Remote control apparatus and method
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1. A controller for controlling at least one device of an apparatus, the device having a location in the apparatus, the controller comprising:
- a housing having a shape resembling the apparatus; and
a switch coupled to the housing and located on the housing in a position corresponding to the location of the device on the apparatus, the switch operable to activate the device.
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Abstract
A remote control mechanism for remotely controlling an apparatus includes components having locations on the apparatus, and devices that are associated with the components and operable to change the configuration of the components. The control mechanism includes a housing that is shaped to resemble the apparatus and various switches that are coupled to the housing. The switches are operable to control the devices and at least some of the switches are located on the housing at positions that correspond to the locations of the components on the apparatus.
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1. A controller for controlling at least one device of an apparatus, the device having a location in the apparatus, the controller comprising:
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a housing having a shape resembling the apparatus; and
a switch coupled to the housing and located on the housing in a position corresponding to the location of the device on the apparatus, the switch operable to activate the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A fob for remotely operating a mechanism of a vehicle, the vehicle having a shape, the mechanism occupying an area of the vehicle, the fob comprising:
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a body having a contour approximating the vehicle shape;
a switch coupled to the housing and operable to operate the mechanism of the vehicle, the switch positioned on the body at a location corresponding to the area occupied by the mechanism of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A remote control mechanism for remotely controlling an apparatus, the apparatus including components having locations on the apparatus and devices associated with the components, the devices operable to change the configuration of the components, the control mechanism comprising:
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a housing shaped to resemble the apparatus;
switches coupled to the housing and operable to control the devices, at least one of the switches located on the housing at a position corresponding to the location of an associated component on the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for remotely changing the configuration of a vehicle component, the vehicle having a shape and the component having a location on the vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing a remote controller having a contour that resembles the vehicle shape;
positioning a switch on the controller in a position that corresponds to the location of the component;
remotely coupling the switch to the component for operative communication therewith; and
operating the switch to change the configuration of the component.
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21. A remote controller for controlling devices on an apparatus, the apparatus having a plurality of portions each having a spatial relationship with respect to the apparatus, each device having a location on at least one of the portions of the apparatus, the remote controller comprising:
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a body having portions corresponding respectively to portions of the apparatus, each portion having a spatial relationship with respect to the body that is similar to the spatial relationship of a corresponding portion of the apparatus with respect to the apparatus;
a switch located on a first portion of the body, the switch operable to control a device on the apparatus located on a first portion of the apparatus corresponding to the first portion of the body. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for remotely controlling a device on an apparatus, the method comprising:
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identifying a portion of an apparatus to be controlled, the portion of the apparatus to be controlled having a first spatial relationship with respect to other portions of the apparatus;
selecting a portion of a remote control from a plurality of portions of the remote control, the selected portion of the remote control having a second spatial relationship with respect to other portions of the remote control that is similar to the first spatial relationship;
operating a switch on the selected portion of the remote control;
transmitting at least one signal from the remote control to the apparatus responsive to operation of the switch;
receiving the at least one signal at the apparatus; and
activating a device associated with the portion of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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