US Patent 7456777 Remote control means

A remote control for electronic devices in motor vehicles, having a holding part with attachment elements for mounting the holding part on a steering wheel in a releasable manner, having operator control keys on a housing of the remote control means, and having a unit for transmitting control signals, which are triggered by operating the operator control keys, to the at least one electronic device, has at least one operator control key which is arranged on the rear face of the housing of the remote control, which rear face points away from the driver when the remote control is mounted on the steering wheel, in such a way that a driver can use his fingertips to operate the operator control key when gripping the steering wheel.