JPH01106695A - Remote controller pad - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To control many pieces of equipment by means of one remote controller pad by storing a program for the operation control of each kind of equipment into the remote controller pad beforehand, selecting the program corresponding to the necessary equipment, and using it. CONSTITUTION:A bar code 12A of a television receiver main body 11 is read by a reading part 5 of a remote controller pad 10, and information is sent to a control part 7. The control part 7 reads only the operation control program for the television receiver main body 11 from a memory 6 selectively, converts it properly, and is made into a standby condition in which an infrared remote control sending from an infrared emitting part 8 to the television receiver 11 can be executed. Each time an infrared is inputted to a touch panel 2 of the remote controller pad 10 by an interaction form, the infrared is sent to the television receiver 11, and a channel selection, a sound volume adjustment and an on/off control can be executed. Even by reading the bar code of a description 13, the operation program of the television receiver 11 in the memory 6 can be selected in the same way. It is the same as to a video tape recorder 21. By such a constitution, many kinds of the equipment can be controlled by means of one remote controller pad.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention provides a remote controller pad, specifically, a remote controller pad, which can operate and control the main bodies of multiple devices, such as a video tape recorder and a television receiver, with just one pad. Regarding the remote controller pad.

[Conventional technology]

For example, when operating home appliances such as modern video tape recorders (hereinafter referred to as VTRs) and televisions (hereinafter referred to as TVs), it is necessary to change channels or adjust the volume while sitting. Wireless remote control devices have come into use that can change the

This remote control device is the VTR-? )
A remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote control) that allows a device such as a TV receiver to be controlled wirelessly from a distance using infrared rays, etc.
It consists of a pad.

For this remote control pad, if the above-mentioned VTR is used, a remote control pad dedicated to the VTR is required, and if it is a TV receiver, a remote control pad dedicated to the TV receiver is required.

[Problem to be solved]

By the way, although the above-mentioned remote control VTRs and TV receivers are certainly convenient, as the variety of home appliances increases, the number of remote control pads also increases, making it difficult for ordinary users to use the TV receiver to watch TV. When trying to watch a program, the essential remote control pad sometimes went missing.

On the other hand, manufacturers of the above-mentioned home appliances have to manufacture various types of remote control pads for each new device. From a lowering point of view, it was not very desirable.

One way to solve the above problems is to make the remote control pad into a book format, for example, and to
If you are using a TR, you can open the VTR page and operate it, and if you are using a TV receiver, you can open the TV receiver page and operate it using a single remote control pad. However, this book-type remote control pad is cumbersome to operate, and there has been a desire for a device that is easier to operate and can operate various home appliances and the like with a single remote control pad.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a memory section that stores a plurality of unique operation control programs corresponding to a plurality of device bodies, and selects one of the operation control programs stored in this memory section. an input means for performing an operation input according to the operation control program selected by the selection means, and a control section for controlling to generate a signal for controlling the device main body according to the operation input from the input means. It is equipped with the following.

[Effect]

The remote control pad of the present invention must first be installed in advance on the VTR body, on the TV
Programs for operating and controlling various devices such as the receiver body are stored in the memory section of the remote control pad. When this remote control pad is applied to, for example, a VTR main body, a program for the VTR main body is selected using an appropriate selection means. In this state, it becomes possible to operate the VTR main body and perform recording, etc.

Also, if you set the same remote control pad to select the operation control program for, for example, a TV receiver, you can
It can be used as a remote control pad for a television receiver.

〔Example〕

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the remote control pad of this invention will be described based on the illustrated embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the system configuration of a remote control device using the remote control pad of the present invention.
The figure is a block configuration diagram showing the main parts of the electric circuit of the remote control pad of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a remote control device to which the remote control pad of the present invention is applied is comprised of a remote controller puff 10, a TV receiver main body 11, a VTR main body 21, and the like.

The remote control pad 10 is constructed by attaching various parts to a thin rectangular box-shaped pad body 1, and a transparent touch panel 2 is attached to the top surface of this pad body 1.

A liquid crystal panel 3 is arranged on the back side of the chip panel 2. That is, by pressing down on the touch panel 2 according to the steps displayed one after another on the liquid crystal panel 3, necessary operations can be performed in an interactive manner. Furthermore, a barcode reading section 5 for reading a barcode affixed to the device body, which will be described next, is attached to the back side of the pad body 1.

On the other hand, a bar code 12A is pasted on the lower front of the TV receiver main body 11 to identify it as a TV receiver.

Also, reference numeral 13 indicates an instruction manual for the TV receiver 11, and appropriate pages in this manual contain a bar code 12A pasted on the front surface of the TV receiver 11. A barcode 12B with the same content is printed.

Furthermore, a bar code 22 for identifying that it is a VTR is similarly pasted on the lower right front side of a VTR body 21, which is another device.

Next, the main parts of the electric circuit of the remote control pad 10 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

As shown in the figure, the barcode reading section 5 is connected to a control section 7 consisting of a microcomputer or the like via a system bus.

In addition, touch panel 2. The liquid crystal panels 3 are each connected to the control section 7, and interactive touch input is performed from these panels.

Furthermore, a backup power source 9 is connected to the memory 6 consisting of a RAM, and the internal configuration of the memory 6 is as shown in FIG.

That is, as shown in the figure, the memory 6 stores a TV receiver main body operation control program 6a and a VTR main body operation control program 6a.
b, a cooler operation control program 60, etc. are stored as completed programs in advance, and an expansion memory 6d for controlling appropriate home appliances etc. is also secured.

Further, an infrared light emitting unit 8 that generates infrared light for remote control is connected to the control unit 7, and the operation control program read from the memory 6 is converted into transmission data as appropriate by the control unit 7. The signal is sent from the infrared emitting section 8 of the lever to the main body of the device (not shown) in the form of a remote control.

Next, a method of operating the remote control device configured as described above will be described.

As mentioned above, the memory 6 of the remote control pad 10 stores in advance various operation control programs for the TV receiver body, the VTR body, the cooler body, and the like. .

For example, when the remote control pad 10 is used to operate a TV receiver, a bar code 12 attached to the front of the TV receiver body 11 as shown in FIG.
A is read by the barcode reading section 5 of the remote control pad 10. Then, the barcode signal is sent as data from the barcode reading section 5 to the control section 7, so that the control section 7 identifies that the barcode for the TV receiver body has been read. Then, this control section 7 reads only the operation control program 6a for the TV receiver main body from the memory 6 shown in FIG. It enters a standby state in which remote control signals can be sent.

Then, the operator presses the touch panel 2 of the remote control pad 10.
On the other hand, each time an input for operating the TV receiver is input interactively, infrared light is emitted from the infrared light emitting unit 8 to the TV receiver 1.
1. In this way, it becomes possible to perform channel selection, volume adjustment, and on/off control of the TV receiver, for example.

In addition to the barcode 12A affixed to the TV receiver main body 11, for example, a barcode 12B printed on the manual 13 of the TV receiver main body is read by the barcode reading section 5 of the remote control pad 10. Also, it is possible to select the TV receiver main body operation control program 6a in the memory 6 in the same manner as described above.

Furthermore, a case will be described in which, for example, a program for controlling the operation of the VTR body 21 is selected after the TV receiver body 11 has been controlled as described above.

In this case, as shown in FIG.
When the barcode reading unit 5 reads the barcode, the VTR operation control program 6b in the memory 6 is selected in the same manner as in the case of the TV receiver body described above, and in this case, the remote control pad 10 is a remote control pad dedicated to the VTR. It can be used as.

Furthermore, by reading a separately prepared expansion barcode (not shown), it is possible to write a new operating program into the expansion memory 6d shown in FIG. 3.

However, if an attempt is made to store, for example, a program for controlling the operation of a compact disc (CD) playback device, a large number of barcodes must be prepared.

In addition, when writing a new operation control program to the expansion memory, for example, a suitable interface connector is provided in advance on the side surface of the remote control pad 10, and a large number of new control programs are stored in the remote control pad 10 from this connector. You can do it like this.

Further, in the above embodiment, a bar code is used as a selection means for the operation control program, but as shown in FIG. 4, a switch 31a for the TV receiver main body,
A large number of on/off type selection switches 31 are provided, such as a VTR body switch 31b, a cooler body switch 31c, and an expansion switch 31d, and by pressing these selection switches, the appropriate device body is selected. You can.

Furthermore, as the selection means, as shown in FIG. 5, a rotary switch 41 may be provided below the remote control pad 10 to select, for example, a TV receiver body, a VTR body, or the like.

〔effect〕

According to the present invention, programs for operating and controlling various types of device bodies can be stored in advance in the remote control pad, and a program corresponding to the required device body can be selected and used using an appropriate selection means. Therefore, it is possible to operate and control many different types of devices with just one remote control pad.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the system configuration showing a remote control device to which the remote controller pad of the present invention is applied, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the main parts of the electric circuit of the remote controller pad of the present invention, and Figs. 2 is a diagram showing the detailed configuration of the memory shown in FIG. 2, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are external views of another means for selecting an operation control program. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Pad body, 2... Touch panel, 3... Liquid crystal panel, 5... Barcode reading part, 6... Memory, 7... Control part, 8... Infrared light emitting part, 11...TV receiver body, 12A, 12B, 22...Barcode, 21...V
TR body. Applicant NEC Home Electronics Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney Masu 1) Takeo Taka 2 Zuyoshi 3 Figure 1 copy 4 -゛/ 40) 5 Review

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A memory section storing a plurality of unique operation control programs corresponding to a plurality of device bodies, and means for selecting one of the operation control programs stored in the memory section; It includes an input means for performing an operation input according to the operation control program selected by the selection means, and a control section for controlling to generate a signal for controlling the device main body according to the operation input from the input means. A remote controller pad that features: