Patent ID: 7965176
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: G08C

Abstract:
1. A remote control system including an electronic device and a remote controller for remotely operating the electronic device, the remote controller comprising: an operation button, a voice input unit configured to input voice, a voice transmission unit configured to convert the input voice into an analog signal for transmission and transmit the analog signal to the electronic device via a first transmission channel, and a data transmission unit configured to transmit first digital data indicating a voice input start event to the electronic device via a second transmission channel that is different from the first transmission channel when the operation button is pressed, and transmit second digital data indicating a voice input end event to the electronic device via the second transmission channel when the operation button is released, and the electronic device comprising: a data reception unit configured to receive the first and second digital data transmitted by said data transmission unit, a voice reception unit configured to receive the analog signal transmitted by said voice transmission unit and convert the analog signal into voice signal, and a processing unit configured to acquire the converted voice signal during an interval from when the first digital data is received to when the second digital data is received by the data reception unit, execute voice recognition for the acquired voice, and execute processing corresponding to the recognized voice.