| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote control apparatus capable of remotely controlling an apparatus even when a remote controller is not at hand or the remote controller is missing and recognizing whether or not control is accepted by the apparatus even on the way of the control. <P>SOLUTION: The remote control apparatus is provided with a camera 1 fitted to a place at which a user for controlling the remote control apparatus 11 can be photographed, image recognition units 5, 6 for recognizing the motion and / or a shape of an image, and a menu display unit 8 for displaying a selection menu comprising choice image patterns for allowing the user to select control contents, when the result of image recognition is matched with a choice image pattern displayed on the selection menu, a matched menu item is selected, and a control command such as the on/off of the selection menu display like next menu display, display cut-off and the input switching or selection of the control apparatus 11 via a control apparatus interface 10 is executed on the basis of the selection result. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI</p> |
