System and method for monitoring remote control transmissions
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring for the successful transmission of a sequence of command codes transmitted from a remote control, the method comprising:
- receiving a transmission from the remote control comprising at least a part of the sequence of command codes;
determining if the transmission from the remote control included all of the command codes in the sequence of command codes; and
when the transmission from the remote control is determined to include less than all of the command codes in the sequence of command codes, performing an action for the purpose of initiating a retransmission of at least those command codes in the sequence of command codes determined to be missing.
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Abstract
A remote control transmission monitoring system. A remote control has programming for transmitting a sequence of command codes and a command receiver has programming for determining if the transmission from the remote control included all of the command codes in the sequence of command codes. The programming further functions to generate a signal to cause corrective action to be taken and/or to notify a user that an unsuccessful transmission of the sequence of command codes occurred when the transmission from the remote control is determined to include less than all of the command codes in the sequence of command codes.
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Citations
41 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring for the successful transmission of a sequence of command codes transmitted from a remote control, the method comprising:
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receiving a transmission from the remote control comprising at least a part of the sequence of command codes;
determining if the transmission from the remote control included all of the command codes in the sequence of command codes; and
when the transmission from the remote control is determined to include less than all of the command codes in the sequence of command codes, performing an action for the purpose of initiating a retransmission of at least those command codes in the sequence of command codes determined to be missing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A remote control transmission monitoring system, comprising:
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a remote control having programming for transmitting a sequence of command codes; and
a command receiver having programming for determining if the transmission from the remote control included all of the command codes in the sequence of command codes and for performing an action for the purpose of initiating a retransmission of at least those command codes in the sequence of command codes determined to be missing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26)
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23. A method for monitoring for the successful transmission of a command code transmitted from a remote control, the method comprising:
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receiving a transmission from the remote control;
determining if the transmission from the remote control comprises a command code that is stored within a library of command codes; and
when the transmission from the remote control is determined to not include a command code that is stored within the library of command codes, performing an action for the purpose of initiating a retransmission of at least those command codes in the sequence of command codes determined to be missing. - View Dependent Claims (24, 28)
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27. A remote control transmission monitoring system, comprising:
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a remote control for transmitting a sequence of command codes; and
a command receiver for monitoring the transmission from the remote control;
wherein the command receiver is programmed such that, as each command code in the sequence is received from the remote control, the command receiver confirms and acknowledges the receipt of that command code with the remote control and wherein the remote control waits for the acknowledgement before transmitting the next command code in the sequence of command codes.
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29. A method for programming a command receiver to monitor remote control transmissions, comprising:
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receiving a transmission from the remote control to place the command receiver in a learning mode;
receiving a transmission from the remote control comprising a sequence of command codes;
storing a representation of the sequence of command codes within a memory accessible to the command receiver; and
receiving a transmission from the remote control to exit the learning mode;
whereby the representation of the sequence of command codes is available to compare against future transmissions received from the remote control to determine if the future transmission from the remote control comprises the sequence of command codes. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for using a remote control to program a command receiver to monitor remote control transmissions, comprising:
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transmitting from the remote control a command code to place the command receiver in a learning mode;
transmitting from the remote control a sequence of command codes where a representation of the sequence of command codes is stored within a memory accessible to the command receiver; and
transmitting from the remote control a command code to cause the command receiver to exit the learning mode;
whereby the representation of the sequence of command codes stored in the memory is available to compare against future transmissions from the remote control to determine if the future transmission from the remote control comprises the sequence of command codes. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A remote control having instructions for programming a command receiver to monitor remote control transmissions, the instructions performing steps comprising:
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transmitting a command code to place the command receiver in a learning mode;
transmitting a sequence of command codes to thereby allow a representation of the sequence of command codes to be stored within a memory accessible to the command receiver; and
transmitting a command code to cause the command receiver to exit the learning mode;
whereby the representation of the sequence of command codes stored in the memory is available to compare against future transmissions from the remote control to determine if the future transmission from the remote control comprises the sequence of command codes. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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Specification