KR20130038544A - Integrated input apparatus and method for controlling object device using the same - Google Patents

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KR20130038544A
KR20130038544A KR1020110102957A KR20110102957A KR20130038544A KR 20130038544 A KR20130038544 A KR 20130038544A KR 1020110102957 A KR1020110102957 A KR 1020110102957A KR 20110102957 A KR20110102957 A KR 20110102957A KR 20130038544 A KR20130038544 A KR 20130038544A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated input device and a method of controlling a target device using the same, comprising: connecting, by the integrated input device, the target device and the integrated input device via Wi-Fi Direct; Requesting, by the integrated input device, data regarding all input methods supported by the target device from the target device; Receiving, by the integrated input device, data regarding all input methods supported by the target device from the target device; Selecting a desired input method among input methods of the target device; and receiving, by the integrated input device, data regarding the selected input method from the target device.

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INTEGRATED INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OBJECT DEVICE USING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to an integrated input device for controlling a desired target device using Wi-Fi Direct technology and a method of controlling the target device using the same.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an input device to be provided for each target device according to the prior art.

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 1, the remote control 111, the keyboard 121, the touch screen 131, and the joystick 141 according to each device such as the TV 110, the PC 120, the smartphone 130, and the game machine 140. We had to use different input devices. Accordingly, the user has to be inconvenient to keep and have all the input devices according to the device.

That is, in the related art, it is inconvenient to manage by separately providing each input device for controlling a device to be used.

Meanwhile, in order to reduce such inconvenience, a remote controller (called a remote controller or a universal remote controller) capable of controlling television, audio, video, and the like as one is disclosed, but there is a problem in that a manufacturer and a product that can service are limited.

In addition, recently, a remote control application for downloading a smartphone or the like to use the smartphone as a remote control has been disclosed, but this also has a problem in that only the device designated by the application can be controlled.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems of the prior art, by using a Wi-Fi direct technology to transmit the data about the input method selected by the user to the integrated input device to enable the target device to control the desired target device. An integrated input device and a method of controlling a target device using the same are provided.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the step of the integrated input device to connect the target device and the integrated input device via Wi-Fi Direct; Requesting, by the integrated input device, data regarding all input methods supported by the target device from the target device; Receiving, by the integrated input device, data regarding all input methods supported by the target device from the target device; Selecting a desired input method among input methods of the target device; and receiving, by the integrated input device, data regarding the selected input method from the target device; Suggest.

In addition, before the step of selecting the desired input method, the integrated input device proposes a method of controlling the target device using the integrated input device further comprising the step of checking whether the target device supports the Wi-Fi Direct function. .

In addition, prior to the step of selecting the desired input method, the integrated input device further comprises the step of displaying all the input methods supported by the target device to the input / output unit control method using the integrated input device. Suggest.

The method may further include requesting, by the integrated input device, data regarding the selected input method from the target device before receiving data regarding the selected input method. Suggest.

In addition, after the step of receiving data regarding the selected input method, the integrated input device displays a graphical user interface (GUI) of the selected input method on an input / output unit, and the integrated input device may include the GUI. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of controlling a target device using an integrated input device is further provided.

In addition, the input / output unit proposes a control method of the target device using the integrated input device, characterized in that the touch screen.

In addition, the data related to all input methods supported by the target device and the data on the selected input method is proposed to control the target device using the integrated input device, characterized in that the web page format.

In addition, the data related to all input methods supported by the target device and the data on the selected input method is proposed in the control method of the target device using the integrated input device, characterized in that the HTML format or XML format.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a Wi-Fi Direct communication unit for transmitting and receiving data with a target device and Wi-Fi Direct; An input / output unit that outputs data received from the Wi-Fi direct communication unit and receives a selection signal or command from a user; and generates a signal requesting data on an input method selected by the target device according to the selection signal. The present invention proposes an integrated input device including a control unit which sends a signal to a direct communication unit and generates a signal for controlling the target device according to the command and sends the signal to the Wi-Fi direct communication unit.

In addition, the Wi-Fi Direct communication unit proposes an integrated input device comprising a signal converter for converting the signal received from the control unit to a signal required for Wi-Fi Direct communication.

The integrated input device further includes an input / output unit driver that generates a signal for controlling the input / output unit and sends the signal to the input / output unit.

In addition, the input / output unit proposes an integrated input device, characterized in that the touch screen.

In addition, the integrated input device is characterized in that the data received from the target device is a web page format.

In addition, the data input from the target device proposes an integrated input device, characterized in that the HTML format or XML format.

According to the present invention, the target device can control a desired target device by using Wi-Fi Direct technology to transmit data regarding the input method selected by the user to the integrated input device. In addition, only one integrated input device can control any target device that supports Wi-Fi Direct.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an input device to be provided for each target device according to the prior art.
2 illustrates various types of target devices and integrated input devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a target device using an integrated input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates an integrated input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram of an integrated input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Various embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, embodiments of the present invention may be modified in various other forms, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below. The embodiments of the present invention are provided to more fully describe the present invention to those skilled in the art. Shapes and sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for more clear description, elements represented by the same reference numerals in the drawings are the same element.

2 illustrates various types of target devices and integrated input devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, instead of the input devices that had to be provided in accordance with the prior art, instead of a separate wireless router, one integrated input device 250 employing a Wi-Fi Direct function to enable direct wireless communication between devices is provided. It is possible to control all of the TV 21, the PC 220, the smartphone 230, and the game machine 240. In this case, the integrated input device 250 and the TV 21, the PC 220, the smartphone 230, and the game machine 240 are connected to each other by Wi-Fi Direct.

Here, Wi-Fi Direct is a new communication standard for transmitting data between devices through Wi-Fi. Until now, data communication between devices has been mainly based on Bluetooth or Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA). With Wi-Fi Direct, it is possible to send and receive data with a wider transmission range and faster speed. Specifically, the transmission range is 100m, much wider than 10m, the maximum transmission range of Bluetooth, and the transmission speed is 300Mbps, which is faster than 24Mbps, the maximum transmission speed of Bluetooth. In addition, data transmission using Wi-Fi Direct does not require a wireless router (AP). That is, since Wi-Fi Direct is directly connected between devices without going through a separate wireless router, there is no need to access a Wi-Fi zone. Wi-Fi Direct can be connected to one-to-one or one-to-many devices and can be used in devices that support Wi-Fi.

The integrated input device 250 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be connected to each target device via Wi-Fi direct to exchange data at high speed in a wide range.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a target device using an integrated input device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a block diagram of an integrated input device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a method of controlling a target device using the integrated input device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the following.

First, in order to control a target device using the integrated input device according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that both the integrated input device and the target device controlled through the integrated input device support the Wi-Fi Direct communication function. The integrated input device may include a Wi-Fi Direct communication unit 510 which performs Wi-Fi Direct communication, that is, data transmission and reception, with the target device, and may determine whether the target device to be controlled supports the Wi-Fi Direct function ( Not shown). The Wi-Fi Direct communication unit 510 may include a signal converter 520 for converting the signal received from the control unit 540 into a signal for Wi-Fi Direct communication.

The target device confirmed to support the Wi-Fi Direct function is connected to the integrated input device via Wi-Fi Direct, and is in a state capable of transmitting and receiving data (S310). The connection may be made automatically according to the setting of the integrated input device or set according to the Wi-Fi Direct connection command of the integrated input device.

When the integrated input device and the target device are connected via Wi-Fi Direct, the integrated input device requests data regarding all input methods supported by the target device from the target device (S320). This is to provide an opportunity for the user to select a desired input method among the target devices can have a plurality of input methods. All data transmission and reception between the integrated input device and the target device is in charge of the Wi-Fi Direct communication unit 510 of the integrated input device.

When the integrated input device requests data regarding all input methods supported by the target device (S320), the target device transmits data about all input methods supported by the target device to the integrated input device (S330). For example, if the target device is a PC, the PC transmits data on all input methods supported by the PC, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, and an image camera, to the integrated input device. In this case, the format of the data to be transmitted may be a web page, and more specifically, may be an HTML format or an extensible markup language (XML) format. The XML format is, as is widely known, a versatile markup language that can be applied to describe various kinds of data using simple syntax, format, and text, and is a very simple language that does not require compilation. It has the advantage of being compatible on all operating systems that recognize Unicode.

When data about all input methods supported by the target device are transmitted to the integrated input device, the integrated input device inputs / outputs all input methods supported by the target device so that a user can select a desired input method among various input methods. 530 may be displayed (not shown). In this case, the input / output unit 530 may be a touch screen. To this end, the integrated input device may include a controller 540 and an input / output driver 550. The controller 540 may include an XML codec including an XML encoder and an XML decoder when the data transmitted by the target device is, for example, in XML format, and control the input / output driver 550 to display the decoded data. can do. The input / output unit driver 550 generates a signal controlling the input / output unit 530 and sends the signal to the input / output unit 530 to display data on the input / output unit 530.

Next, the user may select a desired input method among various input methods of the target device displayed on the input / output unit 530 (S340). The user's selection is made through the input / output unit 530, and the control unit 540 receives the selection signal from the input / output unit 530 and transmits the selection signal to the target device in XML data format. After encoding, the encoded data may be transmitted to the Wi-Fi Direct communication unit 510.

When the user selects the input method (S340), the integrated input device requests the target device to send data regarding the selected input method (S350).

The target device receiving the data transmission request transmits data regarding the selected input method to the integrated input device (S360). For example, if a user selects a keyboard as an input method among various input methods of a target device PC, the PC transmits data regarding the input method of the keyboard, specifically, keyboard layout of the keyboard.

When receiving data from the target device, the integrated input device displays a graphical user interface (GUI) of the selected input method on the input / output unit 530 (S370). For example, when the user selects the keyboard as an input method and the PC transmits data of the input method of the keyboard, the integrated input device displays the keyboard shape on the input / output unit 530.

The integrated input device controls the target device according to a user's command input through the displayed GUI (not shown). Specifically, the target device is generated by generating a signal for controlling the target device according to a command input from the controller 540 and transmitting the signal to the Wi-Fi Direct communication unit 510 and transmitting the signal to the target device again by the Wi-Fi Direct communication unit 510. To control.

In this way, it is possible to transmit, receive and control data through Wi-Fi Direct communication without having to store information on the target device in advance in the integrated input device. That is, since data is directly transmitted from the target device to be controlled, only one of the predetermined devices can be controlled, and if the target device supports only the Wi-Fi Direct function, it is possible to control any target device.

In addition, since it is possible to control each target device using only one integrated input device, it is not necessary to have different input devices according to the target devices.

4 illustrates an integrated input device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As in the previous example, when the target device is a PC and the user selects a keyboard from among the input methods supported by the PC, the target device transmits data regarding the input method of the keyboard, and the integrated input device 400 enters the keyboard shape. The display is displayed on the output unit 410.

Although the present invention has been described by specific embodiments such as specific components and the like, but the embodiments and the drawings are provided to assist in a more general understanding of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations can be made from these descriptions.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the embodiments described above, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims below, are included in the scope of the spirit of the present invention. I will say.

110: TV 111: remote control
120: PC 121: keyboard
130: smartphone 131: touch screen
140: game machine 141: joystick
210: TV 220: PC
230: smartphone 240: game machine
250: integrated input device 400: integrated input device
410: input / output unit 500: integrated input device
510: Wi-Fi Direct Communication
520: signal conversion unit 530: input / output unit
540: control unit 550: input / output drive unit

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Connecting, by an integrated input device, a target device and the integrated input device via Wi-Fi Direct;
Requesting, by the integrated input device, data regarding all input methods supported by the target device from the target device;
Receiving, by the integrated input device, data regarding all input methods supported by the target device from the target device;
Selecting a desired input method among input methods of the target device; And
Receiving, by the integrated input device, data regarding a selected input method from the target device;
Control method of the target device using the integrated input device comprising a.
The method of claim 1,
Before the step of connecting to the Wi-Fi Direct, the integrated input device further comprises the step of checking whether the target device supports the Wi-Fi Direct function control method of the target device using the integrated input device.
The method of claim 1,
Before the step of selecting the desired input method, the integrated input device further comprises the step of displaying all input methods supported by the target device to the input / output unit control method of the target device using the integrated input device.
The method of claim 1,
Before receiving the data regarding the selected input method, the integrated input device further comprises the step of requesting data on the selected input method to the target device.
The method of claim 1, wherein after the step of receiving data regarding the selected input method, the integrated input device displays a graphical user interface (GUI) of the selected input method on an input / output unit; And
The integrated input device further comprises the step of controlling the target device according to a user's command input through the GUI control method of the target device using the integrated input device.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the input / output unit is a touch screen.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the data regarding all input methods supported by the target device and the data about the selected input method are in the form of a web page.
The control of the target device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the data regarding all input methods supported by the target device and the data about the selected input method are in HTML format or XML format. Way.
A Wi-Fi Direct communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from a target device through Wi-Fi Direct;
An input / output unit configured to output data received from the Wi-Fi Direct communication unit and receive a selection signal or command from a user; And
The control unit generates a signal for requesting data regarding the selected input method to the target device according to the selection signal and sends the signal to the Wi-Fi Direct communication unit, and generates a signal for controlling the target device according to the command and sends the signal to the Wi-Fi Direct communication unit. ;
Integrated input device comprising a.
The integrated input device of claim 9, wherein the Wi-Fi Direct communication unit includes a signal conversion unit converting a signal received from the control unit into a signal required for Wi-Fi Direct communication.
The integrated input device of claim 9, wherein the integrated input device further comprises an input / output unit driver configured to generate a signal for controlling the input / output unit and transmit the signal to the input / output unit.
The integrated input device according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the input / output unit is a touch screen.
The integrated input device according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the data received from the target device is in the form of a web page.
The integrated input device according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the data received from the target device is in HTML format or XML format.
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