TWI420833B - Control system and generating method of control frames thereof - Google Patents

Description

Control system and method for generating control screen thereof

The present invention relates to a control system having a display screen, and more particularly to a control system for remotely or remotely controlling electronic products and a method of generating the same.

Most electronic products such as TV sets, DVD players, and air conditioners are equipped with remote controls, so that users can control the operation of electronic products from a distance without directly touching electronic products. Users can even use a personal computer or mobile phone to control remote electronic products, such as controlling the camera for remote monitoring, via the Internet or mobile phone network.

There are various patents that provide remote control or remote control of electronic products. For example, Taiwan Patent No. 456112 discloses a touch-change display type multi-purpose remote control, which comprises a body and a touch display, a basic button set respectively disposed on the body. Infrared transmitter, infrared receiver; touch-sensitive display main menu page is divided into various touch options and page-change keys, you can directly use the finger to select settings or specific functions.

Taiwan Patent I248261 discloses a remote control for picture synchronization display, package a wireless transmitter/receiver for receiving/transmitting a menu screen and corresponding option data transmitted by the electronic device; and a microprocessor for receiving a menu screen and option data output by the wireless transmitter/receiver, and outputting a menu The driving circuit is configured to drive the touch display according to the menu screen; the touch display is configured to output the touch position data to the microprocessor, and the microprocessor outputs the target signal according to the touch position data and the option data. And outputting the target signal to the electronic device by the wireless transmitter/receiver to control the operation of the electronic device.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the remote controller 11 of the general television 1 can control the movement of the cursor 120 on the display screen 12 of the television 1 to select the option indicators 121 and 122 corresponding to the plurality of input sources on the display screen 12 of the television 1 . And 123, in order to control the television 1 to play the audio and video broadcasted by the input source such as the DVD player 21, the digital camera 22 or the game machine 23, respectively.

The option icons 121, 122, and 123 corresponding to the DVD player 21, the digital camera 22, and the game machine 23 on the display screen 12 do not directly display the appearance images of the corresponding electronic products, and the user cannot mark 121, 122 via the options. 123 knows the corresponding electronic product, so the user sometimes has to select different option labels 121, 122, 123 multiple times in order to select the electronic product to be played, which causes trouble. The above two patents also do not disclose that the control panel can directly display the appearance image corresponding to the electronic product, so that the user can select and send the control signal corresponding to the electronic product, which also causes the above troubles.

Generally, the control system with display screen is provided with text, lines, images, and time. Sequence tables and control programs that provide user control of electronic products. To make a control system that generally has a display screen, it is necessary for a professional to write a program to generate a self-controlled program by a program generator, and also to compile and link a complicated program creation program.

In order to facilitate the user's intuitive control of the electronic product, and to quickly and simplistically produce an image of the control panel conforming to the field scene, and simply fill in the parameters corresponding to the control program in the screen of the control panel, an intuitive manner can be generated. The present invention has been proposed by controlling the screen.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a control system and a control screen thereof, which are to take a photo of a place-configured electronic product by using a digital camera, and then use the photo to create a control screen corresponding to the electronic product to facilitate the user. The control screen is created according to the electronic product, environment and condition of the user, so that the user can intuitively touch or click on the image of the electronic product displayed on the control screen, and select the electronic product as an input source or the electronic product. Perform control operations. The control system of the present invention is used to control the electronic product, including: a digital signal processor for performing the operation of controlling the electronic product; and an input device for the user to send a control signal to the digital device. a signal processor; an output device corresponding to a receiving device of the electronic product; the output device is configured to output a control signal sent by the digital signal processor; and a display screen is configured to display and display according to the control of the digital signal processor Picture; a memory used to base the digital signal Controlling access to related information; wherein the display screen is configured to display at least one control image, the control screen includes an image of at least one photo; the photo is a photo of a scene including at least one electronic product; When the image of the at least one electronic product is selected, the control system sends a control signal corresponding to the electronic product, so that the electronic product generates a corresponding operation or the electronic product is selected as an input (out )source.

The control system of the invention facilitates the user to intuitively control the electronic product, and simplifies and saves the complicated work of producing the image of the control panel and the corresponding program. The control system of the present invention further includes a transmission interface for connecting other electronic devices to input image information of the photo into the control system.

The control system of the present invention and its display screen are used to make the at least one control picture.

The control system of the present invention and its display screen are used to cause a plurality of parameters to be populated into at least one parameter list displayed by the display screen.

The parameter table of the present invention is provided with a reaction parameter area for filling in response parameters corresponding to the electronic product; the reaction parameters include parameter data corresponding to the position of the image of the photo, and related link data corresponding to the electronic product. And a parameter data corresponding to the control signal of the electronic product; when the image of the electronic product on the display screen is selected, the digital signal processor causes the control system to correctly connect the electronic product according to the reaction parameter, and according to the The user sends a control signal to the electronic product by an instruction transmitted by the input device.

The digital signal processor of the present invention causes the image of the electronic product on the display screen to reflect the state when the electronic product is controlled according to the reaction parameter.

The parameter table of the present invention is provided with a response image parameter area for filling in response image parameters corresponding to the electronic product; when the image of the electronic product on the display screen is selected, the digital signal processor The display screen displays one of an image, a character or a symbol corresponding to the electronic product according to the response image parameter to reflect a state when the electronic product is controlled.

One of the images, characters or symbols of the present invention is for providing a user with further output of a control command for the electronic product.

The input device of the present invention is one of a mouse, a keyboard, a remote controller, or a touch device that incorporates the display screen.

The output device of the present invention is a wireless transmission module.

The output device of the present invention is one of an RF transmission module, a Bluetooth transmission module, a WiFi transmission module or an infrared transmission module.

The method for generating a control screen of the control system of the present invention includes a digital signal processor, an input device, an output device, a memory, and a display screen. The method for generating the control screen of the control system includes the following steps. (a) creating at least one control screen; the at least one control screen is completed by the control system and its display screen; the control screen includes at least one image of the photo; the photo is a scene containing at least one electronic product a photo; (b) causing a plurality of parameters to be filled in at least one parameter list displayed by the display screen and stored in the memory The plurality of parameters corresponding to the location of the image of the at least one electronic product and an operation corresponding to the at least one electronic product; wherein, when the image of the at least one electronic product in the control screen is operated via the input device When selected, the digital signal processor sends a control signal corresponding to the electronic product via the output device, so that the electronic product generates a corresponding operation or as an input source.

The method for generating the control screen of the control system of the present invention is convenient for the user to make a control screen according to the self-contained electronic product, environment and condition, thereby facilitating the user to intuitively touch or select the electronic product displayed on the control screen. Image, select the electronic product as an input source or control the electronic product.

The method for generating a control screen of the control system of the present invention, wherein the parameter table is provided with a reaction parameter area for filling in a reaction parameter corresponding to the electronic product; the reaction parameter includes a parameter corresponding to the position of the image of the photo Data, corresponding link data corresponding to the electronic product, and parameter data corresponding to the control signal of the electronic product; when the image of the electronic product on the display screen is selected, the digital signal processor makes the parameter according to the reaction parameter The control system correctly connects the electronic product and issues a relative control signal to the electronic product according to an instruction output by the user.

The method for generating a control screen of the control system of the present invention, wherein the digital signal processor causes the image of the electronic product on the display screen to reflect the state when the electronic product is controlled according to the reaction parameter.

The method for generating a control screen of the control system of the present invention, wherein the parameter table is provided with a response image parameter area for filling in a corresponding back to the electronic product The image parameter; when the image of the electronic product on the display screen is clicked, the digital signal processor causes the display screen to display an image, a text or a symbol corresponding to the electronic product according to the response image parameter. One to reflect the state in which the electronic product is controlled.

The method for generating a control screen of the control system of the present invention, wherein one of the image, the text or the symbol is used to provide a user with further outputting a control command for the electronic product.

The method for generating a control screen of the control system of the present invention, wherein the control system includes a transmission interface; and the transmission interface is connected to one of a digital camera, an internet network, and a flash drive, and the image information of the photo is input into the control. system.

The method for generating a control screen of the control system of the present invention, wherein the input device is one of a mouse, a keyboard, a remote controller, or a touch device that incorporates the display screen.

A method for generating a control screen of a control system of the present invention, wherein the output device is a wireless transmission module.

The method for generating a control screen of the control system of the present invention, wherein the output device is one of an RF transmission module, a Bluetooth transmission module, a WiFi transmission module, or an infrared transmission module.

It should be noted that the above described transmission interface of the present invention can also be incorporated into the output device.

For other purposes and functions of the present invention, please refer to the drawings and embodiments, in detail. described as follows.

1‧‧‧TV

120‧‧‧ cursor

22‧‧‧Digital camera

31‧‧‧Digital Signal Processor

34‧‧‧ memory

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11‧‧‧Remote control

121~123‧‧‧Options

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3‧‧‧Control system

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62‧‧‧Response to image parameter area

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Images of 521, 531, 541, 551, 552, 561, 562, 571, 572‧‧

1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional television set, a remote controller, a DVD player, a digital camera, and a game machine.

2 is a block diagram showing the functional structure of a control system of the present invention.

3 is a schematic diagram of a control screen of the present invention.

4 is a schematic diagram of another control screen of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart showing a method of generating a control screen of the control system of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic illustration of a parameter table of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control system 3 of the present invention includes a digital signal processor 31, an input device 32, an output device 33, a memory 34, a display screen 35, and a transmission interface 36. The digital signal processor 31 is configured to detect a control signal sent by the input device 32, and perform corresponding operations, such as controlling the display screen 35 to display a related picture, controlling the output device 33 to send a control signal, controlling the memory 34 to store information, or via a transmission interface. The reading device 32 can be a mouse, a keyboard, a remote controller, or a touch device combined with the display screen 35 for providing a user with a control signal; and the output device 33 can be a LAN transmission module. , PLC transmission module, RS485 transmission module, RS422 transmission module, RS232 transmission module and other wired transmission modules, or Bluetooth transmission module, WiFi transmission module, infrared transmission module and other wireless (RF) transmission modules; The transmission interface 36 is used to connect to other electronic devices such as a digital camera, an internet, a flash drive, and the like. The photo information is input to the control system 3 or the control signal is transmitted to the remote output device 33 via the internet. Therefore, in this embodiment, the transmission interface 36 can also be incorporated in the output device 33.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the present invention is based on photo information of a scene containing an electronic product, and is input to the control system 3 via the transmission interface 36, and displayed on a screen 351 on the display screen 35, for example, displayed on the screen 351. As shown in FIG. 1, the first image 352, the second image 353, the third image 354, and the fourth image 355 conform to the electronic product configuration such as the television 1, the DVD player 21, the digital camera 22, and the game machine 23. Using the general web design technology, the first image 352, the second image 353, the third image 354, and the fourth image 355 can respectively be used as control areas to form a control screen 350. When the digital signal processor 31 detects that the user selects the image by using the cursor or actually touches the image, the control signal is transmitted to the receiving device 41 of the electronic product 40 via the output device 33, as shown in FIG. The electronic product 40 generates a corresponding operation, for example, respectively turning on an output source such as a television 1, a DVD player 21, a digital camera 22, or a game machine 23 equipped with a receiving device, or respectively causing the television 1 equipped with the receiving device to play separately. The audio and video broadcasted by the input source such as the DVD player 21, the digital camera 22, or the game machine 23 does not have the problem of selecting the wrong input source.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the control system of the present invention and the control screen thereof are generated by photographing a photo of a place where an electronic product is disposed using a digital camera, such as a photo 51 of a house and a photo of each room in the house 52. , 57, 54, 55, 56 and basement photos 57; then combine photos with known textures, puzzles and imaging techniques The image forms a control screen 50 on the display screen 5; the reaction parameter area 61 and the response image parameter area 62 in the parameter table 6 on the display screen 5, as shown in FIG. 5, are filled in corresponding to the controlled electronic product. The reaction parameters and response image parameters, that is, the completion of the production of the control system, facilitate the production of a control system with physical images by the general staff.

As shown in FIG. 5, the reaction parameters that the reaction parameter area 61 can be filled in include: parameter data of the position of the electronic product corresponding to the image of the photo, for example, (X1, Y1); relevant link information corresponding to the electronic product, such as IR Infrared transmission module connection, WiFi (IP: 192.168.11.20), WiFi transmission module connection or ZigBee (Node No.1), ZigBee transmission module connection, can be set according to different transmission modules Link; parameter data corresponding to the control signal of the electronic product, such as an ON command code (corresponding to an instruction code of various transmission modules to open an electronic product, for example, an instruction code corresponding to the IR transmission module 80.28.29), and an OFF instruction code ( The instruction code corresponding to the various transmission modules for turning off the electronic product, for example, the instruction code corresponding to the IR transmission module (80.28.0), and the AD instruction code (the instruction code corresponding to the opening of another control screen by the various transmission modules, for example, corresponding to The instruction code of the IR transmission module is 80.28.10), etc.; and corresponding to the parameter when the electronic product is controlled, for example, the L command code (corresponding to the command codes corresponding to the various transmission modules for brightening the image corresponding to the electronic product, for example, corresponding to The instruction code of the IR transmission module is 80.26.0), and the D command code (corresponding to various transmission modules to make the instruction code corresponding to the image of the electronic product dark, for example, the instruction code corresponding to the IR transmission module 80.26.10), M instruction code (command code corresponding to sounds emitted by various transmission modules, for example, corresponding to the IR transmission module Instruction code 80.26.30) and so on. When the image of the on-screen electronic product is selected, the digital signal processor causes the control system to correctly connect the controlled electronic product according to the reaction parameter, and issues a relative control signal to the electronic product according to the command output by the user. The digital signal processor reacts the image of the electronic product on the display screen according to the reaction parameter to the state when the electronic product is controlled, for example, when the light is turned on or off, the image of the corresponding light on the display screen is brightened or darkened, or a corresponding correspondence is generated. Text, color, sound.

The response image parameter area 62 can be filled with image response parameters, such as P command code (command code corresponding to various transmission module display images, for example, instruction code 80.25.0 corresponding to the IR transmission module), LE instruction code. (The instruction code corresponding to the display characters of various transmission modules, for example, the instruction code corresponding to the IR transmission module 80.25.10), the S command code (the instruction code corresponding to the display symbols of various transmission modules, for example, corresponding to the IR transmission mode) The instruction code of the group is 80.25.30); when the image of the on-screen electronic product is selected, the digital signal processor causes the display screen to display one of the images, characters or symbols corresponding to the electronic product according to the response image parameter. In response to the state in which the electronic product is controlled, or providing the user to further output a control command for the electronic product based on the image or text symbol.

The above parameters provide a wide range of selectable parameters for the user to select the appropriate parameters.

The invention facilitates the user to select the image of the electronic product in the photo according to the photo intuition and control the electronic product. It is convenient for users to make control screens according to their own electronic products, environment and conditions. Users can correspond to being controlled by themselves The reaction parameters and response image parameters of the electronic product are filled in the parameter table, and the control system suitable for the local situation can be completed without writing the program.

As shown in FIG. 4, the user can use the cursor to select or directly touch the images 52, 54, 55, 56 of the respective rooms in the control screen 50 and the images 521, 531, 541, 551 of the plurality of lights in the photo 57 of the basement. 561, 571, respectively controlling the opening or closing of each lamp; or respectively controlling the opening or closing of electronic products such as a television, a refrigerator and a washing machine by the image 552 of the television, the image 562 of the refrigerator, and the image 572 of the washing machine respectively; It can further enter other control screens of the display screen to perform various control operations such as sound and screen of the television.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 , a method for generating a control screen of the control system of the present invention includes a digital signal processor 31 , an input device 32 , an output device 33 , a memory 34 , a display screen 35 , and a transmission interface 36 . The method for generating a control screen of the control system 3 includes the following steps: (a) creating at least one control screen; wherein the at least one control screen is completed by the control system 3 and its display screen 35, the control screen including at least one An image of a photo; the photo is a photo of a scene containing at least one electronic product; (b) causing the plurality of parameters to be filled in at least one parameter list displayed on the display screen 35; the plurality of parameters corresponding to the image of the at least one electronic product And an operation corresponding to the at least one electronic product; wherein, when the image of the at least one electronic product in the control screen is selected by being operated by the input device, the digital signal processor 31 is via The output device 33 sends a control signal corresponding to the electronic product to cause the electronic product to generate a corresponding operation.

The method of generating the control screen of the control system of the present invention further includes the techniques described in other parts of the specification, including the above-described steps (a) and (b), and will not be described again.

Corresponding to different scenarios, the control system of the present invention only needs to take a picture of the electronic product to be taken; and the texture, the puzzle program, such as the known deletion, editing, editing, etc., can be used to deal with the scenes with different degrees of complexity, and the photo is made into a control image; Then, in the parameter table preset in the control system of the present invention, the reaction parameters of the controlled electronic product and the response image parameters are filled in, that is, the production of the control system is completed. Users can correspond to different electronic products, and only need to make a photo of the electronic product scene into a control screen and fill in the parameter list, so that the personalization and the control system with the physical image can be completed. The invention facilitates the intuitive control of the electronic product by the user, and simplifies and saves the complicated work of producing the image of the control panel and the corresponding program.

The above description is only for the embodiments of the present invention, and any modifications and variations made by those skilled in the art using the present invention are the scope of the invention claimed, and are not limited to the embodiments disclosed.

(a), (b) ‧ ‧ are the number of the steps

Claims (22)

A control system for controlling the operation of an electronic product, comprising: a digital signal processor for performing control of operation of the electronic product; and an input device for transmitting a control signal to the digital signal processor by the user; An output device corresponding to a receiving device of the electronic product, the output device is configured to output a control signal sent by the digital signal processor; a display screen is configured to display a related image according to the control of the digital signal processor; The display screen is configured to access the related information according to the control of the digital signal processor; wherein the display screen is configured to display at least one control image, the control screen includes an image of at least one photo; the photo is a scene including at least one electronic product. a photo; when the image of the at least one electronic product in the control screen is selected, the control system sends a control signal corresponding to the electronic product, so that the electronic product generates a corresponding operation or the electronic The product is selected as one of an input source or an output source. The control system of claim 1, further comprising a transmission interface for connecting other electronic devices to input image information of the photo into the control system. The control system of claim 2, wherein the control system and its display screen are used to create the at least one control screen. The control system of claim 3, wherein the control system and the display screen thereof are used to cause the plurality of parameters to be filled in at least one parameter list displayed by the display screen. The control system of claim 4, wherein the parameter table is provided with a reaction parameter area for filling in reaction parameters corresponding to the electronic product; the reaction The parameter includes parameter data corresponding to the position of the image of the photo, relevant link data corresponding to the electronic product, and parameter data corresponding to the control signal of the electronic product; when the image of the electronic product on the display screen is selected The digital signal processor causes the control system to correctly connect the electronic product according to the reaction parameter, and sends a control signal to the electronic product according to an instruction transmitted by the user through the input device. The control system of claim 5, wherein the digital signal processor causes the image of the electronic product on the display screen to reflect the state of the electronic product when the electronic product is controlled according to the reaction parameter. The control system of claim 6, wherein the parameter table is provided with a response image parameter area for filling in response image parameters corresponding to the electronic product; when the electronic product on the display screen When the image is selected, the digital signal processor causes the display screen to display one of the images, characters or symbols corresponding to the electronic product according to the response image parameter to reflect the state when the electronic product is controlled. The control system of claim 7, wherein the image, the text or the symbol is used to provide a user with further outputting a control command for the electronic product. The control system of any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein the input device is one of a mouse, a keyboard, a remote controller, or a touch device combined with the display screen. The control system of claim 9, wherein the output device is none One of a line transmission module or a wired transmission module. The control system of claim 10, wherein the wireless transmission module is one of a Bluetooth transmission module, a WiFi transmission module or an infrared transmission module; the wired transmission module is a LAN transmission module, One of the PLC transmission module, RS485 transmission module, RS422 transmission module or RS232 transmission module. The control system of claim 2, wherein the transmission interface is incorporated in the output device. A method for generating a control screen of a control system, the control system comprising a digital signal processor, an input device, an output device, a memory and a display screen, and the method for generating the control screen of the control system comprises the following steps: a) producing at least one control screen; the at least one control screen is completed by the control system and the display screen thereof; the control screen includes at least one image of the photo; the photo is a photo of the scene including at least one electronic product; (b) causing the plurality of parameters to be filled in the at least one parameter list displayed by the display screen and stored in the memory; the plurality of parameters corresponding to the position of the image of the at least one electronic product and corresponding to the at least one electronic product An operation of the digital signal processor to output a corresponding to the electronic product via the output device when the image of the at least one electronic product in the control screen is selected by being operated by the input device Controlling the signal to cause the electronic product to generate a corresponding operation or to select the electronic product as an input source or output source One. Producer of the control screen of the control system as described in claim 13 of the patent application scope a method, wherein the parameter table is provided with a reaction parameter area for filling in a reaction parameter corresponding to the electronic product; the reaction parameter includes parameter data corresponding to the position of the image of the photo, and an associated link corresponding to the electronic product Data and parameter data corresponding to the control signal of the electronic product; when the image of the electronic product on the display screen is selected, the digital signal processor causes the control system to correctly connect the electronic product according to the reaction parameter, and The control signal relative to the electronic product is issued according to an instruction transmitted by the user through the input device. The method for generating a control screen of the control system according to claim 14, wherein the digital signal processor causes the image of the electronic product on the display screen to reflect the state when the electronic product is controlled according to the reaction parameter. The method for generating a control screen of the control system according to claim 15, wherein the parameter table is provided with a response image parameter area for filling in response image parameters corresponding to the electronic product; When the image of the electronic product on the screen is selected, the digital signal processor causes the display screen to display one of the images, characters or symbols corresponding to the electronic product according to the response image parameter to reflect the electronic product. The state when it is controlled. The method for generating a control screen of the control system according to claim 16, wherein one of the image, the text or the symbol is used to provide a user with further outputting a control command for the electronic product. The method for generating a control screen of a control system according to claim 17, wherein the control system includes a transmission interface; and the transmission interface is connected to a digit One of the camera, the Internet, and the flash drive inputs the image information of the photo into the control system. The method for generating a control screen of the control system according to any one of claims 13 to 18, wherein the input device is a mouse, a keyboard, a remote controller or a touch device combined with the display screen. One of them. The method for generating a control screen of a control system according to claim 19, wherein the output device is one of a wireless transmission module or a wired transmission module. The method for generating a control screen of the control system according to claim 20, wherein the wireless transmission module is one of a Bluetooth transmission module, a WiFi transmission module or an infrared transmission module; the wired transmission module It is one of the LAN transmission module, PLC transmission module, RS485 transmission module, RS422 transmission module or RS232 transmission module. A method of generating a control screen of a control system according to claim 18, wherein the transmission interface is incorporated in the output device.