Method and Apparatus Regarding a Movable Barrier Operator Remote Control Transmitter Kit
First Claim
1. A movable barrier operator remote control transmitter kit for use with a movable barrier operator that uses a particular remote control instruction signal protocol, comprising:
- a movable barrier operator remote control transmitter comprising;
a dynamically configurable remote control instruction signal transmitter;
a user input;
a memory having stored therein a plurality of different remote control instruction signal protocols as correspond to a plurality of different movable barrier operators;
a controller operably coupled to the dynamically configurable remote control instruction signal transmitter, the user input, and the memory, and being configured and arranged to;
during a user selectable learning mode of operation;
automatically at least beginning to incrementally dynamically configure the dynamically configurable remote control instruction signal transmitter using a next one of the plurality of different remote control instruction signal protocols with each user assertion of the user input to thereby provide a test configured transmitter;
causing the test configured transmitter to transmit a test transmission to thereby permit the user to ascertain whether a corresponding movable barrier operator responds positively to the test configured transmitter;
automatically halting such a test transmission upon detecting a subsequent user assertion of the user input prior to completion of the test transmission.
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Abstract
A movable barrier operator remote control transmitter kit comprises a transmitter (200) and, if desired, a user discernable listing (402) of a plurality of different remote control signal instruction protocols. This transmitter can be configured and arranged to automatically incrementally configure the transmitter using a series of protocols with each assertion of a user input (203) and also to cause the test configured transmitter to transmit a test transmission (701) to permit the user to ascertain whether a corresponding movable barrier operator responds positively. This listing can present the protocols in an order that matches a sequential order (401) by which the transmitter controller (201) will incrementally configure and test the transmitter. User discernable instructions (601) can provide advice to a user with respect to using the list (402) to quickly advance through the listing (401 to begin the compatibly testing with a particular selected candidate protocol.
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29 Claims
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1. A movable barrier operator remote control transmitter kit for use with a movable barrier operator that uses a particular remote control instruction signal protocol, comprising:
a movable barrier operator remote control transmitter comprising; a dynamically configurable remote control instruction signal transmitter; a user input; a memory having stored therein a plurality of different remote control instruction signal protocols as correspond to a plurality of different movable barrier operators; a controller operably coupled to the dynamically configurable remote control instruction signal transmitter, the user input, and the memory, and being configured and arranged to; during a user selectable learning mode of operation; automatically at least beginning to incrementally dynamically configure the dynamically configurable remote control instruction signal transmitter using a next one of the plurality of different remote control instruction signal protocols with each user assertion of the user input to thereby provide a test configured transmitter; causing the test configured transmitter to transmit a test transmission to thereby permit the user to ascertain whether a corresponding movable barrier operator responds positively to the test configured transmitter; automatically halting such a test transmission upon detecting a subsequent user assertion of the user input prior to completion of the test transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A movable barrier operator remote control transmitter kit for use with a movable barrier operator that uses a particular remote control instruction signal protocol, comprising:
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a movable barrier operator remote control transmitter comprising; a dynamically configurable remote control instruction signal transmitter; a user input; a memory having stored therein a plurality of different remote control instruction signal protocols as correspond to a plurality of different movable barrier operators; a controller operably coupled to the dynamically configurable remote control instruction signal transmitter, the user input, and the memory, and being configured and arranged to; during a user selectable learning mode of operation; automatically at least beginning to incrementally dynamically configure the dynamically configurable remote control instruction signal transmitter using a next one of the plurality of different remote control instruction signal protocols with each user assertion of the user input to thereby provide a test configured transmitter; causing the test configured transmitter to transmit a test transmission to thereby permit the user to ascertain whether a corresponding movable barrier operator responds positively to the test configured transmitter; and a user discernable listing of the plurality of different remote control instruction signal protocols that presents the plurality of different remote control instruction signal protocols in an order that matches a sequential order by which the controller will incrementally dynamically configure the dynamically configurable remote control instruction signal transmitter during the learning mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A movable barrier operator remote control transmitter kit for use with a movable barrier operator that uses a particular remote control instruction signal protocol, comprising:
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providing a movable barrier operator remote control transmitter that comprises; a dynamically configurable remote control instruction signal transmitter; a user input; a memory having stored therein a plurality of different remote control instruction signal protocols as correspond to a plurality of different movable barrier operators; and a controller operably coupled to the dynamically configurable remote control instruction signal transmitter, the user input, and the memory, and being configured and arranged to; during a user selectable learning mode of operation; automatically at least beginning to incrementally dynamically configure the dynamically configurable remote control instruction signal transmitter using a next one of the plurality of different remote control instruction signal protocols with each user assertion of the user input to thereby provide a test configured transmitter; causing the test configured transmitter to transmit a test transmission to thereby permit the user to ascertain whether a corresponding movable barrier operator responds positively to the test configured transmitter; providing a user discernable listing of the plurality of different remote control instruction signal protocols that presents the plurality of different remote control instruction signal protocols in an order that matches a sequential order by which the controller will incrementally dynamically configure the dynamically configurable remote control instruction signal transmitter during the learning mode of operation. providing user discernable instructions regarding use of the user discernable listing to determine a particular number of times to rapidly assert the user interface during the learning mode of operation to thereby begin the test transmission with a particular selected entry in the listing.
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