KR20120070384A

KR20120070384A - Method for realizing multi brand remotecontroller

Info

Publication number: KR20120070384A
Application number: KR1020100131917A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 방상기
Original assignee: 방상기
Priority date: 2010-12-21
Filing date: 2010-12-21
Publication date: 2012-06-29

Abstract

PURPOSE: The device selecting method of a multi-function remote controller is provided to easily control a plurality of electronic devices with one remote controller. CONSTITUTION: A multi-functional remote controller(110) remotely manipulates electronic devices based on a home network or an infrared ray transmitting-receiving technique. A transmitting-receiving unit executes transmission or reception to a home network terminal or the infrared ray transmitting-receiving parts of the electronic devices. An inputting and outputting unit(120) selects modes and buttons on the remote controller and outputs the buttons according to the modes of the remote controller. A storing unit stores the output buttons according to the changing of the modes.

Description

How to choose a device for your multi-function remote control {Method for Realizing Multi Brand Remotecontroller}

The present invention provides a method of outputting a button and a method according to the selection of home appliances of a multi-function remote control capable of controlling a home appliance such as a TV, a lighting device, and an audio device within a certain distance without directly pressing a key installed in the main body with a single remote control. It is about.

Most electronic products can be conveniently performed by using a home network system or an infrared remote control device. If there are several electronic products and a remote controller that can control them, the number of remote controllers increases, and accordingly, a multi-functional remote controller capable of controlling a plurality of electronic products using a single remote controller has emerged. The function buttons of each electronic product are not only used for each purpose but also for each manufacturer, and it is difficult to remotely control the home appliance by putting all the buttons in a limited size remote controller.

In the existing technology, a method for placing a button on a limited size remote controller is to execute two or more function buttons on one button. However, this also makes it difficult to identify the currently selected function button and a number of unnecessary buttons also make it difficult to use the remote control.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an apparatus and method for implementing a multi-function remote control that can easily control a plurality of electronic products with a single remote control through a home network system or an infrared method in view of such a conventional problem.

It is a multi-function remote control for remotely controlling electronic devices such as lighting devices, TVs, and DVDs based on a home network or an infrared transmission / reception scheme, and remotely controls electronic products using a home network terminal or a transmission / reception device capable of transmitting / receiving infrared transmission / reception units. The input / output device that outputs the buttons according to the mode of the remote controller that selects the mode of the device and inputs the button in the input window of the remote control is a touch screen. Multifunctional remote control that can be used immediately after setting

One embodiment of the present invention outputs the buttons of the device for one or more products in the use of one remote control to remotely control a plurality of electronic products using a home network system and infrared method used without the use of existing unnecessary buttons It stores and outputs only the available buttons for easy control of many electronic products.

1 is a schematic diagram of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In general, a remote controller inputs a predetermined key and transmits an infrared signal to an electronic product through an infrared transmitter from a control device of the remote controller. The transmitted signal is received by the infrared receiver of the electronic product for each code to perform remote control. In the case of controlling a plurality of electronic products with one remote control, one fixed button performs another function by changing modes. For example, let's say you have 1 button. This button performs the channel changing function in TV mode but in the air conditioner mode.

When controlling a large number of electronic products with a single remote control, a fixed button performs different functions depending on the position of the current mode, which may cause a user to make a mistake and cause a malfunction.

First, the mode selection 122 is performed to select a desired electronic product. According to a selection, a function key of the corresponding electronic product is output to the display unit 121. And the corresponding button can control the currently selected electronics. If the input mode is not input for a predetermined time, the currently set mode is stored in the storage device and the front panel display is extinguished to save energy, thereby increasing the usable time of the multi-function remote controller 100. The editing function can control not only the electronic device of the currently selected mode but also function keys of other electronic products without moving the mode. For example, in Mode 1, a control button related to a TV is stored and output to the display unit 121. In another mode, in addition to the button stored in Mode 1, the air purifier power on / off function or Function button keys of one or more other electronics, such as the air conditioner's temperature control button, are stored together to control multiple electronics in one mode without changing the mode. That is, the user can arbitrarily add a button for performing a specific function of the electronic product desired by the user by editing the mode, and thus it is conveniently used without a separate mode checking procedure for a frequently used function.

110: multifunction remote control
120: input / output unit (Touch screen)
121: touch screen
122: key input unit

Claims

Multi-function remote control for remote control of electronics such as lighting, TVs, and DVDs based on home network or infrared transmission and reception
A transceiver capable of transmitting and receiving with the infrared transceiver of the home network terminal or the electronic product;
An input / output device for outputting the button according to the mode of the remote controller selecting a mode of the device from the remote controller and selecting and inputting a button;
A storage device for storing the button output to the input / output device according to the change of the mode;
Multifunctional remote control

The method of claim 1,
If there is no use of the remote control, the current mode is automatically stored in the storage device, and the illumination of the input / output device on the front is turned off.

The method of claim 1,
According to the change of the mode of the remote control, the input / output device outputs a button necessary for the corresponding mode stored in the storage device.

The method of claim 1,
The input / output device of the remote controller is based on a touch screen.

The method of claim 2,
When the light is input to the input / output device of the front part, the button of the mode which was finally outputted is outputted to the button of the mode stored through the storage device.

The method of claim 4, wherein
The mode of the remote controller basically follows the format stored in the storage device, but the user can freely edit the button of the corresponding function by adding a new mode desired by the user.