KR20060099852A - Method for controlling operation of electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for controlling the operation of an electronic device, and directly inputs electronic device control information for controlling each function of the electronic device to be operated by a user and inputs the same to the user terminal, and according to the input electronic device control information. By controlling the operation of the electronic device, various electronic devices can be operated more conveniently and efficiently.

According to the present invention, the electronic device control information for controlling each function of the electronic device to be operated by the user directly programmed and stored in the user terminal, and the electronic device control information by the user terminal and the electronic device communication The terminal transmits and is received by the electronic device, stores the electronic device control information received by the electronic device in the storage of the electronic device, and controls the operation of the electronic device according to the stored electronic device control information, the user is repeated or Complex tasks can be done very conveniently and accurately, and product developers can develop mature products quickly.

Electronic device, programming, electronic device control information

Description

Method for controlling operation of electronic device

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a system to which the operation control method of an electronic device of the present invention is applied.

2 is a view showing an embodiment of a method for a user to input electronic device control information to the input means of FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling operation of an electronic device of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an operation of an electronic device according to the electronic device control information in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a method of determining a position on an electronic device control information of an event in which a program counter currently occurs.

6 is a case in which the event is powered on after a specific time after the electronic device is powered off

Flow chart showing the operation control method of the electronic device.

The present invention relates to a method for controlling the operation of an electronic device, and directly inputs electronic device control information for controlling each function of the electronic device to be operated by a user and inputs the same to the user terminal, and according to the input electronic device control information. By controlling the operation of the electronic device, it is possible to operate various electronic devices more conveniently and efficiently.

Due to the development of technology, various electronic devices mass-produced in recent years have included various and complicated functions, which are generally configured to be controlled by a user through a button provided in the remote control or the electronic device itself.

However, from the user's point of view, there was an inconvenience of having to use the visual and auditory to determine whether the corresponding control is performed correctly whenever the button or the remote controller is operated. That is, a failure may occur in a button or a remote controller mounted on the electronic device, and the button may not be pressed correctly.

In addition, in case of important and delicate operation, there was inconvenience of having to check whether there is no external influence by other remote control. For example, when a user wants to pre-record a specific part of a broadcast, the user has to be inconvenient to check whether the part set by the user is well recorded or not influenced by other external inputs.

In addition, in the case of testing the product, the product producer repeatedly controls the electronic device by using a button provided on the remote control or the electronic device itself, which makes it inconvenient to check whether the electronic device operates correctly. For example, when testing the rewind of a digital versatile disc (DVD) player, the product manufacturer had to make sure that the product worked correctly by repeatedly using the rewind and stop buttons.

Therefore, an object of the present invention by directly programming the electronic device control information for controlling each function of the electronic device to be operated by the user to the user terminal, by controlling the operation of the electronic device in accordance with the input electronic device control information In addition, the present invention provides an operation control method of an electronic device that enables a user to operate the electronic device very conveniently and accurately, and enables a product developer to develop a high-fidelity product in a short time.

The operation control method of the electronic device of the present invention for achieving this purpose is to program and input electronic device control information for controlling each function of the electronic device to be operated by the user, the input by the communication between the user terminal and the electronic device The electronic device control information is transmitted from the user terminal to the electronic device, the electronic device receives the transmitted control information, characterized in that consisting of controlling the operation of the electronic device according to the electronic device control information.

In addition, the operation control method of the electronic device according to the present invention inputs the electronic device control information, determines whether an error exists in the electronic device control information, and if the error does not exist, the storage unit of the user terminal stores the electronic device control information. Characterized in that it further comprises.

And the operation control method of the electronic device of the present invention is characterized in that it further comprises a notification to the user if there is an error in the electronic device control information.

The operation control of the electronic device according to the electronic device control information is performed by the controller when the electronic device receives the electronic device control information. And determining the location of the event, determining the position of the event on the electronic device control information, and executing the event to control the operation of the electronic device.

If the generated event is powered on after a specific time after the electronic device is powered off, the position on the electronic device control information of the generated event is stored in the storage of the electronic device, and after the time when the power of the electronic device is turned off, It is characterized in that the reservation time which is the time when the power is turned on, the power of the electronic device is turned off, and when the reservation time elapses, the power of the electronic device is turned on.

In addition, the operation control method of the electronic device of the present invention is to turn on the power of the electronic device, set the scheduler variable to a position on the electronic device control information of the event occurred, the electronic device existing after the position of the set event And controlling the operation of the electronic device according to the control information.

The user terminal may be a desktop computer or a PDA or a mobile phone or a notebook.

The storage unit is characterized in that the hard disk, flash memory, EEPROM.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the operation control method of the electronic device of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a system to which an operation control method of an electronic device of the present invention is applied. As shown, reference numeral 100 denotes a user terminal. The user terminal 100 may receive and store electronic device control information for controlling each function of an electronic device that the user wants to operate through a user interface. The user terminal may include a desktop computer and a PDA ( Personal digital assistants, notebooks, mobile phones, etc., receive electronic device control information in a programming language. The user terminal 100 includes an input means 101 for receiving electronic device control information, a first storage unit 102 for storing electronic device control information input to the input means 101, and according to a user's command. A first control unit 103 for controlling to receive and transmit electronic device control information, and a first user interface 104 for receiving a user command.

The input unit 101 receives electronic device control information for controlling each function of the electronic device that the user wants to operate in accordance with a user's command through the first user interface 104 in a specific programming language. The electronic device control information received by the input means 101 is input in the order in which the operation of the electronic device to be operated by the user is controlled. The user converts the electronic device control information into a language that can be recognized by the machine, and then determines whether there is an error.

The first storage unit 102 stores the electronic device control information that is input to the input means 101 and compiled. If there is no error in the electronic device control information, the first storage unit 102 stores the electronic device control information according to a user's command through the first user interface 103. In addition, the first storage unit 102 transmits the stored electronic device control information to the communication interface means according to a user's command.

The first controller 103 controls to receive, store, and transmit electronic device control information according to a user's command.

The first user interface 103 inputs a user's command to the user terminal.

2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a method for a user to input electronic device control information to the input unit of FIG. 1. As shown, the user inputs electronic device control information in an order in which each function of the electronic device to be operated is controlled. In a digital television receiver equipped with a personal video recorder (PVR) function, a user wants to play channel 8 for 30 minutes, record channel 9 for 70 minutes, turn up the volume, and repeat the above operation three times. In this case, the user inputs the start point of the loop and executes the loop three times in the first row of the input means, inputs the second row to play channel 8 for 30 minutes and the third row in the channel. Enter 9 to record 70 minutes, enter volume on the fourth row, and enter the end of the loop on the fifth row.

Reference numeral 150 is an electronic device. The electronic device 150 receives the electronic device control information stored in the first storage unit 102 of the user terminal 100 through a communication interface means, and then the electronic device 150 according to the received electronic device control information. Control the operation of The electronic device 150 receives the second storage unit 151 storing electronic device control information and the electronic device control information stored in the second storage unit 151 and automatically executes an operation according to the control information. Means 152, a scheduler unit 153 for calling functions required for the automatic execution means 152 to execute operations in the order of the electronic device control information, and the automatic execution means 152 for a time. A timer unit 154 for adjusting an operation of the scheduler unit 153 when executing an operation related to the second control unit, a second control unit 155 for controlling an operation of an electronic device according to electronic device control information according to a user's command, and a user; It consists of a second user interface 156 that receives the command of.

The second storage unit 151 receives and stores electronic device control information transmitted by the user terminal 100 using a communication interface means. The second storage unit 151 uses the hard disk, flash memory, EEPROM (Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), etc., in which the stored data is not deleted even when the power is turned off. Can be stored temporarily or permanently.

The automatic execution means 152 receives electronic device control information stored in the second storage unit 151 and executes an operation according to the electronic device control information. The automatic execution means 152 temporarily stores electronic device control information received using a RAM or the like, and executes operations in order.

The scheduler 153 calls the functions necessary for the automatic execution means 152 to execute an operation according to the electronic device control information. The scheduler 153 receives electronic device control information one by one from the automatic execution means 152 in order. The scheduler 153 sets a variable for calling a function according to the received electronic device control information, so that the automatic execution means 152 smoothly executes the operation according to the electronic device control information. For example, when the automatic execution means 152 records the eighth channel in the digital television receiver equipped with the PVR function, the scheduler 153 is configured to record the eighth channel from the automatic execution means 152. Receive control information. The scheduler 153 calls the function related to the tuning of the channel, the function related to the selection of channel 8 and the function related to the recording according to the received electronic device control information, so that the automatic execution means 152 controls the electronic device. It can operate smoothly according to the information.

The timer unit 154 adjusts the operation of the scheduler unit 153 when the automatic execution means 152 executes an operation related to time. For example, when the automatic execution means 152 attempts to record channel 8 after three minutes according to the electronic device control information, the scheduler 153 receives the control information from the automatic execution means 152. At this time, the timer unit 154 receives a time of 3 minutes from the scheduler unit 153, and the timer unit 154 notifies the scheduler unit 153 that 3 minutes have elapsed after 3 minutes have elapsed. The scheduler 153 notified of the passage of time operates to smoothly record channel 8.

The second controller 155 controls the operation of the electronic device according to the electronic device control information according to a user's command.

The second user interface 156 receives a user's command.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation control method of an electronic device of the present invention. As shown in step S300, the electronic device control information for controlling each function of the electronic device to be operated by the user is directly programmed and input. The electronic device control information created by the user is compiled according to the user's command and converted into a language that the machine can recognize.

In the next step S302, it is determined whether an error exists in the input electronic device control information. Since the electronic device control information created by the user has been compiled and converted to be recognized by the machine, the input means 101 may determine whether an error exists in the electronic device control information created by the user.

If an error exists in the electronic device control information created by the user as a result of the determination in step S302, the user is notified that an error has occurred in step S304. If an error exists such that the electronic device control information programmed and inputted by the user is not prepared in a proper format, the user terminal 100 notifies the user by displaying a screen or the like that an error has occurred. For example, it is said that the input means 101 receives electronic device control information through a Java program. If the electronic device control information written by the user does not conform to the format of the Java programming language, the user terminal 100 displays a warning that a part of the electronic device control information written by the user is wrong. As a result, the user may modify the electronic device control information.

If no error exists in the electronic device control information created by the user as a result of the determination in step S302, the electronic device control information created by the user is stored in the first storage unit in step S306.

In a next step (S308) to perform communication between the user terminal and the electronic device. The user terminal 100 and the electronic device 150 are connected by a communication interface means such as a serial bus or an Ethernet. The user terminal 100 transmits the electronic device control information stored in the first storage unit 102 to the second storage unit 151 using a communication interface means according to a user's command, and the second storage unit 151 Receives electronic device control information transmitted from the first storage unit 102.

In the next step (S310) the second storage unit stores the electronic device control information received by the communication interface means, in the next step (S312) controls the operation of the electronic device according to the electronic device control information stored in the second storage unit.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an operation of an electronic device according to the electronic device control information in FIG. 3. As shown in step S400, the scheduler unit is initialized. When the electronic device control information is input to the electronic device through the communication interface means, the second controller 155 initializes the variables of the scheduler 153. Accordingly, the operation of the electronic device may be controlled according to the electronic device control information currently received by the electronic device 150.

When the initialization of the scheduler unit 153 is completed in the next step S400, the scheduler unit operates in step S402. As a result, the scheduler 153 receives electronic device control information one by one from the automatic execution means 152.

After the scheduler unit operates, it is determined whether an event has occurred in the next step (S404). That is, the scheduler 153 receives electronic device control information one by one from the automatic execution means 152 in order to determine whether an event has occurred. The event is an operation of the electronic device according to the electronic device control information by playing, recording, and the like.

When an event occurs as a result of the determination in step S404, in step S406, the position on the electronic device control information of the generated event is determined and the event is executed. The program counter embedded in the scheduler 153 determines where the generated event is located on the electronic device control information. The program counter is composed of a loop execution counter unit for counting the loop stack which is the number of times the loop is executed until the current event occurs in the electronic device control information, and a status information counter unit for counting status information which is the position of the event currently occurring in a specific loop. do.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a method of determining a position on an electronic device control information of an event in which a program counter currently occurs. The user plays channel 8 for 30 minutes, record channel 9 for 70 minutes, performs 20 loops to increase the volume, decreases the volume, and performs 100 loops to play channel 7 for 20 minutes. It is said that the electronic control information about the operation of recording the first channel for 60 minutes and performing the mute loop 150 times is written. The present event is said to perform the 51st operation of lowering the volume of the electronic device control information. Then, the loop execution counter unit counters the loop stack. Since the first loop has been performed 20 times and the second loop has been performed 50 times, the loop execution counter unit counters 70. In addition, the state information counter counts that the second operation is performed in the loop including the currently occurring event. The program counter may determine where the current event is located in the electronic device control information.

After determining the position on the electronic device control information of the generated event, the event is executed. The scheduler 153 calls functions necessary for executing the event when the event occurs, and the automatic execution means 152 executes the event by using the called functions.

In particular, it is a problem when the generated event is a power-on after a specific time after the power-off of the electronic device. This is because electronic device control information may exist even after the generated event. Therefore, the electronic device stores the position of the power-on event after a specific time after the electronic device is powered off on the electronic device control information. Therefore, when the electronic device is turned on after a certain time, the automatic execution means 152 should continue to execute the operation according to the electronic device control information that exists after the location of the event that occurred before the electronic device was turned off. . For example, the electronic device control information input by the user may be configured to play channel 8 after the electronic device is powered off. When the event of turning off the power of the electronic device occurs and the power of the electronic device is turned on again after the power is turned off, the automatic execution means 152 should enable the playback of channel 8, which is the next event of the generated event. .

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an operation of an electronic device when the event is power-on after a specific time after the power-off of the electronic device. As illustrated, when an event of a power-on after a specific time after the power-off of the electronic device occurs, in step S600, a position on the electronic device control information of the generated event is stored in the second storage unit. The location of the event can be found using the loop stack and status information. The second storage unit 151 receives and stores how many times the loop has been executed until the current event occurs from the loop execution counter of the program counter. After storing the loop stack, the second storage unit 151 receives the location of the event from the state information counter unit in a specific loop including the currently occurring event and stores the loop stack.

In the next step S602, the reservation time is stored in the microcomputer. The microcontroller built in the electronic device 150 operates even when the electronic device 150 is powered off. Therefore, after the power supply of the electronic device 150 is turned off, the reserved time, which is the time when the power of the electronic device is turned on after a specific time, is stored in the microcomputer.

In the next step S604, the power of the electronic device is turned off. After turning off the power of the electronic device 150, in the next step (S606), when the reservation time elapses, the power of the electronic device 150 is turned on. This turns on the power of the electronic device 150 when the microcomputer operating even when the electronic device 150 is turned off when the reservation time elapses.

In a next step S608, the scheduler unit sets the variables of the event that occurred before the power of the electronic device is turned off. The loop stack is called from the second storage unit 151 to determine the position of the loop including the event generated before the power of the electronic device is turned off. After calling the loop stack, the state information stored in the second storage unit 151 is called to determine where the event that occurred before turning off the power of the electronic device in a specific loop is located. Due to the loop stack and the state information, the variables of the scheduler 153 are set to the location of the event that occurred before the power of the electronic device 150 is turned off.

In the next step (S610), the operation of the electronic device is controlled according to the control information described after the event set in the scheduler unit among the electronic device control information. Since the automatic execution means 152 uses a RAM to delete stored data when the power is turned off, the automatic execution means 152 receives the electronic device control information stored in the second storage unit 151 again. The scheduler unit 153 requests and receives the electronic device control information existing after the position of the set event from the automatic execution means 152. Therefore, the operation of the electronic device 150 is controlled according to the electronic device control information described after the power off event of the electronic device.

On the other hand, while the present invention has been shown and described with respect to specific preferred embodiments, various modifications and changes of the present invention without departing from the spirit or field of the invention provided by the claims below It can be easily understood by those skilled in the art.

As described above, the present invention does not require the user to operate the electronic device by manipulating the remote control or the button one by one, and thus can perform a repetitive or complicated task very conveniently and accurately.

In addition, the product developer can test a plurality of electronic devices at the same time to test the product, and can easily test the repetitive tasks, thereby developing a high-fidelity product in a short time.

Claims (8)

Programming electronic device control information for controlling each function of the electronic device to be operated and inputting the same to a user terminal; Transmitting the input electronic device control information from the user terminal to the electronic device through communication between the user terminal and the electronic device; And Receiving the transmitted control information by the electronic device, and controlling the operation of the electronic device according to the electronic device control information. The method of claim 1, After programming and inputting the electronic device control information, determining whether an error exists in the electronic device control information input to the user terminal; And And if the error is not present in the electronic device control information, storing the electronic device control information by the storage unit of the user terminal. The method of claim 2, And if the error is present in the electronic device control information, determining that the error exists in the electronic device control information. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling of the operation of the electronic device according to the electronic device control information comprises: Initializing, by the controller, a scheduler unit when the electronic device receives electronic device control information; Operating the scheduler unit to determine whether an event has occurred; And As a result of determining whether the event occurs, the operation control method of the electronic device, characterized in that the position of the event occurred in the electronic device control information when the event occurs, and to control the operation of the electronic device by executing the event. . The method according to claim 1 or 2, The user terminal is any one of a desktop computer, PDA, mobile phone and notebook operation control method of the electronic device. The method of claim 4, wherein the event occurs when the electronic device is powered off after a specific time after the electronic device is powered off; Storing a location on the electronic device control information of the generated event in a storage unit of the electronic device; Storing a location of the occurred event and storing a reservation time; Storing the reservation time and turning off the electronic device; And Turning off the power supply of the electronic device and turning on the power supply of the electronic device when a reservation time has elapsed. The method of claim 6, Setting a scheduler variable to a location of an event occurring before powering off the electronic device after turning on the electronic device; And Setting a variable of the scheduler unit and controlling an operation of the electronic device according to the electronic device control information existing after the position of the set event. The method of claim 6, And the storage unit of the electronic device is any one of a hard disk, a flash memory, and an EEPROM.

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