Patent ID: 6466154
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G08C

Abstract:
A remote controller comprising:at least one first button and at least one second button installed on an upper surface of a body for operating first and second apparatuses, respectively; a signal generator for generating optical signals for controlling respective functions of the first and second apparatuses in accordance with the operation of said at least one first button and said at least one second button, respectively; a track ball, separate from said at least one first button and said at least one second button, protruding from a bottom surface of the body, for operating the second apparatus, wherein said track ball faces in an opposite direction from a direction that said at least one first button and said at least one second button face; and a cover member for selectively opening and closing a top portion of the body, wherein when the top surface portion of the body is closed, said at least one first button is covered, and said at least one second button is exposed, wherein the cover member has a hinge coupled to one end of the body, which is capable of pivot-movement, to thereby open or close the top portion of the body, and wherein the remote controller further comprises: a shaft extending from the body; a rotating connection member rotatably connected to the shaft; and pivot pins formed on both sides of the rotation connection member, connected to one end of the cover member, wherein when the rotating connection member is rotated 180Â°, the inner surface of the cover member faces a bottom surface of the body.