Patent ID: 7298311

Claim:
A controller apparatus for controlling an electronic apparatus comprising: a first manipulatable unit comprising one or more display means, each of which displays an image relating to a function executable on at least one of the controller apparatus or the electronic apparatus which is controllable by the controller apparatus, a first manipulatable means capable of being manipulated in a first direction, a first detect means for detecting operation on the first manipulatable means by user and a first outputting means for outputting a signal for executing a function corresponding to the image selected by the detected operation; a second manipulatable unit arranged on the first manipulatable unit, that comprises a second manipulatable means capable of being manipulated in a second direction which is different from the first direction, a second detect means for detecting operation on a second manipulatable means by a user and a second outputting means which outputs a signal for executing a function corresponding to the image selected by the detected operation; and a communication unit that transmits to the electronic apparatus the signal output from at least one of the first manipulatable unit and the second manipulatable unit.