Patent ID: 6761635
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A remote-control signal receiver for connection to an entertainment device having a plurality of functions that includes a video game execution function, said remote-control signal receiver comprising:connection means for providing a connection to a main unit of the entertainment device; reception means for receiving at least one remote-control signal sent from a remote-control means, the at least one remote-control signal including a plurality of operational commands and being associated with a specific operation of the remote-control means; and signal processing means for supplying the received remote-control signal to the main unit of the entertainment device, said signal processing means including: first delay means for delaying at least one of the plurality of operational commands of the received remote-control signal, first agreement detection means for comparing the delayed operational command and at least a further one of the plurality of operational commands of the at least one received remote-control signal and for generating a first detection command based on the comparison, the first detection command being a reception successful command when the at least one delayed operational command agrees with the further operational command, thereby indicating that the received remote-control signal was received correctly, and the first detection command being a dummy command when the at least one delayed operational command does not agree with the further operational command, second delay means for delaying at least the first detection command received from said first agreement detection means, second agreement detection means for comparing the delayed first detection command received from said second delay means and at least a further first detection command received from either said second delay means or said first agreement detection means, the further first detection command indicating that another remote-control signal sent by the remote-control means was received correctly, said second agreement detection means generating a second detection command and an agreement detection signal when the delayed first detection command agrees with the further first detection command, thereby indicating a repeat of a same operation of the remote-control means, storage means for storing the second detection command, and output control means for commencing a predetermined interval upon receipt of the agreement detection signal from said second agreement detection means and for instructing said storage means to continuously output the second detection command for the predetermined interval.