REMOTE CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD IN CONTROLLED DEVICE USING THE SAME

• US 20100054745A1
• Filed: 03/06/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Hyuck-jae
• Application Number:
  US12/399,066
• Publication Number:
  US 20100054745A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 398/107
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/1141 One-way transmission

Abstract

There are provided a remote controller and a control method in a controlled device using the same. The remote controller used for controlling a plurality of controlled devices includes: an input part through which an operation signal for operating the plurality of controlled devices is inputted from a user; a control beam generating part generating a control beam to direct toward the plurality of controlled devices; a controller controlling the control beam generating part to generate a control beam in response to an operation signal inputted through the input part; and a control beam guide part adjusting an emitting angle of the control beam generated by the control beam generating part.

Claims

1. A remote controller for controlling a plurality of controlled devices, comprising:

an input part through which user input for operating at least one of the plurality of controlled devices, is received from a user;

a control beam generating part which generates a control beam directed toward at least one of the plurality of controlled devices;

a controller which controls the control beam generating part to generate the control beam in response to the user input received at the input part; and

a control beam guide part which adjusts an emitting angle of the control beam generated by the control beam generating part.

2. The remote controller according to claim 1, further comprising an information receiving part which receives information on one of the plurality of controlled devices;

and a notification part which notifies the user of the information, wherein the controller controls the notification part to notify the user of the information by the information receiving part.

3. The remote controller according to claim 2, wherein the input part comprises a notification selecting part which operates the notification part.

4. The remote controller according to claim 1, further comprising a laser pointer, wherein the controller controls the laser pointer to generate a laser beam in response to a signal from the input part.

5. The remote controller according to claim 4, wherein the input part comprises a pointer selecting part which operates the laser pointer.

6. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the control beam guide part comprises a concave mirror, and the control beam is reflected from the concave mirror toward the at least one of the plurality of controlled devices.

7. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the control beam guide part comprises a convex lens, and the control beam passes through the convex lens toward the at least one of the plurality of controlled devices.

8. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the control beam guide part comprises reflection members which surround the control beam generating part, and the control beam is reflected from the reflection members toward the at least one of the plurality of controlled devices.

9. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the control beam guide part comprises a light tunnel having a predetermined length, and the control beam passes through the light tunnel toward the at least one of the plurality of controlled devices.

10. The remote controller according to claim 9, wherein the control beam guide part is removably provided.

11. A remote controller for controlling a plurality of controlled devices, comprising:

an input part through which user input for operating at least one of the plurality of controlled devices is received from a user;

a control beam generating part which generates a control beam directed toward the plurality of controlled devices;

an information receiving part which receives information on one of the plurality of devices;

a notification part which notifies the user of the information; and

a controller which controls the notification part to notify the user of the information received by the information receiving part.

12. The remote controller according to claim 11, further comprising a control beam guide part which adjusts an emitting angle of a control beam generated by the control beam generating part.

13. The remote controller according to claim 11, wherein the notification part comprises at least one of a display part which displays the information on the controlled devices and an audio signal output part which outputs the information as an audio signal.

14. The remote controller according to claim 13, wherein the input part comprises a notification selecting part which operates the notification part.

15. A control method in a controlled device using a remote controller, comprising:

requesting information on the controlled device by the remote controller;

transmitting the information on the controlled device by the controlled device; and

notifying a user of the information on the controlled device by the remote controller.

16. The control method according to claim 15, wherein the notifying comprises at least one of displaying to the user the information on the controlled device and outputting the information on the controlled device as an audio signal.