TW201635252A - Remote control system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a remote control system, used for operating an electrical appliance which receives an infrared signal to perform a corresponding operation. The remote control system comprises a handheld electronic device and a signal conversion device. The handheld electronic device includes a device body for connecting outwardly via a wireless signal, a sensing module for sensing a displacement of the device body, and a processing module which is electrically connected to the sensing module and the device body. The processing module converts the displacement amount of the device body sensed by the sensing module into an operation signal which can be transmitted outwardly by the device body via the wireless signal. After the signal conversion device receives the operation signal, the operation signal would be converted into an infrared signal for being transmitted outwardly where the electrical appliance will receive and perform a corresponding operation.

Description

Remote control system

The present invention relates to a remote control system, and more particularly to a remote control system for a user to remotely control a home appliance by hand-operated electronic devices.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a conventional home appliance 1 includes an electric body 11 , an infrared receiver 12 electrically connected to the home appliance 11 , and a remote controller 13 that controls the infrared signal to remotely control the home appliance 11 . The remote controller 13 is used to emit an infrared signal of a predetermined wavelength range. After the infrared receiver 12 receives the infrared signal, the home appliance 1 operates according to the infrared signal.

Although existing home appliances can be remotely controlled by remote control, different types of home appliances can only be controlled by infrared signals of a specific range of wavelengths emitted by their remote controllers, so there are many home appliances in every household today. Under the circumstance, the user often has trouble with the remote control, finding a specific remote controller, and accommodating a large number of remote controllers.

Moreover, the existing remote control mostly allows the user to control the home appliance by pressing various buttons to press the button, which may cause troubles for the user who is young and has poor eyesight.

Therefore, how to improve the use of the above-mentioned existing home appliance 1 is a difficult problem to be solved by the relevant technical personnel.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a remote control system for remotely controlling home appliances by manual operation of a user's handheld electronic device.

Therefore, a remote control system of the present invention operates a home appliance that receives an infrared signal and performs corresponding operations, and includes a handheld electronic device and a signal conversion device.

The handheld electronic device includes a device body connected by a wireless signal to the external signal, a sensing module for sensing the displacement of the device body, and a processing module electrically connected to the sensing module and the device body. The sensing module senses a movement amount of the apparatus body, and converts into a manipulation signal sent by the apparatus body in a wireless signal mode.

After receiving the control signal, the signal conversion device converts the infrared signal into an outward emission, and the home appliance receives the corresponding operation.

In addition, another remote control system of the present invention utilizes a handheld electronic device to operate an electrical product, the handheld electronic device including a device body connected by a wireless signal external signal, and a sensing module sensing the displacement state of the device body. The product receives an infrared signal to perform a corresponding operation, and the remote control system includes a processing module and a signal conversion device.

The processing module is electrically connected to the sensing module and the device body, and the sensing module senses a movement amount of the device body to be converted into a control signal sent by the device body in a wireless signal mode.

After receiving the control signal, the signal conversion device converts the signal into The infrared signal is emitted to the outside, and the home appliance receives and performs the corresponding action.

The effect of the present invention is that the sensing module converts the sensing module to sense the movement amount of the device body into the control signal, and the device body transmits the control signal in a wireless signal mode, and the signal is converted through the signal. The device receives the control signal to control the home appliance product, and converts the infrared signal to the external signal. After receiving the infrared signal, the home appliance product performs the corresponding action, and provides a quicker and more convenient control means without the need for the button.

1‧‧‧Home Appliances

11‧‧‧Home appliance

12‧‧‧Infrared receiver

13‧‧‧Remote control

2‧‧‧Handheld electronic devices

21‧‧‧ device body

211‧‧‧ touch screen

22‧‧‧Sense Module

23‧‧‧Processing module

231‧‧‧Home Appliance Control Application

3‧‧‧Signal conversion device

4‧‧‧Home Appliances

5‧‧‧Handheld electronic devices

51‧‧‧ device body

511‧‧‧ touch screen

52‧‧‧Sense Module

53‧‧‧ memory card

531‧‧‧Home appliance control application

54‧‧‧Processing module

6‧‧‧Home Appliances

Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a conventional household electrical appliance; FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a first embodiment of the remote control system of the present invention. An embodiment; and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a second embodiment of the remote control system of the present invention.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 2, a first embodiment of the remote control system of the present invention includes a handheld electronic device 2 and a signal conversion device 3 for operating a home appliance 4 that receives an infrared signal and performs a corresponding operation. In the following description of the present embodiment, the handheld electronic device 2 is a smart phone, and the home electric appliance 4 is described in detail for a television.

The handheld electronic device 2 (ie, a smart phone) includes a device body 21, a sensing module 22, and a processing module 23.

The device body 21 has a touch screen 211 for the user to touch and touch, and is connected to the external signal by using at least one of a Bluetooth signal and a Wi-Fi signal, wherein the Bluetooth signal is used. Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio waves communicate via the Industrial Scientific Medical Band (ISM Band) from 2.4 GHz to 2.485 GHz. The Wi-Fi signal is established in IEEE. A signal transmitted by a wireless local area network device of the 802.11 standard, which uses a frequency band of one of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. The touch screen 211 is used as an input and output interface of the processing module 23, and can receive various touch operations from the user, and then perform communication, for example, by using at least one of a Bluetooth signal and a Wi-Fi signal. Internet connectivity, and other implementations such as mobile applications (APPs).

The sensing module 22 is any one of an inertial sensor such as a g-sensor, an electronic sensor (M-sensor), or a gyroscope, for sensing the movement of the device body 21 up, down, left, and right. A movement amount, in particular, is that the sensor module 22 is built in the general smart phone. When the mobile phone is flipped or displaced, the screen displayed by the touch screen 211 is changed correspondingly.

The processing module 23 is electrically connected to the device body 21 and the sensing module 22, and the processing module 23 stores and executes an electrical product control application 231. The home appliance control application 231 is a mobile application. The processing module 23 is configured to operate the home appliance control application 231, and the processing module 23 converts the amount of movement sensed by the sensing module 22 into a device body 21 A control signal sent by at least one of the Bluetooth signal and the Wi-Fi signal.

The signal conversion device 3 receives at least one of a Bluetooth signal sent by the device body 21 and a Wi-Fi signal. After receiving the infrared signal, the home appliance 4 operates according to the amount of movement.

When the user uses the first embodiment of the remote control system of the present invention, when the user wants to control the home appliance 4 (ie, the television) to switch channels, the user holds the handheld electronic device 2 (ie, a smart phone). The processing module 23 converts the amount of movement sensed by the sensing module 22 into the control signal, and the device body 21 uses the Bluetooth signal as the Bluetooth signal, and The at least one wireless signal mode of the Wi-Fi signal is sent out, and the signal conversion device 3 receives the Bluetooth signal and at least one of the wireless signals of the Wi-Fi signal, and then converts into the home appliance 4 (ie, the television). The infrared signal, the home appliance 4 (ie, the television) can perform the switching to the previous channel or the operation of the next channel; similarly, when the user wants to change the playing volume, the handheld electronic device 2 is held. (ie, a smart phone) When the device body 21 is moved to the left or moved to the right, the home appliance 4 (ie, the television) performs an operation of lowering the volume or increasing the volume. Moreover, the holding of the handheld electronic device 2 (ie, a smart phone) causes the device body 21 to move, and various types of wireless signals are emitted in a variety of styles, which will not be described in detail herein.

The device control module 231 is executed by the handheld electronic device 2, and the processing module 23 converts the sensing module 22 to sense the movement amount of the device body 21 into the control signal, and the device body 21 uses the wireless signal. The mode transmits the control signal, and the signal conversion device 3 receives the control signal, and converts the control signal to transmit the infrared signal to the home appliance 4, and the home appliance 4 receives the infrared signal and performs corresponding operation. Provides faster and more convenient control without the need for buttons.

Referring to FIG. 3, a second embodiment of the remote control system of the present invention is similar to the first embodiment except that the handheld electronic device 5 is a tablet computer and the home appliance 6 is cold air.

The handheld electronic device 5 includes a device body 51, a sensing module 52, a memory card 53, and a processing module 54. The device body 51 has a touch screen 511 for the user to touch and touch, and is connected to the external signal by at least one of a Bluetooth signal and a Wi-Fi signal. The touch screen 511 is used as an input and output interface of the processing module 54 for receiving various touch operations from the user, and then performing communication, for example, by using at least one of a Bluetooth signal and a Wi-Fi signal. Network connectivity, and other implementations such as various mobile applications.

The sensing module 52 is any one of an inertial sensor such as a gravitational accelerometer, an electronic compass, or a gyroscope, for sensing the amount of movement related to the up, down, left, and right movement of the device body 51, in particular, similar to a smart phone. Generally, the tablet module has a built-in sensor module 52, and when the tablet is flipped and displaced, the screen screen corresponding to the touch screen 511 is corresponding. Make a change.

The memory card 53 is pre-stored with a home appliance control application 531, which is a Secure Digital Memory Card (SD card).

The processing module 54 is electrically connected to the device body 51, the sensing module 52, and the memory card 53. The processing module 54 executes the home appliance control application 531 stored in the memory card 53 when the processing module When the group 54 executes the home appliance control application 531, the processing module 54 converts the amount of movement sensed by the sensor module 52 into a wireless signal from the device body 51 and at least one of the Wi-Fi signals. The control signal sent out in the signal mode.

When the user uses the second embodiment of the remote control system of the present invention, when the user wants to control the home appliance 6 (ie, cold air) to switch the temperature, the user holds the handheld electronic device 5 (ie, the tablet). The device body 51 moves up or down. The processing module 54 converts the amount of movement sensed by the sensing module 52 into the control signal. The device body 51 uses the Bluetooth signal and the Wi-Fi signal. The at least one wireless signal mode of the signal is sent out, and the signal conversion device 3 receives the Bluetooth signal and the at least one wireless signal of the Wi-Fi signal, and then converts the infrared signal into the infrared signal matching the home appliance 6 (ie, air-conditioning). The home appliance product 6 (ie, air-conditioning) can perform an action of raising the temperature or lowering the temperature, and similarly, when the user wants to change the amount of the sent air, the device is held by the handheld electronic device 5 (ie, a tablet). The body 51 moves the device body 51 to the left or to the right, and the household electrical appliance 6 (ie, air-conditioning) performs the wind reduction correspondingly. The amount or the action of increasing the air volume. Moreover, the holding of the handheld electronic device 5 (ie, the tablet computer) causes the device body 51 to move, and various types of wireless signals are emitted in a variety of styles, which will not be described in detail herein.

It should be noted that the home appliance control application 231 of the first embodiment can change the design. When the handheld electronic device 2 executes the home appliance control application 231 by the processing module 23, the processing module 23 enables The touch screen 211 displays an operation interface of the home appliance control application 231, and the user can select the home appliance to be controlled on the touch screen 211 by touch, so that the processing module 23 sends out the selected home appliance. The control signal of the product. Because the handheld electronic device 2 executes the home appliance control application 231 to issue a plurality of control signals for the home appliances that match different functions, it is possible to remotely control a plurality of home appliances with different functions, and to solve the problem that multiple remote controllers are easily confused and stored. The remote control device is cumbersome and the mobile phone is carried around, and does not need to spend time searching for a specific remote controller. Similarly, the home appliance control application 531 of the second embodiment can also change the design to make the handheld electronic device 5 remotely control a plurality of different types. Functional home appliances. The writing of the appliance control application is not the focus of the present invention, so it will not be described here.

In summary, the remote control system of the present invention is intended to operate the home appliance 4 by the handheld electronic device 2 in cooperation with the signal conversion device 3. The processing module 23 of the handheld electronic device 2 senses the amount of movement of the device body 21, and converts the amount of movement into a home appliance selected by the user on the touch screen 211. The control signal of 4, and the control signal is sent out by the device body 21 in the wireless signal mode. The signal conversion device 3 receives the control signal, converts the control signal into the infrared signal corresponding to the home appliance 4, and then transmits the infrared signal. After receiving the infrared signal, the home appliance 4 performs the corresponding operation. It is possible to achieve the object of the present invention by realizing the use of an existing mobile phone to remotely control a plurality of different functions of home appliances, and providing a control means that does not require a button to be faster and more convenient.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the patent application scope and the patent specification of the present invention are still It is within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

2‧‧‧Handheld electronic devices

21‧‧‧ device body

211‧‧‧ touch screen

22‧‧‧Sense Module

23‧‧‧Processing module

231‧‧‧Home Appliance Control Application

3‧‧‧Signal conversion device

4‧‧‧Home Appliances

Claims (8)

A remote control system for operating a home appliance that receives an infrared signal to perform a corresponding operation, comprising: a handheld electronic device comprising: a device body connected by a wireless signal to the external signal; a sensing module sensing the displacement state of the device body, and a sensor module a processing module electrically connected to the sensing module and the device body, the processing module sensing a movement amount of the device body according to the sensing module, and converting into a control signal sent by the device body in a wireless signal mode And a signal conversion device, after receiving the control signal, converting the infrared signal to the external transmission, and receiving and performing the corresponding operation by the home appliance. The remote control system of claim 1, wherein the processing module stores and executes an electrical product control application for causing the processing module to convert the control signal according to the amount of movement. The remote control system of claim 2, wherein the home appliance control application is a mobile application designed to run on the handheld electronic device, the handheld electronic device being any one of a smart phone and a tablet. The remote control system of claim 1, wherein the device body is externally connected by Bluetooth, and at least one of the wireless signals of the Wi-Fi. A remote control system for operating an electrical product by using a handheld electronic device, the handheld electronic device comprising a device body connected by a wireless signal external signal, and a sensing module sensing the displacement state of the device body, The home appliance receives an infrared signal to perform a corresponding operation. The remote control system includes: a processing module electrically connected to the sensing module and the device body, and sensing a movement amount of the device body according to the sensing module, converting into a The control unit transmits the control signal in the wireless signal mode; and a signal conversion device receives the control signal and converts the infrared wireless signal to the external transmission, and the home appliance receives the corresponding operation. The remote control system of claim 5, wherein the processing module stores and executes an electrical product control application. The remote control system of claim 6, wherein the home appliance control application is a mobile application designed to run on the handheld electronic device, the handheld electronic device being any one of a smart phone and a tablet. The remote control system of claim 5, wherein the device body is externally connected by Bluetooth, and at least one of the wireless signals of the Wi-Fi.