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Universal remote control apparatus, system for controlling universal remote control, and method for the same based on batch instruction

US8704698B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 2008
Grant dateApr 22, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08C2201/92
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are a universal remote control apparatus, a system for controlling a universal remote control, and a method for the same based on a batch instruction, in which at least one device is selected using a pointing scheme performed by a user, and a standard control command is acquired from the selected device, thereby automatically generating the batch instruction. The universal remote control apparatus, which includes a device selection unit for receiving, from a user, a selection input with respect to a first device and a second device; a pointer providing unit for providing a pointer for selecting the first device and the second device; and a batch instruction-generation unit for generating a batch instruction for controlling the first device and the second device based on device information with respect to the first device and the second device.

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