Patent ID: 7170420
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: G08C

Abstract:
1. An ergonomic remote control device for the remote control of a television set, the remote control device comprising: a cylindrical housing substantially in the shape of a aviation control stick, adapted for being held by a human hand and being manipulated by the digits of the same hand, fixed to a base such that the housing will stand upright, a plurality of control switches mounted on said control stick positioned to be manipulated by the digits of the same hand while holding the cylindrical housing in the palm of the hand, an infrared transmitting light diode housed in said control stick for transmitting television viewing control signals to a television set, an electrical circuit contained within said housing capable of encoding signals from said plurality of control switches for transmission through said infrared light diode, and a power supply mounted within said housing for suppling power for said electrical circuitry.