KR20040036162A - Remote control apparatus using wheel - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A remote control device using a wheel is provided to input buttons and perform jog-shuttle functions by using a wheel, thereby realizing user convenience and reducing time for setting a UI(User Interface). CONSTITUTION: A keypad(10) includes various number keys and control keys. A wheel portion(40) consists of a wheel that vertically or horizontally rotates and a sensing unit for sensing a movement of the wheel, senses the movement of the wheel, and transmits a corresponding signal. An operational switch(20) transmits the signal generated from the wheel portion(40). A selection switch(30) is turned on/off by the wheel, and outputs a key signal corresponding to a selection key of the keypad(10) when being turned on. The wheel portion(40) further comprises a photo-interrupter for sensing an operation of the wheel. The wheel is attached to a side or an upper end of a remote control device, and vertically or horizontally rotates.

Description

Remote control device using wheels {REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS USING WHEEL}

The present invention relates to a remote control device using a wheel, and more particularly to a remote control device using a wheel for providing more convenience to the user by using the wheel in the user interface control of the digital TV.

In general, television is necessarily included among representative inventions of modern civilization. This is because the information is faster and easier to use than any other medium. For this reason, most homes and offices are equipped with TVs and are already becoming an essential tool of the information society.

In addition, the TV supports various functions such as a user interface (UI) function that allows the user to easily control screen brightness and focus adjustment on the TV's On Screen Display (OSD). .

As the user interface function has recently started digital TV broadcasting using cable TV or satellite, many new functions are added and more complicated.

Looking at a method of controlling such a user interface using a TV remote control device, a user interface menu appears on the TV screen by a menu button or a preset hotkey of the remote control device.

When a user interface menu is displayed on the TV screen, the user may set or change a desired screen by using a button and a direction key existing on the remote control device to change the selection or the desired value.

Such a remote control device has a preset time difference to recognize the next button when the user presses one button and the next button. Therefore, even if it is pressed quickly, if it is shorter than the preset time difference, it will not recognize.

The conventional remote control device as described above has a problem that it is difficult to digest various contents and environments of the user interface provided by the digital TV only by a simple button input.

In addition, no matter how quickly a user presses a button, since a predetermined time passes after pressing one button, the next button is recognized, which causes a lot of time due to the button input.

Accordingly, the present invention in consideration of such a problem provides a remote control device using a wheel that can provide convenience to the user by using a wheel that can quickly control the user interface of the digital TV, and reduce the time required to set the user interface. The purpose is to provide.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a remote control device using a wheel of the present invention.

Figure 2 shows an example of selecting and setting the user interface using a remote control device using a wheel of the present invention.

** Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings **

10: keypad 20: operation switch

30: selection switch 40: wheel

In the remote control device using the wheel of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the remote control device for adjusting the user interface of the TV, the wheel is rotated up and down or left and right and means for detecting the movement of the wheel And a wheel unit for detecting a movement of the wheel and transmitting a corresponding signal.

A preferred embodiment of a remote control apparatus using a wheel of the present invention having the above characteristics will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 illustrates a configuration of a remote control apparatus using a wheel of the present invention, which includes a keypad 10 including numeric keys and various control keys, a wheel rotating up and down or left and right, and sensing the movement of the wheel. And a wheel unit 40 for detecting a movement of the wheel and transmitting a corresponding signal, an operation switch 20 for transmitting a signal generated by the wheel unit 40 by being turned on and off, and the wheel. By the on / off, when turned on is configured as a selection switch 30 for outputting a key signal corresponding to the selection key on the keypad (10).

Although not shown, the wheel part 40 includes a sensor such as a photo-interrupter for detecting the motion of the wheel, and the wheel is attached to the side or top of the remote controller and rotates left and right or up and down. can do.

Referring to the operation of the remote control device using the wheel of the present invention configured as described above, first, when the user outputs the user interface on the TV screen using the menu button on the keypad 10 of the remote control device, the operation Press the switch (20) and move the wheel.

Here, since the user detects all of the photo interrupts even if the user moves the wheel quickly, the functions of the remote control apparatus can be performed faster than the conventional button input.

When the motion of the wheel is detected by the photo interrupt and the corresponding signal is output, the menu on the user interface displayed on the TV screen is navigated, and when the desired menu is selected or executed, it is present on the keypad 10. It can be selected or executed by pressing the selection key or the selection switch 30 using the wheel.

As described above, a process of navigating, selecting, and executing the wheel on the user interface will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

First, when the menu button on the keypad 10 is pressed, user interface menus (menu 1, menu 2, menu 3, etc.) are displayed on the TV screen. Then, the user turns on the operation switch 20, moves to a desired menu using the wheel, and presses the selection switch 30 using the wheel, and the submenus corresponding to the menu (submenu 1, submenu 2, etc.). ) Is output.

When the submenu is output, the user navigates to a submenu that the user wants to set by navigation through the wheel and selects the desired submenu by pressing the selection switch 30 again with the wheel. Here, if there are two or more selectable menus in the selected submenu, the selection menus (selection 1, selection 2, etc.) are output as shown in the drawing, and the selection switch 30 is selected by the user from the selection menu. To select or execute.

If the sub-menu or the selection menu is a single function, if selected by the selection switch 30 performs the function. In addition, if the function of the submenu or the selection menu relates to a range setting of a predetermined level, not only the number key or the direction key on the keypad 10 may be set, but also the desired level may be set using the wheel. have. That is, the button and the wheel on the keypad 10 can be set in parallel.

Note that the names of the menus, submenus, and selection menus are not defined and can be set during design or development.

In more detail, if the menu selected by the user using the selector switch 30 in the user interface is set to an appropriate value such as volume, contrast, brightness, etc. When setting the alarm, etc., the wheel and the numeric keys or direction keys on the keypad 10 are set in parallel.

For example, if the user attempts to set the time and date using the TV's remote control, the user may use a menu button or a preset hotkey on the keypad 10 of the remote control device to set the time and date. The window for setting the date is displayed on the TV screen.

When the setting window is output, the user can set the time and date by using the numeric keys on the keypad 10 or increase or decrease the time and date by using the direction keys. Also, by pressing the operation switch 20 and moving the wheel, the desired time and date can be set. And press the selector switch 30 with the wheel. And, it can be set using the numeric keys or the direction keys while using the wheel, and can also be set using the wheel while using the numeric keys and the direction keys.

The remote control device using the wheel of the present invention can control the volume of the audio player and the video player as well as the TV using the wheel, it can perform the function of the jog shuttle used in the video player. As the jog shuttle function can move the screen back and forth quickly or slowly in the video player, the wheel of the present invention can control the movement of the video playback screen quickly or slowly.

In addition, a TV is connected to a peripheral device such as an audio player and a video player, and a menu for controlling the audio player and the video player is added to the user interface of the TV. Control peripheral devices. For example, when a user selects a function for a video player using the wheel and the selector switch 30 in the user interface of the TV, various functions (power on / off function, play function, jog) are displayed in the submenu of the selected menu. Shuttle function, etc.) is displayed.

Then, the user selects a desired function by using the selection switch 30 to perform the selected function. For example, when the jog shuttle function is selected, the user can use the wheel to perform the functions for the jog shuttle, that is, quickly turning the screen forward and backward, slowly turning back and forth, and the like.

As described in detail above, the present invention performs functions for button input and jog shuttle of a remote controller using a wheel, thereby providing convenience to the user and reducing the time required for setting the user interface. have.

In addition, there is an effect that not only maintains the speed and simplicity of the remote control device by the simple button, but also enables the fast performance in the graphic mode of the user interface of the digital TV.

Claims (4)

In the remote control device for controlling the user interface of the TV, Remote control apparatus using a wheel comprising a wheel for rotating the wheel up and down or left and right and a means for detecting the movement of the wheel, and transmitting a corresponding signal by detecting the movement of the wheel, According to claim 1, wherein the wheel unit further comprises a first switch to prevent the operation by any situation not intended by the user, and transmits the signal generated by the wheel unit only when it is turned on Remote control unit. The remote control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second switch which is turned on / off by the wheel and transmits a selection signal corresponding to a function selected by a user when the wheel is turned on. The remote control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wheel performs a jog shuttle function of a video player.