Multi-direction remote control unit for an electronic apparatus
AssigneeSamSuung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorMin-soo Lee
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Abstract
A remote control unit of an electronic apparatus has a receiving device provided in a cabinet of the electronic apparatus and a remote controller having a plurality of control buttons for controlling the electronic apparatus. The receiving device has a transparent module and a plurality of receiving sensors disposed in the transparent module. A housing encloses the module and protrudes out of the upper section of the cabinet. The receiving device can be protruded from or retracted into the upper section of the cabinet allowing the electronic apparatus to be controlled from any direction.
Claims5
An electronic apparatus having a remote control unit installed in a cabinet thereof, said remote control unit comprising:
- a module housing mounted on said cabinet;
- a transparent module disposed in said module housing;
- and
- a plurality of receiving sensors disposed in said transparent module and being directed in different radial directions with respect to said transparent module.
An electronic apparatus having a remote control unit installed in a cabinet thereof, said remote control unit comprising:
- a module housing mounted on said cabinet;
- a transparent module disposed in said module housing;
- and
- a plurality of receiving sensors disposed in said transparent module and being directed in different radial directions with respect to said transparent module, said remote control unit further comprising:
- withdrawing means for allowing said module housing to move between a first position and a second position, in said first position said module housing protrudes from said cabinet to a first extent, in said second position said module housing protrudes from said cabinet to a second extent or is completely withdrawn into said cabinet, said second extent being less than said first extent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.