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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/794 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/794 ;
Abstract
A remote control device for remotely controlling an AV (audio visual) device includes an analog switch ( ) formed of an operating element ( or ) and a pressure-sensitive resistor ( ) which outputs a signal with various levels depending upon a pressing force applied to the operating element ( or ). By employing the analog switch ( ) in a control button of the remote control device, it becomes possible to output a signal having various levels depending upon a pressing force applied to the control button ( or ). This allows a single control button to be used for a plurality of functions. Thus, it is possible to reduce the number of buttons, and a user can easily operate the remote control device in a simpler fashion.