A dynamic panel system for user interaction through visual displays, touchscreens, and selectable buttons is provided. The dynamic panel system may be part of an interactive system that include push buttons having an image conduit to transmit images from an image generation or display element to a visible area of the button. The push button assemblies may contain liquid ingresses configured to direct liquids away from vulnerable components and into a liquid retention cavity, or may be configured such that liquid is returned to a top panel surface of the dynamic panel system. The push button assemblies may further be configured such that liquid is prevented from entering into the assembly at all. The components may be provided in a modular configuration, allowing for easy assembly, replacement, repair, and cleaning.

A remote control apparatus is provided. The remote control apparatus includes a directional antenna, a communicator, and a processor configured to, based on a wireless signal being received from an external device through the directional antenna, identify an angle at which the wireless signal is received, based on the angle being within a predetermine range, obtain identification information of the external device by parsing the wireless signal, based on the identification information, identify whether the external device is registered to a server and based on identifying that the external device is not registered to the server, transmit a signal for requesting registration to the external device through the communicator.

The present invention relates to a method for contactlessly establishing a coupling between a medical apparatus (e.g., a hemodialysis apparatus or a peritoneal dialysis apparatus) and a remote control apparatus. An optical coupling signal is exchanged between the involved communication entities, in order to establish bijective, data-processing coupling between the remote control apparatus and the medical apparatus. Only after successful coupling is a remote control procedure initiated for remote control of the medical apparatus.

A control device (130) for controlling a domestic appliance system (100) comprises: a first remote controllable device (110), a second remote controllable device (120) and a remote control (150). The remote control typically comprises a pointing detection unit (140) configured for identifying a remote controllable device (110, 120) at which the remote control is pointing (156, 156). The remote control is configured for commanding a read in response to a user input commanding a copy while the user points the remote control at the first device and the remote control is configured for commanding a write in response to a user input commanding a paste while the user points the remote control at the second device. The control device comprises: a reception unit (310) configured for receiving a first value of the first device in response to the read; and a conversion unit (320) coupled to the reception unit configured for determining a third value based on the first value for replacing a value of the second device in response to the write for influencing the functioning of the second device. Hence the control device couples remote controllable devices of a domestic appliance system for providing the user with an intuitive drag and drop system for controlling these devices.

An information processing device (1, 100) includes a receiving unit (2, 120), a position estimating unit (41), and an equipment control unit (43). The receiving unit (2, 120) receives a radio wave transmitted from a predetermined device when a controlled device (100) is controlled based on an instruction by an instruction device (1). The position estimating unit (41) estimates an arrival direction of the radio wave based on the radio wave received by the receiving unit (2, 120). The equipment control unit (43) controls the controlled device (100) based on an estimation result of the position estimating unit (41).

A communication system includes a first terminal and a second terminal including an stow part for stowing the first terminal. The first terminal includes a first light emitter that emits infrared light, a first light receiver that receives infrared light, and a first controller. The first controller causes the first light emitter to emit light based on first specifying information upon receiving a pairing request signal via the first light receiver. The second terminal includes a second stow sensor that detects stow of the first terminal, a second light emitter that emits infrared light, a second light receiver that receives infrared light, and a second controller. The second controller causes the second light emitter to emit light based on a pairing request signal in accordance with detection of stow of the first terminal by the second stow sensor and performs control corresponding to the information including the first specifying information.

A method for remote controlling an object with a remote-control unit is provided. At least a first surface S.sub.1, S.sub.2, S.sub.i is defined in a first coordinate system. At least a first function of the object is associated to the first surface S.sub.1, S.sub.2, S.sub.i. A second coordinate system is defined at the position of the remote-control unit. A static pointing vector 28 is defined in the second coordinate system. It is then determined whether the pointing vector points towards the first surface S.sub.1, S.sub.2, S.sub.i. If so, the object is enabled to selectively activate the first operation upon receipt of an activation command.

A dynamic panel system for user interaction through visual displays, touchscreens, and selectable buttons is provided. The dynamic panel system may be part of an interactive system that include push buttons having an image conduit to transmit images from an image generation or display element to a visible area of the button. The push button assemblies may contain liquid ingresses configured to direct liquids away from vulnerable components and into a liquid retention cavity, or may be configured such that liquid is returned to a top panel surface of the dynamic panel system. The push button assemblies may further be configured such that liquid is prevented from entering into the assembly at all. The components may be provided in a modular configuration, allowing for easy assembly, replacement, repair, and cleaning.

The invention relates to a lifting system and a method for controlling the lifting system, as well as a control system for a lifting system of this type in which an evaluation signal and a control signal are transmitted in order to actuate the lifting devices.

A remote control apparatus for controlling a plurality of electronic apparatuses, including an infrared (IR) signal receiver configured to receive an IR signal from among a plurality of IR signals radiated by the plurality of electronic apparatuses, the IR signal being radiated by an electronic apparatus, from among the plurality of electronic apparatuses, which is present in an orientation direction of the remote control apparatus, and a processor configured to, in response to the IR signal being received, identify the electronic apparatus based on the IR signal, and control the input interface to provide a user interface (UI) for controlling the electronic apparatus.