Remote controller for remotely controlling electronic equipment and control method of remote controller and electronic equipment

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a remote controller for remotely controlling electronic equipment. The remote controller comprises a controller, a plurality of groups of keys and a plurality of first prompters, the plurality of first prompters are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of groups of keys; each group of keys comprises one or more keys; each first prompter is used for prompting whether the corresponding group of keys are in an enabled state or not; the electronic equipment has a plurality of services, and each service comprises a function of one-to-one corresponding control by keys in at least one group of keys on the remote controller. The controller is respectively in communication connection with the plurality of first prompters, the controller is used for controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to send out first prompt information according to target service information of the electronic equipment, and the target service information is used for indicating a target service in the plurality of services; the first prompt information is used for prompting that a target group key corresponding to a target service indicated by the target service information in the multiple groups of keys is in an enabled state. According to the scheme, invalid operation of a user can be reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of remote controllers, and more specifically to a remote controller for remotely controlling an electronic device, a control method of a remote controller, a control method of an electronic device, an electronic device, and a non-volatile storage medium. Background Art

[0002] A remote control is a wireless transmitter that is widely used in various electronic devices such as household appliances and medical equipment to control the functions of these electronic devices. Taking medical equipment as an example, when the medical equipment is in a certain business scenario, the remote control can be used to control the medical equipment to switch to realize different functions corresponding to the business.

[0003] In the related art, when a remote control is used to control a device such as a medical device, since the device usually has different enabled and disabled functions in different business scenarios, and there is no prompt function for the buttons corresponding to these enabled and disabled functions on the remote control, when the user uses it, it is impossible to distinguish which buttons are valid in the current business scenario. As a result, the user performs many invalid operations, reduces usage efficiency, and seriously affects the user experience. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present application is proposed in view of the above problems. The present application provides a remote controller for remotely controlling an electronic device, a control method of the remote controller, a control method of an electronic device, an electronic device, and a non-volatile storage medium.

[0005] According to one aspect of the present application, a remote controller for remotely controlling an electronic device is provided, comprising: a controller, a plurality of groups of keys, and a plurality of first prompters; the plurality of first prompters correspond one-to-one to the plurality of groups of keys; each group of keys comprises one or more keys; each first prompter is used to prompt whether the corresponding group of keys is in an enabled state; the electronic device has a plurality of services, each service comprises a function controlled one-to-one by each key in at least one group of keys on the remote controller;

[0006] The controller is communicatively connected to the plurality of first prompters, and the controller is used to control at least some of the plurality of first prompters to send out first prompt information according to target service information of the electronic device, wherein the target service information is used to indicate a target service among the plurality of services;

[0007] The first prompt information is used to prompt that the target group of buttons corresponding to the target service indicated by the target service information among the multiple groups of buttons is in an enabled state.

[0008] Exemplarily, the first indicator is a light emitting device.

[0009] Exemplarily, the first prompter is a multi-mode light-emitting device having at least two light-emitting modes. The multi-mode light-emitting device uses a first light-emitting mode to emit light indicating that the corresponding group of keys is in an enabled state. The multi-mode light-emitting device uses a second light-emitting mode to emit light indicating that the corresponding group of keys is in a disabled state. The light-emitting modes include one or more of light-emitting color, light-emitting intensity and light-emitting frequency.

[0010] Exemplarily, the remote control also includes a second prompter; the second prompter is used to issue a second prompt message when any one or more keys in the target group of keys are clicked; the second prompt message is used to prompt whether the current click operation is valid.

[0011] Exemplarily, the second indicator is a light emitting device.

[0012] Exemplarily, the remote controller further comprises a main board; the controller is arranged on the main board; a plurality of groups of buttons are arranged above the main board;

[0013] For each key in the plurality of key groups, the key comprises a key cap and an elastic member; the elastic member is arranged under the key cap; when the key cap is clicked, the elastic member is connected to a trigger circuit corresponding to the key on the main board so that the trigger circuit generates input information corresponding to the key;

[0014] The controller is electrically connected to the trigger circuit or integrated in the trigger circuit. The controller is specifically used to generate corresponding control instructions in response to input information. The control instructions are used to control the electronic device to execute the function corresponding to the key.

[0015] Exemplarily, there are multiple second prompters, and the multiple second prompters correspond one-to-one to each key in the multiple groups of keys. For each key in the multiple groups of keys, the second prompter corresponding to the key is mechanically or electrically connected to the elastic part of the key. When the elastic part of the key is connected to the trigger circuit corresponding to the key, the second prompter corresponding to the key is connected to the power supply circuit on the mainboard.

[0016] Exemplarily, the first prompter is a light-emitting device, and for each key in the plurality of key groups, the corresponding first prompter is embedded inside a keycap of the key, and the keycap of the key is at least partially transparent.

[0017] According to another aspect of the present application, a control method of a remote controller is provided, wherein the remote controller is used for remotely controlling an electronic device, and the remote controller comprises: a plurality of groups of keys and a plurality of first prompters; the plurality of first prompters correspond one-to-one to the plurality of groups of keys; each group of keys comprises one or more keys; each first prompter is used to prompt whether the corresponding group of keys is in an enabled state; the electronic device has a plurality of services, and each service comprises a function controlled one-to-one by each key in at least one group of keys on the remote controller;

[0018] Methods include:

[0019] According to the target service information of the electronic device, controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to send out the first prompt information;

[0020] The target service information is used to indicate a target service among multiple services; and the first prompt information is used to prompt that a target group of keys corresponding to the target service indicated by the target service information among multiple groups of keys is in an enabled state.

[0021] Exemplarily, the first prompt information includes enabling prompt information corresponding to each group of keys in the target group of keys, the enabling prompt information is used to prompt that the corresponding group of keys is in an enabled state, and according to the target service information of the electronic device, controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to issue the first prompt information includes:

[0022] According to the target service information, controlling the first prompter corresponding to the target group button to send out enabling prompt information;

[0023] and / or,

[0024] The first prompt information includes disabled prompt information corresponding to non-target group keys one by one, the non-target group keys are other group keys in the plurality of groups of keys except the target group keys, and the disabled prompt information is used to prompt that the corresponding group keys are in a disabled state; according to the target service information of the electronic device, controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to send the first prompt information includes:

[0025] According to the target service information, the first prompter corresponding to the non-target group button is controlled to issue a disable prompt message.

[0026] Exemplarily, the first prompter is a light emitting device, the enabling prompt information is light emitted by the light emitting device, and according to the target service information of the electronic device, controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to emit the first prompt information includes:

[0027] According to the target service information, the light emitting device corresponding to the target group key is controlled to emit light when the light emitting device corresponding to the non-target group key is not emitted light;

[0028] or,

[0029] The first prompter is a light emitting device, the disabled prompt information is light emitted by the light emitting device, and according to the target service information of the electronic device, at least part of the plurality of first prompters is controlled to emit the first prompt information, including:

[0030] According to the target service information, the light emitting devices corresponding to the non-target group keys are controlled to emit light when the light emitting devices corresponding to the target group keys are not emitted light;

[0031] or,

[0032] The first prompter is a multi-mode light emitting device having at least two light emitting modes, the enabled prompt information is the light emitted by the multi-mode light emitting device in the first light emitting mode, and the disabled prompt information is the light emitted by the multi-mode light emitting device in the second light emitting mode, and the light emitting mode includes one or more of light emitting color, light emitting intensity and light emitting frequency;

[0033] According to target service information of the electronic device, controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to send first prompt information includes:

[0034] According to the target service information, the multi-mode lighting device corresponding to the target group keys is controlled to emit light in the first lighting mode while the multi-mode lighting devices corresponding to the non-target group keys emit light in the second lighting mode.

[0035] Exemplarily, the method further comprises:

[0036] When any one or more keys in the target group of keys are clicked, the first prompter corresponding to the key is controlled to send a second prompt message; the second prompt message is used to prompt whether the current click operation is valid;

[0037] or,

[0038] The remote controller also includes a second prompter; the second prompter is used to send out a second prompt message when any one or more keys in the target group of keys are clicked; the second prompt message is used to prompt whether the current click operation is valid.

[0039] Exemplarily, the first prompter is a light emitting device, the first prompt information and the second prompt information are both lights emitted by the light emitting device, the second prompt information and the first prompt information correspond to different light emission modes, and the light emission mode includes one or more of light emission color, light emission intensity and light emission frequency.

[0040] Controlling a first prompter corresponding to the key to send a second prompt message includes:

[0041] The first prompter corresponding to the key is controlled to emit light to prompt that the current click operation is a valid operation.

[0042] Exemplarily, when the remote controller includes a second prompter,

[0043] The number of the second prompter is one, and the method further includes: when any one or more keys in the target key group are clicked, controlling the second prompter to send a second prompt message;

[0044] or,

[0045] There are multiple second prompters, and the multiple second prompters correspond one-to-one to each key in the multiple groups of keys; the method also includes: when any one or more keys in the target key group are clicked, controlling the second prompter corresponding to the clicked key to send a second prompt message.

[0046] Exemplarily, the remote control includes service keys corresponding to multiple services one by one. Before controlling at least part of the multiple first prompters to send the first prompt information according to the target service information of the electronic device, the method further includes:

[0047] When any service button in the plurality of groups of buttons is clicked, receiving input information generated in response to the click of the service button as target service information, where the target service is the service corresponding to the service button;

[0048] or,

[0049] Before controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to send the first prompt information according to the target service information of the electronic device, the method further includes:

[0050] Receive target business information from the electronic device.

[0051] Exemplarily, the remote controller further includes a plurality of second prompters and a first communication device; the plurality of second prompters correspond one-to-one to each key in the plurality of key groups;

[0052] Before controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to send the first prompt information according to the target service information of the electronic device, the method further includes:

[0053] After the electronic device is turned on, controlling the first communication device to pair with the second communication device of the electronic device;

[0054] After the pairing is successful, receiving first transmission information including target service information from the second communication device through the first communication device;

[0055] Parsing the first transmission information to obtain target service information;

[0056] After parsing the device transmission information to obtain the target service information, the method further includes:

[0057] When one or more buttons in the target group of buttons are clicked, the second prompter corresponding to the clicked button is controlled to send a second prompt message, generate a control instruction, and send the control instruction to the second communication device through the first communication device; the second prompt information is used to prompt whether the current click operation is valid, and the control instruction is used to control the electronic device to execute the function corresponding to the clicked button.

[0058] According to another aspect of the present application, a control method of an electronic device is provided, wherein the electronic device is remotely controlled by a remote controller; the remote controller includes multiple groups of keys and multiple first prompters; the multiple first prompters correspond one-to-one to the multiple groups of keys; each group of keys includes one or more keys; each first prompter is used to prompt whether the corresponding group of keys is in an enabled state; the electronic device has multiple services, each service includes functions controlled by each key in at least one group of keys on the remote controller in a one-to-one correspondence;

[0059] Methods include:

[0060] Sending target service information of the electronic device to the remote controller, whereby the remote controller controls at least part of the plurality of first prompters to send out first prompt information based on the target service information, wherein the target service information is used to indicate a target service among the plurality of services;

[0061] The first prompt information is used to prompt that the target group of buttons corresponding to the target service indicated by the target service information among the multiple groups of buttons is in an enabled state.

[0062] Exemplarily, the electronic device includes a second communication device or is communicatively connected to the second communication device,

[0063] Before sending the target service information of the electronic device to the remote controller, the method further includes:

[0064] When the electronic device is turned on, controlling the second communication device to pair with the first communication device of the remote controller;

[0065] Sending target service information of the electronic device to the remote control includes:

[0066] Sending first transmission information including target service information to the second communication device through the first communication device;

[0067] After sending the target service information of the electronic device to the remote controller, the method further includes:

[0068] Receiving, via the second communication device, second transmission information including a control instruction from the first communication device, the control instruction being used to control the electronic device to execute a function corresponding to a clicked key in the target group of keys;

[0069] Parsing the second transmission information to obtain a control instruction;

[0070] Execute corresponding functions based on control instructions.

[0071] According to another aspect of the present application, an electronic device is provided, including a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores computer program instructions, and the computer program instructions are used to execute the above-mentioned remote control control method and / or electronic device control method when the processor is executed.

[0072] According to another aspect of the present application, a non-volatile storage medium is provided, on which program instructions are stored, and the program instructions are used to execute the above-mentioned remote control control method and / or electronic device control method when running.

[0073] The above technical solution uses a controller to control at least part of the multiple first prompters to send out first prompt information, thereby reminding the user which buttons in multiple groups of buttons are available under the target service. This is conducive to reducing the user's invalid operations and erroneous operations, improving the use efficiency of the remote control, and improving the user experience.

[0074] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present application. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the present application, it can be implemented in accordance with the contents of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are listed below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0075] By describing the embodiments of the present application in more detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present application will become more apparent. The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present application and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present application, they are used to explain the present application and do not constitute a limitation of the present application. In the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals generally represent the same components or steps.

[0076] Figure 1 A schematic block diagram of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0077] Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing the structure of a remote controller for an ultrasonic medical device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0078] Figure 3 A schematic diagram showing the internal structure of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0079] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing the interaction between a remote controller and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application; and

[0080] Figure 5 A schematic block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0081] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more obvious, the example embodiments according to the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application, and it should be understood that the present application is not limited to the example embodiments described herein. Based on the embodiments described in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work should fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0082] Remote controllers are widely used in wireless control of electronic devices such as household appliances and medical equipment. Medical equipment can be any remotely controlled medical equipment such as ultrasonic medical equipment and magnetic resonance imaging equipment. Some electronic devices themselves have multiple functions. When in certain business scenarios, only some functions may be available, and other functions are disabled. In the related art, the remote controller only has the identification of the function name corresponding to each button, and there is no other prompt information. When the user is not proficient in use, because it is not clear which buttons corresponding to the functions are available in the current business scenario, the button corresponding to the disabled function in the current business scenario may be clicked, resulting in invalid operation, reducing the use efficiency, and seriously affecting the user experience. The present application provides a remote controller for remote control of electronic equipment, a control method of the remote controller, a control method of an electronic device, an electronic device and a non-volatile storage medium, the remote controller can remind the user which buttons are available in the current business scenario, thereby reducing the user's invalid operation and improving the use efficiency and user experience. The specific implementation of the remote controller, the control method of the remote controller, the control method of the electronic device, the electronic device and the non-volatile storage medium is described below.

[0083] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a remote controller for remotely controlling an electronic device. Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 As shown, the remote controller 100 includes: a controller 110, multiple groups of buttons 120 and multiple first prompters 130. The multiple first prompters 130 correspond to the multiple groups of buttons 120 one by one; each group of buttons 120 includes one or more buttons 120; each first prompter 130 is used to prompt whether the corresponding group of buttons 120 is in an enabled state; the electronic device is used to perform multiple services, each of which includes functions controlled by each button 120 in at least one group of buttons 120 on the remote controller. Figure 1 , 3 rows and 3 columns, a total of 9 keys 120, and 9 first prompters 130 are shown, each first prompter 130 corresponds to a key 120 (that is, each key 120 is divided into a group). Figure 1 Only one of the buttons 120 and the first prompter 130 is identified.

[0084] The controller 110 is communicatively connected to the plurality of first prompters 130, and the controller 110 is used to control at least some of the plurality of first prompters 130 to issue first prompt information according to target service information of the electronic device, and the target service information is used to indicate a target service among a plurality of services (i.e., service scenarios). Optionally, the controller 110 may also be communicatively connected to each key in the plurality of groups of keys 120.

[0085] The first prompt information is used to prompt that the target group of buttons 120 corresponding to the target service indicated by the target service information among the multiple groups of buttons 120 is in an enabled state.

[0086] As mentioned above, some electronic devices themselves have multiple functions. When in certain business scenarios, only some functions may be available, and other functions are disabled. Accordingly, the remote control buttons corresponding to the disabled functions are also disabled, and even if these buttons are clicked, the electronic device cannot respond to the corresponding functions. The disabled functions corresponding to any two different business scenarios of the electronic device may be all the same, all different, or partially the same and partially different. For the convenience of description and understanding, this article mainly describes the present invention by taking the electronic device as an ultrasonic medical device as an example.

[0087] Figure 2 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a remote controller for an ultrasonic medical device according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 As shown, the buttons of the remote control include "TGC", "M", "PD", "PW", "C", "B", "CW", "3D", "4D", "Body Mark", "Angle", "Set", "Focus", "Zoom", "Amplitude", "Depth", "U1", "U2", "U3", "Clear", "Cursor", "P1", "P2", "P3", "Auto", "Sono", "Probe", "Patient", "New", "Report", "Freeze", "ABC", "+...+", "Set" and "Trackball" buttons, and each button can be used to control different functions of the ultrasonic medical device.

[0088] In certain business scenarios, some functions of the ultrasonic medical device are disabled. Accordingly, the buttons corresponding to these disabled functions on the remote control are also disabled, and the ultrasonic medical device will not respond when these buttons are clicked. And the disabled functions corresponding to different business scenarios may be different. For example, when the ultrasonic medical device is in the business scenario corresponding to the "Set" button on the remote control, only the functions corresponding to the "Probe", "Report", "Patient" and "Set" buttons are available, and the functions corresponding to other buttons are disabled. When the ultrasonic medical device is in the business scenario corresponding to the "Report" button on the remote control, only the functions corresponding to the "Probe", "Report", "Patient", "Freeze" and "B" buttons are available, and the functions corresponding to other buttons are disabled. It can be understood that the disabled functions in the above different business scenarios are only examples, and remote controls of different manufacturers, models, etc. may have different disabled functions in the same business scenario.

[0089] The above embodiments are described by taking the electronic device as an ultrasonic medical device as an example. It can be understood that the electronic device of the present application is not limited to ultrasonic medical devices, but can also be other medical devices or electronic devices such as household appliances. For example, the electronic device can be an air conditioner. In the prior art, some air conditioners do not support the adjustment of the temperature function in the dehumidification mode. That is, in the business scenario corresponding to the dehumidification mode, the button corresponding to the temperature function adjustment is disabled.

[0090] Exemplarily, the controller 110 may include any suitable processing device with data processing capability and / or instruction execution capability. For example, the controller 110 may be implemented using a programmable logic controller (PLC), a digital signal processor (DSP), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic array (PLA), a central processing unit (CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a microcontroller unit (MCU), and other forms of processing units, or a combination of several of these. For example, the controller 110 may be a main control chip in a remote controller, i.e., a main control MCU.

[0091] Optionally, each first prompter 130 may correspond to a group of keys 120. For any group of keys 120 in the plurality of groups of keys 120, the number of keys included in the group of keys 120 may be determined according to the functions controlled by each key 120. Figure 2Taking the remote control shown as an example, a group of keys 120 may include 8 "time gain control" (TGC) keys, or may only include a "focus" key. In one embodiment, there is at least one group of keys 120 including more than 1 keys. For some functions, these functions may always be available at the same time (i.e., enabled) in different business scenarios. In this case, the keys 120 corresponding to these functions that are always available at the same time may be grouped together and prompted by the same first prompter 130. In this embodiment, the first prompter 130 may be used to prompt whether the corresponding group of keys 120 is in an enabled state. Alternatively, for each group of keys 120 in multiple groups of keys 120, the group of keys 120 may include only one key 120. Compared with the case where a group of keys 120 includes multiple keys 120, when a group of keys 120 includes only one key 120, the first prompter 130 can more accurately prompt whether the corresponding key 120 is in an enabled state, thereby further avoiding invalid operations.

[0092] The target business information may include one or more of the following: identification information of the target business, key identification information of the key (i.e., target group key) expected to be enabled under the target business, and key identification information of the key (i.e., non-target group key) expected to be disabled under the target business. The identification information of the target business can be any information that can identify the target business, such as text information such as "settings", through which it can be known that the target business is a business such as "settings". The key identification information is similar and will not be repeated. In the case where the target business information includes the identification information of the target business, the controller or a memory communicatively connected to the controller may pre-store the key identification information of the keys expected to be enabled and / or expected to be disabled corresponding to each business. The controller can determine the target group key and / or non-target group key based on the target business information.

[0093] Optionally, the target service information of the electronic device can be obtained from the electronic device. Alternatively, the remote controller may include one or more service buttons, each of which may correspond to a certain service of the electronic device. For any service button in the one or more service buttons, the service button may be a button different from the multiple groups of buttons 120, or may be a certain button 120. In the case where a service button is a certain button 120 in the multiple groups of buttons 120, the function corresponding to the button may be to invoke (or enter) the service. Accordingly, when the user clicks the service button, the operation performed by the electronic device may include generating the service information corresponding to the button as the target service information and / or displaying the service interface of the service corresponding to the button, etc. Therefore, the input information generated when the service button corresponding to the target service on the remote controller is clicked, or the control instruction generated by the controller 110 based on the input information may be used as the target service information. In this embodiment, when the electronic device is just turned on, since the remote controller has not yet generated a control instruction, the default button 120 in the multiple groups of buttons 120 on the remote controller may be set as the initial target group button 120, and the target service information of the electronic device is the default target service information corresponding to the default button 120. For example, in Figure 2 In the illustrated embodiment, when the ultrasound device is turned on, "TGC", "M", "PD", "PW", "C", "B", "CW", "body mark", "settings", "focus", "zoom", "depth", "cursor", "probe", "patient", "New", "report", "freeze", "ABC", "+...+" on the remote control can be set as the default buttons 120. That is, when the ultrasound medical device is turned on, the above default buttons 120 are the current target group buttons 120.

[0094] In some embodiments, the first prompt information may include enable prompt information, and the controller 110 may control the first prompter 130 corresponding to the target group button 120 in the plurality of first prompters 130 to issue enable prompt information according to the target business information, so as to prompt that the corresponding group button 120 is in an enabled state. Alternatively, the first prompt information may include disable prompt information, and the controller 110 may control the first prompter 130 corresponding to other group buttons 120 (hereinafter referred to as non-target group buttons 120) in the plurality of groups of buttons 120 to issue disable prompt information according to the target business information, so as to prompt that the corresponding group button 120 is in a disabled state. It can be understood that prompting the non-target group button 120 to be in a disabled state is to prompt the target group button 120 to be in an enabled state. That is, when the user learns that the non-target group button 120 is a currently disabled button, it is naturally possible to learn that the remaining target group buttons 120 are currently enabled buttons. Alternatively, the first prompt information may include enable prompt information and disable prompt information. The controller 110 may control the first prompter 130 corresponding to the target group button 120 to issue enable prompt information and control the first prompter 130 corresponding to the non-target group button 120 to issue disable prompt information according to the target business information. These two prompt information are implemented in the form of distinguishable information to respectively prompt that the corresponding group button 120 is in an enabled / disabled state. Optionally, the first prompt information may be audio information and / or light information, etc. Exemplarily, the first prompter 130 is a light emitting device. In this embodiment, the first prompt information is light information, and the user is prompted by the light information. The user can more intuitively determine the current target group button in multiple groups of buttons, which is conducive to further improving the user's operating efficiency.

[0095] The above technical solution uses a controller to control at least part of the multiple first prompters to send out first prompt information, thereby reminding the user which buttons in multiple groups of buttons are available under the target service. This is conducive to reducing the user's invalid operations and erroneous operations, improving the use efficiency of the remote control, and improving the user experience.

[0096] Exemplarily, the first prompter 130 may be a light emitting device. In some embodiments, the first prompter 130 may indicate that the corresponding group key 120 is in an enabled state by emitting light. Correspondingly, the key 120 corresponding to the emitting first prompter 130 is the target group key 120, and the key 120 corresponding to the non-emitting first prompter 130 is the non-target group key 120. In other embodiments, the first prompter 130 may indicate that the corresponding group key 120 is in a disabled state by emitting light. Correspondingly, the key 120 corresponding to the emitting first prompter 130 is the non-target group key 120, and the key 120 corresponding to the non-emitting first prompter 130 is the target group key 120. By prompting the user in a light emitting manner, the user can more intuitively determine the current target group key 120 in multiple groups of keys 120, which is conducive to further improving the user's operating efficiency. In this embodiment of distinguishing the target group key 120 and the non-target group key 120 by emitting light and not emitting light, the light emitting device may be any type of light emitting device. For example, the light emitting device may be a light emitting device with adjustable light emitting mode (ie, a multi-mode light emitting device), or a light emitting device with fixed light emitting mode. The light emitting mode may include one or more of light emitting color, light emitting intensity, light emitting frequency, and the like.

[0097] Exemplarily, the first prompter is a multi-mode light-emitting device having at least two light-emitting modes, the multi-mode light-emitting device uses the first light-emitting mode to emit light indicating that the corresponding group of keys is in an enabled state, and the multi-mode light-emitting device uses the second light-emitting mode to emit light indicating that the corresponding group of keys is in a disabled state, and the light-emitting mode includes one or more of light-emitting color, light-emitting intensity, and light-emitting frequency. For example, the multi-mode light-emitting device can be a multi-color light-emitting device with adjustable light-emitting color, a multi-intensity light-emitting device with adjustable light-emitting intensity, a multi-frequency light-emitting device with adjustable light-emitting frequency, a multi-color multi-intensity light-emitting device with adjustable light-emitting color and light-emitting intensity, a multi-color multi-frequency light-emitting device with adjustable light-emitting color and light-emitting frequency, a multi-intensity multi-frequency light-emitting device with adjustable light-emitting intensity and light-emitting frequency, a multi-color multi-intensity multi-frequency light-emitting device with adjustable light-emitting color, light-emitting intensity, and light-emitting frequency, etc.

[0098] For example, the first prompter 130 may be a dual-color light emitting device, which emits a first color of light to indicate that the corresponding group of keys 120 is in an enabled state, and emits a second color of light to indicate that the corresponding group of keys 120 is in a disabled state.

[0099] As described above, the controller 110 can control the first prompter 130 corresponding to the target group button 120 to send out the enable prompt information and control the first prompter 130 corresponding to the non-target group button 120 to send out the disable prompt information according to the target business information. These two prompt information are implemented in the form of distinguishable information to respectively prompt the corresponding group button 120 to be in the enable / disable state. In one embodiment, different colors of light can be used to represent the enable prompt information and the disable prompt information respectively. That is, when the first prompter 130 is a two-color light-emitting device, the controller 110 can control the first prompter 130 corresponding to the target group button 120 to send out the first color of light, and control the first prompter 130 corresponding to the non-target group button 120 to send out the second color of light. In a specific embodiment, the two-color light-emitting device can be a red-green two-color light-emitting diode. The light of the first color can be green light, and the light of the second color can be red light. The controller 110 can make the diode emit light of different colors by controlling the power-on status of different pins of the diode.

[0100] The above technical solution uses different colors of light to indicate different states of a key, and the user can intuitively determine the target group of keys according to the color of the light emitted by the first prompter corresponding to the key. This technical solution can further reduce the probability of misoperation.

[0101] The above describes the prompt method by using different colors of light to distinguish the target group keys from the non-target group keys, but this is only an example, and other lighting modes can be used to distinguish the target group keys from the non-target group keys. For example, the first prompter can be a lighting device with adjustable light intensity, which can use different intensities of light to respectively indicate the enable prompt information and the disable prompt information. The distinction method using other lighting modes can be understood by referring to the above examples, and will not be repeated.

[0102] It is understandable that during the use of the remote control, there may be an abnormality in its own function or the response of the ultrasonic medical device may be abnormal. Even if the user clicks the target group button 120, the ultrasonic medical device cannot respond to the click operation. In order to determine whether the abnormal phenomenon is caused by the abnormal function of the corresponding button 120 of the remote control, a corresponding prompt message can be issued when the button 120 is clicked to confirm the validity of the click operation. The prompt message can be called the second prompt message. The second prompt message can be issued by the first prompter 130, or by a separately set prompter (such as the second prompter shown below). In some specific embodiments below, the second prompt message indicates that the current click operation is valid. It can be understood that the second prompt message can also indicate that the current click operation is invalid.

[0103] Exemplarily, the first prompter 130 may be a three-color light emitting device, wherein the three-color light emitting device emits a first color of light to indicate that the corresponding group of keys 120 is in an enabled state, and the three-color light emitting device emits a second color of light to indicate that the corresponding group of keys 120 is in a disabled state. The three-color light emitting device emits a third color of light to indicate that the corresponding key 120 is effectively clicked.

[0104] In a specific embodiment, the three-color light emitting device may be a red, green, and yellow three-color light emitting diode, the first color of light may be green light, the second color of light may be red light, and the third color of light may be yellow light. The above scheme can simultaneously realize the prompt of the enabling state of the key and the validity of the current click only through the first prompter, and the overall structure is simple and the cost is low.

[0105] Exemplarily, the remote control further includes a second prompter; the second prompter is used to issue a second prompt message when any one or more buttons 120 in the target group of buttons 120 are clicked; the second prompt message is used to prompt whether the current click operation is valid.

[0106] Similar to the first prompt information, the second prompt information may be audio information and / or light information, etc. In some embodiments, the second prompter is a buzzer. The second prompt information may be a buzzer sound emitted by the buzzer. In this embodiment, when the current click operation is valid, the second prompter corresponding to the click operation emits a buzzer sound. Alternatively, the second prompter is a light emitting device. The second prompter may indicate that the current click operation is valid by emitting light. In the above-mentioned embodiment where the first prompter 130 is a light emitting device, the light color of the second prompter may be the same as the light color of the first prompter 130. For example, when the first prompter 130 emits a first color of light to indicate that the corresponding group key 120 is in an enabled state, the second prompter may emit a first color of light to indicate that the current click operation is valid. At this time, the prompt information corresponding to the clicked key 120 is composed of two light information of the same color, and the intensity of the light information during the click may be enhanced (i.e., highlighted) compared to before the click. In other words, in this embodiment, when the user observes that the corresponding key 120 is highlighted, it indicates that the click operation is valid. Alternatively, the light color corresponding to the second prompt information may be different from the light color corresponding to the first prompt information. For example, a third color of light may be emitted to indicate that the current click operation is valid. This solution uses light information to indicate the second prompt information, so that the user can intuitively observe whether the current click operation is valid. Thus, the user can determine whether the remote control function is abnormal based on the validity of the click operation.

[0107] Optionally, the number of the second prompter can be one. When any one or more buttons 120 in the target group of buttons 120 are clicked, the second prompter will send out the second prompt information. This solution can prompt the validity of all click operations through one second prompter, and the overall cost is low.

[0108] Optionally, there may be multiple second prompters, and the multiple second prompters correspond one-to-one to each button 120 in the multiple groups of buttons 120. When any one or more buttons 120 in the target group of buttons 120 are clicked, the second prompter corresponding to the clicked button 120 sends out a second prompt message. Compared with the case where there is only one second prompter, this technical solution sends out the second prompt message through the second prompter corresponding one-to-one to each button, which facilitates the user to identify which buttons are faulty more quickly and accurately.

[0109] The above technical solution can send out the second prompt information in time when the user clicks the button by setting the second prompter, so as to help the user judge whether the button function is abnormal. This solution is helpful to remind the user in time when the remote control has a fault.

[0110] Exemplarily, the remote control further includes a main board; the controller 110 is disposed on the main board; and a plurality of groups of buttons 120 are disposed above the main board.

[0111] For each key 120 in the multiple groups of keys 120, the key 120 includes a keycap and an elastic member; the elastic member is arranged under the keycap; when the keycap is clicked, the elastic member is connected to the trigger circuit corresponding to the key 120 on the mainboard so that the trigger circuit generates input information corresponding to the key 120.

[0112] The controller 110 is electrically connected to the trigger circuit or integrated in the trigger circuit. The controller 110 is specifically used to generate corresponding control instructions in response to input information. The control instructions are used to control the electronic device to execute the function corresponding to the button 120.

[0113] Figure 3 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 3 As shown, the key 120 includes a key cap 121 and an elastic member 122. The elastic member 122 may be a spring or a spring. When the key cap 121 is clicked, the elastic member 122 is pressed down, and the trigger circuit ( Figure 3 ) is turned on, thereby generating corresponding input information. Figure 3 It is understood that if the elastic member 122 fails to be pressed down or the pressing degree is insufficient or the trigger circuit is abnormal when the key cap 121 is clicked, the input information cannot be generated, and the click operation is invalid.

[0114] Optionally, the first prompter 130 may be disposed outside the keycap 121 of the corresponding key 120. For example, it may be disposed in a ring shape outside the keycap 121 of the corresponding key 120. Alternatively, the first prompter 130 may also be embedded inside the keycap 121. Figure 3 In the illustrated embodiment, the first prompter 130 is embedded in the keycap 121. When the first prompter 130 is a light emitting device, the keycap 121 is at least partially transparent to ensure that the user can observe the first prompt information issued by the first prompter 130.

[0115] Continue reading Figure 3 The key 120 may further include a key mark 123, which is disposed on the top of the key cap 121 and is used to identify the function name corresponding to the key 120. The key 120 may further include a key pad 124, which is coated on the outside of the key cap 121. Figure 3 In the illustrated embodiment, the key pad 124 can be specifically a key rubber pad, and the key pad 124 is made of transparent material.

[0116] Alternatively, if Figure 3 As shown, the remote control may further include a housing 150 , the mainboard 160 , the controller, and the elastic member 122 may all be disposed inside the housing 150 , and the top of the key cap 121 is partially exposed outside the housing through a through hole on the housing 150 corresponding to the key 120 .

[0117] The remote controller of the above technical solution has a simple structure and can generate accurate control instructions according to click operations.

[0118] Exemplarily, the second prompter may be communicatively connected to the controller 110. As described above, when the button 120 is clicked, the controller 110 may generate a corresponding control instruction according to the input information corresponding to the button 120. Therefore, it may be determined that the current click operation is valid according to the reception of the input information. The controller 110 may control the corresponding second prompter to send the second prompt information when receiving the input information.

[0119] Exemplarily, there are multiple second prompters, and the multiple second prompters correspond one-to-one to each button 120 in the multiple groups of buttons 120. For each button 120 in the multiple groups of buttons 120, the second prompter corresponding to the button 120 is mechanically or electrically connected to the elastic member of the button 120. When the elastic member of the button 120 is connected to the trigger circuit corresponding to the button 120, the second prompter corresponding to the button 120 is connected to the power supply circuit on the mainboard.

[0120] Exemplarily, the power supply circuit may be the trigger circuit itself, that is, the second prompter may be powered by the trigger circuit. Alternatively, the power supply circuit may also be a circuit independent of the trigger circuit. Exemplarily, the second prompter may be mechanically connected to the elastic member 122 of the corresponding key 120. Exemplarily, in the process of pressing down the elastic member 122 of any key 120, the corresponding second prompter is pressed down together. The positional relationship between the second prompter and the elastic member 122 of the key 120 may be set so that: when the elastic member 122 of the key 120 is connected to the trigger circuit corresponding to the key 120, the conductive end of the second prompter corresponding to the key 120 is just connected to the conductive end of the power supply circuit, so that the second prompter sends out the second prompt information. Exemplarily, the second prompter 140 may be electrically connected to the elastic member 122. In this case, the power supply circuit may be a trigger circuit. When the elastic member 122 is connected to the trigger circuit, the second prompter 140 may be connected to the trigger circuit via the elastic member 122, thereby sending out the second prompt information.

[0121] Similar to the first prompter 130, the second prompter can also be arranged on the outside of the keycap of the corresponding key 120 or embedded in the inside of the keycap of the corresponding key 120. Figure 3 In the illustrated embodiment, the second prompter 140 is embedded in the key cap 121 .

[0122] The above technical solution connects the second prompter to the elastic member of the corresponding button, so that the second prompt information can be issued in time when the button is clicked. Compared with connecting the second prompter to the controller, connecting the second prompter to the elastic member can reduce the amount of calculation, which is conducive to improving the overall work efficiency.

[0123] Exemplarily, the remote controller further includes a communication device; the communication device is connected to the controller 110;

[0124] The controller 110 is also used to generate a control instruction in response to a user's click operation on the button 120;

[0125] The communication device is used to send a control instruction to the electronic device to control the electronic device to execute a function corresponding to the key 120 clicked by the user.

[0126] Optionally, the communication device can be any existing or future developed communication device. For example, the communication device can be any one of a Bluetooth communication device, a Wi-Fi communication device, an infrared receiving and transmitting device, etc. In some embodiments, a communication device corresponding to the communication device on the remote control is provided on the electronic device. The communication device on the electronic device can be the electronic device itself or external. For example, when the communication device is a Bluetooth communication device, a Bluetooth transmitter can be provided in the remote control, and a Bluetooth receiver can be installed on the external interface of the electronic device, so as to realize the functional interaction between the remote control and the electronic device.

[0127] Optionally, the communication device on the remote controller can also be used to receive target service information from the electronic device and send the target service information to the controller 110. As described above, the target service information of the electronic device can be obtained from the electronic device. The controller 110 can determine the target group key 120 in the multiple groups of keys 120 based on the target service information obtained from the electronic device. Compared with directly determining the target group key 120 in the multiple groups of keys 120 based on the input information of the key 120, this solution can set more calculation amount on the electronic device side, so as to reduce the implementation cost of the remote controller.

[0128] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the interaction between a remote controller and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown. Figure 4 As shown, a receiver (i.e., a communication device on the electronic device) is connected to the electronic device. In this embodiment, the receiver is connected to the electronic device via a USB interface. The receiver is connected to the remote control via a Bluetooth communication protocol. The user can issue a control instruction by clicking a button 120 on the remote control. The control instruction is sent to the electronic device via the receiver. The electronic device executes the corresponding service according to the control instruction. At the same time, the electronic device can send target service information to the remote control through the receiver, so that the remote control can issue a first prompt information according to the target service information to prompt that the target group button 120 corresponding to the current target service is in an enabled state.

[0129] According to another aspect of the present application, a remote control control method is provided. The remote control includes: multiple groups of buttons and multiple first prompters; the multiple first prompters correspond to the multiple groups of buttons one by one; each group of buttons includes one or more buttons; each first prompter is used to prompt whether the corresponding group of buttons is in an enabled state; the electronic device has multiple services, and each service includes functions controlled by each button in at least one group of buttons on the remote control. The specific structure of the remote control has been described in detail in the above embodiment, and for the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.

[0130] The control method of the remote controller includes: controlling at least part of the first prompters among the plurality of first prompters to send out first prompt information according to target service information of the electronic device. The target service information is used to indicate a target service among the plurality of services. The first prompt information is used to indicate that the target group of keys corresponding to the target service indicated by the target service information among the plurality of key groups is in an enabled state.

[0131] According to the above technical solution, by controlling at least part of the multiple first prompters to send out the first prompt information, the user can be reminded which buttons in the multiple groups of buttons are available under the target service, which is conducive to reducing the user's invalid operations and erroneous operations, improving the use efficiency of the remote control, and improving the user experience.

[0132] Exemplarily, the first prompt information includes enable prompt information corresponding to each group of keys in the target group of keys, and the enable prompt information is used to prompt that the corresponding group of keys is in an enabled state. According to the target business information of the electronic device, controlling at least part of the multiple first prompters to issue the first prompt information may include the following steps: according to the target business information, controlling the first prompter corresponding to the target group of keys to issue the enable prompt information.

[0133] Optionally, the first prompter may adopt the light-emitting device shown above. The first prompter may specifically adopt a single-mode light-emitting device or a multi-mode light-emitting device. The above-mentioned enabling prompt information may be the first prompter emitting light. That is, when the first prompter emits light, it indicates that the corresponding group of keys is in an enabled state.

[0134] Exemplarily, the first prompt information includes disable prompt information corresponding one-to-one to non-target group buttons, the non-target group buttons are other group buttons in multiple groups of buttons except the target group buttons, and the disable prompt information is used to prompt that the corresponding group buttons are in a disabled state; according to the target business information of the electronic device, controlling at least part of the multiple first prompters to issue the first prompt information may include the following steps: according to the target business information, controlling the first prompter corresponding to the non-target group button to issue the disable prompt information.

[0135] Optionally, the first prompter may adopt the light-emitting device shown above. The first prompter may specifically adopt a single-mode light-emitting device or a multi-mode light-emitting device. The above-mentioned disabled prompt information may be that the first prompter emits light. That is, when the first prompter emits light, it indicates that the corresponding group of keys is in a disabled state.

[0136] It is understandable that the first prompt information may include only the above-mentioned enable prompt information or disable prompt information, or may include both the enable prompt information and the disable prompt information. Different prompt information may be issued by controlling the first prompter corresponding to the target group key and the first prompter corresponding to the non-target group key to respectively prompt that the corresponding group key is in the enable / disable state. The specific implementation has been described in detail above, and for the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.

[0137] The above technical solution uses enabling prompt information and / or disabling prompt information to indicate different states of a key, and the user can intuitively determine the target group key according to the type of prompt information sent by the first prompter corresponding to the key. This technical solution can further reduce the probability of misoperation.

[0138] As described above, the first prompt information may be light information. The first prompter may prompt whether the key is in an enabled state through different light states. Specifically, the following three prompt types may be included.

[0139] Optionally, in the first prompt type, the first prompter is a light emitting device, and the enabling prompt information is light emitted by the light emitting device. According to the target service information of the electronic device, controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to emit the first prompt information may include the following steps:

[0140] According to the target service information, the light emitting devices corresponding to the target group keys are controlled to emit light when the light emitting devices corresponding to the non-target group keys are not illuminated.

[0141] Optionally, in the second prompt type, the first prompter is a light emitting device. The disabling prompt information is light emitted by the light emitting device, and according to the target service information of the electronic device, controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to emit the first prompt information may include the following steps:

[0142] According to the target service information, the light emitting devices corresponding to the non-target group keys are controlled to emit light when the light emitting devices corresponding to the target group keys are not emitted light.

[0143] Optionally, in the third prompt type, the first prompter is a multi-mode light-emitting device having at least two light-emitting modes, the enabling prompt information is the light emitted by the multi-mode light-emitting device in the first light-emitting mode, and the disabling prompt information is the light emitted by the multi-mode light-emitting device in the second light-emitting mode, and the light-emitting mode includes one or more of light-emitting color, light-emitting intensity, and light-emitting frequency. According to the target business information of the electronic device, controlling at least part of the multiple first prompters to emit the first prompt information may include the following steps: according to the target business information, controlling the multi-mode light-emitting device corresponding to the target group key to emit light in the first light-emitting mode while the multi-mode light-emitting device corresponding to the non-target group key emits light in the second light-emitting mode.

[0144] The above three prompt types can be used one by one. The specific implementation method has been described in detail above, and for the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.

[0145] According to the above technical solution, by controlling the luminous state of the first indicator, different states of the key can be indicated, and the user can intuitively determine the target group key according to the luminous state of the first indicator corresponding to the key. This technical solution can further reduce the probability of misoperation.

[0146] As described above, the second prompt information can be used to indicate whether the current click operation is valid. The second prompt information can be sent through the first prompter or through a second prompter that is set separately.

[0147] Exemplarily, the control method of the remote controller may further include the following steps: when any one or more keys in the target group of keys are clicked, controlling the first prompter corresponding to the key to send out a second prompt message; the second prompt message is used to prompt whether the current click operation is valid. The method of sending out the second prompt message in this embodiment may be referred to as the fourth prompt type.

[0148] Exemplarily, the remote controller further includes a second prompter; the second prompter is used to issue a second prompt message when any one or more keys in the target group of keys are clicked; the second prompt message is used to prompt whether the current click operation is valid. The method of issuing the second prompt message in this embodiment can be called the fifth prompt type.

[0149] The above two prompt types can be used either one. The specific implementation method has been described in detail above, and for the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.

[0150] According to the above technical solution, the user can judge whether the remote control has a fault according to whether the second prompt information is issued when the click operation occurs. This solution helps the user to quickly determine whether the remote control is abnormal, effectively reducing the maintenance time.

[0151] Any one of the first prompt type, the second prompt type and the third prompt type may be used in combination with any one of the fourth prompt type and the fifth prompt type.

[0152] Exemplarily, the first prompter is a light-emitting device, the first prompt information and the second prompt information are both light emitted by the light-emitting device, the second prompt information and the first prompt information correspond to different light-emitting modes, and the light-emitting mode includes one or more of light-emitting color, light-emitting intensity and light-emitting frequency.

[0153] Controlling the first prompter corresponding to the key to send out the second prompt information may include the following steps: controlling the first prompter corresponding to the key to emit light to prompt that the current click operation is a valid operation.

[0154] In one embodiment, the first prompter is a dual-color light emitting device (e.g., a red and green dual-color light emitting device). The first prompt information is a first color light (e.g., green light) emitted by the first prompter, and the second prompt information is a second color light (e.g., red light) emitted by the first prompter. When in use, if the clicked key is one or more keys in the target group of keys, the first prompter can emit two colors of light at the same time.

[0155] Optionally, before controlling the first prompter corresponding to the key to send out a second prompt message, the control method of the remote control may further include the following steps: determining whether the key belongs to a target group key; and controlling the first prompter corresponding to the key to send out a second prompt message is performed when the key belongs to a target group key.

[0156] Since both the first prompt information and the second prompt information are optical information, in some cases, if the first prompter corresponding to the non-target key can also send the second prompt information when it is clicked, it may interfere with the user, causing the user to misjudge the enabled state of the key. In this embodiment, only the first prompter corresponding to the target group key can send the second prompt information when it is clicked, thereby avoiding the second prompt information sent by the non-target key from interfering with the user.

[0157] The above technical solution only sends out the first prompt information and the second prompt information through the first prompter, and the overall structure is simple and the cost is low.

[0158] Exemplarily, when the remote controller includes a second prompter, the number of the second prompter is one, and the method further includes: when any one or more keys in the target key group are clicked, controlling the second prompter to issue a second prompt message. Optionally, the operation of controlling the second prompter to issue the second prompt message can be implemented by a controller of the remote controller.

[0159] The above solution can indicate the validity of all click operations through a second prompter, and the overall cost is low.

[0160] Exemplarily, when the remote controller includes a second prompter, there are multiple second prompters, and the multiple second prompters correspond one-to-one to each key in the multiple groups of keys; the method further includes: when any one or more keys in the target key group are clicked, controlling the second prompter corresponding to the clicked key to send out the second prompt information. Optionally, the operation of controlling the second prompter to send out the second prompt information can be implemented by a controller of the remote controller.

[0161] The above technical solution can send out the second prompt information through the second prompter corresponding to each button one by one, so as to facilitate the user to identify which buttons are faulty more quickly and accurately.

[0162] Exemplarily, the remote control includes service keys corresponding to a plurality of services one by one. Before controlling at least some of the plurality of first prompters to issue first prompt information according to target service information of the electronic device, the method further includes the following steps: when any service key in the plurality of groups of keys is clicked, receiving input information generated in response to the click of the service key as target service information, the target service being the service corresponding to the service key.

[0163] As described above, for any service button among the multiple service buttons, it can be a button among the multiple groups of buttons, or a button independent of the multiple groups of buttons. In the case where a service button is a button among the multiple groups of buttons, the function corresponding to the button can be to invoke (or enter) the service. When the user clicks the service button, the remote control can generate input information in response to the click of the service button. Then the remote control can determine the target group of buttons among the multiple groups of buttons according to the input information.

[0164] The above technical solution directly uses the input information corresponding to the business key as the target business information, without the need for additional information interaction with the electronic device, thereby improving the overall work efficiency.

[0165] Exemplarily, before controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to issue the first prompt information according to the target service information of the electronic device, the method further comprises the following steps: receiving the target service information from the electronic device.

[0166] The remote controller can obtain the target service information from the electronic device through methods such as Bluetooth communication, Wi-Fi communication, etc. The specific structure and working principle have been described in detail in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here for the sake of brevity.

[0167] The above technical solution receives target service information through an electronic device, which can reduce the calculation amount of the remote control and reduce its cost.

[0168] Exemplarily, the remote controller further includes a plurality of second prompters and a first communication device; the plurality of second prompters correspond one-to-one to each key in the plurality of key groups.

[0169] Before controlling at least part of the first prompters among the plurality of first prompters to send out the first prompt information according to the target service information of the electronic device, the method further includes the following steps: after the electronic device is turned on, controlling the first communication device to pair with the second communication device of the electronic device. After the pairing is successful, receiving the first transmission information containing the target service information from the second communication device through the first communication device. Parsing the first transmission information to obtain the target service information.

[0170] After parsing the device transmission information to obtain the target business information, the method also includes: when one or more buttons in the target group of buttons are clicked, controlling the second prompter corresponding to the clicked button to send a second prompt message, generating a control instruction and sending the control instruction to the second communication device through the first communication device; the second prompt information is used to prompt whether the current click operation is valid, and the control instruction is used to control the electronic device to execute the function corresponding to the clicked button.

[0171] In a specific embodiment, the electronic device is an ultrasonic medical device. The communication device on the electronic device is a Bluetooth receiver, and the remote controller and the Bluetooth receiver exchange information via the Bluetooth communication protocol. In this embodiment, the control method of the remote controller may specifically include the following steps:

[0172] First, after the ultrasonic medical device is turned on, a pairing request can be sent to the Bluetooth receiver of the electronic device through the Bluetooth module (i.e., the first communication device) in the remote controller, so that the Bluetooth receiver is paired with the Bluetooth module in the remote controller. After the pairing is completed, the first transmission information containing the target business information of the ultrasonic medical device can be first received through the Bluetooth module in the remote controller. The first transmission information is parsed to obtain the target business information. According to the target business information, at least part of the first prompters in the plurality of first prompters are controlled to send out the first prompt information. For example, the first prompt light corresponding to each key in the target group key is controlled to continuously emit light. In addition, when any one or more keys in the target group key are clicked, the second prompter can be optionally controlled to send out the second prompt information, for example, the second prompt light corresponding to the clicked key is controlled to continuously or within a predetermined duration. For example, the second prompt light can flash once. Exemplarily, when the first prompt light and the second prompt light are the same prompt light, when any one or more keys in the target group key are clicked, the second prompt light can be optionally controlled to be highlighted. The above-mentioned continuous light emission can refer to keeping the light emission until the remote controller obtains new target business information or the remote controller is turned off. In addition, the remote controller can also generate control instructions and send them to the ultrasonic medical device to control the ultrasonic medical device to perform corresponding functions. For example, when the user clicks the "clear" button, the ultrasonic medical device can clear its display interface.

[0173] According to the above technical solution, automatic control of the remote control can be achieved through operations such as pairing of communication devices, parsing of transmission information, and sending of control instructions, so that the remote control and electronic equipment can respond to the user's operations in a timely manner.

[0174] According to another aspect of the present application, a control method of an electronic device is provided. The electronic device is remotely controlled by a remote controller; the remote controller includes multiple groups of keys and multiple first prompters; the multiple first prompters correspond one-to-one to the multiple groups of keys; each group of keys includes one or more keys; each first prompter is used to prompt whether the corresponding group of keys is in an enabled state; the electronic device has multiple services, and each service includes functions controlled one-to-one by each key in at least one group of keys on the remote controller.

[0175] The method comprises the following steps: sending target service information of the electronic device to a remote controller, and the remote controller controlling at least part of a plurality of first prompters to send first prompt information based on the target service information, wherein the target service information is used to indicate a target service among a plurality of services, wherein the first prompt information is used to indicate that a target group of keys corresponding to the target service indicated by the target service information among a plurality of key groups is in an enabled state.

[0176] The above technical solution sends the target service information so that the remote control sends the first prompt information based on the target service information. The user can accurately determine the target group of keys among the multiple groups of keys on the remote control through the first prompt information. In addition, the use of an electronic device to send the target service information to the remote control can reduce the amount of calculation of the remote control and reduce its cost.

[0177] Exemplarily, the electronic device includes a second communication device or is communicatively connected to the second communication device.

[0178] Before sending the target service information of the electronic device to the remote controller, the method may further include the following steps: when the electronic device is turned on, controlling the second communication device to pair with the first communication device of the remote controller.

[0179] Sending target service information of the electronic device to the remote controller may include the following steps: sending first transmission information including the target service information to the second communication device through the first communication device.

[0180] After sending the target service information of the electronic device to the remote control, the method also includes the following steps: receiving a second transmission information containing a control instruction from the first communication device through a second communication device, the control instruction being used to control the electronic device to perform a function corresponding to a clicked key in the target group of keys; parsing the second transmission information to obtain the control instruction; and executing the corresponding function based on the control instruction.

[0181] The following description is made by taking an ultrasonic medical device as an example. An exemplary remote control process of an ultrasonic medical device may include the following operations:

[0182] S1. Turn on the ultrasonic medical device;

[0183] S2. Insert the Bluetooth receiver (i.e., the second communication device) into the USB port of the ultrasound medical device, turn on the Bluetooth remote controller (i.e., the remote controller 100), and the Bluetooth module (i.e., the first communication device) in the Bluetooth remote controller can automatically pair with the Bluetooth receiver. After the pairing is successful, the pairing prompt light on the remote controller emits green light;

[0184] S3. The ultrasonic medical device encodes the key information (ie, target service information) expected to be enabled under the current target service into an information form that complies with the Bluetooth transmission protocol through the Bluetooth receiver, obtains the first transmission information, and transmits the first transmission information to the Bluetooth remote control;

[0185] S4. The Bluetooth remote controller parses the target service information, and based on the target service information, controls the first prompt light (ie, the first prompter) corresponding to the target group button on the remote controller, so that the prompt light emits light;

[0186] S5. When the user clicks a button on the Bluetooth remote controller, another second prompt light (i.e., second prompter) corresponding to the button may flash once in response to the button click, and the Bluetooth remote controller sends a control instruction corresponding to the clicked button to the Bluetooth receiver to control the ultrasonic medical device to respond to the click of the button, i.e., to execute the function corresponding to the button; when the first prompt light corresponding to the button clicked by the user is in a non-luminous state, the ultrasonic medical device does not respond to the click of the button;

[0187] S6. When the function corresponding to the clicked button is to invoke (or enter) a certain service, the ultrasonic medical device can send the button information that is desired to be enabled under the service in response to receiving the control instruction. At this time, the service is the new target service, and its corresponding button information is the new target service information.

[0188] According to the above technical solution, automatic control of electronic devices can be achieved through operations such as pairing of communication devices, parsing of transmission information, and execution of functions based on control instructions, so that the electronic devices can respond to the control of the remote control in a timely manner.

[0189] According to yet another aspect of the present application, an electronic device is also provided. Figure 5 A schematic block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown. As shown in the figure, the electronic device 500 includes a processor 510 and a memory 520, wherein the memory 520 stores computer program instructions, and the computer program instructions are used to execute the control method of the electronic device when the processor 510 is running.

[0190] According to another aspect of the present application, a storage medium is also provided, on which program instructions are stored, and the program instructions are used to execute the control method of the remote controller and / or the control method of the electronic device when running. The storage medium may include, for example, a storage component of a tablet computer, a hard disk of a personal computer, an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), a portable read-only memory (CD-ROM), a USB memory, or any combination of the above storage media. The computer-readable storage medium may be any combination of one or more computer-readable storage media.

[0191] A person skilled in the art can understand the specific implementation schemes of the control method of the remote controller, the control method of the electronic device, the electronic device and the non-volatile storage medium by reading the above description of the remote controller for remotely controlling an electronic device. For the sake of brevity, they will not be described here.

[0192] Although example embodiments have been described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the above example embodiments are merely exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application to this. Those of ordinary skill in the art may make various changes and modifications therein without departing from the scope and spirit of the present application. All these changes and modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present application as required by the appended claims.

[0193] Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of this application.

[0194] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic, for example, the division of the units is only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another device, or some features can be ignored or not executed.

[0195] In the description provided herein, a large number of specific details are described. However, it is understood that the embodiments of the present application can be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques are not shown in detail so as not to obscure the understanding of this description.

[0196] Similarly, it should be understood that in order to streamline the present application and help understand one or more of the various inventive aspects, in the description of the exemplary embodiments of the present application, the various features of the present application are sometimes grouped together into a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof. However, the method of the present application should not be interpreted as reflecting the following intention: the claimed application requires more features than the features clearly stated in each claim. More specifically, as reflected in the corresponding claims, the inventive point is that the corresponding technical problem can be solved with features less than all the features of a single disclosed embodiment. Therefore, the claims following the specific embodiment are hereby explicitly incorporated into the specific embodiment, wherein each claim itself serves as a separate embodiment of the present application.

[0197] It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, except for mutually exclusive features, all features disclosed in this specification (including the accompanying claims, abstracts and drawings) and all processes or units of any method or device disclosed in this specification may be combined in any combination. Unless otherwise expressly stated, each feature disclosed in this specification (including the accompanying claims, abstracts and drawings) may be replaced by an alternative feature that provides the same, equivalent or similar purpose.

[0198] In addition, those skilled in the art will appreciate that, although some embodiments described herein include certain features included in other embodiments but not other features, the combination of features of different embodiments is meant to be within the scope of the present application and form different embodiments. For example, in the claims, any one of the claimed embodiments can be used in any combination.

[0199] The various component embodiments of the present application can be implemented in hardware, or in software modules running on one or more processors, or in a combination thereof. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that a microprocessor or a digital signal processor (DSP) can be used in practice to implement some or all of the functions of some modules in the remote controller according to the embodiments of the present application. The present application can also be implemented as a device program (e.g., a computer program and a computer program product) for executing part or all of the methods described herein. Such a program implementing the present application can be stored on a computer-readable medium, or can have the form of one or more signals. Such a signal can be downloaded from an Internet website, or provided on a carrier signal, or provided in any other form.

[0200] It should be noted that the above embodiments illustrate the present application rather than limit the present application, and that those skilled in the art may design alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference symbol between brackets should not be constructed as a limitation to the claims. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in the claims. The word "one" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of multiple such elements. The present application may be implemented by means of hardware including several different elements and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In a unit claim that lists several devices, several of these devices may be embodied by the same hardware item. The use of the words first, second, and third, etc. does not indicate any order. These words may be interpreted as names.

[0201] The above is only a specific implementation or description of a specific implementation of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, which should be included in the protection scope of the present application. The protection scope of the present application shall be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A remote controller for remotely controlling an electronic device, characterized in that: include: A controller, a plurality of groups of keys and a plurality of first prompters; the plurality of first prompters correspond to the plurality of groups of keys one by one; each group of keys includes one or more keys; each first prompter is used to prompt whether the corresponding group of keys is in an enabled state; the electronic device has a plurality of services, each service includes a function controlled by each key in at least one group of keys on the remote controller in a one-to-one correspondence; The controller is communicatively connected to the plurality of first prompters, and is used to control at least some of the plurality of first prompters to issue first prompt information according to target service information of the electronic device, wherein the target service information is used to indicate a target service among the plurality of services; The first prompt information is used to prompt that the target group of buttons corresponding to the target service indicated by the target service information among the multiple groups of buttons is in an enabled state.

2. The remote controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first indicator is a light emitting device.

3. The remote controller according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first prompter is a multi-mode light-emitting device having at least two light-emitting modes. The multi-mode light-emitting device uses a first light-emitting mode to emit light indicating that the corresponding group of keys is in an enabled state. The multi-mode light-emitting device uses a second light-emitting mode to emit light indicating that the corresponding group of keys is in a disabled state. The light-emitting modes include one or more of light-emitting color, light-emitting intensity and light-emitting frequency.

4. The remote controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The remote controller also includes a second prompter; the second prompter is used to send a second prompt message when any one or more keys in the target group of keys are clicked; the second prompt message is used to prompt whether the current click operation is valid.

5. The remote controller according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second indicator is a light emitting device.

6. The remote controller according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The remote controller also includes a main board; the controller is arranged on the main board; the plurality of groups of buttons are arranged above the main board; For each key in the plurality of key groups, the key comprises a key cap and an elastic member; the elastic member is arranged under the key cap; when the key cap is clicked, the elastic member is connected to a trigger circuit corresponding to the key on the main board so that the trigger circuit generates input information corresponding to the key; The controller is electrically connected to the trigger circuit or integrated in the trigger circuit. The controller is specifically used to generate a corresponding control instruction in response to the input information. The control instruction is used to control the electronic device to execute the function corresponding to the key.

7. The remote controller according to claim 6 as cited in claim 5, characterized in that: There are multiple second prompters, and the multiple second prompters correspond one-to-one to each key in the multiple groups of keys. For each key in the multiple groups of keys, the second prompter corresponding to the key is mechanically or electrically connected to the elastic part of the key. When the elastic part of the key is connected to the trigger circuit corresponding to the key, the second prompter corresponding to the key is connected to the power supply circuit on the mainboard.

8. The remote controller according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first prompter is a light-emitting device. For each key in the plurality of groups of keys, the corresponding first prompter is embedded in the keycap of the key, and the keycap of the key is at least partially transparent.

9. A method for controlling a remote controller, the remote controller being used for remotely controlling an electronic device, characterized in that: The remote controller comprises: a plurality of groups of keys and a plurality of first prompters; the plurality of first prompters correspond to the plurality of groups of keys one by one; each group of keys comprises one or more keys; each first prompter is used to prompt whether the corresponding group of keys is in an enabled state; the electronic device has a plurality of services, each service comprises a function controlled by each key in at least one group of keys on the remote controller in a one-to-one correspondence; The method comprises: According to the target service information of the electronic device, controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to issue first prompt information; The target service information is used to indicate a target service among the multiple services; and the first prompt information is used to prompt that a target group of keys among the multiple groups of keys corresponding to the target service indicated by the target service information is in an enabled state.

10. The control method according to claim 9, characterized in that: The first prompt information includes enable prompt information corresponding to each group of keys in the target group of keys, the enable prompt information is used to prompt that the corresponding group of keys is in an enabled state, and the controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to send the first prompt information according to the target service information of the electronic device includes: According to the target service information, controlling the first prompter corresponding to the target group button to issue the enabling prompt information; and / or, The first prompt information includes disabled prompt information corresponding to non-target group keys one by one, the non-target group keys are other group keys in the multiple groups of keys except the target group keys, and the disabled prompt information is used to prompt that the corresponding group keys are in a disabled state; the controlling at least part of the multiple first prompters to issue the first prompt information according to the target service information of the electronic device includes: According to the target service information, the first prompter corresponding to the non-target group button is controlled to issue the disable prompt information.

11. The control method according to claim 10, characterized in that: The first prompter is a light emitting device, the enabling prompt information is light emitted by the light emitting device, and the controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to emit the first prompt information according to the target service information of the electronic device includes: According to the target service information, controlling the light-emitting device corresponding to the target group key to emit light when the light-emitting device corresponding to the non-target group key does not emit light; or, The first prompter is a light emitting device, the disable prompt information is light emitted by the light emitting device, and the controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to emit the first prompt information according to the target service information of the electronic device includes: According to the target service information, controlling the light emitting device corresponding to the non-target group keys to emit light when the light emitting device corresponding to the target group keys does not emit light; or, The first prompter is a multi-mode light emitting device having at least two light emitting modes, the enabling prompt information is the light emitted by the multi-mode light emitting device in a first light emitting mode, and the disabling prompt information is the light emitted by the multi-mode light emitting device in a second light emitting mode, and the light emitting mode includes one or more of light emitting color, light emitting intensity and light emitting frequency; The step of controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to send out first prompt information according to the target service information of the electronic device includes: According to the target service information, the multi-mode lighting device corresponding to the target group keys is controlled to emit light in the first lighting mode while the multi-mode lighting devices corresponding to the non-target group keys emit light in the second lighting mode.

12. The control method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that: The method further comprises: When any one or more keys in the target group of keys are clicked, the first prompter corresponding to the key is controlled to send a second prompt message; the second prompt message is used to prompt whether the current click operation is valid; or, The remote controller also includes a second prompter; the second prompter is used to send a second prompt message when any one or more keys in the target group of keys are clicked; the second prompt message is used to prompt whether the current click operation is valid.

13. The control method according to claim 12, characterized in that: The first prompter is a light emitting device, the first prompt information and the second prompt information are both light emitted by the light emitting device, the second prompt information and the first prompt information correspond to different light emission modes, and the light emission mode includes one or more of light emission color, light emission intensity and light emission frequency, The controlling the first prompter corresponding to the key to send the second prompt information includes: The first prompter corresponding to the key is controlled to emit light to prompt that the current click operation is a valid operation.

14. The control method according to claim 12, characterized in that: When the remote controller includes the second prompter, The number of the second prompter is one, and the method further includes: when any one or more keys in the target key group are clicked, controlling the second prompter to issue the second prompt information; or, There are multiple second prompters, and the multiple second prompters correspond one-to-one to each key in the multiple groups of keys; the method also includes: when any one or more keys in the target key group are clicked, controlling the second prompter corresponding to the clicked key to send the second prompt information.

15. The control method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that: The remote controller includes service keys corresponding to the multiple services one by one. Before controlling at least part of the multiple first prompters to send first prompt information according to the target service information of the electronic device, the method further includes: When any service button in the plurality of groups of buttons is clicked, receiving input information generated in response to the click of the service button as the target service information, wherein the target service is the service corresponding to the service button; or, Before controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to issue first prompt information according to the target service information of the electronic device, the method further includes: The target service information is received from the electronic device.

16. The control method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that: The remote controller further comprises a plurality of second prompters and a first communication device; the plurality of second prompters correspond one-to-one to each key in the plurality of groups of keys; Before controlling at least part of the plurality of first prompters to issue first prompt information according to the target service information of the electronic device, the method further includes: After the electronic device is turned on, controlling the first communication device to pair with the second communication device of the electronic device; After the pairing is successful, receiving, via the first communication device, first transmission information including the target service information from the second communication device; Parsing the first transmission information to obtain the target service information; After parsing the device transmission information to obtain the target service information, the method further includes: When one or more buttons in the target group of buttons are clicked, the second prompter corresponding to the clicked button is controlled to send a second prompt message, a control instruction is generated and the control instruction is sent to the second communication device through the first communication device; the second prompt message is used to prompt whether the current click operation is valid, and the control instruction is used to control the electronic device to perform the function corresponding to the clicked button.

17. A method for controlling an electronic device, characterized in that: The electronic device is remotely controlled by a remote controller; the remote controller includes multiple groups of keys and multiple first prompters; the multiple first prompters correspond to the multiple groups of keys one by one; each group of keys includes one or more keys; each first prompter is used to prompt whether the corresponding group of keys is in an enabled state; the electronic device has multiple services, each service includes functions controlled by each key in at least one group of keys on the remote controller in a one-to-one correspondence; The method comprises: Sending target service information of the electronic device to the remote controller, wherein the remote controller controls at least part of the plurality of first prompters to issue first prompt information based on the target service information, wherein the target service information is used to indicate a target service among the plurality of services; The first prompt information is used to prompt that the target group of buttons corresponding to the target service indicated by the target service information among the multiple groups of buttons is in an enabled state.

18. The control method according to claim 17, characterized in that: The electronic device includes a second communication device or is communicatively connected to the second communication device, Before sending the target service information of the electronic device to the remote controller, the method further includes: When the electronic device is turned on, controlling the second communication device to pair with the first communication device of the remote controller; The sending the target service information of the electronic device to the remote controller includes: Sending first transmission information including the target service information to the second communication device through the first communication device; After sending the target service information of the electronic device to the remote controller, the method further includes: receiving, via the second communication device, from the first communication device, second transmission information including a control instruction, wherein the control instruction is used to control the electronic device to execute a function corresponding to a clicked key in the target group of keys; parsing the second transmission information to obtain the control instruction; A corresponding function is executed based on the control instruction.

19. An electronic device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein: The memory stores computer program instructions, which are used by the processor to execute the remote control control method according to any one of claims 9 to 16 and / or the electronic device control method according to claim 17 or 18 when the processor is running.

20. A non-volatile storage medium having program instructions stored thereon, wherein the program instructions are used to execute the remote control control method according to any one of claims 9 to 16 and / or the electronic device control method according to claim 17 or 18 when running.

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