Remote Control Method, Remote Control System and Display Device

• US 20110164187A1
• Filed: 09/23/2010
• Published: 07/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Lin, Ching-An
• Application Number:
  US12/889,404
• Publication Number:
  US 20110164187A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/734
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4221 Dedicated function buttons, e.g. for the control of an EPG, subtitles, aspect ratio, picture-in-picture or teletext
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42227 the keys being reprogrammable, e.g. soft keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

A remote control method for a display device employing a hierarchical control frame, includes a remote controller of the display device outputting a control signal corresponding to a plurality of functions of the display device, and an interpretation module of the display device controlling the display device to perform the plurality of functions when receiving the control signal, wherein the plurality of functions are corresponding to different stages of the hierarchical control frame.

Claims

1. A remote control method for a display device employing a hierarchical control frame, comprising:

a remote controller of the display device outputting a control signal corresponding to a plurality of functions of the display device; and

an interpretation module of the display device controlling the display device to perform the plurality of functions when receiving the control signal;

wherein the plurality of functions are corresponding to different stages of the hierarchical control frame.

2. The remote control method of claim 1, further comprising setting contents of the plurality of functions before the remote controller outputs the control signal.

3. The remote control method of claim 2, wherein the step of setting the contents of the plurality of functions is performed via the remote controller.

4. The remote control method of claim 2, wherein the step of setting the contents of the plurality of functions is performed via the interpretation module.

5. The remote control method of claim 1, wherein the control signal comprises a plurality of instructions, for controlling the plurality of functions in the hierarchical control frame.

6. The remote control method of claim 5, wherein the control signal further comprises a checking code.

7. A remote control system for a display device employing a hierarchical control frame, comprising:

a macro key, formed in a remote controller, for generating a control signal corresponding to a plurality of functions of the display device; and

an interpretation module, for controlling the display device to perform the plurality of functions when the display device receives the control signal generated by the macro key;

wherein the plurality of functions are corresponding to different stages of the hierarchical control frame.

8. The remote control system of claim 7, further comprising a setting module, for setting contents of the plurality of functions corresponding to the macro key.

9. The remote control system of claim 8, wherein the setting module is installed in the remote controller.

10. The remote control system of claim 8, wherein the setting module is installed in the interpretation module.

11. The remote control system of claim 8, wherein the control signal comprises a plurality of instructions, for controlling the plurality of functions in the hierarchical control frame.

12. The remote control system of claim 11, wherein the control signal further comprises a checking code.

13. A display device employing a hierarchical control frame, comprising:

a monitor;

a processing module, for displaying images via the monitor;

a remote controller, comprising;

an emitting module, for outputting a wireless signal; and

a macro key, for generating a control signal corresponding to a plurality of functions of the processing module, and outputting the control signal as the wireless signal via the emitting module;

a reception module, for receiving the wireless signal outputted from the remote controller and extracting contents of the wireless signal to generate an identification result; and

an interpretation module, for controlling the processing module to execute the plurality of functions when the identification result equals the control signal generated by the macro key;

wherein the plurality of functions are corresponding to different stages of the hierarchical control frame.

14. The display device of claim 13, wherein the remote controller further comprises a plurality of basic function keys, each for generating a control signal corresponding to a basic function of the processing module, and outputting the control signal corresponding to the basic function as the wireless signal via the emitting module.

15. The display device of claim 13, further comprising a setting module, for setting contents of the plurality of functions corresponding to the macro key.

16. The display device of claim 15, wherein the setting module is installed in the remote controller.

17. The display device of claim 15, wherein the setting module is installed in the interpretation module.

18. The display device of claim 13, wherein the control signal comprises a plurality of instructions, for controlling the plurality of functions in the hierarchical control frame.

19. The display device of claim 18, wherein the control signal further comprises a checking code.