WO2012088699A1

WO2012088699A1 - Remote control with touchpad mouse function for home appliance

Info

Publication number: WO2012088699A1
Application number: PCT/CN2010/080540
Authority: WO
Inventors: 嘉少君; 王国乐
Original assignee: Jia Shaojun; Wang Guole
Priority date: 2010-12-30
Filing date: 2010-12-30
Publication date: 2012-07-05

Abstract

The present invention discloses a remote control with touchpad mouse function for home appliance. Said remote control includes a shell and traditional buttons, characterized in that the remote control also includes a mouse touchpad, two mouse buttons coordinating with the mouse touchpad, and an optional mouse wheel. The shell contains all components of the remote control. The traditional buttons are located on the bottom half of the shell surface; the mouse touchpad is located on the top half of the shell surface; two mouse buttons are located on the top half of the left side of the shell; the mouse wheel is located on the top half of the right side of the shell. By this remote control with touchpad mouse function, the present invention enables the traditional remote control function and the mouse function at the same time, thereby enabling the control of current multifunctional home appliance. Furthermore, other input devices are not necessary during operation, thus reducing occupied space, improving flexibility and convenience of operation.

Description

Remote control with touch panel mouse function for home appliances

Technical field

The present invention relates to a remote controller for a home appliance, and more particularly to a remote controller with a touchpad mouse function for a home appliance.

Background technique

With the deepening of the national triple play policy and the rapid development of network and computer technology, the popularity of network set-top boxes, Internet TVs and living room computers has become more and more popular in the home. People are increasingly using TV to carry out family leisure and entertainment through the Internet. activity. Correspondingly, people have put forward higher requirements for the way of operating via TV and set-top boxes. Therefore, the traditional remote control with only the button function can no longer meet the requirements of people's control of home appliances.

For example, the traditional TV remote control has a simple function, and only needs to complete operations such as channel selection, volume adjustment, input signal selection, power on/off, setting, etc., simple button selection can be realized; and entertainment through television and set-top box needs to be realized. : The mouse's various directions, different speeds and fineness of free movement, click, range selection, drag, mouse gestures and other complex and diverse operations. None of these operations can be achieved with existing legacy remote controls. However, if a wireless mouse and a wireless keyboard are used instead, it can support complicated operations, but has the disadvantages of high cost, large power consumption, radiation, requiring operation space, and need to be attached to other items, and is not suitable for use in the living room. Operate TV, set-top box.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a remote controller with a touch panel mouse function for a home appliance product, in view of the defects of the prior art remote controller having a single function and being unable to perform complicated operations.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem thereof is: constructing a remote controller with a touch panel mouse function for a home appliance product, comprising integrating a mouse touch panel and a mouse button matched thereon on the basis of a conventional remote controller. The remote control information sent by the mouse touchpad and the mouse button together with the conventional remote control button in response to the user input is transmitted to the user terminal through the transmitter.

Preferably, the remote controller with a touchpad mouse function for a home appliance further includes a central processor, and an input end thereof is respectively connected to the traditional remote control button, a mouse touchpad, and a mouse button to respond to the three The remote control information issued by the user input is converted into remote control encoded data and output to the transmitter.

Preferably, one of the two mouse buttons is a left mouse button and a right mouse button.

Preferably, the transmitter is an infrared emitter.

Preferably, the central processing unit is a single chip circuit.

Preferably, the remote controller with a touchpad mouse function for a home appliance further includes a mouse wheel.

Preferably, the mouse wheel is located in an upper half of the right side of the housing; the mouse touchpad is located in an upper half of the housing surface; the mouse button is located in an upper half of the left side of the housing .

The remote controller with the touchpad mouse function for implementing the home appliance of the present invention has the following beneficial effects: by using a remote controller, the user only needs to operate the mouse touchpad, the mouse button and/or the mouse wheel on the remote controller. The mouse function is realized while completing the functions of the conventional remote controller, thereby realizing the control of the current multifunctional home appliance products. Moreover, there is no need to add other input devices during the operation, the space is small, and the operation is flexible and convenient.

DRAWINGS

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, in which:

1 is a plan view of a remote controller with a touch panel mouse function for a home appliance product according to an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a logic block diagram of a remote controller having only conventional remote control buttons;

3 is a schematic diagram of digital encoding generated by a conventional remote control button in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic diagram of a data format of modulation and carrier transmission in a conventional remote button operation according to an embodiment of the invention;

5 is a logic block diagram of a remote controller with a touch panel mouse function for a home appliance product according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a schematic diagram of digital coding corresponding to mouse data according to an embodiment of the invention;

7 is a diagram showing the data format of modulation and carrier transmission in mouse touchpad, mouse button and/or mouse wheel operation, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

1 is a plan view of a remote controller with a touch panel mouse function for a home appliance product, including a housing 15 and a conventional remote control button 16 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The innovation of the present invention is that a mouse touch panel is further included. 11 and two

mouse buttons

12 and 13 cooperate with the mouse touch panel 11, and the mouse wheel 14 is selectively disposed in this embodiment. The housing 15 houses the various components of the remote control. The conventional remote control button 16 is located in the lower half of the surface of the housing 15; the mouse touchpad 11 is located in the upper half of the surface of the housing 15; the

mouse buttons

12 and 13 are located in the upper half of the left side of the housing 15; the mouse wheel 14 is located in the housing 15 the upper half of the right side.

Figure 2 is a logic block diagram of a remote control having only conventional remote control buttons. The central processing unit 22 of the present invention can be any suitable circuit capable of receiving, encoding and transmitting functions, such as a microcontroller circuit. The transmitter 24 can be an infrared emitter or a radio frequency transmitter, in this embodiment an infrared emitter. The conventional remote control button 16 operates in a well known manner with its output coupled to the input of the central processor 22. The key data of the conventional remote control button 16 can be scanned by the central processing unit 22, and the key data constitutes remote control information. The central processing unit 22 generates a specific digital code based on the operation code corresponding to the button data, and the encoded pulse signal is modulated by the central processing unit 22 to form 38. The modulated carrier pulse signal of kHz emits a signal by exciting an infrared wave having a pulse train by an infrared photodiode in the transmitter 24. After the infrared wave signal arrives at the user terminal 25, it is converted into an electrical signal of 38 kHz through the optical filter and the photodiode therein, and the electrical signal is amplified, detected, shaped, demodulated, sent to the decoding and interface circuit, and identified. The digital code corresponding to the button data sent by the conventional remote control button 16 is used by the user terminal 25 to perform the corresponding function according to the digital code.

3 is a schematic diagram of digital encoding generated by a conventional remote control button 16 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the digital code generated by the button data of the conventional remote control button 16 has a total of 4 bytes (32 bits), including: a user identification code (8 bits), a user identification code (8 bits), and an operation code (8). Bit) and opcode inversion (8 bits).

4 is a diagram showing the data format of modulation and carrier transmission in operation of a conventional remote control button 16 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the data format of the modulation and carrier transmission corresponding to the button data of the conventional remote control button 16 includes: a pilot code (9ms high level and 4.5ms low level), a user identification code (8 bits), and a user identification code. Inverse code (8 bits), opcode (8 bits) and opcode inversion (8 bits).

It should be noted that different carrier frequencies and encoding schemes may be selected during implementation, all of which are within the purview of those skilled in the art.

Based on the above, each button of the conventional remote control button 16 corresponds to an eight-bit code, and each time a button is pressed, a code is issued, and the user terminal 25 responds to a function for each button. Therefore, the conventional remote controller having only the conventional remote control button 16 has a single operation and a simple function.

5 is a logic block diagram of a remote controller with a touchpad mouse function for a home appliance product in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The mouse touchpad 11 can be of a type that is currently widely used. When the user's finger moves on the surface of the mouse touch panel 11, corresponding mouse position movement information is generated, and the mouse touch panel 11 converts such mouse position movement information into coordinate data of the plane X-axis and the Y-axis. In an embodiment of the invention, the mouse wheel 14 is further included, and the user can also realize the movement of the mouse position by rolling the mouse wheel 14, corresponding to the coordinate data of the plane X axis and the Y axis. These coordinate data are correspondingly displayed as a mouse cursor on the user terminal 25. Among the

mouse buttons

12 and 13, one is the left mouse button and the other is the right mouse button, and the position corresponding to the mouse touch panel 11 and the scroll wheel 14 is selected (corresponding to the coordinate data of the X-axis and the Y-axis described above).

The coordinate data of the X-axis and the Y-axis which characterize the movement information of the mouse position and the key information of the

mouse keys

12 and 13 are collectively referred to as mouse data, and the above-mentioned key data constitutes remote control information. As shown in FIG. 5, mouse data is transmitted to central processor 22 via the PS/2 protocol (or other agreed protocol). The central processor 22 converts the mouse data into a specific 4-byte (32-bit) digital code. Modulated into 38 The modulated carrier pulse signal of kHz emits a signal by exciting an infrared wave having a pulse train by an infrared photodiode in the transmitter 24. After the infrared wave signal arrives at the user terminal 25, it is converted into an electrical signal of 38 kHz through the optical filter and the photodiode therein, and the electrical signal is amplified, detected, shaped, demodulated, sent to the decoding and interface circuit, and identified. The key data corresponding to the conventional remote control button 16, the mouse touch panel 11, the

mouse buttons

12, 13, and/or the mouse wheel 14 and the digital code corresponding to the mouse data are respectively output, and the user terminal 25 performs the corresponding function according to the digital code.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of digital encoding corresponding to mouse data according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the digital code corresponding to the mouse data in this embodiment has 4 bytes (32 bits), wherein byte 0 is control information; byte 1 is the amount of displacement in the X-axis direction of the mouse; and byte 2 is mouse Y. Axis direction displacement; byte 3 is the check code. In byte 0 indicating control information, the specific meaning of each bit is expressed as: bit 7 is the mouse displacement Y-axis direction overflow flag; bit 6 is the mouse displacement X-axis direction overflow flag; bit 5 is the mouse Y-axis movement direction; bit 4 The direction of the mouse X axis is moving; bit 3 is the reserved byte; bit 2 is the middle button of the mouse, pressed to 1 and vice versa; bit 1 is the right mouse button flag, pressed to 1, otherwise 0; bit 0 is the left mouse button flag, pressed to 1 and vice versa.

7 is a diagram showing the data format of modulation and carrier transmission in mouse touchpad, mouse button and/or mouse wheel operation, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, after the digital code corresponding to the mouse data is modulated by the carrier, the data format output by the transmitter 24 includes: a boot code (9ms high level and 4.5ms low level), byte 0, byte 1, word. Section 2 and Byte 3.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection of the present invention. Within the scope.

Claims

A remote control with a touchpad mouse function for a home appliance, comprising a housing (15), a conventional remote control button (16), and a transmitter (24) for transmitting remote control information;

Also included is a mouse touchpad (11), and two mouse buttons (12, 13) that cooperate with the mouse touchpad (11);

The remote control information issued by the conventional remote control button (16), the mouse touchpad (11), and the mouse button (12, 13) in response to user input is transmitted to the user terminal (25) through the transmitter (24).

2. The remote controller with a touchpad mouse function for a home appliance according to claim 1, further comprising a central processing unit (22) having an input end respectively associated with said conventional remote control button (16), A mouse touchpad (11) and mouse buttons (12, 13) are coupled to convert the remote control information issued by the three in response to user input into remote control encoded data and output to the transmitter (24).

3. The remote controller with a touchpad mouse function for a home appliance according to claim 1, wherein one of the two mouse buttons (12, 13) is a left mouse button and a right mouse button .

4. A remote control with a touchpad mouse function for a home appliance according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter (24) is an infrared emitter.

5. The remote controller with a touchpad mouse function for a home appliance according to claim 2, wherein the central processing unit (22) is a single chip circuit.

A remote control with a touchpad mouse function for a home appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a mouse wheel (14).

7. The remote controller with a touchpad mouse function for a home appliance according to claim 6, wherein the mouse wheel (14) is located at an upper half of the right side of the housing (15); The mouse touchpad (11) is located in the upper half of the surface of the housing (15); the mouse button (12, 13) is located in the upper half of the left side of the housing (15).