Patent ID: 7202799

Claim:
A remote controller for remotely controlling operation of a digital electric appliance, the remote controller comprising: a connection interface connectible to the digital electric appliance so as to read control data from the digital electric appliance via the connection interface; an input means comprising a plurality of buttons selectable by a user to input an instruction for control of the digital electric appliance; a control unit electrically connected to the connection interface and the input means, the control unit accessing the control data and generating a control signal according to the input instruction and the control data; a remote signal output unit electrically connected to the control unit, the remote signal output unit outputting a control command corresponding to the control signal so as to remotely control the operation of the digital electric appliance; and a power supply unit, which is chained by electric power supplied by the digital electric appliance when the connection interface is connected to the digital electric appliance, wherein the control unit is actuated to access the control data and generates the control signal as soon as the power supply unit is charged by the electric power supplied by the digital electric appliance.