Remote controller and its content downloading and executing method

Abstract

A remote controller is disclosed to include a housing, a control unit mounted in the housing, a communication unit mounted in the housing and electrically coupled to the control unit and controllable by the control unit to communicate with an external host and to download a control content from the external host, and a display unit, which is installed in housing and electrically coupled to the control unit, having a display zone for displaying the control content downloaded by the communication unit and a control zone for inputting instructions for enabling inputted instructions to be sent to a controlled device by the communication unit to drive the controlled device to execute the instructions.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a remote controller according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system block diagram of the remote controller according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic drawing showing communication between the remote controller and the host and the controlled device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is schematic drawing showing the control form of the control content of a TV displayed on the display zone of the display unit of the remote controller according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic drawing showing the control form of the control content of a CD player displayed on the display zone of the display unit of the remote controller according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic drawing showing the control form of the control content of a DVD player displayed on the display zone of the display unit of the remote controller according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the control content downloading and executing method according to the present invention.

Claims

1. A remote controller comprising: a housing;a control unit mounted inside said housing;a communication unit mounted inside said housing and electrically coupled to said control unit and controllable by said control unit to communicate with an external host and to download a control content from said external host; anda display unit installed in said housing and electrically coupled to said control unit, said display unit comprising a display zone adapted to display the control content downloaded by said communication unit, and a control zone for inputting instructions for enabling inputted instructions to be sent to a controlled device by said communication unit to drive said controlled device to execute the instructions.

2. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control unit comprises a processor electrically coupled to said communication unit and said display unit and adapted to drive said communication unit to download a control content from an external host, and memory means electrically coupled to said processor and adapted to store the control content downloaded by said communication unit.

3. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1, wherein said display unit is a touch panel.

4. The remote controller as claimed in claim 3, wherein said control zone comprises a plurality of buttons for providing instructions corresponding to replay, last paragraph, next paragraph, pause, volume up and volume down respectively.

5. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication unit is an infrared radio or a Bluetooth device.

6. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1, wherein said display zone adapted to display the control content.

7. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1, wherein said host is one of the apparatus including personal computer, home server, and media center.

8. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control content includes a control form and the related remote control program.

9. The remote controller as claimed in claim 8, wherein said control form and said related remote control program are provided by the manufacturer of the controlled device.

10. The remote controller as claimed in claim 9, wherein said control form and said related remote control program are loaded from the disc provided by the manufacturer of the controlled device or downloaded from the website of the manufacture of the controlled device through the Internet.

11. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1, wherein said controlled device includes at least one of the devices including a TV, a DVD player, a CD player, a KaraOK system and a multimedia player being electrically connected to and controllable by said host.

12. A remote controller control content downloading and executing method comprising the steps of: (a): providing a remote controller, which comprises a control unit, a communication unit, and a display unit, which has a display zone and a control zone;(b): providing a host, which has at least one control content;(c): using said communication unit to download one of the at least one control content from said host;(d): enabling said control unit to display the downloaded control content on the display zone of said display unit;(e): clicking said control zone to select an instruction from the downloaded control content; and(f): enabling said control unit to send the selected instruction to a controlled device through said communication unit so as to drive the controlled device to execute the instruction.

13. The remote controller control content downloading and executing method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said display unit is a touch panel.

14. The remote controller control content downloading and executing method as claimed in claim 13, wherein said control zone comprises a plurality of buttons for providing instructions corresponding to replay, last paragraph, next paragraph, pause, volume up and volume down respectively.

15. The remote controller control content downloading and executing method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said communication unit is an infrared radio or a Bluetooth device.

16. The remote controller control content downloading and executing method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said display zone adapted to display the control content.

17. The remote controller control content downloading and executing method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said host is one of the apparatus including personal computer, home server, and media center.

18. The remote controller control content downloading and executing method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said control content includes a control form and the related remote control program.

19. The remote controller control content downloading and executing method as claimed in claim 18, wherein said control form and said related remote control program are provided by the manufacturer of the controlled device and are loaded from the disc provided by the manufacturer of the controlled device or downloaded from the website of the manufacture of the controlled device through the Internet.

20. The remote controller control content downloading and executing method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said controlled device includes at least one of the devices including a TV, a DVD player, a CD player, a KaraOK system and a multimedia player being electrically connected to and controllable by said host.