TW201447651A - Remote device - Google Patents

Abstract

A remote device includes a body, a number of buttons and a infrared emitter arranged on the body. The remote device further includes a ring apparatus sleeved on the body. The ring apparatus includes an inner ring and an outer ring rotatably sleeving the inner ring. The remote device detects rotating angle and direction of the outer ring to determine the controlling command, and controls the infrared emitter to emit a controlling signal.

Description

Remote control device

The invention relates to an electronic device remote controller, in particular to a rod-shaped flywheel rotary remote control device.

In the process of using various electronic devices in daily life, the remote control is already an indispensable device, and assumes the role of the user to issue instructions to the electronic device. At present, most of the commercially available remote controllers are cuboids. All the buttons are located in the same control plane. The button is turned on to turn on the circuit on the printed circuit board to generate a pulse signal, and then the infrared signal transmitter on the remote controller issues a control command.

The existing remote controllers with fixed keys are more and more difficult to meet the user's needs, and more and more buttons will further increase the complexity of the remote control operation, and will also reduce the user's experience with electronic devices.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a rod-shaped flywheel rotary remote control device.

A remote control device includes a body, a power source, and a plurality of buttons and an infrared emitter disposed on the body, wherein the button is configured to respond to a user input action to generate a corresponding input signal, and the remote control device further includes:

a dial ring is sleeved on the body of the remote control device, the dial ring includes an inner ring and an outer ring rotatably sleeved on the inner and outer sides, wherein an outer surface of the inner ring is along a circumferential direction of the inner ring a plurality of mutually spaced capacitance sensing portions are disposed, the inner surface of the outer ring is provided with a conductive portion, and the inner surface of the outer ring is further coated with an insulating coating covering the conductive portion, the conductive portion having an area larger than a capacitive sensing portion;

a displacement detecting unit connected to the plurality of capacitive sensing portions for detecting the change of the electrical signal on each capacitive sensing portion and the number and order of the capacitive sensing portions that change according to the detected electrical signal Determining the rotation angle and the rotation direction of the dial ring;

a processing unit, configured to generate an input signal according to the input action of the button in response to the input action of the user or a corresponding control instruction determined by the rotation angle of the toggle ring determined by the displacement detecting unit and the rotation direction;

A signal control unit is configured to control the infrared emitter to emit a corresponding infrared remote control signal according to the control instruction.

Compared with the remote controller of the prior art, the rod-shaped flywheel rotary remote control device provided in the embodiment adopts a toggle ring that is rotatable on the body of the remote control device to expand the motion in the traditional two-dimensional plane. The movement into the three-dimensional space is more ergonomic, and the number of buttons on the remote controller is reduced, which makes the operation of the remote control device simple and provides a better user experience for the user to control the electronic device.

100. . . Remote control device

10. . . Ontology

20. . . Toggle ring

twenty one. . . Outer ring

211. . . The inner surface

212. . . Conductive part

213. . . Insulating coating

twenty two. . . Inner ring

221. . . The outer surface

222. . . Capacitive sensing unit

30. . . button

40. . . Infrared emitter

101. . . Displacement detection unit

102. . . Processing unit

103. . . Signal control unit

104. . . Power unit

1 is a schematic structural view of a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic structural view of a module of the remote control device of FIG. 1.

3 is a schematic structural view of a toggle ring of the remote control device of FIG. 1.

4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the outer ring of the dial ring of the remote control device of FIG.

The invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a remote control device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The remote control device 100 is generally in the form of a bar, and includes a body 10, a dial ring 20, a plurality of buttons 30, and an infrared emitter 40.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a schematic diagram of the module structure of the remote control device 100 of FIG. 1 . The remote control device 100 includes a displacement detecting unit 101, a processing unit 102, a signal control unit 103, and a power supply unit 104. The processing unit 102 is respectively connected to the plurality of buttons 30, the displacement detecting unit 101 and the signal control unit 103. The power unit 104 is configured to provide power for each functional module of the remote control device 100. The displacement detecting unit 101, the processing unit 102, the signal control unit 103, and the power unit 104 are disposed in the body 10.

The plurality of buttons 30 are used to respond to a user's input action to generate a corresponding input signal. The button 30 can be a touch button, a mechanical push button, a rocker button or a mechanical toggle button. In the present embodiment, the button 30 uses a toggle button.

The processing unit 102 determines a corresponding control command according to an input signal generated by the button 30 in response to an input action of the user. In this embodiment, the button 30 is a function table key, and the input signals generated by the plurality of buttons 30 respectively correspond to different function table control commands, such as a channel function table, a sound function table, and an input signal interface selection function table. The main function table or the like, the user triggers different buttons 30 to generate different input signals, and the processing unit 102 determines a corresponding function table control command according to the input signal.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the dial ring 20 is sleeved on the body 10 of the remote control device 100. In the embodiment, the body 10 is provided with a recess for receiving the dial ring 20 ( The outer surface of the dial ring 20 is flush with a portion of the outer surface of the body 10 that is not sleeved with the dial ring. The dial ring 20 includes an outer ring 21 and an inner ring 22 . The inner ring 22 is sleeved on the body 10 , and the outer ring 21 is rotatably sleeved on the inner ring 22 . Wherein, the inner diameter of the outer ring 21 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the inner ring 22, so that the outer ring 21 can be slidably rotated on the outer surface of the inner ring 22.

A plurality of capacitive sensing portions 222 are disposed on the outer surface 221 of the inner ring 22 along the circumferential direction of the inner ring 22. In the embodiment, the plurality of capacitive sensing portions 222 are evenly spaced from the inner ring. On the outer surface 221 of 22, each of the capacitance sensing portions 222 has a strip shape. The longitudinal direction of each of the capacitance sensing portions 222 is perpendicular to the circumferential direction, that is, parallel to the concentric axis direction of the dial ring. The inner surface 211 of the outer ring 21 is provided with a conductive portion 212. The conductive portion 212 is strip-shaped, and the conductive portion 212 is parallel to the capacitive sensing portion 222 and has a larger area than any of the capacitive sensing portions 222. The inner surface 211 of the outer ring 21 is further coated with an insulating coating 213 covering the conductive portion 212. When the outer ring 21 is sleeved on the inner ring 22, the conductive portion 212 and the capacitor are The sensing portion 222 is spaced apart to prevent the conductive portion 212 from being electrically connected to the capacitance sensing portion 222.

The displacement detecting unit 101 is connected to the plurality of capacitive sensing portions 222. When the outer ring 21 rotates relative to the inner ring 22 and the conductive portion 212 rotates to a corresponding position of a certain capacitive sensing portion 222, the corresponding capacitive sensing portion 222 The capacitance on the battery changes. The displacement detecting unit 101 is configured to detect a change in an electrical signal on the capacitive sensing portion 222, and determine a rotation angle and a rotation direction of the dial ring 20 according to the change in the electrical signal.

Specifically, the displacement detecting unit 101 detects the change of the electrical signal on each of the capacitive sensing portions 222. When detecting that the change of the electrical signal on the capacitive sensing portion 222 is greater than a predetermined value, the displacement detecting unit 101 It is determined that the conductive portion 212 is rotated to a corresponding position of the capacitance sensing portion 222. Therefore, during the rotation, when the conductive portion 212 is turned to the position of a capacitive sensing portion 221, the displacement detecting unit 101 detects an electrical signal whose change is greater than a preset value. The displacement detecting unit 101 calculates the rotation angle and the rotation direction of the dial ring 20 according to the order and the number of the capacitance sensing portions 222 whose electrical signal changes by more than a preset value. For example, in one embodiment, 36 capacitive sensing portions The 222 is evenly spaced on the outer surface 221 of the inner ring 22, and the displacement detecting unit 101 detects that the induced currents on the nine capacitive sensing portions 222 are sequentially changed and the changes are greater than the preset value, and the dialing ring is determined. 20 is rotated by 90 degrees, and the direction of rotation is the same as the direction represented by the order of the capacitance sensing portions 222 which sequentially generate an electrical signal change greater than a predetermined value.

Wherein, the electrical signal may be an induced current or an induced voltage.

The processing unit 102 determines a corresponding control command according to the rotation angle of the toggle ring 20 detected by the displacement detecting unit 101 and the rotation direction. For example, the rotation angle of the dial ring 20 corresponds to the "previous" or "next" control command in the rotation direction. Specifically, in the sound mode, the dial ring 20 rotates clockwise by a predetermined angle corresponding to the control command. To adjust the first-level sound, the counter-clockwise rotation of a preset angle corresponds to the control command to adjust the first-level sound; in the main menu mode, the dial ring 20 rotates clockwise by a preset angle corresponding to the control command as the next The menu option, on the other hand, rotates counterclockwise to a preset angle corresponding to the control command as the previous menu option.

The processing unit 102 determines an input signal generated by the button 30 in response to the input action of the user or a corresponding control command determined by the rotation angle of the toggle ring 20 detected by the displacement detecting unit 101 and the rotation direction, and the signal control unit 103 controls the signal according to the control. The command controls the infrared emitter 40 to emit a corresponding infrared remote control signal.

In other embodiments, the button 30 can be used to correspond to a "previous" or "next" control command, for example, one toggle button 30 represents a "previous" control command and another toggle button 30 represents a "next" "Control command; or button 30 is a mechanical rocker button, toggle up to represent the "previous" control command, and toggle the rocker to represent the "next" control command. The dial ring 20 can be used to switch between different menu commands, for example, different optional orientations represent different menu commands, or different rotation angles and rotation directions of the dial ring 20 are entered into the previous or next menu control. instruction.

Compared with the remote controller of the prior art, the rod-shaped flywheel rotary remote control device 100 provided in the present embodiment adopts a toggle ring 20 that is rotatable on the body 10 of the remote control device 100, and the conventional two-dimensional plane is used. The motion inside expands into the motion in the three-dimensional space, which is more ergonomic and reduces the number of buttons on the remote control without reducing the number of control commands, making the operation of the remote control simple and controlling the electronic The device provides a better user experience.

It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments are only intended to illustrate the invention, and are not intended to limit the invention, as long as it is within the spirit of the invention Changes and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the invention.

100. . . Remote control device

10. . . Ontology

20. . . Toggle ring

30. . . button

40. . . Infrared emitter

Claims (8)

A remote control device includes a body, a power source, and a plurality of buttons and an infrared emitter disposed on the body, wherein the button is configured to respond to a user input action to generate a corresponding input signal, and the improvement device further includes:
a dial ring is sleeved on the body of the remote control device, the dial ring includes an inner ring and an outer ring rotatably sleeved on the inner and outer sides, wherein an outer surface of the inner ring is along a circumferential direction of the inner ring a plurality of mutually spaced capacitance sensing portions are disposed, the inner surface of the outer ring is provided with a conductive portion, and the inner surface of the outer ring is further coated with an insulating coating covering the conductive portion, the conductive portion having an area larger than a capacitive sensing portion;
a displacement detecting unit connected to the plurality of capacitive sensing portions for detecting the change of the electrical signal on each capacitive sensing portion and the number and order of the capacitive sensing portions that change according to the detected electrical signal Determining the rotation angle and the rotation direction of the dial ring;
a processing unit, configured to generate an input signal according to the input action of the button in response to the input action of the user or a corresponding control instruction determined by the rotation angle of the toggle ring determined by the displacement detecting unit and the rotation direction;
A signal control unit is configured to control the infrared emitter to emit a corresponding infrared remote control signal according to the control instruction. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the button is one of a touch button, a mechanical push button, a rocker button, or a mechanical toggle button. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of buttons respectively represent different menu control commands, the buttons respond to user input actions, generate different input signals, and the processing unit determines according to the input signals. Corresponding function table control instructions. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the rotation angle of the toggle ring corresponds to a "previous" or "next" control command. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the body is provided with a groove for receiving the dial ring, and an outer surface of the dial ring is flush with an outer surface of the body. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the capacitive sensing portions are strip-shaped and evenly spaced on an outer surface of the inner ring. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the electrical signal is an induced current value. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the electrical signal is an induced voltage value.