Patent ID: 6847357

Claim:
A remote control device with displays and ball switches, comprising: a case; a machine selection wheel switch section situated inside of said case, some parts of the machine selection wheel switch section being exposed through the front face of said case and containing a first wheel operation section, a first click encoder and a first push sensor; a menu selection wheel switch section which contains a second wheel operation section, a second click encoder and a second push sensor; a function selection ball switch section situated inside of said case, some parts of the function selection ball switch section being exposed through the front face of said case; a CPU which inputs, outputs and controls electrical signals generated by rotation of said machine selection wheel switch section, menu selection wheel switch section and function selection ball switch section; a signal transmitting section being connected to an output of the CPU, and a memory having built-in machine, menu and function selection programs; a click sound generation section having a speaker; and a display section situated at an upper section of said case, the display section displaying information that is responsive to the rotation of the machine selection wheel switch section, the menu selection wheel section and the function section ball switch section.