Remote control device

• US 7,453,371 B2
• Filed: 03/06/2003
• Issued: 11/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Niyama, Kaho, Hatanaka, Itaru
• Primary Examiner(s): Zimmerman; Brian
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen; Nam V
• Application Number:
  US10/379,990
• Publication Number:
  US 20030204272A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,084 Days
• Field of Search: 340/825.72, 340/825.22, 340/825.24, 340/825.27, 340/5.2, 340/5.62, 340/7.55, 340/7.56, 341/176, 348/173, 348/176, 345/158, 345/734, 705/5, 705/15, 705/26
• US Class Current: 340/12.54
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A menu is displayed on an input function installed display device such as a liquid crystal touch panel based on display information, which is generated from menu data obtained from a station, in other words from an operation target device. When a menu to be displayed is generated, such an idea is used that a displayed menu provides information most suitable for an owner by selecting and processing proper data matching personal information registered in advance in a remote controller out of the received menu data. Age, sex, settlement information or the like can be registered as personal information, some TV channels are restricted for an owner of minority, correct owner fees for transportation facilities, theaters and movie houses are displayed where age-dependent fees are adopted, and menus for restaurants are properly displayed where charges are different for different sexes. In addition, settlement can be made concurrently with ordering when settlement information such as in credit cards are stored.

Claims

1. A remote control device for generating an input interface by receiving information from a station, said device comprising:

a receiving device for receiving menu data from said station, said menu data being identified based on operation of an operation target device;

a storage device for storing the menu data and individual information of an owner of the remote control device, the individual information representing the age information;

a menu display module for generating a menu screen based on an age-oriented fee system and an input button which are corresponding to the individual information as display information, among the menu data received from the station by reading out the menu data from said storage device;

an input function installed display device for displaying a menu based on the display information generated by said menu display module and accepting an input;

a command transmitting module for generating a command from the input given from said input function installed display device; and

a transmission device for transmitting the command generated by said command transmitting module.

2. A remote control device according to claim 1, wherein settlement information of the owner of remote controller is registered as the individual information on said storage device.

3. A remote control device according to claim 1, wherein initial setting information in addition to the individual information can be recorded on said storage device of said remote control device, said initial setting information including registration information pertaining to an operation target device.

4. A remote control device for generating an input interface by receiving information from a station, said device comprising:

a receiving device for receiving menu data from said station, said menu data being identified based on operation of an operation target device;

a storage device for storing the menu data and individual information of an owner of the remote control device, the individual information representing the distinction-of-sex information;

a menu display module for generating a food-and-drink menu suited to the distinction of sex with reference to the distinction-of-sex information in the individual information as display information, among the menu data received from the station by reading out the menu data from said storage device;

an input function installed display device for displaying the display information generated by said menu display module and accepting an input;

a command transmitting module for generating a command from the input given from said input function installed display device; and

a transmission device for transmitting the command generated by said command transmitting module.

5. A remote control device according to claim 4, wherein settlement information of the owner of the remote control device is registered as the individual information on said storage device.

6. A remote control device according to claim 4, wherein initial setting information in addition to the individual information can be recorded on said storage device of said remote control device, and a communication destination device can be registered in the initial setting information.

7. A remote control system including a station and a remote controller, the station comprising:

a menu identification information storage module for storing menu identification information for identification of a menu, wherein menu data is identified based on operation of an operation target device;

display layout information storage module for storing display layout information of a display module of a remote controller;

a button layout information storage module for storing layout information of buttons on said remote controller;

a command information storage module for storing information of commands that should be transmitted to an operation target device from said remote controller;

a transmitting module for transmitting the respective pieces of information as menu data to said remote controller, the remote controller comprising;

a receiving device for receiving the menu data from said transmitting module;

a storage device for storing the menu data and individual information of an owner of the remote control device, the individual information representing the age information;

a menu display module for generating a menu screen based on an age-oriented fee system and an input button which correspond to the individual information as display information, among the menu data received from the station by reading out the menu data from said storage device;

an input module for displaying a menu based on the display information generated by said menu display module and accepting an input;

a command transmitting module for generating a command from the input on said input module; and

a transmitting device for transmitting the command generated by said command transmitting module to the operation target device.

8. A remote control system according to claim 7, wherein settlement information of the owner of the remote control device is registered as the individual information on said storage device.

9. A remote control system according to claim 7, wherein initial setting information in addition to the individual information can be recorded on said storage device, and a communication destination device can be registered in the initial setting information.