EP1544827A2 - Einrichtung und Verfahren zur Konfiguration und Aktualisierung einer Fernbedienung - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a device or a method for the configuration and Updating a programmable remote control for home appliances according to the Topic of the main claims.
- a programmable remote control in the context of the present invention is a portable handheld remote control device understood with a memory, with a number of home appliances wirelessly (by radio or infrared) on or off or can be parameterized. In such Fembedienitch it is like this called universal remote controls.
- remote control SRC-9200 touch screen a remote control, which serves infrared signals from various To receive remote controls from consumer electronics, store and imitate (Internet address: http: ⁇ www.conradelektronik-shopping.de).
- Such universal remote controls take command of the Original remote control of a device, so are able to learn from this.
- the universal remote must be able to command - mostly in the form of Infrared signals - to be able to record.
- the programming of the universal remote control is done by the individual commands on the original remote triggered by the user, stored in the universal remote control and in turn be assigned by the user to any key. This is Although some flexibility of the universal remote control ensures, however, must the programming can be done by hand by the user.
- the Configuration of the universal remote control is mostly done by using combinations of Buttons or individual buttons on the universal remote control for a given Minimum time to be pressed.
- Household appliances in the sense of the application are understood to mean all appliances which have a Home center of a home automation system are fembedienbar. This does not only apply Washing machine and fridge, but for example so different Devices such as the auxiliary heating of a car, shutters, hi-fi equipment, coffee machines, etc.
- the present invention is therefore based on the technical problem, a Configuration and updating of a programmable remote control for to realize different home appliances without having extensive knowledge of the Operating options of the respective device to know.
- This task is performed by a wireless link between a Home central, with which the home appliances are connected, and the remote control solved.
- the invention is based on the knowledge that in a home automation system a variety of different home appliances are included, which have different Communication channels are all controlled and polled by a central office can.
- a central office Such a system for Femkommunikation with home appliances is in the Patent application with the file number 103 36 559.1-32 described.
- It is the Central unit is capable of connecting a new device to the central office to obtain associated device software from a database for this device and save.
- those stored on the central office contain Device software already has the data needed to configure and update the programmable remote control for the connected home appliances are needed. If this is not the case, then it can be provided that the central office this Data corresponding to how the device software receives from a database. Access to Database can be done via a removable disk or via a data network.
- the device has a wireless transmission link between one Central office, to which all the data required for configuration and updating a programmable remote control are stored, and the programmable Remote control provides, can easily transfer without user intervention data transfer between home office and remote control.
- the remote control with equipped with a display showing the various operating options become.
- the desired home appliance settings can then be set by the user via softkeys provided on the remote control.
- a Keys is not assigned a fixed function, but it can over these keys a current the operating option displayed on the display has been selected and carried out.
- the user also receives the via the display Information about which function it is currently.
- the softkey buttons will the user is conveniently guided through the operating menus of the various devices, he does not need any knowledge about a specific key assignment. That can through Updating the remote control from the home office easily to the current Be adapted to circumstances.
- both the home office and the remote control have an infrared interface to communicate with each other.
- Such Interfaces are particularly inexpensive to implement.
- For the communication are but also other types of interfaces, such as radio interfaces, conceivable.
- About a defined protocol can now remote control and home office Exchange data and commands with each other via their interfaces.
- the device has a holder for the remote control, which establishes the transmission path when recording the remote control.
- Logically is the bracket to the central office arranged so that in the case of using Infrared interfaces are the interface of the home office in direct Line of sight connection to the interface of the remote control is located when in the Bracket is. This is an error and uninterrupted data transmission between the central office and the remote control. A repeat of the Configuration process due to incorrect operation during programming the user will no longer exist because the programming of the remote control the home office is done fully automatically.
- the holder a charging device for energy storage contained in the remote control provided is. This can cleverly reduce the time required for charging the energy store Remote control is needed, while being used to reconfigure or to update the programming of the remote control. however the data exchange is expediently released only when the Energy storage again has reached a minimum state of charge.
- a signaling is provided, which upon removal of the remote control indicates from its holder, whether the data transfer is canceled or already finished.
- the signaling can be done via an optical or acoustic signal generator.
- the signal generator can be located either on the central unit or on the remote control.
- a wireless transmission link 16 between a home center 17, with which the home appliances 21, 22, 23, 24 are connected, and the remote control 12, available.
- the central office 17 and the remote control 12 have similar interfaces 15, 18.
- In the interfaces 15, 18 may be For example, to act radio or infrared interfaces.
- the data for Configuration and updating of the remote control 12 may be from the central office 17 via the wireless transmission link 16 depending on the interface by radio or optical be transmitted.
- the home appliances 21, 22, 23, 24 of the central office 17 automatically recognized.
- the central office 17 then worried usually for the connected Domestic Appliances 21, 22, 23, 24 required home appliance software from an external or local database.
- the remote control 12 via a Display 13 and a keypad 14 has.
- the keypad 14 both Softkey as well as normal keys included. It is the user with softkey buttons possible, the different operating functions of the different home appliances 21, 22, 23, 24 on the display 13 of the remote control 12 display, select and run allow.
- the central office 17 has a holder 19. This holder 19 is used for Recording the programmable remote control 12.
- the holder 19 is so on the Home office 17 arranged that the interfaces 15, 18 of the wireless Transmission line 16 are opposite, when the remote control 12 in the Holder 19 is located. This will create a direct line of sight connection between the interfaces 15, 18 produced. This will interrupt the Data traffic between the central office 17 and the remote control 12 via their Interfaces 18, 15 by external influences, such as objects that are between the interfaces, 15, 18, are excluded.
- the holder 19 of the central office 17 is arranged on a charging device 20 so that not only an uninterrupted transmission path 16 between the Remote control 12 and the central office 17 is made when the remote control 12 is in the holder 19, but also at the same time the energy storage of Remote control 12 are shot at the charging device 20.
- the remote control 12 are transmitted when the remote control 12 in the Holder 19 is located. Furthermore, it can be provided that the data transmission only then begins when the remote control 12 is connected to the charging device 20 and the energy storage of the remote control 12 is charged to a certain value are.
- a signal generator can located, for example, a light-emitting diode display or an acoustic buzzer at Removal of the remote control 12 from its holder 19 indicates whether the data transmission for configuration or upgrade already completed successfully or has been interrupted.
- the remote control 12 can with this all connected to the central house 17 home appliances 21, 22, 23, 24 served become.
- a user can now so different Home appliances, such as the home appliance 21, a washing machine, the household appliance 22, a Refrigerator, home appliance 23, a PC, and home appliance 24, a TV, Switch on, switch off and parameterize wirelessly via transmission links 26. It's playing It does not matter if the home appliances, 21, 22, 23, 24 have different types of Transmission lines 27, 28, 29 are fembedienbar from the central office 17 from.
- the communication between the central office 17 and the household appliances 21, 22 via a wire connection in Form of a cable 27 takes place.
- the communication between the home appliance 23 and the Home central unit 17 is via radio 28. Between domestic appliance 24 and central house 17 the data is transmitted optically via the transmission path 29.
- the remote control 12 is designed to be accessible to all at the home office 17 connected home appliances 21, 22, 23, 24 contains the appropriate operating software or can relate. All operating functions are then using buttons and Display ads can be selected. An operating function displayed on the display 13 is by means of associated buttons selectable and executable.
- the Remote control 12 By a device 10 for configuring and updating a programmable Remote control 12 for home appliances 21, 22, 23, 24, so it is possible according to the invention, the Remote control 12 to configure and update without user intervention.
- the remote control 12 expediently in a holder 19 at the Home central 17 while simultaneously connected to a charging device 20. So is transmit the full range of operation to the remote control 12 without the Users need to know details of this range of operations.
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- Einrichtung (10) zur Konfiguration und Aktualisierung einer programmierbaren Fernbedienung (12) für Hausgeräte (21, 22, 23, 24),
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine drahtlose Übertragungsstrecke (16) zwischen einer Hauszentrale (17), die mit den Hausgeräten (21, 22, 23, 24) verbunden ist, und der Fernbedienung (12) vorgesehen ist. - Einrichtung (10) zur Konfiguration und Aktualisierung einer programmierbaren Fernbedienung (12) für Hausgeräte (21, 22, 23, 24),
wobei eine drahtlose Übertragungsstrecke (16) zwischen einer Hauszentrale (17) und der Fernbedienung (12) vorgesehen ist,
wobei die Hauszentrale (17) mit den Hausgeräten (21,22,23,24) verbunden ist und die Hausgeräte (21,22,23,24) von der Hauszentrale (17) erkennbar sind und
wobei für die Programmierung der Fernbedienung (12) erforderliche Daten aus einer externen oder lokalen Datenbank besorgbar und in der Hauszentrale (17) abspeicherbar sind. - Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Übertragungsstrecke (16) über Infrarot-Schnittstellen verfügt. - Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1, 2 oder 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Hauszentrale (17) über eine Halterung (19) für die Fernbedienung (12) verfügt, die bei Aufnahme der Fernbedienung (12) die Übertragungsstrecke (16) herstellt. - Einrichtung nach Anspruch 4,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Halterung (19) an einer Aufladeeinrichtung (20) für in der Fernbedienung (12) enthaltene Energiespeicher vorgesehen ist. - Verfahren zur Konfiguration und Aktualisierung einer programmierbaren Fernbedienung für Hausgeräte,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Hauszentrale (17) die mit ihr verbundenen Hausgeräte (21,22,23,24) erkennt, für die Programmierung der Fernbedienung (12) erforderliche Daten aus einer externen oder lokalen Datenbank besorgt, abspeichert und über eine drahtlose Übertragungsstrecke (16) auf die Fernbedienung (12) überträgt. - Verfahren zur Konfiguration und Aktualisierung einer programmierbaren Fernbedienung für Hausgeräte nach Anspruch 4 oder mittels einer Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 4 oder 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die für die Programmierung der Fernbedienung notwendigen Daten von einer Hauszentrale an die Fernbedienung übertragen werden, wenn sich die Fernbedienung in einer Halterung an der Hauszentrale befindet. - Verfahren nach Anspruch 7 mittels einer Einrichtung nach Anspruch 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Datenübertragung einsetzt, wenn die Fernbedienung an die Aufladeeinrichtung angeschlossen ist. - Verfahren nach Anspruch 8,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Datenübertragung einsetzt, wenn ein in der Fernbedienung vorgesehener Energiespeicher einen vorgegebenen Ladezustand erreicht hat. - Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, 8 oder 9,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Signalgabe vorgesehen ist, die bei Entnahme der Fernbedienung aus ihrer Halterung angibt, ob die Datenübertragung abgebrochen oder schon beendet ist.
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