JPH10164392A - Remote control transmitter, TV tuner, personal computer system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] The convenience of carrying a remote control transmitter and a TV tuner in a personal computer system,
Ease of use, reduction in size and weight, and reduction in power consumption. A remote control transmitter (2) has output path switching means (14, 18) and power supply path switching means (16, 22).
When mounted on the TV tuner 34, the output thereof is directly transmitted to the TV tuner 34 side by the switching means 16 and 22, and
A power supply 52 is supplied from the side, and the television tuner 34 includes a cabinet 60 in which the remote control transmitter 2 can be mounted,
When the remote control transmitter 2 is mounted, the remote control transmitter 2
External operation means 54 to 58, 64,
66, a rod antenna 70 which is extendable and retractable in the cabinet 60, and has an angle shape capable of mounting the remote control transmitter 2, and can be inserted into a relatively thin object when the remote control transmitter is not mounted. Slit 10
2 and 104 are provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control transmitter, such as an infrared remote control transmitter, for transmitting a signal in the form of infrared rays or the like, and a personal computer responsive to a transmission signal from the remote control transmitter. More particularly, the present invention relates to a personal computer system comprising a combination of the infrared remote control transmitter, a TV tuner, and a personal computer responsive to a video signal from the TV tuner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional personal computer system will be described with reference to FIG. 8. A television tuner 200 is a television broadcasting station which receives a rod antenna 202 from each television broadcasting station. Select, amplify,
Video output terminal 2 after performing predetermined signal processing such as demodulation
04 outputs a video signal p and an audio output terminal 206 outputs an audio signal s to the personal computer 208. The personal computer 208 performs processing such as A / D conversion on the video signal p and the audio signal s from the TV tuner 200 input to the video input terminal 210 and the audio input terminal 212 thereof, and displays the display 214 Displays a television image corresponding to the video signal p, and outputs a sound corresponding to the audio signal s from a speaker (not shown). The infrared remote control transmitter 216 includes an infrared transmitting unit 218, and the infrared transmitting unit 218 transmits the infrared signal to the TV tuner 20.
The TV tuner control signal IR is output in the form of infrared rays to the infrared signal receiving unit 220 of the No. 0. The TV tuner 200 controls the operation in response to the received TV tuner control signal IR. Examples of this control content are:
The control includes turning on / off the power of the TV tuner 200, selecting a TV channel, controlling the increase and decrease of the volume, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 9, the internal circuit of the infrared remote control transmitter 216 will be schematically described. First, the infrared remote control transmitter 216 includes a microcomputer 222, an operation unit 224 having a plurality of operation keys, It includes a transistor 226 responsive to an output from the microcomputer 222, a light emitting diode 228, and a built-in battery 230. Then, the operation unit 224
When an operation key arbitrarily selected by the user from among the plurality of operation keys is pressed, the microcomputer 222 outputs data corresponding to the pressed operation key to the base of the transistor 226. Then, the transistor 226 is connected to the microcomputer 2
As a result, the light emitting diode 228 emits infrared light with the contents corresponding to the output data from the TV tuner 200 as a tuner control signal. It is provided to the infrared receiver 220.

Referring to FIG. 10, an internal circuit of a television tuner 200 that receives a control signal from an infrared remote control transmitter 216 will be described. The television tuner 200 includes a rod antenna 232, an external antenna input terminal 234, a tuner 236, Intermediate frequency (I
F) Amplification detection unit 238, on-screen display unit (OS
D) 240, remote control light receiving unit 24 which is an infrared receiving unit
2, microcomputer 244, video output terminal 246
And an audio output terminal 248. Then, the television tuner 200 captures the television signal received at the television antenna 232 or the external antenna input terminal 234 into the tuner 236, and the tuner 236 outputs the television signal related to the selected channel among the captured television signals. Is converted into an intermediate frequency signal, and the intermediate frequency amplification detector 238 amplifies and detects the signal to generate a video signal p and an audio signal s. The TV tuner 200 further outputs the video signal from the video output terminal 246 as a composite video signal p ′ obtained by combining the video signal with alphabets, numerals, characters, and the like on the on-screen display unit 240, and outputs the audio signal s from the audio output terminal 248. Output. In such processing, the TV tuner 200 converts the tuner control signal IR in the form of infrared rays from the infrared remote control transmitter 216 into a tuner control signal c in the form of an electric signal corresponding to the tuner control signal c by the remote control light receiving unit 242, and then the microcomputer 244. Output to When the tuner control signal IR from the infrared remote control transmitter 216 indicates channel selection, the microcomputer 244 outputs tuner selection data to the tuner 236, and outputs the tuner selection data to the on-screen display unit 240. The numerical data of the channel is output.

With reference to the external appearance of the infrared remote control transmitter shown in FIG. 11 and the external appearance of the television tuner shown in FIG. 12, the external appearances of the infrared remote control transmitter 216 and the television tuner 200 will be described. The infrared remote control transmitter 216 includes an operation unit 244 and an infrared data transmission unit 2.
18 are provided. The TV tuner 200 includes a telescopic rod-type TV antenna 232, an external antenna input terminal 234, an infrared data reception unit 220, and a video output / connection for connection to the personal computer 214.
An audio output cable 250 is provided.

[0006]

The following problems have been pointed out in such a conventional personal computer system.

(1) When the personal computer is small and portable, such as a notebook computer, the TV tuner connected to the personal computer is preferably small and lightweight. Then, when the telescopic rod antenna of the TV tuner is extended and used, there is a problem that the center of gravity of the TV tuner itself moves upward and the stability of the TV tuner decreases.

(2) In this system, since the infrared remote control transmitter and the TV tuner are separate components, assuming that the personal computer is the small portable type described above, the TV tuner and the infrared remote control transmitter are separately provided. If it is necessary to carry it, there is a problem that it is very troublesome to carry.

(3) In the case where the infrared remote control transmitters are mounted on, for example, a television tuner and all of them are formed thin for portability,
It is necessary to use a button-type or coin-type thin battery as the battery built in the infrared remote control transmitter, but the life of such a battery is shorter than that of manganese dry batteries or alkaline batteries. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to attach the infrared remote control transmitter to the TV tuner to enhance the convenience of carrying.

[0010]

According to the present invention, there is provided a remote control transmitter according to the present invention, comprising: a microcomputer; a transmitting unit which is driven by an output of the microcomputer and wirelessly transmits data to a television tuner; Output path switching means for switching the output path of the microcomputer output from the transmission means side to the external terminal side when operated, and when mounted on the television tuner, the switching operation of the output path switching means causes the output path to be connected via the external terminal. The above-described problem is solved by a configuration in which the microcomputer output is directly transmitted to the television tuner side.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control transmitter, comprising: a microcomputer; transmission means driven by the microcomputer output to wirelessly transmit data to a television tuner; and externally operated to an internal circuit. Power supply path switching means for switching the power supply path of the transmitter from the power supply side built in the transmitter to the external terminal side. When the power supply path is mounted on the TV tuner, the switching operation of the switching means causes the power supply path to be switched through the external terminal. The above-described problem is solved by a configuration characterized in that power is supplied from the TV tuner side.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control transmitter, comprising: a microcomputer; transmission means driven by the output of the microcomputer to wirelessly transmit data to the television tuner; Output path switching means for switching the output path from the transmitting means side to the external terminal side, and power supply path switching means for externally operated to switch the power supply path to the internal circuit from the power supply side of the transmitter to the external terminal side. When mounted on a TV tuner, the microcomputer output is directly transmitted to the TV tuner side via an external terminal by the switching operation of the output path switching means, and the external operation is performed by the switching operation of the power supply path switching means. TV tuner through terminal Solves the problems described above by the configuration, characterized in that power is supplied from.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the television tuner of the present invention, a receiving means for receiving a transmission signal transmitted wirelessly, and a microcomputer for controlling an internal circuit in response to the transmission signal received by the receiving means. And claim 1
And a cabinet structure to which the remote control transmitter can be mounted, and when the remote control transmitter is mounted in this cabinet, the output path switching means and / or the power supply path switching means of the transmitter are externally operated. The above-mentioned problem is solved by a configuration characterized by including external operation means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the fourth aspect, the cabinet has a telescopic rod antenna, an angled shape in which a transmitter can be mounted, and a non-transmitter. The above-mentioned problem is solved by a configuration characterized by including a slit angle having a slit that can be inserted into a relatively thin object when mounted.

In a personal computer system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a remote control transmitter according to any one of the first to third aspects, a television tuner according to the fourth or fifth aspect, and a video signal from the television tuner. The above-mentioned problem is solved by a configuration characterized by combining a personal computer for inputting an audio signal.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an infrared remote control transmitter (hereinafter simply referred to as a remote control transmitter), a television tuner for a personal computer, and a personal computer obtained by combining these will be described with reference to the drawings. The system will be described.
Although the embodiment of the present invention will be described as applied to an infrared transmitter as a remote control transmitter, the present invention is not limited to this type of remote control transmitter, but may be applied to other types of remote control transmitter. For example, the present invention can be similarly applied to a remote control transmitter that wirelessly controls a television tuner that transmits radio waves.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the internal circuit of the remote control transmitter. Although the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 9 denote different parts, the basic functions are the same. In the embodiment, a detailed description that duplicates the function will be omitted. Referring to FIG. 1, remote control transmitter 2 according to the present embodiment includes an operation unit 4 including a plurality of operation keys and a microcomputer 6.
, A transistor 8, a light emitting diode 10, and a replaceable battery 12. The remote control transmitter 2 according to the present embodiment further includes a first detection switch 14 that is provided between the operation data output unit 6a of the microcomputer 6 and the base of the transistor 8 and that is turned off by being pushed from the outside, A second detection switch 16 that is provided between the light emitting diode 10 and the positive terminal of the battery 12 and that is pressed from the outside and turned off by being externally connected to the operation data output unit 6a of the microcomputer 6 and externally operated The first female connector pin 18, the second female connector pin 20, which is grounded and externally operated, and the power supply terminal 6b of the microcomputer 6 and the anode of the light emitting diode 10 are commonly connected and operated externally. And a third female connector pin 22.

The remote control transmitter 2 according to the present embodiment includes the above-described circuit in a cabinet 24, and a transmission window 26 for transmitting infrared light from the light emitting diode 10 as a tuner control signal to the cabinet 24.
First and second switch operation windows 28 and 30 provided respectively corresponding to the first and second detection switches 14 and 16, respectively, and first, second and third female connector pins 18 and Each of the pins 20 and 22 has a common pin insertion window 32 formed therein.

In the remote control transmitter 2 having such a configuration, the first detection switch 14 and the first female connector pin 1
And 8 constitute output path switching means described in the claims.
The second detection switch 16 and the third female connector pin 22 constitute a power supply path switching unit described in claims.

FIG. 2 shows an internal circuit of the television tuner. Although the same reference numerals are given to the portions corresponding to those in FIG. 10, the basic functions are the same, and the detailed description that overlaps the functions will be omitted. Referring to FIG. 2, television tuner 34 in the present embodiment includes a tuner 36, an intermediate frequency amplification detector 38, an on-screen display 40, a remote controller light receiver 42, and a microcomputer 44. . The television tuner 34 according to the present embodiment further includes a first diode 46 having an anode connected to the output section of the remote control light receiving section 42, and a resistor 48 connected between the cathode of the first diode 46 and the ground. A second diode 50 having a cathode connected to a connection between the first diode 46 and the resistor 48;
And a first diode connected to the anode of the second diode 50.
, A second male connector pin 56 grounded, and a third male connector pin 58 connected to the power supply 52.

The TV tuner 34 according to the present embodiment
Arranges such an internal circuit in the cabinet 60. The cabinet 60 further includes a receiving window 62 for receiving a tuner control signal from the remote control transmitter 2, and a remote control transmitter 2 side. First and second cabinet projecting portions 64 and 66 for pressing and operating the first and second detection switches 14 and 16 respectively, and first, second and third male connector pins 54, 56 and 5 respectively.
8 and a pin insertion window 68 that is shared by both. The cabinet 60 has an input terminal 72 to which a telescopic rod antenna 70 is attached.
And an external antenna input terminal 74 and a video output terminal 76
And an audio output terminal 78 are provided.

In such a television tuner 34,
The first and second male connector pins 54 and 58 and the first and second cabinet projecting portions 64 and 66 constitute an external operation means.

The remote control transmitter 2 is a television tuner 34
If it is attached as described below,
The first and second detection switches 1 are provided by first and second cabinet projections 64 and 66 of the television tuner 34 inserted through the windows 28 and 30 of the cabinet 24.
4 and 16 are turned off, and the first, second and third male connector pins 5 of the TV tuner 34 are turned off.
First, second, and third female connector pins 18, 20, and 22 are respectively connected to the male, female, and female pins 4, 56, and 58, respectively.

The remote control transmitter 2 having such a mounting relationship
First, the mounting operation of the TV tuner 34 when viewed from the remote control transmitter 2 will be described.

(L) When the remote control transmitter 2 is not mounted on the TV tuner 34: The first and second detection switches 14 and 16 of the remote control transmitter 2 are both the first and second detection switches of the TV tuner 34. The contact is kept on because it is not pushed from the cabinet projections 64, 66 of the second cabinet. In addition, the first, second, and third female connector pins 18, 20, and 22 of the remote control transmitter 2 are provided.
Each of them is open because the first, second and third male connector pins 54, 56 and 58 of the TV tuner 34 are not connected. When an arbitrary operation key in the operation unit 4 of the remote control transmitter 2 is pressed by the user, data corresponding to the operation is output from the output unit 6 a of the microcomputer 6 via the first detection switch 14. It is provided to the base of transistor 8. As a result, when the transistor 8 is turned on, a driving current is supplied to the light emitting diode 10 from the battery 12 via the second detection switch 16 and the light emitting diode 10 is driven to emit light. The IR is transmitted from the transmission window 26 to the reception window 62 of the television tuner 34.

(2) When the remote control transmitter 2 is mounted on the TV tuner 34: The first and second detection switches 14 and 16 of the remote control transmitter 2 are respectively connected to the first and second detection switches of the TV tuner 34. The contacts are off because they are pressed by the second cabinet projections 64 and 66, respectively. The first, second, and third female connector pins 18, 20, and 22 of the remote control transmitter 2 are connected to the first, second, and third male connector pins 54, 56, and 58 of the television tuner 34, respectively. ing. When a user presses an operation key of the operation unit 4 of the remote control transmitter 2, operation data corresponding to the operation key is given to the input unit 6 c of the microcomputer 6. The microcomputer 6 outputs the data a from the output unit 6a in response to this input. However, since the first detection switch 14 is off, the transistor 8 does not conduct, and thus the light emitting diode 10 drives the light emitting diode 10. Therefore, the tuner control signal IR is not transmitted to the TV tuner 34 side. On the other hand, the data a from the output section 6a of the microcomputer 6 of the remote control transmitter 2, that is, the tuner control signal is transmitted to the first male connector pin 54 of the television tuner 34 connected to the first female connector pin 18 and to the first male connector pin 54. The data is input to the microcomputer 44 via the second diode 50. In this case, since the contact of the second detection switch 16 is also turned off, the battery 12 of the remote control transmitter 2 is separated from the microcomputer 6 and the light emitting diode 10, so that the power from the battery 12 is Although not supplied to the computer 6 or the like, the power supply 52 of the television tuner 34 emits light to the microcomputer 6 of the remote control transmitter 2 through the third male connector pin 58 and the third female connector pin 22 of the remote control transmitter 2. The power is supplied to the diode 10.

Next, the television tuner 34 will be described.

(1) When the remote control transmitter 2 is not mounted on the TV tuner 34: the TV tuner 34
First, second, and third male connector pins 54, 56, 58
Are both open. Rod antenna 70
Alternatively, the received signal b from the external antenna input terminal 74 is input to the tuner 36. The signal of the channel selected by the tuner 36 is converted into an intermediate frequency signal if, and then amplified and detected by an intermediate frequency amplification detection circuit 38 to become a video signal p and an audio signal s. The video signal p passes through the on-screen display unit 40, where the alphabet,
It becomes a composite video signal p 'synthesized with numbers, characters, etc.,
The video output terminal 76 and the audio output terminal 78 together with the audio signal s
Are output to the personal computer connected thereto. An infrared tuner control signal IR from the remote control transmitter 2 is converted into an electric signal tuner control signal c by the remote control light receiving unit 42 and is applied to the microcomputer 44 via the first diode 46. . Microcomputer 4
When the tuner control signal from the remote control transmitter converted into the electric signal is a channel selection control signal, the channel selection data is output to the tuner 36 and the numeric data is displayed on the on-screen display unit 40. Output,
The selected channel is displayed on the display screen.

(2) When the remote control transmitter 2 is mounted on the television tuner 34: first, second and third male connector pins 54, 56 and 58 of the television tuner 34
Correspond to the first, second,
The third female connector pins 18, 20, and 22 are respectively connected. The received signal b from the rod antenna 70 or the external antenna input terminal 74 is input to the tuner 36. The received signal b is converted into an intermediate frequency signal if of the channel selected by the tuner 36, and then amplified and detected by the intermediate frequency amplification detection circuit 38 to become a video signal p and an audio signal s. The video signal p passes through the on-screen display unit 40, where the video signal p is synthesized with alphabets, numbers, characters, and the like to become a synthesized video signal p ', and the audio signal s
At the same time, the video signal is output from the video output terminal 76 and the audio output terminal 78 to the personal computer. The tuner control data from the remote control transmitter 2 is transmitted to the first female connector pin 18 of the remote control transmitter 2 and the first
And directly from the microcomputer 6 of the remote control transmitter 2 to the microcomputer 44 via the second diode 50 via the male connector pin 54 of the remote controller. If the data from the remote control transmitter 2 is channel selection, the microcomputer 44 outputs channel selection data to the tuner 36 and numeric data to the on-screen display unit 40, and displays the selected channel on the display device. Display on the screen. Here, the power supply 52 for the remote control transmitter is supplied to the remote control transmitter 2 via the third male connector pin 58 and the third female connector pin 22 of the remote control transmitter 2. Here, the first and second diodes 46 and 50 and the resistor 48 form an OR circuit.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show the appearances of the remote control transmitter 2 and the television tuner 34 each having such an internal circuit. FIG. 3 shows a state before the remote control transmitter 2 is mounted on the TV tuner 34, and FIG. 4 shows a state where the remote control transmitter 2 is mounted on the TV tuner 34.

Referring to these figures, remote control transmitter 2
The cabinet 24 is thin enough to accommodate a thin battery such as a button-type battery or a coin-type battery, and comprises a first half cabinet portion 80 and a second half cabinet portion 82. The operation unit 4 is provided on the upper surface of the first half cabinet portion 80, and the transmission window 26 covered with an appropriate member is provided on the front surface. The rear half cabinet part 82 includes a lower part 86 and an upper part 88 in which a step part 84 is formed between the rear part and the rear surface of the front cabinet part 24a. The lower part 86 has a slightly smaller width in the X direction in the figure than the front cabinet part 80, and the upper part 88 is located above the lower part 86 and has a width in the X and Y directions in the figure that is lower than the lower part 86. Has become shorter, and a step is formed between the lower edge portion 86 and the peripheral edge 90.

The television tuner 34 includes a telescopic rod antenna 70, an external antenna input terminal 74, a signal receiving window 62 covered with an appropriate member, a video output / audio output cable 92, a slit angle 94, a first and a second. Two cabinet projections 64, 66 and first, second, and third male connector pins 54, 56, 58 are provided. The slit angle 94 is raised at the left and right side edges of the rear portion of the upper surface 96 of the cabinet 60 and is opposed to the pair of guide portions 9.
7, 98 and a connecting portion 100 which is raised at the rear end of the cabinet 60 and connects the two guide portions 97, 98.
It is composed of The guide portions 97 and 98 form slits 102 and 104 between the upper surface 96 of the cabinet 60 and the thickness of a cover of a book or the like to be described later. At the connecting portion 100 of the slit angle 94, the cabinet projecting portions 64, 66 and the male connector pins 54, 56, 58 are provided so as to protrude.

The remote control transmitter 2 is mounted on the upper surface 96 of the cabinet 60 of the television tuner 34, and the rear half cabinet portion 82 of the cabinet 24 is accommodated in the slit angle 94 of the cabinet 60 of the television tuner 34. It is attached in the state where it was put.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, female connector pins 18, 20, and 22 on remote control transmitter 2 and male connector pins 54, 56, and
The connection with each of the 58 will be described. FIG. 5 shows a state where the remote control transmitter 2 is not mounted on the TV tuner 34, and FIG. 6 shows a state where the remote control transmitter 2 is mounted on the TV tuner 34 and immediately before mounting. A circuit board 106 for mounting an internal circuit is mounted in the cabinet 24 of the remote control transmitter 2, and first and second detection switches 14 and 16 are provided on the circuit board 106. The first, second, and third female connector pins 18, 20, and 22 of the remote control transmitter 2 are housed in a housing 108. The television tuner 34 has a circuit board 110 for mounting an internal circuit mounted in a cabinet 60. The connecting portion 100 of the slit angle 94 integrated with the cabinet 60 has a storage space 101 surrounded by a side wall 100a, a pair of L-shaped side walls 110b, and an upper wall (not shown). First, second, and third male connector pins 54, 56, and 58, which are vertically raised and bent forward in the middle, are provided on the circuit board 110 extending into the storage space 101. I have. Each of the male connector pins 54, 56, 58 protrudes forward from the opposing gap 68 of the pair of L-shaped side walls 110b. The first and second cabinet projecting portions 64 and 66 are formed on the respective L-shaped side walls 110b so as to project forward.

The remote control transmitter 2 is connected to the TV tuner 34.
Is installed, each detection switch 1 on the remote control transmitter 2 side
The contacts 4 and 16 are pushed by the cabinet projecting portions 64 and 66 on the TV tuner 34 side, and the contacts are turned off. Also, in the figure, the first, second, and third female connector pins 18, 20, and 22 housed in the housing 108 are hidden by the housing 108 on the side of the remote control transmitter 2 and cannot be seen. First, second, and third male connector pins 54, 5 on the tuner 34 side
6, 58 are respectively connected.

The remote control transmitter 2 is connected to the TV tuner 34.
When the TV tuner 34 is not attached, the TV tuner 34 is inserted into the slits 102 and 104 of the slit angle 94 thereof as shown in FIG.
Can be plugged in. In this case, when the rod antenna 70 of the TV tuner 34 is extended, the TV tuner 34 is attached to the cover 1 such as a book or notebook.
Since the area of the TV antenna 12 can be set as the floor area thereof, the stability of the TV tuner 34 in posture when the rod antenna 70 is extended can be greatly improved.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a microcomputer, transmission means driven by the microcomputer output and transmitting data to the television tuner, and an externally operated output path of the microcomputer output are provided. Output path switching means for switching from the transmission means side to the external terminal side, and when mounted on the TV tuner, the microcomputer output is directly sent to the TV tuner side via the external terminal by the switching operation of the output path switching means. Since the remote control transmitter is mounted on the TV tuner because of the transmission, the transmission data from the remote control transmitter can be directly transmitted to the TV tuner without passing through a wireless transmission medium such as infrared rays. Reduce power and power on TV tuner side Amounts can be reduced, as a result its power supply circuit is reduced can be miniaturized TV tuner.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a microcomputer, transmission means driven by the output of the microcomputer and wirelessly transmitting data to the television tuner, and a power supply to an externally operated internal circuit Power supply path switching means for switching a supply path from a power supply side built in the remote control transmitter to an external terminal side, and when the television receiver is mounted on a television tuner, the switching operation of the switching means causes the television to be connected via an external terminal. Since the power is supplied from the tuner, when mounting the remote control transmitter on the TV tuner, the power of the remote control transmitter automatically switches from the power supply built in the remote control transmitter to the external power supply from the TV tuner To extend the life of the battery, which is the power source built into the remote control transmitter. Rukoto can.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the microcomputer, the transmitting means which is driven by the output of the microcomputer and transmits data to the television tuner, and the output path of the microcomputer output which is externally operated. Output path switching means for switching from the transmission means side to the external terminal side; and power supply path switching means for externally operated to switch the power supply path to the internal circuit from the power supply side built in the remote control transmitter to the external terminal side. When it is mounted on the TV tuner, the microcomputer output is directly transmitted to the TV tuner side via the external terminal by the switching operation of the output path switching means, and is also transmitted via the external terminal by the switching operation of the power supply path switching means. Power from the TV tuner From Rukoto, and that the effect of the invention of claim 1 and claim 2 can be achieved simultaneously.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, a receiving means for receiving a transmission signal transmitted wirelessly, and a microcomputer for controlling an internal circuit in response to the transmission signal received by the receiving means are provided. Claims 1 to 3
A cabinet structure to which any one of the remote control transmitters can be mounted, and external operation means for externally operating the output path switching means and / or the power supply path switching means of the remote control transmitter when the remote control transmitter is mounted in the cabinet. With this arrangement, it is possible to contribute to the achievement of the operation of the remote control transmitter according to claims 1 to 3.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the cabinet has a telescopic rod antenna, an angled shape to which a remote control transmitter can be mounted, and a relatively thin object when the remote control transmitter is not mounted. Since the remote control transmitter is provided in the slit angle of the TV tuner and the remote control transmitter is mounted on the TV tuner, the two can be integrally carried. In addition to improving the usability of the remote control transmitter, the remote control transmitter can be used either in the state of being stored in the slit angle of the TV tuner or in the state removed from the TV tuner main body. Extending a TV tuner rod antenna If you want to use Te, the remote control transmitter with removed from TV tuner body, in everyday life in the slit of the slit angle office supplies,
By inserting an underlay, ruler, book or notebook cover,
The floor area of the TV tuner increases, and the stability of the posture when the rod antenna is extended and used increases.

According to the invention of the personal computer system of the sixth aspect, there is provided a system which can simultaneously achieve the effects of the above-described combination of the remote control transmitter and the television tuner.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an internal circuit block diagram of a remote control transmitter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary block diagram of an internal circuit of the television tuner according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state before the remote control transmitter and the TV tuner are mounted.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary perspective view showing a mounted state of a remote control transmitter and a television tuner;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part viewed from a plane before mounting the remote control transmitter and the TV tuner;

FIG. 6 is an essential part cross-sectional view as seen from the side surface immediately before mounting the remote control transmitter and the television tuner.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary perspective view showing a state where a cover is inserted into a slit angle of the TV tuner;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the concept of a personal computer system.

FIG. 9 is an internal circuit block diagram of a conventional remote control transmitter.

FIG. 10 is an internal circuit block diagram of a conventional TV tuner.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a conventional remote control transmitter.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a conventional television tuner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Remote control transmitter 6 Microcomputer 14, 16 Detection switch 18, 20, 22 Female connector pin 34 TV tuner 44 Microcomputer 52 Power supply for remote control transmitter 54, 56, 58 Male connector pin 64, 66 Cabinet protrusion

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A microcomputer, transmission means driven by the microcomputer output and wirelessly transmitting data to a television tuner, and externally operated to switch the output path of the microcomputer output from the transmission means side to the external terminal side. Remote control, comprising output path switching means, wherein when mounted on the television tuner, the microcomputer output is directly transmitted to the television tuner via an external terminal by a switching operation of the output path switching means. Transmitter. 2. A microcomputer, transmission means driven by the microcomputer output and wirelessly transmitting data to a television tuner, and a power supply path to an internal circuit operated externally from a power supply side built in the transmitter. Power supply path switching means for switching to an external terminal side, wherein when mounted on the television tuner, power is supplied from the television tuner side via the external terminal by the switching operation of the switching means. Remote control transmitter. 3. A microcomputer, transmission means driven by the microcomputer output and wirelessly transmitting data to the television tuner, and externally operated to switch the output path of the microcomputer output from the transmission means side to the external terminal side. An output path switching unit, and a power supply path switching unit that is externally operated to switch a power supply path to an internal circuit from a power supply side built in the transmitter to an external terminal side. The microcomputer output is directly transmitted to the TV tuner through the external terminal by the switching operation of the output path switching means, and power is supplied from the television tuner through the external terminal by the switching operation of the power supply path switching means. Remote control transmission Shinki. 4. A receiving means for receiving a transmission signal transmitted wirelessly, a microcomputer for controlling an internal circuit in response to the transmission signal received by the receiving means, and a microcomputer according to claim 1. A cabinet structure in which a remote control transmitter can be mounted, and external operation means for externally operating the output path switching means and / or the power supply path switching means of the transmitter when the remote control transmitter is mounted in the cabinet. TV tuner characterized by doing. 5. A cabinet having a telescopic rod antenna and a slit having an angle shape to which a remote control transmitter can be mounted and which can be inserted into a relatively thin object when the transmitter is not mounted. The television tuner according to claim 4, further comprising a slit angle. 6. A combination of the remote control transmitter according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the television tuner according to claim 4 or 5, and a personal computer for inputting a video signal and an audio signal from the television tuner. A personal computer system characterized in that: