This is a decision on appeal from the final
rejection of claims 5 through 8. Claims 1 through 4 and 9
were canceled by an amendment after final rejection, paper no.
12, and the limitations of claim 1 were inserted into claim 5.
The invention relates to a remote controller for
controlling the operation of electronic products, such as
household electronic appliances. More particularly, the
remote controller has a keyboard with single function keys and
plural function keys. When a key is actuated, it is
determined if the actuated key is a plural function key or a
single function key. If a plural function key has been
actuated, first data is transmitted which controls an
operation of a first appliance and second data is transmitted
following the transmission of the first data to control
another operation of a second appliance. For example,
pressing one key of the remote controller could cause data to
be transmitted which would first turn on the power to a VCR
and then select a channel of a television. This eliminates
the need for pressing two or more keys to achieve these
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