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Remote control apparatus, remote control system, information processing method of remote control apparatus, and program

US9335920B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 2010
Grant dateMay 10, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08C2201/30
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A remote control apparatus includes a display panel, an operation detector detecting an operation of touching the display panel, a remote controller remotely controlling an electronic apparatus in accordance with the touch operation, an item selection unit allowing a user to select a selection item in the display panel, a touch operation determination unit comparing a duration time of an operation of touching the selection item with a predetermined threshold value, a detailed information obtaining unit obtaining detailed information on the selection item from the electronic apparatus when the duration time is smaller than the threshold value, a related information obtaining unit obtaining related information on the selection item using the selection item as a searching condition from an external service apparatus when the duration time is equal to or larger than the threshold value, and a display controller controlling display of the detailed information or the related information.

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