Patent ID: 6686848
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: G04G,G08C

Abstract:
A remote control apparatus to remotely control a plurality of electronic appliances each of which has a timepiece circuit, comprising:a first acceptor for accepting a selection of a desired electronic appliance among said plurality of electronic appliances; a second acceptor for accepting a selection of a reset mode to perform a reset operation of the timepiece circuit; an establisher for establishing a protocol with said desired electronic appliance in response to the selection of the reset mode; a reset command transmitter for transmitting a reset command to said desired electronic appliance in response to the reset operation so as to request a reset of the timepiece circuit included in said desired electronic appliance; and a maintaining command transmitter for repeatedly transmitting a maintaining command to said desired electronic appliance so as to request a maintaining of the protocol for a time period from the establishing of the protocol to the reset operation.