mobile phone, a LAN card connected to the home appliance to transmit and receive data with the ISP, a power supply unit for supplying power from the outside, and an infrared receiver unit And an output unit for outputting the input data and the data input from the ISP company under the control of the central control unit.

In addition, the mobile phone having an integrated remote control function of the present invention and a method for controlling the same, the step of turning on the user's power of the mobile phone (S110), and after performing the step whether to perform the function of the normal mobile phone Determining and inputting the relevant key input unit (S112), and after performing the step to process a call or text message, such as a normal mobile phone function through the key input unit (S114), and performing the step After the step (S116) to determine whether to control the home appliances, and if you want to control the home appliances in addition to the normal mobile phone functions in the step (S112) and the step of selecting the home appliances to control (S120) and After performing the step, controlling the selected home appliance (S122), and after performing the step, the content of the control on the output unit of the user's mobile phone is displayed Therefore, the user always grasps the control contents to prevent a malfunction (S123), and when the call comes from the outside or the user wants to make a phone call after performing the step, the user performs the call by performing the step (S114). Characterized in that it comprises a step (S124).

And the present invention, when the user controls the home appliances in the step (S120) the user is to turn on the power of the home appliances by using a mobile phone (S202) and necessary after performing the step (S202) If the step of performing a login to specifically limit the user (S204), and when performing the step, the home appliance automatically outputs an initial signal to the ISP provider (S206), and when performing the step The ISP provider assigns a specific IP address to the home appliance (S208), and after performing the step, determining whether the user will access the Internet (S210), and performing the above steps to the Internet. If the user wants to receive the necessary data from the ISP provider without accessing the service provider, the step S212 is required. Characterized in that consists of the steps to be watched by receiving the data transmitted from the character (S214) and a step (S216) after performing the above steps to determine whether to change the channel or voice.

When the user controls the TV in the step S120, the present invention includes the step of turning on the power of the TV (S250), and after performing the step, the channel or the sound or the viewing time of the TV or Adjusting the screen brightness, etc. (S254), and after performing the step (S256) to watch on the selected channel, volume and screen brightness, etc., and after performing the step to stop watching the TV If it is determined that it is to be stopped and the power is turned off, the power is turned off, and if not, the step S254 is continued to perform the step S254 to adjust the channel or to adjust the sound, and so on. It features.

1 is an overall block diagram of a mobile phone for controlling the home appliances of the present invention,

2 is a block diagram of a mobile phone of the present invention,

3 is a block diagram of a set-top box of the present invention,

4 is a flowchart for controlling using a mobile phone according to the mobile phone control method for controlling home appliances of the present invention,

5 is a flowchart of a case of controlling the set-top box using the mobile phone of the present invention,

6 is a flow chart when controlling the TV using the mobile phone of the present invention,

7 is a flow chart for controlling other household appliances using the mobile phone of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

110: mobile phone 111: central control unit

112: infrared transmitter 113, 123: key input unit

115, 125: output section 119, 129: power supply section

120: home appliances 122: infrared receiver

127: LAN card 180: Internet

182: ISP Business

Detailed description of the mobile phone having an integrated remote control function of the present invention and a method for controlling the same will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a mobile phone and home appliances having an integrated remote control function of the present invention, having a function of a conventional mobile phone and controlling the external home appliances through an infrared signal; In addition, the home appliance 120 which is a home appliance driven by receiving the control signal output through the infrared transmitter 112 of the mobile phone 110 through the infrared receiver 122 and the Internet 180 connected to the home appliance 120 Is composed of an ISP company 182 that transmits and receives data.

The home appliance 120 also includes a web pad and a PDA that are not input by a keyboard.

The ISP provider 182 is a concept including an ISP company and a high speed network operator, and is composed of an ISP (Internet Service Provider) company that performs a video on demand (VOD) business through a high speed network.

2 is a configuration of the mobile phone 110, an infrared ray transmitting unit 112 for controlling various home appliances by outputting a signal in an infrared manner, and a central control unit 111 for controlling the mobile phone 110 as a whole; The key input unit 113 through which the user inputs various information to perform various home appliances or mobile phone functions, a power supply unit 119 for supplying power, and the key input unit under control of the central controller 111. An output unit 115 is configured to receive data output from 113 and output necessary contents.

The central control unit 111 can normally use the functions of the existing mobile phone, and merely form an infrared transmitting unit 112 in the central control unit 111 to control the various home appliances (the central control unit ( 111) includes a separate control method, and in addition to the control of set-top boxes or other appliances, devices that do not have a keyboard to input characters (applied to most home appliances, etc.) may be used as keyboard substitutes. You can also type characters.

3 is a configuration of the home appliance 120, which controls the infrared receiver 122 that receives the signal output from the infrared transmitter 112 of the mobile phone 110, and controls the home appliance 120 as a whole. The central control unit 121, a key input unit 123 through which the user inputs various information without using the mobile phone 110, and connected to the home appliance 120 to transmit and receive data with the ISP company 182. The LAN card 127, the power supply unit 129 for supplying power from the outside, the data input from the infrared receiver 122, and the data input from the ISP company 182 are controlled by the central controller 121. It is composed of an output unit 125 to be output according.

The key input unit 123 is a portion including a button for adjusting a normal channel or a voice, and the output unit 125 includes a conventional monitor and a speaker.

The central control unit 121 can perform the necessary tasks by adjusting the mobile phone 110 even while the user is receiving data from the ISP provider 182, thereby processing a variety of information desired by the user will be.

In addition, although the above-described technology has been described with respect to a method of transmitting and receiving data in the infrared for convenience of description, the present invention is not necessarily applied only to the infrared method, but is also applied to the case of using Bluetooth, which has recently been in the spotlight.

In other words, when a mobile phone and a home appliance (including a set-top box) are connected by Bluetooth instead of an infrared method, in the case of the TV 120, the web pad, and a PDA, not only their control and text input but also communication connection are possible. That is, when the mobile phone 110 wirelessly transmits and receives data through the PSTN or the like, the mobile phone 110 is transmitted to the home appliance 120 through the Bluetooth module formed in the mobile phone 110, thereby controlling the contents of the above-described infrared method. You can do it.

As such, when the mobile phone 110 controls the home appliance 120 using Bluetooth, the mobile phone 110 can handle tasks such as surfing the Internet or writing and sending / receiving an email without a conventional set-top box.

That is, when the user wants to check the e-mail on the Internet 180 even though the user is watching a specific movie through the ISP provider 182, the user simply enters the necessary ID and password after accessing the Internet 180. If necessary, it is also possible to send an e-mail through a key input unit formed in the mobile phone 110, such as using a computer commonly used if necessary.

The LAN card 127 may be used using a LAN card or a modem.

4 is a process for controlling various home appliances using the mobile phone 110 of the present invention, first step (S110) and the user to turn on the power of the mobile phone 110, the normal after performing the step It is determined whether to perform a unique function of the mobile phone of the step (S112) to enter the relevant key input unit 113, and after performing the step call or text message which is a normal mobile phone function, the key input unit 113 It is composed of a step (S114) to be processed through), and a step (S116) to determine whether to control the home appliance after performing the step.

And if it is desired to control the home appliances in addition to the normal mobile phone function in the step 112S (S120) to control the home appliances to control, and after performing the step to control the selected home appliances (S122) And, after performing the above steps, the control content is displayed on the output unit 115 of the user's mobile phone 110, so that the user always grasps the control content to prevent a malfunction (S123) and the step When the call comes from outside or wants to make a call after performing the step (S114) is configured to make a call to perform the call (S124).

In the step (S120), the user can select after inputting the home appliances to be controlled in advance, the method of controlling the home appliances are different from each other because the characteristics of the products are different for each product, in particular in the case of the home appliance 120 There are many more things you can do.

In particular, even if the user is using the mobile phone 110 to control the home appliances, when a call comes from the outside will be able to make a call immediately after the existing operation is suspended.

5 is a flowchart for controlling the home appliance 120 using the mobile phone 110 of the present invention. First, the user turns on the home appliance 120 using the mobile phone 110 (S202). And, after performing the step (S202) to perform a login to specifically limit the user if necessary (S204), and if the home appliance 120 is performed by the ISP 120 (182) automatically Outputting an initial signal to the step S206; and performing the step, the ISP provider 182 gives the home appliance 120 a specific IP address (S208), and performs the step. After that, the user decides whether to access the Internet (S210), and if the user wants to receive the necessary data from the ISP provider 182 without accessing the Internet by performing the above steps, the ISP provider requests the necessary data. Be Step (S212), after performing the step and receiving the data transmitted from the ISP provider to view (S214), and after performing the step to determine whether to change the voice or channel (S216) Consists of

Then, in step S210, the user accesses the Internet 180, and then performs operations such as data search, e-mail, and messenger functions that can be performed through the Internet 180 (S232). .

Although it is configured to log in in step S204, if necessary, it may be used without login.

6 illustrates a case in which the TV 120 is to be controlled. First, the power of the TV 120 is turned on (S250), and after performing the step, the channel or sound or viewing time of the TV 120 is performed. Or adjusting the screen brightness, etc. (S254), and after performing the step, viewing the channel, the volume, and the screen brightness selected by the user (S256), and watching the TV after performing the step. If it is determined whether to stop and stop, the power is turned off, and if not, the step S254 is continued to perform the step (S254) to watch while adjusting the channel or adjusting the sound, etc. (S258). .

In the configuration of Figure 6 may be applied to the home appliance of the Lion, but the difference is that there is no output on the screen.

7 illustrates a general operation for a case where a general household appliance, for example, a simple household appliance such as a radio or a light or an audio or a washing machine, is to be controlled using the mobile phone 110 of the present invention. Each product can be configured slightly differently.

First, the step of turning on the power of the home appliance to be controlled (S270), and after being turned on (ON) in the step is different depending on each home appliance, but adjust the operating time of the home appliance or adjust the brightness of the lamp Or step S272 of selecting a washing process and determining whether to turn off the power (S274) after completing all the business processes after performing step S2720. .

Mobile phone having an integrated remote control function of the present invention configured as described above and a method for controlling the same, by using a mobile phone that most people are carrying a variety of home appliances installed in each home integrated control easily It is possible to use home appliances, and to control a set-top box through a mobile phone and the like to receive various data from an Internet website or to input data even while watching a video through a monitor.

Claims (4)

The mobile phone 110 having the function of the mobile phone to control the external home appliances through the infrared signal, and the control signal output through the infrared transmitter 112 of the mobile phone 110 through the infrared receiver 122. In the mobile phone having an integrated remote control function consisting of a home appliance (120), which is a home appliance that is driven and received, and an ISP (182) that transmits and receives data through the Internet (180) connected to the home appliance (120), The mobile phone 110 may further control various electronic products while controlling the call and text message functions of the infrared transmitting unit 112 and the mobile phone 110 to output various signals to control various home appliances. The central control unit 111 is formed so that the user, a key input unit 113 for the user to input a variety of information in order to control various home appliances or perform a mobile phone function, the power supply unit 119 for supplying power and the A mobile phone having an integrated remote control function, comprising an output unit 115 for receiving data output from the key input unit 113 under the control of the central control unit 111 and outputting necessary contents. A step in which the user turns on the mobile phone 110 (S110), and after performing the above steps, determines whether to perform a function unique to a mobile phone and inputs an associated key input unit 113. (S112), and after performing the step to process the call or text message, which is a normal mobile phone function through the key input unit 113 (S114), and after performing the step whether to control home appliances In step S116 and the step (S112), if you want to control the home appliances, rather than the normal mobile phone function to select a home appliance to control (S120), and after performing the step selected Controlling the home appliance (S122), and after performing the above steps, the control content is displayed on the output unit 115 of the user's mobile phone 110, so that the user always grasps the control details to operate the malfunction It is characterized in that it comprises a step (S123) and a step (S124) to make a call by performing the step (S114) when a call from outside or after a call to perform after performing the step. Mobile phone control method with an integrated remote control function. The method of claim 2, wherein when the user controls the home appliance 120 in the step S120, the user turns on the home appliance 120 using the mobile phone 110 (S202); After performing the step (S202), if necessary to perform a login to specifically restrict the user (S204), and if the home appliance 120 performs the initial signal to the ISP provider 182 automatically Outputting step (S206), and if performing the step ISP provider 182 is to give a specific IP address to the home appliance (120) (S208), and the user after performing the step Step S210 of determining whether to connect to the Internet 180, and if the ISP company 182 wants to receive necessary data from the ISP company 182 without accessing the Internet 180 by performing the above steps. Will ask for the materials System (S212), and after performing the step to receive the data transmitted from the ISP provider 182 to view (S214), and to determine whether to change the voice or channel after performing the step Mobile phone control method having an integrated remote control function, characterized in that consisting of (S216). The method of claim 2, wherein when the user controls the TV 120 in step S120, the user turns on the power of the TV 120 (S250), and after performing the step, the TV ( Step (S254) of adjusting the channel or sound or viewing time or screen brightness, etc. of the step (120), watching the user on the selected channel, volume, screen brightness, etc. after performing the step (S256), and the step If the user wants to stop watching the TV 120 after stopping the power, turn off the power. Otherwise, continue with the step S254 to adjust the channel or adjust the sound. Mobile phone control method with an integrated remote control function, characterized in that consisting of steps (S258) to watch while watching.