IP Library Granted Patent US 10,107,516
Granted Patent B2
US 10,107,516 · App. 15/546,363 · Granted Oct 23, 2018

Remote controller, operation screen display method, and program

Inventors: Noriyuki Komiya (Tokyo, JP); Takahiro Ito (Tokyo, JP); Tomoaki Gyota (Tokyo, JP); Hiroko Izumihara (Tokyo, JP); Masatoshi Ito (Tokyo, JP); Yuri Nakano (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
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Patent No.
US 10,107,516
App. No.
15/546,363
Granted
Oct 23, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A remote controller includes a user interface, a rotational state detector, and a controller. The rotational state detector detects a rotational state of the remote controller. The controller, based on the rotational state detected by the rotational state detector, selects a display mode from among a plurality of display modes depending on different user tiers. Then the controller causes the user interface to display an operation screen in the selected display mode.

Claims (24)

1. A remote controller for controlling at least one device, the remote controller comprising:

a display configured to display an operation screen;

a rotational state detector configured to detect a rotational state of the remote controller; and

a display controller configured to select, based on the detected rotational state, a display mode from among a plurality of display modes predetermined depending on different user tiers, and cause the display to display the operation screen in the selected display mode,

wherein the plurality of display modes includes a regular mode for display of an operation screen targeting a general user, and an easy-use mode for display of an operation screen targeting a user more unskillful in remote controller operations than the general user.

2. The remote controller according to claim 1 , further comprising a table associating each display mode of the plurality of display modes with a rotational angle of the remote controller,

wherein the display controller is configured to acquire, the rotational angle, based on the rotational state detected by the rotational state detector, and by referencing based on the acquired rotational angle the table, select a display mode from among the plurality of display modes.

3. The remote controller according to claim 1 , wherein the rotational state detector comprises a tilt sensor configured to detect a tilt.

4. The remote controller according to claim 1 , further comprising a notifier configured to output sound to notify a user when the display mode changes.

5. An operation screen display method executed by a remote controller for controlling at least one device, the operation screen display method comprising:

detecting a rotational state of the remote controller;

selecting, based on the detected rotational state, a display mode from among a plurality of display modes predetermined depending on different user tiers; and

displaying an operation screen in the selected display mode,

wherein the plurality of display modes includes a regular mode for display of an operation screen targeting a general user, and an easy-use mode for display of an operation screen targeting a user more unskillful in remote controller operations than the general user.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a remote controller, for controlling at least one device, to function as:

a display controller configured to:

acquire a rotational state of the remote controller from a rotational state detector that is configured to detect the rotational state;

select, based on the acquired rotational state, a display mode from among a plurality of display modes predetermined depending on different user tiers; and

cause a display to display an operation screen in the selected display mode,

wherein the plurality of display modes includes a regular mode for display of an operation screen targeting a general user, and an easy-use mode for display of an operation screen targeting a user more unskillful in remote controller operations than the general user.

7. A remote controller for controlling at least one device, the remote controller comprising:

a display configured to display an operation screen;

a rotational state detector that comprises a plurality of switches and is configured to detect a rotational state of the remote controller, each switch of the plurality of switches being closed when coming into contact with a conductor; and

a display controller configured to select, based on the detected rotational state, a display mode from among a plurality of display modes predetermined depending on different user tiers, and cause the display to display the operation screen in the selected display mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2017
From: KOMIYA, NORIYUKI; ITO, TAKAHIRO; GYOTA, TOMOAKI; IZUMIHARA, HIROKO; ITO, MASATOSHI; NAKANO, YURI
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043099/0279 →
Continuity (1)
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