JP2001218283A - Audio system and remote controller for audio system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an audio system and a remote controller for the audio system, that can make reference to, edit, record character information at a place apart from an audio unit. SOLUTION: The remote controller 11 for the audio system and the audio system itself that remotely control an audio unit 1, having at least one of an FM multiplex broadcast reception means 4 or recording medium reproduction means 5, 6 with a remote control signal, are provided with a control means 12 that controls an entire operation of the remote controller, a character data reception means 13 that can receive character data as text information of a storage medium or an FM multiplex broadcast sent from the audio unit 1, and a display means 15 that displays the character data stored in the storage means 14.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a remote control device and an audio system for an audio system, and more particularly to a remote control device and an audio system for an audio system capable of displaying character data from the audio system on a display unit of the remote control device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional audio system, FM is used.
A multiplex broadcast receiving unit, a CD reproducing unit, an MD recording and reproducing unit,
A device provided with a remote control device is known. In such an audio system, a user has watched FM multiplex broadcasting and character data such as a CD text displayed on a display of an audio device which is a main body of the audio system.

[0003]

However, viewing character data through the display of an audio device has the following disadvantages. The disadvantage is that the user
If you are not near the audio device, you cannot see the character data on the display. Therefore, when the user is listening to FM broadcasting or music at a place away from the audio device, the information displayed on the display is very difficult to see. Therefore, there is an inconvenience that the user has to give up reading the character data in a situation where the user approaches or cannot approach the audio device.

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention refers to character data even at a place remote from an audio device.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an audio system remote control device and an audio system capable of editing and further recording.

[0005]

In view of the above-mentioned object,
A remote control device for an audio system according to the present invention is a remote control device for an audio system that remotely controls an audio device having at least one of a FM multiplex broadcast broadcast receiving unit and a storage medium reproducing unit by a remote control signal, Control means for controlling the overall operation of the remote controller; character data receiving means capable of receiving character data as text information on FM multiplex broadcast or a storage medium transmitted from the audio device; and character data received by the character data receiving means And storage means for displaying character data stored in the storage means. Thus, character data such as FM multiplex broadcasting or text information on a storage medium can be referred to at a location remote from the audio device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in addition to the remote control device of the audio system of the present invention, the display screen of the display means is divided into at least two screens based on the control of the control means. The screen is a display screen of the character data stored in the storage means, and is at least two screens.
Other screens among the screens are edit screens for character data stored in the storage means. Thereby, F
It is possible to edit as well as refer to character data such as M multiplex broadcasting or text information on a storage medium.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in addition to the remote controller of the audio system of the present invention, the storage means stores the character data after the editing on the editing screen. As a result, the edited character data can be read out as appropriate, and can be displayed again or edited again.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in addition to the remote controller of the audio system according to the above invention, the character data receiving means transmits the edited character data stored in the storage means to an audio apparatus at a remote place. The character data transmitting / receiving means also serves as the character data transmitting means.
This allows the audio device to perform appropriate processing such as display and storage on the edited character data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in addition to the remote controller of the audio system of the present invention, the storage medium reproducing means is a CD reproducing means for reproducing a CD or an MD reproducing means for reproducing an MD. With this, CD
Alternatively, the user can refer to or edit MD character data.

Further, the audio system of the present invention has
An audio system comprising an audio device having at least one of a broadcast receiving unit and a storage medium reproducing unit for M multiplex broadcasting, and a remote control device capable of remotely controlling the audio device by a remote control signal, The apparatus includes a control unit that controls the overall operation of the remote controller, a character data receiving unit that can receive character data as text information on an FM multiplex broadcast or a storage medium transmitted from the audio device, and a character data receiving unit that receives the character data. Storage means for storing the converted character data, and display means for displaying the character data stored in the storage means. Thus, character data such as FM multiplex broadcasting or text information on a storage medium can be referred to at a location remote from the audio device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in addition to the audio system of the above aspect, the display screen of the display means is divided into at least two screens based on the control of the control means.
One of the screens is a display screen for character data stored in the storage means, and the other of the at least two screens is an edit screen for character data stored in the storage means. . This allows not only reference to character data such as FM multiplex broadcasting or text information on a storage medium, but also editing.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a remote controller for an audio system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a remote controller of an audio system according to the present invention. The audio system includes an audio device 1 and a remote control device 11. Audio device 1
Has an FM multiplex broadcast receiving function, a CD reproducing function, and an MD recording / reproducing function.
Antenna 3, FM multiplex broadcast receiving section 4, CD reproducing section 5
, MD recording / reproducing unit 6, memory 7, display 8
And a key input unit 9 and a remote control signal transmitting / receiving unit 10.

On the other hand, a remote control device 11 for remotely controlling the operation of the audio device 1 includes a microcomputer 12 as control means, a character data receiving unit for receiving character data, and a character data transmitting unit for transmitting character data. The remote control signal transmission / reception unit 13 serving as data transmission / reception means, the memory 14 serving as storage means, a display 15 such as an LCD (liquid crystal display) serving as display means, a touch panel unit 16, and a key input unit 17 are provided. I have. The touch panel included in the touch panel unit 16 is attached so as to overlap the display screen of the display 15.

The audio device 1 is controlled by the microcomputer 2 based on the operation of a predetermined key of the key input unit 9 to control the FM multiplex broadcast receiving unit 4, the CD reproducing unit 5, or the MD.
One of the recording / reproducing units 6 can be selectively operated.

Similarly, the remote control device 11 transmits a remote control signal using infrared rays or the like from the remote control signal transmitting / receiving unit 13 under the control of the microcomputer 12 based on the operation of the key input unit 9 or the input from the touch panel unit 16. Remote control of various operations of the audio device 1.

The audio device 1 has F as an input source.
When the M multiplex broadcast receiving unit 4 is selected, the FM multiplex broadcast receiving unit 4 receives the FM multiplex broadcast, and demodulates the FM multiplex data to obtain character data. Transmit to remote control device 11.

The remote control device 11 receives the character data transmitted from the remote control signal transmission / reception unit 10 of the audio device 1 by the remote control signal transmission / reception unit 13. The received character data is written into the internal memory 14 and supplied to the display 15 to be displayed on the display screen.

Therefore, the user can use the audio device 1
Even if the user is away from the remote control device 11, if the user carries the remote control device 11, the character data of the FM multiplex broadcast can be transmitted to the remote control device 11.
Can be referred to on the display screen of the display 15.

The remote controller 11 operates the key input unit 9 or the touch panel unit 1 while receiving the character data.
The display screen of the display 15 can be divided into a plurality of screens, for example, two screens, under the control of the microcomputer 12 based on the input from 6. One of the two divided screens is used for displaying character data being received, and the other screen is used for editing character data.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a two-screen display on the display 15, showing a case where the display screen is divided into two vertically. Of the two screens, for example, character data being received is displayed on the upper screen 151, and edited character data is displayed on the lower screen 152. First, character data being received is displayed on the lower screen 152, similarly to the upper screen 151. By controlling the microcomputer 12 based on the operation of the key input unit 9 or the input from the touch panel unit 16, it is possible to freely edit the displayed character data such as adding or deleting characters.

The edited character data is displayed on the display 15 by the control of the microcomputer 12 based on the operation of the key input unit 9 or the input from the touch panel unit 16.
Is written to the memory 14 and stored. Memory 14
Can be read out later and displayed on the display 15.

The edited character data is transmitted from the remote control signal transmission / reception unit 13, received by the remote control signal transmission / reception unit 10 of the audio device 1, and stored in the memory 7. The edited character data written in the memory 7 can be read out later and displayed on the display 8 or transmitted to the remote controller 11 and displayed on the display 15.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the above operation. First, when receiving the FM multiplex broadcast, the audio device 1 transmits the contents of the teletext (that is, text data) from the remote control signal transmitting / receiving unit 10 to the remote control device 11 (step S1). In the remote control device 11, the transmitted character data is received by the remote control signal transmission / reception unit 13 (step S2). The received character data is written into the memory 14 and supplied to the display 15 to be displayed on the display screen.

Next, the microcomputer 12 determines whether editing of character data is instructed by operating the key input unit 9 or input from the touch panel unit 16 (step S3). If the answer is no, the process ends. On the other hand, if the answer is yes, the microcomputer 12 divides the screen of the display 15 into two (step S4). One of the two divided screens is used for displaying character data being received, and the other screen is used for editing character data.

Next, in the character data editing part, editing such as addition and deletion of characters is performed (step S5). Next, the microcomputer 12 determines whether recording of edited character data is instructed by operating the key input unit 9 or input from the touch panel unit 16 (Step S6). If the answer is no, the process ends. On the other hand, if the answer is yes, the edited character data is stored in the memory 1 under the control of the microcomputer 13.
4 (step S7).

Although the above-described processing has been performed on character data at the time of receiving FM multiplex broadcasting, a similar processing can be performed during reproduction of a CD or recording and reproduction of an MD. For example, C
When a CD corresponding to a CD text is reproduced by the D reproducing unit 5, the character data is transmitted from the audio device 1 to the remote control device 11, displayed and edited on the display 15, and the edited character data is stored in the memory 14. be able to.

Similarly, when the MD is reproduced by the MD recording / reproducing unit 6, the UTOC (user table of contents) information is transmitted from the audio device 1 to the remote control device 11.
And the UTOC information is displayed and edited on the display 15, and the edited UTOC information can be stored in the memory 14. Also, the edited UTOC information is transmitted to the remote control device 1.
1 can be transmitted to the audio device 1 and written to the MD via the MD recording / reproducing unit 6.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications and applications are possible. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the display screen of the display 15 is divided into two screens, one for original character data and the other for editing. May be configured to be able to display, edit, and record the character data related to it.

When transmitting the character data to the remote control device 11, the audio device 1 confirms the reception of the remote control device 11 by, for example, returning a reception confirmation signal from the remote control device 11. Alternatively, the character data may be stored in the memory 7 and, when the remote control device 11 is in a receivable state, the stored character data may be transmitted together. The storage medium reproducing means may be a means for reproducing a storage medium such as a memory stick or a solid-state memory in addition to a CD or MD.

[0030]

According to the present invention, even if the user is away from the audio device, if the user carries the remote control device, the user can watch a text broadcast or edit text data.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a remote controller of an audio system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a display 2 of the remote control device in FIG.
An example of a screen display is shown, showing a case where the display screen is divided into two vertically.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the block diagram of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 audio device 4 FM multiplex broadcast receiving unit (broadcast receiving unit) 5 CD reproducing unit (storage medium reproducing unit; CD reproducing unit) 6 MD recording / reproducing unit (storage medium reproducing unit; MD reproducing unit) 11 remote control device 12 microcomputer ( Control means) 13 remote control signal transmitting / receiving section (character data transmitting means, character data receiving means) 14 memory (storage means) 15 display (display means)

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An audio system remote control device for remotely controlling an audio device having at least one of a FM multiplex broadcast broadcast receiving means and a storage medium reproducing means by a remote control signal, comprising: Control means for controlling; character data receiving means capable of receiving character data as text information of the FM multiplex broadcast or storage medium transmitted from the audio device; and transmitting the character data received by the character data receiving means. A remote controller for an audio system, comprising: storage means for storing; and display means for displaying the character data stored in the storage means. 2. A display screen of the display unit is divided into at least two screens based on control of the control unit, and one of the at least two screens is divided into the character data of the character data stored in the storage unit. 2. The remote control device for an audio system according to claim 1, wherein a display screen is used, and another of the at least two screens is an edit screen of the character data stored in the storage unit. 3. The remote control device for an audio system according to claim 2, wherein said storage means stores said character data edited by said editing screen. 4. The character data receiving means according to claim 1, wherein said character data receiving means is a character data transmitting / receiving means which also serves as a character data transmitting means for transmitting said edited character data stored in said storage means to said audio device at a remote location. The remote control device for an audio system according to claim 3, wherein: 5. The remote controller for an audio system according to claim 1, wherein said storage medium reproducing means is a CD reproducing means for reproducing a CD or an MD reproducing means for reproducing an MD. apparatus. 6. An audio apparatus comprising: an audio device having at least one of FM multiplex broadcast receiving means and storage medium reproducing means; and a remote control device capable of remotely controlling the audio device by a remote control signal. A remote control device, comprising: control means for controlling the overall operation of a remote control; and character data receiving means capable of receiving character data as text information of the FM multiplex broadcast or storage medium transmitted from the audio device. An audio system, comprising: storage means for storing the character data received by the character data receiving means; and display means for displaying the character data stored in the storage means. 7. A display screen of the display unit is divided into at least two screens based on the control of the control unit, and one of the at least two screens is used to store the character data of the character data stored in the storage unit. 7. The audio system according to claim 6, wherein a display screen is used, and another of the at least two screens is an edit screen of the character data stored in the storage unit.