KR20090016316A - A integrated remote control device and learning method for the same - Google Patents

A integrated remote control device and learning method for the same Download PDF

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KR20090016316A
KR20090016316A KR1020070080856A KR20070080856A KR20090016316A KR 20090016316 A KR20090016316 A KR 20090016316A KR 1020070080856 A KR1020070080856 A KR 1020070080856A KR 20070080856 A KR20070080856 A KR 20070080856A KR 20090016316 A KR20090016316 A KR 20090016316A
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Disclosed are a learning method of an integrated remote controller and an integrated remote controller. After selecting one of the at least one remote learning target device by pressing a device change button of the user, the buttons corresponding to the remote control of the selected device are displayed on the screen, and the buttons displayed on the screen are sequentially selected as the learning target button. By selecting and storing the signal corresponding to the learning target button, it is possible to facilitate the learning process of the integrated remote control.

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A integrated remote control device and learning method for the same}

The present invention relates to an integrated remote controller and a learning method of the integrated remote controller.

The button learning method of the conventional remote control requires four button operations for each button to be learned. For example, if you want to learn the TV power button on the integrated remote control, press "Learn button on the integrated remote control-> Press the device selection button on the integrated remote control-> Press the power button on the TV remote control to learn on the integrated remote control- > Press the button to save to the integrated remote control ". In order to learn another button after one learning process, the same process must be performed four times. In this way, since four operations are required for learning one button, the learning operation method is complicated and inconvenient. In addition, since there is no regular guide for the button to save, it is not useful for learning after use.

In addition, since the conventional integrated remote control only displays a guide for the selected device through a simple Text LCD, the user must remember and use the function for the learned button, which is inconvenient and inconvenient.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide an integrated remote control and a learning method for simplifying and facilitating the learning process of the integrated remote control.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the integrated remote control according to the present invention, if any one of the at least one remote control learning target device is selected by the user pressing the device change button, the remote control of the selected device A device selector configured to display buttons corresponding to the screens; And a button learner which sequentially selects the buttons displayed on the screen one by one as a learning target button, and receives and stores a signal corresponding to the selected learning target button.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, an embodiment of a learning method of the integrated remote controller according to the present invention may include: receiving one of at least one remote control learning target device by a user pressing a device change button; Displaying buttons corresponding to a remote controller of the selected device on a screen; And sequentially selecting one of the buttons displayed on the screen as a learning target button, and receiving and storing a signal corresponding to the selected learning target button.

According to the present invention, when learning the integrated remote control can be easily set the function of each button without a large number of button operations as in the prior art, and when using the user to memorize each one by displaying the function of the set button on the screen Eliminate discomfort

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the integrated remote control and integrated remote control learning method according to the present invention.

1 is a view showing the configuration of an embodiment of an integrated remote controller according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the integrated remote controller according to the present invention includes a remote controller function selection unit 100, a device selection unit 110, a button learning unit 120, and a remote control execution unit 130.

The integrated remote controller must first learn the remote control function of the target device to be controlled. Therefore, the functions of the integrated remote controller can be divided into a remote control learning function for learning the remote control function of the target device and a remote control execution function used for controlling the device. The remote control function selection unit 100 switches to the corresponding function when one of the remote control execution function and the remote control learning function is selected by the user. The integrated remote controller defaults to a remote control execution function, and it is preferable to switch to the remote control learning function only when the remote control learning function is selected by the user.

For example, if one of the buttons on the integrated remote control is directly switched to the remote control learning function, press the button to switch to the remote learning function or search the menu displayed on the integrated remote control to select the remote learning function. This can be switched to the remote control learning function.

First, let's take a look at the remote control learning function.

If any one of the remote control learning target devices is selected by the device change button pressing operation by the user, the device selecting unit 110 displays the buttons of the remote control corresponding to the selected device on the screen. For example, the remote control learning target devices include a TV, a VTR, an air conditioner, an audio, and the like, and a list of each device and a button menu of the corresponding remote control are stored in the integrated remote control. The list of devices and the button menus of the remote controller for the device may be added or deleted by the user.

The button learning unit 120 sequentially selects the buttons of the corresponding remote controllers of the selected device displayed on the screen one by one as a learning target button, and receives and stores a signal corresponding to the selected learning target button. In detail, the button learner 120 includes a learn target button display 122, a signal receiver 124, and a storage 126.

The learning target button display unit 122 sequentially selects remote control buttons of the learning target device displayed on the screen by the device selection unit 110 as the learning target button. The signal receiver 124 receives a signal corresponding to the selected learning target button from the outside. For example, when learning about the TV remote control, when the power button of the TV remote control is selected as the learning target button, the signal receiving unit 124 receives a signal from the external TV remote control. The storage unit 126 stores the received signal in association with the learning target button.

Next, look at the remote control execution function.

When the control target device is selected by the user, the remote controller execution unit 130 displays the remote control button menus corresponding to the selected device on the screen, and when the user selects a predetermined button among the button menus displayed on the screen, the remote control learning The function controls the device by outputting the stored signal in association with the button.

2A is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a terminal including an integrated remote control function according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2A, an integrated remote controller is an example of a case implemented in a communication terminal such as a mobile phone or a wireless telephone. Besides, the integrated remote controller can be implemented in various personal terminals such as PDA. For example, when implemented in the communication terminal can perform the remote control learning according to the present invention through the integrated remote control menu of the convenience function of the menu item, or can execute the integrated remote control learning remote control by pressing the remote control button of the buttons of the communication terminal have.

Figure 2b is a view showing an embodiment of a remote control button menu displayed on the screen of the terminal for the integrated remote control function according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a menu of a remote controller corresponding to the TV is displayed on the screen. In the case of remote control learning, a signal corresponding to each menu displayed on the screen is received and stored. In the case of remote control execution, the user controls the TV by selecting a button displayed on the screen.

2C is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of selecting a learning target device from a learning method of the integrated remote controller according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2C, when a remote control learning menu is selected from a menu of a terminal including an integrated remote control function, remote control button menus of a learning target device are displayed on a screen. Each time the user presses the device change button, the learning target device is changed. For example, the first learning target device is a TV, when the user presses the device change button once, the learning target device is changed to VTR, and when the user presses the device change button again, it is changed to DVD. In this way, after changing to the last learning target device, if the user presses the device change button again, the first learning target device is changed to the TV.

3A to 3C are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of a TV remote control learning method of the remote control learning method according to the present invention.

3A to 3C, the TV is selected as the remote control learning target device in FIG. 2C. The terminal including the integrated remote control function sequentially selects a learning target button among the remote control buttons displayed on the screen. For example, if a learning target button is selected in the order of power button, quiet button, CH + button, CH- button, VOL + button, and VOL- button, the terminal receives a corresponding signal from the outside when each learning target button is selected. . If a signal is not input for a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) after the learning target button is selected, the terminal displays a message inducing retry on the screen. When the corresponding signal is input, the terminal displays a message indicating that the learning for the corresponding learning target button is completed, and then automatically moves to the next learning target button. Learn about each button in this way.

4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a process of canceling during integrated remote learning according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the user presses a cancel button during learning of the TV remote control, the terminal including the integrated remote control function returns to selecting a learning target device as described in FIG. 2. If the user presses the Next button while learning on the TV remote control, the corresponding learning target button is skipped and the learning continues from the next learning target button.

The remote control learning process of the air conditioner, VTR, audio, and TV through the above-described process is illustrated in FIGS. 5A to 5D.

6 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of executing an integrated remote controller after completing the remote control learning process according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the integrated remote control function is selected on the menu screen of the terminal including the integrated remote control function or the remote control button (the R button in FIG. 6) of the terminal is pressed, the remote control button menu of the predetermined device is displayed on the screen. When the integrated remote controller is selected, the devices that appear on the first screen and the order of the devices that change each time the user presses the device change button are editable by the user. Here, the device change button may use the remote control button as it is. That is, the first time the remote control button is pressed, the integrated remote control according to the present invention is executed, after which the remote control button operates as a device change button. A corresponding remote control button menu for controlling each device is shown in FIG. 7.

8 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of an integrated remote control learning method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, when the learning function of the integrated remote controller is selected (S800), the learning target device is selected by the user and the button menu of the remote controller corresponding to the selected device is displayed on the screen (S810). Each of the buttons displayed on the screen is sequentially selected as a learning target button, and a signal corresponding to each selected learning target button is received and stored (S815).

If the integrated remote controller is executed (S800), if the control target device is selected by the user (S820), the remote control button menu corresponding to the selected device is displayed on the screen (S825). When the user selects a particular button from the remote control button menu displayed on the screen, the user stores the stored signal corresponding to the button (S830).

The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also in the form of a display by a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). It includes what is implemented. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

So far I looked at the center of the preferred embodiment for the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. The scope of the present invention is shown in the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

1 is a view showing the configuration of an embodiment of an integrated remote control according to the present invention;

2a is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a terminal including an integrated remote control function according to the present invention;

Figure 2b is a view showing an embodiment of a remote control button menu displayed on the screen of the terminal for the integrated remote control function according to the present invention,

2C is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of selecting a learning target device from a learning method of an integrated remote controller according to the present invention;

3a to 3c is a view showing an embodiment of a TV remote control learning method of the remote control learning method according to the present invention,

4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a process of canceling during integrated remote learning according to the present invention;

5a to 5d is a view showing a remote control learning process of the air conditioner, VTR, audio, TV through the process according to the present invention,

6 is a view showing an embodiment of executing an integrated remote control after completing the remote control learning process according to the present invention;

7 is a diagram illustrating a corresponding remote control button menu for controlling each device; and

8 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of an integrated remote control learning method according to the present invention.

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A device selection unit which displays buttons corresponding to a remote control of the selected device on a screen when any one of at least one remote control learning target device is selected by a user pressing a device change button; And And a button learner that sequentially selects the buttons displayed on the screen one by one as a learning target button, and receives and stores a signal corresponding to the selected learning target button. The method of claim 1, wherein the device selector, And displaying on the screen a name of a device selected according to a pressing operation of the device change button among the first to nth devices (where n is an integer of 2 or more) adjustable by a remote controller. The method of claim 1, wherein the button learning unit, A learning object button display unit displaying a current learning object button among buttons displayed on the screen; A signal receiver configured to receive a signal corresponding to the learning target button from the outside; And a storage unit for storing the received signal in association with the learning target button. The method of claim 1, wherein the button learning unit, And a signal corresponding to the learning target button is a signal output by pressing a corresponding button of the remote controller of the selected device. The method of claim 1, A remote control function selection unit for receiving any one of a remote control learning function and a remote control execution function; And When the remote control execution function is selected, when a specific device is selected by pressing the device change button, the buttons corresponding to the remote control of the device are displayed on the screen, and when any one of the buttons displayed on the screen is pressed, the And a remote controller executing unit for outputting a stored signal corresponding to a pressed button. Receiving at least one of the at least one remote control learning target device by a user pressing a device change button; Displaying buttons corresponding to a remote controller of the selected device on a screen; And And sequentially selecting the buttons displayed on the screen one by one as a learning target button, and receiving and storing a signal corresponding to the selected learning target button. The method of claim 6, wherein the receiving of any one of the learning target devices comprises: Displaying a name of a device selected from the first to nth devices (where n is an integer of 2 or more) adjustable by a remote controller according to a pressing operation of the device change button on the screen. How to learn integrated remote control. The method of claim 6, wherein the storing step, Displaying a current learning target button among buttons displayed on the screen; Receiving a signal corresponding to the learning target button from the outside: And storing the received signal in association with the learning object button. The method of claim 6, And a signal corresponding to the learning target button is a signal output by pressing a corresponding button of the remote controller of the selected device. The method of claim 6, Receiving one of a remote control learning function and a remote control execution function; And When the remote control execution function is selected, when a specific device is selected by pressing the device change button, buttons corresponding to the remote control of the device are displayed on the screen, and when any one of the buttons displayed on the screen is pressed And outputting a stored signal corresponding to the pressed button. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 6 to 10.
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