JP2009171237A - Information processor and remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor, an information manipulation terminal, and a method of controlling content, which can manipulate content data among apparatuses using a remote controller even if bad visibility. <P>SOLUTION: When the information processor receives content-related information, positional information, etc. from a remote control unit 50, the information processor compares these information with information relating to the arrangement of apparatuses and transmits or receives content to or from other HDD recorder 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a remote controller for controlling the information processing apparatus.

In general, a large number of devices for remotely operating devices using a remote controller are used. For example, as shown in Patent Document 1, a remote controller is directed to a source device, content data (media data) is selected, and then the remote controller is directed to a transfer destination sink device to transmit a paste signal to the source device. Discloses a technique for transferring content data to a sink device.
JP 2005-168016 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, a signal is transmitted to the source device and the sink device using only the infrared of the remote controller, and the position information of the remote controller is not used. It is impossible to operate in a state where there is a wall or the like between them. In addition, since operations must be performed on the source device and the sink device, it is not convenient for the user.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides an information processing apparatus and a remote controller that can improve user convenience when transmitting content data.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to the information processing apparatus of one aspect of the present invention, the communication unit that communicates with the remote controller and the other information processing apparatus and the position information of the own apparatus are acquired via the network. Based on the position information acquisition means, the position information and direction information of the remote controller received from the remote controller by the communication means, and the position information of the device itself, it is determined whether or not to perform content data transmission processing. A determination unit; and a content data transmission unit configured to transmit content data from the communication unit to the other information processing apparatus when it is determined by the determination unit that content data transmission processing is to be performed.

  Further, according to the remote controller of one aspect of the present invention, when the input key is pressed, the acquisition unit that acquires the position information and orientation information of the own device when the input key is pressed, and the information processing device communicate with each other via the network, Transmitting means for transmitting the position information and the azimuth information of the own apparatus acquired by the acquiring means to the information processing apparatus.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the structure of the information processing apparatus and remote controller which concern on one Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. This information processing apparatus is realized as, for example, HDD (hard disk) recorders 10A and 10B and televisions 100A and 100B. The remote controller is realized as a remote control unit 50.

  HDD recorders 10A and 10B and televisions 100A and 100B are connected to a network 70. Similarly, the remote control unit 50 is connected to the network 70 using wireless communication or the like. The HDD recorders 10A and 10B can be connected to televisions 100A and 100B capable of displaying various information such as video obtained by reproducing content data. The remote control unit 50 transmits operation instructions to the HDD recorders 10A, 10B and the televisions 100A, 100B via the network 70, and transfers, for example, content data stored in the HDD recorder 10A to the HDD recorder 10B (including dubbing). Or the content data received and displayed by the television 100A can be displayed on another television 100B. In addition, content data being displayed on the television 100A can be recorded by the HDD recorder 10B.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of a network system configuration between the HDD recorders 10 </ b> A and the remote control unit 50. Since HDD recorder 10B has the same configuration as HDD recorder 10A, the description of the configuration is omitted. Also, the television recorders 100A and 100B described in FIG. 2 are also connected to the network 70, controlled by operating the remote control unit 50, and transmitted and received content data. Therefore, the description of the configuration is omitted in FIG. In the following, a description will be given mainly using an example of processing when the HDD recorder 10A communicates with the HDD recorder 10B.

  The HDD recorder 10A records and reproduces a broadcast program (audio / video (AV) signal) such as a TV program. The television 100A receives and displays (views) the above-described broadcast program and the like.

  The HDD recorder 10A is connected to another HDD recorder 10B, the remote control unit 50, the television 100A, and the like via a network 70 such as a home LAN. The HDD recorder 10A exchanges content data with the other HDD recorder 10B and the televisions 100A and 100B via the network 70. Further, the HDD recorder 10 </ b> A receives position information (direction of the remote control unit 50) and direction information from the remote control unit 50 via the network 70. The HDD recorder 10A determines whether or not the device itself is a target device based on the received position information and direction information of the remote control unit 50, and performs processing such as transmission / reception of content data. Details of this processing will be described later.

  Note that the HDD recorder 10B and the televisions 100A and 100B connected to the network network 70 also receive position information and orientation information from the remote control unit 50, determine whether they are processing targets, and are processing targets. The same applies to the point of transferring content data.

  The HDD recorder 10 includes a terrestrial tuner 1, a control CPU 2, a recording device 3, a mixer 4, a GPU receiving unit 15, a communication unit 16, and the like.

  The terrestrial tuner 1 is a receiving unit that receives terrestrial digital broadcast waves and broadcast program information of terrestrial digital broadcast waves superimposed on the terrestrial digital broadcast waves. The terrestrial tuner 1 is connected to a terrestrial antenna 20 via an input terminal 11. The terrestrial antenna 20 is an antenna that receives terrestrial digital broadcast waves. The terrestrial digital broadcast wave input to the terrestrial tuner 1 is transmitted to the recording device 3.

  A BS / CS (Broadcasting satellite / Communication satellite) tuner 19 receives a BS / CS broadcast wave and broadcast program information of the BS / CS broadcast wave superimposed on the BS / CS broadcast wave. The BS / CS tuner 19 transmits the received BS / CS broadcast wave to the recording device 3 and transmits the broadcast program information of the BS / CS broadcast wave to the control CPU 2. The BS / CS tuner 19 is connected to the satellite antenna 18. The satellite antenna 18 is an antenna that receives BS / CS broadcast waves.

  The control CPU 2 is a controller that controls the operation of each component of the HDD recorder 10A. The control CPU 2 is connected to the BS / CS tuner 19, the terrestrial tuner 1, the recording device 3 and the mixer 4 via the data input terminal 13. The control CPU 2 stores the broadcast program information respectively input from the terrestrial tuner 1 and the BS / CS tuner 19 in the recording device 3 that also functions as a storage device, for example. The control CPU 2 also executes a process of generating an electronic program guide such as an EPG (Electric program guide) based on broadcast program information respectively input from the terrestrial tuner 1 and the BS / CS tuner 19. The control CPU 2 outputs the generated electronic program guide to the receiver 40 via the mixer 4 and the output terminal 14. By referring to the electronic program guide displayed on the receiver 40, the user can select the broadcast program that is the target of the recording reservation process.

  The control CPU 2 can transmit the recorded content data or the like to another HDD recorder 10B or the like via the network 70 in accordance with an instruction from the remote control unit 50.

  The recording apparatus 3 compresses and encodes audio / video signals (AV signals) such as terrestrial analog broadcast waves input from the terrestrial tuner 1 and BS / CS broadcast waves input from the BS / CS tuner 19. Perform the encoding process. By this encoding process, the AV signal is converted into a compression-coded digital data sequence corresponding to a video format such as MPEG2 or MPEG4. In the present embodiment, the recording device 3 is also used as a storage device for recording an AV signal or the like that has been subjected to encoding processing. Furthermore, the recording device 3 also executes a decoding process for decoding the compression-coded AV signal under the control of the control CPU 2. The AV signal decoded by this decoding process is output to the receiver 40 and an audio output device 41 such as a speaker via the mixer 4 and the output terminal 14. The mixer 4 superimposes the electronic program guide generated by the control CPU 2 on the AV signal input from the recording device 3 and outputs the superimposed signal to the receiver 40 via the output terminal 14.

  The GPS receiving unit 15 acquires position information of a position where the HDD recorder 10A is installed. This position information is information such as latitude, longitude, and altitude. The control CPU 2 uses a vector (calculated from the azimuth information) starting from a specific position (calculated from the position information) obtained from the position information and azimuth information of the remote control unit 50 received from the remote control unit 50, and the GPS receiver 15 The acquired position information of the HDD recorder 10A is compared, and it is determined whether or not the device is an operation target device based on whether or not the own device is within a certain range of this vector. In the case of a device to be processed, the GPS receiver 15 controls AV signal recording, playback, and recording reservation operations according to processing information received from the remote control unit 50.

  The communication unit 16 connects the HDD decoder 10, the television 100, the remote control unit 50, and the like connected on the network 70 via the network connection terminal 17. For example, there is a home LAN.

  Next, a configuration example of the HDD recorder 10A and the like in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  The control CPU 2 includes a content transmission / reception unit 201 and a determination unit 202. The recording device 3 has a content data storage unit 203. The remote control unit 50 includes a position information acquisition unit 205, an orientation information acquisition unit 206, an input key 207, an operation information storage unit 208, an operation (button) information determination unit 209, and a communication unit 210.

  The content transmission / reception unit 201 transmits the content data stored in the content data storage unit 203 from the communication unit 16 to another HDD recorder 10B or the like. Also, content data is received from another HDD recorder 10B or the like. The determination unit 202 compares the position information of the own device (HDD recorder 10 </ b> A) acquired by the GPS receiving unit 15 with the position information and direction information received from the remote control unit 50, and receives various information received from the remote control unit 50. It is determined whether the signal is a signal transmitted to its own HDD recorder 10A. If it is a signal transmitted to its own HDD recorder 10, it is determined whether content data is transmitted or received.

  A method for determining whether or not it is an instruction to the own device (HDD recorder 10A) by the determination unit 202 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The communication unit 16 is given from the remote control unit 50 by positional information (for example, latitude, longitude, height, etc.) at the time of operating (pressing and releasing) an operation button (playback / recording, etc.) of the remote control unit 50. 4 (denoted as (x1, y1, z1)) and azimuth information (for example, given as a unit vector, etc., denoted as (X1, Y1, Z1) in FIG. 4).

  From the received position information and azimuth information, the determination unit 202 can obtain the straight line on the remote control unit 50 at the time of operation as (x1, y1, z1) + (X1, Y1, Z1) × p. (P is a variable). In the determination unit 202, the distance between the position information (described as (x2, y2, z2) in FIG. 4) obtained by the GPS receiving unit 15 and the straight line (D in FIG. 4) is within a certain range. In this case, it is possible to determine that the own device is the device to be operated (the content data transmission side or the reception side).

  The content data storage unit 203 of the recording device 3 stores content data such as programs received from broadcast waves or the like.

  The position information acquisition unit 205 of the remote control unit 50 acquires the position information (longitude, latitude, height, etc., described as (x1, y1, z1) in FIG. 4) of the remote control unit 50 by, for example, GPS. The azimuth information acquisition unit 206 is, for example, a azimuth magnetic needle device such as a gyroscope, and acquires azimuth information (equivalent to a vector, described as (X1, Y1, Z1) in FIG. 4) such as east, west, south, and north. The operation information storage unit 208 stores the pressing of the input key 207 (various buttons) provided in the remote control unit 50. Examples of the input key 207 to be stored include a selection button, a determination button, a playback button, and a recording button. The operation (button) information determination unit 209 determines whether the pressed button remains pressed or whether the button is released after being pressed (released). The communication unit 210 is connected to the HDD recorder 10A or the like via the network 70, and includes various types of information such as position information, direction information, and processing information (determined by the type of the input key 207 that is pressed, for example, reproduction processing, recording processing, etc.). An interface for transmitting information.

  Next, a content control method to which the information processing apparatus and the information operation terminal according to the present embodiment are applied in the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts in FIGS. In this content control method, first, the content data of the transmission source device is selected using the remote control unit 50. For example, when transferring the content data, the receiving destination is kept pressed while the recording button of the remote control unit 50 is held down. Release the button after pointing to the device, and instruct the destination device to transfer the content data.

  When the user instructs to transfer the content data, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the remote control unit 50 is directed to the device to which the content data is to be transferred, and the processing (recording, reproduction, etc.) to be performed is desired. The input key 207 corresponding to is pressed.

  When the button of the remote control unit 50 is pressed (step S101: see FIG. 5), the operation information (button) information determination unit 209 of the remote control unit 50 acquires the type information of the pressed button and the operation information storage unit. 208 (step S102: see FIG. 5). In addition, the position information acquisition unit 205 of the remote control unit 50 identifies position information (position information such as latitude, longitude, height, etc. at the start of pressing the input key 207. Hereinafter, it is also referred to as transmission position information. (Step S103: see FIG. 5). At the same time, the azimuth information acquisition unit 206 of the remote control unit 50 acquires azimuth information (azimuth information at the start of pressing the input key 207. Hereinafter, also referred to as transmission azimuth information). Step S104: See FIG.

  Subsequently, if it is determined that the button has been released (YES in step S105), the position information acquisition unit 205 of the remote control unit 50 causes the position information (latitude at the time when the input key 207 is released, Position information such as longitude, altitude, etc. (hereinafter also referred to as reception position information) is acquired (step S106: see FIG. 5). Further, the azimuth information acquisition unit 206 of the remote control unit 50 acquires azimuth information (azimuth information when the input key 207 is released; hereinafter also referred to as reception azimuth information) for specifying the receiving device (step S107: FIG. 5). The communication unit 210 of the remote control unit 50 includes processing information (also referred to as button information, acquired in S102) corresponding to the pressed input key 207, transmission position information, and transmission direction information (hereinafter, transmission position information and transmission direction). Information is also referred to as transmission information), and reception position information and reception direction information (hereinafter, reception position information and reception direction information are also referred to as reception information) are transmitted to each device on the network 70 by broadcast. (Step S108).

  Next, the operation of a device that has received the transmission information, reception information, and processing information described above (here, it is described as being HDD recorder 10A, but may be HDD recorder 10B, television 100A, 100B, or the like). Will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When transmission information (transmission position information and transmission direction information), reception information (reception position information and reception direction information), and processing information (button information) are received by the communication unit 16 (step S201: see FIG. 6), GPS reception is performed. Between the position information (longitude / latitude information and altitude information) of the HDD recorder 10A acquired by the unit 15 (see step S202: FIG. 6) and the straight line obtained from the transmission position information and transmission direction information received from the remote control unit 50. When the distance (details are described above with reference to FIG. 4) is within a certain range (YES in step S203: see FIG. 6), the determination unit 202 is designated as a device on the content data transmission side And waits until it is notified that the receiving device is a receiving device via the network 70 (step S204). Thereafter, when a notification is received from the receiving device, content data is duplicated (dubbed), transferred (for example, displayed on the television 100), and transferred according to the type of command received ( Step S205). In other words, content data is transmitted and received after both the receiving device and the transmitting device notify each other via the network 70. At this time, the content data transmission / reception unit 201 emphasizes on the transfer method with emphasis on real-time characteristics (such as when the process information is reproduction) and the identity of the data after transfer according to the contents of the processing information. It is desirable to change the transfer method (when the processing information is recording).

  On the other hand, the HDD recorder 10A that has received the transmission information (transmission position information and transmission azimuth information), reception information (reception position information and reception azimuth information), and processing information (step S201: see FIG. 6), the GPS receiver 15 (Step S202: see FIG. 6) The distance between the position information (longitude / latitude information and altitude information) of the HDD recorder 10A and the straight line obtained from the received position information and received direction information received from the remote control unit 50 ( When details are as described above with reference to FIG. 4 (step S206: YES: see FIG. 6), the determination unit 202 determines that the device is designated as the content data receiving device. Then, it is notified to the transmitting side device by broadcast or the like via the network 70 (step S20). ). At this time, information on address information for identifying the device itself (for example, the IP address of the HDD recorder 10A which is the device on the receiving side) is also notified to the transmitting device.

  After that, it waits for an instruction to copy (dubbing) content data from the transmitting device and display (display on the television 100, etc.) (step S208). When the instruction is received, the content data is stored in accordance with the received instruction. , Play, etc.

  For example, the operation associated with pressing the input key 207 of the remote control unit 50 is set as shown in FIG. When the content data selected by operating the button (input key 207) of the remote control unit 50 is content data of the HDD recorder 10A (displayed on the television 100A), the pressed button of the remote control unit 50 is When the “recording button” and the transfer destination device is the HDD recorder 10B, the operation instruction performed by the remote control unit 50 is “duplication (dubbing) to the transfer destination HDD recorder 10B”. When the content data selected by operating the button (input key 207) of the remote control unit 50 is content data displayed on the television 100A, the pressed button of the remote control unit 50 is “play button”. When the transfer destination device is the television 100B, the operation instruction performed by the remote control unit 50 is “reproduction (viewing) on the transfer destination television 100B”.

  Furthermore, when the content data selected by the button operation of the remote control unit 50 is content data displayed on, for example, a personal computer, the pressed button of the remote control unit 50 is a “record button”, and the transfer destination If the device is the HDD recorder 10A, the operation instruction performed by the remote control unit 50 is “recording to the transfer destination HDD recorder 10B” or the like.

  According to the above-described embodiment, by comparing the position information and the like of both the remote controller and the device (HDD recorder or television), the content data can be transferred between the devices using the remote controller even in a state of poor visibility. Can be operated.

  In addition, the user can intuitively specify the device simply by pointing the remote control unit 50 in the direction of the transmitting device and the receiving device, and the convenience of the user can be greatly improved.

  Next, a content control method to which an information processing apparatus and a remote controller according to another embodiment of the present invention are applied will be described. Note that the processing of the remote control unit 50 is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted. The processing flow of the HDD recorder 50A will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In addition, in the flowchart of FIG. 8, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the process similar to the flowchart of FIG.

  The difference from the above-described embodiment is that when the remote control unit 50 is used to send an instruction to a transmission-side device, the reception-side device is specified by the transmission-side device. Note that the transmission-side apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a storage medium in which position information and address information (hereinafter referred to as arrangement information) of each device on the network 70, which will be described later with reference to FIG. I remember it.

  Hereinafter, transfer of content data from the HDD recorder 10A to the HDD recorder 10B will be described as an example.

  When transmission information (transmission position information and transmission direction information), reception information (reception position information and reception direction information), and processing information (button information) are received by the communication unit 16 (step S201: see FIG. 8), GPS reception is performed. Between the position information (longitude / latitude information and altitude information) of the HDD recorder 10B acquired by the unit 15 (see step S202: FIG. 8) and the straight line obtained from the transmission position information and transmission direction information received from the remote control unit 50. If the distance (details are described above with reference to FIG. 4) is within a certain range, the determination unit 202 determines that the device is designated as the content data transmission side device (YES in step S203: FIG. 8).

  When the determination unit 202 determines that the own apparatus is designated as the transmission-side device, the reception-side device is specified. More specifically, a device whose distance from a straight line obtained from the received position information and received direction information received from the remote control unit 50 from the arrangement information shown in FIG. Specify (S301).

  FIG. 9 is an example of arrangement information stored in the HDD recorder 10A of the present embodiment. In the example of FIG. 9, the location information and IP address of each device (HDD recorders A and B and televisions A and B) on the network 70 are included. The determination unit 202 identifies a receiving-side device based on the location information of each device on the network 70 and the received information received from the remote control unit 50 included in the arrangement information.

  When the determination unit 202 identifies the receiving device, the IP address of the receiving device (which can be obtained from the arrangement information shown in FIG. 9) is used according to the type of command received from the remote control unit 50. Transfer processing for content data duplication (dubbing) and reproduction (display on the television 100, etc.) is performed (step S205). At this time, the content data transmission / reception unit 201 emphasizes on the transfer method with emphasis on real-time characteristics (such as when the process information is reproduction) and the identity of the data after transfer according to the contents of the processing information. It is desirable to change the transfer method (when the processing information is recording).

  According to another embodiment described above, content data can be transferred without notifying the IP address from the receiving device to the transmitting device.

  Further, as a modification of the above-described embodiments, the content data instructed by the remote controller is transferred from the transmission source device to the reception destination device using directional radio waves without using the network 70, etc. Can also be done. Arrangement information stored in each device is used for the direction in which the directional radio wave is emitted. According to this modification, it is possible to easily transmit content data even between devices that are not connected via a network.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are. In the implementation stage, the present invention can be embodied by changing the components without departing from the scope of the invention.

  Various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above-described embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, the constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing apparatus and an information operation terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, an information operation terminal, etc. The block diagram which shows the function structure of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, an information operation terminal, etc. FIG. The figure for demonstrating the apparatus identification method by the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which showed the content control method which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which showed the content control method which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The conceptual diagram explaining the operation | movement accompanying pressing of the button of a remote control unit. The flowchart which showed the content control method which concerns on another embodiment of this invention. The example of the arrangement | positioning information which the information processing apparatus which concerns on another embodiment of this invention memorize | stores.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Control CPU, 3 ... Recording apparatus, 10 ... HDD recorder, 15 ... GPS receiving part, 16 ... Communication part, 50 ... Remote control unit, 70 ... Network, 100 ... Television, 201 ... Content transmission / reception part, 202 ... Determination , 203 ... Content data storage unit, 204 ... Arrangement information storage unit, 205 ... Position / altitude information reception unit, 206 ... Direction information reception unit, 208 ... Operation information storage unit, 209 ... Operation (button) information determination unit, 210 ... Transceiver

Claims (11)

Communication means for communicating with a remote controller and other information processing devices via a network;
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information of the own device;
Determining means for determining whether or not to perform content data transmission processing based on the position information and orientation information of the remote controller received from the remote controller by the communication means and the position information of the own device;
An information processing apparatus comprising: content data transmission means for transmitting content data from the communication means to the other information processing apparatus when the determination means determines that content data transmission processing is to be performed. The communication means receives first position information and first azimuth information of the remote controller, and second position information and second azimuth information of the remote controller from the remote controller,
The determination means determines whether the content data transmission means performs content data transmission processing based on the first position information and the first orientation information of the remote controller and the position information of the own device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The communication means receives address information from the other information processing apparatus;
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the content data transmitting unit transmits the content data to the other information processing apparatus that has received the address information by the communication unit. Further comprising storage means for storing position information and address information of the other information processing apparatus;
The content data transmission means is based on the second position information and the second azimuth information of the remote controller received from the remote controller and the position information of the other information processing apparatus stored in the storage means. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein content data is transmitted to the other information processing apparatus specified. The determination means determines whether to perform the content data reception process based on the second position information and the second azimuth information received from the remote controller, and the position information of the own device,
3. The information processing according to claim 2, wherein the communication unit transmits address information to the other information processing apparatus when the determination unit determines that the content data reception process is to be performed. apparatus. The communication means transmits the first position information and the first orientation information of the remote controller, the second position information and the second orientation information of the remote controller, and processing information. Received from
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the content data transmission unit changes a content data transmission method according to the processing information received by the communication unit. The communication means transmits the first position information and the first orientation information of the remote controller, the second position information and the second orientation information of the remote controller, and processing information. Received from
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the process for the content data received by the communication unit from the other information processing apparatus is changed according to the received processing information. An input key,
An acquisition means for acquiring position information and orientation information of the device when the input key is pressed;
A remote controller comprising: a transmission unit that communicates with an information processing device via a network and transmits the position information and the azimuth information of the device acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing device. The remote controller according to claim 8, wherein the transmission unit transmits the position information and the azimuth information of the own apparatus to the information processing apparatus by broadcast. The acquisition means acquires the first position information and the first direction information of the own device when the input key is pressed, and obtains the second position information and the second direction information of the own device when the input key is released. Acquired,
The transmission means transmits the first position information and the first azimuth information of the own apparatus acquired by the acquisition means, and the second position information and the second azimuth information to the information processing apparatus. The remote controller according to claim 9. The transmission means includes the first position information and the first azimuth information of the device, the second position information and the second azimuth information, and processing information corresponding to the type of the input key. The remote controller according to claim 10, wherein the remote controller transmits the information to the information processing apparatus.

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