System and method for illuminating a transmitter
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1. A method for operating a transmitter in a movable barrier operator system comprising:
- providing a user activated barrier movement operator code transmitter comprising an illumination device;
sensing, by at least one proximity sensor, a proximity of a portion of a user to the code transmitter; and
actuating the illumination device to illuminate a portion of the code transmitter to facilitate the visibility of at least one transmitter function to the user.
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Abstract
A user is provided with a transmitter, for example, an activated barrier movement operator code transmitter. The transmitter includes an indicator such as an illumination device. A proximity sensor senses the proximity of a portion of a user (e.g., the hand of the user) to the transmitter. Subsequently, the indicator (e.g., the illumination device) is actuated to illuminate a portion of the code transmitter to facilitate the visibility of at least one transmitter function to the user.
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1. A method for operating a transmitter in a movable barrier operator system comprising:
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providing a user activated barrier movement operator code transmitter comprising an illumination device; sensing, by at least one proximity sensor, a proximity of a portion of a user to the code transmitter; and actuating the illumination device to illuminate a portion of the code transmitter to facilitate the visibility of at least one transmitter function to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A user activated barrier movement operator code transmitter for use in a moveable barrier system, comprising:
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at least one sensor for sensing a proximity of a portion of a user; a user interface for accepting commands from the user; at least one illumination device positioned to illuminate at least a portion of the user interface; and a controller coupled to the at least one sensor, the user interface, and the at least one illumination device, the controller programmed to receive an indication of the proximity of the portion of the user from the at least one sensor and responsively activate the at least one illumination device in order to illuminate the at least a portion of the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for operating a transmitter in a movable barrier operator system comprising:
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sensing a proximity of a portion of a user to a transmitter in a moveable barrier operator system; and when the sensing indicates the proximity of the portion of the user, actuating at least one indicator at the transmitter, the actuating of the at least one indicator facilitating the visibility of at least one transmitter function to a user. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A transmitter for use in a moveable barrier system comprising:
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at least one sensor for sensing a proximity of a portion of a user; a user interface for accepting commands from the user; at least one indicator positioned at the user interface; and a controller coupled to the at least one sensor, the user interface, and the at least one indicator, the controller programmed to receive an indication of the proximity of the portion of the user from the at least one sensor and responsively actuate the at least one indicator in order to facilitate visibility of the user interface for the user. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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