JPH0636631B2 - Remote control position detector - Google Patents
Remote control position detectorInfo
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- JPH0636631B2 JPH0636631B2 JP62115024A JP11502487A JPH0636631B2 JP H0636631 B2 JPH0636631 B2 JP H0636631B2 JP 62115024 A JP62115024 A JP 62115024A JP 11502487 A JP11502487 A JP 11502487A JP H0636631 B2 JPH0636631 B2 JP H0636631B2
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】 産業上の利用分野 本発明は赤外光を媒体としたワイヤレスリモコンの位置
検出装置に関するものであり、ルームエアコンなど空調
機器の風向制御、テレビなどＡＶ機器の姿勢方向制御な
どに供する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a position detecting device for a wireless remote controller using infrared light as a medium, and controls the wind direction of an air conditioner such as a room air conditioner and the attitude direction control of an AV device such as a television. To be used for.
従来の技術 リモコンの位置検出装置としては、たとえばリモコンか
ら広指向出力の赤外発光ダイオードを介して出力された
位置検出信号を互いに異なる方向に配設された複数の狭
指向特性を持った受光素子で受光し、それぞれの受光出
力の強度を比較し、リモコンの位置方向を検出するもの
がある。2. Description of the Related Art As a position detecting device for a remote controller, for example, a plurality of light receiving elements having narrow directional characteristics are provided in which position detection signals output from a remote controller via an infrared light emitting diode having a wide directional output are arranged in mutually different directions. There is one that detects the position direction of the remote controller by comparing the intensities of the respective light reception outputs.
発明が解決しようとする問題点 しかしながら上記の従来技術ではリモコンの位置検出機
能が独立した機能としてのみ考えられており、リモコン
からの各種指示機能つまり、複数の命令をデジタルコー
ドで構成した通常の受光手段は全く別に考えられてい
た。Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above conventional technology, the position detection function of the remote controller is considered only as an independent function, and various instruction functions from the remote controller, that is, a normal light receiving operation in which a plurality of commands are configured by digital codes are used. The means were considered completely differently.
本発明は上記課題に着目し、小数の受光手段より構成さ
れ、しかもそれらの受光手段が、リモコン位置検出及び
通常信号受信の機能を両立し、短時間で高精度に動作す
るリモコン位置検出装置を提供するものである。In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a remote control position detecting device which is composed of a small number of light receiving means, and these light receiving means have both functions of remote control position detection and normal signal reception, and operate with high accuracy in a short time. It is provided.
問題点を解決するための手段 上記課題を解決するために、本発明のリモコン位置検出
装置は、リモコン位置検出信号発生手段と複数の命令を
デジタルコードで構成した通常信号発生手段と、前記リ
モコン位置検出信号発生手段と通常信号発生手段よりの
信号をそれぞれ独立して赤外光として出力する赤外線信
号発生手段を有するリモコンと、前記リモコンから発信
された赤外線信号をそれぞれ受光するリモコン位置検出
信号受光手段と通常信号受光手段を有し、前記リモコン
位置検出信号受光手段と通常信号受光手段の受光素子お
よび内部回路の一部又は全部を共通構成としたものであ
る。Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a remote controller position detecting device of the present invention comprises a remote controller position detecting signal generating means, a normal signal generating means in which a plurality of commands are constituted by digital codes, and the remote controller position. A remote controller having infrared signal generating means for independently outputting the signals from the detection signal generating means and the normal signal generating means as infrared light, and a remote control position detection signal light receiving means for receiving the infrared signals transmitted from the remote controller. And a normal signal light receiving means, and the remote control position detection signal light receiving means, the light receiving element of the normal signal light receiving means, and a part or all of the internal circuit have a common configuration.
作用 本発明は上記構成によりリモコン位置検出信号受光手段
と通常信号受光手段の一部または全部を共用することに
より、小型で、コンパクトな受光面積でリモコンシステ
ムを構成することができる。The present invention makes it possible to construct a remote control system with a small and compact light receiving area by sharing part or all of the remote control position detection signal light receiving means and the normal signal light receiving means with the above configuration.
実施例 以下本発明の一実施例のリモコン位置検出装置につい
て、図を参照しつつ説明する。Embodiment A remote control position detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
第１図は本発明の一実施例におけるリモコン位置検出装
置である。同図において１はリモコン、２はリモコン位
置検出手段及び通常信号検出手段を備えた受光部であ
る。リモコン１から受光部２への信号は赤外光で送られ
る。またリモコン位置検出の機能は受光部２への赤外光
の入射角で検出される。FIG. 1 shows a remote controller position detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a remote controller, and 2 is a light-receiving unit provided with remote controller position detecting means and normal signal detecting means. A signal from the remote controller 1 to the light receiving unit 2 is sent by infrared light. The function of detecting the position of the remote controller is detected by the incident angle of infrared light on the light receiving unit 2.
第２図はリモコン１の内部ブロック図である。リモコン
１にはリモコン位置検出信号発生手段と通常信号発生手
段と赤外線信号発生手段が内蔵されており、リモコン位
置検出信号発生手段と、通常信号発生手段はそれぞれ別
のタイミングで信号を発生し、赤外線信号発生手段を経
由して信号が送出される。FIG. 2 is an internal block diagram of the remote controller 1. The remote controller 1 has a remote control position detection signal generation means, a normal signal generation means, and an infrared signal generation means built therein. The remote control position detection signal generation means and the normal signal generation means generate signals at different timings, and infrared rays are generated. A signal is transmitted via the signal generating means.
第３図、第４図、第５図は受光部の受信感度の指向性を
示す説明図である。第３図において２１、２２、２３は
リモコン位置検出用の受光素子、24は受光素子２１、２
２、２３の指向性を狭指向性とするためのレフレクタ、
２５は通常信号検出用の受光素子である。受光素子２
１、２２、２３は、取り付け方向をそれぞれ変えて固定
されており、レフレクタ２４により狭指向性となってい
て、それぞれの受信感度の光学指向性は第４図のそれぞ
れ２１′、２２′、２３′のようになっている。従っ
て、リモコンからの赤外光の方向性を受光素子２１、２
２、２３の出力電流レベルにより判定することが出来
る。FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are explanatory views showing the directivity of the receiving sensitivity of the light receiving section. In FIG. 3, reference numerals 21, 22, and 23 denote light receiving elements for detecting the remote control position, and 24 denotes light receiving elements 21, 2
A reflector for narrowing the directivity of 2 and 23;
Reference numeral 25 is a light receiving element for normal signal detection. Light receiving element 2
1, 22 and 23 are fixed by changing the mounting directions, respectively, and have a narrow directivity by the reflector 24, and the optical directivities of the respective receiving sensitivities are 21 ', 22' and 23 of FIG. 4, respectively. It looks like ' Therefore, the directionality of the infrared light from the remote controller is determined by the light receiving elements 21, 2
It can be determined by the output current levels of 2 and 23.
また受光素子２５は受信感度を第５図の２５′の様に広
指向性としており、どの方向からでも通常信号を受信す
ることができる。Further, the light receiving element 25 has a wide directivity as in 25 'in FIG. 5, and can receive a normal signal from any direction.
次に第６図により受光部２の内部回路構成について説明
する。同図において２６はリモコン位置検出信号及び通
常信号の切り替え回路、２７は増幅回路、２８は同調・
検波回路、２９は波形整形回路である。リモコン１から
通常信号が送られいるときは通常信号動作信号Ｄによ
り、通常信号検出用受光素子からの信号を増幅回路２
７、同調・検波回路２８、波形整形回路２９を経て通常
信号として出力される。次にリモコン１から位置検出信
号が送られているときは、リモコン位置検出動作信号
Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃが順次切り替えられ、それぞれに対応してリ
モコン位置検出用受光素子２１、２２、２３からの信号
を増幅回路２７、同調・検波回路２８を経て、リモコン
位置信号として出力される。Next, the internal circuit configuration of the light receiving section 2 will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, 26 is a remote control position detection signal / normal signal switching circuit, 27 is an amplifier circuit, and 28 is a tuning / tuning circuit.
The detection circuit, 29 is a waveform shaping circuit. When the normal signal is sent from the remote controller 1, the signal from the light receiving element for normal signal detection is amplified by the normal signal operation signal D.
7, the tuning / detection circuit 28, and the waveform shaping circuit 29 are output as a normal signal. Next, when the position detection signal is sent from the remote controller 1, the remote controller position detection operation signals A, B and C are sequentially switched, and the signals from the remote controller position detection light receiving elements 21, 22 and 23 are respectively corresponding thereto. Is output as a remote control position signal through the amplifier circuit 27 and the tuning / detection circuit 28.
以上の一実施例によればリモコン位置検出回路と、通常
受信回路を、各々の受光素子を除いて共用化している
が、他の実施例として、リモコン位置検出用受光素子の
指向性を適度な値とすることにより、それぞれの受光素
子を共用化することも考えられる。According to the above-described embodiment, the remote control position detection circuit and the normal reception circuit are commonly used except for each light receiving element. However, as another embodiment, the directivity of the remote control position detecting light receiving element is set appropriately. By setting the value, it is possible to share each light receiving element.
発明の効果 以上のように本発明は、リモコン位置検出信号受光手段
と通常信号受光手段の一部または全部を共通構成とする
ことにより、増幅回路、同調・検波回路の共用化による
各回路のバラツキの削減、調整箇所の削減による性能及
び組立性の向上が図れる。また小型でコンパクトな受光
面積でリモコンシステムを構成できるなど多大な効果を
有する。本発明を例えばエアコンなど空調機器に応用す
るとリモコンの付近にいる人を中心に集中送風或いは吹
き分けなどを行うことにより快適性を高めることができ
る。また本発明を例えばテレビなどＡＶ機器に応用する
ことにより画面を人に正対させる、或いは音場を人中心
にセットするなどして人中心の最適制御が可能となる。As described above, according to the present invention, by making a part or all of the remote controller position detection signal light receiving means and the normal signal light receiving means common, the variation of each circuit due to the common use of the amplifier circuit and the tuning / detection circuit. It is possible to improve performance and assemblability by reducing the number of parts and the number of adjustment points. In addition, the remote control system can be configured with a small and compact light receiving area, which has a great effect. When the present invention is applied to an air conditioner such as an air conditioner, it is possible to improve comfort by performing centralized air blowing or air blowing around a person near a remote controller. Further, by applying the present invention to an AV device such as a television, it is possible to perform human-centered optimal control by making the screen face a person or setting a sound field centered on the person.
第１図は本発明の実施例におけるリモコン位置検出装置
のリモコンと受光部の位置関係を示す図、第２図はリモ
コン１の内部ブロック図、第３図、第４図、第５図は受
光部の受信感度の指向性を示す説明図、第６図は受光部
の内部回路構成を示す回路図である。 １……リモコン、２……受光部、２１、２２、２３……
リモコン位置検出用受光素子、２４……レフレクタ、２
５……通常信号検出用受光素子、２１′、２２′、２
３′……受光素子２１、２２、２３の光学指向特性、２
５′……受光素子２５の光学指向特性、２６……リモコ
ン位置検出信号及び通常信号の切り替え回路、２７……
増幅回路、２８……同調・検波回路、２９……波形整形
回路。FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a positional relationship between a remote controller and a light receiving section of a remote controller position detecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an internal block diagram of the remote controller 1, and FIGS. 3, 4, and 5 show light receiving. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the directivity of the receiving sensitivity of the unit, and FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing the internal circuit configuration of the light receiving unit. 1 ... remote control, 2 ... light receiving part, 21, 22, 23 ...
Light receiving element for remote control position detection, 24 ... Reflector, 2
5 ... Light receiving elements for normal signal detection, 21 ', 22', 2
3 '... Optical directional characteristics of the light receiving elements 21, 22 and 23, 2
5 '... Optical directional characteristic of the light receiving element 25, 26 ... Switching circuit for remote control position detection signal and normal signal, 27 ...
Amplification circuit, 28 ... Tuning / detection circuit, 29 ... Waveform shaping circuit.
───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 栗山 啓一 大阪府門真市大字門真1006番地 松下電器 産業株式会社内 (56)参考文献 特開 昭61−253482（ＪＰ，Ａ) 実開 昭62−53862（ＪＰ，Ｕ) 実開 昭61−109273（ＪＰ，Ｕ) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Keiichi Kuriyama, 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-61-253482 (JP, A) (JP, U) Actually opened 61-109273 (JP, U)
Claims (1)
令をデジタルコードで構成した通常信号発生手段と、前
記リモコン位置検出信号発生手段と通常信号発生手段よ
りの信号をそれぞれ独立して赤外光として出力する赤外
線信号発生手段を有するリモコンと、前記リモコンから
発信された赤外線信号をそれぞれ受光するリモコン位置
検出信号受光手段と通常信号受光手段とを有し、前記リ
モコン位置検出信号受光手段と通常信号受光手段の受光
素子および内部回路の一部又は全部を共通構成としたリ
モコン位置検出装置。1. A remote control position detection signal generation means, a normal signal generation means in which a plurality of commands are constituted by digital codes, and signals from the remote control position detection signal generation means and the normal signal generation means are independently infrared light. And a remote control position detection signal light receiving means and a normal signal light receiving means for respectively receiving the infrared signal transmitted from the remote control, and the remote control position detection signal light receiving means and the normal signal. A remote control position detecting device having a light receiving element of a light receiving means and a part or all of an internal circuit in common.
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| JP62115024A JPH0636631B2 (en) | 1987-05-12 | 1987-05-12 | Remote control position detector |
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| JP62115024A JPH0636631B2 (en) | 1987-05-12 | 1987-05-12 | Remote control position detector |
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| JPS63279694A JPS63279694A (en) | 1988-11-16 |
| JPH0636631B2 true JPH0636631B2 (en) | 1994-05-11 |
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| JPH0636633B2 (en) * | 1987-06-22 | 1994-05-11 | 松下電器産業株式会社 | Remote control position detector |
| JPH04158151A (en) * | 1990-10-19 | 1992-06-01 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Remote controller for air conditioner |
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