JPH0451699A - Remote control transmitter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reserve operation at a time for the individual, the combination of a part, or all of plural electric machines by providing a remote control transmitter with the function of operation reservation using a timer circuit. CONSTITUTION:A time measuring part 4 measures hours or time, and an operation setting part 5 sets the operating contents of the electrical equipment to be operated. A time setting part 6 sets the operation starting hour or time or the operation stopping hour or time of the electrical equipment. Then, a control part 7 compares the hour or the time measured by the time measuring part 4 with the hour or the time set by the time setting part 6, and when both match with each other, it executes control for operating the electrical equipment in conformity to the operating contents set by the operation setting part 5. Thus, the operation reservation can be realized even for one or plural sets of the electrical equipments with no timer circuit.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a remote control transmitter for remotely controlling electrical equipment wirelessly.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional remote control transmitter. In FIG. 2, ■ is a keypad on which key switches are arranged, 2 is a code storage section in which codes for operating electrical equipment are stored in advance, 3 is a transmitting section that transmits the code to the electrical equipment using infrared signals, 7 is a control section that controls the keypad 1, the code storage section 2, and the transmission section 3.

Next, the operation of this conventional example will be explained. When turning on an electrical device using this remote control transmitter, for example, the operator presses a predetermined key switch on the key bat 1. Thereby, the control section 7 recognizes the content of the key switch on the keypad 1 pressed by the operator, extracts a code corresponding to this content from the code storage section 2, and sends it to the transmission section 3. The transmitter 3 transmits the received code as an infrared signal. Then, the electrical equipment that receives this infrared signal is turned on. When adding a new code for operating an electrical device, the new code is stored in the code storage unit 2 by associating the key switch and code given by the operator.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Since the conventional remote control transmitter is configured as described above, a timer circuit is built into the electrical equipment equipped with a remote control receiver compatible with the remote control transmitter. Otherwise, functions such as turning the power 0N10FF at a preset time would not be possible.Furthermore, when electrical equipment that uses codes compatible with different key switches are combined into one electrical equipment system, Turn on power to some electrical devices in the system, either individually or in combination, at a preset time.
There were problems such as the need to incorporate timer circuits into all electrical devices that make up the system in response to the request for N10FF.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a remote control transmitter that allows operation reservations to be made for one or more electrical devices at a time, even if the electrical equipment does not have a timer circuit. With the goal.

[Means to solve the problem]

The remote control transmitter according to the present invention includes a time clock unit 4 that measures time or time, an operation setting unit 5 that sets the operation content of the electrical equipment to be operated, and an operation start time or time or operation stop time of the electrical equipment. Or, the time setting section 6 that sets the time compares the time or time measured by the time clock section 4 with the time or time set at the princess time setting section 6, and when the two match, the operation setting section The control unit 7 is provided with a control unit 7 that performs control to operate the electrical equipment according to the operation contents set in No. 5.

[Effect]

The time measuring section 4 measures time or time. The operation setting unit 5 sets the operation details of the electrical equipment to be operated. The time setting unit 6 sets the operation start time or time or the operation stop time or time of the electrical equipment. The control section 7 is
The time or time measured by the time clock section 4 is compared with the time or time set at the time setting section 6, and when the two match, the electrical equipment is operated according to the operation content set at the operation setting section 5. Control the damage.

[Example] Components corresponding to those shown in FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and their explanations will be omitted. In FIG. 1, 4 is a time clock unit that measures the time, 5 is an operation setting unit that sets the operation content of the electrical equipment to be operated, and 6 is the operating start time or stop time or operation stop time or time of the electrical equipment. A time setting section 7 compares the time or time measured by the time clock section 4 with the time or time set at the time setting section 6, and when the two match, the operation content is set in the operation setting section 5. This is a control unit that performs control to operate electrical equipment.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. For example, if the operator wants to turn on the power of a certain electrical device at 6 o'clock, the operator operates the key switch of the keypad 1 to set data indicating 6 o'clock in the time setting section 6, and also sets the operation content indicating the electric iON in the operation setting section 5. Set to . It is assumed that the time measuring section 4 always measures the current time. The control section 7 compares and monitors the contents of the time measuring section 4 and the contents of the time setting section 6. Then, when the two contents match at 6 o'clock, the control section 7 sends the operation contents set in the operation setting section 5 to the transmitting section 3. The transmitter 3 transmits the above-mentioned operation details to the electrical equipment by an infrared signal. As a result, this electric device is powered on.

In this embodiment, the content of the desired operation of the electrical device is determined by the output of the code corresponding to the key switch of the keypad 1, so it is possible to press multiple key switches one after another and set multiple operation content in the operation setting section 5. can. Therefore, when using a combination of multiple electrical devices equipped with remote control receivers with different recognition codes, it is possible to use the , it is possible to realize a remote control transmitter that can give operation instructions at a preset time. Further, in this embodiment, the time is set, but the time may be set and the electrical equipment may be operated after any number of hours.

Note that in the above embodiments, electrical equipment is a general term for household electrical products and other commercial electrical products. Further, in the above embodiment, infrared rays are used as the transmission signal, but the present invention is not limited to this.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the time or time measured by the timer is compared with the time or time set by the time setting part, and when the two match, the operation content set in the action setting part is used. Since the present invention is configured to include a control section for controlling the operation of electrical equipment, it is possible to obtain the effect that operation reservations can be made for one or more electrical equipment at a time even if the electrical equipment does not have a timer circuit. That is, according to the present invention, since the remote control transmitter has a function of reserving operations using a timer circuit, it is possible to reserve operations for a plurality of electrical devices individually, in combination with some of them, or for all of them at once. This provides the advantage that electrical equipment can be operated in a chronological order.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a remote control transmitter according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional remote control transmitter. 4... Time clock section, 5... Operation setting section, 6... Time setting section, 7... Control section. Agent Patent Attorney Jun Hakuba Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] A remote control transmitter that wirelessly remotely controls electrical equipment includes a time clock unit that measures time or time, an operation setting unit that sets the operation content of the electrical equipment to be operated, and an operation start time or time or operation of the electrical equipment. A time setting section for setting the stop time or time, compares the time or time measured by the time clock section and the time or time set at the time setting section, and when the two match, sets the time or time in the operation setting section. 1. A remote control transmitter comprising: a control section for controlling an electrical device according to the specified operation content;