Remote control system and appliance for use in the remote control system
First Claim
1. An appliance that is operative under instructions from a plurality of control units, which includes a first control unit and a second control unit, wherein the first control unit outputs a first control signal to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform a predetermined operation, and wherein the second control unit outputs a second control signal to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform the predetermined operation, and wherein the appliance comprises:
- a receiving section that receives the first and second control signals; and
an image control section that changes sizes of a particular image to be presented during the predetermined operation depending on whether the receiving section has received the first control signal or the second control signal.
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Abstract
An appliance according to the present invention is operative under instructions from a plurality of control units, which includes a first control unit and a second control unit. The first control unit outputs a first control signal to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform a predetermined operation. The second control unit outputs a second control signal to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform the predetermined operation. The appliance includes a receiving section that receives the first and second control signals and an image control section that changes sizes of a particular image to be presented during the predetermined operation depending on whether the receiving section has received the first control signal or the second control signal.
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13 Claims
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1. An appliance that is operative under instructions from a plurality of control units, which includes a first control unit and a second control unit,
wherein the first control unit outputs a first control signal to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform a predetermined operation, and wherein the second control unit outputs a second control signal to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform the predetermined operation, and wherein the appliance comprises: -
a receiving section that receives the first and second control signals; and
an image control section that changes sizes of a particular image to be presented during the predetermined operation depending on whether the receiving section has received the first control signal or the second control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An appliance that operates under an instruction from a control unit,
wherein the control unit has a first button and outputs a first control signal to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform a predetermined operation when the first button is pushed, and wherein the control unit also has a second button and outputs a second control signal to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform the predetermined operation when the second button is pushed, and wherein the appliance comprises: -
a receiving section that receives the first and second control signals; and
an image control section that changes sizes of a particular image to be presented during the predetermined operation depending on whether the receiving section has received the first control signal or the second control signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A remote control system comprising
a plurality of control units, and an appliance that is operative under instructions from the control units, which include a first control unit and a second control unit, wherein the first control unit outputs a first control signal to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform a predetermined operation, and wherein the second control unit outputs a second control signal to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform the predetermined operation, and wherein the appliance comprises: -
a receiving section that receives the first and second control signals; and
an image control section that changes sizes of a particular image to be presented during the predetermined operation depending on whether the receiving section has received the first control signal or the second control signal.
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13. A remote control system comprising
a control unit, and an appliance that operates under an instruction from the control unit, wherein the control unit has a first button and outputs a first control signal to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform a predetermined operation when the first button is pushed, and wherein the control unit also has a second button and outputs a second control signal to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform the predetermined operation when the second button is pushed, and wherein the appliance comprises: -
a receiving section that receives the first and second control signals; and
an image control section that changes sizes of a particular image to be presented during the predetermined operation depending on whether the receiving section has received the first control signal or the second control signal.
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Specification