Remote control system, transmitter and peripheral unit for the use of the system
A remote control system for operating a drive unit 2 and a peripheral unit 3 to be used together with the drive unit by remote control, has a transmitter 1 that generates data repeatedly including a first control information for a specific operation of the drive unit 2 and a second control information for controlling a specific operation of the peripheral unit 3 . The drive unit 2 controls its specific operation on the basis of the first control information and the peripheral unit 3 controls its specific operation on the basis of the second control information.
1. A remote control system for operating a drive unit and a peripheral unit to be used together with the drive unit, which are included in a receiving side group, by remote control with data which are repeatedly transmitted from a transmitter;
wherein the data transmitted repeatedly includes an area for setting a first control information in association with an operational condition of a user with regard to a specific operation of the drive unit and another area for setting a second control information for controlling a specific operation of the peripheral unit;
the transmitter comprises:
a data generating device for generating the data repeatedly so that the data always includes the first control information set in the area for the first control information and generating the data so that the data includes the second control information set in the other area as well as the first control information set in the area in the case where the user performs operation with regard to the specific operation of the peripheral unit; and
the receiving side group comprises:
a drive unit control device which is provided in association with the drive unit and controls the specific operation of the drive unit on the basis of the first control information included in the data transmitted from the transmitter; and
a peripheral unit control device which is provided in association with the peripheral unit and controls the specific operation of the peripheral unit on the basis of the second control information included in the data transmitted from the transmitter.
2. The remote control system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the peripheral unit is provided at the outside of the drive unit as an external device that is separately located independently from the drive unit.
3. The remote control system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the peripheral unit is provided as an internal device, which is built in the drive unit, and at least a portion of the drive unit control device and the peripheral unit control device are used in common therein.
4. The remote control system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the transmitter is provided with a mode changing operation device for receiving a mode changing operation by the user and a mode control device for selecting any one of a drive unit control mode and a peripheral unit control mode in association with an operational condition of this mode changing operation device; and
the data generating device generates the data so that the first control information reflects the operational condition of the user with regard to the specific operation of the drive unit in the case of the drive unit control mode and in the case of the peripheral unit control mode, generates the data so that the second control information reflects the operational condition of the user with regard to the specific operation of the peripheral unit and a portion of the first control information maintains a condition included in the first control information before the peripheral unit control mode is selected not depending on the operational condition of the user under this mode.
5. The remote control system according to claim 4 , wherein the transmitter is provided with a dual purpose operational device for receiving the user's operation with regard to the specific operation of the drive unit or the specific operation of the peripheral unit; and
the data generating device generates the data so that it receives the operation with regard to the dual purpose operational device as the operation with regard to the specific operation of the drive unit and a portion of the first control information reflects the operational condition with regard to the dual purpose operational device in the case of the drive unit control mode and generates the data so that it receives the operation with regard to the dual purpose operational device as the operation by the user with regard to the specific operation of the peripheral unit, the second control information reflects the operational condition with regard to the specific operation of the dual purpose operational device and portion of the first control information maintains a condition reflecting the operational condition of the dual purpose operational device before the peripheral unit control mode is selected in the case of the peripheral unit control mode.
6. The remote control system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the transmitter is provided with a drive unit operating device for receiving the user's operation with regard to the specific operation of the drive unit; and
the data generating device generates the data so that a portion of the first control information reflects the operation with regard to the drive unit operating device in any mode of the drive unit control mode or the peripheral unit control mode.
7. The remote control system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the receiving side group in association with one transmitter is capable of containing a plurality of the peripheral units;
the transmitter is provided with a selecting operation device for receiving the user's operation to designate the peripheral unit to be controlled among a plurality of peripheral units;
the data generating device generates the data so that a unit designating information for indicating a designation condition of object to be controlled by the selecting operation device is included in the second control information; and
the peripheral unit control device determines whether itself is an object to be controlled or not on the basis of the unit designating information which is included in the second control information, performs the control of the specific operation on the basis of the second control information when determining that itself is an object to be controlled and withholds the control of the specific operation when determining that itself is not an object to be controlled.
8. The remote control system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the receiving side group in association with one transmitter is capable of containing a plurality of the drive units and plurality of the peripheral units, respectively;
the transmitter is provided with a selecting operation device for receiving the user's operation to select arbitrary option among a plurality of options;
the data generating device generates the data so that it receives the operation with regard to the selecting operation device as the operation for designating the drive unit to be controlled among a plurality of the drive units and a drive unit specifying information indicating this designation condition is included in the first control information in the drive unit control mode, generates the data so that it receives the operation with regard to the selecting operation device as the operation for designating the peripheral unit to be controlled among a plurality of the peripheral units and the unit designating information indicating this designation condition is included in the second control information in the peripheral unit control mode and the drive unit specifying information maintains the drive unit specifying information before the peripheral unit control mode is selected not depending on the operational condition of the user with regard to the selecting operation device in the case of the peripheral unit control mode;
the drive unit control device determines whether itself is an object to be controlled or not on the basis of the device unit specifying information which is included in the first control information, performs the control of the specific operation on the basis of the first control information when determining that itself is an object to be controlled and withholds the control of the specific operation when determining that itself is not an object to be controlled; and
the peripheral unit control device determines whether itself is an object to be controlled or not on the basis of the unit designating information which is included in the second control information, performs the control of the specific operation on the basis of the second control information when determining that itself is an object to be controlled and withholds the control of the specific operation when determining that itself is not an object to be controlled.
9. The remote control system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the drive unit is constituted as a movable model,
the drive unit control device controls the operation of the model on the basis of the first control information; and
the peripheral unit is set in a moving range of the model so that it is constituted as an external device for performing a predetermined operation.
10. The remote control system according to claim 9 ,
wherein the model is a model train traveling along a track;
the drive unit control device controls a traveling speed of the model train on the basis of the first control information;
the peripheral unit is a signaler for indicating a travel direction of the model train or a direction of the model train or a rudder capable of changing over a track on which the model train travels, and
the peripheral unit control device controls an indication change operation of the signaler or a track change operation of the rudder as the specific operation of the peripheral unit on the basis of the second control information.
11. The remote control system according to claim 9 ,
wherein the model is a model train traveling along a track;
the drive unit control device controls a traveling speed of the model train on the basis of the first control information;
the peripheral unit is a switching unit which is provided with a signaler for indicating a travel direction of the model train and a rudder capable of changing over a track on which the model train travels; and
the peripheral unit control device controls an indication change operation of the signaler on the basis of the second control information as well as controls a track change operation of the rudder accompanied by the indication change operation of the signaler.
12. A transmitter for operating a drive unit and a peripheral unit to be used together with the drive unit, which are included in a receiving side group, by remote control with data transmitted repeatedly thereby;
wherein the data transmitted repeatedly includes an area for setting a first control information in association with an operational condition of a user with regard to a specific operation of the drive unit and another area for setting a second control information for controlling a specific operation of the peripheral unit;
the transmitter is provided with a data generating device for generating the data repeatedly so that the data always includes the first control information set in the area for the first control information and generating the data so that the data includes the second control information set in the other area as well as the first control information set in the area in the case where the user performs an operation with regard to the specific operation of the peripheral unit.
13. The transmitter according to claim 12 , wherein the transmitter is provided with a mode changing operation device for receiving the mode changing operation by the user and a mode control device for selecting any one of a drive unit control mode and a peripheral unit control mode in association with an operational condition of this mode changing operation device; and
the data generating device generates the data so that the first control information reflects the operational condition of the user with regard to the specific operation of the drive unit in the case of the drive unit control mode and, in the case of the peripheral unit control mode generates the data so that the second control information reflects the operational condition of the user with regard to the specific operation of the peripheral unit and a portion of the first control information maintains a condition included in the first control information before the peripheral unit control mode is selected not depending on an operational condition of the user under this mode.
14. The transmitter according to claim 12 ,
wherein the receiving side group in association with the transmitter is capable of containing a plurality of the peripheral units;
the transmitter is provided with a selecting operation device for receiving the user's operation to designate the peripheral unit to be controlled among a plurality of the peripheral units; and
the data generating device generates the data so that a unit designating information for indicating a designation condition of an object to be controlled by the selecting operation device is included in the second control information.
15. The peripheral unit to be used as combined with the transmitter according to claim 14 ,
wherein the peripheral unit is provided with a peripheral unit control device which determines whether itself is an object to be controlled or not on the basis of the unit designating information which is included in the data from the transmitter, performs the control of the specific operation on the basis of the second control information when determining that itself is an object to be controlled and withholds the control of the specific operation when determining that itself is not an object to be controlled.