Remote Controller And Related Method For Controlling Multiple Devices

• US 20070038315A1
• Filed: 05/08/2006
• Published: 02/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: VIA Technologies Incorporated (VIA Technologies)
• Original Assignee: VIA Technologies Incorporated (VIA Technologies)
• Inventors: Lin, Chia-Hsing
• Application Number:
  US11/382,062
• Publication Number:
  US 20070038315A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/65
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0426 Programming the control sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23051 Remote control, enter program remote, detachable programmer
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23386 Voice, vocal command or message
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23462 No local entry panel, only central remote programmer for all appliances
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25192 Infrared
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2615 Audio, video, tv, consumer electronics device

Abstract

A remote controller controls various electronic devices through device instructions corresponding to the electronic devices. The device instructions are grouped into group instructions for various requirements. Therefore, any one of the group instructions includes device instructions of the same electronic device or different electronic devices. Each group instruction corresponds to a user-defined manipulation, such as a given handwriting trace or voice. In this way, a user can use a single handwriting trace or voice command to order the remote controller to send a corresponding group instruction. Thus, different electronic devices can be controlled to serially execute various instructions.

Claims

1. A remote controller for controlling multiple devices, comprising:

a memory module for storing a group instruction and a corresponding reference signal, the group instruction having a plurality of device instructions, and the device instructions capable of driving an electronic device to execute a plurality of functions;

a decision module for determining whether an operation signal matches the reference signal in the memory module; and

a transmitting module, wherein when the operation signal matches the reference signal, the transmitting module transmits the corresponding reference signal to make the device instructions of the group instruction drive the electronic device to execute sequentially the functions.

2. The remote controller of claim 1, further comprising a setting module, wherein when the remote controller operates in a setting mode, the setting module is capable of providing the corresponding reference signal and the group instruction according to the operation signal, and recording the corresponding reference signal and the group instruction into the memory module.

3. The remote controller of claim 2, wherein the setting module is capable of making the group instruction set up device instructions sequentially.

4. The remote controller of claim 1, wherein when the transmitting module transmits the group instruction of the corresponding reference signal, the device instructions of the group instruction drive the electronic device to execute the functions sequentially.

5. The remote controller of claim 2, further comprising:

a receiving module, wherein when the remote controller operates in a scan mode, the receiving module is capable of receiving a wireless signal of another remote controller; and

a scan module for providing the device instructions of the other remote controller, wherein when the remote controller operates in the setting mode, the setting module is capable of the device instructions of the other remote controller to the corresponding reference signal according to an operation of a user.

6. The remote controller of claim 1, further comprising:

a touch module for sensing a handwriting trace and providing a corresponding touch signal; and

an analysis module for determining whether the handwriting trace matches the corresponding reference signal of the memory module according to the touch signal, wherein when the analysis module detects a match, the transmitting module is capable of sending the group instruction of the corresponding reference signal to make the device instructions of the group instruction drive the electronic device to execute the functions.

7. The remote controller of claim 1, further comprising:

a sound-control module for sensing sound and providing a sound-control signal; and

a comparison module for determining whether the sound-control signal matches the reference signal recorded in the memory module, wherein when the comparison module detects a match, the transmitting module is capable of sending the group instruction of the corresponding reference signal to make the device instructions of the group instruction drive the electronic device to execute the functions.

8. A remote controller for controlling multiple devices comprising:

a touch module for detecting a handwriting trace;

a memory module for recording a group instruction and a corresponding reference signal, the group instruction having a plurality of device instructions, and the device instructions capable of driving an electronic device to execute a plurality of functions;

an analysis module for determining whether the handwriting trace matches the corresponding reference signal of the memory module; and

a transmitting module, wherein when the handwriting signal compared by the analysis module matches the corresponding reference signal, the transmitting module is capable of transmitting the group instruction of the corresponding reference signal for making the device instructions of the group instruction drive the electronic device to execute the functions.

9. The remote controller of claim 8, being capable of operating in a setting mode and a remote mode, wherein the remote controller further includes a setting module, wherein when the remote controller operates in the setting mode, the setting module is capable of providing the corresponding reference signal and the group instruction corresponding to the handwriting trace and recording the corresponding reference signal and the group instruction into the memory module.

10. The remote controller of claim 9, wherein the setting module is capable of making the group instruction set up device instructions sequentially.

11. The remote controller of claim 9, wherein when the transmitting module transmits the reference signal corresponding to the group instruction, the device instructions of the group instruction drive the electronic device to execute the functions.

12. The remote controller of claim 9, wherein when the remote controller operates in the remote mode, the analysis module is capable of determining whether the handwriting trace matches the corresponding reference signal in the memory module.

13. The remote controller of claim 9, being further capable of operating in a scan mode, the remote controller further comprising:

a receiving module, wherein when the remote controller operates in the scan mode, the receiving module is capable of receiving a wireless signal from another remote controller; and

a scan module for providing a corresponding device instruction of the other remote controller, wherein when the remote controller operates in the setting mode, the setting module is capable of corresponding the device instructions of the other remote controller to the corresponding reference signal according to an operation of a user.

14. The remote controller of claim 8, further comprising a display module capable of making the group instruction and device instructions display a corresponding graphic.

15. A method for a remote controller to control multiple devices, the method comprising:

determining whether a control signal matches a recorded reference signal, wherein the recorded reference signal corresponds to a group instruction; and

when the control signal matches the recorded reference sample, transmitting the group instruction, wherein the group instruction has a plurality of device instructions; and

wherein the device instructions capable of driving an electronic device to execute a plurality of functions, and the device instructions of the group instruction are capable of driving the electronic device to execute the functions.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising a setting procedure, the setting procedure comprising:

receiving an operation signal to produce a corresponding reference signal corresponding to the group instruction, and recording the corresponding reference signal for performing a setting procedure.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the setting procedure further comprises:

making the group instruction sequentially set up a plurality of device instructions according to an operation of a user.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein when a transmitted reference signal matches the group instruction, the device instructions of the group instruction drive the electronic device to execute the functions.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising a scan procedure, the scan procedure comprising:

receiving a wireless signal transmitted by another remote controller for providing the device instructions corresponding to the other remote controller to be used by the setting procedure.