Remote control devices for electronic devices

A remote control device for controlling a controllable object remotely, comprising:

• a first electronic memory in which a plurality of remote control data for controlling the controllable object remotely and a plurality of identification data to identify the respective ones of the plurality of remote control data are pre-stored in corresponding relationship;
• output means for outputting and transmitting the plurality of remote control data stored in said first electronic memory toward a remote control receiver of the controllable object;
• a second electronic memory which stores a plurality of count data in correspondence with said plurality of remote control data, each of said plurality of count data representing the number of times a respective one of the plurality of remote control data has been transmitted by said output means;
• a first manual operation key;
• selection means responsive to sequential operations of said first manual operation key for selecting said plurality of remote control data stored in said first electronic memory in decreasing order of said corresponding count data stored in said second electronic memory;
• a display control unit, including a display having a display area for displaying only one of said identification data at a time, and for sequentially displaying said identification data in decreasing order of said corresponding count data in response to said selection of said remote control data by said selection means;
• a second manual operation key;
• and
• output control means responsive to said second manual operation key for controlling said output means to output and transmit the remote control data corresponding to the identification data displayed on said display toward the remote control receiver of the controllable object.