TWI643107B - Remote control device - Google Patents

Abstract

A remote control device is suitable for remotely controlling a remote electronic device and includes a pressure-sensitive panel, a processor, and a wireless transmission module. The pressure sensitive panel is adapted to output a first sensing signal corresponding to a first intensity of one of the external forces received by the pressure sensitive panel and to output a second sensing signal corresponding to a second intensity of one of the external forces received by the pressure sensitive panel. The processor is coupled to the pressure-sensing panel to receive the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal and generate a first control signal and a second control signal respectively. The wireless transmission module is coupled to the processor to transmit the first control signal and the second control signal to the remote electronic device. The first control signal corresponds to controlling the first operation of the remote electronic device, and the second control signal corresponds to the controlling remote. Second operation of the electronic device.

Description

Remote control

The embodiment of the invention relates to a remote control device, and in particular to a remote control device suitable for remote control of a remote electronic device.

Televisions, air conditioners, electric fans, lights, electronic locks, audio equipment and other household electrical appliances can make people's lives more secure, convenient and comfortable. Generally speaking, home appliances are often equipped with a remote control, which is convenient for users to perform remote control. However, when the user wants to control the home appliance and forgets the place of the remote control for a while, it also causes people a lot of trouble.

As multimedia applications gradually spread to home appliances, computer functions are integrated with various home appliances. The integrated devices such as TVs, DVD / CD players, game consoles, audio equipment, network and communication devices, etc. Light control, air-conditioning adjustment and security settings will be integrated. Because it produces a variety of interactive video and audio applications, the control of these multiple functions requires a variety of different home appliance controllers. In addition to the exclusive controllers that are generally designed for various devices, the conventional technology is also designed to integrate different functions into one. The function control device, combined with wireless means, allows users to achieve remote control without moving.

Conventional multifunctional control devices usually have multiple keys for the operator to press to control remote electronic equipment. However, the remote control of general electronic equipment is usually small in size. If too many keys are set on the remote control, the configuration may be crowded or even unexpected selection errors may occur.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a remote control device that can output different sensing signals corresponding to the strength of an external force applied to its pressure-sensitive panel to control a remote electronic device to perform different operations.

A remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention is suitable for remote control of a remote electronic device. The remote control device includes a pressure-sensitive panel, a processor, and a wireless transmission module. The pressure-sensitive panel is adapted to output a first sensing signal corresponding to a first intensity of the external force received by the pressure-sensitive panel and to output a second sensing signal corresponding to a second intensity of the external force received by the pressure-sensitive panel. The processor is coupled to the pressure-sensing panel to receive the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal and generate a first control signal and a second control signal respectively. The wireless transmission module is coupled to the processor to transmit the first control signal and the second control signal to the remote electronic device. The first control signal corresponds to controlling a first operation of the remote electronic device, and the second control signal corresponds to the control remote. A second operation of the terminal electronic device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the pressure-sensitive panel includes a plurality of pressure-sensitive elements arranged in an array.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the pressure-sensitive panel includes a capacitive pressure-sensitive panel.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first sensing signal meets a first threshold, the processor generates a first control signal, the second sensing signal meets a second threshold, and the processor generates a second control signal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned remote control device further includes a casing, wherein the pressure-sensitive panel is disposed on the casing and defines an accommodation space together with the casing. Receiving space.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the remote control device further includes a circuit board disposed in the housing, and the processor and the wireless transmission module are disposed on the circuit board.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the remote control device further includes a power module, which is disposed in the housing and is electrically connected to the pressure-sensitive panel, the processor, and the wireless transmission module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the remote control device further includes a protective layer covering the pressure-sensitive panel.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the remote control device further includes a substrate, and the pressure-sensitive panel is disposed on the substrate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the remote control device is adapted to cooperate with a mobile electronic device. The mobile electronic device includes an application program, and the first threshold value and the second threshold value are through an application program executed by the mobile electronic device. set up.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first operation and the second operation are set through an application program executed by the mobile electronic device.

Based on the above, the remote control device according to the embodiment of the present invention can control the remote end according to different external force strengths (for example, greater than different critical values) applied to the pressure-sensitive panel. The electronic device performs different operations. Therefore, the remote control device of the embodiment of the present invention can effectively reduce the key configuration on the panel, and control the remote electronic device to perform different operations by pressing the pressure channel, thereby improving the design flexibility, intuitive operation, and convenience of the remote control device. Sex. In addition, the present disclosure utilizes a thin and light pressure-sensitive panel to control different operations of the remote electronic device, thereby reducing the overall thickness of the remote control device.

In order to make the above features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more comprehensible, the following describes the embodiments in detail with the accompanying drawings as follows.

100‧‧‧ remote control device

110‧‧‧Pressure Panel

112‧‧‧Pressure sensing element

120‧‧‧ processor

130‧‧‧Wireless transmission module

140‧‧‧Circuit Board

150‧‧‧Power Module

160‧‧‧shell

170‧‧‧ protective layer

180‧‧‧ substrate

200‧‧‧ remote electronic device

200a‧‧‧TV

200b‧‧‧DVD player

210‧‧‧ processor

220‧‧‧Wireless transmission module

300‧‧‧ mobile electronic device

310‧‧‧ processor

320‧‧‧Wireless Transmission Module

330‧‧‧Memory Module

332‧‧‧Apps

400‧‧‧ input device

S1‧‧‧accommodation space

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of components of a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic diagram of a remote control device remotely controlling a remote electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating cooperation between a remote control device and an output device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The foregoing and other technical contents, features, and effects of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of each embodiment with reference to the drawings. Directional terms mentioned in the following examples, such as: "up", "down", "front", "back", "Left", "Right", etc. are just directions for referencing additional drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are used for illustration, but not for limiting the embodiments of the present invention. And, in the following embodiments, the same or similar elements will be given the same or similar reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of components of a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time, the remote control device 100 of this embodiment is adapted to remotely control at least one remote electronic device 200. In this embodiment, the remote electronic device 200 may be at least one electric device, such as a television, an air conditioner, an electric fan, a light, an electronic lock, an audio device, or any combination thereof. In this embodiment, the remote electronic device 200 may be, for example, a television, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. Moreover, in other embodiments, the remote electronic device 200 may also be an electronic device other than a home appliance device. The embodiment of the present invention does not limit the type of the remote electronic device 200.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the remote control device 100 may include a pressure-sensitive panel 110, a processor 120, and a wireless transmission module 130. The pressure-sensitive panel 110 may include a plurality of pressure-sensitive elements 112. In this embodiment, the pressure-sensitive elements 112 can be arrayed on the pressure-sensitive panel 110 through a circuit printing method. With the pressure-sensing elements 112 arranged in an array, the pressure-sensing panel 110 can achieve surface sensing. In this embodiment, the pressure-sensitive panel 110 may be a capacitive pressure-sensitive panel, and accordingly, the pressure-sensitive element 112 may be a capacitive pressure-sensitive element. With such a configuration, when a user applies an external force to the pressure-sensitive panel 110 with a finger, the corresponding pressure-sensitive element 112 may change, for example, a capacitance at a position where the finger touches. The pressure-sensing panel 110 can output a first sensing signal corresponding to the first strength of the external force received by the pressure-sensing panel 110. A second sensing signal is output corresponding to the second strength of the external force, that is, the pressure-sensing panel 110 may output different sensing signals according to external forces of different strengths applied to the pressure-sensing panel 110. Preferably, the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal may be a capacitance value or a difference in capacitance value.

In this embodiment, the processor 120 is coupled to the pressure-sensing panel 110 to receive the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal, and generates a first control signal and a second control signal respectively, wherein the first control signal The signal corresponds to a first operation of controlling the remote electronic device 200, and the second control signal corresponds to a second operation of controlling the remote electronic device 200. In the embodiment of the present invention, the processor 120 generates a first control signal when the first sensing signal meets the first threshold value, and the processor 120 generates a second control signal when the second sensing signal meets the second threshold value. It should be noted that the so-called sensing signal conforms to a threshold value, which means that the sensing signal is in a numerical range associated with the threshold value. For example, the sensing signal may be greater than the threshold. In this embodiment, the first sensing signal is greater than the first critical value, and the second sensing signal is greater than the second critical value. Preferably, the first threshold value and the second threshold value are capacitance values.

The wireless transmission module 130 is coupled to the processor 120 to transmit the first control signal and the second control signal to the remote electronic device 200, for example, using a wireless communication protocol, so as to perform a first operation and a second operation on the remote electronic device 200. Take control. In detail, the remote electronic device 200 may include a processor 210 and a wireless transmission module 220. The processor 210 receives the first control signal and the second control signal through the wireless transmission module 220, and controls the remote electronic device accordingly. The apparatus 200 performs a first operation and a second operation.

Further, the pressure-sensing element 112 may output a plurality of different sensing signals corresponding to different magnitudes or strengths of the pressure (external force) applied to the pressure-sensing panel 110, such as a first sensing signal and a second sensing signal. The processor 120 generates corresponding first control signals and second control signals accordingly, so as to correspond to the first operation and the second operation of controlling the remote electronic device 200. In short, the remote control device 100 of this embodiment can control the remote electronic device 200 to perform different operations according to the magnitude or strength of the external force applied to the pressure-sensitive panel 110 (for example, greater than different threshold values). In this way, using the thin and light pressure-sensitive panel 110 to control different operations of the remote electronic device 200 can effectively reduce the overall thickness of the remote control device 100. In this embodiment, the pressure-sensitive panel 110 is about 2.6 millimeters (mm). Of course, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

3 is a schematic diagram of a remote control device remotely controlling a remote electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3. For example, the remote electronic device 200 in this embodiment may be a television 200 a. In this way, when a user touches the pressure-sensitive panel 110 with a finger, the pressure-sensitive element 112 senses all The strength of the external force conforms to the first threshold (for example, is greater than the first threshold) and correspondingly outputs the first sensing signal, and the processor 120 generates a corresponding first control signal accordingly and transmits the corresponding first control signal to the wireless transmission module 130 to The television 200a is configured to control the television 200a to perform, for example, an operation for selecting a channel. When the user presses the pressure-sensitive panel 110 with a greater intensity (force), the pressure-sensitive element 112 senses a greater external force intensity (for example, the intensity of the external force received is greater than a second critical value) and correspondingly outputs a second sense. The measurement signal, the processor 120 generates a corresponding second control signal accordingly, and transmits it to the television 200a through the wireless transmission module 130 to control The television set 200a performs operations such as volume adjustment.

In addition, in this embodiment, the number of remote electronic devices 200 may be multiple, which may be a television 200a and a DVD player 200b as shown in FIG. 3. When the pressure-sensing panel 110 is touched, the pressure-sensing element 112 senses the strength of the external force (for example, is greater than a first critical value) and outputs a first sensing signal correspondingly. The processor 120 generates a corresponding first control signal accordingly. It is transmitted to the television 200a via the wireless transmission module 130 to perform, for example, an operation of turning on the television 200a. When the user presses the pressure-sensitive panel 110 with a greater force, the pressure-sensitive element 112 senses a greater intensity of the external force (for example, greater than a second critical value) and outputs a second sensing signal correspondingly. The processor 120 According to this, a corresponding second control signal is generated and transmitted to the DVD player 200b via the wireless transmission module 130 to perform, for example, an operation of turning on the DVD player 200b. That is, the remote control device 100 of this embodiment can control multiple different operations of the remote electronic device 200 according to different external forces applied to the pressure-sensitive panel 110 (for example, greater than different threshold values), or Accordingly, the operations of the plurality of remote electronic devices 200 are controlled. The user can set the operation to be controlled and the above-mentioned threshold through a mobile electronic device 300.

Further, the remote control device 100 can cooperate with the mobile electronic device 300 as shown in FIG. 1. The mobile electronic device 300 may include a processor 310, a wireless transmission module 320, a memory module 330, and an application program 332. The application program 332 is stored in the memory module 330 of the mobile electronic device 300. The mobile electronic device 300 is, for example, but not limited to, a mobile phone (such as a smart phone), a tablet computer, a notebook computer (such as an ultra-thin laptop), a personal assistant, or other mobile devices. Electronic device. In this embodiment, the mobile electronic device 300 is a smart phone as an example. A smart phone generally has an operating system such as Android, iOS, or Windows. Therefore, it is only necessary to download an application 332 (for example, an App program) for corresponding control and store it in the memory module 330 of the mobile electronic device 300 to use it. In this embodiment, the application program 332 can be provided by the manufacturer of the remote control device 100, the manufacturer of the remote electronic device 200, the manufacturer of the mobile electronic device 300 or downloaded from the Internet. The first threshold value, the second threshold value, the first operation, and the second operation can be set through the application program 332 executed by the mobile electronic device 300.

In this embodiment, the remote control device 100 may include one or more wireless transmission modules 130 that are compatible with the wireless transmission module 220 of the remote electronic device 200 and the wireless transmission module 320 of the mobile electronic device 300, respectively. For example, the wireless transmission module 220 of the remote electronic device 200 may be, for example, an infrared transmission module, and the wireless transmission module 320 of the mobile electronic device 300 may be a Bluetooth module. Therefore, the wireless transmission module 130 of the remote control device 100 can correspond to an infrared transmission module and a Bluetooth module compatible with it.

In this way, when the application program 332 is executed by the processor 310 of the mobile electronic device 300, the mobile electronic device 300 can perform the parameters of the remote control device 100 (for example: The first threshold value, the second threshold value, the first operation, and the second operation) are set. In addition, the remote control device 100 can send an infrared signal through its infrared transmission module to control the operation of the remote electronic device 200. It should be noted that the wireless transmission module 130, the wireless transmission module 220, and the wireless transmission module 320 can also use other communication protocols (for example, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, 3G, 4G, etc.) for wireless communication, but not limited to this.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the remote control device 100 further includes a casing 160, a circuit board 140 and a power module 150. The pressure-sensitive panel 110 is disposed on the casing 160 and defines a receiving space S1 together with the casing 160. Both the processor 120 and the wireless transmission module 130 can be placed in the accommodation space S1. In detail, the processor 120, the wireless transmission module 130, and the power module 150 can be disposed on the circuit board 140, and the circuit board 140 and the components thereon are all disposed in the housing 160. In this embodiment, the wireless transmission module 130 may be located at a front end of the casing 140 as shown in FIG. 2, and the so-called front end may be a pointing end of the remote control device 100.

In this embodiment, the power module 150 is electrically connected to the pressure-sensing panel 110, the processor 120, and the wireless transmission module 130 to provide the power required by the above-mentioned components. In this embodiment, the power supply module 150 may be a battery module, and the remote control device 100 may further include a port that can be connected to an external power source to charge the power supply module 150. In other embodiments, the power module 150 may be a replaceable battery module. The embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the remote control device 100 may further include a protective layer 170 and a substrate 180 as shown in FIG. 2. The protective layer 170 covers the pressure-sensitive panel 110 to protect the pressure-sensitive panel 110 and provide a user with a comfortable pressing touch. In this embodiment, the material of the protective layer 170 may be leather, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. In this embodiment, the protective layer 170 may have no other pattern as shown in FIG. 2 at the pressure-sensitive area corresponding to the pressure-sensitive panel, and is only for users to perform pressing control at any place in the pressure-sensitive area. In other embodiments, the protective layer 170 may be The pressure-sensitive area of the panel has a plurality of key patterns, so that the user can control specific operations at the key patterns and perform other pressing controls in areas other than the key patterns. In addition, the pressure-sensitive panel 110 is disposed on the substrate 180 to provide structural rigidity to the pressure-sensitive panel 110. In this embodiment, the material of the substrate 180 may include stainless steel or other materials with strong rigidity.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating cooperation between a remote control device and an output device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the remote control device 100 can also cooperate with an input device 400 to control the remote electronic device 200 together. The input device 400 may be a keyboard having a plurality of keys, and each key may correspond to a plurality of different operations or settings of the remote electronic device 200, or may be used by a user to input specific instructions using the keyboard. The remote control device 100 can be used to further control the remote electronic device 200. For example, in the embodiment in which the remote electronic device 200 is an audio, the user can input a track to be played to the remote electronic device 200 through the input device 400, and can press the pressure-sensitive panel 110 of the remote control device 100 to press the track. Pressure channel size to control the volume of playback. Of course, the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the application range of the remote control device 100.

In summary, the pressure-sensing panel of the remote control device according to the embodiment of the present invention can output a plurality of different sensing signals according to the magnitude or intensity of the pressure (external force) applied to it, and the processor accordingly generates different corresponding signals accordingly. Control signals to control different operations of the remote electronic device. In brief, the remote control device according to the embodiment of the present invention can control the remote electronic device to perform different operations according to the magnitude or intensity of the external force applied to the pressure-sensitive panel (for example, greater than different threshold values). Therefore, the present invention is The remote control device of the embodiment can effectively reduce the key arrangement on the panel, but for example, control the remote electronic device for different operations by pressing position, pressing stroke, and pressing channel, thereby improving the design flexibility and intuitive operation of the remote control device. And ease of use. In addition, the embodiment of the present invention uses a thin and light pressure-sensitive panel to control different operations of the remote electronic device, which can effectively reduce the overall thickness of the remote control device.

Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with the examples, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some modifications and retouching without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.

Claims (10)

A remote control device adapted to remotely control a remote electronic device includes a pressure-sensitive panel adapted to output a first sensing signal corresponding to a first intensity of an external force received by the pressure-sensitive panel and according to the pressure-sensitive panel. A second intensity of one of the external forces received corresponds to outputting a second sensing signal; a substrate on which the pressure-sensitive panel is disposed; a processor coupled to the pressure-sensitive panel to receive the first sensing signal and The second sensing signal correspondingly generates a first control signal and a second control signal; and a wireless transmission module coupled to the processor to transmit the first control signal and the second control signal to the processor. For a remote electronic device, the first control signal corresponds to controlling a first operation of the remote electronic device, and the second control signal corresponds to controlling a second operation of the remote electronic device. The remote control device according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the pressure-sensitive panel includes a plurality of pressure-sensitive elements arranged in an array. The remote control device according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the pressure-sensitive panel comprises a capacitive pressure-sensitive panel. The remote control device according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first sensing signal meets a first threshold value, the processor generates the first control signal, and the second sensing signal actually meets a second threshold value , The processor generates the second control signal. The remote control device according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, further comprising a casing, wherein the pressure-sensitive panel is disposed on the casing, and defines a receiving space together with the casing, the processor and the wireless unit. The transmission module is disposed in the accommodation space. The remote control device according to item 5 of the scope of patent application, further includes a circuit board disposed in the housing, and the processor and the wireless transmission module are disposed on the circuit board. The remote control device described in item 5 of the scope of patent application, further includes a power module disposed in the casing and electrically connected to the pressure-sensitive panel, the processor, and the wireless transmission module. The remote control device according to item 1 of the patent application scope further includes a protective layer covering the pressure-sensitive panel. The remote control device according to item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the remote control device is adapted to cooperate with a mobile electronic device, the mobile electronic device includes an application program, the first threshold value and the second threshold value are through the action Set by the application running on the electronic device. The remote control device according to item 9 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first operation and the second operation are set via the application program executed by the mobile electronic device.