Wireless remote control device

• US 20060281491A1
• Filed: 06/09/2005
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Transpacific Plasma, LLC
• Original Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Inventors: Shih, Tzu-Chiang
• Application Number:
  US11/148,922
• Publication Number:
  US 20060281491A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/202 by remote control

Abstract

A wireless remote control device includes a housing, a power connector, a rechargeable battery, a charging circuit, a button device and a wireless remote control main circuit. The housing has a size smaller than a PC-card slot of the personal computer to be inserted into the PC-card slot. The power connector is electrically connected to a socket of the PC-card slot when the housing is inserted into the PC-card slot. The charging circuit is used for charging the rechargeable battery with the electricity obtained from the portable computer via the power connector. The button device is disposed outside the housing to be actuated by a user. The wireless remote control main circuit is electrically connected to the button device and the rechargeable battery for generating wireless signals to control the portable computer in response to user'"'"'s actuation with the rechargeable battery serving as a power supply.

Claims

1. A wireless remote control device for use with a portable computer, said wireless remote control device having a PC-slot therein, said wireless remote control device comprising:

a housing having a size smaller than said PC-card slot of said personal computer to be inserted into said PC-card slot;

a power connector disposed at one end of said housing and electrically connected to a socket of said PC-card slot when said housing is inserted into said PC-card slot;

a rechargeable battery disposed in the housing;

a charging circuit disposed in said housing and electrically connected to said power connector and said rechargeable battery for charging said rechargeable battery with the electricity obtained from said portable computer via said power connector;

a button device disposed outside said housing to be actuated by a user; and

a wireless remote control main circuit electrically connected to said button device and said rechargeable battery for generating wireless signals to control said portable computer in response to user'"'"'s actuation with said rechargeable battery serving as a power supply.

2. The wireless remote control device according to claim 1 wherein said power connector 221 is a standard 68-pin PC-card connector, and pin Nos. 17 and 51 are used as power pins.

3. The wireless remote control device according to claim 1 wherein said rechargeable battery is a coin-type rechargeable lithium battery.

4. The wireless remote control device according to claim 1 wherein said button device comprises:

a plurality of buttons for generating corresponding multimedia control instructions in response to user'"'"'s actuation, wherein said multimedia control instructions are further converted to into wireless signals by said wireless remote control main circuit; and

a force sensor resistance pointer control instruction generation device for generating corresponding pointer control instructions in response to user'"'"'s actuation, wherein said pointer control instructions are further converted to into wireless signals by said wireless remote control main circuit.

5. The wireless remote control device according to claim 1 wherein said wireless remote control main circuit comprises:

a micro controller electrically connected to said button device and said rechargeable battery for generating corresponding control signals in response to user'"'"'s actuation with said rechargeable battery serving as a power supply; and

a wireless signal transmission module electrically connected to said micro controller for converting said control signals into said wireless signals.

6. A wireless remote control device for use with a portable computer, said wireless remote control device having a PC-slot therein, said wireless remote control device comprising:

a housing having a size smaller than said PC-card slot of said personal computer to be inserted into said PC-card slot;

a power connector disposed at one end of said housing and electrically connected to a socket of said PC-card slot when said housing is inserted into said PC-card slot;

a battery disposed in the housing;

a button device disposed outside said housing to be actuated by a user, comprising a force sensor resistance pointer control instruction generation device for generating corresponding pointer control instructions in response to the user'"'"'s actuation; and

a wireless remote control main circuit electrically connected to said button device and said battery for generating wireless signals to control said portable computer in response to the user'"'"'s actuation.