CN102082940A - Method for identifying remote controller by set-top box - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a method for identifying a remote controller by a set-top box, which comprises the following steps of: burning teleswitch types of the remote controller into a chip of the set-top box, entering a remote controller identification mode of the set-top box, recording the waveform of a certain teleswitch in a digital form by using the set-top box when a user selects the teleswitch in the remote controller, and realizing the operations of the remote controller on the set-top box by identifying all the defined teleswitch types. The user can operate the set-top box by any remote controller after the remote controller is identified by the set-top box so as to break the limit of the single remote controller; and the method greatly reduces the production cost.

Description

A kind of method of set-top box identification remote controller

[technical field]

The present invention relates to a kind of embedded software technology field, relate in particular to a kind of method of set-top box identification remote controller, particularly belong to the set-top box technique field.

[background technology]

Along with the development of digital TV terminal, function is become stronger day by day, and client's demand personalization difference is also day by day obvious simultaneously.The difference of demand has proposed challenge to the digital TV set-top box design of hardware and software.With the input unit infrared remote control on the set-top box, traditional digital TV set-top box is at the infrared remote control of different capabilities, different model, if method with conventional design, at this situation, must use different designs, simultaneously must do different software operations at the characteristic of the infrared remote control of different model; This just causes needs to use different software corresponding with the infrared remote control of different model, and production and management cost are caused waste.The general acquiescence of conventional set-top box is only supported a kind of remote controller, has just had no idea when because users need be changed remote controller if remote controller is lost or the remote controller feel is bad etc., makes the user be subject to a kind of remote controller like this, and is extremely inconvenient.

Chinese invention patent the 1913579th publication number and open day for disclosing the method for digital TV set-top box and remote control control thereof, remotely controlled among the 2007.02.14, digital TV set-top box, comprise infrared signal receiver, final controlling element, button translating equipment, infrared signal receiver links to each other with final controlling element by the button translating equipment, button translating equipment wherein is used for the remote controller code value of other household electrical appliances is converted to the key value of TV set-top box.Its invention has the TV set-top box of other remote controller code value of study, and its control no longer is subjected to the constraint of this remote controller, and the remote controller of other electrical equipment also can play the effect identical with the TV set-top box remote controller, and is user-friendly.Yet the modular device that this invention uses is too many, and production cost is bigger.

[summary of the invention]

The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is to provide a kind of set-top box to discern the method for remote controller, and the user comes the manipulator top box after can discerning to set-top box with any remote controller in the family.Lose or user when thinking directly to use remote controller in the family to come the manipulator top box at remote controller, can realize easily by the present invention.

The present invention is achieved in that a kind of method of set-top box identification remote controller, it is characterized in that: may further comprise the steps:

Step 10, a memory headroom that is used to store up the value of remote controller is set in the flash memory;

The teleswitch type of step 20, definition set-top box remote controller comprises numerical key: 0 to 9; Directionkeys: upper and lower, left and right; Function key: F1 is to F12; Key is set: menu, withdraw from, power supply, sound channel, state, information, listing, quiet, channel is reviewed, mail, like; The channel selection key: select, program+, program-, page turning+, page turning-, Radio/TV switches; Color key: red, green, yellow, blue; Reserve key: 0 to 5; And with these type programmings in set-top-box chip;

The panel button of step 30, use set-top box is combined into remote controller the interface is set, and is provided with at set-top box remote controller to occur described teleswitch type in the interface, enters the remote controller recognition mode after the user is by the panel acknowledgement key;

Step 40, when the user selects in the remote controller certain button, set-top box is noted the waveform of this button with digital mode, input needs the button of identification once more, the set-top box program compares data automatic and that last registration is got off, judge whether the same, be then to point out to re-enter remote control keys, otherwise note with digital mode;

Step 50, discerned the teleswitch type of all definition after, withdraw from recognition mode, the set-top box program writes the remote controller digital value of all collections in the described memory headroom;

Step 60, when the user imports remote controller key, the set-top box program is compared according to the digital value of the waveform of remote controller key and the digital value that is stored in described memory headroom, finds to return to the set-top box program with its corresponding key value and carry out.

The advantage that the present invention has is: earlier with the teleswitch type programming of remote controller in set-top-box chip, enter the remote controller recognition mode of set-top box then, when the user selects in the remote controller certain button, set-top box is noted the waveform of this button with digital mode, after having discerned the teleswitch type of all definition, just can realize of the operation of this remote controller to set-top box.The user comes the manipulator top box after can discerning to set-top box with any remote controller in the family, and the user no longer is subject to a kind of remote controller, and reduces production costs greatly.

[description of drawings]

Fig. 1 is the inventive method schematic flow sheet.

[embodiment]

The present invention is further illustrated in conjunction with the embodiments below with reference to Fig. 1:

The present invention adopts the technology of top box identification remote controller, earlier with the teleswitch type programming of remote controller in set-top-box chip, enter the remote controller recognition mode of set-top box then, discern, too many modular device need not be set in set-top box.

A kind of method of set-top box identification remote controller may further comprise the steps:

Step 10, a memory headroom that is used to store up the value of remote controller is set in the flash memory;

The teleswitch type of step 20, definition set-top box remote controller comprises numerical key: 0 to 9; Directionkeys: upper and lower, left and right; Function key: F1 is to F12; Key is set: menu, withdraw from, power supply, sound channel, state, information, listing, quiet, channel is reviewed, mail, like; The channel selection key: select, program+, program-, page turning+, page turning-, Radio/TV switches; Color key: red, green, yellow, blue; Reserve key: 0 to 5; And with these type programmings in set-top-box chip;

The panel button of step 30, use set-top box is combined into remote controller the interface is set, and is provided with at set-top box remote controller to occur described teleswitch type in the interface, enters the remote controller recognition mode after the user is by the panel acknowledgement key;

Step 40, when the user selects in the remote controller certain button, set-top box is noted the waveform of this button with digital mode, input needs the button of identification once more, the set-top box program compares data automatic and that last registration is got off, judge whether the same, otherwise prompting please be re-entered remote control keys, is then to note with digital mode;

Step 50, discerned the teleswitch type of all definition after, withdraw from recognition mode, the set-top box program writes the remote controller digital value of all collections in the described memory headroom;

Step 60, when the user imports remote controller key, the set-top box program is compared according to the digital value of the waveform of remote controller key and the digital value that is stored in described memory headroom, finds to return to the set-top box program with its corresponding key value and carry out.

Wherein the teleswitch type can increase corresponding push-button type (as: buttons such as navigation, information guide, stock, recreation) as required, the remote controller key digital value of storing multiple sets simultaneously in flash store memory space, select for the user, by set-top box panel button or Macintosh select use which cover remote controller during selection operation this moment.

What deserves to be mentioned is: the teleswitch type of definition set-top box remote controller, with numerical key: 0 to 9 can be defined as: GUI_VK_0, GUI_VK_1, GUI_VK_2, GUI_VK_3, GUI_VK_4, GUI_VK_5, GUI_VK_6, GUI_VK_7, GUI_VK_8, GUI_VK_9; Directionkeys: upper and lower, left and right may be defined as: GUI_VK_UP, GUI_VK_DOWN, GUI_VK_LEFT, GUI_VK_RIGHT; Function key: F1 may be defined as to F12: GUI_VK_F1, GUI_VK_F2, GUI_VK_F3, GUI_VK_F4, GUI_VK_F5, GUI_VK_F6, GUI_VK_F7, GUI_VK_F8, GUI_VK_F9, GUI_VK_F10, GUI_VK_F11, GUI_VK_F12; Key is set: menu, withdraw from, power supply, sound channel, state, information, listing, quiet, channel is reviewed, mail, like may be defined as: GUI_VK_MENU, GUI_VK_EXIT, GUI_VK_POWER, GUI_VK_TRACK, GUI_VK_STATE, GUI_VK_INFO, GUI_VK_PROGTABLE, GUI_VK_MUTE, GUI_VK_RECALL, GUI_VK_MAIL, GUI_VK_FAV; The channel selection key: select, program+, program-, page turning+, page turning-, Radio/TV switches and may be defined as: GUI_VK_SELECT, GUI_VK_C_UP, GUI_VK_C_DOWN, GUI_VK_P_UP, GUI_VK_P_DOWN, GUI_VK_RadioORTV; Color key: red, green, yellow, blueness may be defined as: GUI_VK_RED, GUI_VK_GREEN, GUI_VK_YELLOW, GUI_VK_BLUE; Reserve key: 0 may be defined as to 5: GUI_VK_RES_0, GUI_VK_RES_2, GUI_VK_RES_3, GUI_VK_RES_4, GUI_VK_RES_5; Also can define according to other mode.

The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, and all equalizations of being done according to the present patent application claim change and modify, and all should belong to covering scope of the present invention.

Claims (2)

1. the method for set-top box identification remote controller is characterized in that: may further comprise the steps:

Step 10, a memory headroom that is used to store up the value of remote controller is set in the flash memory;

The teleswitch type of step 20, definition set-top box remote controller comprises numerical key: 0 to 9; Directionkeys: upper and lower, left and right; Function key: F1 is to F12; Key is set: menu, withdraw from, power supply, sound channel, state, information, listing, quiet, channel is reviewed, mail, like; The channel selection key: select, program+, program-, page turning+, page turning-, Radio/TV switches; Color key: red, green, yellow, blue; Reserve key: 0 to 5; And with these type programmings in set-top-box chip;

The panel button of step 30, use set-top box is combined into remote controller the interface is set, and is provided with at set-top box remote controller to occur described teleswitch type in the interface, enters the remote controller recognition mode after the user is by the panel acknowledgement key;

Step 40, when the user selects in the remote controller certain button, set-top box is noted the waveform of this button with digital mode, input needs the button of identification once more, the set-top box program compares data automatic and that last registration is got off, judge whether the same, be then to point out to re-enter remote control keys, otherwise note with digital mode;

Step 50, discerned the teleswitch type of all definition after, withdraw from recognition mode, the set-top box program writes the remote controller digital value of all collections in the described memory headroom;

Step 60, when the user imports remote controller key, the set-top box program is compared according to the digital value of the waveform of remote controller key and the digital value that is stored in described memory headroom, finds to return to the set-top box program with its corresponding key value and carry out.

2. the method for a kind of set-top box identification remote controller according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the remote controller key digital value of while storing multiple sets in flash store memory space.

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