Patent ID: 7288852

Claim:
An electronic device starter for causing an electronic device to start operating wirelessly from a position remote from said electronic device, the device starter comprising: an operation directing unit; and an operation control unit provided in said electronic device, said operation directing unit including: start signal sending means for wirelessly sending a start signal for directing said electronic device to start or stop operating, and said operation control unit including: receiving means for receiving a wireless signal sent from said operation directing unit; detection means for detecting said start signal from among wireless signals received by said receiving means; energy conversion means for converting a wireless signal received by said receiving means into electric energy for operating said operation control unit; a capacitor charged by said electric energy and configured to supply energy to said operation control unit; and switch means interposed on a power supply line used for supplying operating power to said electronic device for turning on/off power supply to said electronic device; wherein said operation control unit includes state retaining means for retaining the on state of said switch means even when electric energy supply from said capacitor stops after a switch control means changes said switch means from the off state to the on state; and switch control means for changing said switch means from an off state to an on state when said switch means is in an off state and said start signal is detected by said detection means, and for changing said switch means from an on state to an off state when said switch means is in an on state and a start signal is detected by said detection means.