TW202211177A - Smart remote control system including a remote control terminal device and a server equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A smart remote control system includes a remote control terminal device and a server equipment. The smart device can execute a progressive web application program via a web address for being connected to the server equipment. After pressing a self-created control command, the server equipment can retrieve the corresponding original control code according to the executed control command, and send it to the designated remote control terminal device, so that the remote control terminal device can transmit the control signal to control the electronic device.

Description

Smart remote control system

The present invention relates to an intelligent remote control system, in particular to an intelligent remote control system capable of establishing and executing control commands through a progressive network application program and learning control signals so as to be able to remotely control electronic equipment.

At present, the concept of smart house is very popular, so many household appliances will develop their own remote control mechanism. However, different electrical equipment requires different remote control software. For users, multiple sets of software It is very troublesome to use, and the settings of different software are different, which will make users reduce their willingness to use.

Therefore, if a system can be provided to allow users to freely create different control commands according to different electrical appliances or devices that can be controlled by a remote control, it will be possible to avoid the problem of confusing users caused by multiple sets of software. This case can also create control commands with different functions according to the needs of users, so that users can set common control commands according to their usage habits, so the flexibility of use is also very high. Therefore, this case should be an optimal solution.

The intelligent remote control system of the present invention includes: a remote control terminal device, which includes: a power supply unit, which is used to provide the power required for the operation of the remote control terminal device; a wireless network communication unit, which can be shared with a wireless network The device is wirelessly connected to receive or transmit an information packet through the wireless network sharing device, wherein the information packet contains one or more original control codes; one or more signal receiving units are capable of receiving a or one or more control signals for controlling an electronic device; one or more signal transmitting units capable of transmitting one or more control signals for controlling the electronic device; a signal converting unit communicating with the wireless network The unit, the signal receiving unit and the signal transmitting unit are electrically connected, wherein the signal converting unit can extract one or more original control codes from the control signal received by the signal receiving unit, and can communicate with the wireless network The original control code received by the unit is converted into the control signal, so that the signal transmission unit can transmit the control signal to control the electronic device; a server device is connected to the remote control terminal device for storing One or more original control codes that can correspond to different control commands; and at least one smart device is connected to the server equipment, and the smart device can create the control command and execute the control command by , so as to transmit the original control code corresponding to the control command to the remote control terminal device through the server device, so that the remote control terminal device transmits the control signal to control the electronic device.

More specifically, the control signal can be an infrared signal or a radio wave signal.

More specifically, the intelligent device includes at least one processor and at least one computer-readable recording medium, and the computer-readable recording medium further stores computer-readable instructions. When executing the computer-readable commands, the server can execute a progressive web application program connected to the server device through a web address, so as to be able to configure the remote terminal device, and to create the control command and send The control command is given to the server device, so that the server device transmits the original control code capable of controlling the electronic device to the remote control terminal device.

More specifically, the progressive web application includes: an account login unit for logging in a user account and password to connect with the server device; a device setting unit for logging in the server At least one device is newly added under the user account; an instruction creation unit can create one or more control instructions, and the server equipment corresponds to the original control code transmitted by the remote control terminal device and the control instruction and storage; and an instruction execution unit for executing one or more control instructions, the instruction execution unit can transmit the executed control instructions to the server device, so that the server device will be able to control the electronic The original control code of the device is transmitted to the remote control terminal device.

More specifically, a connection configuration file is stored in the wireless network communication unit of the remote control terminal device, and the connection configuration file contains at least a device identification code, an account number and a password of the wireless network sharing device , a user account for enabling the remote control terminal device to connect with the server device through the wireless network sharing device.

More specifically, the smart device can be directly connected with the remote control terminal device, and can open a setting interface, so as to input the account and password of the wireless network sharing device, the user account in the setting interface, and After the remote control terminal device can be connected to the server device through the wireless network sharing device, the remote control terminal device can be added into the user account of the group.

More specifically, the smart device is any device that can open a web page, such as a smart watch, a switch, a game console, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a smart phone, or a tablet. computer, etc.

More specifically, when the remote controller of the electronic device is pressed to emit a control signal, the signal receiving unit of the remote control terminal device can receive the control signal and transmit it to the signal conversion unit.

More specifically, the wireless network sharing device is a network device capable of providing a wireless network access point.

Other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the smart remote control system of the present invention. It can be seen from the figure that the smart remote control system includes a remote control terminal device 1, a server device 2, and at least one smart device 6, wherein the remote control terminal The device 1 is arranged in an environment, and a wireless network sharing device 4 and at least one electronic device 3 are arranged in the environment, and the wireless network sharing device 4 is a network capable of providing wireless network access points Therefore, the remote control terminal device 1 can enter the external network 5 through the wireless network sharing device 4 to connect with the server device 2, wherein the server device 2 can store one or more Original control codes corresponding to different control commands.

As shown in Figures 2A to 2C, the remote control terminal device 1 includes: (1) a power supply unit 11, which is used to provide the power required for the operation of the remote control terminal device 1; (2) A wireless network communication unit 12 capable of wirelessly connecting with the wireless network sharing device 4 for receiving or transmitting an information packet through the wireless network sharing device 4, wherein the information packet has a or more than one original control code; in addition, the wireless network communication unit 12 stores a connection configuration file, and the connection configuration file contains at least a device identification code, the account number of the wireless network sharing device 4 and a password for enabling the remote control terminal device 1 to connect with the server device 2 through the wireless network sharing device 4; (3) One or more signal receiving units 14 are capable of receiving one or more control signals for controlling the electronic device 3; (4) One or more signal transmitting units 15, which are capable of transmitting one or more control signals for controlling the electronic device 3; (5) A signal converting unit 13 is electrically connected to the wireless network communication unit 12, the signal receiving unit 14 and the signal transmitting unit 15, wherein the signal converting unit 13 can receive the signal received by the signal receiving unit 14. One or more original control codes are extracted from the control signal, and the original control code received by the wireless network communication unit 12 can be converted into the control signal, so that the signal transmission unit 15 can transmit the control signal to control In the electronic device 3, the control signal can be an infrared signal or a radio wave signal. In addition, the signal conversion unit 13 further includes a processor 131 and a storage 132, wherein the storage 132 has an operation program 1321, and the operation program 1321 includes: (a) a conversion module 13211, wherein the conversion module 1321 is used to convert the received control signal into an original control code; (b) a decoding module 13212, wherein the network packet received by the decoding module 1322 is decoded into an original control code; (c) a setting interface module 13213 for storing a plurality of setting interfaces in the storage 132, the setting interfaces are mainly used to input the wireless network account and password, user account and password (the setting interface The module 13213 can be installed under the signal conversion unit 13, but it can also be installed in the remote control terminal device 1 with an independent memory device, and the setting interface module 13213 and the operating setting interface can be stored in the memory body device).

The smart device 6 can be a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a smart phone or a tablet computer. As shown in FIG. 3 , the smart device 6 at least includes at least one processor 61 and at least one computer The computer-readable recording medium 62 further stores computer-readable instructions. When the computer-readable instructions are executed by the processors, a URL can be used to execute a connection with the computer-readable instruction. The server device 2 is connected to the progressive network application program to be able to configure the remote control terminal device 1, and to create the control command and send the control command to the server device 2, so that the server device 2 can The original control code capable of operating the electronic device 3 is transmitted to the remote control terminal device 1 , so that the remote control terminal device transmits the control signal to control the electronic device 3 .

The progressive web application in this case is a web application constructed from an ordinary web page or website to achieve the purpose of cross-platform use. The mode is set on the system desktop, so there is no need to perform procedures such as traditional applications that need to be downloaded and installed.

And the progressive web application 7, as shown in Figure 4, includes: (1) An account login unit 71, used to be able to log in a user account and password to connect with the server device 2; (2) A device setting unit 72, which can add at least one device under the logged-in user account, and the device identification code of the device itself will also be directly stored in the record file under the user account; (3) An instruction creation unit 73 is capable of creating one or more control instructions for the device added by the device setting unit 72, and at the same time, the server device 2 transmits the original remote control terminal device 1. receiving the control code and corresponding and storing the control command; and (4) When an instruction execution unit 74 is capable of executing one or more control instructions for the newly added device of the device setting unit 72, the instruction execution unit can transmit the executed control instructions to the server The device 2 , so that the server device 2 transmits the original control code capable of controlling the electronic device 3 to the remote control terminal device 1 .

When the remote control terminal device 1 and the wireless network sharing device 4 are to be wirelessly connected, as shown in FIG. 5A , the smart device 6 can be connected to the wireless sharing hotspot provided by the remote control terminal device 1 first. , and then, as shown in Figure 5B, the setting interface 132131 stored in the remote control terminal device 1 can be opened to input the wireless network account and password, user account and password in the setting interface 132131, and press the save , the user account and password can be stored in the connection profile of the wireless network communication unit 12 , and the remote control terminal device 1 can automatically connect to the wireless network sharing device 4 .

The remote control terminal device 1 can connect to the server device 2 according to the web address of the server device 2 stored internally, and can provide a user account (user account or user account) according to the identification requirements of the server device 2 user account and password) or/and device identification code to connect with the server device 2 and be able to upload or receive the original control code.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6A , the smart device 6 can be operated to connect to the wireless network communication unit 12 , and as shown in FIG. 6B , the progressive network application program can be displayed on the screen 60 7 of the user interface 70, and enter the user account and password on the user interface 70 of the progressive web application 7 to log in;

Afterwards, as shown in Figures 6C to 6G, after selecting "Add Device", the remote control terminal device 1 located in the same wireless network domain as the smart device 6 can be added and named. Finally, as shown in Figure 6 As shown in Figure 6G, the icon of the newly added device (Light) in Figures 6C to 6F will be directly displayed on the user interface 70 (and the displayed icon can be provided by the progressive web application 7 of this case). Or upload photos by the user for display purposes), in this way, a new device can be added under the user account of this group, and the device identification code of the device itself will also be directly stored in the user account. in the log file under the user's account.

In addition, a setting URL can also be directly stored in the remote control terminal device 1, and after the wireless network account number and password, user account number and password are input in the setting interface 132131 (the remote control terminal device 1 can connect to the wireless network) Road sharing device 4), the setting interface 132131 will directly open the setting URL, so as to directly open the progressive web application 7 by linking to the setting URL, or connect to the progressive web application 7 provided by the URL (for example, the official website that provides the progressive web application 7) or remind the user to use the progressive web application 7 to add devices.

After that, after the user account and password have been logged in, as shown in Fig. 7A, the device (Light) icon displayed on the user interface 70 can be edited and selected, as shown in Figs. 7B to 7C, the The procedure is as follows: (1) For a certain electronic device 3 (device Light in this embodiment), a button panel configuration can be displayed on the user interface 70. As shown in Figs. 7B to 7C, several presets have been configured. "button icon", so the user can directly edit and select the preset "button icon" on the user interface 70 to create a new control command, and then the progressive web application 7 will upload the control command to the server device 2; (2) At the same time, press the button on the remote control of the electronic device 3, the signal receiving unit 14 of the remote control terminal device 1 will receive the control signal sent by the remote control, and then the received control signal will contain The original control code and identification information (user account number or/and device identification code) of the original control code are uploaded to the server device 2; (3) When the server device 2 receives the control command and the original control code under a certain user account, it can correspond to the two, and use the control command and control signal for the specific electronic device 3 Therefore, when the control command (button icon) is edited and selected through the user interface 70 , the server device 2 can send the corresponding original control code to the specific remote control terminal device 1 .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7D, the form can be pulled down to move the button icon or add a button icon, so as to change the configuration on the button panel for a certain device according to user needs or habits.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, an infrared signal receiving unit 141, a radio wave signal receiving unit 142, an infrared signal transmitting unit 151, and a radio wave signal transmitting unit 152 can be provided to enable the remote control terminal device 1 Can transmit/receive infrared signals and radio wave signals, and the descriptions for different electronic devices are as follows: (1) The electric fan 312 has an infrared signal receiver inside, and can be controlled through a fan remote control 311, so the fan remote control 311 can be pressed to make the infrared signal receiving unit 141 receive infrared signals, and then when the progressive When the network application program presses the control command, the infrared signal transmitting unit 151 transmits the corresponding original control code as an infrared signal to control the electric fan 312 . (2) The set-top box 322 has an infrared receiver inside and can be controlled by a set-top box remote control 321, so the set-top box remote control 321 can be pressed to make the infrared signal receiving unit 141 receive infrared signals , then when the control command is pressed through the progressive network application, the infrared signal transmitting unit 151 will transmit the corresponding original control code as an infrared signal to be received by the infrared receiver of the set-top box 322 for use The set-top box 322 is controlled. (3) The TV 332 has an infrared receiver inside, and can be controlled through a TV remote control 331, so the TV remote control 331 can be pressed to make the infrared signal receiving unit 141 receive infrared signals, and then when the progressive network is used When the application program presses the control command, the infrared signal transmitting unit 151 transmits the corresponding original control code as an infrared signal to be received by the infrared receiver of the TV 332 for controlling the TV 332 . (4) The air conditioner 342 has an infrared receiver inside and can be controlled by an air conditioner remote control 341, so the air conditioner remote control 341 can be pressed to make the infrared signal receiving unit 141 receive infrared signals, and then when the air conditioner remote control 341 is pressed When the progressive network application program presses the control command, the infrared signal transmitting unit 151 will transmit the corresponding original control code as an infrared signal to be received by the infrared receiver of the air conditioner 342 for controlling the air conditioner 342. (5) The parking lot fence machine 352 has a radio wave receiver inside and can be controlled through a parking lot fence machine remote control 351, so the parking lot fence machine remote control 351 can be pressed to make the radio wave signal receiving unit 142 receive infrared rays Then, when the control command is pressed through the progressive network application, the radio wave signal transmitting unit 152 will transmit the corresponding original control code as a radio wave signal, so that the radio wave receiver of the parking lot fence machine 352 will transmit the corresponding original control code. Received to control the parking lot fence machine 352 . (6) The electric iron rolling door 362 has a radio wave receiver inside, and can be controlled by an electric iron rolling door remote control 361, so the electric iron rolling door remote control 361 can be pressed to make the radio wave signal receiving unit 142 to receive the infrared signal, and then when the control command is pressed through the progressive network application, the radio wave signal transmitting unit 152 will transmit the corresponding original control code as a radio wave signal, so that the electric iron rolling door 362 can The radio wave receiver is used to control the electric iron rolling door 362 .

In addition, the remote control terminal device 1 can also be directly installed in the electronic equipment 3, and the signal receiving unit 14 and the signal transmitting unit 15 do not need to be used. When the signal transmitted by the remote control is received by the electronic equipment 3, The electronic device 3 can directly transmit the received signal to the signal conversion unit 13, and then upload it to the server device 2, and when the control command is pressed through the progressive network application, the remote control terminal device inside the electronic device 3 1 can receive the original control code, and directly transmit it to the electronic device 3 according to the content of the original control code, so as to control the operation of the electronic device 3 .

The smart remote control system provided by the present invention, when compared with other conventional technologies, has the following advantages: 1. The present invention can provide a system that allows users to freely create different control commands according to different electrical appliances or devices that can be controlled by a remote control, so as to avoid the problem that multiple sets of software cause users to be troubled. . 2. This case can create control commands with different functions according to the needs of users, so it allows users to set common control commands according to their usage habits, so the flexibility of use is also very high. 3. In addition to being used independently, this case can also be directly installed inside the electronic device, so as to save the cost of circuit components of the signal receiving unit and the signal transmitting unit, and achieve the effect of exclusive remote control.

The present invention has been disclosed above through the above-mentioned embodiments, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with this technical field with ordinary knowledge can understand the aforementioned technical features and embodiments of the present invention without departing from the present invention. Within the spirit and scope, some changes and modifications can be made, so the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be determined by the claims attached to this specification.

1: Remote control terminal device 11: Power supply unit 12: Wireless network communication unit 13: Signal conversion unit 131: Processor 132: Storage 1321: Operational Program 13211: Conversion module 13212: decoding module 13213: Setting interface module 132131: Setting interface 14: Signal receiving unit 141: Infrared signal receiving unit 142: Radio wave signal receiving unit 15: Signal transmitting unit 151: Infrared signal transmitting unit 152: Radio wave signal transmitting unit 2: Server equipment 3: Electronic equipment 311: Fan remote control 312: Fan 321: Set Top Box Remote Control 322: STB 331: TV Remote Control 332: TV 341: Air conditioner remote control 342: Air Conditioner 351: Remote control for parking lot fence machine 352: Parking lot fence machine 361: Electric iron rolling door remote control 362: Electric Iron Rolling Door 4: Wireless network sharing device 5: Extranet 6: Smart Devices 60: Screen 61: Processor 62: Computer-readable recording medium 7: Progressive Web Apps 70: User Interface 71: Account login unit 72: Device setting unit 73: Instruction creation unit 74: Instruction execution unit

[Fig. 1] is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 2A] is a schematic diagram of the structure of the remote control terminal device of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 2B] is a schematic diagram of the structure of the signal conversion unit of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 2C] is a schematic diagram of the structure of the application program of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 3] is a schematic diagram of the structure of the intelligent device of the intelligent remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 4] is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the progressive network application program of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 5A] is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the connection setting of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 5B] is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the connection setting of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 6A] is a schematic diagram of a new implementation of the device of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [FIG. 6B] is a schematic diagram of a new implementation of the device of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 6C] is a schematic diagram of a new implementation of the device of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 6D] is a schematic diagram of a new implementation of the device of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 6E] is a schematic diagram of a new implementation of the device of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 6F] is a schematic diagram of a new implementation of the device of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 6G] is a schematic diagram of a new implementation of the device of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 7A] is a schematic diagram of the remote control setting implementation of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 7B] is a schematic diagram of the remote control setting implementation of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 7C] is a schematic diagram of the remote control setting implementation of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 7D] is a schematic diagram of the remote control setting implementation of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 8A] is a schematic diagram of the application structure of the smart remote control system of the present invention. [Fig. 8B] is a schematic diagram of the application structure of the smart remote control system of the present invention.

1: Remote control terminal device

2: Server equipment

3: Electronic equipment

4: Wireless network sharing device

5: Extranet

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Claims (9)

An intelligent remote control system, comprising: A remote control terminal device, comprising: a power supply unit, which is used to provide the power required for the operation of the remote control terminal device; A wireless network communication unit capable of wirelessly connecting with a wireless network sharing device for receiving or transmitting an information packet through the wireless network sharing device, wherein the information packet contains one or more original control code; one or more signal receiving units capable of receiving one or more control signals for controlling an electronic device; one or more signal transmitting units capable of transmitting one or more control signals for controlling the electronic device; A signal converting unit is electrically connected to the wireless network communication unit, the signal receiving unit and the signal transmitting unit, wherein the signal converting unit can extract one or more control signals received by the signal receiving unit The original control code, which can convert the original control code received by the wireless network communication unit into the control signal, so that the signal transmission unit can transmit the control signal to control the electronic device; a server device connected to the remote control terminal device for storing one or more original control codes corresponding to different control commands; and At least one smart device is connected to the server device, and the smart device can create the control command, and by executing the control command, the server device can convert the original corresponding to the control command The control code is transmitted to the remote control terminal device, so that the control signal is transmitted by the remote control terminal device to control the electronic equipment. The intelligent remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the control signal can be an infrared signal or a radio wave signal. The intelligent remote control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the intelligent device comprises at least one processor and at least one computer-readable recording medium, and the computer-readable recording medium further stores computer-readable instructions , when the computer readable instructions are executed by the processors, can execute a progressive web application connected to the server device to be able to configure the remote terminal device and to create the control instructions and sending the control command to the server device, so that the server device transmits the original control code capable of controlling the electronic device to the remote control terminal device. The smart remote control system of claim 3, wherein the progressive web application includes: an account login unit for logging in a user account and password to connect with the server device; a device setting unit capable of adding at least one device under the user account; an instruction creation unit capable of creating one or more control instructions, and the server equipment corresponds and stores the original control code transmitted by the remote control terminal device and the control instruction; and An instruction execution unit, for executing one or more control instructions, the instruction execution unit can transmit the executed control instructions to the server device, so that the server device can control the original control of the electronic device The code is transmitted to the remote control terminal device. The smart remote control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a connection configuration file is stored in the wireless network communication unit of the remote control terminal device, and the connection configuration file contains at least a device identification code, the wireless network The account number, password and user account of the sharing device are used to enable the remote control terminal device to connect with the server device through the wireless network sharing device. The smart remote control system according to claim 5, wherein the smart device can be directly connected with the remote control terminal device, and can open a setting interface, so as to input the account number and password of the wireless network sharing device in the setting interface, After the user account is connected to the server device through the wireless network sharing device, the remote control terminal device can be added to the group of user accounts. The smart remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the smart device is an electronic device capable of opening a webpage. The smart remote control system according to claim 1, wherein when the remote controller of the electronic device is pressed to transmit a control signal, the signal receiving unit of the remote control terminal device can receive the control signal and transmit it to the signal conversion unit. The intelligent remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless network sharing device is a network device capable of providing wireless network access points.

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