Remote controller for setting mode according to state of broadcast receiving apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoung-mi Jung
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Abstract
A remote control apparatus for setting a mode according to a state of a broadcast receiving apparatus is provided. The remote control apparatus sets operation modes based on information regarding a state of a broadcast receiving apparatus received from the broadcast receiving apparatus. The operation mode of the remote control apparatus is automatically set based on information regarding a state of a broadcast receiving apparatus, so less power is consumed in the remote control apparatus.
Claims22
A remote control apparatus for controlling a broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising:
- a communicator;
- a user input unit comprising a plurality of buttons including a power button for controlling a power status of the broadcast receiving apparatus;
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- a processor configured to:
- control the communicator to transmit to the broadcast receiving apparatus, a control signal corresponding to a user input received through the user input unit;
- based on the power button of the remote control apparatus, for controlling the power status of the broadcast receiving apparatus, being pressed while the communicator of the remote control apparatus is in a sleep state in which a radio frequency connection with the broadcast receiving apparatus is disconnected, set an operation state of the communicator of the remote control apparatus from the sleep state to an active state to establish the radio frequency connection with the broadcast receiving apparatus to control the power status of the broadcast receiving apparatus;
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- based on the power button being pressed while the radio frequency connection with the broadcast receiving apparatus is established, control the communicator to transmit a control signal to the broadcast receiving apparatus via the radio frequency connection to control the power status of the broadcast receiving apparatus and set the operation state of the communicator of the remote control apparatus from the active state to the sleep state.
A method for controlling a remote control apparatus, the method comprising:
- transmitting, via a communicator of the remote control apparatus, to a broadcast receiving apparatus communicably linked to the remote control apparatus, a control signal corresponding to a user input received at the remote control apparatus;
- based on a power button, for controlling a power status of the broadcast receiving apparatus, of the remote control apparatus being pressed while the communicator of the remote control apparatus is in a sleep state in which a radio frequency connection with the broadcast receiving apparatus is disconnected, controlling an operation state of the communicator of the remote control apparatus from the sleep state to an active state to establish the radio frequency connection with the broadcast receiving apparatus to control the power status of the broadcast receiving apparatus;
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- based on the power button being pressed while the radio frequency connection with the broadcast receiving apparatus is established, controlling the communicator to transmit a control signal to the broadcast receiving apparatus via the radio frequency connection to control the power status of the broadcast receiving apparatus and controlling the operation state of the communicator of the remote control apparatus from the active state to the sleep state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.