Remote controller and navigation system for vehicle

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EP 1 035 529 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	18.10.2000 Bulletin 2000/42

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	13.09.2000 Bulletin 2000/37

(21)	Application number: 99309794.8

(22)	Date of filing: 06.12.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G08C 17/00, G08C 23/04

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

07.12.1998 JP 34752598

(71)	Applicant: Pioneer Corporation
	Tokyo-to (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	Sato, Naoki, c/o Pioneer Corporation Kawagoe Works Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken (JP)

(74)	Representative: Hutchins, Michael Richard et al
	FRY HEATH & SPENCE The Old College 53 High Street Horley Surrey RH6 7BN Horley Surrey RH6 7BN (GB)

(54)	Remote controller and navigation system for vehicle

(57) The invention provides a remote control apparatus (1) for transmitting a control signal for controlling an operation of an object (10) to be controlled to the object. The remote control apparatus includes an inclination detector (31) for detecting an inclination of the remote control apparatus, and an output device (32, 36, 37) for outputting an inclination signal for indicating the inclination of the remote control apparatus as the control signal.

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