CN102467815A - Multifunctional remote controller, remote control method and energy consumption monitoring method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a multifunctional remote controller, which can remotely control various devices, including: an image acquisition unit, which collects an image of a device pointed to by the remote controller among the various devices; and an image processing unit, which processes the collected image and extracts the image Information about the pointed device; and an adaptation unit adapting the remote controller to remotely control the pointed device according to the extracted information. The invention also discloses a remote controller adaptation method and a method for monitoring energy consumption by using the remote controller. With the present invention, the remote controller can be conveniently and automatically adapted to the remote controller for the target device without any change or setting on the target device, which greatly reduces the number of remote controllers and provides user-friendliness with various devices. interactive mode. In addition, the present invention also provides a method for monitoring the energy consumption of equipment, offering the possibility of creating an eco-friendly lifestyle.

Description

Multifunctional remote controller, remote control method and energy consumption monitoring method

technical field

The invention relates to a multifunctional remote controller, in particular to a remote controller capable of being automatically adapted to remotely control one of multiple devices, a method for using the remote controller, and a method for monitoring energy consumption using the remote controller.

Background technique

Traditionally, for occasions where there are many devices with remote controls, such as a family with a variety of household appliances, since the remote control instructions and content of each device and the user interface and operation buttons of the remote control are different, it is necessary to Multiple dedicated remote controls. This is easy to cause confusion in use, and the user needs to select an appropriate remote controller among multiple remote controllers during use, which is very inconvenient.

In view of the above situation, some multifunctional remote controllers capable of remotely controlling multiple devices have been proposed. A multifunctional remote controller is realized by setting multiple groups of buttons or keys for various devices. The complexity of the operation of this remote controller is greatly increased, and the size of the remote controller is also relatively large, which is inconvenient to use. Another kind of multi-functional remote control adopts a touch screen, which can be changed into a remote control interface for a certain device through manual setting or automatic adaptation, avoiding the use of multiple groups of buttons or keys. However, this solution requires that the device pointed to by the remote control can provide feedback to inform the remote control which device it is pointing at, and the remote control can automatically adapt to the remote control of the pointed device according to the feedback. Otherwise, only manual settings are possible. This special feedback requirement makes it necessary to configure the various devices accordingly, which greatly increases the complexity.

There is a need for a multifunctional remote controller that can be automatically adapted to remote control multiple devices, can avoid any special requirements on the devices, and is easy to use.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the above problems, the first aspect of the present invention provides a remote controller, which can be automatically adapted to remotely control one of various devices. An image of a device; an image processing unit that processes the captured image and extracts information about the pointed device from it; and an adaptation unit that adapts the remote control to remotely control the pointed device based on the extracted information .

In this way, when the remote control is pointed at the target device to be used, an image of the target device is captured and relevant information is extracted from the image, such as the type, name and/or serial number of the device, so that the target device can be determined and the remote control is automatically adapted to the target device. A remote control for the target device.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the remote controller is adapted to remotely control the pointed device by changing the user interface of the remote controller and the transmitted signal code.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the remote controller further includes: an operation unit having at least two operation modes, when the operation unit is operated in one of the at least two operation modes, the remote controller is awakened or turned on, but the image acquisition unit is not activated, The image processing unit and the adaptation unit, when the operation unit is operated in another of the at least two operation modes, wake up or turn on the remote controller, and activate the image acquisition unit, the image processing unit and the adaptation unit at the same time.

In this way, when the device currently pointed to by the remote controller is the same as the device used last time, since the remote controller remains in the state of controlling the device, the user does not need to start the adaptation function to adapt the remote controller; The remote control needs to be re-adapted only when the device pointed to is different from the device used last time. By setting different operation modes, the use of the remote controller can be further facilitated and accelerated, and the energy consumption of the remote controller can be saved and the battery life can be prolonged.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the remote controller further includes: an energy consumption monitoring unit, which measures and tracks the power consumption of the pointed device according to the information about the pointed device extracted by the image processing unit.

In this way, it is possible to record when each of a plurality of devices is switched on and off and/or the duration of use, and to calculate and save the power consumption of the devices, thereby providing the possibility to track and analyze specific situations such as household power consumption.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the remote controller further includes: a network connection unit, which connects the remote controller to a network, so as to upload or download information about the various devices to or from the network.

In this way, the information of various devices can be conveniently uploaded or downloaded through the remote control, for example, the energy consumption of the devices can be uploaded to a server for saving and analysis.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the remote controller may use a touch screen as a user interface, or use a button or key array as a user operation panel.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the remote control of the first aspect of the present invention can be realized by providing a remote control signal transmission function, an image recognition function and/or an energy consumption monitoring function to a portable terminal, such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, Laptops, etc.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for automatically adapting a remote controller to remotely control one of multiple devices, including: an image collection step, collecting an image of a device pointed to by the remote controller among the multiple devices ; an image processing step, processing the captured image, and extracting information about the pointed device from it; and an adaptation step, adapting the remote controller to remotely control the pointed device according to the extracted information.

According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for monitoring energy consumption of various devices by using a remote control, including: a time recording step, when the remote control is adapted to remotely control one of the multiple devices, record that the device is turned on and shutdown time and/or use duration; and an energy consumption calculation step, calculating the power consumption of the equipment according to the recorded time and the predetermined power of each equipment.

By adopting the remote controller and its adaptation method of the present invention, the remote controller can be conveniently and automatically adapted to the remote controller for the target device without any change or setting of the target device, which greatly reduces the number of remote controllers and provides Provides a user-friendly way of interacting with a variety of devices. In addition, the present invention also provides a method for monitoring the energy consumption of equipment, offering the possibility of creating an eco-friendly lifestyle.

Description of drawings

The above-mentioned and other purposes, features and advantages of the present invention will be made clearer by illustrating preferred embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings below, wherein:

Fig. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows a schematic block diagram of a remote controller according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 shows a schematic block diagram of a remote controller according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 shows a schematic block diagram of an image processing unit of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 shows a schematic block diagram of an energy consumption monitoring unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of a remote control adaptation method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 shows a flowchart of image processing steps according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 shows a specific implementation example of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 shows a wake-up/start-up process of a specific implementation example of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 shows the energy consumption monitoring process of a specific implementation example of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

Figures 11a-11c illustrate example applications of the remote controller according to the embodiments of the present invention, respectively.

Detailed ways

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, however, the present invention is not limited to the following exemplary embodiments. In order to clearly describe the basic idea of the present invention, only the components, functions or steps closely related to the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings, and the description of known technologies, functions, components or steps is omitted in the following description specific description.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. The remote controller 10 can be used to remotely control multiple devices, and when a device is to be used, the remote controller 10 can be automatically adapted to be the remote controller of the device. As shown in Figure 1, the remote controller 10 includes: an image acquisition unit 12, which collects an image of the device pointed to by the remote controller; an image processing unit 14, which processes the collected image, and extracts information about the device pointed to therefrom; and A unit 16 adapts the remote control to remotely control the pointed device according to the extracted information. For example, when the user wants to use a certain device at home, the user can point the remote control 10 to the target device and turn on the remote control 10 . The remote controller 10 captures an image of the target electrical appliance through an image acquisition unit 12 , such as a camera, and provides the image to the image processing unit 14 . The image processing unit 14 processes the image, such as image recognition, to obtain which device the image represents, and according to the processing result, extracts the information of the target device from the information about various devices stored in advance, and provides it to the adaptation Unit 16. The image processing unit 14 will be described in more detail below. The extracted information may include the category, name, number (if each device is numbered in advance) of the target device, etc., and any combination thereof. The adaptation unit 16 further adapts the remote controller 10 to the remote controller of the target device according to the information, for example, the adaptation unit 16 can change the user interface and transmission signal code of the remote controller 10 into an interface and signal instructions for the target device, Thus, the remote controller 10 automatically switches to the remote control target device. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the remote controller 10 may use a touch screen as a user interface, and when adapted to the target device, the display screen of the touch screen switches to the display screen for the target device. The remote controller 10 may also use a button or key array as a user operation panel. When adapted to the target device, the function or instruction code of each button or key of the button or key array is switched to the function or instruction code for the target device. In addition, the remote control 10 employs a combination of a touch screen and an array of buttons or keys as a user interface.

Those skilled in the art can understand that although not shown in FIG. 1 , the remote controller 10 also includes a signal transmitter. When the user operates the user interface for control, the corresponding signal instruction is transmitted to the target device according to the user's operation to control the target device. equipment. In addition, the remote controller 10 also includes a storage unit that stores, for example, information on various devices as described above. In this way, the user can pre-store the types and/or names of various devices in the remote controller 10 according to requirements. Users can also pre-number multiple devices and store the numbers of multiple devices, which further facilitates the identification and selection of devices. Those skilled in the art can understand that the type and/or name and/or number of the device may be stored in various forms, such as a list, a directory, and the like.

By adopting image acquisition and processing, the remote controller 10 of the embodiment of the present invention can automatically collect an image of the target device and extract relevant information from the image when pointing to the target device to be used, thereby determining which target device the user will use, And automatically adapt the remote control as the remote control of the target device. This only requires proper configuration of the remote control and does not require changes or configurations of the equipment. In addition, the remote controller 10 of the embodiment of the present invention can be realized by providing a remote control signal transmission function, an image recognition function, etc. to the portable terminal. For example, the portable terminal is a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, a portable computer, and the like. In this way, the user can use a personalization terminal such as a mobile phone to remotely control, for example, various electrical appliances at home to perform personalization settings, which further facilitates use.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic block diagram of a remote controller according to another embodiment of the present invention. Compared with the remote controller 10 shown in FIG. 1 , the remote controller 20 shown in FIG. 2 further includes an operating unit 22 . The operation unit 22 has at least two operation modes, at least one of the two operation modes indicates that the device that the remote controller 20 is currently pointing to is the same as the device that has been used recently, and there is no need to adapt the remote controller 20; and the other of the at least two operation modes One indicates that the device that the remote control 20 is currently pointing at is different from the most recently used device, and that the remote control 20 needs to be adapted. When the user operates the operating unit with one of at least two operating modes, the remote controller 20 is awakened or turned on, but the image acquisition unit 12, the image processing unit 14 and the adaptation unit 16 of the remote controller 20 are not activated. When the operation unit 22 is operated in another mode, the remote controller 20 is woken up or turned on, and the image acquisition unit 12 , the image processing unit 14 and the adaptation unit 16 are activated at the same time.

Those skilled in the art can understand that when the remote controller 20 is not in use, it can be in a "sleep" mode or "off" state to save energy consumption, for example, to extend battery life in the case of using batteries. Additionally, the adapted remote control configuration may be saved each time the remote control 20 enters a "sleep" mode or "off" state. When the device currently used by the user is the same as the device used last time, it can be used directly without re-adaptation. Therefore, there is no need to activate the automatic adaptation function every time the remote controller 20 is woken up or turned on. In view of this, the above-mentioned operation unit 22 is provided on the remote controller 20, which can be operated in at least two modes to wake up or turn on the remote controller.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the operation unit 22 may have one or more buttons or keys. For example, in the case of a single button or key, if the user is currently using the same device as the last used device, the user can simply and quickly press the button or key to wake up or turn on the remote without Trigger the adaptation function; if the device that the user is currently using is different from the device used last time, the user can wake up or turn on the remote control by pressing or double-clicking the button or button for a long time, and trigger the adaptation function. In the case of multiple buttons or keys, one of the buttons or keys can be set to wake up or turn on the device at the same time, and the other button or key can be set to wake up or turn on the device at different times. In this way, the use of the remote controller can be further facilitated and accelerated, the energy consumption of the remote controller can be saved, and the battery life can be prolonged.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic block diagram of a remote controller according to yet another embodiment of the present invention. Compared with the remote controller 10 shown in FIG. 1 , the remote controller 30 shown in FIG. 3 further includes an energy consumption monitoring unit 32 . Those skilled in the art can understand that the remote controller 30 may also include the operating unit 22 of the remote controller 20 shown in FIG. 2 .

As mentioned above, the remote controller according to the embodiment of the present invention can automatically adapt or switch to the remote control configuration of the target device. This feature enables the remote controller of the present invention to conveniently monitor the energy consumption of various devices respectively. Therefore, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the remote controller 30 has an energy consumption monitoring unit 32 for measuring and tracking the power consumption of each of various devices. For example, when using the remote controller 30 to control the target device, the remote controller 30 can record the time when the target device is turned on and off and/or the duration of use through the energy consumption monitoring unit 32, and calculate the power of the target device according to the predetermined power of the target device. electricity consumption, thus offering the possibility to track and analyze specific situations such as household electricity consumption. The energy consumption monitoring unit 32 will be described in more detail below.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the remote controller 10, 20, 30 may also include a network connection unit (not shown), which connects the remote controller 10, 20, 30 to a network such as the Internet, so as to upload to or download from the network. Information about a variety of devices. In this way, the information of various devices can be conveniently uploaded or downloaded through the remote control, for example, the energy consumption of the devices can be uploaded to a server for saving and analysis. Network connections can be wired or wireless.

Next, the image processing unit 14 and the energy consumption monitoring unit 32 of the remote controller in the above embodiment will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 .

Fig. 4 shows a schematic block diagram of the image processing unit 14 of the remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. The image processing unit 14 may include: an identification unit 40, which identifies the device pointed to by the remote controller from the image collected by the image acquisition unit 12; and an extraction unit 42, which extracts relevant information from pre-stored information according to the identification result of the identification unit 40 Information about the identified device.

Fig. 4 also further shows that the recognition unit 40 may include: a line segmentation detector 402, which is used to segment and detect lines from the collected images; a rectangle filter 404, which extracts rectangles from the detected lines, and according to predetermined relevant multiple The geometric conditions of a kind of equipment, filter out the rectangles that are not similar to any equipment; the matcher 406 performs template matching with the predetermined templates about various equipment in the remaining rectangles, and obtains the matched rectangles and templates; and the determiner 408. Determine the pointed device according to the matched rectangle and the template. Those skilled in the art can understand that commonly used electrical appliances or devices are generally rectangular and have different sizes, aspect ratios, and the like. In consideration of this feature, in the example shown in FIG. 4 , the recognition unit 40 first segments and detects lines from the collected image through the line segmentation detector 402. Here, any suitable image known in the art can be used for segmentation and detection. Segmentation and line detection techniques such as binarization, coherence detection, etc. Thereafter, the recognition unit 40 extracts rectangles from the detected lines through the rectangle filter 404 , and filters out rectangles that are not similar to any device according to predetermined geometric conditions related to various devices. Predetermined geometric conditions related to multiple devices may be pre-stored in the storage unit of the remote control or the identification unit 40 itself, for example, may include values representing the length, width, size, aspect ratio, etc. of the device. Then, template matching is performed on the remaining rectangles with predetermined templates related to various devices through the matcher 406, and the templates of the devices may be defined by, for example, geometric features of the devices. Template matching can use any suitable matching algorithm, for example, main orientation template matching can be used to compare the rectangle obtained from the front image of the target device with a pre-stored template, and when the difference between the rectangle and the template is not greater than a predetermined threshold, Rectangle and template matching can be determined. After obtaining the matching rectangle and template, the recognition unit 40 determines that the pointed target device is the device corresponding to the matched template through the determiner 408, and provides the recognition result to the extraction unit 42, which, according to the recognition result, selects the The information of the target device is extracted from the stored information of various devices, and provided to the adaptation unit 16 .

Those skilled in the art can understand that the recognition unit 40 can adopt any suitable image recognition method, so as to include corresponding components. The invention is not limited to the example according to FIG. 4 .

FIG. 5 shows a schematic block diagram of an energy consumption monitoring unit 32 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The energy consumption monitoring unit 32 may include: a time recorder 320, which records the time when each device is turned on and off and/or The use duration; and the energy consumption calculator 322, which calculates and saves the power consumption of the equipment according to the recorded time and the predetermined power of each equipment. Alternatively, the energy consumption monitoring unit 32 may also store the calculated power consumption of the device in the storage unit of the remote controller, or directly upload the calculated power consumption of the device to the network server through the network connection unit.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the energy consumption monitoring unit 32 can adopt any suitable monitoring or calculation method, so as to include corresponding components. The invention is not limited to the example according to FIG. 5 .

The remote controller and its components of the embodiment of the present invention are described above in detail, and the adaptation method of the remote controller of the embodiment of the present invention and the image processing method thereof will be described below with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 .

Fig. 6 shows a flowchart of a remote controller adaptation method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6 , at step 60 , when the user turns on the remote control and points the remote control at the target device to be used, the remote control captures an image of the target device. At step 62, the remote controller processes the captured images and extracts therefrom information about the target device. At step 64, based on the extracted information, the remote control is adapted as a device for remote control of the target. Thus, the target device can be controlled using the remote controller.

FIG. 7 shows in more detail the image processing process in the remote control adaptation method according to the embodiment of the present invention, that is, step 62 shown in FIG. 6 , including: step 72, identifying the target device from the collected image; and step 74, Based on the recognition result, information about the target device is extracted from pre-stored information.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the recognition step 72, in step 720, lines are segmented and detected from the collected images; in step 722, rectangles are extracted from the detected lines, and the geometric Conditions, filter out the rectangles that are not similar to any equipment; in step 724, perform template matching on the remaining rectangles and predetermined templates related to various equipment, and obtain matching rectangles and templates; and in step 726, according to the matching rectangle and template to identify the target device.

The above describes the remote controller, the adaptation method, the energy consumption monitoring function and the like according to various embodiments of the present invention. A specific implementation example of the remote controller according to the embodiment of the present invention is described below.

Fig. 8 shows a specific implementation example of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the remote control 80 may include a camera module 82 for image acquisition, a touch screen 84 as a user interface, configuration information for storing device information, user interface and transmission signal encoding, image processing software codes, adaptation A storage module 86 for processing software codes, etc., a transmitter 88 for transmitting signal instructions, and a central processing unit CPU 90 for image processing, adaptation processing, overall control, etc. Those skilled in the art can understand that the remote controller according to the embodiment of the present invention can also be implemented by using any other appropriate hardware/software modules, and is not limited to the specific implementation structure shown in FIG. 8 .

The user turns on or wakes up the remote controller 80 and points to the device to be used, and directly uses the remote controller 80 to control the target device if there is no need to trigger or activate the adaptation function. If remote controller adaptation is required, the adaptation function is triggered or activated. At this time, the camera module 82 collects the image of the target device, and provides it to the CPU 90, and the CPU 90 executes the image processing software code in the storage module 86, from the storage module 86 Extract the category, name and/or number of the target device from the stored device information, execute the adaptation processing software code stored in the storage module 86 according to the extracted device information, and switch or adapt the remote controller 80 to the remote controller of the target device, This includes changing the user interface displayed on the touch screen 84 and changing the transmit signal encoding. Then, when the user operates the changed touch screen 84, the transmitter 88 transmits a corresponding coded signal command to control the target device to operate.

In addition, the storage module 86 of the remote controller 80 can also store information such as on and off times and/or use durations of various devices, and working power of various devices, and can also store energy consumption monitoring software applications. In this way, when the user uses the remote controller 80 to turn on or turn off a certain device, the CPU 90 can automatically or under the instruction of the user record the time of turning on and off of the device and/or the duration of use in the storage module 86. Subsequently, the CPU 90 uses the energy consumption monitoring software application to calculate the energy consumption of the device during use, and stores the energy consumption calculation result in the storage module 86.

The waking up/starting process and energy consumption monitoring process of the example remote controller of the present invention will be further described below with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 .

Fig. 9 shows a wake-up/start-up process of a specific implementation example of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the process shown in FIG. 9 , it is assumed that the icon “ON” displayed on the touch screen or the “ON” button/key in the button/key array (collectively referred to as “ON” button below) is used to wake up or turn on the remote controller. At step 900, if the device to be used is the same as the last used device (step 900, YES), then at step 902, briefly press the "ON" button to wake up or turn on the remote control without triggering an adaptation Function. Next, at step 904, the last used user interface and transmit signal encoding are used, and at step 906 device control is performed. If the device currently to be used is different from the device used last time (step 900, No), press the "ON" button for a long time or double-click in step 908 to wake up or turn on the remote controller, and trigger image acquisition in step 910 and image processing, and at step 912, change the user interface and transmit signal encoding of the remote control to fit the target device. Thus, proceed to step 906, and use the changed user interface to control the device.

Fig. 10 shows the energy consumption monitoring process of the specific implementation example of the remote controller according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 10, in step 1002, the remote controller is adapted as a remote controller of device A; in step 1004, device A is turned on by the remote controller; In step 1010, record the shutdown time of device A; in step 1012, calculate the duration of use of device A; finally, in step 1014, calculate and save the energy consumption of device A.

In the process shown in Figure 10, if after device A is turned on in step 1004, another different device B needs to be turned on, then the remote controller can be adapted to to device B, and turn on and operate device B, then adapt back to device A. Those skilled in the art can understand that the remote controller can also record the opening and closing time of the device B and/or the duration of use, and calculate and save the energy consumption of the device B. That is, the remote controller can separately calculate and store relevant data such as usage time and energy consumption for each of the various devices.

Figures 11a-11c illustrate example applications of the remote controller according to the embodiments of the present invention, respectively. In the scene shown in Fig. 11a, the remote control is pointed at the TV, and the camera on the remote control captures an image of the TV. The remote control extracts the matrix representing the TV from the image, and recognizes that the device is a TV. Subsequently, the remote controller changes the user interface displayed on the touch screen to an array of control buttons for the television and changes the transmit signal encoding. Thus, the remote controller completes the automatic adaptation process, and the user can use the remote controller to operate the television.

In the scenario shown in Figure 11b, the remote control turns to point to the air conditioner. Similarly, the camera on the remote control captures an image of the air conditioner, extracts the matrix representing the air conditioner from the image, and recognizes that the device is an air conditioner. Subsequently, the remote controller changes the user interface displayed on the touch screen to a display screen and button array for the air conditioner, and changes the transmission signal code. Thus, the remote controller completes the automatic adaptation process, and the user can use the remote controller to operate the air conditioner.

Fig. 11c shows various user interface configurations of the remote controller and an energy consumption monitoring interface. From left to right, the first three sub-pictures show the user interface of the remote control adapted to the radio, air conditioner and TV, respectively, and the last sub-picture shows the energy consumption monitoring display for the radio, air conditioner and TV.

The remote controller and method according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described above. In the above description, preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown by way of example only, but it does not mean that the present invention is limited to the above-mentioned steps and unit structures. Where possible, steps and units can be adjusted, traded off and combined as needed. Furthermore, certain steps and units are not essential elements for implementing the general inventive idea of the present invention. Therefore, the necessary technical features of the present invention are only limited to the minimum requirements capable of realizing the general inventive concept of the present invention, and are not limited by the above specific examples.

So far the invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. It should be understood that various other changes, substitutions and additions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but should be defined by the appended claims.

Claims (17)

1. a telepilot can be adapted for one of remote control plurality of devices automatically, and said telepilot comprises:

Image acquisition units is gathered the image of a kind of equipment pointed of telepilot in the said plurality of devices;

Graphics processing unit, the image of processing collected, and therefrom extract information about equipment pointed; And

Adaptation unit, the information according to extracting is adapted for remote control equipment pointed with telepilot.

2. telepilot according to claim 1, wherein, graphics processing unit comprises:

Recognition unit identifies equipment pointed from the image of gathering; And

Extraction unit is according to recognition result, from extracting the information about the equipment that identifies the canned data in advance.

3. telepilot according to claim 2, wherein, recognition unit comprises:

Lines are cut apart detecting device, from the image of gathering, cut apart and detect lines;

Rectangle filter is extracted rectangle from detected lines, and according to the geometric condition of predetermined relevant said plurality of devices, filters out and all dissimilar rectangle of any equipment;

Adaptation carries out template matches, rectangle that obtains mating and template with the rectangle of remainder respectively with the template of predetermined relevant said plurality of devices; And

Determiner according to the rectangle and the template of coupling, is confirmed equipment pointed.

4. telepilot according to claim 1 wherein, comprises type, title and/or the numbering of equipment about the information of equipment pointed.

5. telepilot according to claim 1, wherein, adaptation unit changes the user interface of telepilot and the signal encoding of emission, and telepilot is adapted for remote control equipment pointed.

6. telepilot according to claim 1 also comprises:

Operating unit; Have at least two kinds of operator schemes, when with the said operating unit of one of at least two kinds of operator schemes operation, wake or open telepilot up; But do not activate image acquisition units, graphics processing unit and adaptation unit; When operating said operating unit with the another kind at least two kinds of operator schemes, wake or open telepilot up, activate image acquisition units, graphics processing unit and adaptation unit simultaneously.

7. telepilot according to claim 6, wherein, one of said at least two kinds of operator schemes have indicated the current equipment pointed of telepilot identical with most recently used equipment, need not adaptive telepilot; Another kind at least two kinds of operator schemes has indicated the current equipment pointed of telepilot different with most recently used equipment, needs adaptive telepilot.

8. telepilot according to claim 1 also comprises:

The energy consumption monitoring unit extracts the information about equipment pointed according to graphics processing unit, and the power consumption of equipment pointed is measured and followed the tracks of.

9. telepilot according to claim 8, wherein, the energy consumption monitoring unit comprises:

Time regulator, write down equipment pointed opening and closing time and/or use the duration; And

The energy consumption calculation device is according to the time of record and the power of predetermined equipment pointed, the power consumption of calculating and preserving this equipment.

10. telepilot according to claim 1 also comprises:

Network connection unit is connected telepilot with network, to upload to network or from the information of the relevant said plurality of devices of network download.

11. one kind is adapted for the method for one of remote control plurality of devices automatically with telepilot, said method comprises:

Image acquisition step is gathered the image of a kind of equipment pointed of telepilot in the said plurality of devices;

Image processing step, the image of processing collected, and therefrom extract information about equipment pointed; And

Adaptation step, the information according to extracting is adapted for remote control equipment pointed with telepilot.

12. method according to claim 11, wherein, image processing step comprises:

Identification step identifies equipment pointed from the image of gathering; And

Extraction step is according to recognition result, from extracting the information about the equipment that identifies the canned data in advance.

13. method according to claim 12, wherein, identification step comprises:

From the image of gathering, cut apart and detect lines;

From detected lines, extract rectangle, and, filter out and all dissimilar rectangle of any equipment according to the geometric condition of predetermined relevant said plurality of devices;

The rectangle of remainder is carried out template matches, rectangle that obtains mating and template respectively with the template of the relevant said plurality of devices of being scheduled to; And

According to the rectangle and the template of coupling, confirm equipment pointed.

14. method according to claim 11 wherein, in adaptation step, changes the user interface of telepilot and the signal encoding of emission, thereby telepilot is adapted for remote control equipment pointed.

15. method according to claim 11 also comprises:

When operating with one of at least two kinds of operator schemes; Wake or open telepilot up; But not carries out image acquisition step, image processing step and adaptation step; When operating, wake or open telepilot up, simultaneously carries out image acquisition step, image processing step and adaptation step with the another kind at least two kinds of operator schemes.

16. one kind is utilized telepilot that plurality of devices is carried out the method for energy consumption monitoring, comprising:

The time keeping step when telepilot is adapted for one of said plurality of devices of remote control, writes down this opening of device and time of closing and/or use duration; And

The energy consumption calculation step according to the time of record and the power of predetermined each equipment, is calculated and the power consumption of the equipment of preservation.

17. method according to claim 16 also comprises:

The network Connection Step is connected telepilot with network, to upload to network or from the information of network download relevant devices power consumption.

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