TWI248264B - Remote control method for remote-controlled electronic device using universal remote control and universal remote control thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a remote control method for a remote-controlled electronic device using a universal remote control, which includes steps of providing a universal remote control to enable the remote control to establish a communication link with a first electronic device and enabling the universal remote control to acquire a playing list from the first electronic device, the playing list containing a plurality of playing items; enabling the universal remote control to carry out classification of the playing list in accordance with the attribute of each playing item; enabling the universal remote control to receive operation command through an input device in accordance with the classified playing list; and enabling the universal remote control to transmit a wireless signal command corresponding to the operation command to a second electronic device in accordance with the operation command.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control method and a remote controller for a remote control electronic device, and more particularly to a remote control method for a remote control electronic device and a remote controller capable of updating information, such as a television program, at any time. The schedule is played and sorted to give the user enough information to remotely control the remote control. Prior Art Conventional remote controllers for home appliance appliances are roughly classified into two categories. The first type is a single-type remote control, which can only operate remote control with a household electrical appliance used in combination. Such a remote control implements all remote control functions by using individual keys, and the user selects the keys through the self-selection. To remotely operate home appliances. The second type is a multi-machine type remote controller capable of remotely controlling two or more home appliances at the same time. Such a remote controller designs the internal electronic circuit of the remote command code of all the home appliances to be remotely controlled. However, the human-machine interface provided by the above two types of conventional remote controllers is only a few buttons, that is, the design concept of the conventional remote controller is only used to replace the operation buttons on the panel of the home appliance, so the conventional remote control The device is completely incapable of providing enough information to the user, such as the name of the program played on the X channel at this moment. The inventor of the present invention has invented a remote control method for a remote control electronic device using a universal remote controller and a universal remote controller for realizing the remote control method, which can be used at any time in view of the lack of a conventional remote control device. Update information, such as TV show schedules, and classify them

Page 5 1248264 V. Invention Description (2) Provides sufficient information to the user to remotely control remote control items. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A first object of the present invention is to provide a remote control method for a remote control electronic device, by which the remote control item can be updated at any time by using the universal remote controller of the present invention, for example, a latest television program play schedule, under sufficient information conditions. , allowing the user to remotely operate the electronic device. A second object of the present invention is to provide a universal remote controller capable of downloading remote control items at any time, such as a latest television program playing schedule, and classifying the obtained remote control items for the user to perform on the electronic device. More convenient remote operation. In order to achieve the above objects of the present invention, a remote control method for a remote control electronic device using a universal remote controller includes the steps of: providing a universal remote controller; causing a universal remote controller to establish a communication link with the first electronic device, and The universal remote controller obtains a playlist from the first electronic device via the communication chain, wherein the playlist includes at least one play item; the universal remote controller classifies the playlist according to the attributes of each play item; The list causes the universal remote controller to receive an operation command via the input device, and the universal remote controller transmits a wireless signal command corresponding to the operation command to the second electronic device according to the operation command. Furthermore, the present invention provides a universal remote control in accordance with the spirit of the above remote control method. In order to familiarize the person skilled in the art with the purpose, features and merits of the present invention

J248264 V. DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT (3) The present invention will be described with reference to the following specific embodiments, together with the accompanying drawings. Embodiments The first figure shows a flow chart of the method of the present invention, and the second figure shows the architecture of a universal remote controller embodying the present invention. The remote control method 10 of the remote control electronic device using the universal remote controller of the present invention includes the following steps, which will now be described as follows. The step (101) provides a universal remote control 20, and a detailed description of the architecture of the universal remote control 20 will be disclosed in the following text. The dream (103) causes the universal remote controller 20 to establish a communication key with the first electronic device 30 and causes the universal remote controller 20 to obtain the playlist 60 via the communication link 5 to the first electronic device 30, wherein the playlist 60 is at least Contains more than one 1 play item 601. In step (103), the specific implementation hand 4 of the communication chain 5 can be adopted by a wired communication chain, a wireless communication link, an internet, a regional network, etc., according to specific implementation of different communication chains 50. The means is to implement the corresponding electronic circuit in the universal remote control. For example, the communication link 50 can be connected to the first electronic device 30 by a USB cable using a USB cable. The first electronic device 3 provides the play list 60 to the universal remote controller 2, and the download and acquisition step (105) via the communication link 5 causes the universal remote controller 2 to perform the play list 60 according to the attributes of each play item. classification. The play list 60 obtained from the step (1〇3) is an all-encompassing aspect, and the play list 6 is, for example, a television program play schedule provided by each cable television system station, or for example

1248264 V. Invention Description (4) is a card 0K song list used in the Karaoke karaoke machine, or an MP3 song list of all CD/MP3 songs stored in a computer, or a CD/MP3 song. The name of the power of the case, or, for example, a DVD movie list of all DVD movies stored in the computer or the file name of each DVD movie, or a VCD movie list of each VCD movie stored in the computer, or each The file name of the VCD movie. These playlists 60 must be sorted by the universal remote controller 20, and the play items 6 0 1 of the same attribute or the approximate attribute are assigned to the same category according to the attributes of the respective play items 601 of the play list 60. For example, the broadcast schedule of the TV program provided by the cable television system station of XX Company is classified into the same category according to the program attributes of the TV program belonging to the Western-style attribute, the Chinese-style attribute, the financial attribute, and the news attribute. . Furthermore, the classification step of step (105) can be classified according to the company name of the cable television system, and since the television program broadcast schedule provided by each cable television system station is different, the present invention The universal remote controller 20 can display the company name of each cable television system station in an area on the display 209, and then the user selects the cable television system station from the line. Through the message of the selected cable television system station provided by the user, the universal remote controller 20 can accurately display the television program playing schedule of the selected cable television system station, and the program played in each channel at each time slot. It is classified into Western-style attributes, Chinese-style attributes, financial-related attributes, news-related attributes, etc., and the categorizations are concentrated in the same category. Step (1 0 7) is based on the sorted playlist 70, which makes the universal remote

1248264 V. Description of invention (5)

The controller 20 receives an operation command via the input device, and the universal remote controller transmits a wireless signal command 205a corresponding to the operation command to the second electronic device 40 in accordance with the operation command. In step (107), the specific implementation means of the input device may be provided with a plurality of buttons 2 07 which are disposed on the universal remote controller 20, and even adopt a touch-sensitive display as a specific implementation means of the input device. An operation command is generated by pressing the buttons 207, and the operation commands are used to operate the playlist 70, for example, switching to a television program of a certain channel in the playlist 70, for example, an instant recording or a reservation time pair The television program of a certain channel in the play list 70 performs a video recording operation, for example, a certain DVD movie in the play list 70, a certain VCD movie, a certain song of the CD film, or a whole CD piece or an MP3 CD piece. An MP3 or an entire MP3 CD slice or the like is played. Then, the universal remote controller 20 transmits a wireless signal command 2 0 5 a corresponding to the operation commands to the second electronic device 40, and accordingly, after receiving the no-signal command 205a, the second electronic device 40 automatically executes the above-mentioned video recording operation. , play jobs, and more.

The first electronic device 30 of the present invention described above can be embodied as a computer, a remote server, a remote website, or the like. The specific aspect of the second electronic device 40 can be a DVD/VCD/CD/MP3 player, a television, an audio appliance, a computer, a karaoke machine, a set-top box, and the like. Of course, the first electronic device 30 of the present invention may be an electronic device that is separate from the second electronic device 40, or the first electronic device 30 and the second electronic device 40 of the present invention are all electronic devices of the same portion. . In the second figure, the respective components of the universal remote controller 20 of the present invention will now be described as follows. The first communication interface device 2 0 3 is used for communication connection

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An electronic device 30 establishes the communication link 50 described above with the first electronic device 30 via the first communication interface device 203. The second communication interface device 205 is configured to communicate with the second electronic device 40, and transmit the wireless signal command 205a to the second electronic device 40 through the second communication interface device 205, and the specific means of the second communication interface device 205 It can use infrared wireless transmission circuit. A plurality of buttons 207 are used to generate the button signals 207a, and the operation commands for the playlist 70 are specifically implemented by the pressing of the buttons 207. The display 209 is used to display an operation screen of the universal remote controller 20. Through the operation screen, the user can clearly grasp the current operation state, or the user can follow the instructions by following the instructions of the operation screen. Input of operation instructions. The non-electrical memory 2 1 1 is electrically connected to the processor 2 0 1 , and the playback list 70 is stored, and the non-electrical memory 2 1 1 can be implemented as a flash memory.

In the second figure, the processor 201 is electrically connected to the first communication interface device 203, the second communication interface device 205, the plurality of buttons 207, the display 209, and the non-electrical memory 2 1 1 , and the processor 2 0 1 Perform the mechanisms described below. The processor 201 is configured to obtain the playlist 60 from the first electronic device 30 via the first communication interface device 203, wherein the playlist 60 includes at least one play item 601. The processor 201 is configured to classify the playlist 60 according to the attribute of each play item 601, and store the classified play list 70 to the non-electrical memory 2 11 . The processor 2 0 1 is configured to receive the button signals 207a, wherein the button signals 207a are used as operation instructions of the classified playlist 70. The processor 201 is configured to receive the second electronic device via the second communication interface device 205 according to the received button signals 207a.

Page 10 1248264 V. Description of the Invention (7) The 40 transmits a wireless signal command 205a corresponding to the button signals 207a.

The third figure shows a schematic diagram of the structure of the playlist obtained by the first electronic device of the present invention, and the fourth figure shows the structure of the data of the broadcast schedule of the television program obtained from the first electronic device, and the fifth figure shows the first A schematic diagram of the data structure of the MP3 song summary table of the playlist obtained by an electronic device. In the third figure, the playlist 60 is composed of a plurality of play items 601, and the content of each play item 601 differs depending on the type of the play list 60. In the fourth figure, each play item 601 of the television program play schedule 60 is composed of a channel header 601a and a plurality of program materials 601b, wherein the channel header 601a includes a channel number, a channel name, and a channel content description. And each program material 6 0 1 b is the program name, start play time, and end play time of all TV programs of the channel number. In the fifth figure, each play item 601 of the MP3 song summary table 60 is the track name of each MP3 song, and an access path, wherein the access path is mainly provided to the second electronic device 40, such that the second electronic device 40 know where to get this MP3 song.

The sixth figure shows an external view of the universal remote controller according to the present invention. In the sixth figure, a plurality of buttons 207 are disposed on the universal remote controller 20, and further, the programs belonging to the Western-style attribute, the Chinese-style attribute, the financial-related attribute, and the news attribute are classified into users. It can be quickly selected by printing the button labeled 'Western Film' 2 0 7 , printing the button labeled 'Chinese Film' 2 0 7 , printing the button labeled 'Finance' 2 0 7 , printing the button labeled 'News' 2 0 7 One of the programs belonging to this property. The playlist 70 stored in the non-electrical memory 2 1 1 of the present invention

Page 11 1248264 V. Description of the Invention (8) The number is not limited to one, so the universal remote controller 20 can simultaneously be used to remotely control at least one or more second electronic devices 40. Furthermore, the non-electrical memory 2 1 1 still stores at least one instruction comparison table 80, and the different instruction comparison table 80 is applicable to different brands or different types of second electronic devices 40, respectively. The data structure diagram of the command comparison table of the seven figures, the multiple buttons 2 0 7 are sequentially compared in the field 8 0 1 a, the field 8 0 3 a and corresponding

The instruction codes are respectively defined in the block 8 0 1 b, the field 8 0 3 b ..., according to which, when the processor 201 receives the button signal 207a generated by the button 207, and then corresponds to the command table 80 according to the command. The instruction code is then transmitted to the second electronic device 40 to be remotely controlled by the second communication interface device 205 to transmit the corresponding wireless signal command 205a. While the present invention has been described above in terms of a particular embodiment, it is not intended to limit the invention, and it is intended that the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Page 12 1248264 Brief Description of the Drawing The first figure shows a flow chart of the method of the invention. The second figure shows a schematic diagram of the architecture of a universal remote controller embodying the present invention. The third figure shows the architecture of the playlist obtained from the first electronic device of the present invention. The fourth figure shows a data structure diagram of a television program play schedule of a playlist obtained from the first electronic device. The fifth figure shows a schematic diagram of the data structure of the MP3 song list of the playlist obtained from the first electronic device. The sixth figure shows an external view of the universal remote controller according to the present invention.

The seventh figure shows the data structure of the instruction table for the second electronic device. Figure number description 10 Remote control method 20 million remote control 30 First electronic device 40 Second electronic device 50 Communication chain 60 Playlist 70 Playlist

80 Command Comparison Table 101, 103, 105, 107 Step 201 Processor 2 0 3 First Communication Interface Device

Page 13 1248264 Brief description of the diagram 205 Second communication interface device 2 0 5 a Wireless signal command 2 0 7 Button 2 0 7 a Button signal 2 0 9 Display 211 Non-electric memory 60 1 Play item 601a Channel header 601b program material 8 0 1 a, 8 0 1 b field

8 0 3 a, 8 0 3 b

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Claims (1)

1248264 VI. Patent Application Range 1. A remote control method for a remote control electronic device using a universal remote control, comprising the following steps: • providing a ten thousand remote controller; enabling the universal remote controller to establish a communication with a first electronic device a chain, and causing the universal remote controller to obtain a playlist from the first electronic device via the communication link, wherein the playlist includes at least one play item; such that the universal remote controller is based on attributes of each play item Classify the playlist; • based on the classified playlist, the universal remote controller receives an operation command via an input device, and the universal remote controller transmits a wireless signal command corresponding to the operation command to a second electronic device according to the operation command. 2. The remote control method according to claim 1, wherein the first electronic device is one of a computer, a remote server, a remote website, etc. 3. As claimed in claim 1 The remote control method, wherein the communication link is one of a wired communication link, a wireless communication link, an internet, a regional network, and the like. 4. The remote control method of claim 1, wherein the wired communication link is a USB communication link. 5. The remote control method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the play list is a television program play schedule provided by each cable television system station, a karaoke song list, a CD/ MP3 song summary table, one Page 15 1248264 VI. Patent application scope One of the DVD movie summary table, a VCD film summary table, etc. 6. The remote control method according to claim 1, wherein the second electronic device is a DVD/VCD/CD/MP3 player, a television, an audio device, a computer, a card 0K 7. A remote control method according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the input device is a plurality of buttons disposed on the universal remote controller. 8. The remote control method according to claim 1, wherein the input device is a touch display provided on the universal remote controller. 9. The remote control method of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device is the same electronic device as the second electronic device. 10. The remote control method according to claim 1, wherein the attribute is one of a Western-style attribute, a national-category attribute, a financial-related attribute, and a news attribute. 1 1. The remote control method according to claim 1, wherein the attribute is a company name of a cable television system station. 12. A universal remote control comprising: a first communication interface device for communicatively connecting a first electronic device; and a second communication interface device for communicating a second electronic device a plurality of buttons for generating a button signal; a display for displaying an operation screen of the universal remote controller; a processor electrically connecting the first communication interface device, the Page 16 1248264 6. The second communication interface device of the patent application scope, the plurality of buttons and the display, and the method for: obtaining, by the first communication interface device, a playlist to the first electronic device, wherein the playing The list includes at least one play item; the drive list is classified according to the attribute of each play item; and the button signal is received, wherein the button signal is used as an operation instruction of the classified play list; The received button signal is used to transmit a wireless signal command corresponding to the button signal to the second electronic device via the second communication interface device; a non-electrical memory device electrically connecting the processor, and storing the The sorted playlist f 13. The universal remote controller of claim 12, wherein the first communication interface device is a USB communication interface device. 14. The universal remote control device of claim 12, wherein the first communication interface device is one of a wired communication interface device and a wireless communication interface device. 15. The universal remote control of claim 12, wherein the first electronic device is one of a computer, a remote server, a remote website, and the like. 16. The universal remote controller according to claim 12, wherein the playlist is a television program playing schedule provided by each cable television system, a card karaoke song list, and a CD/MP3 songs total Page 17 1248264 Sixth, the scope of application for patents, a DVD movie summary table, a VCD film summary table and so on. 17. The universal remote control according to claim 12, wherein the second electronic device is a DVD/VCD/CD/MP3 player, a television, an audio appliance, a computer, a card A 0K singer, a set-top box, and the like. 18. The universal remote control of claim 12, wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display. 19. The universal remote control of claim 12, wherein the first electronic device is the same electronic device as the second electronic device. 20. The universal remote controller according to claim 12, wherein the attribute is one of a Western-style attribute, a national-category attribute, a financial-related attribute, and a news attribute. 21. The universal remote control of claim 12, wherein the property is a company name of a cable television system. Page 18