Remote control apparatus for consumer electronic appliances
AssigneeFotoNation Vision Limited
InventorsEran Steinberg, Sumat Mehra, Petronel Bigioi
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Abstract
An apparatus for the remote wireless control of a consumer electronic audio visual appliance such as a TV set, and/or for internet uploading, includes a remote control handset and a wireless receiver for connection to the appliance. The remote control unit is adapted to transmit audio and/or visual data (A/V data) and control codes to the receiver. The receiver is responsive to the A/V data and control codes to control the appliance to play and/or display the A/V data. The remote control unit includes a reader for a storage medium for A/V data, or a cable or wireless interface to an A/V acquisition device such as digital video or digital still camera or digital music player or recorder.
Claims1
An apparatus for the remote wireless control of a consumer electronic (CE) appliance, comprising
- a remote control unit including an interface for receiving audio or visual data, or both (hereinafter “A/V” data) from an A/V device;
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- a wireless receiver coupled to the CE appliance,
- wherein the remote control unit is configured to transmit the A/V data and control codes to the receiver, and the receiver is configured to be responsive to the A/V data and control codes from the remote control unit to control the CE appliance to output the A/V data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.