Device for remotely controlling electric equipment
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a device for remotely controlling electric equipment. For example, the device has a plurality of buttons, the plurality of buttons are configured to make one closed loop. A plurality of outside colored portions extend along outside of at least two adjacent buttons, the color of each outside colored portion is different from each other. A plurality of inside colored portions extend along inside of at least two adjacent buttons, the color of each inside colored portion is different from each other. A predetermined function is allocated to a series of buttons indicated by the corresponding inside or outside colored portion. In addition, the device may have a controller to recognize a command and sends the command to the electric equipment, wherein the controller recognizes the allocated function as the command when the buttons corresponding to the colored portion for the allocated function are stroked in predetermined direction in series.
1. A device for remotely controlling an electric equipment, the device comprising:
a plurality of buttons configured to make one closed loop;
a plurality of outside colored portions extending along outside of at least two adjacent buttons of the plurality of buttons, each outside colored portion has a different color; and
a plurality of inside colored portions extending along inside of at least two adjacent buttons of the plurality of buttons, each inside colored portion has a different color;
wherein a predetermined function is allocated to a series of buttons of the plurality of buttons indicated by the corresponding inside or outside colored portion;
the device further comprising:
a controller configured to recognize a command and send the command to the electric equipment, wherein the controller recognizes the allocated function as the command when the buttons corresponding to the corresponding colored portion for the allocated function are stroked in a predetermined direction in series.
2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the allocated function is printed on the corresponding colored portion.
3. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising an on/standby button in inside of a ring marked by the inside colored portions, wherein the on/standby button acts as a menu call for OSD (On-Screen Display).
4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined direction is clockwise.
5. A device for remotely controlling an electric equipment, the device comprising:
a plurality of buttons having two pairs of buttons, wherein each pair of the buttons have two buttons which are positioned opposed to each other and perform adverse function of each other, the plurality of buttons are configured to make one ring;
a plurality of outside colored portions making one ring located outside of the ring of the plurality of buttons, wherein number of the outside colored portions is equal to or less than half number of the plurality of buttons, each outside colored portion has a different color; and
a plurality of inside colored portions making one ring located inside of the ring of the plurality of buttons, wherein number of the inside colored portions is equal to or less than half number of the plurality of buttons, each inside colored portion has a different color;
wherein each of the inside and outside colored portions extends to cover a maximum number of the plurality of buttons, a predetermined function is allocated to a series of buttons indicated by the corresponding inside or outside colored portion;
the device further comprising:
a controller configured to recognize a command and send the command to the electric equipment, wherein the controller recognizes the allocated function as the command when the buttons corresponding to the colored portion for the allocated function are stroked in predetermined direction in series.
6. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the allocated function is printed on the corresponding colored portion.
7. The device according to claim 5 , wherein functions of the two pairs of buttons are adjusting volume up and down, and changing channel number in decreasing direction and increasing direction.
8. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the device further comprising an on/standby button in inside of the ring marked by the inside colored portions, wherein the on/standby button acts as a menu call for OSD (On-Screen Display).
9. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the predetermined direction is clockwise.