Patent ID: 6919817

Claim:
A remote controller comprising: a main body where a plurality of accommodation portions are provided; a selection button accommodated in one of the accommodation portions, said selection button configured to be replaceable; an ID determination portion, configured to determine an ID assigned to said selection button; and a signal generating portion configured to generate a remote control signal corresponding to the ID determined by the ID determination portion according to operation of the selection button, wherein the ID determination portion comprises a plurality of identification holes formed in a lower portion of the selection button corresponding to said assigned ID; and an ID generating portion which generates an ID signal corresponding to the identification holes, wherein the ID generating portion includes a plurality of identification pins which are provided in the accommodation portions, elastically biased in a direction opposite to a direction in which the selection button is accommodated, and installed to be capable of sliding in the direction in which the selection button is accommodated; wherein each of said plurality of accommodating portions are capable of accommodating said at least one selection button.