JPH07123479A - Multi remote control - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a multi-remote control which can store and transmit codes for controlling various devices and which has a reduced number of buttons and can be operated quickly and easily by the operating side. [Structure] Means 14 for transmitting an equipment discrimination signal from each equipment side to a remote control, means 8 for receiving the equipment discrimination signal transmitted from the above equipment, and remote control of the corresponding equipment from a storage device by decoding the received signal. A means for assigning a code to each key of the remote controller was provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote controller capable of storing and transmitting codes for controlling various devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a remote control (remote control) common to conventional equipment such as a television and a video signal recording / reproducing apparatus (VTR), and FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a control system of the remote control. is there.
In the figure, 1 is a remote controller, 2 is a light emitting unit, 3 is an input / output circuit, 4 is a control circuit, 5 is a storage device, 6 is a keyboard, and 7
a is a power button, 7b is a VTR selection button, 7c is a television selection button, 7d is a playback button, 7e is a channel button, and 7f is a manufacturer-specified button.

The conventional remote controller is constructed as described above,
For example, in the case of wanting to watch a television manufactured by company A, first, the television selection button 7c is pressed to set the television manufacturer A as the remote controller 1, and then the manufacturer designation button 7f is pressed. After finishing these operations, the remote controller 1 is set to the television mode by pushing the television selection button 7c, and the television is turned on by pushing the power button 7a. afterwards,
The channel button 7e is pressed to select the desired program, and the desired program is selected. Next, when it is desired to view the software recorded on the magnetic tape contained in the VTR, the VTR selection button 7b of the VTR to be operated is pressed in order to set the remote control 1 in the TV mode to the VTR mode.
At this time, the VTR maker has previously set by the above method. Then, by pressing the power button 7a to turn on the power of the VTR and pressing the play button 7d, the software recorded on the magnetic tape can be viewed.

Next, the operation of the remote controller will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, an input signal input from the keyboard 6 is input into the multi remote controller as input information via the input / output circuit 3. The control circuit 4 reads the remote control code previously stored in the storage device 5 according to the address indicated by the input information. The read information is converted into a signal capable of emitting light by the input / output circuit 3 and emitted from the light emitting unit 2 as an operation signal.

[0005]

Since the conventional remote controller is constructed as described above, if the user wants to operate a device with the remote controller, he or she must first press the button in which the device to be operated is registered and then operate the device. In addition, if a remote control that can operate many devices is required, the number of buttons corresponding to the device is required, and not only the remote controller becomes large, but also the operation side has to find the desired button. It was

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and an object thereof is to provide a remote controller which has a reduced number of buttons and which can be operated quickly and easily by the operating side.

[0007]

A multi-remote controller according to the invention of claim 1 is a remote controller capable of storing and transmitting a remote control code for controlling various devices,
Means for transmitting a device identification signal from each device to the remote controller, means for receiving the device identification signal transmitted from the above device, decoding the received signal and storing the remote control code of the corresponding device from the storage device for each remote controller. It is equipped with a means for assigning to buttons.

The multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 2 is
Receiving a device discrimination signal from a desired device A light receiving unit is provided in the cutout of the remote controller to selectively receive the desired device discrimination signal.

A multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 3 is
The means for receiving the device discrimination signal from each device and the device for discriminating the received device discrimination signal of each device, and detecting the respective signal levels, and comparing the respective levels of the device discrimination signal, the highest signal level It is provided with a means for selecting the equipment.

The multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 4 is
When the device is recognized and the remote control corresponding to the device is set, a means for limiting the time for accepting the device discrimination signal is provided.

The multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 5 is
When the device is recognized and the remote control corresponding to the device is set, the device is provided with means for notifying the user that the recognition of the device discrimination signal is completed.

The multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 6 is
The remote controller is provided with a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and means for displaying remote control buttons and the like on the display device and means for detecting the position of the displayed remote control button when the user touches it.

A multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 7 is
The remote controller is provided with means for requesting the selected device to transmit a device identification signal.

The multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 8 is
The remote controller is provided with means for accepting the device identification signal only while the button for requesting the device identification signal to be transmitted to the selected device is being pressed.

[0015]

In the multi-remote controller according to the invention of claim 1, means for transmitting a device discrimination signal from each device side to the remote controller, and means for receiving a device discrimination signal transmitted from the device,
With a means to decode the received signal and assign the remote control code of the corresponding device from the storage device to each button of the remote control, aim at the device you want to operate the multi remote control,
Since you can control the device you want to operate just by pressing the button on the multi remote control, you can easily control the device you want to operate without the need for complicated operations.

The multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 2 is
Since the light receiving unit is provided in the cutout of the remote controller, it is possible to selectively receive the device discrimination signal of the device to be operated.

The multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 3 is
The highest signal level is obtained by comparing the level of the device discrimination signal with the means for receiving the device discrimination signal from each device and the means for separating the received device discrimination signal from each device and detecting each signal level. Since the means for selecting the equipment of (3) is provided, it becomes easy to select the equipment to be operated.

The multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 4 is
When the device is recognized and the remote control corresponding to the device is set, the means for limiting the time for receiving the device discrimination signal is provided, so that the state of the remote control corresponding to the device to be operated can be held.

The multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 5 is
When recognizing a device and setting it to the remote control corresponding to that device, it is equipped with a means to notify the user that the recognition of the device discrimination signal has been completed, so that the user can visually or audibly switch the compatible device. It makes it easier to inform and confirm that the remote control is compatible with the device you want to operate.

A multi-remote controller according to a sixth aspect of the invention is
The remote control is equipped with a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and means for displaying remote control buttons and the like on the display device, and means for detecting the position of the remote control button displayed above when the user touches it, are easy for the user to understand. Can be operated. Also, the state of the remote controller can be visually recognized by displaying the name of the operating device as a character on the display unit.

A multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 7 is
Since the means for requesting the selected device to transmit the device identification signal from the remote controller is provided, the device identification signal is sent only when necessary, so that the power consumption of the transmitter can be reduced.

The multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 8 is
Since the means for accepting the device identification signal is provided only while the button for requesting the device identification signal to be transmitted from the remote controller to the selected device is pressed, not only the number of buttons can be reduced but also the operation can be simplified. Moreover, since the time for transmitting a signal can be limited, power consumption can be reduced.

[0023]

EXAMPLES Example 1. First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a control system of a multi remote controller according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 17 denote the same or corresponding portions, 8 is a light receiving portion, and 13 is a multi-remote controller of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example using the multi remote controller in the first embodiment, and in the figure, 10 is a C
D player, 11 is VTR, 12 is TV, 14a-
Reference numeral b is a device discrimination signal transmission device.

In the multi-remote controller of the present invention, a device discrimination signal transmitting device 14 for transmitting a device discrimination signal is installed in advance in a device to be operated as shown in FIG. The device discriminating signal transmitter 14 constantly or intermittently transmits a device discriminating signal when the installed device is turned on, and is attached to the end of the multi remote controller by directing the multi remote controller of the present invention to the device to be operated. It is read into the multi remote controller 13 via the light receiving unit 8. The multi remote control 13
By reading the device identification signal, it becomes possible to send the control signal of the device that is sending the device identification signal.
The user points the device at which he wants to operate the multi-remote control 13,
The device to be operated can be controlled simply by pressing the keyboard 6.

Next, the operation will be described. In FIG. 1, the light receiving unit 8 inputs a device identification signal emitted from the light emitting unit 8 installed in each device. The input device identification signal reads the information indicated by the device identification signal in the storage device by the control circuit, and sets the button of the keyboard 6. When any button on the keyboard 6 is pressed later, the remote control code of the device to be controlled is read from the storage device 5 and emitted from the light emitting unit 2. It should be noted that although the remote control code is stored in the storage device in advance, the method of storing the remote control code and the method of emitting the stored control signal are described in JP-B-60-254898 and JP-A-62-24898. No. 186,696.

Example 2. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a multi remote controller according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
The same reference numerals respectively indicate the same or corresponding portions, 19 is a notch, and 20 is a blocking plate.

In the first embodiment, the user directs the multi-remote control to the device he / she wants to operate to receive the control determination signal from the device, but in the second embodiment, the light receiving section is arranged as shown in FIG. 3 (a). Multi-remote control notch 1
By providing it in the device 9, the device discriminating signal transmitted from the device other than the device to which the multi-remote control is directed is notched 19
I did not receive it and it was not accepted. Therefore, it becomes possible to selectively receive the device discrimination signal of the device to be operated.

Further, the same operation can be expected when the blocking plate 20 is attached to the light receiving portion as shown in FIG. 3 (b).

Example 3. FIG. 4 is a block circuit diagram showing a multi remote controller according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 15 is an amplifier, 16a to 16c are bandpass filters, and 17 is a comparison means. FIG. 5 is a spectrum diagram showing the frequency band of the received device identification signal.

Next, an example of a method for selecting the device discrimination signal will be described with reference to FIGS. The multi-remote controller 13 has a built-in band pass filter for each frequency for extracting the band of the frequency transmitted from each device. The device discrimination signal transmitting device 14 installed in each device transmits a different frequency depending on each device. The user receives the signal as shown in FIG. 5 from the light receiving unit 8 by pointing the multi remote controller of the present invention to the device to be operated. In FIG. 4, the received signal is amplified by the amplifier 15 so that the signal levels can be compared, and the bandpass filter 16a having different bands is used.
To c, the bandpass filter 16a separates the frequency (a), the bandpass filter 16b separates the frequency (b), and the bandpass filter 16c separates the frequency (c). Selects the device that detects the highest frequency and transmits the detection signal of that frequency. Multi remote control 1
3 is a remote controller that can transmit the remote control code of the device corresponding to the detected device identification signal, and the user can operate the device he / she wants to use without performing a complicated operation.

Example 4. 6 is a perspective view of a multi-remote controller according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 2 denote the same or corresponding portions, and 3
0 is a device recognition button. FIG. 7 is a time chart showing switching of compatible devices of the multi remote controller according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In FIGS. 6 and 7, the user recognizes the multi-remote controller 13 by operating the multi-remote controller 13 so that the user can operate the multi-remote controller 13 by transmitting the control signal of the device corresponding to the device. Three
Press 0. While pressed, the device discrimination signal transmitted from each device is received, and the device discrimination signal selected by the above method is input. When the control circuit 4 discriminates the equipment to be operated by the inputted equipment discrimination signal, it outputs a detection signal, prohibits the input interruption, and does not discriminate the equipment discrimination signal for a certain period of time. Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, when a plurality of detection signals are generated while the device recognition button 30 is being pressed, the device to be operated is determined by the last detection signal. After that, by releasing the device recognition button 30, the multi remote controller 13 becomes a remote controller corresponding to the device discrimination signal, and the state is maintained until the device recognition button 30 is pressed next time.

Example 5. In the above-described embodiment, the multi-remote control is directed to the device to be operated, so that the remote control corresponds to the device to be operated, but at this time, the user cannot confirm that the multi-remote control has become the remote control corresponding to the device to be operated. In the present embodiment, a buzzer, an LED, etc. are used to inform the user of the switching of compatible devices,
This makes it easy to confirm that the remote control is compatible with the device you want to operate.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a control system of a multi remote controller according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
Reference numeral 18 is a buzzer built in the multi remote controller. FIG. 9 is a time chart showing switching of compatible devices of the multi remote controller according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Next, the operation will be described. In FIG. 8, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 respectively show the same or corresponding parts, and the description thereof will be omitted. When the control circuit 4 in the multi remote controller 13 decodes the input device identification signal, the device identification signal is output as a detection signal. When the detection signal is output, the multi remote controller 13 sounds the buzzer 18 for a few seconds and sends a recognition end signal to the user. When the user sounds the buzzer 18,
It can be confirmed that the multi-remote control 13 has become a remote control corresponding to the device to be operated. During this time, the control circuit 4 in the multi remote controller 13 prohibits the input interruption by the microcomputer, so that the reception signal is not accepted and the mode of the multi remote controller 13 is not changed.

At this time, instead of sounding the buzzer 18, a speaker may be used and a recognition end signal may be sent by voice such as "VTR1." If the device discrimination signal is VTR1.

At this time, a light emitting element such as an LED may be used to emit light when a detection signal is raised, and a visual recognition end signal may be sent.

The buzzer, LED, and speaker described above may be attached to the side of the equipment to be operated.

Example 6. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a control system of a multi remote controller according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 indicate the same or corresponding portions, 21 is a display unit, and 22 is a touch panel attached on the display unit. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display unit of the multi remote controller according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

Next, the operation will be described. In FIG. 10, operations 2 to 6 are the same as those in FIG.
The display information stored in advance in the storage device is read by the read device identification signal. Display information is shown in Figure 1.
1 is displayed on the display device 21 such as a liquid crystal display.
When the user presses an operation button displayed as a character on the touch panel 22, the X button on the touch panel is pressed.
Y coordinate information is input. Based on the input information, the control circuit 4 extracts the information of the remote control code from the storage device 5, and the light emitting unit 2 emits the control signal.

That is, in the above-described embodiment, the buttons on the keyboard are directed to the device to be operated by directing the multi-remote control so that any button on the keyboard is the intended button, but in this embodiment, the display section and the touch panel are used. Since the user uses the multi-remote control to the device to be operated and the control signal is transmitted by pressing the operation button for the operation device displayed on the display section from the touch panel, the required number of buttons are displayed. All that is required is that the operation is easy for the user to understand. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, it is difficult to understand which device is currently compatible with the remote controller, but in this embodiment, the name of the operating device can be displayed as a character on the display section, which makes it easy to visually understand. .

Example 7. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a multi-remote control system according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention, in which 23 is a request button and 25 is a request code light receiving unit. In the first embodiment, the device discrimination signal is always transmitted from each device, but in the present embodiment, a signal (request code) requesting the device discrimination signal is issued from the remote controller side, and then the device discrimination signal is transmitted from each device. Since the device discrimination signal is sent only when necessary, the power consumption of the transmitter can be reduced.

Next, the operation will be described. In FIG. 12, the multi-remote controller 13 is directed toward the device to be controlled and the request button 23 is pressed. When pressed, the multi remote controller 13 reads out the request code in the storage device and causes the light emitting unit 2 to emit light. The emitted request code is read from the request code light receiving unit 25 attached to each device in advance,
Device identification signal transmitter 1 attached to each device in advance
4, the device discrimination signal is emitted for several seconds. The emitted device identification signal is input by the light receiving unit 8 attached to the multi remote controller 13. The input device identification signal reads out the information indicated by the device identification signal in the storage device by the control circuit, and sets the key of the keyboard 6. When an arbitrary button on the keyboard 6 is pressed later, the remote control code of the device to be controlled is read from the storage device and emitted from the light emitting unit 2.

Further, instead of the request code light receiving unit 25, a remote control code light receiving unit provided in the device may be used.

Example 8. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a multi-remote control system according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 24 is a visible light transmitter and 26 is a visible light receiver.

In the seventh embodiment, the remote control signal is used as the signal for requesting the device discrimination signal, but in the present embodiment, which device is selected by the user by using visible light as the signal for requesting the device discrimination signal. I was able to grasp it visually.

Next, the operation will be described. In FIG. 13, the multi-remote control 1 is directed toward the device to be controlled and the request button 23 is pressed. Multi remote control 1 by pressing
Emits visible light from the visible light transmitter 24. The emitted light is read from the visible light receiving section 26 which is attached to each device in advance, and the light emitting section 1 which is attached to each device in advance.
4 causes the device identification code to emit light. The light-emitting device identification code attached to the multi-remote control 1 is input to the emitted device identification code. The input device identification signal reads out the information indicated by the device identification signal in the storage device by the control circuit, and sets the key of the keyboard 6. When an arbitrary button on the keyboard 6 is pressed later, the control signal of the device to be controlled is read from the storage device and emitted from the light emitting unit 2.
It should be noted that when using visible light, it is easily affected by ambient light, but as for this method of countermeasures for ambient light, the light receiving element of the light receiving part is provided in the cut and the lens is provided in front of the light receiving element. There are a method of narrowing the field of view of the light receiving element, a method of using an optical filter so as not to receive wavelengths other than the used frequency, and a method of applying an appropriate reverse bias voltage to suppress the influence of ambient light.

Example 9. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a multi-remote control system according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 12 indicate the same or corresponding portions, and 31 is a request recognition button. FIG. 15 is a time chart showing switching of compatible devices according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention.

In FIGS. 14 and 15, the user pushes the request recognition button 31 for the device to be operated by the multi remote control 13 in order to make the remote control capable of transmitting the control signal of the device corresponding to the device to be operated. While pressed, it sends a request code to the device in the direction the multi remote control is facing. Upon receiving the request code, each device transmits a device identification signal during the reception. The multi remote controller 13 receives the device identification signal transmitted from each device while the request recognition button 31 is being pressed, and performs the device identification. That is, the control circuit 4 in the multi remote controller 13 outputs a detection signal when the device is discriminated by the inputted device discrimination signal, prohibits the input interruption, and does not input the device discrimination signal for a certain period of time. The user confirms that the remote control can operate the target device by sound or display, and releases the request recognition button 31. After the above operation, the multi-remote control 13 becomes a remote control corresponding to the device discrimination signal, and holds that state until the request recognition button 31 is pressed next time.

This embodiment is constructed as described above,
By making the button that sends the request code the same as the button that limits the time to receive the device identification signal,
Not only can the number of buttons be reduced, but the operation can be simplified. Moreover, since the time for transmitting the device discrimination signal can be limited, the power consumption can be reduced.

[0051]

According to the invention of claim 1, means for transmitting a device identification signal from each device side to the remote controller, means for receiving the device identification signal transmitted from the device, and decoding the received signal. Since there is a means to assign the remote control code of the corresponding device from the storage device to each button of the remote control, you can point the device you want to operate the multi remote control and control the device you want to operate just by pressing the button of the multi remote control, so it is a troublesome operation You can easily control the equipment you want to operate without the need for.

According to the invention of claim 2, the light receiving portion is provided in the notch of the remote controller, the means for receiving the device discrimination signal from each device, and the means for detecting the signal level of the received device discrimination signal. Since the means for comparing the levels of the device discrimination signals to select the device having the highest signal level is provided, the device discrimination signal of the device to be operated can be selectively received.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the device is recognized and the remote control corresponding to the device is set, the means for limiting the time for accepting the device discrimination signal is provided, which corresponds to the device to be operated. The status of the remote control can be retained.

According to the invention of claim 4, when the device is recognized and the remote control corresponding to the device is set, the means for notifying the user that the recognition of the device discrimination signal is completed is provided. It becomes easy to inform the user of the switching of the device and to easily confirm that the remote control corresponds to the device to be operated.

According to the invention of claim 5, the remote controller is provided with a display device such as a liquid crystal, and means for displaying a remote controller button or the like on the display device, and the position of the displayed remote controller button when the user shakes the remote controller button. Since it is equipped with a means for detecting, it is possible for the user to easily operate. In addition, the name of the operating device can be displayed as a character on the display unit so that the state of the remote controller can be visually recognized.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, the means for requesting the transmission of the device identification code from the remote controller to the selected device is provided. Therefore, the device identification code is sent only when necessary, so that the power consumption of the transmitter can be reduced. .

According to the invention of claim 7, since the selected device is provided with means for transmitting visible light to the device identification code from the remote controller, the device identification signal is sent only when necessary, so the power consumption of the transmitter is reduced. it can.

According to the invention of claim 8, there is provided means for accepting the device discrimination signal only while the button for requesting the transmission of the device discrimination signal from the remote controller to the selected device is being pressed. Not only can it be reduced, but the operation can be simplified. Moreover, since the time for transmitting a signal can be limited, power consumption can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a control system of a multi remote controller according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example system using a multi-remote controller according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a multi remote controller according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block circuit diagram showing a multi remote controller according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a spectrum diagram showing a frequency band of a received device identification signal.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a multi remote controller according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a time chart showing switching of compatible devices of the multi-remote controller according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a control system of a multi remote controller according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a time chart showing switching of compatible devices of the multi-remote controller according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a control system of a multi remote controller according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display unit of a multi remote controller according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a multi-remote control system according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a multi-remote control system according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a multi-remote control system according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a time chart showing switching of compatible devices according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 shows a conventional television and video signal recording / reproducing apparatus (VT).
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a remote control (remote control) common to each device capable of controlling R) and the like.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a control system of a conventional remote controller.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Remote Control 2 Light Emitting Section 3 Input / Output Circuit 4 Control Circuit 5 Storage Device 6 Keyboard 7a Power Button 7b VTR Selection Button 7c Television Selection Button 7d Playback Button 7e Channel Button 7f Maker Button 8 Light Receiver 10 CD Player 11 VTR 12 Television 13 Multi Remote control 14 Device discrimination signal transmitter 15 Amplifier 16 Band pass filter 17 Comparison means 18 Buzzer 20 Blocking plate 21 Display 22 Touch panel 23 Request button 24 Visible light transmitter 25 Visible light receiver 26 Request code light receiver 30 Device recognition button 31 Request Recognition button

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] November 2, 1994

[Procedure Amendment 1]

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[Name of item to be corrected] Claim 8

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[Name of item to be corrected] 0002

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[0002]

BACKGROUND ART FIG. 16 is a conventional television is a view to view a video signal recording and reproducing apparatus (VTR) each device common remote control which can control, etc. (remote control), FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a control system of the remote control is there. In the figure, 1 is a remote controller, 2 is a light emitting unit , 3 is an input / output circuit, 4
Is a control circuit, 5 is a storage device, 6 is a keyboard, 7a is a power button, 7b is a VTR selection button, 7c is a television selection button, 7d is a play button, 7e is a channel button,
7f is a maker designation button.

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Next, the operation of the remote controller will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, the input signal input from the keyboard 6 is input into the remote control as an input information through an input-output circuit 3. The control circuit 4 reads the remote control code previously stored in the storage device 5 according to the address indicated by the input information. The read information is converted into a signal capable of emitting light by the input / output circuit 3 and emitted from the light emitting unit 2 as an operation signal.

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The multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 8 is
Those having means for performing the reception of device determination signal only while the button is pressed for requesting the transmission of device determination signal to the selection device from the remote control.

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The multi remote controller according to the invention of claim 5 is
When recognizing a device and setting it to the remote control corresponding to that device, it is equipped with a means to notify the user that the recognition of the device discrimination signal has been completed, so that the user can visually or audibly switch the compatible device. It became easier to inform and confirm that the remote control is compatible with the device you want to operate .

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A multi-remote controller according to a sixth aspect of the invention is
The remote control is equipped with a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and means for displaying remote control buttons and the like on the display device, and means for detecting the position of the remote control button displayed above when the user touches it, are easy for the user to understand. Can be operated. Also, by displaying the name of the operating device as a character on the display, you can visually check the remote control status .
Wear.

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Next, the operation will be described. In FIG. 1, the device discrimination signal emitted from the device discrimination signal transmitter 14 installed in each device is input by the light receiving unit 8. As for the input device identification signal, the control circuit 4 reads the information indicated by the device identification signal in the storage device 5 , and sets the button of the keyboard 6. When any button on the keyboard 6 is pressed later, the remote control code of the device to be controlled is read from the storage device 5 and emitted from the light emitting unit 2. The remote control code is stored in advance in the storage device. How to store the remote control code,
Also, the method of emitting the stored control signal is described in JP-B-60-2.
It is described in JP-A-54898 and JP-A-62-186696.

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Example 2. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a multi remote controller according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
The same reference numerals respectively indicate the same or corresponding portions, 19 is a notch, and 20 is a blocking plate.

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In the first embodiment, the user receives the control determination signal from the device by pointing the multi-remote control to the device he / she wants to operate, but in the second embodiment, the light receiving unit 8 is arranged as shown in FIG. By providing the multi-remote control in the notch 19 as described above, the device identification signal transmitted from a device other than the device to which the multi-remote control is directed is notch 1
Not received within 9 and cannot be accepted. Therefore, it becomes possible to selectively receive the device discrimination signal of the device to be operated.

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Next, an example of a method for selecting the device discrimination signal will be described with reference to FIGS. The multi remote controller 13 band-pass filter for extracting a band of frequencies transmitted is built in each frequency component from each device. The device discrimination signal transmitting device 14 installed in each device transmits a different frequency depending on each device. The user receives the signal as shown in FIG. 5 from the light receiving unit 8 by pointing the multi remote controller of the present invention to the device to be operated. In FIG. 4, the received signal is amplified by the amplifier 15 so that the signal levels can be compared, and the bandpass filter 16a having different bands is used.
To c, the frequency (a) from the bandpass filter 16a, the frequency (b) from the bandpass filter 16b, and the frequency (c) from the bandpass filter -16c.
For example, the comparison means 17 is divided for each frequency.
Detects the frequency with the highest signal level . The multi-remote control 13 serves as a remote control that can transmit the remote control code of the device corresponding to the detected frequency (device identification signal) , and the user can operate the device that he / she wants to use without performing a complicated operation.

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Example 4. 6 is a diagram showing a multi-remote controller according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 2 denote the same or corresponding portions,
Reference numeral 30 is a device recognition button. FIG. 7 is a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a time chart showing switching of compatible devices of the multi-remote control in FIG.

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According to the invention of claim 8, there is provided means for accepting the device discrimination signal only while the button for requesting the transmission of the device discrimination signal from the remote controller to the selected device is being pressed. Not only can it be reduced, but the operation can be simplified. Moreover, since the time for transmitting a signal can be limited, power consumption can be reduced.

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[Explanation of symbols] 1 remote control 2 light emitting unit 3 input / output circuit 4 control circuit 5 storage device 6 keyboard 7a power button 7b VTR selection button 7c TV selection button 7d playback button 7e channel button 7f manufacturer specified button 8 light receiving unit 10 CD player 11 VTR 12 TV 13 Multi-remote control 14 Device discrimination signal transmitter 15 Amplifier 16 Band pass filter 17 Comparison means 18 Buzzer 20 Blocking plate 21 Display 22 Touch panel 23 Request button 24 Visible light transmitter 25 Request code light receiver 26 Visible light receiver 30 Device recognition button 31 Request recognition button

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A remote controller capable of storing and transmitting codes for controlling various devices, and means for transmitting a device identification signal from each device side to the remote controller, and a device identification signal transmitted from the device. And a means for decoding the received signal and assigning the remote control code of the corresponding device from the storage device to each button of the remote control. 2. The multi-unit according to claim 1, wherein a light-receiving unit is provided in the cutout of the remote controller for selectively receiving the desired device identification signal for receiving the device identification signal from the desired device. Remote controller. 3. A device for receiving a device discrimination signal from each device, a device for detecting the signal level of the received device discrimination signal, and a device for comparing the level of the device discrimination signal and selecting a device having the highest signal level. The multi remote controller according to claim 1, further comprising: 4. The multi-remote controller according to claim 1, further comprising means for limiting a time for accepting a device discrimination signal when a device is selected and set as a remote controller corresponding to the device. 5. The device according to claim 1, further comprising means for notifying a user that the recognition of the device discrimination signal is finished when the device is selected and set as a remote controller corresponding to the device. Multi remote control. 6. The remote controller is provided with a display device such as a liquid crystal,
2. The multi-remote controller according to claim 1, further comprising means for displaying a remote control button or the like on the display device, and means for detecting the position of the displayed remote control button when the user touches the button. 7. A means for requesting transmission of a device discrimination signal from a remote controller to a selected device is provided.
The described multi-remote control. 8. The multi-remote controller according to claim 1, further comprising means for accepting the device identification signal only while a button for requesting transmission of the device identification signal from the remote controller to the selected device is being pressed.