Receiver/controller apparatus and method for remote control of electronic devices

摘要

This invention is directed to a remote control device which is normally used to control such electronic devices as televisions, VCR's and the like which also is used in conjunction with an IR receiver to control auxiliary devices such as lamps and the like not normally controlled by IR remote controls. Using the remote control device to control appliances such as lamps and the like, not normally controlled by a remote control IR transmitter can control such auxiliary devices in the same room in which the user is located. Numerous control signals are provided by the remote control device to control such auxiliary devices.