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Granted Patent B2
US 7,271,732 · App. 10/972,141 · Granted Sep 18, 2007

Remote operating apparatus and remote operating system

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Patent No.
US 7,271,732
App. No.
10/972,141
Granted
Sep 18, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A remote operating apparatus includes a selection decision operating device, a controller, a first operation function changing button and a second operation function changing button for changing an operation function of the selection decision operating device. The controller controls the operation function of the selection decision operating device by receiving a signal from the first operation function changing button or the second operation function changing button and switches among a basic controlled state that enables one to select and decide a combination of a plurality of set values, the combination constituted of an operation mode set value of the remote operating apparatus and an input switching set value of a remote operated apparatus, by operation of the selection decision operating device, a first controlled state that enables one to select and decide an operation mode set value of the remote operating apparatus independently by operation of the selection decision operating device when the first operation function changing button is pressed, and a second controlled state that enables one to select and decide an input switching set value of the remote operated apparatus independently by operation of the selection decision operating device when the second operation function changing button is pressed.

Claims (44)

1. A remote operating apparatus comprising:

a selection decision operating device;

a controller;

and a second operation function changing button for changing an operation function of the selection decision operating device, wherein the controller controls the operation function of the selection decision operating device by receiving a signal from the second operation function changing button and switches between:

a basic controlled state that enables one to select and decide one combination of set values among a plurality of combinations of set values, the combination including an operation mode set value of the remote operating apparatus identifying a remote operated apparatus operated in accordance with the operation mode set value, and an input switching set value of a remote operated apparatus having an input selector and to which the remote operated apparatus operated in accordance with the operation set mode is connected, by operation of the selection decision operating device, and;

a second controlled state that enables one to select and decide an input switching set value of the remote operated apparatus having the input selector independently from the operation mode set value of the remote operating apparatus by operation of the selection decision operating device when the second operation function changing button is pressed; and

the controller controls:

in the basic controlled state, selection of the operation mode set value of the remote operating apparatus and the input switching set value of the remote operated apparatus having the input selector in fixed combination, and

in the second controlled state, selection of the input switching set value of the remote operated apparatus having the input selector independently of the operation mode set value.

2. The remote operating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the operation mode set values of said remote operating apparatus include:

an operation mode set value corresponding to the remote operated apparatus having the input selector, and an operation mode set value corresponding to another remote operated apparatus connected to the input selector of the remote operated apparatus having the input selector.

3. The remote operating apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a display device for displaying the basic controlled state, or the second controlled state by receiving a signal from the controller, and

the display device displays independently an operation mode set value of said remote operating apparatus, an input switching set value of the remote operated apparatus having the input selector by blinking, or an operation state of the second operation function changing button by self-glowing.

4. A remote operated apparatus comprising:

a receiver for receiving a remote operating signal that is transmitted from a remote operating apparatus of claim 1 ;

a controller; and

an input switcher, wherein the controller controls the input switcher in accordance with said input switching set value of the remote operating signal.

5. A remote operating apparatus system comprising;

the remote operating apparatus of claim 1 and;

the remote operated apparatus having the input selector;

the remote operated apparatus having the input selector comprising a receiver for receiving a remote operating signal that is transmitted from the remote operating apparatus of claim 1 , a controller, and an input switcher, wherein the controller controls the input switcher in accordance with said input switching set value of the remote operating signal.

6. A remote operating apparatus comprising:

a selection decision operating device;

a controller, a first operation function changing button and a second operation function changing button for changing an operation function of the selection decision operating device; wherein the controller controls the operation function of the selection decision operating device by receiving a signal from the first operation function changing button or the second operation function changing button and switches among:

a basic controlled state that enables one to select and decide one combination of set values among a plurality of combinations of set values, the combination including an operation mode set value of the remote operating apparatus identifying a remote operated apparatus operated in accordance with the operation mode set value, and an input switching set value of a remote operated apparatus having an input selector and to which the remote operated apparatus operated in accordance with the operation set mode is connected, by operation of the selection decision operating device, and;

a first controlled state that enables one to select and decide an operation mode set value of the remote operating apparatus independently from the input switching set value of the remote operated apparatus having the input selector by operation of the selection decision operating device when the first operation function changing button is pressed; and

a second controlled state that enables one to select and decide an input switching set value of the remote operated apparatus having the input selector independently from the operation mode set value of the remote operating apparatus by operation of the selection decision operating device when the second operation function changing button is pressed; and

the controller controls:

in the basic controlled state, selection of the operation mode set value of the remote operating apparatus and the input switching set value of the remote operated apparatus having the input selector in fixed combination, and

in the first or second controlled state, selection of the operation mode set value and the input switching set value of the remote operated apparatus having the input selector independently of one another.

7. The remote operating apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the operation mode set values of said remote operating apparatus include:

an operation mode set value corresponding to the remote operated apparatus having the input selector, and

an operation mode set value corresponding to another remote operated apparatus connected to the input selector of the remote operated apparatus having the input selector.

8. The remote operating apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising:

a display device for displaying the basic controlled state, the first controlled state, or the second controlled state by receiving a signal from the controller, and

the display device displays independently an operation mode set value of said remote operating apparatus, an input switching set value of the remote operated apparatus having the input selector by blinking, an operation state of the first operation function changing button, or an operation state of the second operation function changing button by self-glowing.

9. A remote operated apparatus comprising:

a receiver for receiving a remote operating signal that is transmitted from a remote operating apparatus of claim 1 ;

a controller; and

an input switcher, wherein the controller controls the input switcher in accordance with said input switching set value of the remote operating signal.

10. A remote operating apparatus system comprising;

the remote operating apparatus of claim 6 and;

the remote operated apparatus having the input selector; the remote operated apparatus having the input selector comprising a receiver for receiving a remote operating signal that is transmitted from the remote operating apparatus of claim 6 , a controller, and an input switcher, wherein the controller controls the input switcher in accordance with said input switching set value of the remote operating signal.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Jan 19, 2011
From: ONKYO CORPORATION
To: ONKYO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025656/0442 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2004
From: HARADA, KOJI
To: ONKYO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015332/0915 →