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A remote control can signal equipment that handles a video or audio signal, such as a television. The remote control has a bar with a central longitudinal axis. The bar has a head and is sized to be manually gripped. A thumbswitch mounted at the head of the bar, is approximately aligned with the cen

A remote control can signal equipment that handles a video or audio signal, such as a television. The remote control has a bar with a central longitudinal axis. The bar has a head and is sized to be manually gripped. A thumbswitch mounted at the head of the bar, is approximately aligned with the central longitudinal axis. Also, a signalling device is mounted on the bar for radiating a control signal to the equipment. A processor is coupled to the thumbswitch and the signalling device for commanding through the signalling device in response to a predetermined reciprocation of the thumbswitch an operational change in the equipment, which is unambiguously consummated without further manipulation of the remote control and independently of angular displacement of said central longitudinal axis. For example, the processor can signal the equipment to change channels in response to operation of the thumbswitch.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A remote control for issuing commands to equipment that handles a video or audio signal, comprising:a bar having a central longitudinal axis intersecting two opposite ends of said bar, said bar having a head at one of said opposite ends and being sized to be held by wrapping fingers

[ I claim:] [1.] A remote control for issuing commands to equipment that handles a video or audio signal, comprising:a bar having a central longitudinal axis intersecting two opposite ends of said bar, said bar having a head at one of said opposite ends and being sized to be held by wrapping fingers about said bar and around said central longitudinal axis, said bar having opposite said head, a base having a keypad;a thumbswitch mounted and oriented at the head of said bar to be substantially exposed to thumb fingering directed along said central longitudinal axis;a signaling means mounted on said bar for radiating a control signal to said equipment for controlling said equipment wirelessly; andprocessing means coupled to said thumbswitch and said signaling means for commanding an operational change in said equipment through said signaling means in response to a predetermined reciprocation of said thumbswitch, said operational change in said equipment being unambiguously consummated without further manipulation of said remote control and independent of angular displacement of said central longitudinal axis.