TW201342820A - Control system of electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a control system of electronic device comprising a communication system and a control apparatus. The hand-held electronic system is used for operating by a user and generating at least one first control signal with a first communication mode. The control apparatus is used for generating at least one second control signal with a second communication mode according to the at least one first control signal generated by the hand-held electronic system to control at least one electronic device.

Description

Electronic device control system

The present invention relates to a control system, and more particularly to a control system for an electronic device incorporating a handheld electronic system and a remote control.

In recent years, due to advances in technology, many devices can be operated by remote controls, such as televisions, air conditioners, audio equipment, electric fans, etc. Even toys and electric doors can be operated and controlled by remote controllers. .

However, each remotely controllable device is equipped with its own proprietary remote control. From the practical point of view, too many types of remote control will not only cause inconvenience to the user, but also waste space, so the universal remote controller is developed by the manufacturer. Come out, you can integrate all kinds of remote controllers into one. You only need to use a single universal remote controller to replace different remote controllers and control multiple different devices. However, the universal remote controller usually needs to set many buttons to meet the requirements. The use of each different device is required for the user to perform different functional operations on various devices. Therefore, the universal remote controller is quite bulky and complicated in operation.

Nowadays, the development of technology, handheld electronic devices are quite common, and their functions are more and more diversified. For example, they can be used for taking photos or even photography. They can use the wireless transmission technology to browse the Internet or send and receive emails. The touch panel is used as an operation interface to facilitate user operation. Therefore, if a handheld electronic device with remote control function can be developed as a user interface for remote operation by using the touch panel as a user interface, it is an important requirement for the development and application of the remote controller. Question.

The object of the present invention is to provide a control system for an electronic device, which can integrate the current handheld electronic system and various remote controllers, and utilize the touch panel mounted on the current handheld electronic system as an operation interface for the user to use various devices. Remote control.

The invention provides a control system for an electronic device, comprising a handheld electronic system and a control device. The handheld electronic system is configured to perform an operation operation by the user to generate at least one first control signal having a first transmission mode. The control device is configured to generate at least one second control signal having a second transmission mode to control the at least one electronic device according to the at least one first control signal generated by the handheld electronic system. The control device includes a conversion module and at least one control transmission module. The conversion module is configured to convert the at least one first control signal having the first transmission mode into the at least one second control signal having the second transmission mode. The at least one control transmission module is configured to control the at least one electronic device according to the at least one second control signal.

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a control system for an electronic device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is an electronic device control system 10 including a handheld electronic system 20 and a control device 30. The handheld electronic system 20 is configured for the user to operate to generate at least one first control signal SC1 having a first transmission mode. The control device 30 is configured to generate at least one second control signal SC2 having a second transmission mode to control the at least one electronic device 40 according to the at least one first control signal SC1 generated by the handheld electronic system 20. The control device 30 includes a conversion module 32 and at least one control transmission module 34. The conversion module 32 is configured to convert the at least one first control signal SC1 having the first transmission mode into the at least one second control signal SC2 having the second transmission mode. The at least one control transmission module 34 is coupled to the conversion module 32 for controlling the at least one electronic device 40 according to the at least one second control signal SC2.

The handheld electronic system 20 includes a setting module 22, an operating module 24, and a handheld transmission module 26. The setting module 22 is configured to set at least one control information ICN corresponding to at least one electronic device 40 in the handheld electronic system 20 . The operation module 24 is coupled to the setting module 22 for the user to operate according to the at least one control information ICN to generate the at least one first control signal SC1 having the first transmission mode. In one embodiment, the operation module 24 is a touch panel. The handheld transmission module 26 is coupled to the setting module 22 and the operating module 24 for transmitting the at least one first control signal SC1 to the control device 30.

The at least one control information ICN is transmitted by the at least one control transmission module 34 of the control device 30 to the setting module 22 of the handheld electronic system 20 by using the first transmission mode, thereby setting at least one control information ICN at The at least one operation screen (not shown) is generated by the setting module 22 according to the at least one control information ICN for the user to operate, and the user further performs the operation according to the at least one operation screen. The operation module 24 operates to generate the at least one first control signal SC1 having the first transmission mode.

In one embodiment, the handheld transmission module 28 of the handheld electronic system 20 is a USB transmission module. The handheld electronic system 20 transmits the at least one first control signal SC1 to the control device 30 through the USB transmission module. In another embodiment, the handheld transmission module 28 is a wireless transmission module. The handheld electronic system 20 transmits the at least one first control signal SC1 to the control device 30 through the wireless transmission module. In an embodiment, the first transmission mode is a USB, a WIFI, a ZIBEE, and a BLUETOOTH signal transmission mode. The first transmission mode is a signal transmission mode for transmitting signals of the current general handheld electronic system 20 (for example, a smart phone, a tablet, etc.), and any signal transmission mode capable of transmitting signals to the handheld electronic system 20 can An embodiment of the first transmission mode of the control system 10 of the electronic device of the present invention. Therefore, in practical applications, the handheld electronic system 20 and the control device 30 do not have to be coupled to each other, and the at least one first control signal SC1 can be smoothly transmitted through wireless transmission to control at least one control. The information ICN is set within the handheld electronic system 20.

In one embodiment, the handheld electronic system 20 is a notebook computer, a personal mobile digital assistant, a tablet computer, or a smart phone. In one embodiment, any handheld electronic system 20 can be implemented as one of the handheld electronic systems 20 of the present invention as long as it has a transmission function and an operation interface. The second transmission mode is a WIFI, an infrared, a ZIBEE, and a BLUETOOTH signal transmission mode. The second transmission mode is a signal mode of signal transmission used when a general household remote controller performs a remote control function on the corresponding electronic device, and the above-mentioned signal mode is only used to explain the electronic device of the present invention. The second transmission mode of the control device 30 of the control system 10 is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 . FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of a control system for an electronic device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the following is a detailed description of the operation mode of the control system 10 of the electronic device of the present invention. The handheld electronic system 20 is a tablet computer or a smart phone, and at least one electronic device 40 can be respectively A television 401, an audio 402, an air conditioner 403, etc., the first transmission mode is a USB signal transmission mode, and the second transmission mode is an infrared transmission mode. The operation module 24 is a touch panel. When the user uses the control system 10 for the first time, the control device 30 can first use the at least one control transmission module 34 to set signals for the controlled electronic devices such as the television 401, the audio 402, the air conditioner 403, and the like. The control information ICN1~ICN3 corresponding to the television 401, the audio 402, and the air conditioner 403 is generated. The action is that the current universal remote controller performs signal setting between itself and the controlled electronic device, and then the control device 30 will control the information again. The ICN1~ICN3 are transmitted to the handheld electronic system 20 through the first transmission mode, and the setting module 22 is set in the handheld electronic system 20, and different operation screens are generated according to the control information ICN1~ICN3 for the user to operate. When the user wants to use the handheld electronic system 20 to remotely control the television 401, the audio 402, or the air conditioner 403, the television 401 and the audio 402 that are correspondingly set in the handheld electronic system 20 are selected through the touch panel. Alternatively, the operation screen of the air conditioner 403 is operated to generate at least one first control signal SC11, SC12 or SC13 corresponding to the USB transmission mode, and finally at least one first control signal SC11 of the USB transmission mode is transmitted through the control device 30. The SC 13 is converted into at least one second control signal SC21~SC23 in accordance with the infrared mode applicable to the television 401, the audio 402, and the air conditioner 403, so that the handheld electronic system 20 can be used to control the television 401, the sound 402, and the air conditioner 403. Features.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 . FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a control system of an electronic device according to the present invention applied to a tablet computer. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, the handheld electronic system 20 of the control system 10 of the present invention is a tablet computer 50, and the operation module is a touch panel 52. The first transmission mode is USB. In the transmission mode, the handheld transmission module 26 is a USB transmission module 56, and the second transmission mode is an infrared transmission mode. The conversion module 32 is configured to convert the at least one control information ICN1~ICN3 from the infrared transmission mode to the USB transmission mode and convert the first control signals SC11~SC13 from the USB transmission mode to the infrared transmission mode. The electronic system 40 is a television 401, an audio 402, or an air conditioner 403. The control device 30 includes a first control transmission module 341 for receiving the first control signals SC11~SC13 of the USB transmission mode and transmitting the at least one control information ICN1~ICN3, and the second control transmission module 342 for transmitting The second control signals SC21~SC22 of the infrared transmission mode scan the television 401, the audio 402, and the air conditioner 403 to generate the at least one control information ICN1~ICN3. Since the infrared transmission mode has directivity, which is about 30 degrees of the emission angle, the second control transmission module 342 in this embodiment adopts a flexible design, so that the user can adjust the direction at will. The second control signal SC2 of the infrared transmission mode is transmitted to the controlled electronic device (such as the television 401, an audio 402 or an air conditioner 403) in accordance with the requirements of use.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of a control system of an electronic device according to the present invention applied to a tablet computer. As shown in FIG. 4, in an embodiment, at least one electronic device may be different lamps 601-603, and the control device 30 is separately controlled according to the operation of the tablet 50 or the smart phone by the user. The luminaires 601-603, in an embodiment, the control device 30 is mounted on the wall as a general household to control the lamps 601-603, which may have at least one switch 36 to respectively control the corresponding lamps 601. ~603, in this embodiment, there are three switches 36 corresponding to the lamps 601 ~ 603 (only at least one switch 36 is shown), but the control device 30 of the present invention further includes a conversion module 32 and control The transmission module 34 can receive the first control signals SC11~SC13 from the USB transmission interface, the headphone transmission interface, the 3.5mm transmission interface or the 30-pin transmission interface set by the tablet 50 or the smart phone, by way of wireless The remote operation of the signal transmission mode controls the opening, closing and even dimming operation of the lamps 601~603, and changes the previous need for the user to actually press or touch the switch 36 on the wall to control the lamps 601~6. The operation mode of the 03 brings the user a higher convenience, and the control device 30 also has the physical switch 36, so that the two modes of the conventional operation of the actual pressing and the remote control operation of the present invention can coexist for the user to Self-use needs. In addition, in another embodiment, the control device 50 can be regarded as a control host concept, and not only controls the lamps 601 603 603, but also receives the control signals SC11~SC13 transmitted from the tablet computer 50, and can respectively control them. Corresponding lamps 601~603 or different electronic devices such as TV 401, audio 402 or air conditioner 403 shown in Fig. 3, whereby only all electronic devices can be controlled through the control host (control device 50). .

Referring to FIG. 4, in another embodiment, the control device 30 further includes an inductor 37 and a counter 38, wherein the sensor 37 can be used to sense the movement of the object as a basis for controlling the opening of the lamps 601-603. For example, when the sensor 37 senses that an object has passed, the lamps 601 to 603 are automatically turned on, and when the object leaves, the lamps 601 to 603 are automatically turned off to save power; and the sensor 37 can also be a light sensing device. The sensor automatically turns on the lamps 601~603 when the light is insufficient. When the light is sufficient, the lamps 601~603 are turned off; and the function of the counter 38 is used for counting to delay the closing of the lamps 601~603. The time, for example, when the lamps 601 to 603 are turned off, the lamp can be turned off by the counter 38 for 20 seconds to meet the user's use requirements.

The control system of the electronic device of the present invention integrates the handheld electronic system and the remote controller, and uses the touch panel matched with the handheld electronic system as the operation interface and performs signal conversion through the control device, thereby realizing the use of the handheld electronic system remote control electronic device. The function has the advantages of convenient operation using the touch panel and can avoid the troubles caused by the current remote control of each electronic device. In addition, it can be applied to the control of the lamp to provide remote control of the lamp. The convenience brought about by the above is the benefit of the control system of the electronic device of the present invention.

While the present invention has been described in its preferred embodiments, the present invention is not intended to limit the invention, and the present invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

10. . . Control System

20. . . Handheld electronic system

twenty two. . . Setting module

twenty four. . . Operation module

26. . . Handheld transmission module

30. . . Control device

32. . . Conversion module

34, 341, 342. . . Control transmission module

36. . . switch

37. . . sensor

38. . . counter

40. . . Electronic device

401. . . TV

402. . . sound

403. . . Air conditioner

54. . . Touch panel

56. . . USB transmission module

601~603. . . Lamp

SC1, SC2, SC11~SC13, SC21~SC23. . . Control signal

ICN, ICN1~ICN3. . . Control information

1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a control system for an electronic device of the present invention.

2 is a schematic view of another embodiment of a control system for an electronic device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of a control system of an electronic device of the present invention applied to a tablet computer.

4 is a schematic view showing another embodiment of a control system of an electronic device of the present invention applied to a tablet computer.

10. . . Control System

20. . . Handheld electronic system

twenty two. . . Setting module

twenty four. . . Operation module

26. . . Handheld transmission module

30. . . Control device

32. . . Conversion module

34. . . Control transmission module

40. . . Electronic device

SC1, SC2. . . Control signal

ICN. . . Control information

Claims (17)

A control system for an electronic device, comprising: a handheld electronic system for operating by a user to generate at least one first control signal having a first transmission mode; and a control device for The at least one first control signal generated by the electronic system generates at least one second control signal having a second transmission mode to control the at least one electronic device, comprising: a conversion module for having the first The at least one first control signal of the transmission mode is converted into the at least one second control signal having the second transmission mode; and the at least one control transmission module is coupled to the conversion module for the at least one The second control signal controls the at least one electronic device. The control system of the electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first transmission mode is a USB, a WIFI, a ZIBEE or a BLUETOOTH signal transmission mode. The control system of the electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second transmission mode is a WIFI, an infrared, a ZIBEE or a BLUETOOTH signal transmission mode. The control system of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the handheld electronic system comprises: a setting module, configured to set at least one control information corresponding to at least one electronic device to the handheld electronic device The operating module is coupled to the setting module for the user to operate according to the at least one control information to generate the at least one first control signal having the first transmission mode; and a handheld transmission The module is coupled to the setting module and the operating module for transmitting the at least one first control signal to the control device. The control system of the electronic device of claim 4, wherein the at least one control information is transmitted by the at least one control transmission module of the control device to the handheld electronic system by using the first transmission mode. Set the module. The control system of the electronic device of claim 4, wherein the setting module generates at least one corresponding operation screen according to the at least one control information, wherein the operation module is configured for the user to An operation screen is operated to generate the at least one first control signal having the first transmission mode. The control system of the electronic device of claim 4, wherein the handheld transmission module is a USB transmission module, and the handheld electronic system transmits the at least one first control signal to the USB transmission module to The control device. The control system of the electronic device of claim 4, wherein the handheld transmission module is a wireless transmission module, and the handheld electronic system transmits the at least one first control signal to the wireless transmission module to The control device. The control system of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the operation module is a touch panel. The control system of the electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the handheld electronic system is a notebook computer, a person mobile digital assistant, a tablet computer or a smart phone. The control system of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one control transmission module of the control device is flexibly disposed on the control device. The control system of the electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one control transmission module comprises: a first control transmission module, configured to receive the at least one first having the first transmission mode Controlling the signal and transmitting the at least one control information; and a second control transmission module for transmitting the at least one second control signal having the second transmission mode and receiving the at least one control information. The control system of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the control device further comprises at least one switch for controlling the at least one electronic device separately. The control system of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device is at least one light fixture, and the control device is for controlling the at least one light fixture. The control system of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the control device further comprises a counter coupled to the at least one control transmission module, the counter for receiving the at least one second control After the signal is started, the system starts counting for a predetermined period of time, and controls the at least one control transmission module to control the at least one electronic device according to the at least one second control signal. The control system of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the control device further comprises a sensor coupled to the conversion module, the sensor for sensing whether the object or the light respectively meets at least a preset condition, and generating the at least one second control signal of the second transmission mode according to the sensing result. The control system of the electronic device of claim 16, wherein the at least one predetermined condition is that the sensor senses movement of the object or the sensor senses a change in the size of the light.