System For Multifuctional Remote Control

• US 20080293490A1
• Filed: 03/24/2006
• Published: 11/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Taewon Lighting Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Taewon Lighting Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Rhee, Se Yong
• Application Number:
  US12/097,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20080293490A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/35
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/21 Programming remote control devices via third means
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/94 Smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared

Abstract

A system for multifunctional remote control is disclosed. The system comprises a remote control (100) for connecting mechanically and electrically with a cartridge (200), reading data stored in the cartridge through the first connection unit (110), storing the read data, and setting the registration of use; and a cartridge (200) for mechanically and electronically connecting with the remote control (100), receiving data from a user computer (10), storing the received data, and transmitting/receiving infrared signal to/from a controlled product.

Claims

1. A system for multifunctional remote control, comprising:

a remote control 100 for connecting mechanically and electrically with a cartridge 200, reading data stored in the cartridge through the first connection unit 110, storing the read data, and setting the registration of use; and

a cartridge 200 for connecting mechanically and electrically with the remote control 100, receiving data from a user computer 10, storing the received data, and transmitting/receiving infrared signal to/from a controlled product.

2. The system for multifunctional remote control according to claim 1, wherein the remote control 100 comprises:

a first connection unit 110 for connecting mechanically and electrically with the cartridge 200;

a data reader unit 120 for reading data stored in the cartridge through the first connection unit 110;

a memory unit 130 for storing data read from the data reader unit 120.

a key input unit 140 having a plurality of keys including a setting key for the registration of use; and

a central processing unit 150 for controlling the data reader unit 120, memory unit 130 and key input unit 140.

3. The system for multifunctional remote control according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge 200 comprises:

a second connection unit 210 for connecting mechanically and electrically with the remote control 100;

a interface unit 220 for receiving data from the user computer 10;

a memory unit 230 for storing data received by the interface unit 220;

an infrared transceiver 240 for transmitting/receiving the infrared signal to/from a controlled product;

a MCU 250 for controlling the interface unit 220, the memory unit 230 and infrared transceiver 240.

4. The system for multifunctional remote control according to claim 2, further comprising:

a speaker unit 160 for outputting audio data of the multimedia contents stored in the memory unit 130; and

a display unit 170 for outputting moving-picture data of the multimedia contents stored in the memory unit 130,

wherein the speaker unit 160 and display unit 170 are connected to the central processing unit 150.

5. The system for multifunctional remote control according to claim 4, wherein the display unit 170 is based on the SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics).

6. The system for multifunctional remote control according to claim 1, wherein the data are code data of the electronic device provided by a server connected to the internet through the cartridge control software 11 mounted on the above software.

7. The system for multifunctional remote control according to claim 6, wherein the server is a database server 20 which collects code data from an electronic device maker and provides to the computer 10.

8. The system for multifunctional remote control according to claim 6, wherein the server is an electronic device maker server 30.

9. The system for multifunctional remote control according to claim 1, wherein the data are contents data provided by the server connected to the internet N through the cartridge control software 11 mounted on the computer 10.

10. The system for multifunctional remote control according to claim 9, wherein the server is a content server 40.

11. The system for multifunctional remote control according to claim 3, wherein the cartridge 200 further comprises a communications circuit of DALI, and the computer 10 further comprises the function of DALI.

12. The system for multifunctional remote control according to claim 3, wherein the cartridge 200 further comprises a communications circuit of ZigBee, and the computer 10 further comprises the function of ZigBee.

13. The system for multifunctional remote control according to claim 3, wherein the cartridge 200 further comprises a communications circuit of HomeNet, and the computer 10 further comprises the function of HomeNet.

14. The system for multifunctional remote control according to claim 3, wherein the cartridge 200 further comprises a communications circuit of BlueTooth, and the computer 10 further comprises the function of BlueTooth.