Remote controller

• US 20040175182A1
• Filed: 03/07/2003
• Published: 09/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Peter Kuo
• Original Assignee: Peter Kuo
• Inventors: Kuo, Peter
• Application Number:
  US10/382,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20040175182A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 398/140
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared

Abstract

A remote controller is constructed to include a vertical housing holding a remote control circuit board on the inside for positioning on a flat surface in vertical, a set of volume control buttons and channel selector buttons mounted on the housing and electrically connected to the remote control circuit board for volume control and channel selection control, and an emitter unit, the emitter unit having a light-admitting top cover mounted on the top side of the housing, and a vertical LED and a plurality of horizontal LEDs arranged inside the top cover and controlled by the remote control circuit board to emit signal-carried light through the top cover in different directions.

Claims

1. A remote controller comprising:

a housing to be positioned on a flat surface in vertical;

a remote control circuit board mounted inside said housing for controlling the operation of an electric appliance;

a set of volume control buttons mounted on said housing at one side and electrically connected to said remote control circuit board for volume control;

a set of channel selector buttons mounted on said housing at one side and electrically connected to said remote control circuit board for channel selection control; and

an emitter unit, said emitter unit comprising a top cover mounted on a top side of said housing, said top cover admitting light, and a plurality of first light emitting diodes horizontally and radially arranged inside said top cover and controlled by said remote control circuit board to emit signal-carried light through said top cover.

2. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1 wherein said emitter further comprises a second light emitting diode vertically arranged inside said top cover and surrounding by said first light emitting diodes.

3. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a screen regulator and a set of selector buttons mounted on said housing at one side opposite to said volume control buttons and said channel selection buttons and electrically connected to said remote control circuit board for screen horizontal/vertical alignment control and for TV, DVD, AUX (controls the receiver), SAT (satellite receiver), Cable box selection control respectively.

4. A remote controller comprising

a housing to be positioned on a flat surface in vertical;

a remote control circuit board mounted inside said housing for controlling the operation of an electric appliance;

a set of volume control buttons mounted on said housing at one side and electrically connected to said remote control circuit board for volume control;

a set of channel selector buttons mounted on said housing at one side and electrically connected to said remote control circuit board for channel selection control;

an emitter mounted on a top side of said housing, said emitter comprising a vertical light emitting diode and a plurality of horizontal light emitting diodes radially arranged around said vertical light emitting diode, said vertical light emitting diode and said horizontal light emitting diodes being electrically connected to said remote control circuit board and controlled by said remote control circuit board to emit signal-carried light through said top cover; and

a top cover covered on said housing over said emitter, said top cover admitting light.

5. A remote controller comprising:

a housing to be positioned on a flat surface in vertical;

a remote control circuit board mounted inside said housing for controlling the operation of an electric appliance;

a set of volume control buttons mounted on said housing at one side and electrically connected to said remote control circuit board for volume control;

a set of channel selector buttons mounted on said housing at one side and electrically connected to said remote control circuit board for channel selection control;

an emitter mounted on a top side of said housing, said emitter comprising a vertical light emitting diode and a plurality of horizontal light emitting diodes radially arranged around said vertical light emitting diode, said vertical light emitting diode and said horizontal light emitting diodes being electrically connected to said remote control circuit board and controlled by said remote control circuit board to emit signal-carried light through said top cover;

a top cover covered on said housing over said emitter, said top cover admitting light, said top cover having a top rod and a mounting screw hole in said top rod; and

an ornamental item connectable to said top cover, said ornamental item having a threaded bottom mounting rod for threading into the mounting screw hole of the top rod of said top cover.

6. The remote controller as claimed in claim 5 wherein said ornamental item is a toy Oscar Statuette.

7. The remote controller as claimed in claim 5 wherein said ornamental item is a toy sports gear.

8. The remote controller as claimed in claim 5 wherein said ornamental item is a mirror.

9. The remote controller as claimed in claim 5 wherein said ornamental item is a picture frame.

10. The remote controller as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a screen regulator and a set of selector buttons mounted on said housing at one side opposite to said volume control buttons and said channel selection buttons and electrically connected to said remote control circuit board for screen horizontal/vertical alignment control and for TV, DVD, AUX (controls the receiver), SAT (satellite receiver), Cable box selection control respectively.