Remote controller control method, system, medium, in-vehicle remote controller and control terminal

Abstract

The present application belongs to the technical field of remote controllers. Disclosed in the present application are a remote controller control method, a system, a medium, an in-vehicle remote controller and a control terminal. The remote controller control method is applied to the in-vehicle remote controller. The in-vehicle remote controller comprises a signal monitoring module. The method comprises: in response to a sleep instruction sent by a control terminal, entering a sleep mode; in response to a user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module, generating a wake-up instruction; and entering a wake-up mode on the basis of the wake-up instruction. The present application solves the technical problem of short battery life of in-vehicle remote controllers in the prior art.

Description

Remote control method, system, medium, vehicle-mounted remote control, and control terminal

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on December 5, 2023, application number 202311660624.1, and application name "Remote control method, system, medium, and vehicle-mounted remote control and control terminal", all contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The present application relates to the field of remote control technology, and in particular to a remote control method, system, medium, and a vehicle-mounted remote control and control terminal. Background Art

[0003] Vehicles are an important means of transportation in people's daily lives today. With the increasing maturity of high-precision positioning technologies such as UWB (Ultra Wide Band) and Bluetooth AOA (Angle of Arrival), in-vehicle remote controls can meet the interaction needs of passengers at all positions in the vehicle, so that the interaction between users and in-vehicle devices is no longer restricted by the user's location, greatly improving the convenience of interaction.

[0004] As a portable electronic device, a car remote control is often designed to be compact and exquisite, so the size of its accompanying battery is required to be small, which limits the battery capacity and leads to poor battery life of the car remote control.

[0005] The above content is only used to assist in understanding the technical solution of this application and does not constitute an admission that the above content is prior art. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The main purpose of this application is to provide a remote control method, system, medium, vehicle remote control and control terminal, aiming to solve the technical problem of poor battery life of vehicle remote controls in conventional methods.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the present application provides a remote control method, which is applied to a vehicle-mounted remote control. The vehicle-mounted remote control includes a signal monitoring module. The method includes:

[0008] Entering a sleep mode in response to a sleep instruction sent by the control terminal;

[0009] generating a wake-up instruction in response to a user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module;

[0010] Entering the wake-up mode according to the wake-up instruction.

[0011] Optionally, the step of entering the wake-up mode according to the wake-up instruction includes:

[0012] According to the wake-up instruction, increase the frequency of data transmission;

[0013] Based on the increased data transmission frequency, a communication connection request is sent to the control terminal.

[0014] Optionally, the vehicle remote controller is provided with at least one physical button, and the step of generating a wake-up instruction in response to a user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module includes:

[0015] Monitoring a key signal by the signal monitoring module, wherein the key signal is a signal generated after a physical key of the vehicle remote controller is triggered;

[0016] When the key signal is greater than a preset key signal threshold, it is determined that the physical key is triggered, and the wake-up instruction is generated.

[0017] Optionally, the vehicle remote control is provided with at least one inductive sensor, the inductive sensor being used to detect whether the vehicle remote control is touched by a user, and the step of generating a wake-up instruction in response to the user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module includes:

[0018] Monitoring the sensing signal collected by the sensing sensor through the signal monitoring module;

[0019] When the sensing signal is greater than a preset sensing signal threshold, it is determined that the vehicle remote controller is touched by the user, and the wake-up instruction is generated.

[0020] Optionally, the inductive sensor includes at least one of a contact sensor and a non-contact sensor.

[0021] Optionally, the vehicle remote control is electrically connected to the vehicle, and the vehicle supplies power to the vehicle remote control when powered on. The step of generating a wake-up instruction in response to a user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module includes:

[0022] Monitoring the charging signal through the signal monitoring module;

[0023] When the charging signal is greater than a preset charging signal threshold, it is determined that the vehicle is powered on, and the wake-up instruction is generated.

[0024] The present application also provides a remote control method, which is applied to a control terminal and includes:

[0025] generating a sleep instruction in response to a vehicle power-off signal;

[0026] The sleep instruction is sent to the vehicle remote controller to put the vehicle remote controller into sleep mode, and the communication connection with the vehicle remote controller is disconnected.

[0027] Optionally, after the step of disconnecting the communication connection with the vehicle remote controller, the method further includes:

[0028] In response to the vehicle power-on signal, the data scanning frequency is increased;

[0029] Based on the increased data scanning frequency, the communication connection request sent by the vehicle remote controller is searched.

[0030] The present application also provides a remote control system, the remote control system comprising: a vehicle-mounted remote control and a control terminal, the vehicle-mounted remote control and the control terminal being communicatively connected, the system comprising:

[0031] The vehicle remote controller is configured to enter a sleep mode in response to a sleep instruction sent by the control terminal; generate a wake-up instruction in response to a user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module; and enter a wake-up mode according to the wake-up instruction;

[0032] The control terminal is used to generate a sleep instruction in response to a vehicle power-off signal; send the sleep instruction to the vehicle remote control to put the vehicle remote control into sleep mode, and disconnect the communication connection with the vehicle remote control.

[0033] The present application also provides a vehicle-mounted remote control, which includes: a memory, a processor, and a remote control program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the remote control program is configured to implement the steps of the above-mentioned remote control method.

[0034] The present application also provides a control terminal, which includes: a memory, a processor, and a remote control control program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the remote control control program is configured to implement the steps of the above-mentioned remote control method.

[0035] The present application also provides a storage medium, which is a computer-readable storage medium. A remote control program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium. The remote control program is executed by a processor to implement the steps of the above-mentioned remote control method.

[0036] The present application discloses a remote control control method, which responds to a sleep command sent by a control terminal to enable a vehicle remote control to enter a sleep mode at an appropriate time, even if the high-power consumption functional modules of the vehicle remote control (for example, a communication module, a high-precision computing module, etc.) all enter a sleep state, thereby reducing the overall power consumption of the vehicle remote control and retaining the low-power consumption signal monitoring module in the vehicle remote control to monitor specific signals; then, in response to the user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module, generates a wake-up command, and enters the wake-up mode according to the wake-up command, that is, restores the working state of the vehicle remote control; by reasonably sleeping and waking up the vehicle remote control, the overall power consumption of the vehicle remote control is reduced while ensuring user use, thereby increasing the battery life of the vehicle remote control and achieving long-term battery life. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a vehicle remote control in a hardware operating environment according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] FIG2 is a flow chart of a remote control control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a scenario involved in the second embodiment of the present application;

[0040] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of another scenario involved in the second embodiment of the present application;

[0041] FIG5 is another schematic diagram of a scenario involved in the second embodiment of the present application.

[0042] The realization of the objectives, functional features and advantages of this application will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.

[0044] In addition, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. in this application are for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In addition, "and / or" in the full text includes three solutions. Taking A and / or B as an example, it includes technical solution A, technical solution B, and technical solution that satisfies both A and B. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but they must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in this field to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is mutually contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by this application.

[0045] Refer to Figure 1, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a vehicle remote control in the hardware operating environment involved in the embodiment of the present application.

[0046] As shown in Figure 1, the vehicle remote control may include: a processor 1001, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a communication bus 1002, a user interface 1003, a network interface 1004, and a memory 1005. The communication bus 1002 is used to implement connection and communication between these components. The user interface 1003 may include a display screen (Display) and an input unit such as a keyboard (Keyboard). Optionally, the user interface 1003 may also include a standard wired interface or a wireless interface. The network interface 1004 may optionally include a standard wired interface or a wireless interface (such as a wireless fidelity (WI-FI) interface). The memory 1005 may be a high-speed random access memory (RAM) memory or a stable non-volatile memory (NVM), such as a disk storage. The memory 1005 may also be a storage device independent of the aforementioned processor 1001.

[0047] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the structure shown in FIG1 does not limit the vehicle remote control and may include more or fewer components than shown, or a combination of certain components, or a different arrangement of components.

[0048] As shown in FIG. 1 , the memory 1005 as a storage medium may include an operating system, a data storage module, a network communication module, a user interface module, and a remote control program.

[0049] In the vehicle remote control shown in FIG1 , the network interface 1004 is mainly used for data communication with other devices; the user interface 1003 is mainly used for data interaction with the user; the processor 1001 and the memory 1005 in the vehicle remote control of the present application can be set in the vehicle remote control, and the vehicle remote control calls the remote control control program stored in the memory 1005 through the processor 1001 and performs the following operations:

[0050] Entering a sleep mode in response to a sleep instruction sent by the control terminal;

[0051] generating a wake-up instruction in response to a user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module;

[0052] Entering the wake-up mode according to the wake-up instruction.

[0053] Furthermore, the operation of entering the wake-up mode according to the wake-up instruction includes:

[0054] According to the wake-up instruction, increase the frequency of data transmission;

[0055] Based on the increased data transmission frequency, a communication connection request is sent to the control terminal.

[0056] Furthermore, the vehicle remote controller is provided with at least one physical button, and the operation of generating a wake-up instruction in response to the user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module includes:

[0057] Monitoring a key signal by the signal monitoring module, wherein the key signal is a signal generated after a physical key of the vehicle remote controller is triggered;

[0058] When the key signal is greater than a preset key signal threshold, it is determined that the physical key is triggered, and the wake-up instruction is generated.

[0059] Furthermore, the vehicle remote control is provided with at least one inductive sensor, and the inductive sensor is used to detect whether the vehicle remote control is touched by the user. The operation of generating the wake-up instruction in response to the user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module includes:

[0060] Monitoring the sensing signal collected by the sensing sensor through the signal monitoring module;

[0061] When the sensing signal is greater than a preset sensing signal threshold, it is determined that the vehicle remote controller is touched by the user, and the wake-up instruction is generated.

[0062] Furthermore, the inductive sensor includes at least one of a contact sensor and a non-contact sensor.

[0063] Furthermore, the vehicle remote control is electrically connected to the vehicle, and the vehicle supplies power to the vehicle remote control when powered on. The operation of generating a wake-up instruction in response to the user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module includes:

[0064] Monitoring the charging signal through the signal monitoring module;

[0065] When the charging signal is greater than a preset charging signal threshold, it is determined that the vehicle is powered on, and the wake-up instruction is generated.

[0066] Based on the above structure, various embodiments of a remote control method are proposed.

[0067] Refer to FIG. 2 , which is a flow chart of a first embodiment of a remote control method of the present application.

[0068] In this embodiment, the execution subject of the remote control method can be a vehicle remote control, specifically, a functional module in the vehicle remote control, such as a signal monitoring module, or other low-power functional modules. This is not limited in this embodiment. For ease of description, the following description of each embodiment will omit the execution subject. In this embodiment, the vehicle remote control includes: a signal monitoring module, and the remote control method includes:

[0069] Step S10, entering a sleep mode in response to a sleep instruction sent by the control terminal;

[0070] The in-vehicle remote control can be a separate, newly added physical device with at least one button, which can be either a virtual button or a physical button. The in-vehicle remote control can also be a device that adds corresponding software and hardware modules to an existing device (e.g., a mobile phone, watch, headset, electric device, tablet, etc.) to implement command transmission. The in-vehicle remote control is used to respond to user operations, for example, when a user triggers a button set on the in-vehicle remote control; it then sends control instructions corresponding to the user operation to the control terminal, thereby interacting with various in-vehicle devices installed on the vehicle, such as the vehicle's air conditioner, audio and video entertainment system, seats, trunk, sunroof, windows, etc. Through the in-vehicle remote control, users can interact with various in-vehicle devices in the vehicle from any location on the vehicle, so that the interaction between users and in-vehicle devices is no longer limited by their location, greatly improving the convenience of interaction.

[0071] The control terminal can be a local device installed on the vehicle, such as the vehicle's central control system or electronic control unit (ECU). The control terminal can connect to various onboard devices in the vehicle via the vehicle's controller area network (CAN) bus, thereby controlling each onboard device to respond to user operations. The control terminal can also obtain various vehicle information to generate a sleep command at the appropriate time and send it to the vehicle remote control. The control terminal can also be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or computer, or a network device, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0072] It should be understood that the remote control method of this embodiment can be applied to a remote control system including a vehicle-mounted remote control and a control terminal, and the method is applied to an in-vehicle scenario. The vehicle-mounted remote control is used to control various on-board devices in the vehicle. Each on-board device requires power from the vehicle's generator to be used. Therefore, if the vehicle is powered off, the on-board devices are unavailable and the user no longer needs to use the vehicle-mounted remote control. Therefore, the vehicle-mounted remote control can be put into sleep mode at this time. After the vehicle is powered on, there is a high probability that a user will be on board, that is, there will be a need to use the vehicle-mounted remote control, so the vehicle-mounted remote control needs to be in operation. In conventional remote control usage scenarios, such as remote control of home appliances (air conditioners, TVs, etc.), user demand for remote control is long and scattered, that is, the need to use the remote control may occur at any time. Therefore, it is difficult to set a specific time to put the remote control in sleep mode for a long time in this scenario. Instead, the remote control needs to be woken up at a fixed time, or, in sleep mode, some of the remote control's data processing capabilities are retained to perform precise calculations on the received signals. Although this can improve the remote control's wake-up accuracy, it will inevitably result in greater power consumption. The in-vehicle scenario is different from the conventional remote control usage scenario. The user's demand for the use of the remote control in this scenario is relatively short and concentrated, that is, the demand for the use of the remote control only exists after the vehicle is powered on, and the demand disappears after the vehicle is powered off; therefore, this application is based on the in-vehicle scenario, and through the interaction between the in-vehicle remote control and the control terminal in the remote control system, it realizes reasonable sleep and wake-up of the in-vehicle remote control, and reduces the overall power consumption of the in-vehicle remote control on the basis of ensuring user use, thereby increasing the battery life of the in-vehicle remote control and achieving long-term battery life.

[0073] In a feasible embodiment, a control terminal is communicatively connected to a vehicle remote control. The control terminal can determine whether to put the vehicle remote control into sleep mode based on the acquired information about the vehicle and the vehicle remote control. For example, when the control terminal recognizes that the vehicle is powered off, locked, or the vehicle remote control has not been used for a long period of time, the control terminal determines that the vehicle remote control can enter sleep mode, thereby reducing unnecessary power consumption of the vehicle remote control. After determining that the vehicle remote control should enter sleep mode, the control terminal generates a sleep instruction and sends the sleep instruction to the vehicle remote control. After receiving the sleep instruction, the vehicle remote control enters sleep mode in response to the sleep instruction.

[0074] Optionally, the vehicle remote control can be provided with multiple functional modules, for example, a signal monitoring module for monitoring specific or general signals; a power module for power supply and power management; a communication module for establishing a communication connection with other terminals and communicating with them; a main control chip for serving as a bridge between the various functional modules and acting as the brain that controls the operation of the vehicle remote control.

[0075] Optionally, after the vehicle remote control enters sleep mode, the vehicle remote control no longer performs wireless communication and other high-energy consumption calculations with the control terminal, thereby saving energy to the maximum extent and extending the battery life.

[0076] Step S20, generating a wake-up instruction in response to the user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module;

[0077] In a feasible embodiment, after the vehicle remote control enters the sleep mode, the signal monitoring module continues to monitor the signal. When a specific signal is detected, it is determined that the user's operation on the vehicle remote control (i.e., user operation) is sensed, and a wake-up instruction is generated; the wake-up instruction can be an interrupt signal, which is used to wake up the vehicle remote control from the sleep mode.

[0078] Optionally, after the vehicle remote control enters sleep mode, only the signal monitoring module and the signal recognition module work; the signal monitoring module continues to monitor the signal, and the signal recognition module performs simple signal recognition, for example, judging whether the monitored signal is greater than the response signal threshold; thereby achieving timely wake-up and ensuring user experience on the basis of reducing the operating power consumption of the vehicle remote control as much as possible.

[0079] Step S30: Entering the wake-up mode according to the wake-up instruction.

[0080] In a feasible embodiment, according to the wake-up instruction, the wake-up mode is entered, that is, each functional module in the dormant state is woken up.

[0081] Optionally, after entering the wake-up mode, the vehicle remote controller immediately establishes a communication connection with the control terminal to ensure that the user can use the vehicle remote controller normally.

[0082] In this embodiment, by responding to the sleep command sent by the control terminal, the vehicle remote control enters the sleep mode at an appropriate time, even if the high-power functional modules of the vehicle remote control (for example, the communication module, the high-precision calculation module, etc.) all enter the sleep state, thereby reducing the overall power consumption of the vehicle remote control, and retaining the low-power signal monitoring module in the vehicle remote control to monitor specific signals; then, in response to the user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module, a wake-up command is generated, and according to the wake-up command, the wake-up mode is entered, that is, the working state of the vehicle remote control is restored; by reasonably sleeping and waking up the vehicle remote control, the overall power consumption of the vehicle remote control is reduced while ensuring user use, thereby increasing the battery life of the vehicle remote control and achieving long-term battery life.

[0083] In a feasible implementation manner, step S30, the step of entering the wake-up mode according to the wake-up instruction includes:

[0084] Step S31, increasing the data transmission frequency according to the wake-up instruction;

[0085] In a feasible embodiment, the vehicle remote control sends data based on a first preset frequency under normal working conditions, thereby communicating with the control terminal; while in sleep mode, the vehicle remote control will cut off the communication connection between it and the control terminal. Therefore, after entering the wake-up mode, the vehicle remote control needs to reconnect with the control terminal as soon as possible; and in order to shorten the connection time between the vehicle remote control and the control terminal, the data sending frequency of the vehicle remote control is increased; for example, the data sending frequency of the vehicle remote control is changed from the first preset frequency to the second preset frequency, wherein the second preset frequency is greater than the first preset frequency.

[0086] Optionally, the data sending frequency may be the number of times the communication connection request is sent within a unit time.

[0087] Step S32: Send a communication connection request to the control terminal based on the increased data transmission frequency.

[0088] In a feasible embodiment, after increasing the data transmission frequency of the vehicle remote control, the vehicle remote control sends a communication connection request to the control terminal based on the increased data transmission frequency to achieve communication connection between the vehicle remote control and the control terminal.

[0089] Optionally, after the vehicle remote controller is reconnected to the control terminal, the signal monitoring module may be put into a sleep mode to reduce power consumption of the vehicle remote controller and extend battery life.

[0090] Optionally, after the vehicle remote controller and the control terminal are reconnected in communication, the data transmission frequency may be restored to the default frequency.

[0091] In this embodiment, the data sending frequency is increased according to the wake-up instruction; and then based on the increased data sending frequency, a communication connection request is sent to the control terminal to shorten the time required for reconnection between the vehicle remote control and the control terminal, thereby minimizing the impact of sleep on the user's experience.

[0092] Furthermore, based on the above-mentioned first embodiment, a second embodiment of the remote control method of the present application is proposed. In this embodiment, the vehicle remote control is provided with at least one physical button. Step S20, in response to the user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module, generates a wake-up command, which includes:

[0093] Step S21, monitoring a key signal through the signal monitoring module, wherein the key signal is a signal generated when a physical key of the vehicle remote controller is triggered;

[0094] In one feasible embodiment, the vehicle remote control is provided with at least one physical button. Compared to a virtual button, a physical button can still be triggered by a user even when the vehicle remote control is in sleep mode. For example, the user presses the physical button. When the physical button is triggered, a corresponding key signal is generated. The signal monitoring module monitors the key signal.

[0095] Step S22: When the key signal is greater than a preset key signal threshold, it is determined that the physical key is triggered, and the wake-up instruction is generated.

[0096] In a feasible embodiment, the signal monitoring module continuously monitors the key signal. When the key signal is greater than a preset key signal threshold, it determines that the physical button on the car remote control is triggered, that is, the user has a need to use the car remote control, and then generates a wake-up command to wake up the car remote control.

[0097] Exemplarily, referring to Figure 3, the car remote control includes: physical buttons, a main control chip, a signal monitoring module and an antenna for communication; the user wakes up the car remote control by triggering the physical button on the car remote control, that is, the signal monitoring module monitors the key signal generated after the physical button is triggered, and when the key signal is greater than the preset key signal threshold, it is determined that the physical button is triggered, and a wake-up instruction is generated to wake up the main control chip, antenna and other functional modules in the car remote control; and then a communication connection is established with the control terminal through the antenna.

[0098] In this embodiment, the signal monitoring module monitors the key signal generated after the physical key of the vehicle remote control is triggered, and when the key signal is greater than the preset key signal threshold, it can be determined that the physical key is triggered, that is, the user has a need to use the vehicle remote control, and then the wake-up instruction is generated to achieve rapid wake-up of the vehicle remote control; by reasonably dormant and waking up the vehicle remote control, the overall power consumption of the vehicle remote control is reduced while ensuring user use, thereby increasing the battery life of the vehicle remote control and achieving long-term battery life.

[0099] In a feasible embodiment, the vehicle remote control is provided with at least one inductive sensor, and the inductive sensor is used to detect whether the vehicle remote control is touched by the user. In step S20, in response to the user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module, the step of generating a wake-up instruction includes:

[0100] Step S23, monitoring the sensing signal collected by the sensing sensor through the signal monitoring module;

[0101] In one feasible embodiment, the vehicle remote control is provided with at least one inductive sensor capable of detecting whether the vehicle remote control is touched by a user. Since the user necessarily touches the vehicle remote control when they need to use it, the inductive sensor provided on the vehicle remote control can immediately detect the user's intention and wake up the vehicle remote control in a timely manner. The inductive signal collected by the inductive sensor is monitored by the signal monitoring module.

[0102] Step S24: When the sensing signal is greater than a preset sensing signal threshold, it is determined that the vehicle remote controller is touched by the user, and the wake-up instruction is generated.

[0103] In a feasible embodiment, the signal monitoring module continuously monitors the sensing signal. When the sensing signal is greater than a preset sensing signal threshold, it is determined that the user has touched the vehicle remote control, that is, the user has a need to use the vehicle remote control, and then a wake-up command is generated to wake up the vehicle remote control.

[0104] Exemplarily, referring to Figure 4, the vehicle remote control includes: an induction sensor, a main control chip, a signal monitoring module and an antenna for communication; the user wakes up the vehicle remote control by touching the vehicle remote control, that is, the signal monitoring module monitors the induction signal collected by the induction sensor when the user touches the vehicle remote control, and when the induction signal is greater than the preset induction signal threshold, it is determined that the vehicle remote control is touched by the user, and the wake-up instruction is generated to wake up the main control chip, antenna and other functional modules in the vehicle remote control; and then communicate with the control terminal through the antenna.

[0105] In a feasible implementation manner, the inductive sensor includes at least one of a contact sensor and a non-contact sensor.

[0106] A non-contact sensor refers to a sensor that does not need to contact the object being measured. It can measure the object being measured through physical quantities such as light, sound, electricity, and magnetism.

[0107] Contact sensors are sensors that need to come into contact with the object being measured. They measure physical quantities such as force, temperature, and pressure by establishing contact with the object being measured. Examples include thermocouples, strain gauges, and pressure sensors.

[0108] Specifically, the inductive sensor may include: a posture sensor, a temperature sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, an inductive proximity sensor, a photoelectric proximity sensor, etc.

[0109] The attitude sensor may be an inertial sensor, including a gyroscope and an accelerometer; the angular velocity of the vehicle remote control is sensed by the gyroscope, and the acceleration of the vehicle remote control is sensed by the accelerometer; both the angular velocity and the acceleration are attitude signals.

[0110] Capacitive proximity sensors, inductive proximity sensors, and photoelectric proximity sensors are all proximity sensors that can detect the movement and presence information of an object and convert them into corresponding electrical signals (i.e., proximity signals).

[0111] A temperature sensor is a sensor that can sense temperature and convert it into a usable output signal (i.e., a temperature signal).

[0112] Optionally, the sensing signal includes at least one of a posture signal, a proximity signal and a temperature signal.

[0113] In this embodiment, the signal monitoring module monitors the sensing signal collected by the sensing sensor provided in the vehicle remote control; and when the sensing signal is greater than a preset sensing signal threshold, it is determined that the vehicle remote control is touched by the user, that is, the user has a need to use the vehicle remote control, and the wake-up instruction is issued to achieve rapid wake-up of the vehicle remote control; by reasonably dormant and waking up the vehicle remote control, the overall power consumption of the vehicle remote control is reduced while ensuring user use, thereby increasing the battery life of the vehicle remote control and achieving long-term battery life.

[0114] In a feasible embodiment, the vehicle remote control is electrically connected to the vehicle, and the vehicle supplies power to the vehicle remote control when powered on. In step S20, in response to the user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module, the step of generating a wake-up instruction includes:

[0115] Step S25, monitoring the charging signal through the signal monitoring module;

[0116] In one feasible embodiment, the in-vehicle remote control is electrically connected to the vehicle so that when the vehicle is powered on, it can supply power to the in-vehicle remote control. This electrical connection can be a wired or wireless connection. Since the remote control is used in an in-vehicle environment, after the vehicle is powered off, the user may have left the vehicle and no longer need to interact with the in-vehicle devices. Therefore, the in-vehicle remote control enters sleep mode in this scenario. Upon powering on the vehicle, indicating that the user has returned to the vehicle, the user may again need to interact with the in-vehicle devices. Therefore, the charging signal is monitored by the signal monitoring module.

[0117] Step S26: When the charging signal is greater than a preset charging signal threshold, it is determined that the vehicle is powered on, and the wake-up instruction is generated.

[0118] In a feasible embodiment, the signal monitoring module continuously monitors the charging signal. When the charging signal is greater than a preset charging signal threshold, it determines that the vehicle is powered on, that is, the user has a need to use the vehicle remote control, and then generates a wake-up command to wake up the vehicle remote control.

[0119] Exemplarily, referring to Figure 5, the vehicle remote control includes: a power management module, a main control chip, a signal monitoring module and an antenna for communication; when the user powers on the vehicle, the vehicle remote control can be awakened, that is, the signal monitoring module monitors the charging signal of the power management module after the vehicle is powered on, and when the charging signal is greater than the preset charging signal threshold, it is determined that the vehicle is powered on, and the wake-up instruction is generated to wake up the main control chip, antenna and other functional modules in the vehicle remote control; and then communicate with the control terminal through the antenna.

[0120] In this embodiment, the charging signal is monitored by the signal monitoring module; when the charging signal is greater than a preset charging signal threshold, it is determined that the vehicle is powered on, that is, the user has a need to use the vehicle remote control, and the wake-up instruction is issued to quickly wake up the vehicle remote control; by reasonably sleeping and waking up the vehicle remote control, the overall power consumption of the vehicle remote control is reduced while ensuring user use, thereby increasing the battery life of the vehicle remote control and achieving long-term battery life.

[0121] Furthermore, an embodiment of the present application also provides a remote control method, which is applied to a control terminal. In this embodiment, the execution subject of the remote control method can be a control terminal, and the control terminal can be a local device, such as a vehicle's central control system, an electronic control unit (ECU), etc. It can also be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a notebook, or a network device. This is not limited in this embodiment. For ease of description, the following description of each embodiment is omitted for the execution subject. In this embodiment, the remote control method includes:

[0122] Step A10, generating a sleep instruction in response to a vehicle power-off signal;

[0123] In a feasible embodiment, the vehicle generates a vehicle power-off signal after the user turns off the generator, or the vehicle is locked, or the vehicle is locked for a preset time; and then generates a sleep instruction in response to the vehicle power-off signal.

[0124] Step A20: Send the sleep instruction to the vehicle remote controller to put the vehicle remote controller into sleep mode, and disconnect the communication connection with the vehicle remote controller.

[0125] In a feasible embodiment, a sleep instruction is sent to a matching vehicle remote controller, thereby causing the vehicle remote controller to enter a sleep mode and disconnecting the communication connection with the vehicle remote controller.

[0126] In this embodiment, a sleep command is generated in response to a vehicle power-off signal; the sleep command is then sent to the vehicle remote control to put the vehicle remote control into sleep mode and disconnect the communication connection with the vehicle remote control; by putting the vehicle remote control into sleep mode at an appropriate time, even if the high-power consumption functional modules of the vehicle remote control (for example, a communication module, a high-precision computing module, etc.) all enter a sleep state, the overall power consumption of the vehicle remote control is reduced and the battery life of the vehicle remote control is improved.

[0127] In a feasible implementation manner, after the step of disconnecting the communication connection with the vehicle remote controller in step A20, the method further includes:

[0128] Step A30, in response to a vehicle power-on signal, increasing the data scanning frequency;

[0129] In a feasible embodiment, after the user starts the engine of the vehicle, the vehicle generates a vehicle power-on signal; in response to the vehicle power-on signal, the data scanning frequency is increased; the control terminal performs data scanning based on a third preset frequency under normal working conditions, thereby communicating with the vehicle remote control; and when the vehicle remote control is in sleep mode, it will cut off the communication connection between it and the control terminal. Therefore, after entering the wake-up mode, the vehicle remote control needs to reconnect with the control terminal as soon as possible; and in order to shorten the connection time between the vehicle remote control and the control terminal, the data scanning frequency of the control terminal can be increased; for example, the data scanning frequency of the control terminal is changed from the third preset frequency to the fourth preset frequency, wherein the fourth preset frequency is greater than the third preset frequency.

[0130] Optionally, the data scanning frequency may be the number of scans or searches of data per unit time.

[0131] Step A40: searching for a communication connection request sent by the vehicle remote controller based on the increased data scanning frequency.

[0132] In a feasible embodiment, after increasing the data scanning frequency of the control terminal, the control terminal searches for the communication connection request sent by the vehicle remote control based on the increased data scanning frequency to achieve the communication connection between the vehicle remote control and the control terminal.

[0133] Optionally, after the vehicle remote controller and the control terminal are reconnected, the data scanning frequency may be restored to the default frequency.

[0134] In this embodiment, in response to the vehicle power-on signal, the data scanning frequency is increased; then, based on the increased data scanning frequency, the communication connection request sent by the vehicle remote control is searched for, so as to shorten the time required for reconnection between the vehicle remote control and the control terminal, and minimize the impact of the vehicle remote control's sleep state on the user's experience.

[0135] Furthermore, an embodiment of the present application further provides a remote control system, the remote control system comprising: a vehicle-mounted remote control and a control terminal, the vehicle-mounted remote control and the control terminal being communicatively connected, the system comprising:

[0136] The vehicle remote controller is configured to enter a sleep mode in response to a sleep instruction sent by the control terminal; generate a wake-up instruction in response to a user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module; and enter a wake-up mode according to the wake-up instruction;

[0137] The control terminal is used to generate a sleep instruction in response to a vehicle power-off signal; send the sleep instruction to the vehicle remote control to put the vehicle remote control into sleep mode, and disconnect the communication connection with the vehicle remote control.

[0138] Optionally, the vehicle remote control is further used to increase the data sending frequency according to the wake-up instruction; and send a communication connection request to the control terminal based on the increased data sending frequency.

[0139] Optionally, the vehicle remote control is also used to monitor the key signal through the signal monitoring module, wherein the key signal is a signal generated after the physical key of the vehicle remote control is triggered; when the key signal is greater than a preset key signal threshold, it is determined that the physical key is triggered and the wake-up instruction is generated.

[0140] Optionally, the vehicle remote control is further used to monitor the sensing signal collected by the sensing sensor through the signal monitoring module; when the sensing signal is greater than a preset sensing signal threshold, it is determined that the vehicle remote control is touched by the user and the wake-up instruction is generated.

[0141] Optionally, the vehicle remote control is further used to monitor the charging signal through the signal monitoring module; when the charging signal is greater than a preset charging signal threshold, it is determined that the vehicle is powered on and the wake-up instruction is generated.

[0142] Optionally, the control terminal is further configured to increase a data scanning frequency in response to a vehicle power-on signal; and search for a communication connection request sent by the vehicle remote controller based on the increased data scanning frequency.

[0143] The specific implementation of the remote control system of the present application is basically the same as the embodiments of the remote control method described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0144] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "includes," or any other variations thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or system comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or system. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or system comprising the element.

[0145] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform, and of course can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) as described above, and includes a number of instructions for enabling a terminal device (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0146] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present application and do not limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the present application specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A remote controller control method, characterized in that: The remote control method is applied to a vehicle remote control, the vehicle remote control comprises: a signal monitoring module, and the method comprises: Entering a sleep mode in response to a sleep instruction sent by a control terminal; generating a wake-up instruction in response to a user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module; Entering the wake-up mode according to the wake-up instruction.

2. The remote controller control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step of entering the wake-up mode according to the wake-up instruction comprises: According to the wake-up instruction, increasing the frequency of data transmission; Based on the increased data transmission frequency, a communication connection request is sent to the control terminal.

3. The remote controller control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vehicle remote controller is provided with at least one physical button, and the step of generating a wake-up instruction in response to the user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module comprises: Monitoring a key signal by the signal monitoring module, wherein the key signal is a signal generated after a physical key of the vehicle remote controller is triggered; When the key signal is greater than a preset key signal threshold, it is determined that the physical key is triggered, and the wake-up instruction is generated.

4. The remote controller control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least one inductive sensor is provided in the vehicle remote controller, and the inductive sensor is used to monitor whether the vehicle remote controller is touched by a user. The step of generating a wake-up instruction in response to the user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module includes: Monitoring the sensing signal collected by the sensing sensor through the signal monitoring module; When the sensing signal is greater than a preset sensing signal threshold, it is determined that the vehicle remote controller is touched by the user, and the wake-up instruction is generated.

5. The remote controller control method according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inductive sensor includes at least one of a contact sensor and a non-contact sensor.

6. The remote controller control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vehicle remote controller is electrically connected to the vehicle, and the vehicle supplies power to the vehicle remote controller when powered on. The step of generating a wake-up instruction in response to a user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module includes: Monitoring the charging signal by the signal monitoring module; When the charging signal is greater than a preset charging signal threshold, it is determined that the vehicle is powered on, and the wake-up instruction is generated.

7. A remote controller control method, characterized in that: The remote controller control method is applied to a control terminal, and the method comprises: In response to a vehicle power-off signal, generating a sleep instruction; The sleep instruction is sent to the vehicle remote controller to put the vehicle remote controller into sleep mode, and the communication connection with the vehicle remote controller is disconnected.

8. The control method according to claim 7, characterized in that: After the step of disconnecting the communication connection with the vehicle remote controller, the method further includes: In response to the vehicle power-on signal, the data scanning frequency is increased; Based on the increased data scanning frequency, the communication connection request sent by the vehicle remote controller is searched.

9. A remote control system, characterized in that: The remote control system comprises: a vehicle-mounted remote control and a control terminal, wherein the vehicle-mounted remote control and the control terminal are in communication connection, and the system comprises: The vehicle remote controller is used to enter the sleep mode in response to the sleep instruction sent by the control terminal; generate a wake-up instruction in response to the user operation sensed by the signal monitoring module; and enter the wake-up mode according to the wake-up instruction; The control terminal is used to generate a sleep instruction in response to a vehicle power-off signal; send the sleep instruction to the vehicle remote controller to put the vehicle remote controller into sleep mode, and disconnect the communication connection with the vehicle remote controller.

10. A vehicle-mounted remote controller, characterized in that: The vehicle remote controller comprises: a memory, a processor and a remote controller control program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the remote controller control program is configured to implement the steps of the remote controller control method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

11. A control terminal, characterized in that: The control terminal comprises: a memory, a processor, and a remote controller control program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the remote controller control program is configured to implement the steps of the remote controller control method according to any one of claims 7 and 8.

12. A storage medium, characterized in that: The storage medium stores a remote control program, and when the remote control program is executed by the processor, the steps of the remote control method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 are implemented.

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