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Intelligent touch-type universal remote control

US6633281B2 · kind B2 · utility

72Cited by
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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 8, 2000
Grant dateOct 14, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 14, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/202
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An intelligent touch-type universal remote control has a touch-type screen, an infrared transmitter for transmitting remote control codes, an infrared receiver for receiving remote control codes to perform a learning procedure, a basic button set, and a processing unit. The touch-type screen can be activated by operating the basic button set to display a main menu page having a macro button, a previous page button, a next page button, and multiple items, each further corresponding to at least one menu page, for corresponding to various appliances to be controlled, each button being selected simply by touching. The touch-type screen can also be activated by operating the basic button set to display a setting menu screen for setting the universal remote control.

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