Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Shojiro Sato

Yuji Ito

Kazuya Fujita

Fumihiro Imamura

Katsuhei Kabeya

Masanori Niwa

According to one embodiment, an AV apparatus is set in an infrared/radio receiving mode, where operation information received by an infrared ray receiving module for receiving operation information transmitted using infrared rays and operation information received by a radio wave receiving module for receiving operation information transmitted using radio waves are accepted, and when operation information is received by the one reception module within a previously set predetermined time from the reception of the operation information by the other receiving module, only the operation information received by the infrared ray receiving module is accepted.

AV apparatus and method for controlling the same

According to one embodiment, an audio-visual apparatus that has received operation information transmitted using infrared receives a response signal via a radio frequency from a remote controller set to a combination mode transmitting operation information using both infrared and a radio frequency. The remote controller that has received the response signal transmitted from the AV apparatus within a predetermined time is automatically set to a temporary infrared only mode transmitting operation information using infrared only in place of the combination mode.

Audio-visual (AV) apparatus and its control method

The present invention provides a remote control device having a dedicated key only used in a first mode, a dual purpose key that is used in the first mode and a second mode, a change key for changing a control mode from the first mode to the second mode, a light emitting section for emitting a light of a code in response to pressing of the dedicated key or the dual purpose key, and a control section for controlling the light emitting section so as to transmit a key code of a pressed key code and a continuous code meaning continuous pressing when the dedicated key or the dual purpose key is continuously pressed in the first mode and transmit only the key code of the dedicated key when the dedicated key is continuously pressed in the second mode.

Recording and reproducing apparatus, control method thereof, and remote control device

A multi controller according to the present invention comprise first operating means for generating a control signal in association with a declination operation in plural directions, second operating means for generating a control signal in association with a rotation operation in a circular arc, and third operating means for generating a control signal in association with a shifting operation in front and back. Depending on the mode which is being executed, the control signal generated by the same operating means controls various operations.

Multi controller

A drum type washing machine operates based on two washing processes. In the first process, a drum-shaped spin basket is rotated by 50 R.P.M. in forward and backward directions. Next, in the second process, the spin basket is rotated by 300 R.P.M. during about 20 seconds. Thereby, washing water contained in textiles is dewatered to outside of the spin basket. These first and second processes are repeatedly by specified times.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Shojiro Sato