Remote control with learning function and confirmation thereof
First Claim
1. A remote control device comprising:
- plural input keys corresponding respectively to various key functions;
function indicating means for indicating the various key functions of said plural input keys;
plural remote-control signal storing means corresponding respectively to said plural input keys, for storing remote-control signals externally supplied thereto, respectively;
mode setting means for setting a storing mode in which an externally supplied remote-control signal is received and stored in the remote-control signal storing means, and a transmitting mode in which the remote-control signal stored in the remote-control signal storing means is read out and transmitted;
first control means for indicating all the key functions of the input keys and the remote-control signal storing means corresponding to which input keys store no remote-control signal, on said function indicating means in the storing mode set by said mode setting means;
first selecting means for selecting one of the input keys, whose key functions are caused by said first control means to be indicated on said function indicating means;
storage control means for storing the externally supplied remote-control signal in the remote-control signal storing means corresponding to the input key selected by said first selecting means;
second control means for indicating all the key functions of the input keys and the remote-control signal storing means corresponding to which input keys store remote-control signals, on said function indicating means in the transmitting mode set by said mode setting means;
second selecting means for selecting one of the input keys, the key functions of which are caused by said second control means to be indicated on said function indicating means; and
sending means for sending the remote-control signal stored in the remote-control signal storing means corresponding to the input key selected by said second selecting means.
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Abstract
A remote control device including a receiver for receiving a control signal which remotely controls an external device, a RAM for storing the received control signal in correspondence to a respective one of keys, a transmitter for reading a control signal corresponding to an operated key from the RAM and transmitting the read control signal, and a display for displaying the stored data in the RAM when the control signal is received/transmitted. In a first aspect, when an external control signal is received and stored for any key, a key for which no control signal is stored is detected from the RAM and displayed on the display. When a control signal is transmitted, a key for which a control signal is stored in the RAM is detected and displayed on the display. In a second aspect, when an external control signal is received, a detector detects the contents of the received control signal, which are then displayed on the display. By such arrangement, when a control signal is transmitted/received, the user can easily know a key to be operated and whether the external control signal has been received correctly.
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12 Claims
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1. A remote control device comprising:
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plural input keys corresponding respectively to various key functions; function indicating means for indicating the various key functions of said plural input keys; plural remote-control signal storing means corresponding respectively to said plural input keys, for storing remote-control signals externally supplied thereto, respectively; mode setting means for setting a storing mode in which an externally supplied remote-control signal is received and stored in the remote-control signal storing means, and a transmitting mode in which the remote-control signal stored in the remote-control signal storing means is read out and transmitted; first control means for indicating all the key functions of the input keys and the remote-control signal storing means corresponding to which input keys store no remote-control signal, on said function indicating means in the storing mode set by said mode setting means; first selecting means for selecting one of the input keys, whose key functions are caused by said first control means to be indicated on said function indicating means; storage control means for storing the externally supplied remote-control signal in the remote-control signal storing means corresponding to the input key selected by said first selecting means; second control means for indicating all the key functions of the input keys and the remote-control signal storing means corresponding to which input keys store remote-control signals, on said function indicating means in the transmitting mode set by said mode setting means; second selecting means for selecting one of the input keys, the key functions of which are caused by said second control means to be indicated on said function indicating means; and sending means for sending the remote-control signal stored in the remote-control signal storing means corresponding to the input key selected by said second selecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A remote control device comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a remote-control signal externally supplied thereto, the remote-cOntrol signal including a carrier signal and a pause time; plural input keys corresponding respectively to various key functions; plural remote-control signal storing means corresponding respectively to said plural input keys, each adapted for storing a remote-control signal received by said receiving means; mode setting means for setting a storing mode and a transmitting mode; first selecting means for selecting one of the plural input keys in the storing mode set by said mode setting means; storing control means for storing the control signal received by said receiving means in the remote-control signal storing means corresponding to the input key selected by said first selecting means; second selecting means for selecting one of the plural input keys in the transmitting mode set by said mode setting means; transmitting means for transmitting the control signal stored in the remote-control signal storing means corresponding to the input key selected by said second selecting means; and signal display means for displaying the carrier signal and the pause time included in the remote-control signal stored in said remote-control signal storing means by said storing control means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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