Information processing unit for controlling a plurality of electronic devices and method thereof, and provision medium associated therewith
US6466233B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/42228
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information processing unit controls a plurality of electronic devices. The information processing unit includes a storage unit for storing input graphical-user-interface data on the electronic devices, a display unit for displaying graphical user interfaces corresponding to the graphical-user-interface data stored in the storage unit, a detecting unit for detecting user operations corresponding to the graphical user interfaces displayed on the display unit, and a transmitting unit for transmitting control signals controlling the electronic devices in accordance with the results of detection by the detecting unit.
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