JPH03184434A - remote control device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a remote control that is provided on the main body side of electronic equipment such as a video, television, and near conditioner, and that is controlled in response to infrared signals etc. from the remote control. The present invention relates to a device, and more specifically to a remote control device that can be controlled by, for example, a remote control from another manufacturer.

[Background of the invention and its problems] In recent years, most electronic devices such as videos, televisions, and near conditioners have remote control functions.1 For example, televisions do not have operation buttons on their front panels. Power ON/OFF by operating the remote control.
You can change channels, adjust volume, etc.

By the way, the above remote control is an electronic device or the infrared transmission signal emitted by each manufacturer is different.
For example, in the case of a television, even if you use a remote control made by another manufacturer, it will not normally work.

As mentioned above, since the remote control signals are different for each manufacturer, 1. For example, when controlling a television with a remote control, you must use the remote control issued by the manufacturer of that television, and you cannot use the remote control of other electronic devices. There was the inconvenience of not being able to use it.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a remote control for an electronic device that can be controlled by remote control, even if the signal is transmitted from a remote control from another manufacturer. The purpose is to provide a device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electronic device that receives infrared rays emitted from a remote control, decodes this received signal, and outputs a control signal in accordance with this signal. In the remote control device installed on the main body side, there is a setting device equipped with a setting switch that corresponds to the remote control signal emitted from a different model of remote controller, and when the setting device is in the setting mode, the infrared signal received by this setting device corresponds to the operation of the above setting switch. A storage section that stores data in an area where the infrared rays signal is received;
A decoder section compares this received signal with the received signal stored in the storage section and decodes the matching signal, and a control signal corresponding to the setting switch of the setting device is generated by the signal from this decoder section. When a remote control signal corresponding to a setting switch of the setting device is received, the remote control can be controlled according to the setting switch of the setting device.

[Function] With the above configuration, after entering the setting mode with the setting device of the remote control device on the electronic equipment side, operate a predetermined setting switch, for example, a switch corresponding to power ON, and then turn the power ON switch on the remote control. When operated, the remote control device receives the infrared rays and stores the received signal in the storage section, but the received signal is stored in a predetermined area specified by the address corresponding to the setting switch. Ru. Next, after operating the setting switch on the setting device for each type of remote control function of the electronic device,
By performing a predetermined operation with the remote control, a signal emitted by the remote control is stored in a predetermined area of the storage section.

After that, when you operate the remote control, for example, operate the power ON switch, and emit an infrared signal to turn on the power, the remote control device on the electronic device receives the infrared rays and stores the received signal and the storage unit. The received signal is compared with the existing signal to detect a match, and based on this match, the received signal is decoded into a signal that can identify which setting switch of the setting device has been operated. Based on this decoded signal, the controller unit outputs a remote control signal corresponding to the setting switch, that is, a signal for turning on the power to the control device of the electronic device. As a result, the power of the electronic device is turned on.

In this way, even if the remote control is not for the electronic device in question, if the signal emitted from the remote controller is stored in the storage section of the remote control device in advance, the electronic device can be remotely controlled by operating the remote controller. becomes.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 and 2.

In FIG. 1, a remote control device of an electronic device 1 includes an infrared receiver 3 that receives infrared rays from a remote control 2, and setting mode switches and settings for setting various remote control signals (control signals) to the remote control device. A setting device 4 equipped with a switch, a memory section (non-volatile) 5 that stores the signal received during this setting mode in an area corresponding to the operation of the setting switch, and a memory section 5 that stores the received signal of the infrared light receiving section 3 and the memory section 5. a decoder section 6 that compares the signals stored in the 1 and 2 and decodes the matching signals into signals that enable identification of which switch of the setting device 4 corresponds to the corresponding signal;
According to the signal from the decoder section 6, a remote control signal corresponding to the setting switch is output, and the electronic device 1
A control section 7 is provided for remote control control.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2, a television 8 equipped with a remote control device having the above configuration will be described as an example.

First, if the remote control 2 is not from the manufacturer of the television 8, operate the setting device 4 to enter the setting mode, and
2. For example, operate a setting switch to turn the power ON or OFF. After that, when you operate the power ON and ○I"F switches on the remote controller 2 and emit the power ON and OFF signals in infrared rays, this infrared signal is received by the infrared receiver 3. At this time, the setting device 4 Since the setting mode is set in , the received signal is stored in a predetermined area of the memory section
That is, it is stored at the address corresponding to the ttigoN and OFF setting switches.

Next, for example, after operating the setting switch to set the channel to "1", operate the channel "1" on the remote controller 2 and emit the signal of the "1" channel as an infrared ray, and this infrared signal will be transmitted to the infrared receiver. It is received at 3. At this time,
As described above, since it is in the setting mode, the received signal is stored in a predetermined area of the memory section 5, that is, an address corresponding to the setting switch of the channel "1".

As described above, operate all the remote control switches (power ON, OFF, each channel, volume, etc.) on the remote control 2,
After storing the signals corresponding to these switches in the memory section 5, the setting device 4 is operated to cancel the setting mode of the remote control device.

After that, when you operate the remote control 2, for example, when you perform a power ON operation, this power ON signal is emitted as an infrared ray,
This infrared signal is received by the infrared receiver 3. At this time, the received signals stored in the memory section 5 are sequentially read out, the decoder section 6 compares the two received signals with the read signals, and selects the matched signal from the setter 4. It is decoded into a signal (data) that can be identified as corresponding to the setting switch, and is output to the controller section 7.

Then, the controller section 7 determines which setting switch of the setting device 4 corresponds to the setting switch based on the data from the decoder section 6, and outputs the corresponding remote control signal. Become. In this case, since the remote control signal indicates power ON, the power of the television 8 is turned ON.

In this way, it is sufficient to first store the infrared signal emitted by the remote control 2 in a predetermined area of the memory section 5, that is, the address corresponding to the setting switch of the setting device 4, so that, for example, when using a remote control made by another manufacturer, This eliminates the inconvenience of not being able to control the electronic device with a remote control unless it is made by the same manufacturer as the electronic device.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the remote control device of the present invention, there is a setting mode switch of the remote control and a setting device including a setting switch, and in response to the operation of the setting switch, the infrared rays from the remote control are controlled. a memory for storing signals, and a decoder for comparing the received signal and the stored signal and decoding the matching signal into a signal that can be identified as to which setting switch of the setting device corresponds to or not. , and a controller that outputs a command corresponding to the setting switch based on the signal from the decoder, so even if the remote control emits a signal different from the remote control of the electronic device, the electronic device can be controlled by remote control. This eliminates the inconvenience of remote control control.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a remote control device showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of a television to which the above remote control device is applied. In the figure, 1 is an electronic device, 2 is a remote control, 3 is an infrared receiver, 4 is a setting device, and 5 is a memory section (non-volatile). 6 is a decoder section, and 7 is a controller section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a remote control device installed on the main body of an electronic device that receives infrared rays emitted from a remote control, decodes the received signal, and outputs a control signal in accordance with the signal, a remote control device emitted from a different model of remote control. a setting device having a setting switch corresponding to the signal; a storage unit storing the received infrared signal in an area corresponding to the operation of the setting switch when the setting device is in a setting mode; upon receiving the infrared signal; a decoder section that compares the received signal with a received signal stored in the storage section and decodes a matching signal; and a control signal corresponding to the setting switch of the setting device based on the signal from the decoder section. A remote control device, comprising: a controller unit that outputs an output; and when receiving a remote control signal corresponding to a setting switch of the setting device, remote control control can be performed according to the setting switch of the setting device.