Remote controller for controlling turning appliances on and off
AssigneeGemstar Development Corporation
InventorHenry C. Yuen
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling turning on and off appliances. The method for operating a remote controller includes the steps of selecting a first one of a plurality of appliances including a television to control, selecting to send a power toggle command, measuring a time between a user selecting a first one of a plurality of appliances to control and the user selecting to send a power toggle command, comparing the measured time to a predetermined time, and sending the power toggle command to the television, if the measured time is greater than the predetermined time, otherwise, if the measured time is less than the predetermined time, sending the power toggle command to the selected first one of a plurality of appliances to control.
Claims30
A remote controller comprising:
- first means for selecting a first one of a plurality of appliances including a television to control;
- second means for selecting to send a power toggle command;
- means for measuring a time between a user selecting a first one of a plurality of appliances to control using the first means for selecting and the user selecting to send a power toggle command using the second means for selecting;
- means for comparing the measured time with a predetermined time;
- and
- means for sending the power toggle command to the television, if the measured time is greater than the predetermined time, otherwise, if the measured time is less than the predetermined time, sending the power toggle command to the selected first one of a plurality of appliances to control.
A method for operating a remote controller comprising the steps of:
- selecting a first one of a plurality of appliances including a television to control;
- selecting to send a power toggle command;
- measuring a time between a user selecting a first one of a plurality of appliances to control and the user selecting to send a power toggle command;
- comparing the measured time to a predetermined time;
- and
- sending the power toggle command to the television, if the measured time is greater than the predetermined time, otherwise, if the measured time is less than the predetermined time, sending the power toggle command to the selected first one of a plurality of appliances to control.
A remote controller comprising:
- first means for selecting a first one of a plurality of appliances including a television to control;
- second means for selecting to send a power ON command;
- means for measuring a time between a user selecting a first one of a plurality of appliances to control using the first means for selecting and the user selecting to send a power ON command using the second means for selecting;
- means for comparing the measured time with a predetermined time;
- and
- means for sending the power ON command to the television, if the measured time is greater than the predetermined time, otherwise, if the measured time is less than the predetermined time, sending the power ON command to the selected first one of a plurality of appliances to control.
A method for operating a remote controller comprising the steps of:
- selecting a first one of a plurality of appliances including a television to control;
- selecting to send a power ON command;
- measuring a time between a user selecting a first one of a plurality of appliances to control and the user selecting to send a power ON command;
- comparing the measured time to a predetermined time;
- and
- sending the power ON command to the television, if the measured time is greater than the predetermined time, otherwise, if the measured time is less than the predetermined time, sending the power ON command to the selected first one of a plurality of appliances to control.
A remote controller comprising:
- first means for selecting a first one of a plurality of appliances including a television to control;
- second means for selecting to send a power OFF command;
- means for measuring a time between a user selecting a first one of a plurality of appliances to control using the first means for selecting and the user selecting to send a power OFF command using the second means for selecting;
- means for comparing the measured time with a predetermined time;
- and
- means for sending the power OFF command to the television, if the measured time is greater than the predetermined time, otherwise, if the measured time is less than the predetermined time, sending the power OFF command to the selected first one of a plurality of appliances to control.
A method for operating a remote controller comprising the steps of:
- selecting a first one of a plurality of appliances including a television to control;
- selecting to send a power OFF command;
- measuring a time between a user selecting a first one of a plurality of appliances to control and the user selecting to send a power OFF command;
- comparing the measured time to a predetermined time;
- and
- sending the power OFF command to the television, if the measured time is greater than the predetermined time, otherwise, if the measured time is less than the predetermined time, sending the power OFF command to the selected first one of a plurality of appliances to control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.