TWI590206B - Universal remote control system - Google Patents

Description

Universal remote control system

The invention relates to a universal remote control system, in particular to a universal remote control system for controlling at least one controlled device to be operated by an electronic device.

According to the development of science and technology, electronic products are widely used by people, such as: electrical appliances, press, with the development of technology, electronic products are widely used by people, such as: electrical appliances, video recorders, etc. Into everyone's family, and electrical appliances, video recorders and other household appliances, for the convenience of use, each appliance will be accompanied by a remote control device to wirelessly control the appliances, by remote control we can The functions of turning on, selecting, turning off, etc. for the TV, as well as playing, stopping, closing, etc. of the video recorder, with the appearance of the remote control device, people do not have to get up in front of the electrical appliances, that is, it can be easily Electrical appliances are handled. Because there are too many remote control devices, sometimes it is more troublesome and time-consuming to find one of the many remote control devices. Therefore, how to reduce the number of remote control devices, the user can easily control various electrical appliances, especially different kinds. The electrical appliances, while allowing the user to easily set up is necessary.

In order to solve the problem that the above-mentioned types of remote control devices are numerous and cause inconvenience in use and are easily damaged, there is a universal remote control device. As the name implies, the universal remote control device is a remote control device that can control various types, brands and models of electrical appliances after being set, and has been widely used in the public because of its advantages of convenient use and low price. However, the setting method is a fatal defect in the use of the universal remote control device. After the user purchases the universal remote control device, the corresponding code of the type, the brand name and the model number of the electrical appliance to be remotely controlled must be inquired by means of a look-up table, and the specific code is set in a specific setting order. After the code is recorded in the universal remote control device, the universal remote control device can be used to control the electrical appliance. Alternatively, the user must start the search for the control code of the electrical appliance to be controlled by the start code in the manner of code scanning, and pay attention to whether the electrical appliance is controlled to be activated or turned off during the code scanning process. After the startup or shutdown phenomenon, the code must be locked within 1~2 seconds to complete the setting operation of the universal remote control device; therefore, the setting process of the universal remote control device is extremely inconvenient, when the user loses 10,000 When the setting table or setting method of the remote control device is used, the universal remote control device is similar to the waste.

As mentioned above, the conventional disadvantages have the following disadvantages:

1. Setting troubles; 2. Operation is inconvenient.

Therefore, how to solve the above problems and problems in the past, that is, the inventors of this case and the relevant manufacturers engaged in this industry are eager to study the direction of improvement.

Accordingly, in order to effectively solve the above problems, the main object of the present invention is to provide a universal remote control system that greatly enhances the convenience of operation.

A secondary object of the present invention is to provide a universal remote control system that is convenient to set up.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a universal remote control system for controlling at least one controlled device, the controlled device having a receiving module, the universal remote control system including an electronic device connected to a wireless transmitting module The electronic device includes a storage unit, a processing unit and at least one sensing unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of remote control codes. The processing unit is connected to the storage unit, and sends a corresponding remote control code according to each remote control code. a wireless signaling module is provided to the wireless transmitting module, wherein the wireless transmitting module transmits a power-on signal to the receiving module of the controlled device according to the wireless signal, and the booting signal meets one of the driving signals of the controlled device Actuating the controlled device to generate a operation signal, the sensing unit The processing unit is connected to detect the operation signal to generate a sensing signal to notify the processing unit, wherein the processing unit defines the remote control code for turning on the controlled device as a power-on remote control code according to the sensing signal.

The system further includes a display input unit for displaying an interface operation information, the display input unit is connected to the storage unit; and through the design of the system of the present invention, when the user wants to open the controlled device, the first The electronic device is directed to the controlled device to be turned on, and the electronic device transmits the foregoing telecommunications signal to the wireless transmitting module, and the wireless transmitting module transmits the powering signal to the controlled device according to the wireless signal. The receiving module receives the operation signal after the control module detects that one of the power-on signals of the controlled device meets the power-on signal, and then detects the operation signal through the sensing unit of the electronic device. The sensing signal is sent to the processing unit, and the processing unit defines the remote control code of the controlled device as a booting remote control code according to the sensing signal, so as to improve the knowledge that the user must start scanning one by one by means of code scanning. The inconvenience caused by the control code of the controlled device to be controlled further achieves the effect that the operation is convenient and easy to set.

10‧‧‧Controlled device

101‧‧‧ receiving module

20‧‧‧Electronic devices

201‧‧‧ storage unit

2011‧‧‧Database

2012‧‧‧Remote code

202‧‧‧Processing unit

203‧‧‧Sensor unit

204‧‧‧Display input unit

2041‧‧‧Interface operation information

205‧‧‧Wireless Transmitter Module

2051‧‧‧Consulating exchange unit

30‧‧‧Internet platform

40‧‧‧Telecom signal

50‧‧‧Start signal

60‧‧‧Operation signal

70‧‧‧Induction signal

1 is a block diagram of the universal remote control system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is another block diagram of the universal remote control system of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the universal remote control system of the present invention; It is a schematic diagram of another implementation of the universal remote control system of the present invention.

The above object of the present invention, as well as its structural and functional features, will be described in accordance with the preferred embodiments of the drawings.

1 and 2 are block diagrams of the universal remote control system of the present invention. As shown in the figure, a universal remote control system is used to control at least one controlled device 10 having One reception The module 101 is an infrared receiving module 101. The universal remote control system includes an electronic device 20 connected to a wireless transmitting module 205. The wireless transmitting module 205 can be directly connected. The electronic device 20 is built in, or is connected to the electronic device 20 by means of electrical docking for a separate component.

The foregoing electrical docking may be in the form of a hot plug electrical connection or a bonded electrical connection or a snap electrical connection. The port format suitable for the foregoing electrical connection may be a Universal Serial Bus (USB) format, a Micro USB format, a Mini USB format, a SATA format, an e-SATA format, an RJ-45 format, and an HDMI format. Format, Dock format (ie 30-pin Dock for Apple's iphone, ipod, and ipad) or 3.5mm headphone plug or Type C.

The electronic device 20 includes a storage unit 201, a processing unit 202, and at least one sensing unit 203. The electronic device 20 is described in the preferred embodiment by a smart phone, but is not limited thereto. It can also be selected as either a tablet or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or a smart wearable device.

The electronic device 20 is wirelessly coupled to a network platform 30 (as shown in FIG. 3). The network platform 30 can update and download information transmitted by the network platform 30 to the electronic device 20 at any time. The method of wirelessly connecting to the network platform 30 can be selected by any one of 3G, 4G, WIMAX and WIFI. In the actual implementation of the present invention, the platform for downloading updated information can be provided at any time, such as a network. The road store or a download site is the network platform 30 referred to in the present invention.

The foregoing storage unit 201 stores a plurality of remote control codes 2012 (code 1, code 2, code 3, ...), and further has a database 2011 for storing and controlling the remote control codes 2012 of various types and brands and models of the controlled device 10, The storage unit 201 is a memory (such as RAM, DRAM, ROM) or a memory card (such as an SD memory card, a Micro SD memory card) in which the remote control code 2012 is stored.

The processing unit 202 is connected to the storage unit 201, and sends a telecommunication signal 40 corresponding to the remote control code 2012 to the wireless transmitting module 205 according to each remote control code 2012, wherein the wireless transmitting module 205 205 is configured to transmit a boot signal 50 to the receiving module 101 of the controlled device 10 according to the telecommunication signal 40. The booting signal 50 of the booting device 50 conforms to one of the booting signals 50 of the controlled device 10 to enable the controlled device 10 to be powered on. An operation signal 60 is generated, and the processing unit 202 can be a central processing unit (CPU) or a microcontroller (MCU).

The aforementioned controlled device 10 is a television or a video device or an electric lamp or a fan or a smart home appliance or other networked or connected home appliance, and the sound or light source or vibration generated by the controlled device 10 is defined as The operation unit 60 is a microphone or an Ambient Light Sensor or a balancer. The sensing unit 203 is connected to the processing unit 202, and detects the operation signal 60 to generate An inductive signal 70 is sent to the processing unit 202, wherein the processing unit 202 defines the remote control code 2012 for turning on the controlled device 10 as a booting remote control code according to the sensing signal 70.

In addition, the electronic device 20 further includes a display input unit 204 for displaying an interface operation information 2041, and the display input unit 204 is connected to the foregoing storage unit 201. The display input unit 204 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD). A plasma display, a light-emitting diode display (LED), or any other type of display suitable for presentation, and the display cooperates with any type of touch or operation to receive user input.

Please refer to Figures 3 and 4 and refer to Figures 1 and 2, which are schematic diagrams of the implementation of the universal remote control system of the present invention. First, the user holds the electronic device 20, and the electronic device 20 has been previously described. The network platform 30 downloads and stores the remote control code 2012 (code 1, code 2, code 3...) of various types and brands and models of the controlled device 10, and then the user faces the electronic device 20 toward the controlled device to be turned on. 10: transmitting a telecommunication signal 40 corresponding to the remote control code 2012 (code 1, code 2, code 3...), the wireless transmitting module 205 receives the telecommunication signal 40, and has a protocol in the wireless transmitting module 205. The switching unit 2051 modulates the telecommunications signal 40 to meet the boot signal 50 received by the receiving module 101. At this time, the controlled device 10 searches for the one of the controlled devices 10 in the plurality of booting signals 50. Turn on the signal 50, and after searching for the corresponding boot signal 50, the controlled device 10 will be turned on. The device generates an operation and stops the search operation. Then, the controlled device 10 generates a operation signal 60 by the received power-on signal 50, and then the sensing unit 203 of the electronic device 20 detects the operation signal 60. The processing unit 202 is configured to notify the processing unit 202, and the processing unit 202 defines the remote control code 2012 of the controlled device 10 as a power-on remote control code according to the sensing signal 70, and assumes that the corresponding remote control code is stopped during the search. In 2012 (code 3), the boot remote control code 2012 of the controlled device 10 is code 3, so that the setting program of the device to be controlled 10 is completed, and the design of the system of the present invention can improve the conventional user. The method of code scanning starts one by one and corresponds to the inconvenience caused by searching for the control code of the controlled device to be controlled, so as to achieve the effect of greatly improving the operation convenience and being easy to set.

As described above, the present invention has the following advantages over the prior art:

1. Easy to set up; 2. Easy to operate.

The present invention has been described in detail above, but the foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. That is, the equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the present application should remain within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

20‧‧‧Electronic devices

201‧‧‧ storage unit

2011‧‧‧Database

2012‧‧‧Remote code

202‧‧‧Processing unit

203‧‧‧Sensor unit

204‧‧‧Display input unit

2041‧‧‧Interface operation information

205‧‧‧Wireless Transmitter Module

2051‧‧‧Consulating exchange unit

Claims (10)

A universal remote control system for controlling at least one controlled device, the controlled device having a receiving module, the universal remote control system comprising: an electronic device connected to a wireless transmitting module, the electronic device comprising: The storage unit stores a plurality of remote control codes; a processing unit is connected to the storage unit, and sends a telecommunication signal corresponding to the remote control code to the wireless transmitting module according to each remote control code, wherein the wireless transmitting module transmits according to the wireless signal a power-on signal to the receiving module of the controlled device, wherein one of the power-on signals corresponding to the controlled device causes the controlled device to be powered on to generate a operation signal; at least one sensing unit is connected to the processing unit, Detecting the operation signal to generate a sensing signal to notify the processing unit, wherein the processing unit defines the remote control code for turning on the controlled device as a boot remote control code according to the sensing signal; and a network platform wirelessly connecting the electronic device The device, the network platform updates and downloads information transmitted by the network platform to the electronic device at any time. The universal remote control system of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a display input unit for displaying an interface operation information, wherein the display input unit is connected to the storage unit. The universal remote control system of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitting module further has a protocol switching unit configured to modulate the electrical signal into the power-on signal. The universal remote control system of claim 1, wherein the controlled device is a television or an audio-visual device or an electric lamp or an electric fan or a smart home appliance or a networked home appliance, wherein the operation signal is a sound or a light source. Or shake. The universal remote control system of claim 1, wherein the storage unit further has a database for storing remote control codes of various types and brands and models of the controlled device. The universal remote control system of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a smart phone or a tablet computer or a number of person-level assistants or smart wearable devices. The universal remote control system of claim 3, wherein the receiving module is an infrared receiving module. The universal remote control system of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitting module is built in the electronic device. The universal remote control system of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitting module is a separate component connected to the electronic device. The universal remote control system of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit is a microphone or an Ambient Light Sensor or a balancer.