Remote control device and remote control system
US9754482B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08C2201/92
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control target device is specified using a remote control device with a simple configuration. The remote control device includes: a communication unit that receives a received signal strength from each of a plurality of electronic devices and transmits a predetermined control command to a control target device; and a control target device specifying unit that specifies, as the control target device, a device having a maximum variation of the received signal strength among the plurality of electronic devices. The communication unit includes an antenna disposed at an end of a housing, and the antenna has directivity at which a direction in which the end of the housing is directed to a reception side is a substantially null direction.
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