REMOTE CONTROL

• US 20100127914A1
• Filed: 02/01/2010
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FM Marketing GmbH
• Original Assignee: FM Marketing GmbH
• Inventors: Maier, Ferdinand
• Granted Patent: US 8,314,729 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 341/176
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared

Abstract

A remote control having a touch-sensitive key pad, an energy store, a transmitter, two plates joined together on which these are arranged, and a position sensor which provides an on/off function depending on its position or orientation.

Claims

1. Remote control comprising:

electronic components;

a touch-sensitive key pad;

an energy store;

a transmitter; and

two plates joined together, on which the electronic components, the key pad, the energy store and the transmitting device are arranged;

wherein one of the electronic components is a position sensor, which has the function of an on/off switch, depending on its position or orientation.

2. The remote control of claim 1 wherein the position sensor turns the remote control on and off depending on its position or orientation.

3. The remote control of claim 1 wherein the position sensor turns a remotely controlled device on and off depending on its position or orientation.

4. The remote control according to claim 1 further comprising conductor tracks interconnecting the electronic components and wherein the electronic components and conductor tracks are printed on one of the plates.

5. The remote control according to claim 1 wherein solar cells are printed on one of the plates.

6. The remote control according to claim 1 wherein one side of one of the plates is provided with a mirror layer.

7. The remote control according to claim 1 wherein the transmitter is a light-emitting diode and one region of one end face of at least one of the plates lying opposite the light-emitting diode is configured in the form of an optical lens.

8. The remote control according to claim 7 wherein the light-emitting diode is an infrared diode.

9. The remote control according to claim 1 wherein the touch-sensitive key pad is a touch pad.

10. The remote control according to claim 9 wherein the touch pad is integrated into one of the plates.

11. The remote control according to claim 9 wherein the touch pad is a separate component that is installed in a recess in one of the plates.

12. The remote control according to claim 9 wherein the electronic components are arranged so that they are covered by the touch pad.

13. The remote control according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the plates is a glass plate.

14. The remote control according to claim 1 wherein the electronic components are resistors, capacitors, microchips, processors, and/or transistors.

15. The remote control according to claim 3 wherein the touch-sensitive key pad is a touch pad.

16. The remote control according to claim 15 wherein the touch pad is integrated into one of the plates or is a separate component that is installed in a recess in one of the plates.

17. Remote control comprising:

electronic components comprising resistors, capacitors, microchips, processors, and/or transistors;

a touch-sensitive key pad;

an energy store;

a transmitter;

two plates joined together, on which the electronic components, the key pad, the energy store and the transmitting device are arranged, wherein at least one of the plates is a glass plate;

conductor tracks interconnecting the electronic components wherein the conductor tracks are printed on one of the plates;

wherein the transmitter is a light-emitting diode and one region of one end face of at least one of the plates lying opposite the light-emitting diode is configured in the form of an optical lens;

wherein the touch-sensitive key pad is a touch pad;

wherein the electronic components are arranged so that they are covered by the touch pad; and

wherein one of the electronic components is a position sensor, which turns the remote control on and off depending on its position or orientation.

18. The remote control of claim 17 comprising:

the electronic components comprising resistors, capacitors, microchips, processors, and/or transistors;

the touch-sensitive key pad;

the energy store;

the transmitter;

the two plates joined together, on which the electronic components, the key pad, the energy store and the transmitting device are arranged, wherein at least one of the plates is a glass plate;

the conductor tracks interconnecting the electronic components wherein the conductor tracks are printed on one of the plates;

solar cells printed on one of the plates; and

a mirror layer on one side of one of the plates;

wherein the transmitter is a light-emitting diode and one region of one end face of at least one of the plates lying opposite the light-emitting diode is configured in the form of an optical lens;

wherein the touch-sensitive key pad is a touch pad;

wherein the electronic components are arranged so that they are covered by the touch pad; and

wherein one of the electronic components is a position sensor, which turns the remote control on and off depending on its position or orientation.

19. The remote control according to claim 18 wherein the touch pad is integrated into one of the plates or the touch pad is a separate component that is installed in a recess in one of the plates.

20. Remote control for controlling electronics comprising:

electronic components;

a touch-sensitive key pad;

an energy store;

a transmitter; and

two plates joined together, on which the electronic components, the key pad, the energy store and the transmitting device are arranged;

wherein one of the electronic components is a position sensor, which turns the electronics on and off depending on its position or orientation.

21. Remote control comprising:

electronic components;

a touch-sensitive key pad;

an energy store;

a transmitter; and

two plates joined together, on which the electronic components, the key pad, the energy store and the transmitting device are arranged;

wherein one of the electronic components is a position sensor, which has the function of an on/off switch, depending on the position or orientation of the remote control.