JP2002291063A - Remote control system utilizing mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote control system with a large degree of freedom through the use of simplified installation of mobile communication units by employing mobile phones (or PHS terminals) for a transmitter side and a receiver side so as to make installation works or the like unnecessary. SOLUTION: When a receiver side uses a mobile communication unit such as a mobile phone to receive a signal sent from a remote place at a house or the like, the simplicity of installation is provided and a learning remote control function is provided to a device to be connected so as to easily store infrared ray emission LED output specifications for an air-conditioner or the like which are different for each manufacturer and to activate the air- conditioner or the like, thereby solving the above task.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone (or PHS) installed in an apartment house, a detached house, an office, a store, or the like from a remote location by a mobile phone (or PHS) or the like. To the receiving side mobile phone (or PHS).
ED is output, and the power of equipment such as an air conditioner in the house is turned on.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a remote control system having a function of performing microcomputer processing of remote control learning in a device section in order to correspond to infrared light emitting LED output specifications that differ for each maker of an air conditioner or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a remote control system in which a signal is transmitted from a remote place by a cellular phone or the like and a signal received in a house is output as an infrared light emitting LED, but a receiving side uses an installed telephone line. Therefore, the installation work was necessary, and the equipment was fixed and had a limited degree of freedom in installation. Also,
Since the output specifications of infrared-emitting LEDs for air conditioners and the like differ from manufacturer to manufacturer, the installation is inconvenient and inconvenient.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In a multi-family house, a detached house, an office, a store, or the like, a mobile phone (or PHS) is transmitted from a remote location by a mobile phone or the like, and a mobile phone on the receiving side installed in the house or the like is provided. (Or PHS) and receive infrared light from the device connected to the mobile phone etc.
The output is controlled to turn on and off the power of devices such as an air conditioner. Both the transmitting and receiving sides are mobile phones (or PH
Since S) is used, no laying work or the like is required, and a remote control system with a high degree of freedom that can easily be installed in a mobile communication body has been invented.

Further, the present invention has an excellent feature that it is a remote control system having a remote control learning function which can easily cope with an infrared light emitting LED output specification which differs for each maker of an air conditioner or the like.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more completely apparent when the following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are merely for explanation and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, first, the receiving side is a portable telephone (or PHS) or the like having a degree of freedom in an installation place or the like, and thereby an arbitrary receiving side is provided. Can be set up in a location without the need to lay telephone lines. Second, even in the case of an air conditioner or the like, the equipment manufacturer on the user side often differs from room to room, and since the infrared emission LED specification of the remote control differs from manufacturer to manufacturer, the operation setting is complicated. Since the infrared light emitting LED of the controlled device is output in the unit and has a function of reading and storing it, it is possible to freely and easily adapt to various installation conditions.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a portable telephone (or PHS) or the like located in a remote place transmits the portable telephone (or PHS) installed in a specific apartment house, detached house, office, store, or the like. (PHS) etc., the specific tone is confirmed by the equipment connected to the mobile phone (or PHS), etc., and then the infrared light emitting LED is output, and the power supply such as an air conditioner separately installed in the room or the like is turned on. , OFF, and the receiving side is a mobile phone (or P
Since it is a mobile communication body such as HS), the installation location can be freely set and changed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a remote control learning section is provided in the device section to cope with an infrared light emitting LED output specification specific to a device maker such as an air conditioner. By outputting the signal to the infrared receiving section, the specific output pattern can be recognized by the microcomputer and stored in the memory. Thus, it is possible to easily set the operation of a plurality of air conditioners and the like installed by the user selecting a random manufacturer.

[0010]

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a portable telephone (or PHS) on the receiving side. The mobile phone 1 on the receiving side is installed at an arbitrary place in the room, but is preferably connected to the charger 6. Further, the mobile phone 1 is connected to a device section 4 by a dedicated connector 3, and the device section 4 has an infrared light emitting LED section 5. In addition, the infrared light emitting LED unit may have an external shape connected to the device unit 4 with a cord or the like.

FIG. 3 shows an overall embodiment of the remote control system. A mobile phone (or PHS) arbitrarily installed in a house or the like 9 from a mobile phone (or PHS) 2 located in a remote place.
By transmitting 10 to the HS) 1, the received signal is confirmed by the connected device unit 4 and the infrared light emitting LED unit 5
The infrared ray 11 is output, and the power of the air conditioner 7 is turned on and off.
It controls the FF and the like, and the other devices 8 can also be controlled separately by the output 12 set by the remote control learning function.

[0012]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention has the following advantages.

[0013] Compared with the conventional remote control system using a laid telephone line on the receiving side, since the receiving side also uses a mobile communication body of a portable telephone (or PHS), the selection of the installation location and the installation method are extremely difficult. Easy and convenient.

[0014] Further, since the equipment section has a function of learning an infrared light emitting LED output specification which differs for each maker such as an air conditioner, and capable of responding individually and easily, it is possible to adapt to equipment equipment conditions on the user side. It has become possible to adapt flexibly and easily.

[0015]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an automatic reception / output unit and a remote control learning unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a receiving-side mobile phone (or PHS) and a connection device section of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an overall view of a remote control system using the mobile phone (or PHS) of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: reception side mobile phone (or PHS), 2: transmission side mobile phone (or PHS), 3: dedicated connector, 4: equipment section, 5: infrared light emitting LED, 6: mobile phone (or PHS) charger, 7: Air conditioner, 8: Other equipment, 9: House, etc., 10: Transmission radio wave, 11: Output of infrared light emitting LED to air conditioner, 12: Output of infrared light emitting LED to other equipment.

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone (or PHS type mobile communication body)
Communication is performed by a plurality of devices. Arbitrary transmission from an external mobile phone is received by a mobile phone in a living room such as a house at a remote location, and infrared light is emitted from a device having a microcomputer processing unit connected to the receiving mobile phone. In order to control ON / OFF of power supply such as air conditioner in living room by LED output, infrared light emitting LED with transmitting side mobile phone etc., receiving side mobile phone etc. and microcomputer processing unit connected to it A remote control system comprising an output unit and a device unit. The remote control system has a function of performing microcomputer processing of remote control learning in order to support infrared light emitting LED output specifications that differ depending on manufacturers such as air conditioners. 2. Mobile phone (or PHS type mobile communication body)
Communication is performed by a plurality of devices. Arbitrary transmission from an external mobile phone is received by a mobile phone in a living room such as a house at a remote location, and infrared light is emitted from a device having a microcomputer processing unit connected to the receiving mobile phone. In order to control ON / OFF of power supply such as air conditioner in living room by LED output, infrared light emitting LED with transmitting side mobile phone etc., receiving side mobile phone etc. and microcomputer processing unit connected to it This is a remote control system including a device unit having an output unit, and has a function of performing microcomputer processing of remote control learning in order to support infrared light emitting LED output specifications that differ for each manufacturer such as an air conditioner. Further, a remote control system having a function of automatically transmitting information or a signal input from a sensor or a switch of a device connected to the device from a mobile phone or the like in a living room to an external mobile phone or the like.