WO2001052590A1 - Electric power remote control system - Google Patents
Electric power remote control system Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO2001052590A1 WO2001052590A1 PCT/KR2000/000140 KR0000140W WO0152590A1 WO 2001052590 A1 WO2001052590 A1 WO 2001052590A1 KR 0000140 W KR0000140 W KR 0000140W WO 0152590 A1 WO0152590 A1 WO 0152590A1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- electric power
- signal
- remote control
- button
- switching signal
- Prior art date
Links
Classifications
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
- G08C17/00—Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
- G08C17/02—Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link using a radio link
Definitions
- the present invention relates to an electric power remote control system, and more particularly to an electric power remote control system having a remote signal
- reception part which controls an electric power of lights such as fluorescent tubes, light bulbs, and so on, multi-plug sockets, electronic appliances such as television receivers
- a remote controller is used to remotely control electric power supplies
- an electric power remote controller which can control many sorts of products, an electric power remote controller which can control many sorts of products, an electric power remote controller which can control many sorts of products, an electric power remote controller which can control many sorts of products, an electric power remote controller which can control many sorts of products, an electric power remote controller which can control many sorts of products, an electric power remote controller which can control many sorts of products, an electric power remote controller which can control many sorts of products, an electric power remote controller which can control many sorts of products, an electric power remote controller which can control many sorts of products, an electric power remote controller which can control many sorts of products
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram for schematically showing a structure of a light bulb
- the light bulb remote control system includes a signal reception part 2 for receiving an electric power control signal from the remote controller
- an amplification part 3 for amplifying the electric power control signal of the reception part 2 an amplification part 3 for amplifying the electric power control signal of the reception part 2
- a memory part 4 for storing data of electric power on/off signals which are
- a microcomputer 5 for outputting a switching signal for turning on/off a light bulb 7 based on the electric power control
- a power-on or a power-off signal is transmitted to the reception part 2, amplified through
- microcomputer 5 outputs a switching signal to the switching part 6
- the conventional electric power remote control system is expensive, inconvenient in its installation, and limited to a certain number of
- appliances such as television receivers and so on, clocks, and the like by a signal of a
- remote controller in a wireless manner, enabling a user to remote-control electric/ electronic products on/off by aiming the remote controller at the products when the user uses each of the products as well as to minimize an electric power consumption when
- the user does not use products in a plug-in state but not in use.
- the electric power remote control system comprises a remote control part for, if a user selects a button thereon for controlling an electric power, converting a signal corresponding to
- the button into an electric power control signal, and for transmitting the electric power control signal; a wall-mounted socket for supplying the electric power to a light from
- connection part one end of which is connected with the socket and the other end of which is connected with the light; and a signal reception part mounted on a
- control part so that the electric power is supplied or cut off.
- the electric power remote control system comprises a remote control part
- the electric power remote control system comprises a remote control part for, if a user selects a button thereon for controlling an electric power, converting a signal corresponding to the button into an electric power control signal, and for transmitting the
- a signal reception part mounted on a predetermined position of the connection part, and for outputting a main electric power cutoff switching
- the electric power remote control system comprises a remote control part for, if a user selects a button thereon for controlling an electric power, converting a signal
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram for schematically showing a structure of a light bulb remote control system according to a conventional art
- FIG. 2 to FIG. 7 are views for showing electric power remote control systems
- FIG. 8 is block diagrams for schematically showing structures of a remote control part and a signal reception part employed in FIGs. 2-7;
- FIG. 9 is a block diagrams for schematically showing structures of the remote control part and the signal reception part in FIG. 8. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
- FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are views for showing electric power remote control systems
- a remote control part 10 transmits an electric
- a signal reception part 20 is equipped on predetermined positions of connection
- remote control part 10 and outputs a power on/off switching signal to sockets 30, 30A,
- the sockets 30, 30A, and 30B are mounted on a wall, etc., and supplies or cuts
- connection parts 40, 40A, and 40B each one end of which is connected with each of the sockets 30, 30A, and 30B and each other end of which is connected with
- each of the lights 50, 50A, and 50B each have the signal reception part 20 in an appropriate position thereof for receiving an infrared ray or a radio frequency(RF) signal
- connection parts 40, 40A, and 40B as shown in FIG. 2, plural auxiliary sockets 41 are formed on the outer circumference of the connection part 40 in
- connection parts 40A and 40B shown in FIG. 3 are described as each
- connection parts 40A and 40B may be formed inside the sockets 30A and 30B, other than connection parts 40A and 40B separated from the sockets 30A and 30B.
- the lights 50, 50A, and 50B may be all sorts of lights such as halogen lamps, 3-
- wavelength lamps and the like, in addition to light bulbs and fluorescent tubes.
- FIGs. 4 and 5 are views for each showing electric power remote control systems according to embodiments of the present invention applied to a multi-plug socket and a television receiver.
- the remote control part 10 transmits an electric power
- control signal in a wireless manner when a button thereon is pressed by a user to control
- the signal reception part 20 is mounted about an electric power line inlet of a
- socket 60 may be electrically cut off, or each of the plural plug may be electrically cut off according to an electric power control signal of the remote control part 10.
- connection part 80 connected to the plug for an electric power supply to
- electric/electronic products such as the television receiver 70 and so on may be formed as a multi-purpose connection part which can be connected between the plug and an electric cord connected to the plug.
- FIG. 6 is a view for showing an electric power remote control system according
- the remote control part 10 As shown in FIG. 6, the remote control part 10, as described in FIGs. 2-5,
- the signal reception part 20 is mounted on a front panel of a clock 90 on a
- part 10 outputs a power on/off switching signal to a light bulb 91 or an alarm signal control part 92 which will be described later, and controls turning-on/off of the light bulb 91 and an alarm.
- the light bulb 91 is mounted on a predetermined position to light the front panel of the clock 90, and turned on and off according to the power on/off switching signal outputted from the signal reception part 20.
- An alarm signal control part 92 controls the alarm according to the power on/off switching signal of the signal reception part 20.
- FIG. 7 is a view for showing an electric power remote control system according to an embodiment of the present invention, which has a structure as blow.
- a remote control part 10 transmits an electric power control signal in a
- the signal reception part 20 is mounted on a predetermined position of a
- connection part 40C receives the electric power control signal from the remote control
- the socket 30C is mounted on a wall and so on, and supplies or cuts off the
- connection part 40C one end of which is connected with the socket 30C and
- reception part 20C on an appropriate position for receiving an infrared ray or a radio
- connection part 40C a signal reception sensor 21 , which will be described later, may be further furnished on one end of an electric cord which is electrically extended from the
- connection part 40C to more effectively receive a signal outputted from the remote control part 10.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram for schematically showing a structure
- the remote control part 10 has a button pad part 11
- an address generation part 12 for generating an address with respect to a signal according to a button which is selected on the button pad part 11 , an oscillation part 13 for
- buttons pad part 11 is inputted, an encoding part 14 for encoding a signal outputted
- the signal reception part 20 includes a signal reception sensing part 21 for sensing an electric power control signal outputted from the remote control part 10,
- an oscillation part 22 for outputting a reference oscillation signal when an electric power
- control signal is sensed through the signal reception sensing part 21 , a decoding part 23
- an electric power on/off switching signal or a main electric power cutoff switching signal an address part for detecting an address contained in the electric power on/off switching
- part 25 for receiving the electric power on/off switching signal or the main electric power
- cutoff signal switching signal outputted through the address part 24 and for outputting the same to lights, wall-mounted plug sockets, multi-plug sockets, electric/electronic
- FIG 9 is a block diagram for schematically showing structures of the remote
- the signal reception part 20, as shown in FIG 9, has a first signal reception
- sensing part 21 A mounted inside the connection part 40C to detect an electric power
- connection part 40C to detect the electric power control signal from the remote
- control part 10 controls the control part 10 and a decoding part 23A for decoding a signal inputted from either the
- FIG 9 Additional components in FIG 9 are the same as in FIG 8
- power control signal is outputted from the remote control part 10, encoded through the encoding part 14, and converted into an infrared ray or a radio frequency(RF) signal as an output.
- the electric power control signal is received through the signal reception sensing
- connection parts 40, 40A, 40B, and 40C connected between the lights 50, 50A, 50B, and 50C and the sockets 30, 30A,
- the switching part 26 turns on and off the lights 50, 50A, 50B, and 50C according to the electric power on/off switching signal inputted through the interface part 25.
- remote control part 10 may be extended up to about 65,000, and an electric power
- remote control may be performed without using a microcomputer as in a conventional
- power source is controlled to minimize an electricity consumption in an state that electric/electronic product is plugged into a socket but not turned on.
- the television receiver 70 and so on, and presses a power-on button or a power-off button of the remote control part 10, a signal corresponding to the power-on button or
- the power-off button is encoded through the encoding part 14 and converted into an infrared ray or a radio frequency signal through the signal output part 15 as an output.
- an electric power control signal transmitted from the remote control part 10 is received through the signal reception sensing part 21 of the signal
- the received electric power control signal is converted into a main electric power cutoff switching signal through the decoding part 23 to be applied to the switching part 26 through the interface part 25.
- the switching part 26 minimizes electricity supplied to the multi-plug
- each of the plugs may be cut off according to a selection of an electric
- part 10 is not used for an electric power control, a main electric power can be cut off in
- the user aims the remote control part 10 at the signal reception part 20 mounted on a predetermined position of the front panel of the clock 90 and presses a power-on button
- an electric power control signal transmitted from the remote control part 10 is received through the signal reception sensing part 21 of the signal
- the received electric power control signal is converted into an electric power on/off switching signal through the decoding part 23 to be applied to the
- the switching part 26 supplies electricity to turn on the light bulb 91 or to operate the alarm signal control part 92 according to the electric power on/off
- present invention can be easily mounted in existing products and has an extension possibility of the numbers up to about 65,000 to be encoded through the remote control part, enabling a user to remote-control an electric power without using a high-price microcomputer as well as enhancing a product reliability by greatly reducing error occurrences.
Abstract
An electric power remote control system is disclosed which has a remote signal reception part which controls an electric power of lights such as fluorescent tubes, light bulbs, and so on, multi-plug sockets, electronic appliances such as television receivers and so on, clocks, and the like by a signal of a remote controller in a wireless manner, enabling a user to remote-control electric/electronic products on/off by aiming the remote controller at the products when the user uses each of the products as well as to minimize an electric power consumption when the user does not use products in a plug-in state but not in use. The present invention comprises a remote control part for, if a user selects a button thereon for controlling an electric power, converting a signal corresponding to the button into an electric power control signal, and for transmitting the electric power control signal; a wall-mounted socket for supplying the electric power to a light from external; a connection part one end of which is connected with the socket and the other end of which is connected with the light; and a signal reception part mounted on a predetermined position on the connection part, and for outputting an electric power on/off switching signal to the socket according to the electric power control signal of the remote control part so that the electric power is supplied or cut off.
Description
ELECTRIC POWER REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electric power remote control system, and more particularly to an electric power remote control system having a remote signal
reception part which controls an electric power of lights such as fluorescent tubes, light bulbs, and so on, multi-plug sockets, electronic appliances such as television receivers
and so on, clocks, and the like by a signal of a remote controller in a wireless manner,
enabling a user to remote-control electric/electronic products on/off by aiming the remote controller at the products when the user uses each of the products as well as
to minimize an electric power consumption when the user does not use products in a plug-in state but not in use.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In general, a remote controller is used to remotely control electric power supplies
to various electronic products such as electric lights, VCR, TV, audio components, and the like, and diverse functions of the electronic products, and widely used due to its
convenience in use. There are many kinds of remote controllers such as a universal remote controller
which can control many sorts of products, an electric power remote controller which can
simply control products on/off, and so on.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram for schematically showing a structure of a light bulb
remote control system according to a conventional art. As shown in FIG. 1 , the light bulb remote control system includes a signal
reception part 2 for receiving an electric power control signal from the remote controller
1 , an amplification part 3 for amplifying the electric power control signal of the reception part 2, a memory part 4 for storing data of electric power on/off signals which are
references to turning on and off of an electric power, a microcomputer 5 for outputting a switching signal for turning on/off a light bulb 7 based on the electric power control
signal of the amplification part 3 and data updated from the memory part 4, and a switching part 6 for turning on and off the light bulb according to the switching signal of
the microcomputer 5.
In the light bulb remote control system as stated above, first of all, if a user presses a power-on button or a power-off button arranged on the remote controller 1 ,
a power-on or a power-off signal is transmitted to the reception part 2, amplified through
the amplification part 3, and applied to the microcomputer 5.
Further, the microcomputer 5 outputs a switching signal to the switching part 6
to turn on or off the light bulb based on an electric power control signal of the
amplification part 3 and data of electric power on/off signals of the memory part 4, so
that the switching part 6 turns on or off the light bulb 7.
However, as mentioned above, the conventional electric power remote control system is expensive, inconvenient in its installation, and limited to a certain number of
products in a power on/off control, so that a user has a limitation in use of it.
Further, in case that plural products are remote-controlled through a main unit,
the reliability of products is deteriorated since the possibility of malfunction occurrence
is very high due to a noise of electric power lines themselves.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide an electric power remote control
system having a remote signal rsception part which controls an electric power of lights such as fluorescent tubes, light bulbs, and so on, multi-plug sockets, electronic
appliances such as television receivers and so on, clocks, and the like by a signal of a
remote controller in a wireless manner, enabling a user to remote-control electric/ electronic products on/off by aiming the remote controller at the products when the user uses each of the products as well as to minimize an electric power consumption when
the user does not use products in a plug-in state but not in use.
In order to achieve the above object, the electric power remote control system according to the present invention comprises a remote control part for, if a user selects a button thereon for controlling an electric power, converting a signal corresponding to
the button into an electric power control signal, and for transmitting the electric power control signal; a wall-mounted socket for supplying the electric power to a light from
external; a connection part one end of which is connected with the socket and the other end of which is connected with the light; and a signal reception part mounted on a
predetermined position on the connection part, and for outputting an electric power on/off
switching signal to the socket according to the electric power control signal of the remote
control part so that the electric power is supplied or cut off.
Further, the electric power remote control system comprises a remote control part
for, if a user selects a button thereon for controlling an electric power, converting a signal
corresponding to the button into an electric power control signal, and for transmitting the
electric power control signal; a multi-plug socket; and a signal reception part mounted
near an electric power line inlet of the multi-plug socket, and for outputting a main
electric power cutoff switching signal or an electric power cutoff switching signal to each
of multi plugs if the electric power control signal is received from the remote control part.
Further, the electric power remote control system, comprises a remote control part for, if a user selects a button thereon for controlling an electric power, converting a signal corresponding to the button into an electric power control signal, and for transmitting the
electric power control signal; electric/electronic products;a connection part connected
with a plug formed on a one end of the electric power code of each of the
electric/electronic products; and a signal reception part mounted on a predetermined position of the connection part, and for outputting a main electric power cutoff switching
signal if the electric power control signal is received from the remote control part.
Further, the electric power remote control system comprises a remote control part for, if a user selects a button thereon for controlling an electric power, converting a signal
corresponding to the button into an electric power control signal, and for transmitting the
electric power control signal; a clock; a signal reception part mounted on a first
predetermined position of a front panel of the clock, for receiving the electric power control signal from the remote control part, and for outputting an electric power on/off
switching signal;a light bulb mounted on a second position to light the front panel of the
clock, and turned on and off according to the electric power on/off switching signal
outputted from the signal reception part; and an alarm signal control part for controlling
an alarm according to the electric power on/off switching signal outputted from the signal
reception part.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above object and other advantages of the present invention will become more
apparent by describing in detail preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the
attached drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram for schematically showing a structure of a light bulb
remote control system according to a conventional art;
FIG. 2 to FIG. 7 are views for showing electric power remote control systems
according to embodiments of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is block diagrams for schematically showing structures of a remote control part and a signal reception part employed in FIGs. 2-7; and
FIG. 9 is a block diagrams for schematically showing structures of the remote control part and the signal reception part in FIG. 8. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Hereinafter, an electric power remote control system according to embodiments
of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are views for showing electric power remote control systems
according to embodiments of the present invention which are applied to lights, which have their structures as follows. That is, a remote control part 10 transmits an electric
power control signal in a wireless manner when a button thereon is pressed by a user to control an electric power.
A signal reception part 20 is equipped on predetermined positions of connection
parts 40, 40A, and 40B, receives the electric power control signal transmitted from the
remote control part 10, and outputs a power on/off switching signal to sockets 30, 30A,
and 30B, to supply or cut off an electric power.
The sockets 30, 30A, and 30B are mounted on a wall, etc., and supplies or cuts
off an electric power to lights 50, 50A, and 50B according to the power on/off switching
signal of the signal reception part 20.
The connection parts 40, 40A, and 40B each one end of which is connected with
each of the sockets 30, 30A, and 30B and each other end of which is connected with
each of the lights 50, 50A, and 50B each have the signal reception part 20 in an appropriate position thereof for receiving an infrared ray or a radio frequency(RF) signal
outputted from the remote control part 10.
Further, as for the connection parts 40, 40A, and 40B, as shown in FIG. 2, plural auxiliary sockets 41 are formed on the outer circumference of the connection part 40 in
a certain interval to be connected with small lights and to be used for multiple products,
so that an electric power to each of the lights are remote-controlled through the remote control part 10.
Further, the connection parts 40A and 40B shown in FIG. 3 are described as each
connected with each of the sockets 30A and 30B, in the embodiments, but not limited
to the description. That is, the connection parts 40A and 40B may be formed inside the sockets 30A and 30B, other than connection parts 40A and 40B separated from the sockets 30A and 30B.
The lights 50, 50A, and 50B may be all sorts of lights such as halogen lamps, 3-
wavelength lamps, and the like, in addition to light bulbs and fluorescent tubes.
FIGs. 4 and 5 are views for each showing electric power remote control systems according to embodiments of the present invention applied to a multi-plug socket and a television receiver.
As shown in FIGs. 4 and 5, the remote control part 10 transmits an electric power
control signal in a wireless manner when a button thereon is pressed by a user to control
an electric power, as described in FIGs. 2 and 3.
The signal reception part 20 is mounted about an electric power line inlet of a
multi-plug socket 60 or on a connection part 80 which is connected to a plug used for
plugging in the electric power source to supply an electric power to electric/electronic
products such as a television receiver 70 and so on, which outputs a main electric power cutoff switching signal as an electπc power control signal is received from the remote control part 10.
At this time, as for the multi-plug socket 60, as in FIG. 2, all the plural plug in the
socket 60 may be electrically cut off, or each of the plural plug may be electrically cut off according to an electric power control signal of the remote control part 10.
The connection part 80 connected to the plug for an electric power supply to
electric/electronic products such as the television receiver 70 and so on may be formed as a multi-purpose connection part which can be connected between the plug and an electric cord connected to the plug.
Further, electric/electronic products such as the television receiver 70 and so on
may be controlled by power control buttons of remote controllers(not shown) dedicated
to the products themselves to cut off a main electric power, without use of the remote control part 10 particularly designed for an electric power control. FIG. 6 is a view for showing an electric power remote control system according
to an embodiment of the present invention which is applied to a clock.
As shown in FIG. 6, the remote control part 10, as described in FIGs. 2-5,
transmits an electric power control signal in a wireless manner when a button thereon
is pressed by a user to control an electric power.
The signal reception part 20 is mounted on a front panel of a clock 90 on a
predetermined position, receives the electric power control signal from the remote control
part 10, outputs a power on/off switching signal to a light bulb 91 or an alarm signal control part 92 which will be described later, and controls turning-on/off of the light bulb
91 and an alarm.
The light bulb 91 is mounted on a predetermined position to light the front panel of the clock 90, and turned on and off according to the power on/off switching signal outputted from the signal reception part 20.
An alarm signal control part 92 controls the alarm according to the power on/off switching signal of the signal reception part 20.
Further, FIG. 7 is a view for showing an electric power remote control system according to an embodiment of the present invention, which has a structure as blow.
That is, a remote control part 10 transmits an electric power control signal in a
wireless manner when a button thereon is pressed by a user to control an electric power, as described in FIGs. 2-6.
The signal reception part 20 is mounted on a predetermined position of a
connection part 40C, receives the electric power control signal from the remote control
part 10, and outputs a power on/off switching signal to a socket 30C which will be described later to supply or cut off an electric power.
The socket 30C is mounted on a wall and so on, and supplies or cuts off the
electric power to a light 50C according to the power on/off switching signal of the signal
reception part 20.
The connection part 40C one end of which is connected with the socket 30C and
the other end of which is connected with the light 50C is equipped with the signal
reception part 20C on an appropriate position for receiving an infrared ray or a radio
frequency(RF) signal outputted from the remote control part 10.
At this time, together with the signal reception part 20 equipped with the
connection part 40C, a signal reception sensor 21 , which will be described later, may be
further furnished on one end of an electric cord which is electrically extended from the
connection part 40C to more effectively receive a signal outputted from the remote control part 10.
In the meantime, FIG. 8 is a block diagram for schematically showing a structure
of the remote control part and the signal reception part employed in FIGs. 1-6, which has structures as blow.
That is, the remote control part 10, as shown in FIG. 8, has a button pad part 11
having an electric power control button and the like which are selected by a user, an address generation part 12 for generating an address with respect to a signal according to a button which is selected on the button pad part 11 , an oscillation part 13 for
outputting a reference oscillation signal as a signal with respect to a button selected on
the button pad part 11 is inputted, an encoding part 14 for encoding a signal outputted
from the address generation part 12 according to a reference oscillation signal of the oscillation part 13, a signal output part 15 for converting an electric power control signal
encoded in the encoding part 14 into an infrared signal or a radio frequency signal and
for outputting the infrared signal or the radio frequency signal, and an electric power
supply part 16.
Further, the signal reception part 20 includes a signal reception sensing part 21 for sensing an electric power control signal outputted from the remote control part 10,
an oscillation part 22 for outputting a reference oscillation signal when an electric power
control signal is sensed through the signal reception sensing part 21 , a decoding part 23
for decoding a signal inputted through the signal reception sensing part 21 according to
the reference oscillation signal outputted from the oscillation part 22 , and for outputting
an electric power on/off switching signal or a main electric power cutoff switching signal,
an address part for detecting an address contained in the electric power on/off switching
signal or the mam electric power cutoff switching signal outputted from the decoding part
23 and for outputting the electric power on/off switching signal or the mam electric power
cutoff switching signal to an interface part 25 which will be described later, the interface
part 25 for receiving the electric power on/off switching signal or the main electric power
cutoff signal switching signal outputted through the address part 24 and for outputting the same to lights, wall-mounted plug sockets, multi-plug sockets, electric/electronic
products, and clocks, and a switching part 26 for switching an electric power outputted
from the mam electric power part 27 on and off according to the electric power on/off switching signal or the main electric power cutoff switching signal applied through the interface part 25
FIG 9 is a block diagram for schematically showing structures of the remote
control part and the signal reception part employed in FIG 7 The same parts as in FIG
8 will not be described in detail, but parts different from FIG 8 will be described in detail The signal reception part 20, as shown in FIG 9, has a first signal reception
sensing part 21 A mounted inside the connection part 40C to detect an electric power
control signal outputted from the remote control part 10, a second signal reception sensing part 21 B mounted on one end of an electric cord which is electrically extended
from the connection part 40C to detect the electric power control signal from the remote
control part 10, and a decoding part 23A for decoding a signal inputted from either the
first or the second signal reception sensing part 21 A and 21 B and for outputting an
electric power on/off switching signal or a main electric power cutoff switching signal
Additional components in FIG 9 are the same as in FIG 8
Hereinafter, operations of the electric power remote control system according to
embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.
First of all, as a case that the electric power remote control system according to the present invention is applied to lights 50, 50A, and 50B, if a user selects an electric
power-on button or an electric power-off button on the remote control part 10, aiming at
the lights 50, 50A, and 50B which the user wants to control the electric power, an electric
power control signal is outputted from the remote control part 10, encoded through the encoding part 14, and converted into an infrared ray or a radio frequency(RF) signal as an output.
The electric power control signal is received through the signal reception sensing
part 21 of the signal reception part 20 equipped with the connection parts 40, 40A, 40B, and 40C connected between the lights 50, 50A, 50B, and 50C and the sockets 30, 30A,
30B, and 30C, and the received electric power control signal is converted through the
decoding part 23A, and the electric power on/off switching signal is applied to the
switching part 26 through the interface part 25.
The switching part 26 turns on and off the lights 50, 50A, 50B, and 50C according to the electric power on/off switching signal inputted through the interface part 25.
At this time, the numbers to be encoded through the encoding part 14 of the
remote control part 10 may be extended up to about 65,000, and an electric power
remote control may be performed without using a microcomputer as in a conventional
art.
In the meantime, as a case that the electric power remote control system
according to the present invention is applied to the multi-plug socket 60 or the television
receiver 70, differently from the case of the lights, an electric power of a main electric
power source is controlled to minimize an electricity consumption in an state that
electric/electronic product is plugged into a socket but not turned on.
That is, if a user aims the remote control part 10 at the signal reception part 20 of the connection part 80 mounted near an electric power line inlet of the multi-plug socket 60 which is plugged-in but not electrically used, or connected with a plug formed
on one end of an electric power supply line of each of electric/electronic products such
as the television receiver 70, and so on, and presses a power-on button or a power-off button of the remote control part 10, a signal corresponding to the power-on button or
the power-off button is encoded through the encoding part 14 and converted into an infrared ray or a radio frequency signal through the signal output part 15 as an output.
As mentioned above, an electric power control signal transmitted from the remote control part 10 is received through the signal reception sensing part 21 of the signal
reception part 20, and the received electric power control signal is converted into a main electric power cutoff switching signal through the decoding part 23 to be applied to the switching part 26 through the interface part 25.
Accordingly, the switching part 26 minimizes electricity supplied to the multi-plug
socket 60 or the television receiver 70 which is not electrically used at present according
to the main electric power cutoff switching signal inputted through the interface part 25.
At this time, in case of the multi-plug socket 60, electricity supplied to the multi-
plug socket 60 or each of the plugs may be cut off according to a selection of an electric
power control button of the remote control part 10 by a user, and, in case of electric/
electronic products such as the television receiver 70, even though the remote control
part 10 is not used for an electric power control, a main electric power can be cut off in
synchronization with selections of a power-on/off switch of a remote controller dedicated
to each of the electric/electronic products.
Lastly, in case that the electric power remote control system according to the present invention is applied to the clock 90, a user can read a present time easily as well as control ringing alarm without a light lit in a dark place.
That is, when a user tends to read time or control ringing alarm in a dark place,
the user aims the remote control part 10 at the signal reception part 20 mounted on a predetermined position of the front panel of the clock 90 and presses a power-on button
or a power-off button of the remote control part 10, encoding is performed through the
encoding part 14 and conversion is performed into an infrared ray or a radio frequency
signal through the signal output part 15 as an output.
As stated above, an electric power control signal transmitted from the remote control part 10 is received through the signal reception sensing part 21 of the signal
reception part 20, and the received electric power control signal is converted into an electric power on/off switching signal through the decoding part 23 to be applied to the
switching part 26 through the interface part 25.
According to this, the switching part 26 supplies electricity to turn on the light bulb 91 or to operate the alarm signal control part 92 according to the electric power on/off
switching signal inputted through the interface part 25, and, if the light bulb 91 is turned
on, a user can read a present time easily as well as control a generation of an alarm
signal through the alarm signal control part 92.
At this time, if a certain time period lapses after the light bulb is turned on, a user
may attach a timer on the clock 90 for an automatic turn-off even though an electric
power-off signal is not inputted by the user.
As mentioned above, the electπc power remote control system according to the
present invention can be easily mounted in existing products and has an extension
possibility of the numbers up to about 65,000 to be encoded through the remote control part, enabling a user to remote-control an electric power without using a high-price microcomputer as well as enhancing a product reliability by greatly reducing error occurrences.
Claims
1. An electric power remote control system, comprising:
a remote control part for, if a user selects a button thereon for controlling an electric power, converting a signal corresponding to the button into an electric power control signal, and for transmitting the electric power control signal;
a wall-mounted socket for supplying the electric power to a light from external;
a connection part one end of which is connected with the socket and the other end of which is connected with the light; and
a signal reception part mounted on a predetermined position on the connection part, and for outputting an electric power on/off switching signal to the socket according
to the electric power control signal of the remote control part so that the electric power is supplied or cut off.
2. An electric power remote control system, comprising:
a remote control part for, if a user selects a button thereon for controlling an
electric power, converting a signal corresponding to the button into an electric power
control signal, and for transmitting the electric power control signal;
a multi-plug socket; and a signal reception part mounted near an electric power line inlet of the multi-plug
socket, and for outputting a main electric power cutoff switching signal or an electric
power cutoff switching signal to each of multi plugs if the electric power control signal is
received from the remote control part.
3. An electric power remote control system, comprising:
a remote control part for, if a user selects a button thereon for controlling an
electric power, converting a signal corresponding to the button into an electric power control signal, and for transmitting the electric power control signal; electric/electronic products;
a connection part connected with a plug formed on a one end of the electric power
code of each of the electric/electronic products; and a signal reception part mounted on a predetermined position of the connection part, and for outputting a main electric power cutoff switching signal if the electric power control signal is received from the remote control part.
4. An electric power remote control system, comprising:
a remote control part for, if a user selects a button thereon for controlling an
electric power, converting a signal corresponding to the button into an electric power control signal, and for transmitting the electric power control signal;
a clock;
a signal reception part mounted on a first predetermined position of a front panel of the clock, for receiving the electric power control signal from the remote control part,
and for outputting an electric power on/off switching signal;
a light bulb mounted on a second position to light the front panel of the clock, and
turned on and off according to the electric power on/off switching signal outputted from
the signal reception part; and
an alarm signal control part for controlling an alarm according to the electπc power
on/off switching signal outputted from the signal reception part.
5. The electric power remote control system as claimed in any of the claims 1 to
4, wherein the remote control part includes:
a button pad part having plural buttons such as an electric power control button
and so on which are pressed by the user; an address generation part for generating an address with respect to a signal corresponding to a button if the button is pressed on the button pad part;
an oscillation part for outputting a reference oscillation signal if the signal is inputted;
an encoding part for encoding the signal outputted from the address generation
part according to the reference oscillation signal outputted from the oscillation part; and a signal output part for outputting an electric power control signal encoded in the encoding part.
6. The electric power remote control system as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 4, wherein the signal reception part includes:
a signal reception sensing part for sensing the electric power control signal
outputted from the remote control part;
an oscillation part for outputting a reference oscillation signal if the electric power control signal is sensed through the signal reception sensing part;
a decoding part for decoding a signal according to a pressed button inputted through the signal reception sensing part according to the reference oscillation signal
outputted from the oscillation part, and for outputting the electric power on/off switching
signal or the main electric power cutoff switching signal;
an address part for detecting an address contained in the electric power on/off
switching signal or the main electric power cutoff switching signal outputted from the
decoding part, and for outputting an electric power on/off switching signal or a main
electric power cutoff switching signal with respect to the address;
an interface part for outputting the electric power on/off switching signal or the
main electric power cutoff switching signal of the address part to the light, the wall- mounted socket, the multi-plug socket, the electric/electronic products, and the clock; and
a switching part for switching on and off an electric power outputted from a main electric power source according to the electric power on/off switching signal or the main
electric power cutoff switching signal applied through the interface part.
7. The electric power remote control system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the
connection part has plural auxiliary sockets on the outer circumference thereof each of which is connected with a small light.
8. The electric power remote control system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the signal reception part includes:
a first signal reception sensing part mounted inside the connection part to detect the electric power control signal outputted from the remote control part;
a second signal reception sensing part mounted on one end of an electric cord electrically extended from the connection part to detect the electric power control signal of the remote control part;
an oscillation part for outputting a reference oscillation signal if the electric power
control signal through the first and the second signal reception sensing part;
a decoding part for decoding the signal inputted through any of the first and the
second signal reception sensing part according to the reference oscillation signal
outputted from the oscillation part, and for outputting the electric power on/off switching
signal or a main electric power cutoff switching signal; an address part for detecting an address contained in the electric power on/off
switching signal or the main electric power cutoff switching signal outputted from the
decoding part, and for outputting an electric power on/off switching signal or a main electric power cutoff switching signal with respect to the address;
an interface part for outputting the electric power on/off switching signal or the main electric power cutoff switching signal of the address part to the light; and
a switching part for switching on and off an electric power outputted from a main electric power source according to the electric power on/off switching signal or the main
electric power cutoff switching signal applied through the interface part.
9. The electric power remote control system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the
signal reception part is operated by an electric power control button of a remote
controller dedicated to each of the electric/electronic products.
10. The electric power remote control system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the
connection part is a multi-connection type connecting an electric power code and the
plug mounted on the one end of the electric power code of each of the electric/electronic
products.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP2001552681A JP2003521145A (en) | 2000-01-10 | 2000-02-22 | Remote power control unit |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US48020800A | 2000-01-10 | 2000-01-10 | |
| US09/480,208 | 2000-01-10 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| WO2001052590A1 true WO2001052590A1 (en) | 2001-07-19 |
Family
ID=23907082
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/KR2000/000140 WO2001052590A1 (en) | 2000-01-10 | 2000-02-22 | Electric power remote control system |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JP2003521145A (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2001052590A1 (en) |
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2382239A (en) * | 2001-11-16 | 2003-05-21 | Christopher David Elliott | Remote controlled switching unit for a lamp |
| GB2407713A (en) * | 2003-11-01 | 2005-05-04 | David Swinfen | A mains electrical adaptor with a remote control on/off switch |
| WO2009055994A1 (en) * | 2007-11-01 | 2009-05-07 | Daohong Qin | Light energy and electrical remote controller |
Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4418333A (en) * | 1981-06-08 | 1983-11-29 | Pittway Corporation | Appliance control system |
| JPS63232793A (en) * | 1987-03-20 | 1988-09-28 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Remote control device |
| JPH03119897A (en) * | 1989-10-02 | 1991-05-22 | Shigehiko Hongo | Transmitter and receiver for remote control |
| JPH06237490A (en) * | 1993-02-10 | 1994-08-23 | Sanyo Silicon Denshi Kk | Power socket device |
-
2000
- 2000-02-22 WO PCT/KR2000/000140 patent/WO2001052590A1/en active Search and Examination
- 2000-02-22 JP JP2001552681A patent/JP2003521145A/en active Pending
Patent Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4418333A (en) * | 1981-06-08 | 1983-11-29 | Pittway Corporation | Appliance control system |
| JPS63232793A (en) * | 1987-03-20 | 1988-09-28 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Remote control device |
| JPH03119897A (en) * | 1989-10-02 | 1991-05-22 | Shigehiko Hongo | Transmitter and receiver for remote control |
| JPH06237490A (en) * | 1993-02-10 | 1994-08-23 | Sanyo Silicon Denshi Kk | Power socket device |
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2382239A (en) * | 2001-11-16 | 2003-05-21 | Christopher David Elliott | Remote controlled switching unit for a lamp |
| GB2407713A (en) * | 2003-11-01 | 2005-05-04 | David Swinfen | A mains electrical adaptor with a remote control on/off switch |
| WO2009055994A1 (en) * | 2007-11-01 | 2009-05-07 | Daohong Qin | Light energy and electrical remote controller |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| JP2003521145A (en) | 2003-07-08 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| KR100935186B1 (en) | Plug apparatus | |
| EP3047494B1 (en) | Easy-install home automation light switch | |
| US7274303B2 (en) | Power strip with control and monitoring functionality | |
| KR100436114B1 (en) | Power saving type outlet device that allows automatic control | |
| US8242640B2 (en) | Power system with light-controlled function and the control method thereof | |
| US6972661B2 (en) | Anti-interference relay device for signal transmission | |
| US11330690B2 (en) | Switching device with auxiliary power unit and wireless receiver function, and lamp system using the same | |
| WO2001052590A1 (en) | Electric power remote control system | |
| TWI600246B (en) | Remote control power units | |
| US6512820B1 (en) | Distant remote-control device of electric appliance | |
| KR20000033970A (en) | Remote power control apparatus | |
| US20020130802A1 (en) | Combination high frequency circuit/infrared transmission circuit | |
| KR100964489B1 (en) | Plug apparatus | |
| TWI396390B (en) | Can be multi-group matching remote control device | |
| KR200271541Y1 (en) | Apparatus for remote controlling an electric light | |
| KR200268638Y1 (en) | Power saving type outlet device that allows remote control | |
| KR200269528Y1 (en) | A remote control device of the electric mechanism | |
| KR20120035718A (en) | Control system for standby power outlet | |
| US20130279915A1 (en) | Remotely controllable lighting device | |
| US20060033604A1 (en) | Network-based remote-control apparatus and network switch for the same | |
| KR200146642Y1 (en) | Lamp remote control using general remote controller | |
| JP3056958U (en) | Remote control wall switch | |
| KR20000017419U (en) | Switching system using a general remocon | |
| KR20000033714A (en) | Integrated interface system for household electric appliances | |
| JP2004336896A (en) | Power feed unit |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Designated states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): CN JP |
|
| DFPE | Request for preliminary examination filed prior to expiration of 19th month from priority date (pct application filed before 20040101) | ||
| ENP | Entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: JP Ref document number: 2001 552681 Kind code of ref document: A Format of ref document f/p: F |