阅读说明：本技术 手机伴侣和手机伴侣系统 (Mobile phone companion and mobile phone companion system ) 是由 邓珍检 于 2021-06-15 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提出一种手机伴侣,包括：微处理器,起中央协调管理的作用；蓝牙收发单元,其与所述微处理器相连,能够实现蓝牙信号的接收和发送；红外发射单元,其与所述微处理器相连,能够实现红外信号的发送；按键单元,其与所述微处理器相连,能够接受用户的操控指令,在所述微处理器内部根据操控指令,依据预先保存的遥控码编码规则,转换为相应的遥控码,再透过所述红外发射单元和/或所述蓝牙收发单元,发射出去；以及电池供电单元,用于为上述电路提供必要的工作电源。能够依托移动终端,解决最广大范围的用户群体的电器遥控操作的困挠。(The invention provides a mobile phone companion, which comprises: the microprocessor plays a role in central coordination management; the Bluetooth receiving and transmitting unit is connected with the microprocessor and can receive and transmit Bluetooth signals; the infrared emission unit is connected with the microprocessor and can realize the transmission of infrared signals; the key unit is connected with the microprocessor, can receive an operation instruction of a user, converts the operation instruction into a corresponding remote control code according to a prestored remote control code coding rule in the microprocessor, and transmits the remote control code through the infrared transmitting unit and/or the Bluetooth receiving and transmitting unit; and the battery power supply unit is used for providing necessary working power supply for the circuit. The mobile terminal can be relied on, and the trouble of remote control operation of the electric appliances of the user group in the widest range is solved.)

1. A cellular companion, comprising:

the microprocessor plays a role in central coordination management;

the Bluetooth receiving and transmitting unit is connected with the microprocessor and can receive and transmit Bluetooth signals;

the infrared emission unit is connected with the microprocessor and can realize the transmission of infrared signals;

the key unit is connected with the microprocessor, can receive an operation instruction of a user, converts the operation instruction into a corresponding remote control code according to a prestored remote control code coding rule in the microprocessor, and transmits the remote control code through the infrared transmitting unit and/or the Bluetooth receiving and transmitting unit; and

and the battery power supply unit is used for providing necessary working power supply for the circuit.

2. The cellular phone companion according to claim 1 wherein said key unit has a number of keys of not more than five, one of which is a power key.

3. The handset companion according to claim 1 wherein the handset companion is configured as a remote control for a particular appliance.

4. The cellular phone companion according to claim 3 wherein the specific electric appliance is a video device, an air conditioner, a lamp or a mobile terminal.

5. The mobile phone companion according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone companion is configured as a anti-lose device paired with a particular mobile terminal.

6. The cellular phone companion according to claim 1, wherein the cellular phone companion is configured to communicate with a smart key for a specific electronic door lock.

7. The cellular phone companion according to claim 6 wherein the specific electronic door lock is an electronic door lock of a house, or an electronic door lock of a vehicle and/or an ignition device of an engine.

8. A cellular companion system, comprising: a mobile terminal and a handset companion according to any one of claims 1 to 7 cooperating with the mobile terminal; the mobile terminal transmits the pre-stored remote control code coding rule to the mobile phone partner through Bluetooth communication.

9. The cellular companion system of claim 8 further comprising: and the remote control code coding rule base is arranged at the cloud end, and the operation of searching a specific remote control code coding rule in the mobile terminal is pointed to the remote control code coding rule base.

10. The cellular companion system of claim 8 wherein the mobile terminal is a cellular phone, a tablet computer or a wearable device.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the electric appliance control technology, in particular to an electric appliance control device depending on a mobile terminal.

Background

The existing electric appliance control devices are generally specially equipped with the electric appliances when the electric appliances leave the factory. For example: the remote controller comprises a television remote controller following a television, an air conditioner remote controller following an air conditioner, a lamp remote controller following an intelligent lamp and a fan remote controller following an intelligent fan. Wherein, each remote controller all has own exclusive physical entity, includes: a housing and a remote control circuit enclosed in the housing. The remote control circuit further comprises: the device comprises a battery power supply unit, a microprocessor, a key unit, an infrared emission unit and/or a Bluetooth receiving and transmitting unit. The independent electric appliance control mode brings considerable trouble to common users: to complete the remote control operation of a specific electric appliance, a proper one needs to be found out from a plurality of remote controllers; once a particular remote control is damaged, a time consuming and labor intensive process is often required to find a suitable replacement.

Aiming at the existing troubles, a universal remote controller is proposed, and a panel of the universal remote controller is provided with a plurality of keys which can cover the remote control key operation of various electrical appliances. Although numerous physical entities of the remote controller are omitted formally, for a user, actually, a group of keys suitable for operation of a specific electric appliance still needs to be found out from numerous keys, and a process of learning remote control codes for the specific electric appliance is needed, so that the process is time-consuming and labor-consuming and exceeds the capability range of many user groups. It can be seen that this improvement can only address the frustration of a very small segment of the user population.

Aiming at the existing troubles, a universal remote controller made of a mobile terminal is proposed, a special signal conversion device is configured for the mobile terminal in terms of physical structure, a special APP (application program) is operated on the mobile terminal in terms of software structure, a panel interface of a specific remote controller is presented on a screen of the mobile terminal, the touch operation of a user is received, and the remote control of a specific electric appliance is realized by means of wireless transmission of the signal conversion device. Such an electric appliance control method is completely dependent on the mobile terminal, or cannot be used separately from the mobile terminal, and thus has many limitations in application scenarios. For example, a family with three generations, old, middle and few, assuming that only the middle generation is equipped with the mobile terminal, the old and few control the appliances, depending on the presence of the mobile terminal. It can be seen that this improved approach can only address a partial population of users.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a mobile phone companion and a mobile phone companion system, which can solve the problem of the trouble of remote control operation of electric appliances of a user group in the widest range by depending on a mobile terminal.

The invention relates to a mobile phone partner, which comprises:

the microprocessor plays a role in central coordination management;

the Bluetooth receiving and transmitting unit is connected with the microprocessor and can receive and transmit Bluetooth signals;

the infrared emission unit is connected with the microprocessor and can realize the transmission of infrared signals;

the key unit is connected with the microprocessor, can receive an operation instruction of a user, converts the operation instruction into a corresponding remote control code according to a prestored remote control code coding rule in the microprocessor, and transmits the remote control code through the infrared transmitting unit and/or the Bluetooth receiving and transmitting unit; and

and the battery power supply unit is used for providing necessary working power supply for the circuit.

Preferably, the key unit has no more than five keys, one of which is a power key.

Preferably, the handset companion is configured as a remote control for a particular appliance.

Preferably, the specific electric appliance refers to a video device, an air conditioner, a lamp or a mobile terminal.

Preferably, the handset partner is arranged to be a anti-steamer paired with a particular mobile terminal.

Preferably, the mobile phone companion is configured to be connected with a smart key for a specific electronic door lock.

Preferably, the specific electronic door lock refers to an electronic door lock of a house, or an electronic door lock of a vehicle and/or an ignition device of an engine.

The invention relates to a mobile phone companion system, which comprises: the mobile terminal and the mobile phone partner matched with the mobile terminal are provided; the mobile terminal transmits the pre-stored remote control code coding rule to the mobile phone partner through Bluetooth communication.

Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps: and the remote control code coding rule base is arranged at the cloud end, and the operation of searching a specific remote control code coding rule in the mobile terminal is pointed to the remote control code coding rule base.

Preferably, the mobile terminal refers to a mobile phone, a tablet computer or a wearable device.

The invention fully utilizes the carefully cut key unit of the mobile phone partner, and can flexibly configure the application mode according to the cooperation of the Bluetooth communication and the mobile terminal, such as: to the air conditioner, set up as the air conditioner remote controller, to: the television is set as a television remote controller, and is set as an illumination remote controller for the lamp, so that the trouble of remote control operation of electrical appliances of a user group in the widest range can be solved by depending on the mobile terminal. In addition, the mobile phone companion of the invention can be flexibly configured into a remote controller matched with a specific electric appliance through the mobile terminal according to practical application requirements, can also be configured into a loss prevention device, a mobile phone remote controller, a smart key and the like, and is suitable for new application scenes except for the traditional electric appliance remote controller.

Drawings

The above and/or other aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the various aspects taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like or similar elements are designated with like reference numerals. The drawings comprise:

fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cellular companion system and applications thereof according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a handset companion according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a panel of an exemplary handset companion acting as a remote control.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a panel of an exemplary handset companion serving as a video remote control.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a panel of an exemplary handset companion serving as an air conditioner remote control.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a panel of an exemplary handset companion serving as a fan remote control.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a panel of an exemplary cell phone companion serving as an illumination remote control.

Fig. 8 is a flow diagram of an exemplary handset companion as a remote control application.

Fig. 9 is a flow chart of an exemplary handset companion as a handset remote control application.

Fig. 10 is a flow diagram of an exemplary handset companion as an anti-lost application.

Fig. 11 is a flow diagram of an exemplary cell phone companion as a smart key application.

Detailed Description

The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. The embodiments described above are intended to provide a full and complete disclosure of the present invention to more fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

In this specification, the term "mobile terminal" should be construed broadly as all portable electronic devices with wireless communication function and computing function, including but not limited to smart phones, tablet computers, wearable devices, etc., capable of information transmission through a mobile network, connecting to the internet, and having local wireless communication means such as bluetooth and man-machine interaction interface such as touch screen. The term "mobile phone" is equivalent to "mobile terminal" in a broad sense and is equivalent to "smart phone" in a narrow sense.

The term "appliance" should be broadly construed as a powered device capable of receiving remote control commands via wireless transmission, such as infrared/bluetooth, and changing its operating state accordingly, including, but not limited to, televisions, set-top boxes, air conditioners, fans, lighting fixtures, robots, drones, etc. The "appliance" is also referred to as an "associated device" relative to the cell phone companion of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cellular companion system and applications thereof according to the present invention.

The mobile phone companion system 10 of the present invention is capable of cooperating with the associated device 20 to remotely change the operating state of the associated device 20 and/or to change the operating state of the system 10 itself (e.g., the mobile terminal 2). The system 10 generally comprises: a mobile phone companion 1, a mobile terminal 2 and a cloud 3. The Cloud, as referred to herein, refers to a Cloud Computing (Cloud Computing) device such as a Cloud server. Cloud computing is an internet-based computing approach by which shared software and hardware resources and information can be provided to computers and other devices on demand.

The mobile phone companion 1 and the mobile terminal 2 are in communication connection through a wireless connection LINK 1. In the present invention, the wireless LINK1 refers specifically to a bluetooth connection.

The mobile terminal 2 and the cloud 3 are in communication connection through a wireless connection LINK 2. For example, the wireless connection LINK2 refers to a mobile network connection.

The mobile phone companion 1 and the associated device 20 are in communication connection through a wireless connection LINK 3. In the present invention, the wireless LINK3 refers specifically to bluetooth and/or infrared connections.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a handset companion according to the present invention. The mobile phone companion 1 has a structure similar to that of an existing independent remote controller, and includes: a housing (not shown) and a remote control circuit enclosed in the housing. The remote control circuit further comprises: a microprocessor 11, a Bluetooth transceiving unit 12, an infrared transmitting unit 13, a key unit 14 and a battery power supply unit 15.

The microprocessor 11 functions as a central coordination management. The bluetooth transceiver unit 12 is connected to the microprocessor 11, and can receive and transmit bluetooth signals. The bluetooth transceiving unit 12 mainly provides wireless communication connection between the mobile phone partner 1 and the mobile terminal 2. In some applications, the BLUETOOTH transceiver unit 12 can also provide a wireless communication link between the handset companion 1 and the associated device 20.

The infrared emission unit 13 is connected with the microprocessor 11 and can realize the transmission of infrared signals. The infrared transmitting unit 13 provides a wireless communication link between the handset companion 1 and the associated device 20.

The key unit 14 is connected to the microprocessor 11, and is capable of receiving a manipulation instruction from a user, converting the manipulation instruction into a corresponding remote control code according to a remote control code coding rule stored in advance in the microprocessor 11, and transmitting the remote control code to the associated device 20 through the infrared transmitting unit 13 and/or the bluetooth transceiving unit 12.

The battery power supply unit 15 is used to provide the necessary operating power for the above-mentioned circuits.

Generally, in the initial state, the remote control code encoding rule is not stored in the mobile phone companion 1. When the pre-stored remote control code coding rule is needed, the mobile phone partner 1 can be wirelessly connected with the mobile terminal 2 through the bluetooth transceiving unit 12 and obtain the remote control code from the mobile terminal 2.

In general, in the initial state, the mobile terminal 2 does not have to previously store a specific remote control code encoding rule. If a particular remote control code encodes a rule. Previously stored in the mobile terminal 2, can be downloaded directly from the mobile terminal 2 to the handset partner 1. If a particular remote control code encodes a rule. If the information is not stored in the mobile terminal 2 in advance, the information needs to be searched in the cloud 3, found and downloaded to the mobile terminal 2, and then the information can be downloaded from the mobile terminal 2 to the mobile phone companion 1.

It is understood that a remote control code encoding rule base can be pre-established and stored in a specific device/location at the cloud 3 end. The operation of searching for a specific remote control code coding rule in the mobile terminal 2 is directed to the remote control code coding rule base, so that the user experience can be greatly improved.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a panel of an exemplary handset companion acting as a remote control. The panel 18 of the mobile phone companion 1 is provided with a first button 141, a second button 142, a third button 143, a fourth button 144 and a fifth button 145. It is understood that the key unit 14 in the handset companion 1 of the present invention is a set of keys specially cut out according to key operations of an appliance, and the number of keys is greatly reduced compared to a conventional independent remote controller. For example, the number of keys of the conventional remote controller is several tens, and the number of keys of the mobile phone companion 1 is less than six. The key design is greatly convenient for the user to operate, and the user experience is improved.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a panel of an exemplary handset companion serving as a video remote control. When the handset companion 1 is configured as a video remote control such as a television/set-top box/projector, the five keys of its panel 18 correspond to: power switch 141, channel up 142, channel down 143, volume up 144, and volume down 145. The power switch 141 is used for controlling power on/off of the electrical appliance. Channel plus 142 is used to handle increased channel selection by the appliance. Channel subtract 143 is used to steer the channel selection decrease of the appliance. Volume up 144 is used to manipulate the volume selection of the appliance up. The volume down 145 is used to manipulate the volume selection of the appliance to decrease.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a panel of an exemplary handset companion serving as an air conditioner remote control. When the mobile phone partner 1 is configured as an air conditioner remote controller, the five keys of the panel 18 thereof correspond to: a power switch 141, a temperature increasing circuit 142, a temperature decreasing circuit 143, an air volume increasing circuit 144 and an air volume decreasing circuit 145. The power switch 141 is used to control power on/off of the air conditioner. Temperature plus 142 is used to selectively increase the temperature at which the air conditioner is operated. The temperature decrease 143 is used to control the temperature selection decrease of the air conditioner. The air volume adding device 144 is used for controlling the air volume selection of the air conditioner to increase. The air volume reducing unit 145 is used for controlling the air volume selection reduction of the air conditioner.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a panel of an exemplary handset companion serving as a fan remote control. When the handset companion 1 is configured as a fan remote control, the five buttons of its panel 18 correspond to: a power switch 141, a rotating speed plus 142, a rotating speed minus 143, a shaking head 144 and natural wind 145. The power switch 141 is used to control the power-on/power-off of the fan. The speed plus 142 is used to command a selected increase in the speed of the fan. The speed reduction 143 is used to command a selective reduction in the speed of the fan. The oscillating head 144 is used to control the oscillating head of the fan. Natural wind 145 is used to manipulate the natural wind pattern of the fan.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a panel of an exemplary cell phone companion serving as an illumination remote control. When the handset companion 1 is configured to illuminate a remote control, the five keys of its panel 18 correspond to: power switch 141, brightness plus 142, brightness minus 143, color temperature plus 144, and color temperature minus 145. The power switch 141 is used to control power on/off of the lamp. Brightness plus 142 is used to manipulate the brightness selection increase of the light fixture. The brightness reduction 143 is used to manipulate the brightness selection reduction of the light fixture. The color temperature plus 144 is used to manipulate the selected increase in color temperature of the light fixture. The color temperature reduction 145 is used to manipulate the color temperature selection reduction of the luminaire.

Fig. 8 is a flow diagram of an exemplary handset companion as a remote control application. Referring to fig. 1 in combination, initially, the mobile phone companion 1 is in an initial state, that is, in a state that a remote control code for the associated device 20 is not pre-installed, and this process specifically includes the following steps:

and S101, the mobile terminal 2 runs an application program associated with the mobile phone partner 1.

S103, the mobile terminal 2 judges whether the mobile terminal 2 locally has the existing remote control code of the associated device 20, if so, the step S107 is executed, otherwise, the step S105 is executed.

And S105, the mobile terminal 2 downloads the remote control code of the associated equipment 20 from the code library of the cloud 3 terminal.

And S107, the mobile terminal 2 transmits the cut core remote control code to the mobile phone companion 1, and the mobile phone companion 1 enters a remote controller mode.

And S109, the user operates the keys on the mobile phone companion 1, and the associated equipment 20 can be remotely controlled through infrared/Bluetooth communication.

And S111, the mobile terminal 2 captures the operation of the keys on the mobile phone companion 1 and reports the operation to the cloud 3 according to a set strategy.

It can be seen that the handset companion 1 can be configured as a remote control for a particular associated device 20 by the steps S101, S103, S105 and S107. Through the step S109, the user can use the mobile phone companion 1 as a dedicated remote controller as with a conventional remote controller, independently of the mobile terminal 2. Through the step S111, the control information of the user can be obtained in time through the wireless communication connection between the mobile terminal 2 and the mobile phone companion 1, so as to form big data, which is beneficial to better service the user subsequently.

Fig. 9 is a flow chart of an exemplary handset companion as a handset remote control application. With reference to fig. 1, the process of the mobile phone companion 1 as the application of the mobile phone remote controller specifically includes the following steps:

and S201, running an application program associated with the mobile phone companion 1 on the mobile terminal 2.

S203, the mobile terminal 2 transmits the set mobile phone remote control code to the mobile phone companion 1, and the mobile phone companion 1 enters a mobile phone remote controller mode.

And S205, the user operates the keys on the mobile phone companion 1, and can remotely control the mobile terminal 2 through Bluetooth communication.

And S207, the mobile terminal 2 executes the remote control instruction given by the mobile phone companion 1.

As can be seen, through the steps S201 and S203, the mobile terminal 2 may configure the cell phone companion 1 as a remote controller for the mobile terminal 2 itself. Through the step S205, the user may instruct the mobile terminal 2 by manipulating the mobile phone companion 1. By the step S207, the remote control of the mobile terminal 2 is completed.

The mobile terminal 2 itself is very interesting and useful to be remotely controlled by the mobile phone companion 1. For example, in a scenario such as a conversation, although the mobile terminal 2 is out of the range of the user, the user may remotely control the mobile terminal 2 via the handset companion 1 to implement specific functions, such as: turning on/off recording; turning on/off the photograph; turning on/off a video; turning on/off the playing of the audio/video program; and on/off of specific applications, etc.

Fig. 10 is a flow diagram of an exemplary handset companion as an anti-lost application. Referring to fig. 1 in combination, the process of using the mobile phone companion 1 as an anti-lost device specifically includes the following steps:

and S301, running an application program associated with the mobile phone companion 1 on the mobile terminal 2.

And S303, the mobile terminal 2 controls the mobile phone partner 1 to enter the anti-lose device working mode.

S305, the mobile terminal 2 determines whether the mobile phone companion 1 exceeds the effective protection range, if yes, the process goes to step S307, otherwise, the step S305 is executed in a loop.

And S307, the mobile terminal 2 gives an alarm to the user.

As can be seen, through the steps S301 and S303, the mobile terminal 2 may configure the handset partner 1 to not be a anti-dispenser for any of the associated devices 20. Through the step S305, the mobile terminal 2 can ensure that the mobile phone companion 1 is within the set range through the bluetooth communication with the mobile phone companion 1 in time. Through the step S307, once the mobile phone companion 1 is out of the set safety protection range, the mobile terminal 2 can alarm in time to call the user' S attention.

The mobile phone partner 1 is very interesting and useful as a anti-lose device. For example, such as: the old, the middle and the few third generations of people go to a tour, the middle generation of people holds the mobile terminal 2, the old generation of people holds the mobile phone partner 1 used as the loss prevention device, and the few generation of people holds the mobile phone partner 1 used as the loss prevention device, so that once the people go away, the middle generation of people can obtain a prompt in time to strengthen attention so as to avoid unnecessary loss. For another example: the user holds the mobile terminal 2, and puts the mobile phone companion 1 serving as the loss prevention device in the trunk of the user for going out of the trip, and once the trunk leaves the user and exceeds a set safety range, the user can obtain a prompt in time to strengthen attention so as to prevent the trunk from being lost.

Fig. 11 is a flow diagram of an exemplary cell phone companion as a smart key application. Referring to fig. 1 in combination, the process of using the mobile phone companion 1 as an intelligent key specifically includes the following steps:

and S401, running an application program associated with the mobile phone companion 1 on the mobile terminal 2.

S403, the mobile terminal 2 binds the set identification information with a specific key sequence, so that the mobile phone partner 1 enters a mobile phone identification key mode.

S405, the user operates the keys on the mobile phone companion 1, and after capturing a specific key sequence, the user can transmit identification information to the associated device 20 through bluetooth/infrared communication.

S407, after determining the authorized identification information, the associated device 20 automatically executes a corresponding operation.

As can be seen, through steps S401 and S403, the mobile terminal 2 may configure the cell phone companion 1 as a smart key for a particular associated device 20. Through the step S405, the user can manipulate the association device 20 by manipulating the cell phone companion 1. Through the step S407, the association device 20 completes the giving of the unlocking/locking command by the mobile phone companion 1.

The mobile phone partner 1 is very interesting and useful to serve as an intelligent key. For example, such as: in the aspect of door lock management application of the intelligent hotel, the mobile phone companion 1 can be set as an intelligent key to open/close an electronic door lock of the intelligent hotel. For another example: in the aspect of door lock management application of a vehicle, the mobile phone companion 1 can be set as a smart key to open/close an electronic door lock of the vehicle and ignition of an engine.

While certain aspects of the present invention have been shown and discussed, those skilled in the art will appreciate that: changes may be made in the above aspects without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is, therefore, defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.