TWI714030B - Electric appliance control device with infrared receiving unit and radio frequency unit - Google Patents

Abstract

An electrical appliance control device with an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit is suitable for a first electrical appliance with a first electrical remote control and an infrared receiving module, and a mobile device, and includes: an infrared receiving unit for and The infrared receiving module of the first electrical appliance simultaneously receives a first remote control signal emitted by the remote controller of the first electrical appliance; a processing unit is electrically connected to the infrared receiving unit and used for the transmission from the infrared receiving unit The first remote control signal is converted into a radio frequency signal; and a radio frequency unit is electrically connected to the processing unit and used to transmit the radio frequency signal from the processing unit outwards so that the mobile device can receive a signal representing the first Information about the control status of electrical appliances.

Description

Electric appliance control device with infrared receiving unit and radio frequency unit

The invention relates to an electric appliance control device, in particular to an electric appliance control device with an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit.

With the growing popularity of the Internet of Things, the industry is vigorously developing technologies that can remotely control home appliances via mobile phones. However, even if the user can remotely control the home appliance with his mobile phone, if the home appliance (such as air conditioner, etc.) is turned on or off by the user in the nearby home with the original remote control, the latest activation or The closed state cannot be displayed on the remote user's mobile phone screen. Therefore, it is necessary to find a solution.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrical control device having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit.

Therefore, the electrical control device with infrared receiving unit and radio frequency unit of the present invention is suitable for a first electrical appliance having a first electrical remote control and an infrared receiving module, and a mobile device, and includes: an infrared receiving unit, Used to simultaneously receive a first remote control signal emitted by the remote controller of the first electrical appliance with the infrared receiving module of the first electrical appliance; a processing unit electrically connected to the infrared receiving unit and used to transmit the infrared receiving unit The incoming first remote control signal is converted into a radio frequency signal; and a radio frequency unit is electrically connected to the processing unit and used to transmit the radio frequency signal from the processing unit outwards so that the mobile device can receive a representative Information about the control status of the first electrical appliance.

The effect of the present invention is that when a user at home operates the first electrical remote control to emit the first remote control signal to remotely control the first electrical appliance, the infrared receiving unit of the electrical control device with the infrared receiving unit and the radio frequency unit of the present invention will simultaneously Receiving the first remote control signal emitted by the remote controller of the first electrical appliance, and then the processing unit converts the first remote control signal into the radio frequency signal and transmits it to the outside through the radio frequency unit, so the mobile device can receive the signal representing the The information of the control status of an electrical appliance is presented on the mobile device, so that another user who holds the mobile device can learn the latest control status of the first electrical appliance through the mobile device.

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of an electrical appliance control device 2 having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit of the present invention is applicable to several household appliances (for example, a first electrical appliance 91, a second electrical appliance 92, and a third electrical appliance shown in the figure) 93, etc.), a mobile device 3 with a remote control application (APP) 31, a Wi-Fi radio base station 4, and a cloud server 5 coupled to the Wi-Fi radio base station 4.

In this embodiment, a user holding the mobile device 3 can use the built-in Bluetooth function or Wi-Fi Direct function of the mobile device 3 near the electrical control device 2 having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit to remotely control the second An electrical appliance 91, the second electrical appliance 92, the third electrical appliance 93, and so on. Alternatively, in this embodiment, the mobile device 3 at the remote end can also remotely control the first electrical appliance 91 at home through the cloud server 5, an Internet 6 and the Wi-Fi wireless base station 4 , The second electrical appliance 92, the third electrical appliance 93, etc.

In this embodiment, the first electrical appliance 91 has a first electrical appliance remote control 911, an infrared receiving module 912, and a Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (UART) module 913, and it has infrared receiving The electric appliance control device 2 of the unit and the radio frequency unit is arranged adjacent to the first electric appliance 91, so when a user at home operates the first electric appliance remote control 911 to emit a first remote control signal to control the first electric appliance 91, the present invention The electric appliance control device 2 having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit also receives the first remote control signal from the first electric appliance remote controller 911.

In this embodiment, the electrical control device 2 having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit of the present invention includes an infrared receiving unit 21, a radio frequency unit 23, an infrared transmitting unit 24, a UART unit 25, and an electrical connection to the infrared receiving unit. The unit 21, the radio frequency unit 23, the infrared emitting unit 24 and the processing unit 22 of the UART unit 25.

The infrared receiving unit 21 and the infrared receiving module 912 of the first electrical appliance 91 simultaneously receive the first remote control signal emitted by the first electrical remote control 911.

The processing unit 22 is used for converting the first remote control signal from the infrared receiving unit 21 into a radio frequency signal.

The radio frequency unit 23 is used to transmit the radio frequency signal from the processing unit 22 to the outside so that the mobile device 3 receives a message representing the control state of the first electrical appliance 91. In the case that the mobile device 3 uses the built-in Bluetooth function or Wi-Fi Direct function to remotely control the first electrical appliance 91, the second electrical appliance 92, the third electrical appliance 93, etc. at home, the radio frequency unit 23 is a A Bluetooth unit or a Wi-Fi unit, that is, the mobile device 3 uses a built-in Bluetooth function or Wi-Fi Direct function to receive the message representing the control state of the first electrical appliance 91. Or, the mobile device 3 remotely controls the first electrical appliance 91, the second electrical appliance 92, and the home appliance through the cloud server 5, the Internet 6 and the Wi-Fi wireless base station 4 at a remote location. In the case of the third electrical appliance 93, etc., the electrical appliance control device 2 having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit of the present invention transmits the radio frequency signal from the processing unit 22 to the radio frequency unit 23 through the Wi-Fi function of the radio frequency unit 23. The Wi-Fi wireless base station 4 then forwards to the remote mobile device 3 through the Internet 6 and the cloud server 5, so that the mobile device 3 at the remote end can also receive the representative first Information about the control status of the electrical appliance 91.

In addition, in this embodiment, since the infrared emitting unit 24 is also provided in the electrical control device 2 having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit of the present invention, the processing unit 22 can also be used to transmit data from the infrared receiving unit 21 The first remote control signal is converted into a second remote control signal and sent out through the infrared emitting unit 24 to synchronously remotely control the second electrical appliance 92, the third electrical appliance 93 and other household appliances in the home.

Furthermore, since the UART unit 25 is also provided in the electrical control device 2 with infrared receiving unit and radio frequency unit of the present invention in this embodiment, the electrical control device 2 with infrared receiving unit and radio frequency unit can pass through the UART The wired connection between the unit 25 and the UART module 913 of the first electrical appliance 91 obtains the power provided by the first electrical appliance 91. Therefore, in this embodiment, the electrical appliance control device 2 of the present invention has an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit. There is no need to use an additional power supply to obtain power from the mains or to provide power with a battery. However, in a variation of this embodiment, the electrical control device 2 with an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit of the present invention does not need to be provided with the UART unit 25, but uses a power supply (not shown) to obtain power from the mains. Or use a battery (not shown) to provide power.

For example, if the first electrical appliance 91 is an air conditioner and the second electrical appliance 92 is an electric fan, when a user at home operates the first electrical appliance remote control 911 of the air conditioner to transmit the first remote control signal to turn on the air conditioner At the time of the machine, the infrared receiving unit 21 of the electrical control device 2 having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit of the present invention will also simultaneously receive the first remote control signal emitted by the first electrical remote control 911, and then the infrared receiving unit and The processing unit 22 of the electrical control device 2 of the radio frequency unit converts the first remote control signal from the infrared receiving unit 21 into the radio frequency signal and transmits it to the outside through the radio frequency unit 23, so that the mobile device 3 can receive the air conditioner. The message that the air conditioner has been turned on is displayed on the remote control APP 31 of the mobile device 3, so another user who uses the mobile device 3 can know that the air conditioner has been used in the home through the remote control APP 31 of the mobile device 3者 was turned on. At the same time, since the infrared emitting unit 24 is also provided in the electrical control device 2 having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit, the processing unit 22 also converts the first remote control signal from the infrared receiving unit 21 into the second The two remote control signals are transmitted outward through the infrared emitting unit 24, so that the second electrical appliance 92 (ie, electric fan) can be turned on synchronously.

In summary, the present invention has the following advantages: (1) When a user operates the first electrical remote control 911 to transmit the first remote control signal to remotely control the first electrical appliance 91, the present invention has an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit The infrared receiving unit 21 of the electrical control device 2 also simultaneously receives the first remote control signal emitted by the first electrical remote control 911, and then the processing unit 22 converts the first remote control signal into a radio frequency signal through the radio frequency unit 23 is sent out, so that the mobile device 3 can receive the information representing the control state of the first electrical appliance 91 and present it on the mobile device 3; (2) because of the electrical control device 2 with infrared receiving unit and radio frequency unit of the present invention The infrared transmitting unit 24 is also provided in the infrared receiving unit, so the processing unit 22 converts the first remote control signal from the infrared receiving unit 21 into the second remote control signal and transmits it to the outside through the infrared transmitting unit 24 to synchronize the remote control. The second electrical appliance 92, the third electrical appliance 93 and other electrical appliances in the home; (3) Since the electrical appliance control device 2 having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit of the present invention is also provided with the UART unit 25, it has an infrared receiving unit and The electrical control device 2 of the radio frequency unit can obtain the power provided by the first electrical appliance 91 through the wired connection between the UART unit 25 and the UART module 913 of the first electrical appliance 91, so the present invention has an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit The electrical control device 2 does not require an additional power supply to obtain power from the mains, or use a battery to provide power; therefore, it can indeed achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification still belong to Within the scope of the patent for the present invention.

2: Electrical control device with infrared receiving unit and radio frequency unit 21: Infrared receiving unit 22: processing unit 23: RF unit 24: Infrared emission unit 25: UART unit 3: mobile device 31: Remote control APP 4: Wi-Fi wireless base station 5: Cloud server 6: Internet 91: First Electric 911: First Electric Remote Control 912: infrared receiver module 913:UART module 92: The second appliance 93: Third Appliance

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating an embodiment of an electrical control device with an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit of the present invention, and its applicable mobile devices, cloud servers, Wi-Fi wireless base stations, first electrical appliances, and second electrical appliances. Electrical appliances, third electrical appliances, etc.

2: Electrical control device with infrared receiving unit and radio frequency unit

21: Infrared receiving unit

22: processing unit

23: RF unit

24: Infrared emission unit

4: Wi-Fi wireless base station

5: Cloud server

6: Internet

91: First Electric

911: First Electric Remote Control

912: infrared receiver module

913:UART module

25: UART unit

3: mobile device

31: Remote control APP

92: The second appliance

93: Third Appliance

Claims (6)

An electrical appliance control device with an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit is suitable for a first electrical appliance with a first electrical remote control and an infrared receiving module, and a mobile device, and includes: An infrared receiving unit for simultaneously receiving a first remote control signal emitted by the remote controller of the first electrical appliance with the infrared receiving module of the first electrical appliance; A processing unit, electrically connected to the infrared receiving unit, and used for converting the first remote control signal from the infrared receiving unit into a radio frequency signal; and A radio frequency unit is electrically connected to the processing unit and used to transmit the radio frequency signal from the processing unit to the outside so that the mobile device can receive a message representing the control state of the first electrical appliance. The electric appliance control device having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit according to claim 1, wherein the radio frequency unit is a Bluetooth unit. The electric appliance control device having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit according to claim 1, wherein the radio frequency unit is a Wi-Fi unit. The electrical control device having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit as described in claim 3 is also applicable to a Wi-Fi wireless base station and a cloud server coupled to the Wi-Fi wireless base station, wherein the radio frequency The unit transmits the radio frequency signal to the Wi-Fi wireless base station, and then the cloud server transmits the message corresponding to the radio frequency signal and representing the operating state of the first electrical appliance to the remote mobile device. The electrical appliance control device having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit as described in claim 1 is also applicable to a second electrical appliance, and further includes an infrared emitting unit electrically connected to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is also used to The first remote control signal from the infrared receiving unit is converted into a second remote control signal and sent out through the infrared transmitting unit to remotely control the second electrical appliance. The electrical appliance control device having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit according to claim 1, further comprising a universal asynchronous transceiver unit electrically connected to the processing unit, wherein the first electrical appliance also has a universal asynchronous transceiver module, The electric appliance control device having an infrared receiving unit and a radio frequency unit is arranged adjacent to the first electric appliance, and obtains the control device through a wired connection between the universal asynchronous transceiver unit and the universal asynchronous transceiver module of the first electric appliance Electricity provided by the first electrical appliance.

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