Remote controller, mobile phone, electronic apparatus, and method of controlling the electrical apparatus

• US 20020043557A1
• Filed: 07/05/2001
• Published: 04/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Mizoguchi, Tetsuya, Suga, Masao
• Application Number:
  US09/897,996
• Publication Number:
  US 20020043557A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4181 for conditional access
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4184 providing storage capabilities, e.g. memory stick
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42226 Reprogrammable remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42684 Client identification by a unique number or address, e.g. serial number, MAC address, socket ID network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4586 Content update operation triggered locally, e.g. by comparing the version of software modules in a DVB carousel to the version stored locally deployment, distribution, installation, update of software G06F8/65; error detection or correction of the data by redundancy during software upgrading G06F11/1433; arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/25
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4753 for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/38 Transmitter circuitry for the transmission of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

According to the present invention, there is provided a remote controller capable of remarkably expanding the application of an IC card without increasing costs. The remote controller comprises a memory interface connected to the data section of the IC card when a memory chip is installed, a memory control section capable of reading and writing the data from and into the data section, a remote control circuit connected to the memory control section, a system control section for controlling the memory interface, memory control section, and remote control circuit, and means for, before sending a control signal, transmitting its own identification information or identification information about the IC card to a television set acting as a controlled device.

Claims

1. A remote controller for remotely controlling the operation of an electronic apparatus, comprising:

a card slot which permits installation and removal of an IC card;

reproducing means for reading data from said IC card inserted into said card slot; and

transmission means for transmitting information about the type of said IC card reproduced by said reproducing means.

2. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein said IC card is replaced to change an electronic apparatus to be remotely controlled.

3. A remote controller for remotely controlling the operation of an electronic apparatus, comprising:

a card slot which permits installation and removal of an IC card;

reproducing means for reading data from said IC card inserted into said card slot;

recording means for recording data into said IC card; and

a transmission/reception wireless terminal section for transmitting information about the type of said IC card reproduced by said reproducing means or receiving data from said electronic apparatus.

4. The remote controller according to claim 3, wherein said IC card holds the data for controlling a television set.

5. The remote controller according to claim 3, wherein said transmission/reception wireless terminal section is provided inside said slot.

6. A remote controller for remotely controlling the operation of an electronic apparatus, comprising:

a card slot which permits installation and removal of an IC card;

reproducing means for reading image data from said IC card inserted into said card slot; and

transmission means for transmitting the image data read by said reproducing means to said electronic apparatus.

7. The remote controller according to claim 6, wherein said transmission means transmits the user data stored in said IC card to a display unit acting as said electronic apparatus.

8. The remote controller according to claim 7, wherein said IC card has stored the image data picked by a digital camera.

9. A remote controller for remotely controlling the operation of an electronic apparatus, comprising:

a card slot which permits installation and removal of an IC card;

transmission instructing means for instructing said electronic apparatus to transmit data;

a wireless terminal for responding to the transmission instruction from said transmission instructing means and receiving the data transmitted by said electronic apparatus;

recording means for recording the data received via said wireless terminal into the IC card inserted in said card slot; and

reproducing means for reproducing said data recorded in said IC card.

10. The remote controller according to claim 9, wherein said reproducing means has an audio processing section for reproducing music information.

11. The remote controller according to claim 9, wherein said reproducing means has a video processing section for reproducing video information.

12. A remote controller for remotely controlling the operation of an electronic apparatus, comprising:

a card slot which permits installation and removal of an IC card;

transmission instructing means for instructing said electronic apparatus to transmit data;

a wireless terminal for, on the basis of said transmission instruction, receiving the encrypted data; and

recording means for recording the encrypted data into the IC card inserted in said card slot.

13. A mobile phone for remotely controlling the operation of an electronic apparatus, comprising:

a card slot which permits installation and removal of an IC card;

means for reproducing a control program for controlling said electronic apparatus from the IC card inserted in said card slot;

control means for, remotely, controlling said electronic apparatus on the basis of said reproduced control program;

reception means for receiving the data transmitted on the basis of a request made by the control means, from said electronic apparatus;

recording means for recording the received data into the IC card inserted in said card slot; and

reproducing means for reproducing the data recorded in said IC card.

14. An electronic apparatus controlled by a remote controller permitting installation and removal of an IC card, comprising:

a wireless terminal for receiving the data said remote controller has stored in said IC card;

judging means for judging the type of said IC card from the data transmitted via said wireless terminal; and

reproducing means for reproducing said received data on the basis of the result of the judgment by said judging means.

15. An electronic apparatus controlled by a remote controller permitting installation and removal of an IC card, comprising:

identifying means capable of identifying the type of said IC card from the signal transmitted from said remote controller.

16. A remote control method of remotely controlling the operation of an electronic apparatus, comprising steps of:

installing an IC card into a card slot, reading and reproducing the data from said IC card inserted in said card slot, and transmitting the reproduced information about the type of said IC card to said electronic apparatus.

17. A remote control method of remotely controlling the operation of an electronic apparatus, comprising steps of:

installing an IC card into a card slot;

reading and reproducing the data from said IC card inserted in said card slot;

transmitting the reproduced information about the type of said IC card to said electronic apparatus;

receiving the data from said electronic apparatus; and

recording the received data to said IC card.

18. A control method of controlling the operation of an electronic apparatus by means of a remote controller permitting installation and removal of an IC card, said control method comprising steps of:

receiving the data transmitted from said remote controller, judging the type of said IC card from said received data, and, reproducing said received data, on the basis of the result of the judgment.