Trainable remote controller and method for determining the frequency of a learned control signal
First Claim
1. A trainable transceiver for learning signal characteristics of an RF control signal received from a remote control transmitter used to remotely actuate a device and for subsequently transmitting a modulated RF signal having the learned signal characteristics, the trainable transceiver comprising:
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a wideband receiver coupled to the antenna, the wideband receiver configured to receive an RF control signal from the remote control transmitter, the RF control signal including a control code, a set of data characteristics and an RF carrier frequency; and
a control circuit coupled to the wideband receiver, the control circuit having a training mode in which the control circuit is configured to identify and store the control code of the RF control signal, to identify at least one data characteristic from the set of data characteristics and to identify at least one RF frequency associated with the RF control signal based on the at least one data characteristic.
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Abstract
A trainable transceiver for learning signal characteristics of an RF control signal received from a remote control transmitter used to remotely actuate a device and for subsequently transmitting a modulated RF signal having the learned signal characteristics includes an antenna, a wideband receiver and a control unit. The wideband receiver is coupled to the antenna and is configured to receive an RF control signal from the remote control transmitter. The RF control signal includes a control code, a set of data characteristics and an RF carrier frequency. The control circuit is coupled to the wideband receiver and has a training mode in which the control circuit is configured to identify and store the control code of the RF control signal, to identify at least one data characteristic from the set of data characteristics and to identify at least one RF frequency associated with the RF control signal based on the at least one data characteristic.
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24 Claims
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1. A trainable transceiver for learning signal characteristics of an RF control signal received from a remote control transmitter used to remotely actuate a device and for subsequently transmitting a modulated RF signal having the learned signal characteristics, the trainable transceiver comprising:
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an antenna;
a wideband receiver coupled to the antenna, the wideband receiver configured to receive an RF control signal from the remote control transmitter, the RF control signal including a control code, a set of data characteristics and an RF carrier frequency; and
a control circuit coupled to the wideband receiver, the control circuit having a training mode in which the control circuit is configured to identify and store the control code of the RF control signal, to identify at least one data characteristic from the set of data characteristics and to identify at least one RF frequency associated with the RF control signal based on the at least one data characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A trainable transceiver for learning signal characteristics of an RF control signal received from a remote control transmitter used to remotely actuate a device and for subsequently transmitting a modulated RF signal having the learned signal characteristics, the trainable transceiver comprising:
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an antenna;
a wideband receiver coupled to the antenna, the wideband receiver configured to receive an RF control signal from the remote control transmitter, the RF control signal including a control code, a set of data characteristics and an RF carrier frequency; and
a control circuit coupled to the wideband receiver and having a training mode in which the control circuit is configured to identify and store the control code of the RF control signal and having an operating mode in which the control circuit is configured to identify at least one data characteristic from the set of data characteristics and to identify at least one RF frequency associated with the RF control signal based on the at least one data characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for training a transceiver to learn a set of signal characteristics of an RF control signal received from a remote control transmitter, the transceiver having an antenna and a wideband receiver, the method comprising:
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initiating a training sequence;
identifying and storing a control code of the RF control signal;
identifying at least one data characteristic from a set of data characteristics for the RF control signal; and
identifying at least one RF frequency based on the at least one data characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A trainable transceiver for learning signal characteristics of an RF control signal received from a remote control transmitter used to remotely actuate a device and for subsequently transmitting an RF signal having the learned signal characteristics, the trainable transceiver comprising:
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an antenna;
a controllable tuned RF detector coupled to the antenna and configured to receive at least one RF control signal having a frequency in a predetermined range of frequencies;
a controllable frequency generator coupled to the controllable tuned RF detector and configured to generate signals at a plurality of frequencies; and
a control circuit coupled to the controllable tuned RF detector and the controllable frequency generator and configured to identify a control code of an RF control signal received by the controllable tuned RF detector and to provide a test signal to the controllable frequency generator to initiate a testing sequence to determine an RF frequency of the controllable tuned RF detector upon receipt of the RF control signal.
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