Remote control including an integrated circuit die supported by a printed publication and method for forming the remote control
First Claim
1. A remote control for remotely controlling a host device, said remote control comprising:
- a printed publication having a substrate and printed content on the substrate, the printed content being at least one of text and graphics;
a circuit formed of conductive ink on the substrate and located adjacent to the printed content;
an integrated circuit die mounted on the substrate, the integrated circuit die having a signal input pin, a signal output pin, and a power pin, the signal input pin being electrically coupled to the circuit;
a signal transmitter mounted on the substrate and electrically coupled to the signal output pin by the circuit; and
a battery supported by the substrate and electrically coupled by the circuit to at least the power pin.
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Abstract
A remote control (also called "printed publication remote control") for controlling a host device (such as a television or a personal computer) includes: (1) a substrate having a circuit formed of conductive ink (such as carbon based ink) and printed content located adjacent to the conductive ink circuit; (2) an integrated (IC) circuit die supported by (e.g. embedded in) the substrate and connected to the conductive ink circuit; (3) a signal transmitter such as an infrared light emitting diode (LED) connected to the IC die; and (4) a battery connected to the IC die and to the transmitter. The substrate and the printed content together form a printed publication in the form of, for example, a book, a magazine or a catalog. The conductive ink circuit can include a criss-cross grid of conductive lines, with a number of switches being formed at intersections of the grid such that a switch closes when printed content adjacent to the switch is touched. The printed publication remote control allows a user to "touch" printed content and "view" information on the host device in a simple intuitive manner called "touch and view".
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33 Claims
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1. A remote control for remotely controlling a host device, said remote control comprising:
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a printed publication having a substrate and printed content on the substrate, the printed content being at least one of text and graphics; a circuit formed of conductive ink on the substrate and located adjacent to the printed content; an integrated circuit die mounted on the substrate, the integrated circuit die having a signal input pin, a signal output pin, and a power pin, the signal input pin being electrically coupled to the circuit; a signal transmitter mounted on the substrate and electrically coupled to the signal output pin by the circuit; and a battery supported by the substrate and electrically coupled by the circuit to at least the power pin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for forming a remote control comprising:
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forming a plurality of lines of conductive ink on a substrate; printing content on the substrate, the content being at least one of text and graphics; and mounting on the substrate a plurality of electrical parts selected from a group comprising an integrated circuit die and a signal transmitter; wherein the electrical parts are electrically interconnected by at least one of the plurality of lines on the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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