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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2009
Mitsunori Nojima, Osaka, JP;
Yohei Iwami, Osaka, JP;
Minehiro Konya, Osaka, JP;
Azusa Umemoto, Osaka, JP;
Katsuo Doi, Osaka, JP;
Masafumi Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Mitsunori Nojima, Osaka, JP;
Yohei Iwami, Osaka, JP;
Minehiro Konya, Osaka, JP;
Azusa Umemoto, Osaka, JP;
Katsuo Doi, Osaka, JP;
Masafumi Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electronic device () constitutes a remote control system () together with a remote control device () and at least one controlled device ('), and the electronic device () includes: a first reception section () that receives, from the remote control device, a direct command signal (′) broadcasted to the electronic device and the controlled device; a second reception section () that receives, from the controlled device, an indirect command signal () having been generated by the controlled device according to the direct command signal having been received from the remote control device; and a control section () including signal selecting means () that selects one intended command signal to which a response is needed from a signal group according to a predetermined rule, the signal group consisting of the direct command signal having been received by the first reception section and the indirect command signal having been received by the second reception section. This makes it possible to properly select and process a signal to be followed in the electronic device where a plurality of command signals are redundantly supplied with respect to one command signal from the remote control device.