NETWORK BROWSING REMOTE CONTROLLER WITH ROTARY SELECTING UNIT

• US 20010011991A1
• Filed: 11/17/1998
• Published: 08/09/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: LIN, JENG-WEEI, LIAO, WEN-CHIUAN, FERNG, JYHHWA, WANG, TAI-YUAN, CHING, PO-WEN
• Application Number:
  US09/192,559
• Publication Number:
  US 20010011991A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42206 characterized by hardware details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV

Abstract

A network browsing remote controller comprises a body, a plurality of selecting buttons and a rotary selecting unit. Some parts of the edge of the rotary selecting unit project over the edge of the inward concave section. Moreover, the selecting buttons are divided into several groups according to the similarity of function and are installed on the cambered surface of the housing of the body.

Claims

1. A network browsing remote controller which is used to send a plurality of signals to control a network browser, computer program or the like comprising:

a body having an outer edge;

a plurality of selecting buttons distributed on the body; and

a rotary selecting unit pivotally installed on the body, some parts of the edge of said rotary selecting unit projecting over the outer edge of said body so that said rotary selecting unit may be rotated conveniently.

2. The remote controller as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein said outer edge of said body has an inward concave section, and said rotary selecting unit is pivotally installed in the inward concave section.

3. The remote controller as claimed in

claim 2

, wherein an outward convex section with respect to the inward concave section is formed on the outer edge of said body so that said outer edge of said body is formed as a camber-moon shape,

4. The remote controller as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein said rotary selecting unit further comprises a selecting button installed in the central region of said a rotary selecting unit.

5. The remote controller as claimed in

claim 4

, wherein said selecting buttons is an entering button.

6. The remote controller as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein said outer edge of said body has a cambered upper cover, and said plurality of selecting buttons are distributed on the surface of said upper cover.

7. The remote controller as claimed in

claim 6

, wherein said plurality of selecting buttons is divided into several different button group, each group is distributed on the surface of said upper cover.

8. The remote controller as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein said buttons in each group have similar function and similar or same shape.