JP2001157278A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller that can prevent malfunction due to crosstalk with a signal from other device of the same configuration in advance. SOLUTION: The remote controller 21 consists of a nonvolatile memory 10 that stores a serial number, a display section 9 that displays the serial number, a serial number display switch section 2 to shift to a serial number display mode and a serial number display means 8 that displays the serial number stored in the nonvolatile memory 10 on the display section 9 by operating the serial number display switch section 2. Thus malfunction of the remote controller 21 can be prevented in advance due to crosstalk with a signal from other device of the same configuration.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote controller for remotely controlling a device by a radio signal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, remote controllers that can remotely control devices using wireless signals such as infrared rays and radio waves have become widespread due to demands for improved convenience for users and simplification of installation work.

[0003] Conventionally, as an example of a remote controller for operating this kind of device, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-284484, when a remote controller of another device is operated, radio signals interfere and unintended. In order to solve the problem that another device operates, there has been known a method of setting an identification number for making a one-to-one correspondence between a remote controller and a device using a switch. Hereinafter, the configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0005] As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, an operation switch section 141 for performing various operation operations of a device (not shown), an identification number setting switch section 142 for setting an identification number, and an operation switch section 141. Switch input means 143 for inputting a signal of the identification number setting switch section 142, a transmission means 144 for generating a transmission signal in accordance with operation of the switch, and a transmission for converting a signal from the transmission means 144 into a radio signal and outputting the signal. Unit 145, driving information display means 147 for converting driving information such as driving mode into display data, and display unit 148 for displaying the display data.
And the remote controller 146 is configured, and the identification number setting switch unit 142 is configured by the DIP switch 151 that can set four types of identification numbers.

[0005]

In such a conventional remote controller, since the identification number is set by the DIP switch 151, there is a problem that only a small number of about four types of identification numbers can be set. .

When a radio signal is used as the radio signal, the signal reaches the device from the remote controller 146 even if there is an obstacle such as a wall. A small number of about four types of identification numbers may be insufficient,
Furthermore, when many switches are provided in order to increase the number of identification numbers, there is a problem that the remote controller becomes large, the operation becomes complicated, and it is difficult to understand.

An object of the present invention is to provide a remote controller which is small in size, easy to operate, and can set many identification numbers.

[0008]

In the remote controller of the present invention, the device and the remote controller are associated one-to-one with the identification number, and the identification number is stored in the remote controller which is remotely operated by a radio signal. A nonvolatile memory, a display unit for displaying the identification number, and an identification number display switch unit for shifting to an identification number display mode are provided, and by operating the identification number display switch unit, the nonvolatile memory A configuration is provided in which identification number display means for displaying the stored identification number on the display unit is provided.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a remote controller which is small, easy to operate, and can set many identification numbers.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a remote controller which associates a device with a remote controller one-to-one by using an identification number and remotely operates by a radio signal, the identification number is stored. A non-volatile memory, a display unit for displaying the identification number, and an identification number display switch unit for shifting to an identification number display mode, and by operating the identification number display switch unit, The identification number stored in the memory is provided with an identification number display means for displaying the identification number on the display unit.The identification number is small, easy to operate, and many identification numbers can be set. This has an effect that a malfunction due to interference with a signal of the same device can be prevented beforehand.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Embodiment 1) As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an operation switch for performing various operations is provided to a remote controller 21 for remotely controlling a bathroom ventilation dryer which is an example of a ventilation device. Unit 1, an identification number display switch unit 2 for displaying an identification number, a switch input unit 3 for reading signals from the operation switch unit 1 and the identification number display switch unit 2, and information from the switch input unit 3. A transmitting unit 4 that generates a transmission signal according to: a transmitting unit 5 that outputs a signal from the transmitting unit 4 as a wireless signal;
Operation information display means 6 for displaying various kinds of operation information based on information from the switch input means 3, a non-volatile memory 10 for storing an identification number, and an identification number read for reading an identification number stored in the non-volatile memory 10. Means 7;
An identification number display means 8 for displaying an identification number, and a display unit 9 for displaying signals from the operation information display means 6 and the identification number display means 8 are provided. The switch input means 3, the transmission means 4, the operation information display means 6, the identification number reading means 7, and the identification number display means 8 are provided by a central processing unit (CP).
U), input / output device, read-only memory (RO
M), a so-called 1 with a built-in temporary storage memory (RAM)
This is realized by the chip microcomputer 12.

The operation for displaying the identification number in the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The state of the identification number display switch unit 2 is determined by the identification number display switch determination 31. If the identification number display switch unit 2 is not pressed (OFF), the process proceeds to the operation information display means 6, and the display unit 9 As shown in FIG. 4, the current driving information is displayed. On the other hand, when the identification number display switch unit 2 is pressed (ON), the process proceeds to the identification number display means 8 and the identification number stored in the nonvolatile memory 10 is read out by the identification number reading means 7. Stored in temporary storage memory. The identification number stored in the temporary storage memory is converted into display data by the identification number display means 8 and output. The display unit 9 displays the set identification number as shown in FIG. Become. The identification number is written into the nonvolatile memory 10 at the stage of manufacturing the remote controller. In general, a nonvolatile memory has a data capacity of several tens of bytes or more, so that many types of identification numbers can be stored.

As described above, according to the remote controller of the first embodiment of the present invention, the identification number display switch unit 2
Is pressed, the process proceeds to the identification number display means 8 so that the identification number stored in the non-volatile memory 10 is displayed on the display unit 9, so that the set identification number is displayed and easily read. Can be easily compared with a remote controller of another same device, and many types of identification numbers can be set, so that malfunction due to interference with signals of another same device can be prevented. Can be prevented.

(Embodiment 2) As shown in FIG. 6, in place of the identification number display switch section, an identification number display determining means 51 for shifting to an identification number display mode by a combination of operation of normally used switches is provided. Configuration.

The operation of displaying the identification number in the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. When the user operates the switch of the operation switch unit 1 after turning on the power, the switch input means 3 is executed, and the operation switch unit 1 is operated.
Is read, and the flow advances to the next step, the identification number display determining means 51. In the identification number display determination means 51,
If it is determined that two specific switches have been pressed, the mode shifts to the identification number display mode, and the identification number display means 8
To display the identification number. For example, when the off switch 61 and the bathing / heating switch 62 are simultaneously pressed, the process proceeds to the identification number display means 8 by the identification number display determination means 51, the identification number is displayed on the display unit 9, and the next step is performed. Then, the process proceeds to a recognition number display end determination step 71 to determine whether or not an operation to end the recognition number display has been performed. Pressing the off switch 61 terminates the identification number display. If the off switch 61 is not pressed, the process returns to the identification number display means 8. If the off switch 61 is pressed, the display of the identification number is terminated, and the operation proceeds to the operation information display means 6.

That is, after the power is turned on, it is determined that the off switch 61 and the bath heating switch 62 are simultaneously pressed,
When the condition for displaying the identification number is satisfied, the identification number is displayed, and the display is continued until the switch for terminating the identification number display is pressed. On the other hand, if the recognition number display determination means 51 determines that the condition for displaying the recognition number is not satisfied after the power is turned on, the current operation information is displayed by the driving information display means 6. .

As described above, according to the remote controller of the second embodiment of the present invention, since the means for shifting to the identification number display mode is provided by a combination of commonly used switches, the remote controller is inexpensive without providing a separate switch. It is possible to prevent the user from inadvertently entering the identification number display mode.

(Embodiment 3) As shown in FIG. 9, a configuration is provided in which an identification number changing means 81 for changing an identification number by operating the operation switch unit 1 is provided.

The operation for changing the identification number in the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. The identification number stored in the nonvolatile memory 10 is read by the identification number reading means 82 and is stored in the temporary storage memory. The identification number stored in the temporary storage memory is
The identification number is converted into display data by the identification number display means 83 and output, and the identification number is displayed on the display unit 9. The identification number stored in the temporary storage memory can be changed by operating the operation switch unit 1. During the identification number display, the cool breeze switch 101 is a switch that moves up the hundreds digit of the identification number, the ventilation switch 102 is a switch that moves down the hundreds digit of the identification number, and the preliminary heating switch 103 is A switch for moving up the tens digit of the identification number, the drying switch 104 is a switch for moving down the tens digit of the identification number,
The off timer adjustment (+) switch 106 sets the identification number 1
The switch 105 is a switch for moving up the digit of the identification number, and the off-timer adjustment (-) switch 105 is a switch for lowering the digit of the ones digit of the identification number.
Can be set individually in the range up to.

The flow of the process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. State determination means 91 of cool air switch 101
Then, the state of the cool air switch 101 is determined, and when the switch is OFF, the process proceeds to the state determination means 94 of the ventilation switch 102. On the other hand, if it is ON, the maximum value determining means 92 for determining whether the current digit of the hundreds digit is 9 or not.
Go to, if it is 9, do not add the ventilation switch 1
The process proceeds to state determination means 94 of 02. 1 if not 9
After the 100's digit adding means 93 for adding 1 to 00's digit is executed to add 1 to the 100's digit of the identification number, the process proceeds to the state judging means 94 of the ventilation switch 102. Next, the state of the ventilation switch 102 is determined by the state determination means 94 of the ventilation switch 102.
Is determined, and if it is OFF, the process proceeds to the state determination means 97 of the preliminary heating switch 103. On the other hand, if it is ON, the process proceeds to the minimum value determination means 95 for determining whether or not the current hundredth digit is 0. If it is 0, the state of the preliminary heating switch 103 is not subtracted. Proceed to the determination means 97. If it is not 0, a hundreds digit subtraction means 96 for subtracting one from the hundreds digit is executed to execute the identification number 10
After subtracting 1 from the 0s, the process proceeds to the state determination means 97 of the preliminary heating switch 103. Hereinafter, the same processing is performed for the tens place and the tens place, and when the condition is satisfied, each digit of the identification number is incremented or decremented by one.
Finally, the process proceeds to the state determination means 98 of the off switch 107.
When the OFF switch 107 is OFF, the cool breeze switch 1
Returning to the state determination means 91 of 01, the same processing is repeated again. When the setting of each digit is completed and this is to be used as the identification number, the switch 107 is turned on and the process is terminated.

As described above, according to the remote controller of the third embodiment of the present invention, the identification number changing means 81 for changing the identification number by operating the operation switch unit 1 is provided.
Since the identification number stored in the temporary storage memory can be changed, the user can easily change the identification number by operating the switch while watching the identification number displayed on the display unit 9. it can.

(Embodiment 4) As shown in FIG. 12, an identification number writing means 111 for writing an identification number in the nonvolatile memory 10 is provided.

The operation of writing the changed identification number in the nonvolatile memory 10 in the above configuration will be described. The identification number stored in the non-volatile memory 10 is read by the identification number reading means 112 and stored in the temporary storage memory. The identification number stored in the temporary storage memory is
The identification number is converted into display data by the identification number display means 113 and output, and the identification number is displayed on the display unit 9. When the identification number stored in the temporary storage memory is changed as described in the third embodiment, the identification number writing unit 11
1 causes writing to the nonvolatile memory 10 to be performed.

As described above, according to the remote controller of the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the identification number writing means 111 for writing the changed identification number to the nonvolatile memory 10 is provided. Since the set identification number does not disappear, the trouble of resetting can be saved.

(Embodiment 5) As shown in FIG. 13, after writing the identification number in the nonvolatile memory 10,
A configuration is provided in which a collation unit 121 for reading and collating the contents of the nonvolatile memory 10 is provided.

In the above configuration, when the identification number stored in the temporary memory is changed as shown in the third embodiment, the identification number is written to the nonvolatile memory 10 by the identification number writing means 122. Then, the nonvolatile memory 1
The identification number stored from 0 is read and compared with the identification number stored in the temporary storage memory. If the identification numbers do not match, the data is written to the nonvolatile memory 10 again. If they match, it is determined to be normal and the writing is terminated.

As described above, according to the remote controller of the fifth embodiment of the present invention, after the identification number is written in the nonvolatile memory 10, the collation means 121 for reading out the content of the nonvolatile memory 10 and collating it is provided. As a result, the recognition number can be reliably stored. Therefore, even if noise occurs during writing and an incorrect recognition number is written, normal recognition numbers can be written by writing again.

(Embodiment 6) As shown in FIG. 14, an identification number registration judging means 131 for judging whether or not an identification number is registered, and a warning display means 132 for giving a warning display on the display section 9 are provided. The configuration is provided.

In the above configuration, when the identification number registration determining means 131 for determining whether or not the identification number has been registered determines that the identification number has not been registered, the warning display means 132 causes the display section 9 to be displayed. Is displayed. Then, the signal is not output from the transmitting unit 5 while the transmitting unit 4 does not transmit the signal.

As described above, according to the remote controller of the sixth embodiment of the present invention, the identification number registration determining means 131 for determining whether or not the identification number has been registered, and it is determined that the identification number has not been registered. Display section 9
Is provided with a warning display means 132 for displaying a warning, and the wireless signal is not transmitted, so that the user can be informed to set the identification number correctly.

[0032]

As is clear from the above embodiment,
According to the present invention, a device and a remote controller are associated one-to-one using an identification number, and in a remote controller remotely operated by a wireless signal, a nonvolatile memory in which the identification number is stored and the identification number are displayed. A display unit and an identification number display switch unit for shifting to an identification number display mode are provided, and by operating the identification number display switch unit, the identification number stored in the nonvolatile memory is displayed on the display unit. Since the identification number display means is provided, the set identification number can be displayed and easily read, and can be easily compared with the remote controller of the same device. Can be set to prevent malfunctions due to interference with signals from other identical devices. .

Further, instead of the identification number display switch unit, means for shifting to the identification number display mode by a combination of operation of normally used switches is provided, so that it is possible to configure the apparatus at low cost without providing a separate switch.
It is possible to prevent the user from inadvertently entering the identification number display mode.

Further, by operating the operation switch unit, the identification number can be changed or set while confirming the identification number displayed on the display unit. Therefore, the user can view the identification number displayed on the display unit while looking at the identification number. By performing a switch operation, the identification number can be easily changed.

An identification number writing means for writing the identification number in the nonvolatile memory is provided, and the identification number is maintained even when the power supply is cut off. Since does not disappear, the trouble of resetting can be saved.

In addition, since the identification number is written in the nonvolatile memory, the collation means for reading out and collating the contents of the nonvolatile memory is provided, so that noise is generated during the writing and an erroneous identification number is written. Even if it does, a normal identification number can be written by writing again.

An identification number registration judging means for judging whether or not an identification number is registered when an operation for operating the device is performed, and a warning display on a display portion when it is determined that the identification number is not registered. With the warning display means,
The user can be notified to set the identification number correctly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a remote controller according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an appearance of the remote controller.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the remote controller.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a display unit of the remote controller.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary front view showing a display state of an identification number on a display unit of the remote controller;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a remote controller according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the appearance of the remote controller.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the remote controller.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a remote controller according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the remote controller.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing the appearance of the remote controller.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a remote controller according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a remote controller according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a remote controller according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional remote controller.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a recognition number setting switch unit of the remote controller.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation switch part 2 Recognition number display switch part 8 Recognition number display means 9 Display part 10 Non-volatile memory 21 Remote controller 111 Recognition number writing means 121 Collation means 131 Recognition number registration judgment means 132 Warning display means

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A non-volatile memory in which an identification number is stored in a remote controller in which a device and a remote controller are associated one-to-one using an identification number and remotely operated by a radio signal, and a display for displaying the identification number. Unit, and an identification number display switch unit for shifting to an identification number display mode is provided. By operating the identification number display switch unit, the identification number stored in the nonvolatile memory is displayed on the display unit. Remote controller provided with an identification number display means. 2. The remote controller according to claim 1, further comprising means for shifting to an identification number display mode by a combination of operation of normally used switches, instead of the identification number display switch section. 3. By operating the operation switch unit,
3. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the identification number can be changed or set while checking the identification number displayed on the display unit. 4. The remote controller according to claim 3, further comprising an identification number writing means for writing the identification number into the non-volatile memory, wherein the identification number is maintained even when the power supply is cut off. 5. The remote controller according to claim 4, further comprising: a collating means for reading out and collating the contents of the nonvolatile memory after writing the identification number in the nonvolatile memory. 6. An identification number registration / judgment means for judging whether or not an identification number is registered when an operation for driving a device is performed, and displaying a warning on a display unit when it is determined that the identification number is not registered. A warning display means is provided.
5. The remote controller according to any one of 5.