Remote control apparatus
US4825209A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 1988 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03J9/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a remote control apparatus commonly usable to various devices, made in a smaller size and yet provided with no small area of the display portion for displaying operation status of the device. The invention provides a remote control apparatus using a touch panel, which is capable of sensing coordinates of a specified point for inputting the remote control command and also as a display of various images for inputting the operating command and of operation status of the remote controlled device. The invention also provides a remote control apparatus which puts a transmitting portion, receiving portion and image display control portion thereof in an enabled state for a predetermined period of time after the touch panel is pressed thereby to reduce power consumption.
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