SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAINING A TRANSMITTER TO CONTROL A REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for training a trainable RF transmitter in a vehicle to transmit variable code signals used to actuate a remote device having a receiver, the trainable transmitter having a memory including stored variable code characteristics for a plurality of different remote devices, the method comprising:
- initiating a training sequence;
generating at least one RF carrier signal having variable code characteristics associated with one remote device from the plurality of different remote devices;
transmitting the at least one RF carrier signal to the receiver of the remote device;
repeating the generating and transmitting steps for the variable code characteristics of each remote device in the plurality of different remote devices until feedback is received at a user input device, the feedback representing that the remote device was activated; and
in response to the feedback, storing an identifier associated with the variable code characteristics that activated the remote device.
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Abstract
A method for training a trainable RF transmitter to transmit variable code signals used to actuate a remote device having a receiver where the transmitter includes a memory that has stored variable code characteristics for a plurality of different remote devices includes initiating a training sequence and generating at least one RF carrier signal having the variable code characteristics associated with one remote device of the plurality of different remote devices. The method further includes transmitting the at least one RF carrier signal to the receiver of the remote device and repeating the generating and transmitting steps for the variable code characteristics of each remote device in the plurality of different remote device until feedback is received from a user that the remote device is activated. Upon receiving an indication that the remote device is activated, the transmitter stores an identifier of the variable code characteristics that activated the remote device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for training a trainable RF transmitter in a vehicle to transmit variable code signals used to actuate a remote device having a receiver, the trainable transmitter having a memory including stored variable code characteristics for a plurality of different remote devices, the method comprising:
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initiating a training sequence; generating at least one RF carrier signal having variable code characteristics associated with one remote device from the plurality of different remote devices; transmitting the at least one RF carrier signal to the receiver of the remote device; repeating the generating and transmitting steps for the variable code characteristics of each remote device in the plurality of different remote devices until feedback is received at a user input device, the feedback representing that the remote device was activated; and in response to the feedback, storing an identifier associated with the variable code characteristics that activated the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for training a trainable RF transmitter in a vehicle to transmit variable code signals used to actuate remote devices, the trainable transmitter including a memory having stored variable code characteristics for a plurality of different remote devices, the method comprising:
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receiving inputs from a user input device; identifying a remote device to be actuated from the plurality of different remote devices based on the received inputs; and associating the identified remote device with a user input device of the trainable transmitter for subsequent transmission of a variable code signal having variable code characteristics of the identified remote device to actuate the identified remote device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for training a trainable RF transmitter in a vehicle to transmit variable code signals used to actuate remote devices, the trainable transmitter including a memory having stored variable code characteristics for a plurality of different remote devices, the method comprising:
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receiving inputs from a user input device; identifying a remote device to be actuated from the plurality of different remote devices based on the received inputs; generating an RF carrier signal having variable code characteristics of the identified remote device; and transmitting the RF carrier signal to a receiver of the identified remote device to actuate the identified remote device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A trainable transmitter in a vehicle for transmitting variable code signals used to actuate remote devices, the trainable transmitter comprising:
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a memory having stored variable code characteristics for a plurality of different remote devices; a user input device; a control circuit coupled to the user input device and the memory and configured to receive the inputs from the user input device, to identify a remote device from the plurality of different remote devices based on the received inputs and to associate the identified remote device with the user input device for subsequent transmission of a variable code signal having variable code characteristics of the identified remote device; and a transmitter circuit coupled to the control circuit and configured to transmit the variable code signal to actuate the identified remote device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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