WIRELESS PROGRAMMABLE CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A wireless programmable control system for remotely controlling electrical power delivered to at least one electrical device characterized by comprising:
- (a) at least one transmitter unit having at least one switch, a wireless transmitter and a code generator, wherein the code generator generates a unique code signal in response to actuation of a switch, said unique code signal being transmitted by the wireless transmitter, and wherein said unique code signal is always the same for said switch and is different from other codes associated to other switches or other transmitter units in the system; and
(b) at least one receiver control unit that receives the transmitted unique code signal from said transmitter unit, having a first and second program switch associated with a control circuit comprised by a wireless receiver, a central processing unit, a non-volatile memory and a power control circuit for controlling the power delivered to at least one electrical device in response to a unique code signal received, whereinsaid control circuit is programmable with the first program switch that stores in the non-volatile memory a unique code received from said transmitter unit in response to actuation of said first program switch and subsequent transmission of said unique code to be stored, andsaid control circuit is programmable with the second program switch that stores in the non-volatile memory a unique code received from said transmitter unit in response to actuation of said second program switch and subsequent transmission of said unique code to be stored.
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Abstract
A wireless programmable control system applied in home automation that aims at solving the problems of the state of the art such as lack of simplicity and a straight forward way to program and set up a system with several wireless devices working together and the fact that either a programming device must be used to set up the system, or the system is too simple and doesn'"'"'t allow any programming at all, or it uses a bidirectional communication means. In order to solve the problems mentioned the system of this invention is composed basically of two components: a transmitter unit and a receiver control unit. The transmitter unit is basically a wireless device that transmits a unique code each time a switch is pressed. The unique code associated to each switch is in binary format and is broadcast using a wireless signal. The unique code is factory programmed in the transmitter unit avoiding any additional programming by the user, therefore simplifying the installation process.
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25 Claims
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1. A wireless programmable control system for remotely controlling electrical power delivered to at least one electrical device characterized by comprising:
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(a) at least one transmitter unit having at least one switch, a wireless transmitter and a code generator, wherein the code generator generates a unique code signal in response to actuation of a switch, said unique code signal being transmitted by the wireless transmitter, and wherein said unique code signal is always the same for said switch and is different from other codes associated to other switches or other transmitter units in the system; and (b) at least one receiver control unit that receives the transmitted unique code signal from said transmitter unit, having a first and second program switch associated with a control circuit comprised by a wireless receiver, a central processing unit, a non-volatile memory and a power control circuit for controlling the power delivered to at least one electrical device in response to a unique code signal received, wherein said control circuit is programmable with the first program switch that stores in the non-volatile memory a unique code received from said transmitter unit in response to actuation of said first program switch and subsequent transmission of said unique code to be stored, and said control circuit is programmable with the second program switch that stores in the non-volatile memory a unique code received from said transmitter unit in response to actuation of said second program switch and subsequent transmission of said unique code to be stored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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