FACTORY PROGRAMMING OF PAIRED AUTHORIZATION CODES IN WIRELESS TRANSMITTER AND DOOR OPERATOR
First Claim
1. In a garage door opening system to be operated by an end user and having a wireless transmitter paired with a power head by way of a common authorization code, the improvement in which the pairing is effected prior to delivery of the system for use by the end user.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a process for pairing one or more wireless transmitters with a power head unit of a barrier opening system prior to delivering the system to the end user. In one facility, an authorization code of a wireless transmitter is received and passed to a printer that prints an encoded label with indicia corresponding to the authorization code. The so-encoded label is affixed to the wireless transmitter or its packaging or pallet. In another facility, the encoded label is thereafter scanned, and the authorization code is deciphered and stored in a database. The power head is programmed with the identical code by placing the power head into a learn mode, retrieving the deciphered authorization code from the database, and transmitting the retrieved code to the power head using a test transmitter while the power head is in the learn mode, with the power head thereafter moved out of the learn mode, thereby pairing the transmitter with the power head. The so-programmed power head and wireless transmitter are then packaged for sale and distribution to the end user of the barrier opening system.
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12 Claims
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1. In a garage door opening system to be operated by an end user and having a wireless transmitter paired with a power head by way of a common authorization code, the improvement in which the pairing is effected prior to delivery of the system for use by the end user.
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2. A method for producing at a factory installation a garage door opening system of the type having a wireless transmitter for transmitting instructions and a garage door operator for receiving and responding to said instructions, said method comprising:
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programming an authorization code into said wireless transmitter; programming a code into said garage door operator at said factory installation that is identical to said authorization code, thereby pairing said wireless transmitter with said garage door operator; and thereafter packaging said wireless transmitter with said so-programmed garage door operator after said pairing and prior to delivery of the garage door opening system for use by an end user. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system in a manufacturing environment for programming barrier moving power head units to be controlled by signals of wireless transmitters, the system comprising:
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a database that stores an authorization code of a wireless transmitter; at least one mechanical arm configured to physically press one or more buttons on a power head unit to place a power head unit into a learn mode; and a programming device configured to retrieve the authorization code from a database and direct a test transmitter to transmit the authorization code while the power head unit is in the learn mode. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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- 10. The system of claim 10, wherein the database stores a plurality of unique identification codes for a plurality of wireless transmitters, each of the unique identification codes comprising a serial number and one or more secret keys for a pair of wireless transmitters.
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