JPH11273234A - Remote control device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] CD player, video CD player, DVD
It is an object of the present invention to configure a remote control system in which a title can be easily selected in a reproducing apparatus such as a player, which has good access. SOLUTION: The optical disc reproducing device comprises a remote control device which displays the title content of a reproduced disc and a receiving device which receives this signal and converts it into a command according to the operation procedure of the reproducing device. At this time, the title can be reproduced by pressing the button of the remote control on the display unit showing the contents of the title without considering the track number, title number, etc. of the title to be reproduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote controller for an optical disk reproducing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art CD players, video CD players, D
Optical disk playback devices such as VD players have become widespread, but remote controls using infrared rays or the like are often used to operate these devices in addition to buttons on the main unit.

FIG. 3 shows a general example of the concept of operation with a remote controller of an optical disk reproducing apparatus. In FIG. 3, 1 is an optical disk reproducing device, 2 is a remote control device, and 3 is a receiving unit of the remote control. As is well known, when a predetermined operation switch button of the remote controller, for example, a play button is pressed, the music of the audio disc or the video of the video disc is reproduced, and when the stop button is pressed, the reproduction of the music or the video is stopped. Furthermore, since these discs record a plurality of music titles or a plurality of video titles, pressing a number button such as 1, 2, 3,... The number plays.

As described above, by pressing a predetermined number button on the remote controller, a song or a video title of a number corresponding to the button is reproduced. Because it is reproduced, it is a convenient device.

[0005]

However, usually, only the button number is written on the remote controller, and without a material such as an inlet attached to the optical disk, it corresponds to any music or any video title. It's hard to tell. Therefore, this remote control is not a general-purpose remote control, it is made into a flat shape, a picture or picture representing the song or video title you want to select is attached on the surface, and the song or video title you want to play by arranging buttons at the corresponding position It is possible to construct a remote controller that allows the user to easily select photos and pictures. By the way, in this remote control, it becomes a remote control corresponding to a specific disc, and since the song or video title to be played by the command transmitted when a certain button is pressed is fixed,
The first button is limited to a simple configuration such as the first song and the second button is the second song. That is,
On some discs, pressing the No. 1 button will play the No. 1 song, but on other discs it will not be compatible with various discs such as playing the No. 1 and No. 2 songs continuously with the No. 1 button. .

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a common remote control for selecting a number is used. A signal transmitted from this remote control is not directly received by the optical disk reproducing apparatus main body, but is separately received by another receiving unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote control operating device that realizes a different reproduction procedure for each disc by receiving the data by the remote controller.

[0007]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a signal processing circuit in which a signal transmitted from a remote controller is not directly received by a main body of an optical disc reproducing apparatus but is received by another receiving section. Transmits a command of a reproduction procedure corresponding to the disc, and operates a reproduction operation through an interface section of the optical disc reproducing apparatus main body.

Therefore, according to the present invention, one type of remote control can cope with a large number of discs having different reproduction procedures, and the remote control is provided with a picture or picture corresponding to the music. When pressed, a signal representing that position is transmitted. Further, the signal is received by a receiving device of a remote controller attached to the main body of the reproducing apparatus, and a reproduction command of the reproducing apparatus corresponding to a reproducing procedure of the relevant disk is transmitted, thereby performing reproduction corresponding to the disk.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is directed to a remote control device and an optical disk reproducing device having a planar shape, and a receiving section of a remote control built in or external to the optical disk reproducing device and processing of a received signal. A remote control operation device having a receiver unit composed of a circuit, a signal indicating the position of a coordinate axis or a button of the remote control device having a planar shape is transmitted from the remote control device, and a predetermined image of an optical disc is processed by a signal processing circuit of the receiver unit. 3. The optical disk reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the signal is converted into a signal for controlling an optical disk reproducing apparatus for reproducing a title such as audio, and is input to the optical disk reproducing apparatus. A second remote controller different from the first remote controller, and a second remote controller different from the first remote controller. A remote control device having a receiver apparatus which is not incorporated in the optical disk reproducing apparatus comprising a processing circuit of the receiver and the received signal of the remote control device, the second
The receiver device receives a signal output from the remote control device, converts the received signal into a signal protocol of the first remote control device by a processing circuit, and receives the signal for the first remote control device built in the optical disc reproducing device. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a remote control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1 is an optical disk reproducing device, 4 is a remote control device having a planar shape used in this system, 5 is a receiving device of this remote control, and 6 is a remote control device.
Denotes a receiving unit, 7 denotes a signal processing circuit, and 8 denotes an optical disk reproducing device interface unit. The remote controller 4 has a planar shape, and is attached with a song or a picture corresponding to a music title or a video title of an attached disc. The remote controller 4 has a plurality of button sections, and when each button is pressed, transmits a signal indicating the position of each button or a signal indicating the button number. Next, the receiving unit 6 receives this signal, and if the signal processing circuit 7 receives the signal of the button 1, for example, "PLAY TITLE1"
"PLAY TITLE2" when the button 2 signal is received
The command is converted and a command signal of a new protocol is transmitted. This signal is input to the interface section 8 of the optical disk reproducing apparatus main body. For example, this interface can be a general-purpose RS232C. Therefore, the signal transmitted by the above signal processing circuit has a protocol corresponding to the RS232C command.
Therefore, when a button is pressed on the remote controller 4, the corresponding music or video title is reproduced by the optical disk reproducing device. For example, the command converted by the signal processing circuit 7 is stored in a rewritable ROM, and when the disk changes, the ROM chip is replaced or the ROM data is rewritten. Can respond.

(Embodiment 2) Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a remote control device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Reference numeral 3 denotes a receiving unit of the general-purpose remote controller 2, which is the same as the receiving unit 3 in FIG. Up to the point where a signal is transmitted from the remote controller 4 having a planar shape and the signal is received by the receiving unit 6 and sent to the signal processing circuit 7, the protocol is converted in the same manner as in the above-described first embodiment. The converted signal is received by the receiving unit 3 of the optical disk reproducing apparatus, and a predetermined title is reproduced.
At this time, the button of the planar remote controller 4 reproduces the title 1 with the button 1, the reproduction of the title 5 with the button 2,
It is assumed that the procedure of continuously reproducing the titles 6 and 7 with the button 3 is determined. To perform this procedure using a general-purpose remote controller, press the numeric key 1 on the remote controller, and then press PLAY.
Press the key, or press the numeric key 2 and then the PLAY key, and press the numeric key 1 on the remote
Press the AY key and then press the numeric key 2 and then PLA again.
This is a complicated operation of pressing the Y key. However, if the signal of the button 1 is received by the signal processing circuit 7 of the receiving device 5, the general-purpose remote controller 2 will sequentially transmit the signal of the numeric key 1 and the signal of the PLAY key.
Key operations performed by the operator are simplified.

[0012]

As is clear from the above-described embodiment, the present invention uses a remote control corresponding to a disc so that a picture or picture representing the content of a title can be attached to the position of a button, and the picture or picture can be displayed. Just by looking at the button of the title you want to play, it becomes a very easy-to-use remote control.
In order to realize such an optical disc playback system,
In order to realize the operation procedure with a receiving unit different from the receiving unit of the main unit of the optical disc reproducing device and the signal processing circuit, the same remote control can be used to operate various disc reproducing procedures simply by changing the conversion data of the signal processing circuit. The device can be reproduced by the same optical disk reproducing device. In particular, in an optical disc reproducing apparatus using a conventional general-purpose remote controller, the use of a new remote controller can be easily realized without any specification or design change of the main unit.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a remote control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a remote control device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a conventional remote controller.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 optical disk reproducing device 2 general-purpose remote control device 3 general-purpose remote control receiving unit 4 planar remote control device 5 receiving device 6 receiving unit 7 signal processing circuit 8 interface unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A remote control device comprising a remote control device and an optical disk reproducing device having a planar shape, and a receiving unit of a remote control built in or external to the optical disk reproducing device and a receiver unit comprising a processing circuit for a received signal.
A signal indicating a coordinate axis or a position of a button of the remote control device having a planar shape is transmitted from the remote control device, and an optical disc reproduction for reproducing a predetermined video, audio, etc. title of the optical disc by a signal processing circuit of the receiver section. A remote control device which is converted into a signal for controlling the device and input to the optical disc reproducing device. 2. An optical disc reproducing apparatus and a remote controller for operating the apparatus, a second remote controller different from the first remote controller, a receiving section of the second remote controller and a receiving signal of the second remote controller. What is claimed is: 1. A remote control device having a receiver device that is not built in said optical disc playback device and comprising a processing circuit, wherein said receiver device receives a signal output from said second remote control device, and receives the received signal by a processing circuit for a first signal. The signal protocol is converted into a signal protocol of a remote control device and the first
A remote control device for operating the optical disc reproducing device by inputting the data to a receiving unit for the remote control device.