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CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE

  • US 20100107105A1
  • Filed: 10/26/2009
  • Published: 04/29/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A control apparatus comprising:

  • a connecting interface which connects a plurality of electronic devices including one or more output devices and one or more display devices;

    a selector section which outputs a video signal input from a target output device selected from the one or more output devices to a target display device selected from the one or more display devices;

    a display control section which makes the target display device display a virtual controller including a plurality of operation buttons and a cursor for selecting any operation button on the virtual controller as well as an output video to be displayed by the target display device correspondingly to the video signal input from the target output device;

    an operation signal receiving section which receives an operation signal for moving the cursor on the virtual controller so as to select an operation button corresponding to a position of the cursor as well as identification information for identifying a device to be controlled selected from the plurality of electronic devices from a controller for the control apparatus; and

    a control signal transmitting section which transmits predetermined control signals set to the operation buttons for the respective electronic devices to the device to be controlled according to the device to be controlled and the selected operation button.

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