REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING AN UPDATABLE WIRELESS TAG

• US 20130222120A1
• Filed: 10/27/2011
• Published: 08/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yong Dae Jo
• Original Assignee: Yong Dae Jo
• Inventors: Jo, Yong Dae
• Application Number:
  US13/881,753
• Publication Number:
  US 20130222120A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.42
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0727 the arrangement being a circuit facilitating integration of the record carrier with a hand-held device such as a smart phone of PDA
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/50 Receiving or transmitting feedback, e.g. replies, status updates, acknowledgements, from the controlled devices

Abstract

A remote control system having an updatable wireless tag, includes: an antenna unit that transmits and receives wireless signals; a plurality of button units, each of which includes a wireless tag unit and a first switch unit, wherein when a corresponding button provided in a remote controller is selected, remote controller signal information for controlling a function of an electronic product stored in the wireless tag unit is transmitted through the antenna unit; and a second switch unit that interconnects the antenna unit and each wireless tag unit provided in the plurality of button units such that information for updating the remote controller may be simultaneously transmitted to each wireless tag unit when a button for updating the remote controller is selected, in which the wireless tag unit of the button unit stores inherent identification information of the wireless tag unit and the remote controller signal information.

Claims

1. A remote control system having an updatable wireless tag, the system comprising:

an antenna unit that transmits and receives wireless signals;

a plurality of button units, each of which includes a wireless tag unit and a first switch unit, wherein when a corresponding button provided in a remote controller is selected, remote controller signal information for controlling a function of an electronic product stored in the wireless tag unit is transmitted through the antenna unit; and

a second switch unit that interconnects the antenna unit and each wireless tag unit provided in the plurality of button units such that information for updating the remote controller, which is received from an external source, may be simultaneously transmitted to each wireless tag unit when a button for updating the remote controller is selected,

wherein the wireless tag unit of the button unit stores inherent identification information of the wireless tag unit and the remote controller signal information, and

the first switch unit connects the wireless tag unit with the antenna unit when a button corresponding to the button unit is selected, and

information for updating the remote controller includes the identification information of the wireless tag and remote controller signal information to be stored in a wireless tag corresponding to the identification information.

2. The remote control system having an updatable wireless tag of claim 1,

wherein the wireless tag unit is configured to simultaneously transmit remote controller signal information and the identification information of the wireless tag.

3. The remote control system having an updatable wireless tag of claim 1,

wherein a connection path with the first switch unit and a connection path with the second switch unit are independently provided.

4. The remote control system having an updatable wireless tag of claim 1,

wherein the first switch unit and the second switch unit are configured with a three-way switch;

a common terminal of the first switch unit is connected to the wireless tag unit;

a first terminal of the first switch unit is connected to a first terminal of the second switch unit;

a second terminal of the first switch unit is connected to a second terminal of the second switch unit;

the common terminal of the first switch unit is connected to the second terminal of the first switch unit when a button corresponding to the first switch unit is selected; and

a common terminal of the second switch unit is connected to the first terminal of the second switch unit when a button corresponding to the second switch unit is selected.

5. The remote control system having an updatable wireless tag of claim 1, further comprising:

a button configured to transmit a signal indicating the update; and

a button configured to transmit a signal indicating the end of the update.

6. The remote control system having an updatable wireless tag of claim 1,

wherein a plurality of control groups each have the button unit and the second switch unit so as to control different electronic products according to the control group.

7. The remote control system having an updatable wireless tag of claim 1, further comprising:

an update unit that receives a signal from an external device which provides update information and transmits a signal for changing the remote controller signal information stored in the wireless tag unit using the update information.

8. The remote control system having an updatable wireless tag of claim 7,

wherein the update unit includes;

an external connection unit that transmits and receives data to or from the external device;

a read/write unit that generates a signal for changing the remote controller signal information stored in the wireless tag unit using the update information received from the external device through the external connection unit, and transmits information received from the antenna unit to the external device through the external connection unit; and

a second antenna unit that performs data transceiving between the read/write unit and the button unit via wireless communication with the antenna unit.

9. The remote control system having an updatable wireless tag of claim 7,

wherein the external device is a computer.