JPH066860A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a remote controller by which remote control of an objective equipment can be attained by automatically outputting a signal from the remote controller according to the storage content of a memory when a pertinent time comes. CONSTITUTION:This device is equipped with two kinds of modes; a normal mode and a set mode. In the set mode, a time, objective equipment, and operation mode are designated to the remote controller, and stored in a memory incorporated in the remote controller. As indicate in the figure, a mode switching key 3 is pressed in order to obtain the set mode, and the time of a display part 7 is set to a prescribed time by a numeral key 2. Next, the objective equipment and the operation mode are designated by a function key 5, and stored in the memory. When the mode switching key 3 is pressed again, the normal mode is restored. In the normal mode, the signal is automatically outputted from the remote controller according to the storage content of the memory when the designated time comes, and the remote control of each objective equipment can be attained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control device capable of automatically controlling a switch operation of a television, a VTR or the like by a timer and a memory function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a target device is controlled by one remote controller in accordance with a person's life time, a remote controller issues a control signal to the target device according to a person's judgment every time. However, even when the schedule of personal life time is almost fixed and it is known in advance, the remote controller issues a control signal to the target device at each time according to a person's judgment. .

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above point, and the personal life time schedule is almost fixed and it is known in advance as in the case described above. In this case, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a remote controller that does not have to issue a control signal to the target device from the remote controller according to a person's judgment every time.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention proposes that a remote controller has a microcomputer and a memory built therein, and a schedule corresponding to a personal living time is stored in advance in the memory. It is to provide a remote controller capable of remotely operating each target device by automatically outputting a signal from the remote controller according to the stored contents of the memory at the time corresponding to the program contents.

[0005]

With the above construction, when the key is pressed in the setting mode in the remote controller according to the present invention, the address corresponding to the selected key is read from the key decoder to the CPU. The CPU retrieves the content of the program corresponding to the address from the memory 2 and stores it in the RAM of the memory 1 which is a temporary storage device. Since the target device and the operation mode are set for each time in the program, at the time specified in the normal mode, the control signal is sent from the drive unit to each target device according to the program in the ROM. To control the target device.

[0006]

Embodiments of the remote controller according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a top view of a remote controller main body, 1 is a remote controller main body, 2 is a block of numeral keys, 3 is a mode switching key, 4 is a light emitting part, 5 is a function key, 6 is a numeral key, and 7 is a numeral key. It is a display unit. Figure 2
Is a block diagram for explaining the operation of the remote controller of the present invention. 11 is a key, 12 is a key decoder, 13 is a control unit, 14 is a drive unit,
15 is memory 1, 16 is ROM, 17 is RAM, 18 is memory 2
, 19 is SET1, 20 is SET2, 21 is SET3, 22 is data 1, 23 is data 2, and 24 is data 3.

The operation of the remote controller according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This remote controller has two types of modes, a normal mode and a setting mode. The setting mode is to specify the time, the target device, and the operation mode to the remote controller along with the living time of a person, and store them in the memory built in the remote controller. The procedure of the setting mode will be described below. In FIG. 1, the mode switching key 3 is pressed to enter the setting mode, and the number 2 key is used to set the time on the display 7 to a predetermined time. Next, the target device and the operation mode are designated by the function key 5 and stored in the memory. When all the necessary programs have been set according to the above procedure, the mode switch key 3 is pressed again to return to the normal mode. In the normal mode, when the corresponding time comes, a signal is automatically output from the remote controller according to the contents stored in the memory to remotely operate each target device.

Next, the internal structure of the remote controller according to the present invention and the function of each part will be described. In FIG. 2, when the key 11 is pressed in the setting mode, the address corresponding to the selected key is read from the key decoder 12 to the CPU,
The CPU retrieves the contents of the program corresponding to the address from the memory 2, SET1, SET2, SET3, etc., and stores it in the RAM 17 of the memory 1, which is a temporary storage device. In the program, the target device and the operation mode are set for each time, such as data 1, data 2, and data 3. At the designated time in the normal mode, a control signal according to the program in the ROM is sent from the drive unit to each target device.

[0009]

As described above, according to the remote controller of the present invention, by storing the human life pattern in the remote controller itself, a single key operation can be performed.
All remote control is possible and remote control is easy. Further, in the auto mode, a preset timer function works and a control signal is automatically transmitted, which is very convenient because it does not bother human hands.

[0010]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view of a remote control body according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an operation according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Remote control main unit 2 Numerical key switch block 3 Mode selection key 4 Light emitting part 5 Function key 6 Numerical key 7 Display

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A key decoder for converting an input from a keyboard into a key code, a display section for confirming the contents of the key input, and a second memory having a plurality of tables storing the function contents corresponding to the key code. A first memory for selecting, reading, temporarily storing and storing the function content corresponding to the key code from the second memory each time the key is input,
A drive unit that reads out the corresponding function contents from the first memory at a designated time and outputs a control signal of the corresponding function contents, and a CP that totally controls the flow of the program.
Remote control consisting of U and.