REMOTE CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND REMOTE CONTROLLING METHOD

• US 20080198034A1
• Filed: 10/25/2007
• Published: 08/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: NAKANO, Masahiro
• Granted Patent: US 8,085,127 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/4.33
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/50 Receiving or transmitting feedback, e.g. replies, status updates, acknowledgements, from the controlled devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/91 Remote control based on location and proximity

Abstract

A remote controlling apparatus for a remote controlling system of wireless communication type is disclosed. The remote controlling apparatus includes a broadcasting section, a receiving section, a detecting section, and a setting section. The broadcasting section broadcasts a predetermined signal in a lower transmission output state than in a regular communication state. The receiving section receives acknowledge and reception state electric field intensity information from at least one device under remote control. The detecting section detects a device under remote control having highest reception state electric field intensity as a nearest device. The setting section sets the nearest device as an object device under remote control.

Claims

1. A remote controlling apparatus for a remote controlling system of wireless communication type, comprising:

means for broadcasting a predetermined signal in a lower transmission output state than in a regular communication state;

means for receiving acknowledge and reception state electric field intensity information from at least one device under remote control;

means for detecting a device under remote control having highest reception state electric field intensity as a nearest device; and

means for setting the nearest device as an object device under remote control.

2. The remote controlling apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

means for displaying the reception state electric field intensity information and identification information of the device under remote control.

3. A remote controlling apparatus for a remote controlling system of wireless communication type, comprising:

means for broadcasting a predetermined signal in a lower transmission output state than in a regular communication state;

means for receiving acknowledge from at least one device under remote control;

means for transmitting a predetermined command to each of the devices under remote control from which the remote controlling apparatus has received the acknowledge, causing each of the devices under remote control to become a command acceptable state for a predetermined period of time, and causing a user to know the command acceptable state of each of the devices under remote control; and

means for transmitting a command to a desired one of the devices under remote control for the predetermined period of time.

4. A remote controlling method for a remote controlling system of wireless communication type, comprising the steps of:

broadcasting a predetermined signal in a lower transmission output state than in a regular communication state;

receiving acknowledge and reception state electric field intensity information from at least one device under remote control;

detecting a device under remote control having highest reception state electric field intensity as a nearest device; and

setting the nearest device as an object device under remote control.

5. A remote controlling method for a remote controlling system of wireless communication type, comprising the steps of:

broadcasting a predetermined signal in a lower transmission output state than in a regular communication state;

receiving acknowledge from at least one device under remote control;

transmitting a predetermined command to each of the devices under remote control from which the remote controlling apparatus has received the acknowledge, causing each of the devices under remote control to become a command acceptable state for a predetermined period of time, and causing a user to know the command acceptable state of each of the devices under remote control; and

transmitting a command to a desired one of the devices under remote control for the predetermined period of time.

6. A remote controlling apparatus for a remote controlling system of wireless communication type, comprising:

a broadcasting section which broadcasts a predetermined signal in a lower transmission output state than in a regular communication state;

a receiving section which receives acknowledge and reception state electric field intensity information from at least one device under remote control;

a detecting section which detects a device under remote control having highest reception state electric field intensity as a nearest device; and

a setting section which sets the nearest device as an object device under remote control.

7. A remote controlling apparatus for a remote controlling system of wireless communication type, comprising:

a broadcasting section which broadcasts a predetermined signal in a lower transmission output state than in a regular communication state;

a receiving section which receives acknowledge from at least one device under remote control;

a first command transmitting section which transmits a predetermined command to each of the devices under remote control from which the remote controlling apparatus has received the acknowledge, causes each of the devices under remote control to become a command acceptable state for a predetermined period of time, and causes a user to know the command acceptable state of each of the devices under remote control; and

a second command transmitting section which transmits a command to a desired one of the devices under remote control for the predetermined period of time.