TW201807672A - Pairing learning system and learning method for pairing system replaces an electronic product corresponding to the remote controller from the original manufacturer - Google Patents

Abstract

The learning method for pairing system is executed with the use of a pairing system. The pairing system comprises a handheld device, a pairing device, and a plurality of remote controllers from the original manufacturer which are used to respectively control a plurality of electronic products. The learning method for pairing system comprises the following steps: (A) transmitting a frequency signal with a frequency value by utilizing one of the plurality of remote controllers from the original manufacturer; (B) using the pairing device to obtain the frequency value of the frequency signal from the stored database of the pairing device, which is compared with a code and a set parameter related to the frequency value; (C) using the pairing device to generate a pairing signal indicating the code of one of the remote controllers from the original manufacturer and the set parameter corresponding to the code of the handheld device, so that the handheld device can replace an electronic product corresponding to the remote controller from the original manufacturer.

Description

Learning matching method of matching system

The invention relates to a method for learning pairing, in particular to a method for learning pairing in a pairing system.

With the advancement of the times, the design of products has gradually developed to make user convenience the first priority. Therefore, most electronic devices such as televisions or electric fans on the market today are equipped with a remote control to facilitate users. It is necessary to be close to these electronic devices to be able to remotely control the operation of these electronic devices and bring convenience to life.

However, the remote controls of these electronic devices often have a short life due to excessive use, which makes them inadequate to use. Therefore, users must purchase a learning remote control to replace it when the original remote control is still available. When the factory remote control is completely damaged, you can continue to remotely control these electronic devices.

However, the setting process of the initial setting of the existing learning remote control in the beginning is quite cumbersome. Here is an example to explain. When a learning remote control learns a TV's original remote control, The remote control itself has about 30 to 40 keys. Therefore, the user needs to operate the learning remote control to learn each key of the original remote control one by one, that is, the user needs to repeatedly operate the learning process up to 30 to 40. Obviously, the learning and setting process is not only tedious but also time-consuming, especially when the original remote control is an air-conditioning remote control, because the air-conditioning remote control itself has only about 10 buttons, and each button of the air-conditioning remote control Different signals will be transmitted in different operation modes. In general, each button of the learning remote control can only learn and transmit one kind of signal, so that the learning remote control is not enough. In addition, the learning remote control is capable of For various electronic devices of different brands and models, the manufacturer must first provide relevant information of various electronic devices of different brands and models (such as The frequency data of each key of the electronic device, etc.) are stored in the learning remote controller. Therefore, the learning remote controller must be provided with a relatively large storage memory space, and the learning process is more tedious and time-consuming.

Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to provide a learning matching method for a matching system capable of simple and fast learning.

Therefore, the learning pairing method of the pairing system of the present invention is implemented by a pairing system. The pairing system includes a hand-held device, a pairing device, and a plurality of original remote controls, and the learning pairing method of the pairing system includes the following steps. (A) to step (D).

Step (A): using one of the plurality of original remote controllers to transmit a frequency signal having a frequency value.

Step (B): Use the pairing device to compare a code related to the frequency value from a database stored by the pairing device according to the frequency value of the frequency signal, and compare it from the database according to the code A setting parameter is provided, wherein the database has a plurality of different frequency values, a plurality of different codes, and a plurality of different setting parameters. The plurality of codes respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency values. The plurality of setting parameters are respectively. Correspond to multiple codes.

Step (C): Use the pairing device to generate a pairing signal indicating the code of one of the original remote controls and the setting parameter corresponding to the code to the handheld device.

Step (D): Use the application program related to the paired device stored by the handheld device to simulate the function of the original remote controller corresponding to the setting parameter according to the setting parameter.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a learning and matching method of a matching system capable of simple and fast learning.

Therefore, the learning pairing method of the pairing system of the present invention is implemented by a pairing system. The pairing system includes a hand-held device, a pairing device, and a plurality of original remote controllers. (A), (B), (C), (C0) and step (D).

Step (A): using one of the plurality of original remote controllers to transmit a frequency signal having a frequency value.

Step (B): using the pairing device to compare a code related to the frequency value from a code data table stored in the pairing device according to the frequency value of the frequency signal, wherein the code data table has a plurality of Different frequency values and multiple different codes, and the multiple codes correspond to multiple frequency values, respectively.

Step (C): Use the pairing device to generate a code signal indicating the code of one of the original remote controls.

Step (C0): Use the application program related to the paired device stored by the handheld device to obtain a setting parameter from a setting data table stored in the application program according to the code signal, where the setting data table has multiple Different codes, and multiple setting parameters corresponding to these codes.

Step (D): using the application program related to the paired device stored by the handheld device to simulate the function of the original remote controller corresponding to the setting parameter according to the setting parameter.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are represented by the same numbers.

Referring to FIG. 1, a first embodiment of a learning pairing method of a pairing system of the present invention is applicable to be implemented by a pairing system. The pairing system includes a handheld device 1, a pairing device 2, and multiple original remote controls 3. And through the hand-held device 1, the pairing device 2, and the plurality of original remote controls 3 to learn to pair with each other, so that the hand-held device 1 can replace the plurality of original remote controls 3, and then can use the hand-held device 1 Operate a plurality of different electronic products 4 corresponding to the plurality of original remote controllers 3.

The handheld device 1 is an electronic device such as a smart phone or a tablet computer, and stores at least one application program (not shown) related to the paired device 2.

The multiple original remote controls 3, such as a TV remote control or an air conditioner, can be used to control corresponding electronic products 4, such as a television or an air conditioner. Therefore, each original remote control 3 can transmit different The frequency signal of the frequency value is used to control the corresponding electronic product 4 and has a power button and a plurality of function buttons (not shown), and the power button and the plurality of function buttons are combined into a plurality of buttons.

The pairing device 2 has an indicator light 21 and a memory memory 22. The indicator light 21 and the memory memory 22 are electrically connected to a circuit board (not shown) in the pairing device 2. See also Table 1 below. The memory 22 stores a database having a plurality of different frequency values, a plurality of different codes, and a plurality of different setting parameters, and the plurality of codes correspond to a plurality of frequency values, respectively. Multiple setting parameters correspond to multiple codes. Table I

Referring to FIG. 2, the learning pairing method of the pairing system of the present invention performs learning pairing on one original remote control 3 at a time. For convenience of description, this embodiment first uses one of the multiple original remote controls 3 to describe, and One of the original remote controllers 3 is an air-conditioning remote controller, and the electronic product 4 controlled by the air-conditioning remote controller is an air-conditioning machine. The implementation steps of the learning pairing method of the pairing system are as follows.

Step (A0) Use the handheld device 1 to execute the application.

Step (A1) Use the handheld device 1 to generate a connection request via the application.

Step (A2) Use the pairing device 2 to receive the connection request.

Step (A3) Use the pairing device 2 to establish a pairing connection according to the connection request.

Step (A4) When the handheld device 1 and the pairing device 2 establish a pairing connection on a communication network, the indicator 21 of the pairing device 2 starts to flash, wherein the communication network includes a wireless local area network (Wi-Fi ).

At the same time, step (A) is executed by pressing the power button of the air-conditioning remote control to transmit the frequency signal.

Step (B) uses the pairing device 2 to compare a code related to the frequency value from the database stored in the pairing device 2 according to the frequency value of the frequency signal, and compares the code with the database value according to the code. A setting parameter is matched, wherein the setting parameter is related to a plurality of key setting values of the original remote control 3 corresponding to the code.

Step (C) uses the pairing device 2 to generate a pairing signal indicating the code of the air-conditioning remote controller and the setting parameter corresponding to the code.

Step (D) utilizes the application program related to the pairing device 2 stored in the handheld device 1 to simulate the function of the air-conditioning remote controller corresponding to the setting parameter according to the setting parameter.

The step (D) includes the following sub-steps (D1) and (D2).

The sub-step (D1) uses the application program related to the pairing device 2 stored in the handheld device 1 to generate a control signal according to the setting parameter.

The sub-step (D2) uses the pairing device 2 to generate a remote control signal according to the control signal to control the air conditioner corresponding to the air conditioner remote control.

Here, steps (D) and sub-steps (D1) and (D2) are described by way of example. When a user touches a control key displayed by the application through the application to generate an instruction to reduce the temperature of the air conditioner The control signal is received by the pairing device 2, and the pairing device 2 generates the remote control signal according to the control signal to control the air conditioner to reduce the temperature of the air conditioner.

Step (E) When the application is executed, if the user cannot control the electronic product 4 (air conditioner) through the interface of the application, the user generates an instruction indicating that the pairing has failed through the input operation of the application. Warning message to return to step (A) and repeat steps (A) to (D).

When the application generates the warning message, it means that when performing step (B), the pairing device 2 compares the wrong code, which causes the pairing system to fail to pair. The frequency value of the frequency signal emitted by the air conditioner remote control of the brand A and the air conditioner remote control of the brand B is too close. When learning to pair the air conditioner remote control of the brand A, it may be caused by the The frequency value of the frequency signal sent by the air-conditioning remote control is too close to the air-conditioning remote control of the B brand, causing the pairing device 2 to misunderstand and compare the code of the frequency value of the air-conditioning remote control corresponding to the B brand, so that the comparison The setting parameters are related to the key set value of the brand B air conditioner remote control, so the pairing signal received by the handheld device 1 in the subsequent step (D) will also be the code and setting of the brand B air conditioner remote control. Parameter, therefore, the user cannot take advantage of the handheld device 1 to control the corresponding air conditioner through the application instead of the A brand air conditioner, so the The user must perform the learning matching of the matching system again.

After completing the above steps of learning pairing, the other one of the plurality of original remote controls 3, such as a TV remote control or a cleaning robot remote control, will continue to learn and match, so that the user can directly The handheld device 1 is used to replace the plurality of original remote controls 3 through the application to control more electronic products, such as a television or a cleaning robot.

In addition, it must be explained that the frequency signal, the pairing signal, and the remote control signal each include transmission methods such as infrared (Infrared ray, IR), radio frequency (Radio Frequency, RF), and Bluetooth, and the control signal Includes wireless local area network (Wi-Fi).

Referring to FIG. 3, Table 2 and Table 3, a second embodiment of the learning pairing method of the pairing system of the present invention is similar to the first embodiment, except that the pairing device 2 includes a pairing Device 23, and a cloud server 24, the indicator light 21 is electrically connected to the circuit board of the pairer 3, and the database includes code data having the plurality of different frequency values and the plurality of different codes A table, and a setting data table having the plurality of different codes and the plurality of different setting parameters, the plurality of codes corresponding to a plurality of frequency values, and the plurality of setting parameters corresponding to a plurality of codes, respectively. Table II Table three

It is worth noting that referring to FIG. 4, this step (C) includes the following sub-steps.

The sub-step (C1) uses the pairer 23 of the pairing device 2 to generate a code signal indicating the code according to the frequency signal and the code data table stored in the pairer 23.

Sub-step (C2) uses the handheld device 1 to receive the code signal.

The sub-step (C3) uses the handheld device 1 to generate a request signal related to the code according to the code signal.

The sub-step (C4) uses the cloud server 24 to receive the request signal through the communication network.

The sub-step (C5) uses the cloud server 24 to generate a setting signal indicating the setting parameter to the handheld device 1 according to the request signal and the setting data table stored in the cloud server 24, wherein the code signal and the The set signals are combined into the paired signal.

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, a third embodiment of a learning pairing method of a pairing system according to the present invention is similar to the first embodiment, except that the step (C) and the learning pairing The method further includes a step (C0) between the step (C) and the step (D). Because the application in this embodiment has stored the setting data table, therefore, the step (C) The pairing device only needs to generate a code signal indicating the code of the air-conditioning remote control, and in step (C0), the application program related to the pairing device 2 stored by the handheld device 1 is used again according to the code signal and stored from the application program. The setting data table to obtain the setting parameters to the handheld device 1.

It should be additionally added that the handheld device 1 that has completed the learning pairing in the first to third embodiments described above can further edit the schedule of each electronic product 4 through the application, and the schedule is related to each An electronic product's appointment activation, function adjustment, or shutdown setting.

To sum up, the method for learning pairing of the pairing system of the present invention only needs to use the pairing device to enable any handheld device such as a smart phone or tablet computer to learn to pair with the original remote controls to replace the original ones. The remote control further controls these electronic products to achieve a simple and fast learning learning pairing method, so it can indeed achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited in this way, any simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application and the content of the patent specification of the present invention are still Within the scope of the invention patent.

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Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiment with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a learning pairing method of the pairing system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a The flowchart illustrates the operation of the first embodiment of the learning pairing method of the pairing system of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a second embodiment of the learning pairing method of the pairing system of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a flowchart, The action of the second embodiment of the learning pairing method of the pairing system of the present invention is explained; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a third embodiment of the learning pairing method of the pairing system of the present invention; and FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the present invention. The operation of the third embodiment of the learning pairing method of the inventive pairing system.

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Claims (12)

A method for learning a pairing system is implemented by a pairing system. The pairing system includes a handheld device, a pairing device, and a plurality of original remote controllers. The method of learning pairing in the pairing system includes the following steps: (A ) Using one of the plurality of original remote controls to transmit a frequency signal having a frequency value; (B) using the pairing device to compare with a database stored in the pairing device according to the frequency value of the frequency signal A code and a setting parameter related to the frequency value are generated, wherein the database has a plurality of different frequency values, a plurality of different codes, and a plurality of different setting parameters, and the plurality of codes correspond to multiple Frequency values, the multiple setting parameters correspond to multiple codes, respectively; (C) using the pairing device to generate a pairing signal indicating the code of one of the original remote controls and the setting parameter corresponding to the code; And (D) using the application related to the paired device stored by the handheld device to simulate the original factory corresponding to the setting parameter according to the setting parameter Function of remote control. According to the learning pairing method of the pairing system described in claim 1, the plurality of original remote controllers are respectively used to transmit a plurality of frequency signals and are respectively used to control a plurality of different electronic products, and the plurality of frequency signals have different Frequency values, the multiple original remote controls correspond to different codes, wherein the setting parameter of step (B) is related to multiple key setting values of the original remote controls corresponding to the code. The method for learning a pairing system according to claim 1, the step (D) includes (D1) using the application related to the pairing device stored by the handheld device to generate a control signal according to the setting parameter, and ( D2) Use the pairing device to generate a remote control signal according to the control signal to control an electronic product corresponding to one of the original remote controls. The method for learning a pairing system according to claim 1, wherein after step (D), the method further includes (E) when the application program is executed and a warning message indicating a pairing failure is generated through a user input operation, then Go to step (A), and execute steps (A) to (D). The learning matching method of the matching system according to claim 1, wherein the database of step (B) includes a code data table having a plurality of different frequency values and a plurality of different codes, and a code data table having a plurality of different Code and multiple setting data tables of different setting parameters, the multiple codes correspond to multiple frequency values, and the multiple setting parameters correspond to multiple codes, respectively. The method for learning a pairing system according to claim 5, the pairing device includes a pairer, and a cloud server, wherein step (C) includes (C1) using the pairer of the pairing device according to the frequency signal And the code data table stored in the pairer generates a code signal indicating the code, (C2) uses the handheld device to receive the code signal, (C3) uses the handheld device to generate a code signal related to the code according to the code signal A request signal, (C4) using the cloud server to receive the request signal, and (C5) using the cloud server to generate a setting signal indicating the setting parameter according to the request signal and the setting data table stored in the cloud server , Wherein the code signal and the setting signal are combined into the pairing signal. The method for learning pairing in the pairing system according to claim 1, the pairing device has an indicator light, wherein before step (A), it further includes (A0) using the handheld device to execute the application program, (A1) using the handheld device The device generates a connection request via the application, (A2) uses the pairing device to receive the connection request, (A3) uses the pairing device to establish a pairing connection according to the connection request, and (A4) when the handheld device When the paired connection is established with the paired device, the indicator of the paired device starts blinking. A pairing system learning method is implemented by a pairing system. The pairing system includes a handheld device, a pairing device, and multiple original remote controls. The pairing system learning method includes the following steps: (A) Using one of the plurality of original remote controls to transmit a frequency signal having a frequency value; (B) comparing the code data table stored in the pairing device with the pairing device according to the frequency value of the frequency signal Produce a code related to the frequency value, wherein the code data table has a plurality of different frequency values and a plurality of different codes, the plurality of codes corresponding to the plurality of frequency values respectively; (C) using the pairing The device generates a code signal indicating the code of one of the original remote controls; (C0) using the application program related to the paired device stored by the handheld device, based on the code signal, A setting data table obtains a setting parameter, wherein the setting data table has a plurality of different codes and a plurality of setting parameters corresponding to the codes respectively And (D) utilizing the application stored in the handheld device and related to the paired device to simulate the function of the original remote control corresponding to the setting parameter according to the setting parameter. The method for learning pairing of the pairing system according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of original remote controllers are respectively used to transmit a plurality of frequency signals, and are respectively used to control a plurality of different electronic products, and the plurality of frequency signals have different Frequency value, wherein the setting parameter of step (D) is related to a plurality of key setting values of the original remote controller corresponding to the code. The method for learning a pairing system according to claim 8, the step (D) includes (D1) using the application related to the pairing device stored by the handheld device to generate a control signal according to the setting parameter, and ( D2) Use the pairing device to generate a remote control signal according to the control signal to control an electronic product corresponding to one of the original remote controls. The method for learning a pairing system according to claim 8, after step (D) further includes (E) when the application is executed, a warning message indicating a pairing failure is generated through a user input operation, and then returns to Step (A) and repeat steps (A) to (D). The method for learning pairing in the pairing system according to claim 8, the pairing device has an indicator light, wherein before step (A) also includes (A0) using the handheld device to execute the application program, (A1) using the handheld device The device generates a connection request via the application, (A2) uses the pairing device to receive the connection request, (A3) uses the pairing device to establish a pairing connection according to the connection request, and (A4) when the handheld device and When the pairing device establishes a pairing connection, the indicator of the pairing device starts to flash.