EP1276122A3 - A remote control unit for electronic equipment - Google Patents

A remote control unit for electronic equipment Download PDF

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EP1276122A3
EP1276122A3 EP02425397A EP02425397A EP1276122A3 EP 1276122 A3 EP1276122 A3 EP 1276122A3 EP 02425397 A EP02425397 A EP 02425397A EP 02425397 A EP02425397 A EP 02425397A EP 1276122 A3 EP1276122 A3 EP 1276122A3
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equipment
buttons
remote control
electronic equipment
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Loris Meliconi
Andrea Brundisini
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/02—Bases, casings, or covers
    • H01H9/0214—Hand-held casings
    • H01H9/0235—Hand-held casings specially adapted for remote control, e.g. of audio or video apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2239/00—Miscellaneous
    • H01H2239/056—Keyboard or overlay identification features

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A remote control unit for electronic equipment comprises a basic enclosure (2) with a first plurality of main function control buttons (3) for the equipment, the buttons marked with a function symbol, and a second plurality of auxiliary or accessory function control buttons (4) for the same equipment. The enclosure (2) houses at least one control circuit (5) for the first and second plurality of buttons (3, 4) with a microprocessor unit (6) having a plurality of settings which refer to equipment corresponding to identification codes (7). The unit (1) also comprises code (7) activation means (8) inside the basic enclosure (2) and means (9) for identifying the equipment model, which can be attached to the basic enclosure (2) and act upon the activation means (8) in such a way as to activate one of the settings, allowing the microprocessor unit (6) to correlate a button with a dedicated function. <IMAGE>
EP02425397A 2001-06-26 2002-06-17 A remote control unit for electronic equipment Expired - Lifetime EP1276122B1 (en)

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IT2001BO000402A ITBO20010402A1 (en) 2001-06-26 2001-06-26 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ITBO20010402 2001-06-26

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EP1276122A2 EP1276122A2 (en) 2003-01-15
EP1276122A3 true EP1276122A3 (en) 2004-12-29
EP1276122B1 EP1276122B1 (en) 2007-04-25

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AT (1) ATE360877T1 (en)
DE (1) DE60219723T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2284806T3 (en)
IT (1) ITBO20010402A1 (en)

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DE9112713U1 (en) * 1991-10-12 1992-01-09 Nokia Unterhaltungselektronik (Deutschland) Gmbh, 7530 Pforzheim, De
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FR2721730A1 (en) * 1994-06-22 1995-12-29 Clifford Holding Ltd Keyboard control unit cooperating with a memory card which makes the unit and the keyboard functional.
JP2000253469A (en) * 1999-02-26 2000-09-14 Aiphone Co Ltd Remote control device
US20020020749A1 (en) * 2000-08-11 2002-02-21 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Controller capable of operating plural operation objects by switching display of operation surface of operation member
EP1211703A1 (en) * 2000-11-30 2002-06-05 MELICONI S.p.A. A remote control unit for electronic apparatus

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JPH09271082A (en) * 1996-03-29 1997-10-14 Hatakeyama Seisakusho:Kk Remote control transmitter and backup board for the transmitter

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US4745397A (en) * 1984-12-21 1988-05-17 Analog And Digital Systems, Inc. Remote control devices
US4878055A (en) * 1987-01-26 1989-10-31 Yamaha Corporation Remote control device
US5235328A (en) * 1988-08-23 1993-08-10 Sony Corporation Remote command apparatus
US5353016A (en) * 1991-01-24 1994-10-04 Sony Corporation Remote commander
DE4112437A1 (en) * 1991-04-16 1992-10-22 Siemens Ag Keyboard unit for process control - provides various operating modes changeable by insertion of masking foil into position over keyboard foil
DE9112713U1 (en) * 1991-10-12 1992-01-09 Nokia Unterhaltungselektronik (Deutschland) Gmbh, 7530 Pforzheim, De
FR2721730A1 (en) * 1994-06-22 1995-12-29 Clifford Holding Ltd Keyboard control unit cooperating with a memory card which makes the unit and the keyboard functional.
JP2000253469A (en) * 1999-02-26 2000-09-14 Aiphone Co Ltd Remote control device
US20020020749A1 (en) * 2000-08-11 2002-02-21 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Controller capable of operating plural operation objects by switching display of operation surface of operation member
EP1211703A1 (en) * 2000-11-30 2002-06-05 MELICONI S.p.A. A remote control unit for electronic apparatus

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ES2284806T3 (en) 2007-11-16
ATE360877T1 (en) 2007-05-15
EP1276122A2 (en) 2003-01-15
DE60219723D1 (en) 2007-06-06
EP1276122B1 (en) 2007-04-25
ITBO20010402A1 (en) 2002-12-26
DE60219723T2 (en) 2008-01-17

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