Remote control apparatus for electronic equipment
First Claim
1. A remote control apparatus for controlling electronic equipment using a local telephone set and a remote telephone set, said electronic equipment having a housing and having a timer reservation unit which includes a wireless communication input unit in said housing, said timer reservation unit causing the electronic equipment to start and stop a predetermined operation at respective predetermined times in accordance with reservation information received via said input unit, said remote control apparatus comprising:
- a remote controller to perform wireless communication with said input unit of said timer reservation unit, said remote controller additionally being coupled to a main controller of said local telephone set, and said remote controller further including means for transmitting said reservation information to said input unit of said timer reservation unit in response to predetermined push button or dial operations of said remote telephone set, received via said main controller of said local telephone set, said means for transmitting including a remote control signal transmitter unit; and
holding means for holding said remote controller so as to maintain a predetermined mutual positional relationship between said remote controller and said electronic equipment, said holding means includinga first member capable of detachably holding said remote controller, anda second member detachably mounted on said housing of said electronic equipment for supporting said first member such that said remote control signal transmitter unit of said remote controller faces said input unit of said electronic equipment with a predetermined clearance therebetween.
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Abstract
An apparatus for remotely controlling electronic equipment such as a VTR using a remote telephone set. The electronic equipment has a timer reservation unit which causes the electronic equipment to start a predetermined operation at a predetermined time in accordance with externally inputted reservation information and to become inoperable after a predetermined period. The timer reservation unit includes an input unit, and a remote controller is coupled to the input unit of the timer reservation unit to perform wireless communication therebetween. The remote controller is constructed such that the reservation information is transmitted to the input unit of the timer reservation unit in response to a predetermined push button operation or dial operation of the remote telephone set.
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1. A remote control apparatus for controlling electronic equipment using a local telephone set and a remote telephone set, said electronic equipment having a housing and having a timer reservation unit which includes a wireless communication input unit in said housing, said timer reservation unit causing the electronic equipment to start and stop a predetermined operation at respective predetermined times in accordance with reservation information received via said input unit, said remote control apparatus comprising:
- a remote controller to perform wireless communication with said input unit of said timer reservation unit, said remote controller additionally being coupled to a main controller of said local telephone set, and said remote controller further including means for transmitting said reservation information to said input unit of said timer reservation unit in response to predetermined push button or dial operations of said remote telephone set, received via said main controller of said local telephone set, said means for transmitting including a remote control signal transmitter unit; and
holding means for holding said remote controller so as to maintain a predetermined mutual positional relationship between said remote controller and said electronic equipment, said holding means including a first member capable of detachably holding said remote controller, and a second member detachably mounted on said housing of said electronic equipment for supporting said first member such that said remote control signal transmitter unit of said remote controller faces said input unit of said electronic equipment with a predetermined clearance therebetween.
- a remote controller to perform wireless communication with said input unit of said timer reservation unit, said remote controller additionally being coupled to a main controller of said local telephone set, and said remote controller further including means for transmitting said reservation information to said input unit of said timer reservation unit in response to predetermined push button or dial operations of said remote telephone set, received via said main controller of said local telephone set, said means for transmitting including a remote control signal transmitter unit; and
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2. A remote control apparatus for controlling electronic equipment using a local telephone set and a remote telephone set, said electronic equipment having a housing and having a timer reservation unit which includes a wireless communication input unit in said housing, said timer reservation unit causing the electronic equipment to start and stop a predetermined operation at respective times in accordance with reservation information received via the input unit, said remote control apparatus comprising:
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a remote controller means, which is coupled to a main controller of said local telephone set, said remote controller means being additionally coupled wirelessly to said input unit of said timer reservation unit, for transmitting said reservation information to said input unit of said timer reservation unit in response to predetermined push button or dial operations of said remote telephone set received via said main controller of said local telephone set, wherein said remote controller means is provided at a first end portion thereof with an information input section means for receiving said reservation information from said local telephone set and at a second end portion thereof with a transmitter unit means for wirelessly transmitting said reservation information to said input unit of said timer reservation unit; and wherein said local telephone set is formed with an inlet opening for detachably receiving therein said first end portion of said remote controller means to hold said remote controller means at a predetermined position, and wherein said local telephone set includes signal coupling means mounted inside of said inlet opening for coupling to said information input section means when said remote controller means is inserted into said inlet opening at said predetermined position to communicate therewith and transfer said reservation information from said local telephone set to said remote controller means.
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3. A remote control apparatus for electronic equipment having a timer reservation unit which causes the electronic equipment to effect a given operation at a given schedule in accordance with remotely-inputted reservation information, said apparatus comprising:
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a bar code reader of the hand-held type, said bar code reader including reader means for optically reading bar-coded data representing information relating to timer reservation for operation of said electronic equipment and converting said data into an electrical signal, storing means for storing said converted electrical signal, and transmitting means for transmitting said stored electrical signal towards said timer reservation unit via wireless communication so that said electrical signal is inputted into said timer reservation unit as the reservation information; holding means for detachably mounting said bar code reader to said electrical equipment so as to hold said bar code reader at a position where said transmitting means faces said timer reservation unit with a predetermined space therebetween; and telephone means for supplying to said bar code reader a remote control signal to be wirelessly transmitted toward said timer reservation unit as said reservation information, said telephone means including a local telephone unit to receive telephone communication transmitted from a remote telephone set, said telephone means additionally including a main controller connected to said local telephone unit and said bar code reader, said main controller being responsive to a specifically coded signal included in the telephone communication received by said local telephone unit and converting said specifically coded signal into said remote control signal which is supplied to said bar code reader. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A remote control apparatus for electronic equipment having a timer reservation unit which causes the electronic equipment to effect a given operation at a given schedule in accordance with remotely inputted reservation information, said apparatus comprising:
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a bar code reader of the hand-held type, said bar code reader including reader means for optically reading bar-coded data representing information relating to timer reservation for operation of said electronic equipment and converting said data into an electrical signal, storing means for storing said converted electrical signal, and transmitting means for transmitting said stored electrical signal towards said timer reservation unit via wireless communication so that said electrical signal is inputted into said timer reservation unit as the reservation information; and a local telephone unit having a housing with an inlet opening for detachably receiving one end portion of said bar code reader therein to hold said bar code reader at a predetermined position, said local telephone unit including a main controller having signal coupling means which is mounted adjacent to said inlet opening for optically coupling to said reader means when said bar code reader is inserted into said inlet opening at said predetermined position, said main controller responding to push button operations or dial operations of a remote telephone set thereby to operate said bar code reader so as to produce the reservation information for said timer reservation unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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