Patent ID: 7283084

Claim:
A remote control system for controlling appliances with a remote control, the system comprising: a plurality of appliances, each appliance comprising a transmitter, said transmitter transmitting a first signal to the remote control; a receiver, said receiver receiving and decoding a second signal from the remote control; and an identification address transmitted by the appliance transmitter, a remote control comprising a transmitter transmitting said second signal to each of said appliances; a receiver having a defined receiver aiming axis, said receiver of said remote control receiving and decoding said first signal, said receiver including a directional receiving means for narrowing angle of reception of each transmitted first signal such that said receiver only receives one of said first signals when said receiver aiming axis is directed at said appliance transmitter, said directional receiving means being a vertex of a virtual conical channel, said virtual conical channel having a base directed towards one of said appliances for receiving said first signal of one of said appliances; and a key, said key sending an actuation command to a selected appliance when pressed.