WO2000043969A2 - Hands-free remote control - Google Patents
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- WO2000043969A2 WO2000043969A2 PCT/US2000/001683 US0001683W WO0043969A2 WO 2000043969 A2 WO2000043969 A2 WO 2000043969A2 US 0001683 W US0001683 W US 0001683W WO 0043969 A2 WO0043969 A2 WO 0043969A2
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
- H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
- H01H3/14—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch adapted for operation by a part of the human body other than the hand, e.g. by foot
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B15/00—Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function
- G11B15/02—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing
- G11B15/023—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing remotely controlled
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- the present invention relates generally to controlling electronic devices from remote
- the present invention relates to a hands-free remote control for
- VCR cassette recorder
- CD compact disc
- Remote controls allow a user to control power to a device, and adjust numerous
- Controllable features include various playback and
- IR infrared
- Some such remote controls are pre-programmed to control multiple devices
- events of a courtroom proceeding may need to be documented using a typewriter or
- Video tapes offering instruction on a wide variety
- controllers Some such controllers are purely mechanical, offering mechanical linkage from a
- One known device includes for
- Controllers of this type are known which have from one to three
- buttons which allow a user foot-control of various aspects of VCR playback. But
- remote controls capable of controlling multiple functions of a plurality of electronic devices.
- Such a device would preferably have a number of multi ⁇
- buttons for easy and accurate activation by, for example, a closed fist, an elbow,
- the device would preferably operate by LR or another
- the device would also address a problem of line-of-sight from the remote control to a device to be
- the present invention is directed to a remote control that substantially
- the remote control has a number of
- buttons and is capable of controlling multiple features of a plurality of electronic
- the remote control is preferably wireless, but may nonetheless be operated
- the present invention includes in a first aspect a
- the remote control includes a casing. Disposed in the casing are a
- the plurality of function activators are configured to be any one of the functions listed above.
- the plurality of function activators are configured to be any one of the functions listed above.
- the mode activator is for toggling between available modes of the remote
- At least the plurality of function activators are arranged in the casing so as to be
- the present invention provides a hands-free remote control for
- the remote control includes a casing. Disposed in
- the casing are a plurality of function activators and a mode activator.
- the plurality of function activators are associated with one or more functions to be performed by the one or more
- mode activator allows for toggling between available modes of
- the remote control also includes numerous displays disposed in the casing,
- the mode display displays a
- the plurality of function displays which are each in
- the remote control further includes a transmitter disposed in, or connected
- a transmitter receptacle formed in the casing, for transmitting a signal to the one or more
- the plurality of function activators are
- the present invention provides a remote control having a transmitter.
- the transmitter may simply include an infrared (IR) emitter.
- the transmitter may simply include an infrared (IR) emitter.
- the transmitter may simply include an infrared (IR) emitter.
- the transmitter may simply include an infrared (IR) emitter.
- the transmitter may simply include an infrared (IR) emitter.
- IR infrared
- FIG. 1 is perspective view of an embodiment of a remote control of the present
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a remote control of the present
- FIGS. 3a and 3b are perspective views of embodiments of a transmitter extension of the
- FIGS.4a, 4b and 4c are perspective views of embodiments of a sensor extension of the
- FIG. 1 An exemplary embodiment of the hands-free remote control is shown in Figure 1 and is
- the remote control 10 includes a casing 12.
- a plurality of function activators Disposed within the casing 12 are a plurality of function activators.
- activators comprise push buttons such as a plurality of function buttons 14. While Figure 1 illustrates five function buttons 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d and 14e in this embodiment of the present
- buttons 14 may be provided. Note that the addition of
- buttons may necessitate a larger casing 12.
- One or more mode activators are also provided.
- mode activators may also comprise push buttons, such as
- Mode control buttons 16a Figure 1 illustrates two such buttons as mode control buttons 16a and
- the remote control 10 is also provided with a number of displays. A plurality of function
- a function display 24 is disposed in the casing 12.
- a function display 24 will be provided for,
- 24c, 24d and 24e are provided for each function button 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d and 14e, respectively.
- At least one mode display 26 is also preferably provided on the casing 12.
- LCDs liquid crystal displays
- casing 12 could alternatively be provided with passive displays, such as adhesive labels or others,
- control 10 preferably has disposed therein a learning portion for accepting a transmission from a
- remote control 10 of the present invention preferably
- the remote control 10 operates by IR signal
- the remote control 10 has been illustrated as having an IR learning window
- the remote control In order to control a remotely located electronic device (not shown), the remote control
- a transmitter 10 should have a means for transmitting a signal to the electronic device.
- a transmitter 10 should have a means for transmitting a signal to the electronic device.
- transmitter receptacle 19 may be adapted to receive a connector for a wired connection, but
- IR transmission scheme is
- FIG. 1 illustrates the transmitter receptacle 19 having received an
- IR transmitter 20 which includes an IR emitter 22.
- a useful feature of the remote control 10 of the present invention is the arrangement of
- buttons 14 and mode control buttons 16 are preferably arranged in the
- buttons 14 or mode control buttons 16 In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, for example,
- the function buttons 14 or mode control buttons 16 are easily activatable by a foot. This means
- any one of the buttons of the remote control 10 may be activated without
- a user could use an elbow, a closed fist, or even an inanimate object held by
- the remote control 10 may be to leave the hands of a
- Another useful feature of the present invention is its ability to operate in different modes.
- the remote control 10 of the present invention is preferably pre-programmed with a plurality of
- Each mode may correspond to a single electronic device to be controlled. For example,
- the remote control 10 may have any or all of the following modes: VCR, TV, CD player, cable
- a single mode may represent only a portion of the total number functions to be
- the remote control 10 may include
- the current mode of the remote control 10 will preferably be displayed
- 24b, 24c, 24d and 24e may read volume up; volume down; channel up; channel down; and
- one or more additional TV modes may be used. If control over more functions is desired, one or more additional TV modes may be used.
- the remote control 10 may be designed
- the function button 14a by pressing and holding it a first time will gradually increase TV volume
- the remote control 10 is
- predetermined sequence for example pressing two mode control buttons 16a and 16b
- TV is aimed at the IR learning window 18 of the remote control 10.
- the learning window 18 reads and decodes the nature of the IR
- remote control 10 preferably includes an IR learning chip and/or a sufficient amount of random
- RAM random access memory
- the IR transmitter 20, through IR emitter 22, will thereafter produce an IR signal of
- the remote control 10 may be placed at floor level for control by the remote control 10
- the transmitter extension 30 includes an
- extendable mast 34 and an emitter 32 collectively known as an emitter mast 33. It should be appreciated that
- extendable mast 34 of Figure 2 is not necessarily drawn to scale.
- FIG. 3 a shows a
- transmitter extension 40 having an emitter 42, a base 46 and a deformable mast 44.
- FIG. 1 shows a transmitter extension 50 having an emitter 52 and a base 56. As can be seen in Figure
- the base 56 may be coupled to the emitter 52 by a wire.
- the emitter 52 can then be placed in
- an emitter may be any emitter
- proximal end i.e. disposed in or near to the casing 12 itself.
- the mast would preferably consist merely of a conduit for transmitting a signal from the emitter to the distal end of the mast.
- the conduit may consist of a fiber optic
- the present invention also provides for sensor extensions. As discussed above, the
- transmitter extensions act to extend a transmission point of a control signal from the remote
- the sensor extensions of the present invention are used to extend a reception point of a
- control signal to a point distant from an electronic device to be controlled.
- Figure 4a shows a transmitter extension 60 having a sensor 62, a stationary mast 64
- Figure 4b shows a transmitter extension 70 having a sensor 72, a
- retractable mast 74 and an adapter module 76.
- the retractable mast 74 may be retracted when
- Figure 4c shows a
- transmitter extension 80 having a sensor 82, a wire 84 and an adapter module 86.
- the senor 82 may be placed in any convenient location. Like the transmitter
- a sensor extension may alternatively be designed to have a
- the adapter modules 66, 76 and 86 are adapted to be inserted into a device to
- the sensor extensions assist in overcoming a line
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