TWI773952B - Infrared control device - Google Patents

Abstract

An infrared control device is used in a mesh network environment and the infrared control device controls a controlled device by sending out an infrared signal, the controlled device includes an identification label, the identification label includes a first control command, and the control device includes a label identification module and a database, the label identification module scans the identification label to identify the first control command, and the database is electrically connected to the label identification module to store the first control command.

Description

Infrared control device

The present invention relates to an infrared control device, especially an infrared control device for controlling a controlled device in a mesh network environment.

With the advancement of science and technology, the technology of using a control device to control a controlled device through a network has been formed. However, the setting structure of this control mode is that the control device needs to complete the connection between the network and the cloud database to download the controlled device. A program of control commands. However, this program requires the control device to be connected to an external network. If the control device cannot be connected to the cloud database, the setting process cannot be completed, which is slightly inconvenient for the user, so improvement is necessary.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an infrared control device for controlling a controlled device in a mesh network environment.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, in one embodiment, the infrared control device of the present invention is used in a mesh network environment and the infrared control device controls the controlled device by sending out an infrared signal. The label includes a first control command, the control device includes a label identification module and a database, the label identification module scans the identification label to identify the first control command, and the database is electrically connected to the label identification module to store the first control command.

In order to achieve the above object, in another embodiment, the infrared control device of the present invention is used in a mesh network environment and the infrared control device controls the controlled device by sending out infrared signals, and the infrared control device signals are connected to the electronic device, The electronic device includes a label identification module, the controlled device includes an identification label, the identification label includes a first control command, the label identification module scans the identification label to identify the first control command, and the control device includes a label identification module and a database. The module scans the identification label to identify the first control command, and the database is electrically connected to the label identification module to store the first control command.

In the infrared control device of the present invention, by recording the control instructions of the controlled device (such as home appliances) in the identification tag, the infrared control device can create the control instructions of the controlled device (such as home appliances) without downloading from the cloud database. The control instruction database saves the trouble of additionally connecting with the cloud database to download the control instructions of the controlled device (eg, home appliance) in the prior art.

In order to make the technical content, purpose and advantages of the present invention easier to understand, the embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Please refer to FIG. 1 below, wherein FIG. 1 is the first implementation of the infrared control device according to the present invention. Schematic diagram of the example.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 , the infrared control device 1 of the present invention is used to control a controlled device 90 in a mesh network environment, wherein the signal of the infrared control device 1 is connected to the electronic device 80 , The controlled device 90 includes an identification label 91 , and the identification label 91 includes a first control instruction 911 . In this embodiment, the controlled device 90 is a general household appliance, as long as it has a device capable of receiving infrared signals, the identification tag 91 is an RFID tag or a QR code tag, and the first control command 911 includes the appliance serial number, region, and appliance type. , brand, code, function, and control instructions of the controlled device 90 and other information. The electronic device 80 may be a portable mobile device.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the first embodiment, the infrared control device 1 of the present invention includes a transmission module 10, a label identification module 20, a database 30, a processing module 40 and an infrared emission module 50, wherein the label identification The module 20 scans the identification label 91 to identify the first control command 911. In this embodiment, the label identification module 20 is an optical identification device or a short-range wireless communication device, and the optical identification device is a camera or a barcode scanner The short-range wireless communication device is a near-field communication reading device or a radio frequency identification reading device. The database 30 is electrically connected to the tag identification module 20 to store the first control command 911 . In this way, the infrared control device 1 can load the first control command 911 of the controlled device 90 into the database 30 of the infrared control device 1 without connecting with a cloud database through the network.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the transmission module 10 is electrically connected to the processing module 40 , and the transmission module 10 has the function of wireless transmission to receive the second control command 82 sent by the electronic device 80 . The second control command 82 is transmitted to the transmission module 10 by a wireless communication protocol such as a WIFI communication protocol or a Bluetooth communication protocol. The infrared emission module 50 is electrically connected to the processing module 40 , and the processing module 40 queries the database 30 according to the second control command 82 to convert the second control command 82 into the first control command 911 , and the first control command 911 The infrared emitting module 50 is used to transmit the infrared signal 51 to control the controlled device 90 .

Please refer to FIG. 2 below, which is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the infrared control device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the second embodiment, the infrared control device 1a is used to control a controlled device 90 in a mesh network environment, wherein the infrared control device 1 is connected to an electronic device 80 with a signal, and the electronic device 80 includes A label identification module 81 , the controlled device 90 includes an identification label 91 , the identification label 91 includes a first control command 911 , and the label identification module 81 scans the identification label 91 to identify the first control command 911 . In this embodiment, the tag identification module 81 is an optical identification device or a short-range wireless communication device, and the optical identification device is a camera or a barcode scanner, and the short-range wireless communication device is a near-field communication reading device or a radio frequency identification device reading device.

The infrared control device 1a of the present invention includes a transmission module 10, a database 30, a processing module 40 and an infrared emission module 50, wherein the transmission module 10 receives the first control command 911 transmitted by the electronic device 80, and the database 30 is electrically The transmission module 10 is connected to store the first control command 911 , the infrared emission module 50 is electrically connected to the processing module 40 , and the processing module 40 queries the database 30 according to the second control command 82 sent by the electronic device 80 to transfer the second control command The command 82 is converted into a first control command 911 , and the first control command 911 uses the infrared emitting module 50 to transmit an infrared signal to control the controlled device 90 . In this embodiment, the electronic device 80 transmits the first control command 911 and the second control command 82 to the transmission module 10 through a wireless communication protocol such as a WIFI communication protocol or a Bluetooth communication protocol.

The infrared control device 1, 1a of the present invention records the control command 911 of the controlled device 90 (eg, home appliance) in the identification tag 91, so that the infrared control device 1, 1a can create a controlled device 1, 1a without downloading from the cloud database. The control instruction database of the control device 90 (eg, home appliance) is saved, which saves the trouble of additionally connecting with the cloud database to download the control instruction of the controlled device 90 (eg, home appliance) in the prior art.

It should be noted that the above are only examples, but are not limited to examples. For example, those that do not deviate from the basic structure of the present invention should all be within the scope of the rights claimed by this patent, and the scope of the patent application shall prevail.

1. 1a: Control device 10: Transmission module 20, 81: Label identification module 30:Database 80: Electronics 90: Controlled device 91: Identifying tags 911: First control command 82: The second control command 40: Processing modules 50: Infrared emission module 51: Infrared signal

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of an infrared control device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the infrared control device according to the present invention.

1: Control device

10: Transmission module

20: Label identification module

30:Database

80: Electronics

90: Controlled device

91: Identifying tags

911: First control command

82: The second control command

40: Processing modules

50: Infrared emission module

51: Infrared signal

Claims (8)

An infrared control device is used in a mesh network environment and the infrared control device controls a controlled device by sending out an infrared signal, the controlled device includes an identification label, and the identification label includes a first control command, The control device includes: a label identification module for scanning the identification label to identify the first control command; a database electrically connected to the label identification module to store the first control command; an infrared emission module; a transmission module, receiving a second control command sent by an electronic device; and a processing module, electrically connecting the infrared emission module and the transmission module, the processing module according to the second control command The database is queried to convert the second control command into the first control command, and the first control command uses the infrared emission module to transmit an infrared signal to control the controlled device. An infrared control device is used in a mesh network environment and the infrared control device controls a controlled device by sending out an infrared signal, wherein the infrared control device signal is connected to an electronic device, and the electronic device includes a label identification module group, the controlled device includes an identification label, the identification label includes a first control The label identification module scans the identification label to identify the first control command. The infrared control device includes: a transmission module for receiving the first control command sent by the electronic device; a database for The transmission module is electrically connected to the transmission module to store the first control command; an infrared emitting module; and a processing module, the infrared emitting module is electrically connected to the processing module, and the processing module transmits according to the electronic device A second control command queries the database to convert the second control command into the first control command, and the first control command uses the infrared emitting module to transmit an infrared signal to control the controlled device. The infrared control device as described in claim 2, wherein the electronic device transmits the first control command to the transmission module via a wireless communication protocol. The infrared control device according to claim 3, wherein the wireless communication protocol is a WIFI communication protocol or a Bluetooth communication protocol. The infrared control device according to item 1 or item 2 of the claimed scope, wherein the identification tag is an RFID tag or a QR code tag. The infrared control device as described in claim 5, wherein the tag identification module is an optical identification device or a short-range wireless communication device. According to the infrared control device described in item 6 of the patent application scope, the The optical identification device is a camera or a barcode scanner. The infrared control device as described in claim 6, wherein the short-range wireless communication device is a near-field communication reading device or a radio frequency identification reading device.

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