Integrated remote control system and computer readable recording medium for storing remote controlling method

• US 10,242,564 B2
• Filed: 07/14/2017
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Shin, Hyoung, Lee, Hui Sung, Song, Youngwook, Yi, Kichang
• Primary Examiner(s): Girma, Fekadeselassie
• Application Number:
  US15/650,201
• Publication Number:
  US 20180165948A1
• Time in Patent Office: 620 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/70 Device selection
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/92 Universal remote control
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared

Abstract

An integrated remote control system includes a user operation device for receiving a control object list and a control item list from a function device physically coupled thereto, and for outputting the received control object list and the received control item list for a user to select therefrom one or more of a control object and a control item, and a gateway connected to the user operation device through a wireless communication network, the gateway generating and outputting a control signal corresponding to one or more of the control object and the control item selected by the user.

Claims

1. An integrated remote control system, comprising:

a user operation device for receiving a control object list and a control item list from at least one function device, physically and detachably coupled to the user operation device, and for displaying the received control object list or the received control item list for a user to select therefrom at least one control object or at least one control item, wherein the at least one control object respectively corresponds to the at least one function device physically and detachably coupled to the user operation device, and the at least one control item respectively corresponds to the at least one function device physically and detachably coupled to the user operation device; and

a gateway connected to the user operation device through a wireless communication network, the gateway generating and outputting a control signal corresponding to the at least one control object or the at least one control item selected by the user.

2. The integrated remote control system of claim 1, wherein the user operation device comprises:

a first outputting portion for displaying the control object list or the control item list received from the at least one function device physically and detachably coupled to the user operation device;

a control object information transmitting portion for transmitting control object information about the at least one control object selected by the user to the gateway; and

a control item information transmitting portion for transmitting control item information about the at least one control item selected by the user.

3. The integrated remote control system of claim 1, wherein the user operation device includes a plurality of button keys corresponding to the control item list, and a button key corresponding to the at least one control item selected by the user among the plurality of button keys is highlighted.

4. The integrated remote control system of claim 1, wherein the gateway comprises:

a control information storing portion for storing at least one control item and at least one control code of at least one control object corresponding to each of the at least one function device;

a control object information receiving portion for receiving the control object information selected by the user;

a control signal generating portion for receiving the control item information selected by the user and generating a control signal including the received control item information based on the at least one control code stored in the control information storing portion; and

a control signal outputting portion for outputting the generated control signal.

5. The integrated remote control system of claim 4, wherein the control object information receiving portion transmits a response signal to the user operation device when the at least one control item and the at least one control code corresponding to the received control object information exist in the control information storing portion, and

the user operation device outputs the control item list corresponding to the control object information when the user operation device receives the response signal.

6. The integrated remote control system of claim 4, further comprising a control information requesting portion for requesting the at least one control item and the at least one control code to a server when the at least one control item and the at least one control code corresponding to the control object information do not exist in the control information storing portion.

7. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium which records program instructions for executing a remote control method through an integrated remote control system, the non-transitory computer readable recording medium comprising the program instructions which cause a processor to perform the steps of:

storing at least one control item and at least one control code of at least one control object corresponding to each function device capable of being detachably coupled to a user operation device in a control information storing portion;

receiving a control object information corresponding to each function device physically and detachably coupled to the user operation device and selected by a user from the user operation device through a control object information receiving portion and transmitting a response signal to the user operation device when a control item and a control code corresponding to the received control object information exist in the control information storing portion;

receiving a control item information selected by the user from the user operation device through a control item information receiving portion in response to the response signal;

generating a control signal including the received control item information based on the at least one control code stored in the control information storing portion through a control signal generating portion;

outputting the generated control signal through a control signal outputting portion; and

searching for the control item corresponding to the received control object information among the at least one control item stored in the control information storing portion and outputting the searched control item in a voice message type.

8. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 7, further comprising program instructions for requesting the control item and the control code corresponding to the received control object information to a server through a control information requesting portion when the control item and the control code corresponding to the received control object information is not searched from the at least one control item and the at least one control code stored in the control information storing portion.