JP3669528B2 - Remote controller device and receiving device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
【table of contents】
The present invention will be described in the following order.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of Means Invention for Solving the Problems to be Solved by the Conventional Invention (FIGS. 1 to 3)
Effect of the Invention
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a transmission device and a reception device, for example, a transmission device for remotely operating a display device for displaying information to a viewer by video and audio, such as a television device, and reception for receiving a signal from the transmission device. It is suitable for application to an apparatus.
[0003]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, there are devices that measure heart rate and the like as a measurement device for health management. In this type of measuring device, a person to be measured contacts a pulse wave sensor with a finger or the like, and a waveform read from the pulse wave sensor or the like is subjected to signal processing by a predetermined signal processing unit, whereby the pulse of the measured person is measured. Has been made to measure.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, when measuring elements necessary for health management, such as the heart rate of the person to be measured, in such a measuring device, the person to be measured touches a sensor or the like provided exclusively for measurement, and the measurement Therefore, it is necessary to perform measurement by operating a dedicated signal processing unit.
As a result, the measurement result is obtained only when the person to be measured wants to check his / her health condition, and it is difficult to always recognize or record the health condition in daily living activities. There was a problem.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a transmitting device and a receiving device that can recognize or record a health condition at any time.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve such a problem, in the present invention, a remote controller device that performs a remote operation on an image display device, and a predetermined external portion of the housing that can be touched naturally when the remote controller device is operated on a palm. A predetermined sensor for detecting the health condition of the user provided at the position, a measuring means for measuring the health condition based on the output of the sensor, and a transmitting means for transmitting the measurement result to the image display device are provided. Like that.
[0007]
As a result, the sensor is naturally touched when the outside of the remote controller device is placed on the palm and operated by the user. Therefore, the outside of the housing is placed on the palm to remotely control the image display device. The health condition can be measured every time it is placed and operated, and the measurement result can be visually confirmed as an image by the image display device, so that the user's health condition can be determined without giving the user special consciousness. It can always be recognized.
[0008]
In the present invention, the remote controller device is based on an output from a predetermined sensor that detects a user's health condition provided at a predetermined position outside the housing so that the remote controller device can be touched naturally when operated. Receiving means for receiving the measurement result of the health state measured in this manner, and processing means for processing the measurement result received by the receiving means.
As a result, it is possible to receive and process the measurement result of the health condition obtained as a result of touching the sensor naturally when the outside of the remote controller device is placed on the palm by the user and operated. The measurement result of the user's health condition can always be obtained without giving the user special consciousness.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0010]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a television system as a whole, and a television apparatus 11 as a receiving apparatus receives a television broadcast wave of a predetermined channel by a tuner 13 via an antenna ANT, and is different from the television broadcast wave. The video intermediate frequency signal S13V and the audio intermediate frequency signal S13A converted to the intermediate frequency signal are sent to the video processing circuit 14 and the audio processing circuit 15, respectively.
[0011]
The video processing circuit 14 amplifies the video intermediate frequency signal S <b> 13 </ b> V and then detects the video signal S <b> 14 by video detection, and sends it to the cathode ray tube (CRT) 18 via the superimposing circuit 16. As a result, an image of the channel selected by the tuner 13 is displayed on the CRT 18.
[0012]
On the other hand, the audio processing circuit 15 amplifies the audio intermediate frequency signal S13A, and then obtains an audio signal S15 by FM (Frequency Modulation) detection, and this is sent to the speakers 19L and 19R via the superimposing circuit 17. Send it out. Thus, the sound of the channel selected by the tuner 13 is output from the speakers 19L and 19R in accordance with the display image of the CRT 18.
[0013]
Here, the remote commander 21 as a transmitting device for remotely operating the television device 11 by the viewer operates the switch group 22 such as channel, volume, etc., when the viewer presses the switch group 22, and the operation signal S22 obtained thereby is converted into the modulation circuit 23. Is sent out. The modulation circuit 23 specifies the actually operated switch from the switch group 22 based on the operation signal S22, converts this into a predetermined serial transmission signal by the oscillation output from the oscillation circuit 24, and converts the LED (Light Emitting Diode) Sends to the drive unit 26.
[0014]
The LED drive unit 26 emits infrared IR by driving the LED 28 to emit light based on the serial transmission signal specifying the operation switch. The infrared IR is received by the remote control light receiving unit 41 of the television apparatus 11 and sent to the detection / demodulation circuit 42 having a one-chip configuration followed by the light reception signal S41.
[0015]
The detection / demodulation circuit 42 detects and serially demodulates the light reception signal S41, and when the information input as the light reception signal S41 is a signal for specifying a switch of the operation switch group of the remote commander 21, this is used as a television control signal. S42 is sent to the control unit 44 as _CONT . Thus, when the viewer operates a desired switch from the operation switch group 22 of the remote commander 21, the control unit 44, for example, changes the volume or changes the channel, etc., according to the operation of the viewer. Control.
[0016]
Here, the remote commander 21 is provided with a body temperature sensor 31 for detecting body temperature and a heart rate sensor 32 for detecting heart rate. That is, FIG. 2 shows the external appearance of the remote commander 21, and an operation switch group 22 including a plurality of operation switches is provided on the upper surface, and an infrared ray IR is formed on the distal end portion according to the operation of the operation switch. Is sent from.
[0017]
A pressure sensor is provided on the upper surface of the remote commander 21 as a heart rate sensor 32. When a viewer operates the remote commander 21 on the palm of the hand, the user touches the heart rate sensor 32 with his / her fingertip. A heart rate detection signal S32 (FIG. 1) that changes in accordance with the pulse (heart rate) from 32 is sent to the measurement circuit 33.
[0018]
Further, a temperature sensor is provided as a body temperature sensor 31 on the side surface (FIG. 2) of the remote commander 21, and a part of the palm touches the body temperature sensor 31 when the viewer operates the remote commander 21 on the palm. Thus, a body temperature detection signal S31 (FIG. 1) corresponding to the temperature of the palm in contact with the body temperature sensor 31 is sent to the measurement circuit 33.
[0019]
The measurement circuit 33 measures the heart rate based on the heart rate detection signal S32 and measures the body temperature based on the body temperature detection signal S31, and sends each measurement result to the modulation circuit 23 as the measurement signal S33 at predetermined time intervals. Is done.
The modulation circuit 23 converts the measurement signal S33 into a serial transmission signal according to a predetermined modulation format, and sends it to an LED (Light Emitting Diode) drive unit 26.
[0020]
The LED drive unit 26 emits infrared IR by driving the LED 28 to emit light based on the serial transmission signal obtained by converting the measurement signal S33. The infrared IR is received by the remote control light receiving unit 41 of the television apparatus 11 and sent to the detection / demodulation circuit 42 having a one-chip configuration followed by the light reception signal S41.
[0021]
The detection / demodulation circuit 42 detects and serially demodulates the light reception signal S41, and when the information input as the light reception signal S41 is measurement information S42 _DET by the measurement signal S33, this is received via a holding circuit (register) 43. The data is sent to the format conversion circuit 45. The format conversion circuit 45 converts the measurement information into a predetermined display format S45V such as a numerical value or a graph, and a pulsed audio signal S45A whose frequency changes in accordance with the heart rate and / or body temperature, and the display format S45V is superimposed on the video system. The voice signal S45A is sent to the circuit 16 and the voice superimposing circuit 17 is sent. Incidentally, the content of the measurement information is updated every time the light reception signal S41 is received.
[0022]
The video superimposing circuit 16 superimposes a display format S45V consisting of heart rate and / or body temperature measurement information on the video signal S14 demodulated from the television broadcast, and sends it to the CRT 18, so that the display screen of the CRT 18 has a television. The measurement result is superimposed on Jiyoung video.
[0023]
Also, the audio superimposing circuit 17 superimposes the audio signal S45A obtained based on the measurement information from the heart rate and / or body temperature on the audio signal S15 demodulated from the television broadcast, and sends this to the speakers 19L and 19R. Thus, from the speakers 19L and 19R, measurement results composed of pulse sounds that change according to the heart rate and / or body temperature are superimposed on the television sound and output.
[0024]
In the above configuration, when the viewer controls the television apparatus 11 by operating the remote commander 21, the remote commander 21 is placed on the palm of the viewer. At this time, since the viewer's thumb naturally hits the heart rate sensor 32 provided on the upper surface of the remote commander 21, the heart rate measurement is started without the viewer being particularly conscious.
[0025]
Since the viewer's palm naturally hits the body temperature sensor 31 provided on the side of the remote commander 21, the body temperature measurement is started without the viewer being particularly conscious.
Such heart rate measurement and body temperature measurement are performed every time the viewer operates the remote commander 21, and the measurement results are displayed from the CRT 18 and the speakers 19L and 19R of the television device 11 each time the measurement is performed. Thus, the measurement result is always visible and audible when the viewer views the television broadcast.
[0026]
Thus, according to the above configuration, the heart rate and body temperature can always be recognized in the daily action of viewing a television broadcast without the viewer consciously measuring his / her health condition.
[0027]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the measurement result is displayed on the television device 11 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is recorded on a recording medium such as a tape-shaped recording medium or a magneto-optical disk. You may do it. That is, as shown in FIG. 3 in which the same reference numerals are assigned to the parts corresponding to those in FIG. 1, the television apparatus 11 temporarily displays the display format S45V and the audio signal S45A output from the format conversion circuit 45 in the recording / reproduction circuit 70. This is sent out and recorded, and if necessary, it is reproduced and output to the superimposing circuits 16 and 17, respectively.
In this way, for example, the daily health status of the viewer can be recorded at any time, and the health status of the viewer can be collectively confirmed for a predetermined period.
[0028]
In the above-described embodiments, the case where a pressure sensor is used as the heart rate sensor 32 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the use of the fact that hemoglobin in blood absorbs light can be used. A pulse wave sensor that detects a blood flow state may be used.
[0029]
In the above-described embodiments, the case where the measured heart rate and body temperature are displayed has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and either the heart rate or the body temperature is measured, or the heart rate is further measured. The level of the health status of the viewer may be displayed based on the body temperature.
[0030]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the viewer's heart rate and body temperature are always displayed on the television device 11 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the switch to the remote commander 21 and / or the television device 11 is switched. And the control circuit 44 of the remote commander 21 and / or the control unit 44 of the television apparatus 11 are controlled so that the viewer selects the normal display mode, the temporary display mode, or the display stop mode as necessary. Anyway.
[0031]
In the above-described embodiment, the screen display of the CRT 18 based on the measurement result and the pulse sound output from the speakers 19L and 19R have been described with respect to the case where the level is constant. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Accordingly, the level of the CRT 18 may be changed, for example, by brightening the screen of the CRT 18 or by increasing the pulse sound from the speakers 19L and 19R.
[0032]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the measurement result is audibly displayed by the pulse sound has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the measurement result is audibly displayed by an artificially created human voice. Also good.
[0033]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the measurement result is displayed visually and audibly is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be displayed by either visible display or audible display. The viewer may select either visible display or audible display.
[0034]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the measurement result is displayed at any time has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the heart rate and / or body temperature exceed a predetermined threshold value, the predetermined result is obtained. May be displayed.
[0035]
Further, in the above-described embodiments, the case where the present invention is applied to the television device 11 for viewing television broadcast and the remote commander 21 for remotely controlling the television device 11 is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In general, the present invention can be widely applied to a device for viewing predetermined information by video and / or sound and a remote commander for remotely operating the device, such as a radio receiving device or a VTR (Video Tape Recorder) for receiving the information.
[0036]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the heart rate sensor 32 is provided on the upper surface of the remote commander 21 and the body temperature sensor 31 is provided on the side surface has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and is provided at various other positions. You may do it.
[0037]
In the above-described embodiments, the case of measuring the heart rate and / or body temperature has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be widely applied to the case of measuring various other elements.
[0038]
Further, in the above-described embodiments, the case where the present invention is applied to a device for viewing a predetermined broadcast such as television broadcast or information by video and / or sound and a remote commander for remotely operating the device has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and a display device configured to display only measurement results may be used.
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, since the sensor is naturally touched when the outside of the casing is operated on the palm by the user, the outside of the casing is used to remotely control the image display device. Can measure the state of health every time it is operated on the palm of the hand, and the measurement result can be visually confirmed by the user as an image by the image display device. A remote controller device and a receiving device that can always recognize the health state can be realized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a transmission device and a reception device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a transmission apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Television system, 11 ... Television apparatus, 16, 17 ... Superimposition circuit, 18 ... CRT, 19L, 19R ... Speaker, 21 ... Remote commander, 22 ... Operation switch group, 31 ... Body temperature sensor, 32 …… Heart rate sensor, 33 …… Measurement circuit, 28 …… LED, 41 …… Remote control light receiving part, 42 …… Detection / demodulation circuit, 43 …… Holding circuit, 45 …… Format conversion circuit, 70 ... Recording / playback unit.

Claims (9)

A remote controller device for performing remote operation on an image display device,
A predetermined sensor for detecting a user's health condition provided at a predetermined position outside the housing so that the remote controller device can be touched naturally when operated on the palm ;
Measuring means for measuring the health condition based on the output of the sensor,
A remote controller device comprising: a transmission unit that transmits the measurement result to the image display device . The remote controller apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is a pressure sensor that detects a heart rate provided near a switch group on an upper surface outside the housing . The remote controller apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is a pulse wave sensor that detects a heart rate provided in the vicinity of a switch group on an upper surface outside the housing . The remote controller device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor that detects a body temperature provided at a position where the sensor is placed on the palm and operated on a side surface outside the housing . The health measured on the basis of an output from a predetermined sensor that detects a user's health condition provided at a predetermined position outside the housing so that the remote controller device can be touched naturally when operated on the palm. Receiving means for receiving the measurement result of the state;
And a processing means for processing the measurement result received by the receiving means. The receiving apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the processing unit records the received measurement result in a predetermined recording unit. The receiving device is
Display means for visually displaying video information from a predetermined video source;
The receiving apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a superimposing unit that superimposes the measurement result on the video information. The receiving device is
Display means for audibly displaying audio information from a predetermined audio source;
The receiving apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a superimposing unit that superimposes the measurement result on the audio information. The receiving device is
Receiver according to claim 5, characterized in that Ru comprising a converting means for converting the measurement result to a predetermined Fomatsuto.

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