Remote control transceiver and data communication system using the same

• US 20030027518A1
• Filed: 05/16/2002
• Published: 02/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Ishihara, Yukihiro, Abe, Yoshiharu, Miyajima, Akio
• Application Number:
  US10/150,721
• Publication Number:
  US 20030027518A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.01
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/21 Programming remote control devices via third means
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/202 by remote control
• 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 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/488 Data services, e.g. news ticker systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71

Abstract

A simply structured remote control transceiver that stores various data supplied is disclosed. A data communication system employing the same transceiver is also disclosed. The remote control transceiver includes a signal transceiver, a controller, an operating section, a memory and a display. The signal transceiver transmits/receives radio wave or an infrared signal to/from a television receiving apparatus (TVRA). The controller is coupled with a signal transceiver, an operating section, a memory and a display. The memory stores data sent from the TVRA via the signal transceiver. Responsive to an operation through the operating section, the display displays data read out from the memory. The data communication system includes this remote control transceiver, the TVRA and a base station that handles data.

Claims

1. A remote control transceiver comprising:

(a) a signal transceiver for transmitting/receiving one of radio wave and an infrared signal to/from a television receiving apparatus (TVRA);

(b) a controller to be coupled with said signal transceiver;

(c) an operating section to be coupled with said controller;

(d) a memory to be coupled with said controller and for storing data which said signal transceiver receives from the TVRA; and

(e) a display to be coupled with said controller and for displaying data read out from said memory responsive to an operation through said operating section.

2. The remote control transceiver of claim 1 further comprising an audio output section for outputting the data, which said controller reads out from said memory, as sound.

3. The remote control transceiver of claim 2, wherein said audio output section comprises an audio signal decoder, an audio signal amplifier and an audio signal output section.

4. The remote control transceiver of claim 1, wherein said controller reads out the data from said memory and transmits the data to a predetermined electronic device via said signal transceiver.

5. The remote control transceiver of claim 4, wherein the data read out from said memory includes data with which the predetermined electronic device controls by itself.

6. The remote control transceiver of claim 4, wherein the data read out from said memory includes a remote control signal assigned to the predetermined electronic device.

7. A data communication system comprising:

(a) a remote control transceiver including;

(i) a signal transceiver for transmitting/receiving one of radio wave and an infrared signal to/from a television receiving apparatus (TVRA);

(ii) a controller to be coupled with said signal transceiver;

(iii) an operating section to be coupled with said controller;

(iv) a memory to be coupled with said controller and for storing data which said signal transceiver receives from the TVRA; and

(v) a display to be coupled with said controller and for displaying data read out from said memory responsive to an operation through said operating section,

(b) the TVRA; and

(c) a base station for handling data,

wherein the TVRA receives data from said base station responsive to an operation through said remote control transceiver, which receives the data from the TVRA and stores the data.

8. The data communication system of claim 7, wherein a third party sends a predetermined data to said base station, and the TVRA receives the predetermined data from said base station.

9. The data communication system of claim 8, wherein the predetermined data includes a remote control signal assigned to a predetermined electronic device.

10. The data communication system of claim 7, wherein said controller reads out data from said memory and transmits the data to a predetermined electronic device via said signal transceiver.

11. The data communication system of claim 10, wherein the data read out from said memory includes data with which the predetermined electronic device controls by itself.