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US 12,520,000 · App. 18/533,948 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Remote control device, electronic device and control methods thereof

Inventors: Sukhoon Yoon (Suwon-si, KR); Kwanyoung Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Minsup Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Kihyun Song (Suwon-si, KR); Wonjae Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jongkeun Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N21/42221
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Patent No.
US 12,520,000
App. No.
18/533,948
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A remote control device is disclosed. a remote control device includes: a user interface; a memory storing at least one instruction and a plurality of binary codes; a communication interface; and at least one processor operatively connected with the user interface, the memory, and the communication interface and configured to execute the at least one instruction to: identify, based on a user command receiving through the user interface, a binary code corresponding to the user command from among the plurality of binary codes, identify, based on a pre-set number of bit units, a plurality of bit groups corresponding to the binary code, and control the communication interface to transmit a first pulse signal corresponding to the plurality of bit groups.

Claims (24)

1 . A remote control device comprising:

a user interface;

a memory storing at least one instruction and a plurality of binary codes;

a communication interface; and

at least one processor operatively connected with the user interface, the memory, and the communication interface and configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

identify, based on a user command receiving through the user interface, a binary code corresponding to the user command from among the plurality of binary codes,

identify the binary code and regroup the binary code, based on a pre-set number of bit units, into a plurality of bit groups corresponding to the binary code, wherein the pre-set number of bit units is lower than a number of bits in the binary code, and

control the communication interface to transmit a first pulse signal corresponding to the plurality of bit groups,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction further to control the communication interface to determine an interval between a pulse of a first group and a pulse of a second group directly after the first group based on a use distribution of binary data of the plurality of bit groups.

2 . The remote control device of claim 1 , wherein the pre-set number is 3.

3 . The remote control device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bit groups are all same in terms of a width of a pulse.

4 . The remote control device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction further to change the pre-set number of bit units based on a battery state of the remote control device.

5 . The remote control device of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction further to control the communication interface to transmit header data comprising information about the pre-set number of bit units.

6 . The remote control device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction further to control the communication interface to transmit a second pulse signal corresponding to header data, and to transmit the first pulse signal corresponding to the plurality of bit groups, and

wherein the second pulse signal comprises a pulse of 1.2 ms and a low value of 1.2 ms.

7 . A method performed by a remote control device, the method comprising:

identifying, based on a user command, a binary code corresponding to the user command from among a plurality of binary codes stored in the remote control device;

identifying the binary code and regroup the binary code, based on a pre-set number of bit units, into a plurality of bit groups corresponding to the binary code, wherein the pre-set number of bit units is lower than a number of bits in the binary code,; and

transmitting a pulse signal corresponding to the plurality of bit groups,

wherein the transmitting the pulse signal corresponding to the plurality of bit groups comprises determining an interval between a pulse of a first group and a pulse of a second group directly after the first group based on a use distribution of binary data of the plurality of bit groups.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the pre-set number is 3.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of bit groups are all same in terms of a width of a pulse.

10 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising changing the pre-set number of bit units based on a battery state of the remote control device.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the transmitting the pulse signal corresponding to the plurality of bit groups comprises transmitting header data comprising information about the pre-set number of bit units.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2023
From: YOON, SUKHOON; KIM, KWANYOUNG; KIM, MINSUP; SONG, KIHYUN; LEE, WONJAE; LEE, JONGKEUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065841/0935 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0101745 · Dec 8, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022009642 · Jul 5, 2022
Related Publication 20240107102A1 · Mar 28, 2024
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