1. A fluid transporting device comprising:
an elastic tube;
a tube frame having a tube guide wall for mounting said tube in an arcuate shape;
a rotary disc arranged on an inner side of said tube, said rotary disc operable to rotate about an axis of rotation;
a rotary push plate mounted to said rotary disc by a plurality of support pins, said rotary push plate secured to said plurality of support pins by a plurality of C-rings that correspond to each of said support pins, and said rotary push plate operable to rotate about said axis of rotation with said rotary disc;
a plurality of push pins oriented perpendicular to said axis of rotation of said rotary push plate, said push pins being disposed between said tube and said rotary push plate; and
said rotary push plate having a plurality of lobes integral therewith arranged at equal intervals with respect to the axis of rotation of said rotary push plate;
wherein an arcuate center of said tube guide wall, the axis of rotation of said rotary push plate, and a radial center of said push pins are aligned with each other; and
any one of the plurality of lobes simultaneously pushes a plurality of the push pins to feed the fluid from the fluid inlet side to the outlet side.
2. A fluid transporting device comprising:
an elastic tube;
a tube frame having a tube guide wall for mounting said tube in an arcuate shape;
a rotary disc that rotates about an axis of rotation arranged on an inner side of said tube;
a rotary push plate mounted to said rotary disc by a plurality of support pins, said rotary push plate secured to said plurality of support pins by a plurality of C-rings that correspond to each of said support pins, and said rotary push plate operable to rotate about said axis of rotation with said rotary disc;
a plurality of push pins arranged perpendicular to said axis of rotation and disposed between said tube and said rotary push plate; and
said rotary push plate having a plurality of lobes integrated therewith arranged at equal intervals with respect to said axis of rotation of said rotary push plate;
wherein an arcuate center of said tube guide wall, said axis of rotation of said rotary push plate, and a radial center of said push pins are aligned with each other,
any one of the plurality of lobes simultaneously pushes a plurality of the push pins to feed the fluid from a fluid inlet side to an outlet side, and
a fluid storing container for containing a fluid in communication with the fluid transporting device by said tube.
3. The fluid transporting device of claim 2, wherein said fluid transporting device and said fluid storing container are formed in parallel in a planar direction in a casing.
4. The fluid transporting device of claim 3, further comprising an opening for producing communication between the inside and the outside of said fluid storing container; and
an air-permeable film mounted on said opening.
5. A fluid transporting device comprising:
an elastic tube;
a tube frame having a tube guide wall for mounting said tube in an arcuate shape;
a rotary disc arranged on an inner side of said tube, said rotary disc operable to rotate about an axis of rotation;
a rotary push plate mounted to said rotary disc by a plurality of support pins, said rotary push plate secured to said plurality of support pins by a plurality of C-rings that correspond to each of said support pins, and said rotary push plate operable to rotate about said axis of rotation with said rotary disc;
a plurality of push pins oriented perpendicular to said axis of rotation of said rotary push plate, said push pins being disposed between said tube and said rotary push plate; and
said push plate having a plurality of lobes integral therewith arranged at equal intervals with respect to the axis of rotation;
a slide frame located at an outer circumference of said rotary push plate, said slide frame having a plurality of throughholes extending radially from the axis of rotation of the rotary push plate toward said tube, and said push pins being mounted in said throughholes;
wherein an arcuate center of said tube guide wall, the axis of rotation of said rotary push plate, and a radial center of said push pins are aligned with each other; and
any one of the plurality of lobes push the plurality of push pins sequentially to feed the fluid from the fluid inlet side to the outlet side.
6. The device of claim 5, further comprising a fluid storing container for containing a fluid in communication with said tube.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein said lobes are separated from each other by a recess that extends radially toward said axis of rotation, each lobe including a leading edge that includes an arc and a slope that terminates at an outer circumferential arc, and a trailing edge that includes a slope.
8. The device of claim 2, wherein said lobes are separated from each other by a recess that extends radially toward said axis of rotation, each lobe including a leading edge that includes an arc and a slope that terminates at an outer circumferential arc, and a trailing edge that includes a slope.
9. The device of claim 5, wherein said lobes are separated from each other by a recess that extends radially toward said axis of rotation, each lobe including a leading edge that includes an arc and a slope that terminates at an outer circumferential arc, and a trailing edge that includes a slope.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An electronic system, comprising:
a remote control device and a first electronic device;
wherein the remote control device is configured to accept a user input signifying a command for a second electronic device, generate the command for the second electronic device and an indication of the command, transmit the command to the second electronic device, and transmit the indication of the command to the first electronic device; and
wherein the first electronic device is configured to receive the indication of the command, and process the indication of the command to alter operation of the first electronic device.
2. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein:
the first electronic device comprises one of a satellite broadcast receiver, a cable broadcast receiver, and an over-the-air terrestrial broadcast receiver; and
the second electronic device comprises a display device in communication with the first electronic device.
3. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device is configured to process the indication of the command to transmit a signal associated with the indication of the command to the second electronic device for display.
4. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device is configured to process the indication of the command to transmit a second indication of the command to a third electronic device.
5. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the control logic of the first electronic device is configured to alter the operation of the first electronic device by presenting programming-related information for display on the second electronic device.
6. The electronic system of claim 5, wherein the programming-related information is presented as at least one of a static video screen and a video channel.
7. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device is configured to alter the operation of the first electronic device by terminating or postponing a standby mode of the first electronic device.
8. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the remote control device transmits each of the command and the indication of the command by way of at least one of an ultra-high frequency signal, an infrared signal, and an ultrasonic signal.
9. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the command comprises one of turning on the second electronic device, turning off the second electronic device, modifying a volume output of the second electronic device, selecting a channel of the second electronic device, and accessing a menu of the second electronic device.
10. An electronic system, comprising:
a remote control device and a first electronic device;
wherein the remote control device is configured to accept a user input which causes a change in a mode of the remote control device, generate an indication of the mode change, and transmit the indication of the mode change to the first electronic device; wherein the mode identifies one of a plurality of electronic devices for receiving commands from the remote control device; and
wherein the first electronic device is configured to receive the indication of the mode change and process the indication of the mode change to alter operation of the first electronic device.
11. The electronic system of claim 10, wherein:
the first electronic device comprises one of a satellite broadcast receiver, a cable broadcast receiver, and an over-the-air terrestrial broadcast receiver; and
the plurality of electronic devices comprises at least a display device in communication with the first electronic device.
12. The electronic system of claim 10, wherein the first electronic device is configured to process the indication of the mode change to transmit a signal associated with the indication of the mode change to one of the second electronic devices for display.
13. The electronic system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of electronic devices comprises at least one of a video cassette recorder, a digital video recorder, a compact disc player, a digital video disc player, and an audio amplifier.
14. The electronic system of claim 10, wherein the first electronic device is configured to alter the operation of the first electronic device by presenting programming-related information for display on one of the second electronic devices.
15. The electronic system of claim 14, wherein the programming-related information is presented as at least one of a static video screen and a video channel.
16. The electronic system of claim 10, wherein the first electronic device is configured to alter the operation of the first electronic device by terminating or postponing a standby mode of the first electronic device.
17. The electronic system of claim 10, wherein the remote control device transmits the indication of the mode change by way of at least one of an ultra-high frequency signal, an infrared signal, and an ultrasonic signal.
18. A method for informing a first electronic device concerning control of a second electronic device, the method comprising:
accepting a user input at a remote control device, wherein the input signifies a command for the second electronic device;
generating the command for the second electronic device in the remote control device;
generating an indication of the command in the remote control device;
transmitting the command from the remote control device to the second electronic device;
transmitting the indication of the command from the remote control device to the first electronic device;
receiving the indication of the command at the first electronic device; and
processing the indication of the command in the first electronic device to alter operation of the first electronic device.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising transmitting a signal associated with the indication of the command from the first electronic device to the second electronic device for display.
20. The method of claim 18, further comprising transmitting a second indication of the command from the first electronic device to a third electronic device in response to processing the first indication of the command.
21. The method of claim 18, wherein altering the operation of the first electronic device comprises terminating or postponing a standby mode of the first electronic device.
22. The method of claim 18, wherein the command comprises one of turning on the second electronic device, turning off the second electronic device, modifying a volume output of the second electronic device, selecting a channel of the second electronic device, and accessing a menu of the second electronic device.
23. A method for informing a first electronic device concerning activity of a remote control device, the method comprising:
accepting a user input signifying a change of a mode of the remote control device at the remote control device, wherein the mode identifies one of a plurality of electronic devices for receiving commands from the remote control device;
changing the mode of the remote control device in response to the user input;
generating an indication of the mode change in the remote control device;
transmitting the indication of the mode change from the remote control device to the first electronic device;
receiving the indication of the mode change at the first electronic device; and
processing the indication of the mode change in the first electronic device to alter operation of the first electronic device.
24. The method of claim 23, further comprising transmitting a signal associated with the indication of the mode change from the first electronic device to one of the second electronic devices for display.
25. The method of claim 23, wherein altering the operation of the first electronic device comprises terminating or postponing a standby mode of the first electronic device.