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REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS

  • US 20130156435A1
  • Filed: 07/18/2012
  • Published: 06/20/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remote control apparatus for controlling a plurality of remote controllable appliances, the remote control apparatus comprising:

  • a housing;

    a signal receiving unit received in the housing and configured to receive the wireless signal transmitted by a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal capable of generating a wireless signal carrying an identification in response to selection operation by a user, the identification including information of the appliance selected by the user and a function selected by the user to be performed on the selected appliance;

    an infrared signal receiving window defined in the housing and configured for allowing an infrared remote control signal from an attached remote control for the selected appliance to pass therethrough;

    an infrared signal transmitting window defined in the housing and configured to face toward the remote controllable appliances;

    a storage unit configured to store a mapping relationship between identifications of the appliances and infrared remote control codes;

    a control unit configured to determine the selected appliance and the selected function based upon the identification carried by the wireless signal, and further determine the infrared remote control code according to the mapping relationship;

    a signal generating unit configured to generate an infrared signal carrying the determined infrared remote control code;

    an infrared transmitting unit configured to emit the infrared signal; and

    a light directing element received in the housing, and configured to direct the infrared signal emitted by the infrared transmitting unit and the infrared remote control signal from the attached remote control to exit the housing through the infrared signal transmitting window, thereby controlling the selected appliance to execute the selected function.

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