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WO1993014567A1 - Telecommande equipee d'un dispositif de visualisation de certaines fonctions selectionnees - Google Patents

Telecommande equipee d'un dispositif de visualisation de certaines fonctions selectionnees Download PDF

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WO1993014567A1
WO1993014567A1 PCT/IT1993/000001 IT9300001W WO9314567A1 WO 1993014567 A1 WO1993014567 A1 WO 1993014567A1 IT 9300001 W IT9300001 W IT 9300001W WO 9314567 A1 WO9314567 A1 WO 9314567A1
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Andrea Brundisini
Andrea De Santis
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Siel Elettronica SpA
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03J—TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
    • H03J1/00—Details of adjusting, driving, indicating, or mechanical control arrangements for resonant circuits in general
    • H03J1/0008—Details of adjusting, driving, indicating, or mechanical control arrangements for resonant circuits in general using a central processing unit, e.g. a microprocessor
    • H03J1/0025—Details of adjusting, driving, indicating, or mechanical control arrangements for resonant circuits in general using a central processing unit, e.g. a microprocessor in a remote control unit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
    • H04B1/06—Receivers
    • H04B1/16—Circuits
    • H04B1/20—Circuits for coupling gramophone pick-up, recorder output, or microphone to receiver
    • H04B1/202—Circuits for coupling gramophone pick-up, recorder output, or microphone to receiver by remote control
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03J—TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
    • H03J2200/00—Indexing scheme relating to tuning resonant circuits and selecting resonant circuits
    • H03J2200/23—Remote control device with display showing data to be transmitted to the controlled apparatus

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  • Remote control equipped with a device for the visual display of selected functions .
  • the present invention relates to a remote control equipped with a de ⁇ vice for the visual display of selected functions associated with multiple-func ⁇ tion keys.
  • remote controls are utilised for the remote actuation and regulation of the functions of said appa ⁇ ratuses. Since the number of possible commands and the number of possible regulating settings increases considerably as the complexity and the sophisti ⁇ cation of such apparatuses increase, the number of keys which are present on the remote controls increases in step with this.
  • the principal functions are unambiguously associated with an exclusive key of the remote control, while the secondary functions are assigned, in groups, to a certain number of multiple-function keys, in such a manner that each key can effect various commands, depending upon the status of the command for sequencing the functions.
  • SUBSTITUTE SHEET apparatus preprogramming in order to have, on a single remote control, the information relating to a large number of remote controls, or the possibility of controlling a plurality of apparatuses, even from different manufacturers.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide an improved remote control of simplified and immediate application. Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide an improved remote control which has a simple and economical structure and is suitable for mass production.
  • a remote control for civilian elec ⁇ tronic apparatuses of the type in which with at least one multiple-function key there are associated more than one command function, which functions are switchable by means of a function switching device equipped with an appro ⁇ priate control is characterised in that it comprises a visual display device which visually displays in an unambiguous manner the function which is associated at that moment with at least one of the multiple-function keys, the arrangement being such that the indication displayed by the visual display device changes when the control of said function switching device is actuated.
  • the principal advantage which is obtained with the remote control equipped with a device for the visual display of selected functions according to the present invention consists in a significant simplification in the use of said remote control on the part of the user, determined by the fact that the function associated with each key at any instant is clearly shown on said remote control.
  • a further advantage consists in the possibility of increasing, to such extent as is desired, the number of functions associated with each secondary key, without thereby generating confusion or doubts on the part of the user, even an inexperienced user.
  • a further advantage consists in the possibility of replacing many sepa ⁇ rate remote controls associated with separate apparatuses, even from different manufacturers, with a single remote control which is capable of acting on all the apparatuses, at the same time retaining all the functions and the symbols associated with the keys of the individual remote controls.
  • Figure 1 is a front view and shows a first embodiment of the remote control equipped with a device for the visual display of selected functions according to the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a front view, similar to Figure 1, and shows the remote control with the device for the visual display of selected functions activated;
  • FIG. 3 is the block diagram of the electronic circuit of the remote control of Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 is the electrical wiring diagram of the electronic circuit of the remote control of Figure 1;
  • Figure 5 is a front view and shows a second embodiment of the remote control equipped with a device for the visual display of selected func ⁇ tions according to the present invention.
  • Figure 6 is a front view and shows a third embodiment of the remote control equipped with a device for the visual display of selected functions according to the present invention.
  • a remote control 10 is equipped with a visual display device 12 for the visual display of the functions associated with four multiple-function secondary keys 14.
  • the visual display device 12 has been constructed with a device incorporating dot matrix liquid crystals, each one of which may be illuminated or not illuminated.
  • the remote control 10 also comprises a key 16, which is associated with an electronic device for switching the functions and serves to indicate the successive functions associated with the keys 14, while a key 18 is similarly associated with the electronic device for switching the functions and serves to indicate the preceding functions associated with the keys 14.
  • the remote control 10 further comprises a sequence selection key 20, which is also associated with the electronic device for switching the functions and serves to store in memory a priority sequence among all the sequences of functions associated with the keys 14.
  • a sequence selection key 20 which is also associated with the electronic device for switching the functions and serves to store in memory a priority sequence among all the sequences of functions associated with the keys 14.
  • the remote control 10 there are also present the usual principal keys 22, which are unambiguously associated with the standardised functions.
  • the elec ⁇ tronic circuit of the present remote control comprises a microprocessor 24, which controls the visual display device 12 via a driver device 26 for interfac- ing with the visual display device 12.
  • the microprocessor 24 accesses a memory 28, containing instructions and data, and receives commands from the user via a keyboard 30, comprising the keys 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22.
  • each of the keys 14 corresponds a zone of the visual display device
  • the visual display device 12 shows that with the keys 14' and 14" on the left in said Figure 2, there are associated at that particular moment the functions relating to the regulation of the treble tones, namely a reduction on the left (key 14') and an increase on the right (key 14"), while with the keys 14"' and 14"" on the right, still in Figure 2, there are associated at that particular moment the functions relating to the regulation of the bass tones, namely a reduction on the left (key 14'") and an increase on the right (key 14"").
  • the key 20 for selecting the priority sequence permits the selection of the order in which the various sequences of symbols are to follow one another on the visual display device 12, on activation of the remote control, not only for the principal apparatus but also for other secondary apparatuses.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show a remote control 10 equipped with a dot matrix liquid crystal visual display device 12 composed of two juxtaposed pairs of elements with 12x12 dots.
  • each pair of elements is managed in such a manner as to form a matrix of 12x24 dots, which is asso- ciated with two of the multiple-function keys 14.
  • multiple-function keys 14 can be increased or even decreased, depending upon the design requirements.
  • the visual display device may be constructed by means of any display device which changes its visual appearance as the sequence of functions associated with the multiple-function keys changes.
  • FIG. 5 A second embodiment of the remote control according to the present invention is shown in Figure 5, in which elements similar to those of Figures 1 and 2 are indicated by the same reference numeral preceded by the digit 1.
  • a visual display device 112 formed by a series of light-emitting diodes (LED), only one of which is energised at any one instant.
  • LED light-emitting diodes
  • the remote control 110 comprises four multiple-function keys 114, all the possible functions of which are listed in a table 132 of inscriptions.
  • a key 116 permits the sequence of functions which is associated with the multiple-function keys 114 to be advanced, while a key 118 permits said sequence of functions which is associated with the multiple-function keys 114 to be reversed.
  • the following or preceding LED is energised in the LED sequence on the visual display device 112, thus indicating the new line of inscriptions in the table 132 so as to show unambiguously the functions which are at that moment associated with the multiple-function keys 114.
  • the key 120 serves to store in memory the priority sequence, while the keys 122 are the usual keys relating to the standardised primary functions.
  • a third embodiment of the remote control according to the present invention is shown in Figure 6, in which elements similar to those of Figures 1 and 2 are indicated by the same reference numeral preceded by the digit 2.
  • a visual display device 212 formed by a rotatable roll, which bears a series of inscriptions 232 which appear at a window equipped with a magnifying lens.
  • the remote control 210 comprises four multiple-function keys 214, all the possible functions of which are listed in a table of inscriptions which is disposed cylindrically on the roll. A single line of this table appears in the window of the visual display device 212.
  • a knob 216 permits the rotation of the roll and thus permits the sequence of functions which is asso ⁇ ciated with the multiple-function keys 214 to be forwarded and reversed through a series of contacts disposed along a circumference and cooperating with a brush.
  • the keys 222 are the usual keys relating to the standardised primary functions.
  • the visual display device of the remote control according to the present invention can adopt even other forms: it is only necessary that said device should exhibit, at each instant and in an unambi ⁇ guous manner, the association between each multiple-function key and the function actually associated with it.

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Abstract

Télécommande destinée aux appareils électroniques de consommation courante du type dans lequel plusieurs fonctions de commande sont associées à au moins une touche à fonctions multiples, ces fonctions étant commutables par l'intermédiaire d'un dispositif de commutation de fonctions équipé d'une commande appropriée. La télécommande est caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte un dispositif de visualisation (12, 112 ou 212) apte à afficher sans ambiguïté la fonction actuellement associée à l'une au moins des touches à fonctions multiples, l'agencement étant tel que l'indication affichée par le dispositif de visualisation (12, 112 ou 212) change lorsqu'on actionne la commande dudit dispositif de commutation de fonctions.
PCT/IT1993/000001 1992-01-16 1993-01-14 Telecommande equipee d'un dispositif de visualisation de certaines fonctions selectionnees Ceased WO1993014567A1 (fr)

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ITRM920029A IT1258345B (it) 1992-01-16 1992-01-16 Telecomando munito di un dispositivo per la visualizzazione di funzioni selezionate.

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WO1996003731A1 (fr) * 1994-07-27 1996-02-08 Siel Elettronica S.P.A. Telecommande preprogrammee pour actionner plusieurs appareils
WO2000027030A1 (fr) * 1998-11-03 2000-05-11 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Procede et dispositif permettant de selectionner une option dans un systeme
EP1178507A3 (fr) * 2000-08-03 2003-01-02 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Dispositif de commande à distance multiface

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WO1996003731A1 (fr) * 1994-07-27 1996-02-08 Siel Elettronica S.P.A. Telecommande preprogrammee pour actionner plusieurs appareils
WO2000027030A1 (fr) * 1998-11-03 2000-05-11 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Procede et dispositif permettant de selectionner une option dans un systeme
US6567133B2 (en) 1998-11-03 2003-05-20 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Method and apparatus for selecting an option in a system
EP1178507A3 (fr) * 2000-08-03 2003-01-02 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Dispositif de commande à distance multiface
US6853308B1 (en) 2000-08-03 2005-02-08 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Multi-sided remote control device

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