TW201606718A - Wireless control system and signal conversion device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A wireless control system includes a control signal source, a signal conversion device, first electrical equipment, second electrical equipment and third electrical equipment. The control signal source transmits a Wi-Fi signal including control instructions. The Wi-Fi signal is converted into a Bluetooth signal, an RF signal or an infrared signal by the signal conversion device before being respectively sent to a Bluetooth control unit, an RF control unit and an infrared control unit of each electrical equipment for the control of each equipment.

Description

Wireless control system and signal conversion device thereof

The present invention relates to wireless control; in particular, to a wireless control system having a Wi-Fi/Bluetooth signal conversion device.

According to the fact, more and more electrical equipments on the market currently use Bluetooth signal control, and users can connect with electrical equipment for control through electronic devices with Bluetooth communication functions. For example, in the prior art, Bluetooth transmission technology is used for wireless control by setting a Bluetooth control unit in an electrical device, and then transmitting an electronic device (such as a smart phone) to send Bluetooth with control commands. Signal to the Bluetooth control unit to control the operation of the electrical device. This allows the user to operate the electrical device in a wirelessly controlled manner, thereby increasing the convenience of using the electrical device.

However, Bluetooth transmission technology is only suitable for short-distance communication. For longer distances (such as more than 10 meters), Bluetooth communication cannot be used, or when there is a wall block between electronic equipment and electrical equipment, Bluetooth will also be used. The transmission signal is greatly attenuated, which in turn affects the effect of its wireless control. Therefore, the Bluetooth transmission technology cannot achieve the effect of remote control.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a wireless control system capable of converting a Wi-Fi signal with a long transmission distance into a Bluetooth signal to control an electrical device having a Bluetooth control unit.

In order to achieve the above object, the wireless control system provided by the present invention The system includes a control signal source, a signal conversion device and a first electrical device. The control signal source is configured to send a Wi-Fi signal. The signal conversion device includes a Wi-Fi signal transceiver module, a conversion module, and a Bluetooth signal transceiver module. The Wi-Fi signal transceiver module is used for Receiving a Wi-Fi signal sent from the control signal source, the conversion module is electrically connected to the Wi-Fi signal transceiver module, and converts the Wi-Fi signal into a Bluetooth signal output, and the Bluetooth signal transceiver module is electrically Connecting the conversion module and transmitting the Bluetooth signal outputted by the signal conversion device; the first electrical device includes a Bluetooth signal transceiver circuit and a first control circuit, and the Bluetooth signal transceiver circuit is configured to receive the Bluetooth signal The first control circuit is electrically connected to the Bluetooth signal transceiver circuit, and the first control circuit controls the operation of the first electrical device by using the Bluetooth signal received by the Bluetooth signal transceiver circuit.

The signal conversion device provided by the present invention comprises a signal conversion device, comprising a Wi-Fi signal transceiver module, a conversion module and a Bluetooth signal transceiver module. The Wi-Fi signal transceiver module is configured to receive a Wi-Fi signal; the conversion module is electrically connected to the Wi-Fi signal transceiver module, and the Wi-Fi transceiver circuit receives the Wi-Fi The signal is converted into a corresponding Bluetooth signal output; the Bluetooth signal transceiver module is electrically connected to the conversion module for transmitting the Bluetooth signal outputted from the conversion module to a first electrical device.

The effect of the invention is that the wireless control system and the signal conversion device can convert the Wi-Fi signal into a Bluetooth signal transmission to control the corresponding electrical equipment to achieve the effect of controlling over a long distance.

100‧‧‧Wireless Control System

10‧‧‧Smart mobile phone

20‧‧‧Signal conversion device

22‧‧‧Wi-Fi signal transceiver module

24‧‧‧Transition module

25‧‧‧ memory

26‧‧‧Bluetooth signal transceiver module

27‧‧‧Wireless RF Signal Transceiver Module

28‧‧‧Infrared signal transmission module

30‧‧‧Audio

32‧‧‧Bluetooth Control Unit

322‧‧‧Bluetooth signal transceiver circuit

324‧‧‧First control circuit

40‧‧‧Air conditioner

42‧‧‧radio frequency control unit

422‧‧‧Wireless RF Signal Transceiver

424‧‧‧Second control circuit

50‧‧‧TV

52‧‧‧Infrared control unit

522‧‧‧Infrared signal receiving circuit

524‧‧‧ Third control circuit

200‧‧‧Wireless Control System

60‧‧‧Control signal source

62‧‧‧Smart mobile phones

64‧‧‧Wireless base station

I‧‧‧Internet

1 is a block diagram of a wireless control system in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a circuit block diagram of a signal conversion device.

Figure 3 is a block diagram of the Bluetooth control unit.

4 is a circuit block diagram of a radio frequency control unit.

Figure 5 is a block diagram of the circuit of the infrared control unit.

Figure 6 is a block diagram of a wireless control system in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In order to explain the present invention more clearly, the preferred embodiment is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 show a wireless control system 100 according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, including A control signal source, a signal conversion device 20, a first electrical device, a second electrical device, and a third electrical device.

In this embodiment, the control signal source is a smart phone 10, and an application is installed, and the user can input a control command (such as an instruction to turn on or off) for controlling the electrical devices, and The input control command is compiled and packaged into a Wi-Fi signal and sent. Of course, in practice, the control signal source can also be a computer or other device that can send Wi-Fi signals.

The first, second and third electrical devices are respectively an audio 30 controlled by a Bluetooth signal, an air conditioner 40 controlled by a wireless RF signal, and a television 50 controlled by an infrared signal.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the signal conversion device 20 includes a Wi-Fi signal transceiver module 22 , a conversion module 24 , a memory 25 , a Bluetooth signal transceiver module 26 , a wireless RF signal transceiver module 27 , and a Infrared signal transmitting module 28.

The Wi-Fi signal transceiver module 22 is configured to receive Wi-Fi signals transmitted from the smart phone 10. The conversion module 24 is electrically connected to the Wi-Fi signal transceiver module 22, the memory 25 is electrically connected to the conversion module 24, and the memory 25 stores codes corresponding to the respective electrical devices and each The type of signal received by an electrical device, such as Bluetooth, radio frequency or infrared.

The Wi-Fi signal transceiver module 22 transmits the received Wi-Fi signal to the conversion module 24, and the conversion module 24 captures the data in the memory 25 and uses the data to make a judgment. The Wi-Fi signal is converted into a corresponding Bluetooth signal, a radio frequency signal or an infrared signal for output.

The Bluetooth signal transceiver module 26, the wireless RF signal transceiver module 27, and the infrared signal transmitting module 28 are electrically connected to the conversion module 24, respectively, and are respectively configured to transmit the Bluetooth signal and wireless output from the conversion module 24. RF signals and infrared signals to the corresponding electrical equipment.

Referring to FIG. 3, the Bluetooth 30 is provided with a Bluetooth signal control unit 32, and the Bluetooth signal control unit 32 includes a Bluetooth signal transceiver circuit 322 and a first control circuit 324. The Bluetooth signal transceiver circuit 322 is configured to receive the Bluetooth signal control unit 32. The Bluetooth signal sent by the Bluetooth signal transceiver module 26 is electrically connected to the Bluetooth transceiver circuit 322, and the Bluetooth signal received by the Bluetooth signal transceiver circuit 322 is used to control the operation of the sound 30.

Referring to FIG. 4, the air conditioner 40 is internally provided with a radio frequency control unit 42. The radio frequency control unit 42 includes a radio frequency signal transceiver circuit 422 and a second control circuit 424. The radio frequency signal transceiver circuit 422 is used. Receiving the radio frequency signal transmitted by the radio frequency transceiver module 27, the second control circuit 424 is electrically connected to the radio frequency transceiver circuit 422, and the radio frequency signal received by the radio frequency signal transceiver circuit 422 is received. To control the air conditioner 40 to operate.

Referring to FIG. 5, an infrared control unit 52 is disposed in the television 50, and the infrared control unit 52 includes an infrared signal receiving circuit 522 and a third control circuit 524. The infrared signal receiving circuit 522 is configured to receive the infrared light. Transmitted by the signal transmission module 28 Infrared signal, the third control circuit 524 is electrically connected to the infrared transceiver circuit 522, and transmits the infrared signal received by the infrared signal receiving circuit 522 to control the operation of the television 50.

The above is the components of the wireless control system 100 of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention and the description thereof, and the Wi-Fi signal can be correctly used after the signal conversion device 20 receives the Wi-Fi signal with the control command. Converted to the corresponding Bluetooth signal, wireless RF signal or infrared signal, followed by the steps of the system related settings and the method used by the system to control each of the appliances.

First, the first control circuit 324 of the audio 30 transmits the Bluetooth signal including the various controllable information (such as on and off) and the device code of the audio 30 to the signal conversion device 20 through the Bluetooth signal transceiver circuit 322. Bluetooth signal transceiving module 26. After receiving and recording the Bluetooth signal, the Bluetooth signal transceiver module 26 stores the device code in the Bluetooth signal in the memory 25 through the conversion module 24.

Then, the conversion module 24 stores a signal category code corresponding to the type of the received signal (ie, Bluetooth) in the memory 25, and establishes a correspondence between the signal category code and the device code. Finally, the conversion module 24 compiles and encapsulates the device code and the controllable information into a Wi-Fi signal output, and transmits the output Wi-Fi signal to the smart type through the Wi-Fi signal transceiver module 22 Mobile phone 10.

Then, the smart phone 10 displays on the screen that the sound 30 corresponds to an item of controllable information (such as an item that is turned on or off). After the user clicks on the selected item, the smart phone 10 compiles and packages the corresponding control command and the device code corresponding to the sound 30 into a Wi-Fi signal, and transmits the Wi-Fi signal transceiver module. After the Wi-Fi signal is received and transferred to the conversion module 24, the conversion module 24 retrieves the corresponding content from the memory 25 according to the device code corresponding to the audio 30 in the Wi-Fi signal. The signal category code of the audio 30 is converted into a corresponding Bluetooth signal, and the Bluetooth signal transceiver module 26 is activated according to the signal category code to send the control command to the electrical device corresponding to the device code (ie, Acoustic 30), complete the control.

The air conditioner 40 is similarly arranged in the foregoing manner, and the second control circuit 424 of the air conditioner 40 transmits the wireless information including the various controllable information and device codes of the air conditioner 40 through the wireless RF signal transmitting and receiving circuit 422. The radio frequency signal is sent to the radio frequency signal transceiver module 27 of the signal conversion device 20, and the device code in the radio frequency signal is stored in the memory 25 through the conversion module 24, and the conversion module is also generated corresponding to One of the air conditioner 40 device code signal category codes is stored in the body 25 .

Then, the conversion module 24 compiles and encapsulates the device code and the controllable information into a Wi-Fi signal, and transmits the Wi-Fi signal to the smart phone 10 through the Wi-Fi signal transceiver module 22 to The air conditioner 40 is displayed on the screen of the smart phone 10 corresponding to an item of controllable information. After the user clicks on the selected item, the wireless control of the air conditioner 40 can be completed in a manner similar to the foregoing control sound 30, except that the wireless RF signal transmission and reception is started according to the signal category code corresponding to the wireless RF signal. Module 27.

Finally, the setting method of the television set 50 is substantially the same as that of the foregoing electrical device, except that the infrared ray control unit 52 cannot transmit the infrared ray signal. To this end, the memory 25 is pre-built with a plurality of infrared ray protocols and signal types corresponding to the infrared ray signals. The code, one of which is an infrared protocol, corresponds to the device code and controllable information of the television set 50. The user sends a Wi-Fi signal with a selection command to the signal conversion device 20 to select an infrared protocol of the television 50 through the smart phone 10. The conversion module 24 retrieves the corresponding content in the memory 25 according to the selection command. TV 50 red The external agreement, through the Wi-Fi signal transceiver module 22, compiles the control information and device code of the television 50 into a Wi-Fi signal for transmission to the smart phone 10, and then the smart phone 10 The item corresponding to the controllable information is displayed on the screen for the user to select. Then, the user transmits a Wi-Fi signal including the device code of the television 50 and related control commands to the signal conversion device 20 through the smart phone 10, and the conversion module 24 in the signal conversion device 20 The device code corresponding to the television 50 is included in the Wi-Fi signal, and the signal category code and the infrared code corresponding to the television 50 are retrieved from the memory, and the control command is converted into an infrared signal, and then the signal is converted. The category code activates the infrared signal transmitting module 28 to send a control command to the infrared control unit 52 to operate the television set 50.

In summary, the wireless control system 100 of the present invention transmits a Wi-Fi signal according to a control command input by the user on the smart phone 10, and after receiving the Wi-Fi signal, the signal conversion device 20 The Wi-Fi signal is converted into a Bluetooth signal, a wireless RF signal or an infrared signal, and then sent to each corresponding electrical device to control the operation of each electrical device to achieve the effect of remote control. The wireless control system 100 of the present invention can not only convert the Wi-Fi signal into a Bluetooth signal, but also convert the Wi-Fi signal into a wireless RF signal or an infrared signal according to the user's setting, thereby increasing the convenience of use and achieving control. The purpose of many different types of electrical equipment

Referring to FIG. 6 , a wireless control system 200 according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is different from the foregoing embodiment in that the control signal source 60 includes an electronic device such as a smart phone 62 and a wireless base. Taiwan 64.

The smart phone 62 sends a signal with a control command to the wireless base station 64 via an Internet I, and the wireless base station 64 is connected. After receiving the signal, the signal is converted into a Wi-Fi signal and sent to the signal conversion device 20 to perform various signal processing procedures for converting the Wi-Fi signal into a Bluetooth signal, a radio frequency signal or an infrared signal. This allows the user who is outdoors to still increase the transmission distance between the electronic device and each electrical device through the smart phone 62, so as to achieve the effect of controlling the electrical device by the remote end.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent changes to the scope of the present invention and the scope of the patent application are intended to be included in the scope of the present invention.

100‧‧‧Wireless Control System

10‧‧‧Control signal source

20‧‧‧Signal conversion device

30‧‧‧Audio

32‧‧‧Bluetooth Control Unit

40‧‧‧Air conditioner

42‧‧‧radio frequency control unit

50‧‧‧TV

52‧‧‧Infrared control unit

Claims (10)

A wireless control system includes: a control signal source for transmitting a Wi-Fi signal; a signal conversion device comprising a Wi-Fi signal transceiver module, a conversion module, and a Bluetooth signal transceiver module, the Wi- The Fi signal transceiver module is configured to receive a Wi-Fi signal sent from the control signal source, and the conversion module is electrically connected to the Wi-Fi signal transceiver module, and converts the Wi-Fi signal into a Bluetooth signal output. The Bluetooth signal transceiver module is electrically connected to the conversion module and sent from the Bluetooth signal output by the signal conversion device; and a first electrical device includes a Bluetooth signal transceiver circuit and a first control circuit, and the Bluetooth signal is transmitted and received. The circuit is configured to receive the Bluetooth signal sent by the Bluetooth signal transmitting module, the first control circuit is electrically connected to the Bluetooth signal transmitting and receiving circuit, and the first control circuit transmits the Bluetooth signal received by the Bluetooth signal transmitting and receiving circuit. Controlling the operation of the first electrical device. The wireless control system of claim 1, wherein the signal conversion device comprises a wireless RF signal transceiver module electrically connected to the conversion module, and the conversion module receives the Wi-Fi signal receiving and receiving module Wi- The Fi signal is converted into a radio frequency signal output, and the radio frequency signal transceiving module transmits the radio frequency signal outputted by the signal conversion device. The second electrical device includes a radio frequency signal transceiver circuit and a second control circuit. The wireless RF signal transmitting and receiving circuit receives the wireless RF signal sent by the wireless RF signal transmitting module, and the second control circuit is electrically connected to the wireless RF signal transmitting and receiving circuit, and the second control circuit receives the wireless RF signal transmitting and receiving circuit. The radio frequency signal is used to control the operation of the electrical device. The radio frequency signal of claim 2, wherein the signal conversion device comprises a memory, the memory stores a device code of the first electrical device and the second electrical device, and corresponding signals received by the electrical device a type of signal category code; the Wi-Fi signal sent by the control signal source includes a device code of one of the electrical devices, and the conversion module receives the Wi-Fi signal according to the device code in the Wi-Fi signal. The corresponding signal category code is retrieved from the memory, and the Bluetooth signal transceiver module or the wireless RF signal transmission module is activated according to the captured signal category code to transmit a corresponding Bluetooth signal or a wireless RF signal to the corresponding Electrical equipment. The radio frequency signal of claim 1, wherein the signal conversion device comprises an infrared signal transmitting module electrically connected to the conversion module, and the conversion module receives the Wi-Fi received by the Wi-Fi signal transceiver module. The signal is converted into an infrared signal output, and the infrared signal transmitting module transmits the infrared signal outputted by the signal converting device; a third electrical device includes an infrared signal receiving circuit and a third control circuit, and the infrared signal receiving circuit is used And receiving the infrared signal sent by the infrared signal transmitting module, the third control circuit is electrically connected to the infrared signal receiving circuit, and the infrared signal received by the infrared signal receiving circuit is used to control the operation of the electrical device. The radio frequency signal of claim 4, wherein the signal conversion device comprises a memory, the memory stores a device code of the first electrical device and the third electrical device, and corresponding signals received by the electrical device a type of signal category code; the Wi-Fi signal sent by the control signal source includes a device code of one of the electrical devices, and the conversion module receives the After the Wi-Fi signal, the corresponding signal category code is retrieved from the memory according to the device code in the Wi-Fi signal, and the Bluetooth signal transceiver module or the infrared signal transmission module is activated according to the captured signal category code. Group to send the corresponding Bluetooth signal or infrared signal to the corresponding electrical device. The wireless control system of claim 1, wherein the control signal source comprises an electronic device and a wireless base station, and the electronic device is connected to the wireless base station signal, and the electronic device sends a signal with a control command to The wireless base station; after receiving the signal, the wireless base station converts the signal into the Wi-Fi signal transmission. A signal conversion device includes a Wi-Fi signal transceiver module for receiving a Wi-Fi signal; a conversion module electrically connected to the Wi-Fi signal transceiver module for receiving the Wi-Fi transceiver circuit The Wi-Fi signal is converted into a corresponding Bluetooth signal output; and a Bluetooth signal transceiver module is electrically connected to the conversion module for transmitting the Bluetooth signal outputted from the conversion module to a first electrical device. The signal conversion device of claim 7, comprising a wireless RF signal transceiver module electrically connected to the conversion module, wherein the conversion module converts the Wi-Fi signal received by the Wi-Fi signal transceiver module into a corresponding The wireless RF signal output module transmits the wireless RF signal output by the conversion module to a second electrical device. The signal conversion device of claim 7 includes an infrared signal transmitting module electrically connected to the conversion module, and the conversion module converts the Wi-Fi signal received by the Wi-Fi signal transceiver module into an infrared signal. Output, the The infrared signal transmitting module sends the infrared signal output by the conversion module to a third electrical device. The signal conversion device of claim 8 includes an infrared signal transmitting module electrically connected to the conversion module, and the conversion module converts the Wi-Fi signal received by the Wi-Fi signal transceiver module into an infrared signal. The infrared signal transmitting module sends the infrared signal output by the conversion module to a third electrical device.