Video remote control

• US 20060007014A1
• Filed: 07/06/2004
• Published: 01/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sam Stephen Orlando
• Original Assignee: Sam Stephen Orlando
• Inventors: Orlando, Sam Stephen
• Application Number:
  US10/885,432
• Publication Number:
  US 20060007014A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/825.690
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/00 Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link

Abstract

An appliance remote control (10), with a video display (12), control buttons (14), with each control button having a staged depressable switch. The appliance remote control is for any remote controlled appliance such as a TV, VCR, or DVD with the addition of a video display, staged switching for each button, and internal control logic. A person will now have the flexibility to view remote control buttons clearly under otherwise poor visible conditions, and decide if the function of the button is to be selected or not. Touching or slightly depressing a remote control button (16) will display the control button function on the video display. The control function is not passed to the remote controlled appliance at this time. A preview of the button function will be clearly presented on the video display. For example, if the “2” button is slightly depressed, a large character “2” will be displayed on the video display. Anyone with poor eyesight or in a low lighted room will now be able to verify on the bright clear display if this is the button to be selected. If it is the button to be selected, the button is simply depressed completely (18) for the selection to be completed. The button may also be released for no action to be taken. To further enhance this invention, a preview display of any control button may also be displayed on the remote controlled appliance video display.

Claims

1. ) A video remote control having a video display intergraded on said video remote control, and control buttons each having a two stage depressable switch, where the first stage of said two stage depressible switch, presents a preview display of said control button function on said video display, and the second stage of the said two stage depressible switch, passes normal control of said control button to the remote controlled appliance, for the purpose of easy viewing of said remote control button function of said first stage on said video display, prior to a depressed said remote control button of said second stage.

2. ) The video remote control with said video display of claim 1, where the first stage of said two stage depressible switch, presents a preview display of said control button function on the remote controlled appliance video display, for the purpose of easy viewing of said remote control button function of said first stage on said video display, prior to a depressed said remote control button of said second stage.

3. ) The video remote control with said video display of claim 1, where the first stage of said two stage depressible switch is touch activated.

4. ) The video remote control with said video display of claim 1, where the second stage of said two stage depressible switch is delay activated.