JP3210158B2 - Remote controller, remote controller menu display method, and menu display device - Google Patents

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 switching and displaying menus, and a remote controller for switching and displaying menus having a plurality of menu display information for displaying menus necessary for operating devices receiving instructions from the remote controller. The present invention relates to a menu display method and a menu display device for displaying a menu used for controlling devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, devices using remote controllers have increased,
Also, many remote controllers with various functions have appeared. Air conditioners are no exception, and those that simply control the air conditioner, such as air conditioner remote controllers with a temperature sensor, have appeared. The remote controller of the air conditioner to which the temperature sensor is added only displays the current room temperature, and the menu contents do not differ depending on the current room temperature or the like.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, the same menu is always displayed when the temperature is low and high, or when the use frequency of the menu item is completely different between winter and summer. Therefore, there is a problem in that the operability does not correspond to the situation. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has an object to provide a remote controller, a menu display method, and a menu display device having optimal operability in low and high temperatures, or in winter and summer, according to the situation. Aim.

[0004]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a menu storing a plurality of menu display information for displaying a menu necessary for operating a device receiving an instruction from a remote controller. Display information storage means,
A temperature information acquiring means for acquiring temperature information about the outside air temperature, and menu selection means for selecting a menu display information from said menu display information storage means in accordance with the temperature information acquired by the temperature information acquisition means, selecting the menu Menu display means for displaying a menu based on the menu display information selected by the means.

[0005] According to a second aspect, the temperature information obtaining means includes:
The temperature information about the outside air temperature is obtained from the device. According to claim 3, the menu display information storage unit that has stored a plurality of menu display information for displaying a menu necessary for device operation to receive an instruction from the remote control, calendar management means for managing calendar, the calendar a state determining means for determining the season by calendar managed by the management means, and menu selection means for selecting a menu display information corresponding to the season determined by the status judging means from said menu display information storage means, the menu Menu display means for displaying a menu based on the menu display information selected by the selection means.

[0006] According to claim 4, the temperature information acquisition step of acquiring temperature information about the outside air temperature, and the menu selection step of selecting the menu display information in response to the temperature information acquired by the temperature information acquisition step, the menu A menu display step of displaying a menu based on the menu display information selected in the selection step.

[0007] According to claim 5, the menu selection step of selecting a situation determining step of determining seasonal calender which is previously managed, the menu display information corresponding to the season determined by the situation determination step, the menu selection A menu display step of displaying a menu based on the menu display information selected by the step.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a menu display information storing means for storing a plurality of menu display information for displaying a menu, a temperature information obtaining means for obtaining temperature information relating to an outside air temperature, and the temperature information obtaining means. with a menu selecting means for selecting a menu display information from said menu display information storage means in accordance with the temperature information, and a menu display means for displaying a menu based on the menu display information selected by the menu selection means It is characterized by having.

[0009] In claim 7, the menu display information storage unit that has stored a plurality of menu display information for displaying a menu necessary for device operation to receive an instruction from the remote control, calendar management means for managing calendar , menu selection for selecting a state determining means for determining the season by a calender which is managed on the calendar management means, the menu display information according to the season by season is determined by the status judging means from said menu display information storage unit And menu display means for displaying a menu based on the menu display information selected by the menu selection means. According to claim 8, the outside air
Temperature information acquisition means for acquiring temperature information about temperature
The operation menu is changed according to the temperature information.
Mokon. According to claim 9, the season is determined.
Operation menu changes depending on the season
Being with a remote control.

[0010]

According to the above arrangement, in the first aspect, a plurality of menu display information for displaying a menu necessary for operating a device which receives an instruction from the remote controller is stored by the menu display information storage means. Temperature information on the outside air temperature is obtained by the temperature information obtaining means. Menu New <br/> over the display information according to the temperature information acquired by the temperature information acquisition means is selected by the menu selection means from the menu display information storage unit. A menu is displayed by the menu display means based on the menu display information selected by the menu selection means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the temperature information acquiring means acquires temperature information relating to an outside air temperature from the device. According to claim 3, a plurality of menu display information for displaying a menu necessary for device operation receiving an instruction from the remote controller is stored by the menu display information storage unit
There Ru. The calendar is managed by calendar management means. The season is determined by the situation determining means based on the calendar managed by the calendar managing means. Menu display information according to the season it is determined by the status judging means is selected by the menu selection means from the menu display information storage unit. A menu is displayed by the menu display means based on the menu display information selected by the menu selection means.

According to a fourth aspect, the temperature information relating to the outside air temperature is obtained in a temperature information obtaining step. Menu display information in response to the temperature information acquired by the temperature information acquisition step is selected in the menu selection step. A menu is displayed in the menu display step based on the menu display information selected in the menu selection step.

According to the fifth aspect, the season is determined in the situation determination step using a calendar managed in advance . Menu display information according to the season it is determined by the situation determining step is selected in the menu selection step. A menu is displayed in the menu display step based on the menu display information selected in the menu selection step.

According to the present invention, a plurality of menu display information for displaying a menu is stored by the menu display information storage means. Temperature information on the outside air temperature is obtained by the temperature information obtaining means. Menu display information in response to the temperature information acquired by the temperature information acquisition means is selected by the menu selection means from the menu display information storage unit. A menu is displayed by the menu display means based on the menu display information selected by the menu selection means.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a plurality of menu display information for displaying a menu necessary for operating a device receiving an instruction from the remote controller is stored by the menu display information storage means. The calendar is managed by calendar management means. The season is determined by the situation determining means based on the calendar managed by the calendar managing means. Menu display information according to the season by season is determined by the status judging means is selected by the menu selection means from the menu display information storage unit. A menu is displayed by the menu display means based on the menu display information selected by the menu selection means. In claim 8, the temperature information obtaining means of the remote controller is provided outside.
Get temperature information about air temperature and remote control
The operation menu is changed according to the information. In claim 9
The remote control status judgment means judges the season and
The operation menu changes depending on the season.

[0016]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a remote controller, an air conditioner outdoor unit and an air conditioner indoor unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention, which comprises a remote controller 11, an air conditioner outdoor unit 12, and an air conditioner indoor unit 13. The air conditioner indoor unit 13 includes an outside air temperature receiving unit 131 and an outside air temperature transmitting unit 132.

The outdoor unit 12 of the air conditioner includes a temperature sensor 12
1. It is composed of an outside air temperature transmitting unit 122. Remote control 11
Is composed of an outside temperature receiving unit 111, a situation obtaining unit 112, a menu information storage unit 113, a menu selection unit 114, a menu display unit 115, and an input unit.

The temperature sensor 121 is provided in the outdoor unit 12 and measures the outside air temperature. The outside air temperature transmitting unit 122 outputs the outside air temperature measured by the temperature sensor 121 to the air conditioner indoor unit 13.
To communicate. The outside air temperature receiving section 131 is an outside air temperature transmitting section 122.
Receives the outside temperature transmitted from. Outside temperature transmitter 132
Is the remote controller 1 for controlling the outside air temperature received by the outside air temperature receiver 131.
Send to 1.

The outside air temperature receiving section 111 is connected to the outside air temperature transmitting section 13.
2 to receive the outside air temperature transmitted. Status acquisition unit 112
Determines whether the season is summer or winter based on the value of the outside temperature received by the outside temperature receiving unit 111. The menu information storage unit 113 stores menu information such as the configuration, arrangement, shape, and color of a menu for operating a device.

The menu selection unit 114 is a status acquisition unit 112
Selects a menu corresponding to the situation (summer or winter) acquired from the menu information storage unit 113. The menu display unit 115 displays a menu according to the menu information selected by the menu selection unit 114. The input unit 116 receives an operation instruction from a user.

The signal transmission unit 14 transmits the operation instruction received by the input unit 116 to the air conditioner indoor unit 13 as a signal. The signal receiving unit 15 receives a signal from the signal transmitting unit 14. The operation of the remote controller using the above-described menu display method of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to the operation flowchart of FIG.

The temperature sensor 121 detects the outside air temperature (step S21). The outside air temperature transmitting unit 122 is the temperature sensor 12
1 transmits the measured outside air temperature to the outside air temperature receiving section 131 of the air conditioner indoor unit 13. (Step S22). The outside air temperature receiving section 131 receives the outside air temperature transmitted by the outside air temperature transmitting section 122. (Step S23). The outside temperature transmitting unit 132 transmits the outside temperature received by the outside temperature receiving unit 131 to the outside temperature receiving unit 111 of the remote controller 11 (Step S24).

The outside air temperature receiving section 111 has an outside air temperature transmitting section 132.
Receives the outside air temperature transmitted (step S25). The situation acquisition unit 112 determines “winter” when the outside air temperature is less than 15 degrees Celsius and “summer” when the outside air temperature is 15 degrees Celsius or higher from the outside air temperature received by the outside air temperature receiving unit 111 (step S26). The menu selection unit 114 selects menu information from the menu information storage unit 113 by changing menu information to be selected according to the season (“summer” or “winter”) determined by the situation acquisition unit 112 (step S27). The menu display unit 115 displays a menu according to the menu information selected by the menu selection unit 114 (Step S28).

Next, an example of a specific operation of the above menu display method will be described. Now, for example, menu information for air conditioner control as shown in FIG.
And stored in When the menu information is not changed, a menu for controlling the air conditioner as shown in FIG. However, in the present invention, the menu selection unit 114 is
Select a menu according to the season determined by. For example, when the temperature sensor 121 detects that the current outside temperature is 5 degrees Celsius, the situation acquisition unit 112 determines that the season is "winter" because the outside temperature is less than 15 degrees Celsius. When the situation acquisition unit 112 determines that the season is “winter”, the menu selection unit 114 drops the information of “<box> cooling” from the menu information stored in the menu information storage unit 113 shown in FIG. The menu information of the season “winter” as shown in FIG. 5 is extracted. The menu display unit 115 displays an air conditioner control menu for “winter” as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the menu for controlling the air conditioner automatically changes according to the outside air temperature. When the outside air temperature is low, the menu is mainly for heating, and when the outside air temperature is high, the menu is mainly used. It becomes a menu where heating cannot be selected. FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a remote controller using the menu display method according to the second embodiment of the present invention, which is shown in a remote controller 71.

The remote controller 71 is a remote controller for an air conditioner, and includes a calendar management section 711, a status acquisition section 712, a menu information storage section 713, a menu selection section 714, a menu display section 715, an input section 716, and a signal transmission section 74. . The calendar management unit 711 manages calendar time. The status acquisition unit 712 is a calendar management unit 711
Calendar time managed from June 1 to August 3
The season is "summer" until 1st, the season is "winter" from December 1st to February 29th, the season is "spring" from 1st March to 31st May, and 11th to 11th September. Until the 30th of the month, the season is determined to be "autumn".

The menu information storage unit 713 stores menu information such as the configuration, arrangement, shape, and color of a menu for operating a device. The menu selection unit 714 selects a menu corresponding to the situation (summer or winter) acquired by the situation acquisition unit 712 from the menu information storage unit 713. The menu display unit 715 displays a menu according to the menu information selected by the menu selection unit 714.

The input unit 716 receives an operation instruction from a user. 72 is an air conditioner main body. 73 is an input unit 7
The operation instruction received by the air conditioner 16 as a signal
2 is a signal transmission unit for transmitting the signal to the second transmission unit. 74 is a signal transmission unit 73
A signal receiving unit that receives a signal sent to the air conditioner main body 72 by the air conditioner.

The operation of the remote controller using the above-described menu display method of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to the operation flowchart of FIG. The status acquisition unit 712 extracts the calendar time managed by the calendar management unit 711, and the calendar time is “summer” from June 1 to August 31, and the calendar time is December 1 to February 2.
It is determined that the season is “Winter” until 9th, the season is “Spring” from March 1 to May 31, and the season is “Autumn” from September 1 to November 30. (Step S81). The menu selection unit 714 selects menu information from the menu information storage unit 713 by changing the arrangement of menus according to the season determined by the situation acquisition unit 712 (step S82). The menu display unit 715 displays a menu according to the menu information selected by the menu selection unit 714 (Step S)
83).

Next, an example of a specific operation when the menu arrangement of the remote controller changes with the season will be described. Now, for example, when menu information for air conditioner control as shown in FIG. 3 is stored in the menu information storage unit 713 and the menu selection unit 714 does not change the menu information to be selected according to the season acquired by the situation acquisition unit 712. Is
A menu for controlling the air conditioner as shown in FIG. However, in the present invention, the status acquisition unit 712 extracts the calendar time managed by the calendar management unit 711, and sets the calendar time to June 1st.
The season is "Summer" from Sunday to August 31 and the season is "Winter" from December 1 to February 29, March 1 to May 31.
It is determined that the season is “spring” until the day, and the season is “autumn” from September 1 to November 30, and when the season determined by the status acquisition unit 712 is “summer”, FIG. As shown, the display order of the operation switching box is arranged in the order of “cooling, dry, heating”, and when the season determined by the status acquisition unit 712 is “winter”, the display of the operation switching box is displayed as shown in FIG. The order is arranged in the order of “heating, drying, cooling”, and when the season determined by the status acquisition unit 712 is “spring” or “autumn”, the display order of the operation switching box is “ The menu selection unit 714 stores the menu information in the menu information storage unit 713 so that the most frequently used items are arranged on the left side in the order of “dry, cooling, heating”.
Done by choosing from.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the menu arrangement of the remote controller can be automatically changed according to the season on the calendar. Note that the humidity may be detected using a humidity sensor, and the arrangement, structure, shape, color, operation, or the like of the menu may be changed according to the value of the humidity. In the present invention,
Although an air conditioner is described, it may be used for other devices.

In the present invention, the configuration of the menu is changed. However, in the "winter", the menu of the heating is enlarged, the color is made conspicuous, or the first selection item is selected for easy selection. May be changed in shape, color, arrangement, operation, and the like. The attributes of a plurality of menus among the menu attributes such as the configuration, shape, color, arrangement, and operation of the menu may be changed.

Although the menu is changed according to the outside air temperature in the present invention, the menu may be changed according to the temperature change. For example, on a day when the temperature suddenly rises, the arrangement may be automatically changed so that the "cooling" box for operation switching can be selected first.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the usability can be improved by automatically changing the menu displayed according to the outside temperature or the calendar.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a remote controller, an air conditioner outdoor unit, and an air conditioner indoor unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart illustrating an operation of a remote controller characterized by a menu display method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows menu information for controlling an air conditioner stored in a menu information storage unit 113 and a menu information storage unit 713.

FIG. 4 is a display example of a menu for controlling an air conditioner.

FIG. 5 is an example of menu information selected by a menu selection unit 114;

FIG. 6 is a display example of a menu for controlling an air conditioner.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a remote controller characterized by a menu display method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart illustrating an operation in which the menu display of the remote controller changes according to the season in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a display example of a menu for controlling an air conditioner.

FIG. 10 is a display example of a menu for controlling an air conditioner.

FIG. 11 is a display example of a menu for controlling an air conditioner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 11 remote control 12 air conditioner outdoor unit 13 air conditioner indoor unit 14 signal transmission unit 15 signal reception unit 71 remote control 72 air conditioner body 73 signal transmission unit 74 signal reception unit 111 outside temperature reception unit 112 status acquisition unit 113 menu information storage unit 114 menu selection unit 115 Menu display section 116 Input section 121 Temperature sensor 122 Outside temperature transmission section 131 Outside temperature reception section 132 Outside temperature transmission section 711 Calendar management section 712 Status acquisition section 713 Menu information storage section 714 Menu selection section 715 Menu display section 716 Input section

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Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] 1. A remote control for switching and displaying a menu, comprising: menu display information storage means for storing a plurality of menu display information for displaying a menu necessary for operating a device receiving an instruction from the remote control; a temperature information acquiring means for acquiring temperature information about the outside air temperature, and menu selection means for selecting a menu display information from said menu display information storage means in accordance with the temperature information acquired by the temperature information acquisition means, said menu And a menu display unit for displaying a menu based on the menu display information selected by the selection unit. 2. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein said temperature information obtaining means obtains temperature information relating to an outside air temperature from said device. 3. A remote control to switch and view the menu, the menu display information Ru <br/> not store a plurality of menu display information for displaying a menu necessary for device operation receiving an instruction from the remote controller said storage means, and calendar management means for managing calendar, and status determining means for determining the season by a calender which is managed on the calendar management means, the menu display information corresponding to the season determined by the status judging means A remote control comprising: a menu selection unit that selects from a menu display information storage unit; and a menu display unit that displays a menu based on the menu display information selected by the menu selection unit. 4. A menu display method for a remote controller having a plurality of menu display information for displaying a menu required for operating a device receiving an instruction from the remote controller, and switching and displaying the menu, wherein the temperature relating to the outside air temperature is provided. a temperature information acquisition step of acquiring information, and menu selection step of selecting the menu display information in response to the temperature information acquired by the temperature information acquisition step, based on the menu display information selected by the menu selection step A menu display method for a remote controller, comprising: a menu display step of displaying a menu. 5. A menu display method for a remote controller having a plurality of menu display information for displaying a menu necessary for operating a device which receives an instruction from the remote controller, and switching and displaying the menu, wherein the menu is managed in advance. a situation determining step of determining a seasonally calendar are, and menu selection step of selecting the menu display information corresponding to the season determined by the situation determination step, the menu based on the menu display information selected by the menu selection step A menu display step of displaying a menu, and a menu display method of the remote controller. 6. A menu display device for displaying a menu used for controlling a device, a menu display information storage means for storing a plurality of menu display information for displaying a menu, and storing temperature information on an outside air temperature. a temperature information acquiring means for acquiring, and menu selection means for selecting a menu display information from said menu display information storage means in accordance with the temperature information acquired by the temperature information acquisition unit, selected by the menu selection means menu A menu display device, comprising: menu display means for displaying a menu based on display information. 7. A menu display apparatus for displaying a menu for use in controlling the device, not store a plurality of menu display information for displaying a menu necessary for device operation to receive an instruction from the remote control < menu display information storage means; calendar management means for managing a calendar; status determination means for determining a season based on a calendar managed by the calendar management means; and season determination based on the season determined by the status determination means. Menu selection means for selecting menu display information according to the menu display information from the menu display information storage means, and menu display means for displaying a menu based on the menu display information selected by the menu selection information. A menu display device comprising: 8. A temperature information for acquiring temperature information relating to an outside air temperature.
Operating means according to the temperature information
The remote control that will be changed. 9. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a condition judging means for judging a season.
Remote control whose operation menu changes depending on the season.