Dedicated remote control

• US 20070205912A1
• Filed: 03/03/2006
• Published: 09/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Star Light Electronics Company Limited (China Sinostar Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Star Light Electronics Company Limited (China Sinostar Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lane, Jonathan, Iny, Alan, Gassman, Kenneth, Lane, William
• Application Number:
  US11/367,900
• Publication Number:
  US 20070205912A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/825.720
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared

Abstract

Provided are a device, system, method and software for remote controlling substantially all models and all features of a given manufacturer'"'"'s media device, such as televisions. Included are a handheld case having a communication interface through which control instructions are issued to a control signal generating component, which includes a processor operatively connected to a computer memory and a remote control signal transmitter, being configured for performing the steps of converting the control instructions received from the communications interface into one or more remote control signals, and directing the remote control signal transmitter to transmit the one or more remote control signals at a pre-selected frequency, which substantially all models of the given manufacturer'"'"'s media device responds to.

Claims

1. A remote control device for use with substantially all models of a manufacturer'"'"'s media devices, comprising:

a case;

a communication interface disposed in said case through which control instructions are issued;

a remote control signal transmitter; and

a processor operating under the control of program code to perform the steps of;

converting the control instructions received from the communications interface into one or more remote control signals; and

directing the remote control signal transmitter to transmit the one or more remote control signals at a pre-selected frequency, said pre-selected frequency and said one or more remote control signals corresponding to the frequency and remote control signals to which substantially all models of the manufacturer'"'"'s media devices respond.

2. The remote control device according to claim 1, the media device being a television.

3. The remote control device according to claim 1, the media device being a DVD player.

4. The remote control device according to claim 1, the media device being a CD player.

5. The remote control device according to claim 1, the media device being a cable television box.

6. The remote control device according to claim 1, the media device being a satellite television box.

7. The remote control device according to claim 1, the manufacturer'"'"'s media device response being to perform a function indicated by the control instructions.

8. A system for remotely controlling substantially all models of a given manufacturer'"'"'s electronic devices, said system comprising:

an electronic device to be remotely controlled, said device having a receiver for receiving one or more transmitted remote control signals, said device being further configured to be controlled based on the received remote control signals; and

a remote control unit, said unit comprising a processor operatively connected to a memory, a command input interface, and a transmitter capable of transmitting at a pre-selected communication frequency, said processor and memory configured for;

accepting an input from the command input interface;

converting said input into one or more remote control instructions for said electronic device; and

transmitting by the transmitter the one or more remote control instructions at the communication frequency;

wherein said pre-selected communication frequency and one or more remote control instructions are pre-selected to work for substantially all models of a given manufacturer'"'"'s electronic devices.

9. The system according to claim 8, the electronic device being a television.

10. The system according to claim 8, the electronic device being a DVD player.

11. The system according to claim 8, the electronic device being a CD player.

12. The system according to claim 8, the electronic device being a cable television box.

13. The system according to claim 8, the electronic device being a satellite television box.

14. A method of remotely controlling substantially all models of a given manufacturer'"'"'s electronic devices, said method comprising:

determining a communication frequency and a set of remote control signals to which substantially all of the manufacturer'"'"'s electronic devices respond to remotely;

providing a processor operatively connected to a memory, an input device and a transmitter capable of transmitting at the communication frequency, said processor and memory configured to run a computer software, said software operative for;

accepting an input from the input device;

converting said input into one or more remote control instructions for said electronic devices; and

transmitting by the transmitter the one or more remote control instructions at the communication frequency.

15. The method according to claim 14, the electronic devices being televisions.

16. The method according to claim 14, the electronic devices being DVD players.

17. The method according to claim 14, the electronic devices being CD players.

18. The method according to claim 14, the electronic devices being cable television boxes.

19. The method according to claim 14, the electronic devices being satellite television boxes.