An universal remote controller with haptic interface for home devices

Abstract

We introduce a new universal remote controller that gives easy-to-control interface for home devices such as TV, video/audio player, room lighting and temperature control. In order to use a conventional remote controller, one should study an instruction manual and remember function for each button. In addition, the remote controller does not provide an intuitive interface so the user has difficulty in searching the right button among a lot of small buttons. Our remote controller addresses these limitations by using a touch screen, a force-feedback dial knob, and a single button instead of many buttons. We suggest an example scenario to interact with a conventional TV set using our remote controller.