Remote control method and apparatus, remote controller, and apparatus and system based on such remote control
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Abstract
When a user gives a parameter storage instruction via a remote controller, current settings of parameters in an input switching circuit, surround circuit, graphic equalizer and electronic volume are stored into a non-volatile RAM. Then, once the user gives a reproduction instruction via the remote controller, the stored settings of the parameters are read out from the non-volatile RAM and set to the input switching circuit, surround circuit, graphic equalizer and electronic volume. Once the user selects a desired one of customizing buttons that are provided on the remote controller belonging to an audio apparatus connected with a personal computer and selects functions to be allocated to the selected customizing button, the personal computer creates setting information in accordance with the user'"'"'s selections, and transmits the thus-created setting information to the audio apparatus. In turn, the audio apparatus stores the allocated functions of the customizing button on the basis of the setting information.
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21 Claims
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12. A method for controlling allocation information set in an audio apparatus, said method comprising:
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a step of creating, by means of a computer system, setting information to be transmitted to said audio apparatus in accordance with an instruction entered by a user;
a step of transmitting the setting information, created by said step of creating, from said computer system to said audio apparatus; and
a step of causing said audio apparatus to store the allocation information into a storage section of said audio apparatus in accordance with the setting information received from said computer system, wherein the allocation information is used when said audio apparatus, in accordance with a control signal transmitted from a remote controller and instructing said audio apparatus to perform a predetermined control process, performs the predetermined control process indicated by the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer system for controlling allocation information stored in a storage section of an audio apparatus, said computer system comprising:
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a creation section that creates setting information to be transmitted to said audio apparatus in accordance with an instruction entered by a user, the setting information being information for storing the allocation information into said storage section of said audio apparatus, the allocation information being used when said audio apparatus, in accordance with a control signal transmitted from a remote controller and instructing said audio apparatus to perform a predetermined control process, performs the predetermined control process indicated by the control signal; and
a transmission section that transmits the setting information, created by said creation section, to said audio apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program, which when executed causes a computer system to perform a method for controlling allocation information stored in a storage section of an audio apparatus, said method comprising:
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a step of creating setting information to be transmitted to said audio apparatus in accordance with an instruction entered by a user, the setting information being information for storing the allocation information into said storage section of said audio apparatus, the allocation information being used when said audio apparatus, in accordance with a control signal transmitted from a remote controller and instructing said audio apparatus to perform a predetermined control process, performs the predetermined control process indicated by the control signal; and
a step of transmitting the setting information, created by said step of creating, to said audio apparatus.
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