REMOTE CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR A MULTIMEDIA DEVICE

A system comprising a multimedia device and a remote controller and a method for controlling the same is disclosed. A controller of the multimedia device connects the multimedia device to the remote controller via a RF communication, displays a first OSD based on at least one of OSD data stored in a memory and identifying at least one of external electronic devices, receives a signal for selecting a specific external electronic device as a device to be controlled by using the remote controller of the multimedia device among the at least one of external devices, displays a second OSD identifying at least one function of the selected specific external electronic device, receives a signal for selecting a specific function by using the remote controller of the multimedia device among the at least one function of the selected specific external electronic device. After the specific function is selected, a specific IR code value corresponding to the selected function is transmitted from the remote controller to the selected specific external electronic device via the IR module included in the remote controller, and the specific IR code value corresponding to the selected specific function is received from the multimedia device via the RF communication.