CN106960555A - Infrared remote control integration system and method for household appliances - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an infrared remote control integration system and method for household appliances. The infrared remote control integration system for household appliances comprises an intelligent electronic device, a transmission device and at least one conversion device, wherein the intelligent electronic device executes an application program, is combined with the transmission device to serve as an integration remote controller and transmits a wireless control signal; the at least one conversion device is arranged on a household appliance device, the conversion device converts the received wireless control signal into an infrared code to be transmitted to the household appliance device, the household appliance device is remotely controlled, the problem that the infrared code is shielded and too far away or exceeds the receiving angle of the receiver, so that the infrared code cannot be smoothly transmitted can be avoided, the conversion device is respectively arranged on a plurality of household appliance devices through a plurality of conversion devices, the intelligent electronic device integrates the remote controllers of the plurality of household appliances, the plurality of household appliances are remotely controlled, the convenience is improved, and the situation can be set to simultaneously control the plurality of infrared household appliances.

Description

Infrared home appliance remote control integration system and method

technical field

The invention relates to a system and method for remote control integration of infrared home appliances, in particular to a system and method for remote control integration of a plurality of infrared home appliances by using an intelligent electronic device.

Background technique

At present, each home appliance has a corresponding remote control, such as TV remote control, digital set-top box remote control, DVD player remote control, audio remote control, etc. When you want to use the home appliance device, you must first find the corresponding remote control device to use the remote control function. Among them, with the advancement of science and technology, the number and types of home appliances continue to increase, and the number of corresponding remote controls also continues to increase, increasing the time to choose and search for remote controls. It takes a long time to find out the corresponding remote control to control it, which makes it inconvenient to use.

In addition, most of the current remote controllers use infrared rays to transmit control signals. If there is an obstacle between the remote controller and the home appliance, the signal will not be transmitted. Moreover, the infrared receiver has a specific receiving angle and range. Range, also unable to receive infrared signals, unable to remotely control its home appliances.

Contents of the invention

In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention proposes an infrared home appliance remote control integration system, which uses an intelligent electronic device combined with a transmission device, and fixes a conversion device near the home appliance infrared receiver of the home appliance device. The intelligent electronic device The transmission device is used as a remote control integrated with the home appliance, and the transmission device transmits a wireless control signal to the conversion device in a non-infrared manner, and the conversion device converts the wireless control signal into an infrared code and transmits it to the home appliance device. to remotely control the home appliance.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the main technical means adopted make the above-mentioned infrared home appliance remote control integration system include:

An intelligent electronic device installs and executes an application program on an operating system to display a user interface. The application program stores a plurality of infrared codes for controlling an electrical appliance, and each of the plurality of infrared codes corresponds to a control command , inputting the control command through the user interface to output the infrared code;

A transmission device, which is connected to the intelligent electronic device, the transmission device includes:

a first microprocessor, which converts the infrared code into a wireless control signal;

A first wireless transmission module, which is connected to the first microprocessor, and the first wireless transmission module sends the wireless control signal;

An infrared receiver connected to the first microprocessor, the infrared receiver is used to receive the plurality of infrared codes sent by an infrared remote controller of the household electrical appliance;

At least one conversion device, which is arranged on the household electrical appliance and adjacent to an infrared receiver of the household electrical appliance, the at least one conversion device includes:

A second wireless transmission module, which can be wirelessly connected to the first wireless transmission module and receive the wireless control signal;

A second microprocessor connected to the second wireless transmission module, the second microprocessor converts the wireless control signal into the infrared code;

An infrared emitter is connected with the second microprocessor, and the infrared emitter sends the infrared code to the household electrical appliance.

Wherein, the intelligent electronic device executes the application program, displays the user interface, clicks the conversion device to be connected to the user interface, and connects the first wireless transmission module to the second wireless transmission module, and the user The interface inputs the control command, the intelligent electronic device sends the control signal and the corresponding infrared code to the transmission device, the first microprocessor converts the infrared code into the wireless control signal, and uses the first wireless transmission The module transmits the wireless control signal to the second transmission module. After the second transmission module receives the wireless control signal, the second microprocessor converts the wireless control signal into the infrared code, and uses the infrared transmitter to transmit the The infrared code is sent to the home appliance infrared receiver of the home appliance to remotely control the home appliance.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for integrating infrared home appliance remote control, which is to perform the following steps:

connecting a transmission device to an intelligent electronic device, wherein the intelligent electronic device executes an application program providing a user interface;

using the user interface to select a conversion device to be connected, wherein the conversion device is used to transmit an infrared code to an electrical appliance device;

establish a connection between the smart electronic device and the conversion device;

the intelligent electronic device sends a wireless control signal to the conversion device by using the transmission device;

The conversion device converts the wireless control signal into the infrared code, and sends the infrared code to the household electrical appliance to control the household electrical appliance.

As can be seen from the above, the present invention executes the application program through the intelligent electronic device, and selects the conversion device to be connected by clicking the user interface to establish a connection, and transfers the control commands and corresponding The infrared code generates the wireless control signal and transmits it to the conversion device in the form of radio waves. The conversion device converts the wireless control signal into an infrared code and sends the infrared code to the home appliance device to complete the remote control. Transmission, to avoid the problem that the infrared code is shielded, or the control signal cannot be received due to insufficient distance and angle.

In addition, the transmission device can be used to transmit wireless signals to each conversion device, so that the smart electronic device can be combined with the transmission device to serve as an integrated remote control that can remotely control each household appliance only by fixing each conversion device to each household appliance. , so that the integrated infrared home appliance remote control system of the present invention can use one electronic device to remotely control multiple home appliances, so as to meet the needs of simplifying equipment, so that users must find the corresponding remote control when they do not need to use home appliances, which increases the practicality.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an integrated infrared home appliance remote control system of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the transmission device in the integrated infrared home appliance remote control system of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the conversion device in the integrated infrared home appliance remote control system of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram of another embodiment of the conversion device in the integrated infrared home appliance remote control system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a method for integrating an infrared home appliance remote control.

6A-6B are schematic diagrams of the user interface of the intelligent electronic device in the present invention.

FIG. 7A is a flow chart of the method for integrating infrared home appliance remote control in the present invention.

Fig. 7B is a flow chart of the learning mode of the infrared home appliance remote control integration method of the present invention

8A-8E are schematic diagrams of the user interface of the intelligent electronic device in the learning mode of the present invention.

Reference number

10 Intelligent Electronic Devices

101 User Interface

102 User Options

103 Image Options

104 Context Options

105 music options

106 Air Conditioning Options

107 Setting options

108 Other options

11 Transmission device

110 first microprocessor

111 Connection plug

112 The first wireless transmission module

113 Infrared receiver

114 Power Indicator

12 conversion device

121 second microprocessor

122 Second wireless transmission module

123 Infrared Emitter

124 batteries

125 status light

126 power management module

20 home appliances

21 Home Appliance Infrared Receiver

22 Infrared remote control

S101～S107 Steps of method for integrating infrared home appliance remote control

S108～S110 Infrared home appliance remote control integration method learning mode steps

detailed description

Please refer to FIG. 1 , the present invention is an infrared home appliance remote control integration system, which is used to integrate remote controls of various home appliances, and uses radio waves to transmit control signals to control each home appliance. The infrared home appliance remote control integrated system includes: an intelligent electronic device 10, a transmission device 11 and a plurality of conversion devices 12, the plurality of conversion devices 12 are respectively arranged in a home appliance device 20, and each home appliance device 20 has a home appliance infrared receiver 21 respectively And an infrared remote controller 22. The smart electronic device 10 can be a general smart phone or a tablet computer. The smart electronic device 10 has an operating system and an application program installed therein. After the smart electronic device 10 executes the application program, the application program will run A user interface 101 is displayed on the screen, wherein the operating system can be an operating system such as Android, iOS, Windows, etc., and the intelligent electronic device 10 and the transmission device 11 can be connected to each other.

Please refer to shown in Fig. 2, this transmission device 11 has a first microprocessor 110, a connection plug 111, a first wireless transmission module 112, an infrared receiver 113, a power indicator light 114, the first microprocessor The device 110 is connected to the connecting plug 111, the output end of the microprocessor 110 is connected to the input end of the first wireless transmission module 112, and the output end of the infrared receiver 113 is connected to the input end of the microprocessor 110, so that it can be connected with The intelligent electronic device 10 transmits signals. Wherein, the connection plug 111 can be a Micro USB plug or other plugs, and the connection plug 111 is inserted into a connection port (such as a USB slot) of the intelligent electronic device 10, when the transmission device 11 is connected to the intelligent electronic device 10. The power indicator light 114 can be illuminated to prompt; and, the intelligent electronic device 10 needs to support USB OTG, so that the transmission device 11 becomes a USB host device from a peripheral device, so that the transmission device 11 can start data transmission by itself; in addition, The default USB device can be selected in the settings of the intelligent electronic device 10, so that the transmission device 11 can be plugged and used, increasing convenience.

The plurality of conversion devices 12 can be respectively fixed on the plurality of household electrical appliances 20 by means of adsorption, sticking, magnetic attraction and the like. Please refer to FIG. 3 , each converting device 12 has a second microprocessor 121 , a second wireless transmission module 122 , an infrared emitter 123 , a battery 124 and a status indicator 125 . The output end of the second wireless transmission module 122 is connected to the input end of the second microprocessor 121, the output end of the second microprocessor 121 is connected to the input end of the infrared emitter 123, and the input end of the status indicator light 125 Connect the output end of this second microprocessor 121, this battery 124 is respectively connected this second wireless transmission module 122, this infrared transmitter 123 and this second microprocessor 121 to supply power; The second wireless transmission module 122 is wirelessly connected with the intelligent electronic device 10. The second wireless transmission module 122 corresponds to the first wireless transmission module 112 and is a wireless transmission module with the same communication protocol. The wireless transmission module can be purple Bee (ZigBee), Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Wi-Fi one of them. The infrared transmitter 123 of the conversion device 12 transmits a signal to the household appliance infrared receiver 21 of the household appliance device 20 , so that there is no other obstacle or barrier between the infrared transmitter 123 and the household appliance infrared receiver 21 opposite. Wherein, the status indicator light 125 lights up to remind the status of the conversion device 12 through the color of the light, flickering, etc., such as connected, successfully connected, disconnected and so on.

Please refer to FIG. 4, in another embodiment of the conversion device 12, each of the plurality of conversion devices 12 can have a power management module 126, and the power management module 126 is electrically connected to the battery 124 and the second microprocessor. 121. Manage the electric energy stored in the battery 124. In this embodiment, when the second wireless transmission module 122 of the conversion device 12 does not receive the signal of the first wireless transmission module 112 within a preset time, the power management module 126 performs power control to reduce the battery 124 The electric energy supplied by it makes the conversion device 12 be in a low-power standby state to reduce power consumption.

Please refer to Fig. 5, the infrared home appliance remote control integration method of the present invention is to perform the following steps:

Connecting the transmission device 11 to the intelligent electronic device 10, wherein the intelligent electronic device 10 executes the application program, and the application program provides the user interface 101 (S101);

Utilize the user interface 101 to select the conversion device 12 to be connected, wherein the conversion device 12 is used to transmit an infrared code to the home appliance device 20 (S102);

Establish a connection between the intelligent electronic device 10 and the conversion device 12 (S103);

The intelligent electronic device 10 uses the transmission device 11 to send a wireless control signal to the conversion device 12 (S104);

The conversion device 12 converts the wireless control signal into the infrared code, and sends the infrared code to the home appliance device 20 to control the home appliance device 20 (S105);

In step S101, the smart electronic device 10 can download the application program from a specific website (or scan the QR code to connect to the specific website) or the online program store of the operating system, and execute the application program; wherein, executing the After the application program is connected to the connection device 11, if the connection device 11 is not connected to the smart electronic device 10, the user interface 101 for executing the application program will display that the connection device 11 is disconnected, so the application program cannot be executed. Exercising the function of the remote control; inserting the connection plug 111 of the connection device 11 into the connection port of the intelligent electronic device 10, the connection device 11 and the intelligent electronic device 10 use the connection port and the connection plug 111 to transmit signals; After the connecting device 11 is connected with the smart electronic device 10, the user interface 101 displays that the connecting device 11 is connected, so that the smart electronic device 10 is combined with the connecting device 11 and executes the application program as the integration of the infrared home appliance remote control. The remote controller function is used to replace the infrared remote controllers 22 of the plurality of home appliances 20 . Please refer to FIG. 6A, after the smart electronic device 10 executes the application program, the user interface 101 is displayed on the screen, and the user interface 101 displays a user option 102, an image option 103, a context option 104, a Music option 105, an air conditioning option 106, a setting option 107, and an other option 108, select one of the multiple options to select the conversion device 12 to be connected, and the conversion device 12 is set on the home appliance device 20 , and direct the infrared transmitter 123 of the converting device 12 towards the home appliance infrared receiver 21 of the home appliance device 20 to transmit the infrared code (step S102).

After clicking one of the multiple options, as shown in FIG. 6B, the user interface 101 displays the buttons of the infrared remote controller 22 of the home appliance device 20 corresponding to the selected switching device 12, to Establish a connection between the intelligent electronic device 10 and the conversion device 12 (step S103).

Wherein, please refer to FIG. 7A step S104 further includes the following steps:

The intelligent electronic device 10 receives a control command and outputs the corresponding infrared code (S106);

The transmission device 11 converts the infrared code into the wireless control signal (S107).

Please continue to refer to FIG. 6B , click one of the plurality of buttons on the user interface 101 to input the corresponding control command, and the smart electronic device 10 receives the control command and outputs the corresponding control command. The infrared code of the transmission device 11 (step S106), the first microprocessor 110 of the transmission device 11 converts the infrared code into the wireless control signal (step S107), and uses the first wireless transmission module 112 , sending the wireless control signal to the second wireless transmission module 122 of the conversion device 12 . The second microprocessor 121 of the conversion device 12 converts the wireless control signal back to the infrared code, and uses the infrared transmitter 123 to send the infrared code to the home appliance infrared receiver 21 of the home appliance device 20 to control the The home appliance 20 (step S105) completes the remote control operation.

Please refer to FIG. 7B, the intelligent electronic device 10 has a learning mode for storing the infrared code, and the learning mode is to perform the following steps:

Select the converting device 12 corresponding to the household electrical appliance 20 (S108);

receiving the infrared code sent by the infrared remote controller 22 of the home appliance device 20 via the transmission device 11 (S109);

The infrared code and the corresponding control command are stored (S110).

Click the setting option 107 in the user interface 101 to search for the plurality of conversion devices 12, as shown in FIG. device label, click one of the multiple device labels on the user interface 101 to select the connection target, at this time, the status indicator light 125 of the conversion device 12 that is clicked flashes red light for the user Confirm whether the conversion device 12 that is currently flashing red is the conversion device 12 that the user wants to connect to; if the conversion device 12 that is flashing red is the connection target, enter the label of the conversion device 12 on the user interface 101 , after inputting the label, if the connection is successful, the status indicator light 125 of the conversion device 12 will flash green light, prompting the user to connect successfully at present (step S108), as shown in Fig. 8B, at this time, when using The operator interface 101 sets the type, brand, and placement of the household electrical device 20 to be connected to the conversion device 12. By setting the type, brand, and model of the household electrical device 20, the conversion device 12 and the household electrical device can be determined. The infrared protocol range between 20, click the learning button of the current user interface 101 after the setting is completed.

Please refer to FIG. 8C , the user interface 101 displays the buttons of the infrared remote control 22 of the home appliance device 20 corresponding to the selected conversion device 12 , and the display status of the buttons is reversed. Aim the infrared transmitting end of the infrared remote control 22 at the infrared receiver 113 of the transmission device 11 to transmit the infrared code, and the preferred embodiment is that the distance between the two is within 10 cm. Please refer to FIG. 8D and FIG. 8E , click one of the plurality of buttons on the user interface 101 to determine the control instruction for clicking the button, and press one of the plurality of buttons on the infrared remote control 22 One of them, the intelligent electronic device 10 receives the infrared code of the button of the infrared remote controller 22 via the infrared receiver 113 of the transmission device 11 (step S109), wherein the button of the user interface 101 is connected with the infrared code The control commands of the buttons of the remote controller 22 are the same.

The intelligent electronic device 10 stores the infrared code and its corresponding control command (step S110), as shown in FIG. Repeat steps S108 to S110 to store the infrared codes of the buttons of the infrared remote control 22 in one-to-one correspondence with the buttons displayed on the user interface 101. After the storage is completed, click Finish on the user interface 101 to complete the learning mode The plurality of buttons of the infrared remote control 22 and the plurality of corresponding infrared codes are stored in the smart electronic device 10 .

Wherein, for another implementation of the learning mode, please continue to refer to 8B. After the type and brand of the home appliance 20 are set, the download button can be clicked on the current user interface 101, and the smart electronic device 10 can be accessed via The network is connected to a cloud server, the cloud server has a database, and the database contains a plurality of home appliance infrared codes, the plurality of infrared codes of the home appliance device 20 are downloaded from the cloud server, and the corresponding control instructions are stored in the smart The electronic device 10 simplifies steps and increases convenience.

After completing the learning mode, when the conversion device 12 is connected, the user interface 101 displays a plurality of buttons corresponding to the plurality of buttons of the infrared remote controller 22 (as shown in FIG. 6B ).

The infrared transmitter 123 of the conversion device 12 is directed towards the household appliance infrared receiver 21 of the household appliance device 20, and the conversion device 12 is fixed to the household appliance device 20 by sticking, absorbing, magnetically attracting, etc. In addition, the steps can be repeated In this learning mode, the intelligent electronic device 10 is connected to a plurality of conversion devices 12 respectively, and the infrared codes of the infrared remote controllers 22 of the plurality of home appliance devices 20 corresponding to the plurality of conversion devices 12 are stored, and the plurality of conversion devices 12 Each is fixed to the plurality of home appliances 20 , so that the intelligent electronic device 10 combines with the transmission device 11 as an integrated remote control of the plurality of home appliances 20 .

Please continue to refer to FIG. 6A , after the setting is completed, the application program is stored in sequence according to the type of the home appliance 20, under the sub-information of the video option 103, the music option 105, the air-conditioning option 106, and the other options 108, By clicking on the user interface 101 to select the video option 103 , the music option 105 , the air conditioner option 106 or the other options 108 , the currently remote-controlled home appliance 20 is selected to remotely control the plurality of home appliances 20 . In addition, the user option 102 can be clicked on the user interface 101 to switch between different users, so that different users can set according to their own preferences, increasing the practicality.

Wherein, please refer to FIG. 6A , the user interface 101 clicks the context option 104, the smart electronic device 10 can use the transmission device 11 to send multiple wireless control signals, and the multiple wireless control signals are sent to the A plurality of conversion devices 12, so that the plurality of conversion devices 12 respectively send corresponding infrared codes to the plurality of home appliances 20, such as a movie scene, and simultaneously send the power to turn on the CD player and the TV, and convert the video source of the TV to a CD connection port of the machine.

To sum up, the present invention uses the intelligent electronic device combined with the connection device to execute the application program, which can indeed replace the infrared remote controllers of the multiple home appliances to simplify the remote control equipment of the home appliances, and can remotely control the home appliances more clearly and quickly. Multiple appliances. In addition, wireless signals are used to transmit between the connection device and the conversion device. The transmission is non-directional and can penetrate shields, which can avoid the barrier between the home appliance device and the remote control or the inaccessibility due to factors such as too far away. The problem of smooth remote control of the plurality of home appliances.

And its internal structure has been disclosed through the content of the present invention, and the internal structure, action description and effect have been fully explained, and it actually meets the requirements for applying for a patent; wherein, the content described in the present invention is only used as a description of the embodiment, and is not intended to be used here. The intended protection scope of the present invention is limited, and any local modification and changed structure are still within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (12)

1. a kind of infrared ray Household electrical appliance remote control integration system, it is characterised in that include：

One intelligent electronic device, is to perform an application program in an operating system, shows a user interface, the application Program storage has multiple infra-red codes for being used to control an electric household appliance, and the plurality of infra-red code each control by correspondence one System instruction, inputs the control instruction, to export the infra-red code by the user interface；

One transmitting device, it is connected to the intelligent electronic device, and the transmitting device includes：

The infra-red code is converted to a wireless control signal by one first microprocessor, the first microprocessor；

One first wireless transport module, it connects the first microprocessor, and it is wireless that first wireless transport module sends this Control signal；

One infrared receiver, it connects the first microprocessor, and the infrared receiver is for receiving the plurality of infrared ray Coding；

An at least conversion equipment, for being arranged at the electric household appliance, an at least conversion equipment includes：

One second wireless transport module, second wireless transport module and the first wireless transport module wireless connection, and Receive the wireless control signal；

One second microprocessor, it connects second wireless transport module, and second microprocessor believes the controlled in wireless Number be converted to the infra-red code；

One RF transmitter, it connects second microprocessor, and the RF transmitter sends the infra-red code To the electric household appliance.

2. infrared ray Household electrical appliance remote control integration system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that at least one conversion Device includes multiple conversion equipments and is respectively arranged at multiple electric household appliances, and the user interface selects the plurality of conversion One of device, the electric household appliance corresponding to manipulate the selected conversion equipment.

3. infrared ray Household electrical appliance remote control integration system as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that the plurality of converting means Putting respectively has a device code, and the user interface shows this to be connected conversion for selection of the plurality of device code Device.

4. infrared ray Household electrical appliance remote control integration system as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that the smart electronicses are filled Put and multiple wireless control signals are sent by the transmitting device, the plurality of wireless control signal is each sent to the plurality of turn Changing device, makes the plurality of conversion equipment send corresponding infra-red code respectively to the plurality of electric household appliance.

5. infrared ray Household electrical appliance remote control integration system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the electric household appliance has There is an infrared remote controller；The infrared receiver of the transmitting device is pressed for receiving the infrared remote controller according to multiple The plurality of infra-red code that key is sent, and the plurality of infra-red code is transmitted to the intelligent electronic device.

6. the infrared ray Household electrical appliance remote control integration system as described in any claim in claim 1 to 5, its feature It is that the intelligent electronic device has a connectivity port, the transmitting device is inserted in the connection end using a connection plug Mouthful, the transmitting device is electrically connected with the intelligent electronic device.

7. the infrared ray Household electrical appliance remote control integration system as described in any claim in claim 1 to 5, its feature Be, the wireless control signal be an electric wave signal, first wireless transport module, second wireless transport module its Communication protocol is one of purple honeybee, bluetooth, Wi-Fi.

8. the infrared ray Household electrical appliance remote control integration system as described in any claim in claim 1 to 5, its feature Be that the conversion equipment has a battery and a power management module, the battery connect second microprocessor, this Two wireless transport modules, the RF transmitter, the power management module connect the battery.

9. a kind of infrared ray household remote integration method, it is characterised in that be to perform following steps：

A transmitting device a to intelligent electronic device is connected, the wherein intelligent electronic device performs an application program, should answer A user interface is provided with program；

The conversion equipment to be connected is selected using the user interface, the wherein conversion equipment is compiled for one infrared ray of transmission Code is to an electric household appliance；

The line set up between the intelligent electronic device and the conversion equipment；

The intelligent electronic device sends a wireless control signal to the conversion equipment using the transmitting device；

The wireless control signal is converted to the infra-red code by the conversion equipment, and the infra-red code is sent to this Electric household appliance, to control the electric household appliance.

10. infrared ray household remote integration method as claimed in claim 9, it is characterised in that the smart electronicses are filled The step of sending a wireless control signal to the conversion equipment using the transmitting device is put, comprising：

The intelligent electronic device receives a control instruction and exports the corresponding infra-red code；

The infra-red code is converted to the wireless control signal by the transmitting device.

11. infrared ray household remote integration method as claimed in claim 10, it is characterised in that the smart electronicses Device has a mode of learning, and to store the infra-red code, the mode of learning is comprised the steps of：

Selection conversion equipment corresponding with the electric household appliance；

The infra-red code transmitted by an infrared remote controller of the electric household appliance is received via the transmitting device；

Store the infrared coding and the corresponding control instruction.

12. the infrared ray household remote integration method as described in any claim in claim 9 to 11, it is special Levy and be, the wireless control signal is a radio wave signal.