Remote controller, remote controlled electronic device, remote control system for electronic device and method thereof
First Claim
1. A remote controller, comprising:
- an input unit for inputting a device ID, a device ID setting/change command, and an operation command from a user with respect to at least one electronic device;
an output unit for outputting a control code for controlling an operation of the electronic device; and
a control unit for outputting a control command to the output unit in response to receiving the device ID and/or the operation command with respect to the electronic device from the input unit, the control command directing the output unit to output the control code corresponding to the device ID and the operation command.
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Abstract
A remote controller, a remote controlled electronic device, a remote control system for an electronic device and a remote control method for an electronic device are provided. The remote controller outputs a control code corresponding to a device ID, a device ID setting/change command and an operation command with respect to one or more electronic devices input from a user. The electronic device receives the device ID and/or control code from the remote controller and stores the received device ID. A control unit of the electronic device determines whether to operate in response to a control code received from the remote controller by checking whether the received device ID matches with the stored device ID. An output unit of the electronic device displays the device ID and/or a function in operation. With the remote controller, the user can display the device ID of the electronic device, input the device ID of an intended electronic device, and selectively control the intended electronic device. Accordingly, undesirable operation of other unintended electronic devices can be prevented. Further, since the user can change the device ID set in the respective electronic device, the user may control a plurality of electronic devices at the same time.
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1. A remote controller, comprising:
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an input unit for inputting a device ID, a device ID setting/change command, and an operation command from a user with respect to at least one electronic device;
an output unit for outputting a control code for controlling an operation of the electronic device; and
a control unit for outputting a control command to the output unit in response to receiving the device ID and/or the operation command with respect to the electronic device from the input unit, the control command directing the output unit to output the control code corresponding to the device ID and the operation command.
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2. An electronic device comprising:
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a receiving unit for receiving at least one of a device ID and a control code from a remote controller;
a storing unit for storing the device ID; and
a control unit for determining whether the device ID received from the remote controller matches with the device ID stored in the storing unit, and determining whether to perform an operation in response to the control code from the remote controller according to the determined result. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A remote control system for an electronic device, comprising:
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a remote controller for outputting a control signal for directing a setting or change of a device ID; and
at least one electronic device for, upon receipt of the device ID or a control code from the remote controller, determining whether to perform an operation in response to the received control code from the remote controller by checking whether the received device ID matches with a pre-stored device ID. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A remote control method of an electronic device, comprising the steps of:
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setting a device ID for at least one electronic device through a remote controller;
receiving at least one of the device ID and a control code from the remote controller; and
determining whether to perform an operation in response to a control code received from the remote controller by determing whether the received device ID matches with the set device ID. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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Specification