Remote control device with button for notifying pointer movement mode

摘要

A remote control unit for controlling a device such as an audio-visual system, and also selecting objects displayed on a screen of the device. The remote control unit includes a main function button unit for receiving an input to control functions of the device, a direction button unit for receiving an input to move a pointer on the screen of the device, and a movement mode change button unit for receiving an input to change the movement of the pointer between a focus movement mode and the cursor movement mode. The remote control unit also includes a controller that interfaces with the movement mode change button unit to determine whether movement of the pointer is to be in the focus movement mode or the cursor movement mode. The remote control unit allows movement of the pointer to a desired point of the screen without a mouse-type pointing apparatus.