JP2001268664A - Equipment and method for remote control - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide equipment and a method for remote control which can operate plural electronic devices, is easily adaptive to the operation of a new electronic device, and is improved in operability. SOLUTION: Information for operating plural electronic devices is stored on a memory stick 7. According to the information of the memory stick 7, a liquid crystal display 3 displays keys, etc., and input operation is done on a touch panel 4. Consequently, plural electronic devices can be operated with one remote commander. The information for operating the electronic devices can be downloaded via a network. Consequently, even when a new electronic device is operated, this equipment can be easily adapted. The information of the memory stick is modified to actualize a remote commander which is adaptive to various makers and devices.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a television receiver, a VCR (Video Cassette Recorder),
The present invention relates to a remote control device and a remote control method suitable for a remote commander for controlling an electronic device such as a stereo set. In particular, a single remote commander can operate a plurality of electronic devices and add a new electronic device. The present invention also relates to a system that can easily cope with such a case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A remote commander is used to operate electronic devices such as a television receiver, a VCR, and a stereo set. The command signal of the remote commander differs depending on the maker, model, and date of manufacture of the electronic device. For this reason, conventionally, remote commanders are required by the number of electronic devices. Therefore, a user having a large number of electronic devices has a remote commander corresponding to the number of electronic devices, and the remote commander must be replaced for each electronic device, which is not convenient.

Therefore, a remote commander with a learning function capable of storing a command signal from the remote commander corresponding to a key has been proposed. When such a remote commander with a learning function is used, a plurality of electronic devices can be operated with one remote commander, which is convenient for a user having many electronic devices.

[0004]

However, in a conventional remote commander with a learning function, a command signal is stored in association with a key. For this reason, the number of keys provided on the remote commander becomes very large.

For example, operation of a television receiver and VC
When the command of the television receiver and the command of the VCR are stored in the remote commander with the learning function so that R can be operated, the key on the remote commander is to operate the television receiver. Key, volume key, play key, fast forward key, rewind key,
A recording key is required. Further, if the remote commander is also capable of operating a stereo set, keys for operating the stereo set are required, and the number of keys provided on the remote commander becomes enormous. come.

In a conventional remote commander with a learning function, two remote commanders face each other, an infrared signal is sent from one remote commander to the other remote commander, and the infrared signal is stored while corresponding to each key. I have. As described above, the work of storing the infrared signal is difficult. In addition, the user must remember which key stores which command signal.
For this reason, a label is conventionally attached to each key, but such an operation is difficult.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device and a remote control method that can operate a plurality of electronic devices and have improved operability.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device and a remote control method which can easily respond to the operation of a new electronic device.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, in a remote control device for outputting a predetermined command to an electronic device and remotely controlling the electronic device, at least identification information for identifying the electronic device and the electronic device. A storage unit for storing electronic device information including control command information to be controlled, an electronic device information adding unit for adding the electronic device information to the storage unit, and a remote unit based on the electronic device information stored in the storage unit. Display means for displaying a command of the controllable electronic device, and command selection means for selecting a desired command from the commands displayed by the display means,
Output means for outputting a command signal of the command selected by the command selection means to the electronic device, wherein the remote control device is capable of controlling a plurality of electronic devices.

According to the present invention, a remote control method for outputting a predetermined command to an electronic device and remotely controlling the electronic device includes at least identification information for identifying the electronic device and command information for controlling the electronic device. A storage step of storing electronic device information, an electronic device addition step of adding electronic device information to storage means, and a display for displaying a command of a remotely controllable electronic device based on the electronic device information stored in the storage step. A command selection step for selecting a desired command from the commands displayed in the display step; and an output step of outputting a command signal of the command selected in the command selection step to an electronic device. A remote control method characterized in that a device can be controlled.

[0011] Information for operating the electronic device is stored in a memory stick, which is a removable nonvolatile memory. Therefore, by changing the information of the memory stick, a remote commander corresponding to various manufacturers and devices can be realized.

By storing information for operating a plurality of electronic devices on a memory stick, 1
It is possible to operate a plurality of electronic devices with one remote commander.

Further, information for operating the electronic device includes:
Since it can be downloaded via the Internet, it can easily be used when operating a new electronic device.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a remote commander 1 to which the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, a display input unit 2 is provided on a front surface of a remote commander 1. The display input unit 2 is configured by laminating a transparent touch panel 4 on a liquid crystal display 3, as shown in FIG.

Above the remote commander 1, an infrared light emitting section 5 is provided. The infrared light emitting section 5 includes an infrared light emitting element and an infrared transmission filter. An infrared command signal is transmitted from the infrared light emitting unit 5 to the light receiving unit of the electronic device. A memory mounting unit 6 is provided above the remote commander 1. This memory mounting section 6
, A memory stick 7 is mounted.

The memory stick 7 is a card-shaped recording medium made of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory. As will be described later, information for operating the electronic device is stored in the memory stick 7. It is needless to say that other memory cards such as a smart card, an SD memory card, and a compact flash can be used in place of the memory stick 7.

For example, FIG. 3A shows a dedicated memory stick 7A for operating a television receiver,
FIG. 3B shows a memory stick 7B capable of operating a television receiver, a VCR, and a stereo set. When a dedicated memory stick 7A for operating a television receiver as shown in FIG. 3A is attached to the memory attachment section 6 of the remote commander 1, the television receiver can be operated as an electronic device. When a memory stick 7B that can operate a television receiver, a VCR, and a stereo set as shown in FIG. 3B is mounted on the memory mounting section 6 of the remote commander 1, the television receiver, the VCR, and the stereo set are used as electronic devices. And can operate.

The contents of the memory stick 7 for operating such an electronic device are rewritten according to the device used by the user. Further, it may be sold as a memory stick for operating a specific electronic device.

A remote commander 1 to which the present invention is applied
In this case, when not in use, a sleep state is set, so that useless power consumption is suppressed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when the remote commander 1 has not been used for a predetermined time or more, it is in the sleep state J1. In sleep state J1,
In the remote commander 1, the power supply to parts other than the necessary minimum is stopped, and the display on the liquid crystal display 3 is turned off.

Here, when the touch panel 4 is pressed,
The operating state becomes J2. In the operation state J2, a key is displayed on the liquid crystal display 3. Then, electric power is supplied to each unit in the remote commander 1.

In the operation state J2, various keys and characters are displayed on the liquid crystal display 3. When the touch panel 4 on the keys displayed on the liquid crystal display 3 is pressed, a command signal is generated in response thereto. It is read and an infrared signal based on the command signal is output.

When the touch panel 4 is pressed, the operation state J
When shifting to 2, the sleep timer is started. The sleep timer is reset when there is an input to the touch panel 4 next, and the timer ends when a predetermined time elapses without any input to the touch panel 4. When the timer ends, the state changes from the operation state J2 to the sleep state J1. As a result, when the apparatus is not used for a predetermined time or more, the apparatus enters the sleep state J1, and power consumption when not in use is reduced.

As described above, in the remote commander 1 to which the present invention is applied, when the memory stick 7 is mounted on the memory mounting section 6 and the memory stick 7 is in an operating state, it responds to information stored in the mounted memory stick 7. Function as a remote commander for operating electronic devices.

The information stored in the memory stick 7 is
As described later, XML (Extensible Markup Lang
uage). With this description, it is possible to identify what kind of electronic device can be operated. The display of the icons on the liquid crystal display 3 and the command information are described as link information. When an icon is displayed based on the description in XML and a touch panel on the icon is pressed, command information embedded as link information at that position is read, and a command signal corresponding to the position on this touch panel is read out. Is output.

For example, FIG. 5 shows a display example on the liquid crystal display 3 when the memory stick 7A (FIG. 3A) for operating the television receiver is mounted on the remote commander 1.

When the memory stick 7 is not mounted on the memory mounting section 6 of the remote commander 1, FIG.
As shown in the warning 11
Is displayed.

When the memory stick 7A for operating the television receiver is mounted on the memory mounting section 6,
As shown in FIG. 5B, a display 12 indicating that the television receiver can be operated is displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 5C, a power key 13, a mute key 14, and an input switching key 1 for operating the television receiver.
5, screen display key 16, volume up / down key 17A
And 17B, channel up / down keys 18A, 1
8B, a channel key 19 is displayed. Further, an icon of the key 20 for returning to the immediately preceding display is displayed.

When the touch panel 4 on the operation keys 13 to 20 displayed on the liquid crystal display 3 is pressed,
Command data corresponding to the input is read from the memory stick 7, and an infrared signal corresponding to the command data is output from the infrared light emitting unit 5. The electronic device is operated by the infrared command signal.

FIG. 6 shows a display example of the liquid crystal display 3 when a memory stick 7B (FIG. 3B) for operating a television receiver, a VCR, and a stereo is mounted on the remote commander 1, for example. It shows.

Memory stick 7 on remote commander 1
When B is not mounted, as shown in FIG. 6A,
A warning 21 prompting the user to insert a memory stick is displayed.

Here, for example, a television receiver,
When the memory stick 7B for operating the VCR and the stereo is mounted, as shown in FIG. 6B, displays 22A, 22B, and 22C indicating that the television receiver, the VCR, and the stereo can be operated are displayed. Is done.

Here, for example, when the display 22A is pressed and a television receiver is selected, as shown in FIG. 6C, a power key 2 for operating the television receiver is provided.
3, mute key 24, input switching key 25, screen display key 26, volume up / down keys 27A and 27
B, channel up / down keys 28A and 28B, and channel key 29 are displayed. Further, an icon of the key 30 for returning to the immediately preceding display is displayed.

When the touch panel 4 on the operation keys displayed on the liquid crystal display 3 is pressed, command data corresponding to the input is read from the memory stick 7 and an infrared signal corresponding to the command data is transmitted to the infrared light emitting unit. 5 is output. The electronic device is operated by the infrared command signal.

Similarly, in FIG.
When B is pressed, keys for operating the VCR, such as a play key, a fast forward key, and a rewind key, are displayed on the liquid crystal display 3. When “stereo” is selected, keys for operating the audio equipment, such as a source switching key, a volume setting key, a treble adjustment key, and a bass adjustment key, are displayed on the liquid crystal display 3.

FIG. 7 shows the internal configuration of the remote commander 1. In FIG. 7, a control unit 51 is composed of a microprocessor. The control unit 51 is provided with a ROM 52 storing a boot program and the like, and a RAM 53 serving as a main working memory.

The control section 51 can be connected to the memory stick 7 via the memory stick interface 54. As described above, information for operating the electronic device is stored in the memory stick 7. The format of the information stored on the memory stick 7 will be described later.

The control unit 51 is provided with the liquid crystal display 3 and the transparent touch panel 4. As described above, the transparent touch panel 4 is stacked on the liquid crystal display 3. Further, an infrared light emitting section 5 and a sound generating section 56 are provided for the control section 51.

As described above, the remote commander 1
When the touch panel 4 is not used, it is in a sleep state, and when the touch panel 4 is pressed, it is controlled to be in an operation state. In the operating state, based on a signal from the control unit 51,
As shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6, when a display is made on the liquid crystal display 3 and an input is given by pressing the transparent touch panel 4 according to the display on the liquid crystal display 3, the information is stored based on the information stored in the memory stick 7. The infrared signal is displayed from the infrared light emitting unit 5.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing at this time. In FIG. 8, in the operating state (step S
1) It is determined whether or not the memory stick 7 is mounted (Step S2). When the memory stick 7 is not mounted, a warning display (initial screen) prompting to mount the memory stick 7 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 3 as shown in FIG. 5A or FIG. 6A (step S3), It returns to step S1.

If the memory stick 7 is mounted in step S2, a file corresponding to the format is read from the memory stick 7 (step S2).
4). Based on the file read from the memory stick, a list (main menu) of operable devices is displayed as shown in FIG. 5B or FIG. 6B (step S5).

Here, an input from the touch panel 4 is waited for (step S6), and it is determined whether or not there is an input from the touch panel 4 (step S7). If there is no input, the process returns to step S6. If there is an input from the touch panel 4, it is determined whether the input position is a valid position (step S8).

If the input position is not valid, the process returns to step S6. If the input position is a valid position, a confirmation sound is output from the sound generator 56 (step S).
9) The device selected from the input position is determined,
In accordance with the selected device, a key arrangement (submenu) of the control function of the device is displayed on the touch panel (step S10).

Here, an input from the touch panel 4 is waited for (step S11), and it is determined whether or not there is an input from the touch panel 4 (step S12). If there is no input, the process returns to step S11. If there is an input from the touch panel 4, it is determined whether or not the input position is a valid position (step S13).

If the input position is not a valid position,
It returns to step S11. If the input position is a valid position, a confirmation sound is output from the sound generator 56 (step S14). Then, it is determined whether or not the input position is the position of the return key (step S15).
If it is determined that it is not the position of the return key, a command signal corresponding to the input key is output (step S1).
6), the process returns to step S11. If it is the position of the return key, the process returns to step S5.

As described above, in the remote commander 1 to which the present invention is applied, information for operating each electronic device is stored in the memory stick 7. Therefore, 1
A single remote commander 1 can operate a plurality of electronic devices.

The information for operating the electronic device stored in the memory stick 7 may be downloaded from the Internet or the like. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the remote commander 1 is provided with the communication terminal 8. As shown in FIG. 10, a communication interface 61 is provided inside the remote commander 1, and the remote commander 1 can be connected to the Internet 9. A command data provider 10 that provides information for operating electronic devices is provided on the Internet 9.
Is provided.

The command data provider 10 stores information for operating a large number of electronic devices. In addition, even information for operating the same electronic device may be prepared in a large number, such as one in which all functions can be used or one in which functions are narrowed down. Further, different versions may be prepared.

When information for newly operating the electronic device is stored in the memory stick 7, the remote commander 1 accesses the command data provider 10 via the Internet 9. Then, a desired one is selected from among the information for operating a large number of electronic devices stored in the command data provider 10, and a download instruction is given. Thereby, the remote commander 1 is transmitted from the commander data provider 10.
Then, information for operating the electronic device is transmitted via the Internet 9. This information is stored in Remote Commander 1
Is stored in the memory stick 7 mounted on the memory mounting section 6 of the storage device.

Note that a dedicated line may be used without using the Internet 9. In addition, kiosk-type servers are installed in stations, electronics stores, convenience stores, etc., and information for controlling electronic devices is stored in this server, and information for controlling desired electronic devices is controlled from this server. May be downloaded.

In the above example, information for operating the electronic device downloaded by communication is stored in the memory stick 7. However, a nonvolatile memory is provided in the remote controller 1, and the nonvolatile memory is provided. The information for operating the electronic device downloaded by communication may be stored in the memory of the user.

Recently, portable telephone terminals that can be directly connected to the Internet have become widespread. As shown in FIG. 11, the memory stick 7 can be attached to the mobile phone terminal 71 that can connect to the Internet in this way, and the mobile phone terminal 71 connects to the command data provider 10 via the Internet 9 to provide a commander data provider. 10, information for operating the electronic device is downloaded from the memory stick 7 attached to the mobile phone terminal 71.
May be stored.

In the above example, the memory stick is attached to the mobile phone terminal. However, data communication is enabled between the mobile phone terminal and the remote command.
A mobile phone terminal is connected to a command data provider via the Internet, and information for operating a desired electronic device is temporarily downloaded from a commander data provider to a memory inside the mobile phone terminal, and downloaded to the mobile phone terminal. The transmitted information may be transferred to a remote command and stored in a memory stick attached to the remote command.

Further, it is conceivable that the portable telephone terminal and the remote commander are integrated so that an infrared command signal can be output from the portable telephone terminal so that the portable telephone terminal can operate an electronic device.

Next, a description format of information stored in the memory stick 7 will be described. The information stored in the memory stick 7 is described in a format based on XML, as described above. The description of the information device is described based on a format defined as a list L1 to a list L5, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 shows a description format of a list L1 showing a description of an electronic device. This description defines a description format of the manufacturer, a description format of general attributes, a description format unique to the device, and a description format of the command.

FIG. 14 shows a description format of a list L2 describing a manufacturing company. This description defines a manufacturing company and a support center. That is, as shown in FIG. 14, in the manufacturer description format (ProductDescription), the manufacturer (Manufacture) and the support center (Suppo
rtCenter) and product specifications (PrductType) are described. Manufacturer information includes the name of the manufacturer (Nam
e), address (Address), telephone number (Tel), facsimile (Fax), and website location (Url) are described. Similarly, as support center information,
The name (Name), address (Address), telephone number (Tel), facsimile (Fax), and website location (Url) of the support center are described. Product specification information includes product name (Name) and category (Categor
y) and product number (Number) are described.

FIG. 15 shows a specific description example of a manufacturing company. In this example, the name of the manufacturing company (Name) is "S
ony. . . . . ”, And the address (Address) is“ 35 ”.
-7-6Kitashinagawa. . . . ”, The telephone number (Tel) is“ + 81-3 ... ”, and the location of the website is“ http: // w ”.
ww. world. sony. com ".

FIG. 16 shows a description format of a list L3 which is a description of general attributes of electronic equipment. This description defines general specifications such as the size and weight of the electronic device. That is, as shown in FIG. 16, in a general attribute description format, the width (Width), height (Hight), and length (Length) of the outer shape of the device, and the weight (Weight) of the device are used.
Is described. In addition, the voltage (Voltage), frequency (Frequency), and power consumption (PowerConsumptio
n), the annual power consumption (YearlyPowerConsumption) is described.

FIG. 17 shows a specific description example of the attribute of the electronic device. In this example, for example, the outer shape of the device is 62.3 cm in width, 50.8 cm in height, and 47.0 cm in length, and the outer shape of the display is 47.8 cm in width and 3 in height.
5.8 cm, diagonal 59.7 cm, weight 37.
6 kg, power supply voltage 100 V, 50-60 Hz, power consumption 135 W, 155 kwh-y per year.

FIG. 18 shows a list L4 which is a description format of device-specific information. The description of device-specific information
For example, in the case of a television receiver, as shown in FIG.
The numbers of S tuners (BS), CS tuners (CS), and terrestrial tuners (Broadcast) are described. On-board decoders (Decoder) include CS decoder (CS), MUSE
Decoder (Muse), Multi-character decoder (Multip
leCharacter) and the presence / absence of a character decoder (InterText) are described. The type of encoder is NT
SC (NTSC), PAL (PAL), SECAM (SECA)
M) or the system is described as analog (Analog) or digital (Digital). In addition, scanning type (Scanning Type), Interlace (Interrac
e) or Progressive, with 5 lines
25 or 1125 lines are described. As the display type (DisplayType), a picture tube (TvTube) or a liquid crystal display (FPD), a size (Size), and an aspect ratio (Aspect) are described. Audio system (AudioS
ystem) describes the number of speakers (Speaker). As an input system, RGB (RGB12, RGB15
), Component video (ComponentVideo), and the like. As an output system, MUSE (MUSE), video (Video), BS (BS), and the like are described.

FIG. 19 shows a specific description example of the device information of the television receiver. As shown in FIG. 19, in this example, there are a BS tuner and a terrestrial tuner, no CS decoder, MUSE decoder, multi-character decoder, and character decoder.
It is an analog of C and has 525 lines of an interlaced system. The display size is 25 inches, the aspect ratio is 4: 3, and it is a flat display. And
The audio system has two speakers and the input is R
There is one GB 12, four component videos, one audio output, and one video output.

FIG. 20 shows a list L5 which is a command description format. The description of the command defines the function of the command (Function) and the command set (CommandeSet). Commands (Comm
and) and parameters on the touch panel (X and Y coordinates)
(Parameter) and an icon (Icon) are described. Commands and icons are described as link information to command data files and icon image information files.

FIG. 21 shows a specific description example of a command. In this example, the power on command key is
The coordinates of (100, 300) are indicated by the icon of the image indicated by PowerON.img, and the command data is data indicated by PowerON.dat. That is, an icon of the image indicated by PowerON.img appears at the coordinates (100, 300) on the liquid crystal display, and when a position indicated by the image of the icon on the touch panel is pressed, a command signal indicated by PowerON.dat is output. Is done. The key of the volume up command is indicated by an icon of VolumePlus.img at coordinates (100, 250), and the command data is VolumePl
This is the data indicated by us.img. The key of the command to be set to channel "1" is Chan at coordinates (20, 200).
The command data is indicated by an icon of an image indicated by nel1.img, and the command data is data indicated by Channel1.img. The key of the command set to channel "2" is (4,200)
Is indicated by the icon of the image shown in Channel2.img at the coordinates of
The command data is data indicated by Channel2.img.

As described above, in the remote commander 1 to which the present invention is applied, information is described on the memory stick 7 based on XML. The icon image information and command information are defined as link information. Therefore, it is possible to easily cope with the command information of devices of different manufacturers and models. In other words, for devices of different manufacturers and models, prepare a file that stores the command signals corresponding to the manufacturer and model, and change the link to the file that stores the command signals corresponding to the manufacturer and model. Just do it.

When there are a plurality of devices that can be controlled, description of each device is made in the same manner as described above.

For example, when the devices M1, M2, and M3 can be operated, as shown in FIG. 22, the memory stick 7 stores the XM for the devices M1, M2, and M3.
L descriptions 101A, 101B, and 101C are stored.
The format of these descriptions 101A, 101B, 101C is:
This is as shown in FIGS. These descriptions 10
In 1A, 101B and 101C, icon image information and command information are embedded as link information. These pieces of information are icon image information 102A and 102A.
, And command information 103A, 103B,... Are stored in the memory stick 7.

It is not necessary to store all the image information and command information of the icons and the descriptions of the devices on the memory stick 7, and they may be stored in separate storage media.

[0069]

According to the present invention, information for operating an electronic device is stored in a memory stick which is a removable nonvolatile memory. For this reason, by changing the information stored in the memory stick, a remote commander corresponding to various manufacturers and devices can be realized. By storing information for operating a plurality of electronic devices on a memory stick, it is possible to operate a plurality of electronic devices with one remote commander. In addition, since information for operating an electronic device can be downloaded using a net, it is possible to easily cope with a case where a new electronic device is operated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of an example of a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view used for explaining a display input unit in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram used for describing a memory stick in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a state transition diagram used to describe a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram used to explain key display in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram used to explain key display in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram used to describe an example of a remote commander to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart used to explain a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of another example of the remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram used for explaining another example of the remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of still another example of a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram used for describing a description format of control information in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 13 is a list showing a description format of control information in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 14 is a list showing a description format of control information in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 15 is a list showing a description format of control information in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 16 is a list showing a description format of control information in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 17 is a list showing a description format of control information in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 18 is a list showing a description format of control information in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 19 is a list showing a description format of control information in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 20 is a list showing a description format of control information in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 21 is a list showing a description format of control information in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram used for describing a description format of control information in a remote commander to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Remote commander, 3 ... Liquid crystal display, 4 ... Touch panel, 5 ... Infrared light emitting part, 7
... Memory stick

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A remote control device for outputting a predetermined command to an electronic device and remotely controlling the electronic device, wherein the remote control device includes at least identification information for identifying the electronic device and control command information for controlling the electronic device. A storage unit for storing device information; an electronic device information adding unit for adding the electronic device information to the storage unit; and a remote controllable electronic device based on the electronic device information stored in the storage unit. Display means for displaying a command of the device, command selection means for selecting a desired command from the commands displayed by the display means, and a command signal of the command selected by the command selection means, A remote control device comprising: an output unit for outputting to a device; and capable of controlling a plurality of electronic devices. 2. The electronic device information adding unit adds the electronic device information to the storage unit via a portable recording medium in which the electronic device information is stored. The remote control device according to item 1. 3. The electronic device information adding unit according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device information adding unit adds the electronic device information to the storage unit via an external information terminal device connected to the remote control device. Remote control equipment. 4. A remote control method for outputting a predetermined command to an electronic device and remotely controlling the electronic device, the electronic device comprising at least identification information for identifying the electronic device and command information for controlling the electronic device. A storage step of storing information; an electronic device information adding step of adding the electronic device information to the storage unit; and a command of a remotely controllable electronic device based on the electronic device information stored in the storage step. A display step of displaying; a command selection step for selecting a desired command from the commands displayed in the display step; and an output step of outputting a command signal of the command selected in the command selection step to the electronic device. And a remote control device capable of controlling a plurality of electronic devices. Control method. 5. The electronic device information adding step, wherein the electronic device information is added to the storage unit via a portable recording medium storing the electronic device information. 3. The remote control method according to 1. 6. The electronic device information adding step includes the steps of: via an external information terminal device connected to the remote control device,
The remote control method according to claim 4, wherein the electronic device information is added to the storage unit.