# US 2014/0191854 A1 · Power-saving remote control apparatus and power-saving manual control apparatus

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- Number: US 2014/0191854 A1
- Document ID: US20140191854A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/144,405
- Filed: 2013-12-30
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-10
- Assignees: Timotion Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Timotion Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Dong-Jye LIN; Pei-Yu CHEN; Ching-Wen WU
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140191854A1

## CPC

- G08C 17/02: using a radio link
- H02J 9/005: {using a power saving mode (for copiers G03G15/5004)}
- G05B 2219/23051: Remote control, enter program remote, detachable programmer
- G08C 2201/10: Power supply of remote control devices
- G08C 2201/21: Programming remote control devices via third means
- Y02B 70/30: Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
- Y04S 20/20: End-user application control systems
- G08C: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pressure transmitting systems F15B; mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member into a different variable G01D5/00; mechanical control systems G05G)
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G)
- Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y04S: SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS

## Abstract

A power-saving remote control apparatus (40) includes a remote control receiving unit (1022) and a main control unit (104). The main control unit (104) is configured to control the power-saving remote control apparatus (40) to enter a working mode when a controlled apparatus (30) needs to be turned on. The main control unit (104) is configured to control the power-saving remote control apparatus (40) to enter a sleeping-power-saving mode when the controlled apparatus (30) stops working, and then for every first predetermined time, the main control unit (104) is turned on to wake up the remote control receiving unit (1022) to scan a plurality of wireless signals (52). The main control unit (104) is configured to control the power-saving remote control apparatus (40) to enter the working mode if the wireless signals (52) include a wireless starting signal (54) for starting the controlled apparatus (30).

## Claims

### Claim 1

A power-saving remote control apparatus (40) applied to an alternating current power supply (20) and a controlled apparatus (30), the power-saving remote control apparatus (40) comprising:
a remote control receiving unit (1022);
a main control unit (104) electrically connected to the remote control receiving unit (1022) and the controlled apparatus (30);
a main power unit (106) electrically connected to the controlled apparatus (30);
a switch unit (108) electrically connected to the alternating current power supply (20) and the main power unit (106);
a standby awakening unit (110) electrically connected to the main control unit (104) and the switch unit (108); and
a standby power unit (112) electrically connected to the alternating current power supply (20), the switch unit (108), the standby awakening unit (110), the remote control receiving unit (1022) and the main control unit (104),
wherein the main control unit (104) is configured to control the power-saving remote control apparatus (40) to enter a working mode when the controlled apparatus (30) needs to be turned on; then the main control unit (104) is configured to control the standby awakening unit (110) to turn on the switch unit (108); the main power unit (106) converts an alternating current power (22) from the alternating current power supply (20) into a driving power (24); the main power unit (106) sends the driving power (24) to the controlled apparatus (30) to start the controlled apparatus (30);
wherein the main control unit (104) is configured to control the power-saving remote control apparatus (40) to enter a sleeping-power-saving mode when the controlled apparatus (30) stops working; then the main control unit (104) is configured to control the standby awakening unit (110) to turn off the switch unit (108), so that the main power unit (106), the standby awakening unit (110), the main control unit (104) and the remote control receiving unit (1022) stop working;
wherein the standby power unit (112) receives the alternating current power (22) to supply power to the standby awakening unit (110), the main control unit (104) and the remote control receiving unit (1022) when the power-saving remote control apparatus (40) is in the sleeping-power-saving mode;
wherein for every first predetermined time, the main control unit (104) is turned on to wake up the remote control receiving unit (1022) to scan a plurality of wireless signals (52) for a duration of a second predetermined time; the main control unit (104) is configured to control the power-saving remote control apparatus (40) to enter the working mode if the wireless signals (52) include a wireless starting signal (54) for starting the controlled apparatus (30).

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The power-saving remote control apparatus (40) in claim 1, wherein the remote control receiving unit (1022) is a wireless signal receiver.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The power-saving remote control apparatus (40) in claim 2, wherein the main control unit (104) is a main controller.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The power-saving remote control apparatus (40) in claim 3, wherein the main power unit (106) is a main power supply circuit; the switch unit (108) is a relay.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The power-saving remote control apparatus (40) in claim 4, wherein the standby awakening unit (110) is a standby awakening circuit; the standby power unit (112) is a standby power supply circuit; a power consumption of the power-saving remote control apparatus (40) is less than 1 watt when the power-saving remote control apparatus (40) is in the sleeping-power-saving mode.

### Claim 6

A power-saving manual control apparatus (10) applied to an alternating current power supply (20) and a controlled apparatus (30), the power-saving manual control apparatus (10) electrically connected to the alternating current power supply (20) and the controlled apparatus (30), the power-saving manual control apparatus (10) comprising:
a manual control unit (102) electrically connected to the controlled apparatus (30);
a main control unit (104) electrically connected to the manual control unit (102);
a main power unit (106) electrically connected to the main control unit (104);
a switch unit (108) electrically connected to the alternating current power supply (20) and the main power unit (106);
a standby awakening unit (110) electrically connected to the manual control unit (102), the main control unit (104) and the switch unit (108); and
a standby power unit (112) electrically connected to the alternating current power supply (20), the switch unit (108), the standby awakening unit (110) and the manual control unit (102),
wherein the manual control unit (102) informs the standby awakening unit (110) to turn on the switch unit (108) when the manual control unit (102) is operated; then, the main power unit (106) receives an alternating current power from the alternating current power supply (20); the main power unit (106) converts the alternating current power into a direct current power and sends the direct current power to the main control unit (104);
wherein the main control unit (104) informs the standby awakening unit (110) to turn off the switch unit (108) when the manual control unit (102) has not been operated for a duration of a predetermined time; then, the main power unit (106) does not receive the alternating current power from the alternating current power supply (20) and the main power unit (106) does not send the direct current power to the main control unit (104); then the standby power unit (112) receives the alternating current power from the alternating current power supply (20) to convert and supply power to the standby awakening unit (110) and the manual control unit (102).

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The power-saving manual control apparatus (10) in claim 6, wherein the manual control unit (102) is a manual controller; the main control unit (104) is a main controller.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The power-saving manual control apparatus (10) in claim 7, wherein the main power unit (106) is a main power supply circuit; the switch unit (108) is a relay.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The power-saving manual control apparatus (10) in claim 8, wherein the standby awakening unit (110) is a standby awakening circuit; the standby power unit (112) is a standby power supply circuit.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The power-saving manual control apparatus (10) in claim 6, wherein the manual control unit 102 is a touch switch; a standby power consumption of the power-saving manual control apparatus (10) is less than 1 watt.