Patent ID: 6456330
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An information transfer comprising:an information output apparatus for converting information data indicative of information used to set the operation of a device to be controlled into a sound and outputting the sound therefrom; and a remote-controlled transmitter for gathering the sound outputted from said information output apparatus to obtain said information data, generating a control code signal for controlling the operation of said device to be controlled based on the information data, generating a remote-controlled signal based on the control code signal, and outputting the remote-control signal therefrom to said device, wherein said information output apparatus includes, data storing means for storing the information data therein; and signal receiving means for receiving the remote-control signal outputted from said remote-controlled transmitter therein, said remote-controlled transmitter is capable of outputting a remote-control signal based on a plurality of predetermined control code signals in place of the control code signal, and said information output apparatus reads the information data stored in said data storing means, converts the read information data into a sound and outputs the sound therefrom when a remote-control signal based on a first predetermined control code signal is outputted from said remote-controlled transmitter and the remote-control signal is received by said signal receiving means of said information output apparatus, wherein said information output apparatus makes a decision as to whether said remote-control signal is terminated and when the termination of said remote-control signal is detected, said read information data is deleted from said data storing means.