Remote control apparatus
First Claim
1. A remote control apparatus comprising:
- a main body having only power on/off, menu, text, and control switches arranged thereon;
a tablet arranged on a first major surface side of said main body for inputting command information and positional information using a thumb of a user, said tablet having a plurality of command input marks thereon including channel select, volume up/down, display mode, and input select for exclusively controlling a video monitor by applying pressure to said command input marks to output commands for controlling said video monitor; and
a determining click key arranged on a second major surface side of said main body facing in an opposite direction from said first major surface side for determining a selected item at a receiving unit based upon said positional information inputted via said tablet.
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Abstract
A remote control apparatus for a television receiver and other electronic appliances, wherein a tablet is employed so as to input positional information and a command. The remote control apparatus is arranged by a tablet, a command converting unit for producing command data corresponding to X-coordinate data and Y-coordinate data supplied from the tablet in a command mode, and a data producing unit for producing input positional information in response to the X-coordinate data and the Y-coordinate data supplied from the tablet in a tablet mode. This remote control apparatus is further constructed of a tablet switching key for switching the command mode and the tablet mode, a transmitting unit for transmitting transmission signals produced by modulating the command data and the positional data, and also a control unit for causing the transmitting unit to transmit the positional information as the transmission signal during the tablet mode, and also to transmit the command data as the transmission signal during the command mode.
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4 Claims
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1. A remote control apparatus comprising:
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a main body having only power on/off, menu, text, and control switches arranged thereon; a tablet arranged on a first major surface side of said main body for inputting command information and positional information using a thumb of a user, said tablet having a plurality of command input marks thereon including channel select, volume up/down, display mode, and input select for exclusively controlling a video monitor by applying pressure to said command input marks to output commands for controlling said video monitor; and a determining click key arranged on a second major surface side of said main body facing in an opposite direction from said first major surface side for determining a selected item at a receiving unit based upon said positional information inputted via said tablet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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