Transmitter controlled communication links
First Claim
1. An audience response system comprising:
- a plurality of transmitter units, each transmitter unit having a unique address and logic programmed to perform the steps of receiving a user selection via a button push and, responsive to the button push, repeatedly transmitting a wireless selection signal until a wireless acknowledgment signal is received, the wireless selection signal including the unique address and the user selection; and
a receiver unit having means for receiving a wireless selection signal and logic programmed to transmit a wireless acknowledgment signal in response to the receipt of each wireless selection signal.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system is disclosed herein. The wireless communication system may include transmitter units and a receiver. In one embodiment, each transmitter has an address and logic programmed to perform the steps of receiving a user selection and, responsive to the receiving, repeatedly transmitting a wireless selection signal until a wireless acknowledgment signal is received. The wireless selection signal may include the address and the user selection. The receiver may include means to receive a wireless selection signal and logic programmed to transmit a wireless acknowledgment signal in response to the receipt of each wireless selection signal.
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1. An audience response system comprising:
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a plurality of transmitter units, each transmitter unit having a unique address and logic programmed to perform the steps of receiving a user selection via a button push and, responsive to the button push, repeatedly transmitting a wireless selection signal until a wireless acknowledgment signal is received, the wireless selection signal including the unique address and the user selection; and
a receiver unit having means for receiving a wireless selection signal and logic programmed to transmit a wireless acknowledgment signal in response to the receipt of each wireless selection signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for wirelessly communicating data from a plurality of transmitter units to a receiver, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a user input;
formatting a radio frequency signal comprising the user input and a unique identifier;
responsive to the identifying, repeatedly wirelessly transmitting the radio frequency signal;
wirelessly receiving an acknowledgment radio frequency signal comprising the unique identifier; and
terminating the repeatedly wirelessly transmitting. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for wirelessly receiving a data from a plurality of transmitters, the method comprising:
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initiating a start up sequence;
entering a receive mode;
remaining in the receive mode until a selection signal is wirelessly received;
upon receiving the signal, parsing the signal into address data and selection data;
generating an acknowledgment signal including acknowledgment data and the address data; and
wirelessly transmitting the acknowledgment signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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