WO2015018329A1 - Remote control - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is applicable in the field of communications. Provided is a remote control. The remote control comprises: a button, a button detection circuit, a multi-axis gyroscope, a logic processing unit, and a signal transmitter. An output end of the button detection circuit and an output end of the multi-axis gyroscope are both connected to an input end of the logic processing unit. An output end of the logic processing unit is connected to an input end of the signal transmitter. The remote control provided in the present invention has the advantages of a reduced button number, aesthetic appeal, and blind operability.

Description

 Remote controller

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201310342719.9, entitled "A Remote Control", filed on Aug. 7, 2013, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a remote controller.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Commonly used remote controllers fall into two categories, a first type, a remote control based on mouse technology, a second type, and a multi-button television remote control. For the first category, the mouse design is very simple, and can also complete the various functions of the remote control, but because most traditional TV users can't get used to the user's mouse to operate the TV for a short time, the popularity takes a long time. The basic technical structure of the remote control implemented by mouse technology is as follows: There are usually three buttons: left button (select function), scroll wheel (page turning function), right button (property function), left and right buttons have two states: still and pressed, According to the speed of operation, there are drag, click and double-click, and the three buttons cooperate with the position detection to realize the basic functions of the mouse. The disadvantage of the first type of remote control is that the user cannot adapt and the popularity is long. The mouse needs a sliding platform and cannot be used with a multi-button remote control, and the user experience is poor. In addition, such remote controls are not suitable for controlling multimedia devices such as TVs and DVDs. For the second type of multi-button remote control, the user has used a lot, but there is no time to break into, With more and more Internet videos, more and more casual games, and more and more intelligent TVs, multi-button remote controls are an outdated design that does not meet the user's requirements for new features.

 The disadvantage of the second type of remote control is that there are many buttons: basically, each basic function needs a physical button corresponding to it, and has a large volume; therefore, a TV remote controller with many buttons may cause complicated use, and it is difficult to implement blind operation. , the user is not convenient to use.

Summary of the invention

 The invention provides a TV remote controller, which aims to solve the problem that the TV remote controller of the prior art solution has many buttons, affects the appearance and is inconvenient for the user.

 In a first aspect, a remote controller, a button, a button detection circuit, a multi-axis gyroscope, a logic processing unit, and a signal transmitter are provided; an output of the button detection circuit, an output of the multi-axis gyroscope, and the logic processing An input end of the unit is connected, and an output end of the logic processing unit is connected to an input end of the signal transmitter, wherein

 The button detecting circuit is configured to detect a button event of a button;

 The multi-axis gyroscope is configured to detect mobile positioning data of the remote controller;

 The logic processing unit is configured to query, according to the detected button event or the movement positioning data, an operation instruction corresponding to the button event or the movement positioning data from a preset operation instruction list, and Transmitting an operation command to the signal transmitter;

 The signal transmitter is configured to send the operation instruction to a receiving device.

 In conjunction with a remote controller provided by the first aspect, in a first alternative of the first aspect, the operation command corresponding to the key event of the button is used for an operating system menu or an operation function menu.

In conjunction with the remote controller of the first aspect, in a second alternative of the first aspect, the one button includes: a touch sensing area, where the button events include: a move-in event, a hover event, a move-out event, Half-press events and press all events. In combination with the remote controller provided by the first aspect, in a third alternative of the first aspect, the number of the signal transmitters is two, and two signal transmitters are respectively disposed at the front end and the tail of the remote controller. end.

 In conjunction with the third option of the first aspect, in a fourth aspect of the first aspect, the remote controller further includes: a handheld position detecting circuit, an output of the handheld position detecting circuit and the logic The input of the processing unit is connected;

 The handheld position detecting circuit is configured to detect a handheld position of the user;

 The logic processing unit is configured to operate according to the handheld position selection signal transmitter at the front end of the signal transmitter or the tail end.

 In a second aspect, a method of controlling a receiving device using the above remote controller is provided, the method comprising:

 When the remote controller receives the button event or moves the positioning data, the button event or the operation command corresponding to the movement positioning data is queried from the preset operation instruction list according to the button event or the movement positioning data;

 The remote controller converts the operation command into a wireless signal corresponding to the operation command and transmits it to the receiving device.

 In conjunction with the technical solution of the second aspect, in the first alternative of the second aspect, the operation instruction corresponding to the button event of the button is used for an operating system menu or an operation function menu. The technical solution provided by the invention has the advantages of small number of buttons, beautiful appearance, simple operation and convenient operation by the user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are merely the implementation of the present invention. For example, for those skilled in the art, without creative labor Further drawings may also be obtained from the drawings provided.

 101 : One button, 201 : Button detection circuit, 102: Multi-axis gyroscope, 103 : Logic processing unit, 104: Signal transmitter.

 1 is an external structure of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

 2 is an electrical structural diagram of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

 3 is a flow chart of a method for controlling a receiving device using the above remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

 4 is a flowchart of a method of using a remote controller according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

 Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of the menu of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

 A specific embodiment of the present invention provides a device remote controller. The remote controller 100 includes a button 101, a button detecting circuit 201, a multi-axis gyroscope 102, a logic processing unit 103, and a signal transmitter 104, as shown in FIGS. The output end of the key detection circuit 201 and the output end of the multi-axis gyroscope 102 are connected to the input end of the logic processing unit 103, and the output end of the logic processing unit 103 is connected to the input end of the signal transmitter 104, wherein

 The button detecting circuit 201 is configured to detect a button event of the button 101; the button event may be an event of an operating system menu, and the button event may also be an event for operating the function menu; the multi-axis gyroscope 102 is configured to detect the remote controller. The positioning data is transmitted, and the mobile positioning data is transmitted to the logic processing unit. The mobile positioning data may include: data related to movement such as displacement and moving direction.

The logic processing unit 103 is configured to use the button event or the mobile positioning data from the advance Setting the operation instruction list to query the button event or the operation instruction corresponding to the movement positioning data, and transmitting the operation instruction to the signal transmitter 104;

 The signal transmitter 104 is configured to send the operation instruction to the receiving device.

 In this embodiment, the key events of different stages correspond to different operation instructions. For example, the button event when the TV is not turned on corresponds to the power-on command; after the system menu is turned on, the button event when the corresponding control device is selected corresponds to the selection command of the system menu; when the control device is selected, the corresponding control device needs to be selected. In the function, the button event corresponds to the selection command that controls the corresponding function of the device, for example, the opening, rewinding, rewinding, playing, stopping, amplifying or lowering the volume selection instruction.

 The state of the above one button 101 includes: a move-in event, a hover event, a move-out event, a half-press event, and a full-press event; when the finger enters the touch area, the mouse position pointer of the screen changes from a move to a stop state, which is called a move-in event; At this time, when the user's finger is in the touch area and does not move for a period of time, it is called a hovering event; when the user's finger leaves the touch area, the mouse position pointer is returned to the state that can change position with the movement of the remote controller, called The event is removed; when the finger enters the touch area and contacts the touch area, it is called a half-press event, and when the finger presses the button, it is called a full-press event.

 In practical applications, the above remote controller also needs to include: a power source (not shown in Fig. 2) for supplying power to the remote controller.

 Optionally, the signal transmitters 104 may be two, and the two signal transmitters 104 are respectively disposed at the front end and the tail end of the remote controller. The remote controller may further include: a handheld position detecting circuit 106, the handheld position detecting circuit 106. The output is also connected to the input of the logic processing unit 103. The handheld position detecting unit 106 is configured to detect the handheld position of the user, and transmit the handheld position to the remote control logic processing unit 103, the remote control logic processing unit 103, A signal transmitter for selecting a signal transmitter or a tail end located at the front end according to the handheld position selection.

The invention provides two signal transmitters, and detects the direction of the remote controller by detecting the hand position by the hand position detecting unit 106, so that the remote controller can operate in all directions without adjustment of forward or reverse, which is more Conducive to users blind operation. And the invention is specific The remote controller provided by the embodiment only provides one button to complete all operations of the usual remote controller, all of which have the advantages of small number of buttons, beautiful appearance, simple operation, and convenient user operation.

 A specific embodiment of the present invention provides a method for controlling a receiving device by using the above remote controller. The method is as shown in FIG. 3, and includes:

 301. The remote controller receives a button event or moves positioning data.

 302. The remote controller queries, according to the button event or the movement positioning data, an operation instruction corresponding to the button event or the movement positioning data from a preset operation instruction list;

 303. The remote controller converts the operation instruction into a wireless signal transmission corresponding to the operation instruction.

 The technical solution provided by the present invention provides a method for realizing all the functions of the ordinary remote controller through key events or moving positioning data. Therefore, the remote controller provided by the present invention has the advantages of fewer keys, can be blindly operated, and is convenient for the user to operate.

 Optionally, the operation instruction corresponding to the button event of the above button is used for an operating system menu or an operation function menu.

 Optionally, the implementation method of the foregoing 302 may specifically be:

 When the input signal is a full-press state input signal, and the input signal continues for the first set time, a power-on or power-off operation command is generated.

 The implementation method of the foregoing 302 may specifically be: when receiving the input signal as a half-press state input signal, determining a function corresponding to a current position of the remote controller cursor, and outputting an operation instruction for starting the function.

 The implementation method of the above 302 may specifically be: when the input signal is a full-press state input signal and the duration is less than the first set time, the output returns to the initial interface operation instruction.

The implementation method of the foregoing 302 may specifically be: when the input signal and the mobile positioning data are not received in the second set time, the remote controller outputs a hidden operation instruction, where the operation instruction is used to control the cursor pointer and the function menu. hide. The embodiment of the present invention provides a method for using a remote controller. The present embodiment uses a TV as an example to describe a specific method for using the remote controller of the present invention. The method is as shown in FIG. 4, and includes:

 401. The user receives the user's power-on command, and sends a power-on command to the TV to turn on the TV. In this embodiment, the user presses the button for 2 seconds (or other preset time), and the remote controller detects the time. A long press event occurs on the button, and the long press event is determined as a power on command to send a power on command to the remote controller;

 402. The remote controller receives the user's opening system menu command, and sends a system menu command to the TV to cause the TV to present the system menu. When the TV is turned on, the remote controller needs to send an instruction to activate the system. In this embodiment, the user can send a system menu command to the TV by shaking the remote controller. Since a multi-axis gyroscope is embedded in the remote controller, the user can shake the multi-axis gyroscope of the remote controller to obtain a mobile positioning data. The mobile positioning data can be preset to include an open system menu command.

 The above system menu may be specifically as shown in FIG. 5. The above FIG. 5 is merely an example, and the system menu may have various representations. The present invention does not limit the expression of the menu, and the dotted line frame in FIG. 5 indicates the position of the cursor.

 403. The remote controller receives the user's selection control device instruction and opens a function menu instruction of the control device, and sends the user's selection control device instruction to the TV and opens a function menu instruction of the control device.

In this embodiment, the user can select a corresponding control device according to the system menu displayed in the TV. Multiple control devices can be displayed in the system menu, such as DVDs, set-top boxes, speaker devices, and more. In this embodiment, taking the DVD as an example, the user shakes the multi-axis gyroscope of the remote controller to move the cursor to locate (the button event is the removal event at this time, and when the event is removed, the cursor can move with the user shaking the remote controller). ), the cursor is positioned on the display icon of the control device (at this time, the button event is the move-in event, when the move-in event, the cursor cannot move with the user shaking the remote controller, the remote controller will send the positioning information to TV, to let the TV display the moving mouse or pointer), then send the command to select the control device by half-press event (when the cursor is positioned in the control) On the display icon of the device, at this time, if the remote controller detects the move-in event, stops the movement of the cursor, and if the half-press event is detected, the half-press event is determined as the selection command), when the remote controller receives the user's selection When the command is sent, the selection command is sent to the TV to activate the DVD icon on the system menu; at this time, the user can send an instruction to open the DVD function menu by shaking the remote controller (when the open DVD icon display is activated, when the remote controller detects When the button presses a half-press event, the half-press event determines the command to open the DVD function menu), and the remote controller then opens the command of the DVD function menu to the TV, and the TV expands the DVD when receiving the instruction to open the DVD function menu. Function menu, for users to operate various functions of the DVD through key events, such as opening, fast forward, rewind, play, stop, zoom in or lower the volume. If the remote control detects a full press event, it will return directly to the system menu.

 404. The remote controller receives a shutdown command (such as pressing the first button 2s), and sends a shutdown command to the TV to turn off the TV.

 The method provided in this embodiment realizes the functions of a common remote controller such as power on, power off, function selection, and return to the initial state by a button, all of which have the advantages of fewer buttons and convenient use by the user.

 Those skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention can be completed by using related hardware of program instructions. For example, it can be done by computer running. The program can be stored on a readable storage medium such as a random access memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or the like.

 The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection of the present invention. Within the scope.

Claims

Rights request 1. A remote control, characterized by, a button, a button detection circuit, a multi-axis gyroscope, a logic processing unit and a signal transmitter; the output end of the button detection circuit and the output end of the multi-axis gyroscope are both connected to the logic The input end of the processing unit is connected, and the output end of the logical processing unit is connected with the input end of the signal transmitter, where, The key detection circuit is used to detect the key event of the key; The multi-axis gyroscope is used to detect the mobile positioning data of the remote control; The logic processing unit is configured to query the operation instructions corresponding to the key events or the movement positioning data from a preset operation instruction list according to the detected key events or the movement positioning data, and store the operation instructions corresponding to the key events or the movement positioning data. The operation instructions are transmitted to the signal transmitter; The signal transmitter is used to send the operation instruction to the receiving device. 2. The remote control according to claim 1, characterized in that the operation instructions corresponding to the key events of the keys are used in the operating system menu or the operation function menu. 3. The remote control according to claim 1, wherein the one button includes: a touch sensing area, and the button event includes: Move in event, hover event, move out event, half press event and full press event. 4. The remote control according to claim 1, characterized in that the number of the signal transmitters is two, and the two signal transmitters are respectively provided at the front end and the tail end of the remote control. 5. The remote control according to claim 4, characterized in that, the remote control further includes: a handheld position detection circuit, the output end of the handheld position detection circuit is connected to the input end of the logic processing unit; The handheld position detection circuit is used to detect the user's handheld position; The logic processing unit is used to select whether to use the signal transmitter at the front end or the signal transmitter at the tail end to work according to the hand-held position. 6. A method of using the remote controller of claims 1-5 to control a receiving device, characterized in that the method includes: When the remote control receives a key event or movement positioning data, the operation instruction corresponding to the key event or movement positioning data is retrieved from a preset operation instruction list based on the key event or movement positioning data; The remote control converts the operation instruction into a wireless signal corresponding to the operation instruction and sends it to the receiving device. 7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that the key event of the key is