REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND SETTING METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote control apparatus for displaying obtained images on the display screen and allowing key manipulations on the relevant display screen. SOLUTION: The remote control apparatus is provided with a display part for displaying a control key group according to a control object apparatus; a detecting part for detecting that a detecting region is formed in accordance with individual control keys constituting the control key group and each control key is manipulated; a storage part for storing a remote control signal which controls the control object apparatus, associated with the control key; an oscillating part for oscillating the remote control signal, corresponding to the control key detected with the detecting part to the control object apparatus; a control part for switching the settings of individual control keys for each control object apparatus; and an image acquiring part for photographing and acquiring images of the control key group provided to the control object apparatus. Accordingly, the images obtained can be displayed on the display screen, and key manipulations becomes available on the relevant display screen. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT