Patent ID: 7965942

Claim:
An infrared remote control module, comprising: an infrared detecting module configured for receiving optical signals and converting the optical signals into digital signals, the infrared detecting module comprising: a lens barrel; an infrared band-pass filter arranged in the lens barrel, the infrared band-pass filter being configured for permitting infrared optical signals into the lens barrel and filtering other optical signals; a lens assembly arranged in the lens barrel; an image pickup module arranged in the lens barrel, the image pickup module being configured for converting the infrared optical signals into the digital signals, the infrared band-pass filter, the lens assembly and the image pickup module being coaxially and optically aligned; a collimator device selectably movable into or out of the lens barrel, the collimator device being configured for selectively collimating the optical signals; a signal processing module communicating with the image pickup module; and a controlling feedback module communicating with the signal processing module.