36results about "Remote-control tuning" patented technology

Apparatus and method which integrates and automates AV system to control peripheral devices with one remote control including wireless bridge connected to peripheral devices through a network and a host device which receives a remote control input of a user, transmits a control signal to wireless bridge wirelessly, receives a video and an audio from the wireless bridge wirelessly, and displays received video and audio to user. A video device includes a wireless bridge transmitting a control signal for controlling a peripheral device to the peripheral device through a communication cable, receiving a response signal for the control signal from the peripheral device and receiving an AV signal from the peripheral device through an AV cable according to the control signal, and a host device for wirelessly receiving the inputted AV signal from the wireless bridge and displaying a video or an audio restored from the AV signal to user.

A remote control facilitates the visual indication of the position of an instrument on a touchpad by an external display device. The remote control includes a touchpad that produces a signal responsive to being touched by an instrument, a decoder that decodes the signal and that provides a position signal indicating instrument position on the touchpad, and a transmitter that transmits a coded signal to an external display device. The coded signal facilitates a visual indication of the instrument touchpad position by the external display device.

A remote control having an improved user interface. A remote control for navigating a menu system provided on a digital video disc (DVD) is disclosed. The remote control comprises memory for storing a sequence of navigation keystrokes and programming for subsequently executing the sequence, whereby material on the DVD is navigated. Remote controls having a display screen are also used to enhance the user interface. More general systems and methods related to consumer electronics are also disclosed.

A self-configurable multipurpose modular portable device and methods for configuring same are provided. Portable device 10 includes a transceiver 20 for wireless communication with a main consumer device 100. Portable device 10 also includes a processor 40 for configuring portable device 10 and modular component 50 based on communications received wirelessly from main consumer device 100. Attachment points 30 are provided on portable device 10 for attaching one or more modular components 50. Depending on the desired functionality, the corresponding modular component 50 (e.g., cellular telephone, personal digital assistant, pager, etc.) may be attached to the portable device 10. The modular portable device can be configured to communicate wirelessly with other intelligent devices, such as Internet enabled appliances and entertainment devices. Further, the modular components 50 can be configured wirelessly to provide independent functionality when not attached to the portable device 10.

Apparatus and method which integrates and automates AV system to control peripheral devices with one remote control including wireless bridge connected to peripheral devices through a network and a host device which receives a remote control input of a user, transmits a control signal to wireless bridge wirelessly, receives a video and an audio from the wireless bridge wirelessly, and displays received video and audio to user. A video device includes a wireless bridge transmitting a control signal for controlling a peripheral device to the peripheral device through a communication cable, receiving a response signal for the control signal from the peripheral device and receiving an AV signal from the peripheral device through an AV cable according to the control signal, and a host device for wirelessly receiving the inputted AV signal from the wireless bridge and displaying a video or an audio restored from the AV signal to user.

A holder for attaching a remote control to a piece of furniture. A bracket attaches to the piece of furniture and a platform is pivotally attached to the bracket and holds the remote control. The bracket includes a mounting plate, a stationary arm, and a movable arm. The platform has a lowermost surface which is concave allowing the platform to be used with remote controls having either flat or convex lower surfaces by merely inverting the platform accordingly, and a first portion of hook and loop fasteners screwed to the platform. A second portion of hook and loop fasteners is attached to the remote control and releasably engages with the first portion of hook and loop fasteners so as to releasably engage the remote control with the platform. A joint pivotally attaches the platform to the bracket and includes a pair of plates and a post with a second ball bearing and a screw boss.

An automatically configurable multifunctional modular portable device and a method for configuring the same are provided. The portable device 10 includes a transceiver 20 for wireless communication with the primary user device 100 . The portable device 10 also includes a processor 40 for configuring the portable device 10 and the modular components 50 based on communications received wirelessly from the primary user device 100. A connection point 30 is provided on the portable device 10 for connecting one or more modular components 50 . Depending on the desired function, the corresponding modular component 50 (eg, cellular phone, personal digital assistant, pager, etc.) can be attached to the portable device 10. The modular portable device can be configured to communicate wirelessly with other smart devices, such as Internet-enabled appliances and entertainment devices. Additionally, when not attached to the portable device 10, the modular component 50 can be wirelessly configured to provide independent functionality.

A channel switching method in a broadcast recorder integrating a set-top box and a hard disk recorder. At the request of the user, channels tuned to by a secondary tuner are switched and other broadcast programs received therethrough are output, while a broadcast program being received through a primary tuner is recorded on a recording medium. If the channel recorded on the medium is identical to the channel to which the user has requested channel switching, a time shift operation is performed to reproduce the stored broadcast program while storing the broadcast program being received through the primary tuner. Accordingly, if the user desires to return to a channel providing a desired program when viewing programs of other channels, the user can easily resume viewing the desired program, without missing any part of the desired program, which has been received while the user views the programs of the other channels.

A control device has an activity-based user interface for controlling a system with a renderer and multiple sources. The renderer is configured for rendering content available from the multiple sources. The user interface provides a first set of user controls for control of the system in a first activity, and a second set of further user controls for control of the system in a second activity. The control device controls switching the system from the first activity to the second activity upon detecting a validating user interaction with the user interface to validate the switching.

A television-watchable refrigerator system and a method for operating the same. A Web pad is detachably mounted on the outer surface of a refrigerator and a television (TV) module or TV antenna module is provided to receive a television signal and wirelessly transmit the received television signal to the Web pad, thereby removing a need for wiring to provide a wired connection of the refrigerator with a television antenna terminal. The TV module or TV antenna module is connected with a television set or television antenna terminal to receive a television signal therefrom and wirelessly transmit the received television signal to the Web pad. The Web pad is detachably mounted on the outer surface of the refrigerator to wirelessly receive the television signal from the TV module or TV antenna module and display it.

A channel switching method in a broadcast recorder integrating a set-top box and a hard disk recorder. At the request of the user, channels tuned to by a secondary tuner (27) are switched and other broadcast programs received therethrough are output, while a broadcast program being received through a primary tuner (20) is recorded on a recording medium (26). If the channel recorded on the medium (26) is identical to the channel to which the user has requested channel switching, a time shift operation is performed to reproduce the stored broadcast program while storing the broadcast program being received through the primary tuner (20). Accordingly, if the user desires to return to a channel providing a desired program when viewing programs of other channels, the user can easily resume viewing the desired program, without missing any part of the desired program, which has been received while the user views the programs of the other channels.

A remote control system includes an information processing apparatus and a remote controller. The remote controller includes a start notification transmitter that transmits a notification for causing the information processing apparatus to start recording an inter-device distance. The information processing apparatus includes a conversion table showing an association between amounts of change in the inter-device distance within predetermined time lengths and operations corresponding to the amounts of change; a start notification receiver; a distance measurement unit that periodically measures the inter-device distance; a measured distance storage unit that stores a measured inter-device distance in association with a measurement sequence; a determination unit that determines whether the amount of change in distance and the time length during which the change has occurred match any of the amounts of change in the conversion table; and an operation executor that executes the associated operation when the match is obtained.

Methods and apparatus for configuration of a physical control panel (120). In some embodiments at least one property (128) of a physical control panel (120) is detected at a mobile device (150); a plurality of events (122, 124, 126) that can be generated by the physical control panel (120) are identified; one or more control actions (154) are associated with one or more of the identified events, at the mobile device (150); and those associations are transmitted (159) to a controller (130).

In a broadcasting signal processor, an automatic channel memory device for determining whether a broadcasting signal is present in a channel tuned according to user's selection, and for automatically memorizing the tuned channel if a broadcasting signal is present in the tuned channel, is provided. A user's selected broadcasting channel can be accurately stored in a memory without using a separate memory button, thereby simplifying key operation.

A remote control device that can increase the convenience of a user, a display processing apparatus having the same and a method of driving the same are provided. The remote control device has a moving object and a vibration member generating a vibration. If a vibration is generated as the moving object moves, the remote control generates a signal in response to a moving path of the moving object. The remote control provides the generated signal to an electric device so as to remotely control the electric device. Accordingly, a user can operate the remote control only by moving the remote control so that the user's convenience is increased.

A service is provided to program a consumer's remote control device to display logos or call signs of the broadcast stations as soft buttons instead of the conventional channel numbering. The broadcast channels available to the consumer depend on the consumer's geographic location and / or service provider. The service determines the proper available channels with a minimum of user intervention, and then supplies software code to properly configure the remote control device.

High reliability impedance tuners used in high power measurements suffer fast heating and consequently thermal expansion of the central conductor, which has a very small mass and is thermally isolated from the tuner housing. This leads to false measurements or catastrophic tuner failure (short) of either the DUT or the tuner. A method is introduced for allowing the center conductor to expand linearly without deforming and risking loss of accuracy first and catastrophic failure later. Practical tests have shown significant thermal behavior improvement.

The flight exercise without an assistant can be achieved and the risk, generated from a mistaken operation in the flight exercise is reduced. Prescribed performance titles or music is recorded in a recording mode, and the recorded sound is reproduced in a playback mode. Accordingly, it is possible to practice flights to the sound. Further, when a model airplane is not properly manipulated, the mistaken operation can be alarmed.

This invention relates to remote control system and especially to the image device remote control device and control method to multiple user, which comprises the following parts: Control information set by memory user and if user inputs operation key, then the multiple mobile controller stored together with operation keys, wherein, if the multiple image controller receives the key order and its control information then user refers the set mobile controller priority order and receives key order and control information according to priority order to control work image device.

The invention relates to an external control method for controlling the TV to search programs and its relative device, which uses the external processing unit to send the open remote signal to the TV remote control interface, judges that the TV is opened according the caught data of IIC bus at right time, sends a remote code of one program to control the TV switch into said program and sends the remote orders of entering the 'searching program' and the 'starting searching' while catching the data of bus as feedback signal at right time. The inventive device comprises a single chip device, whose input-output port is connected to the IIC bus of TV chip when in working to detect the data of IIC bus, and another input-output port of said single chip device is connected and transmit the remote control signal to the remote interface of TV. The invention can solve the problem of using apparatus to control the TV to search program automatically without changing any structure of present TV.

In a broadcasting signal processor, an automatic channel memory device for determining whether a broadcasting signal is present in a channel tuned according to user's selection, and for automatically memorizing the tuned channel if a broadcasting signal is present in the tuned channel, is provided. A user's selected broadcasting channel can be accurately stored in a memory without using a separate memory button, thereby simplifying key operation.

This invention relates to a illumination-controlling method and a remote controller of displaying equipments which can automatically set to have the best audio-visual intensity of the initial images according to the illumination of the environment. The remote controller includes: a keyboard input with a number of keys, a microprocessor which is used for outputting the code signals corresponding to the keyboard input, a detector of illumination which is used for cyclically detecting around illumination of the environment and sent the information to the microprocessor, and a luminescence unit which is used for launching the coded infrared signals according to microprocessor.

A channel switching method in a broadcast recorder integrating a set-top box and a hard disk recorder. At the request of the user, channels tuned to by a secondary tuner (27) are switched and other broadcast programs received therethrough are output, while a broadcast program being received through a primary tuner (20) is recorded on a recording medium (26). If the channel recorded on the medium (26) is identical to the channel to which the user has requested channel switching, a time shift operation is performed to reproduce the stored broadcast program while storing the broadcast program being received through the primary tuner (20). Accordingly, if the user desires to return to a channel providing a desired program when viewing programs of other channels, the user can easily resume viewing the desired program, without missing any part of the desired program, which has been received while the user views the programs of the other channels.

Methods and apparatus for configuring a physical control panel (120). In some embodiments, detecting at least one characteristic (128) of the physical control panel (120) at the mobile device (150); identifying a plurality of events (122, 124, 126) that may be generated by the physical control panel (120); at The one or more control actions (154) are associated at the mobile device (150) with the one or more identified events; and those associations are transmitted (159) to the controller (130).

A network element (200) of a cable television (CATV) network, comprising an input (204) for upstream signal transmission; at least two diplex filters (210, 212, 214) configured to be connected to said input (204), a first diplex filter (210) comprising a bandpass filter for a first upstream frequency band and a second diplex filter (212) comprising a bandpass filter for a second upstream frequency band; a switch (208) for connecting one of said at least two diplex filters to said input; wherein the network element is configured to be remotely controlled by a headend of the CATV network for selecting the diplex filter.