Universal Remote Control
First Claim
1. A movable barrier operator remote control comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a signal from another remote control for operating a movable barrier operator;
a transmitter;
a control interface;
a user input of the control interface;
a memory configured to store one or more signal characteristics for a movable barrier operator;
a controller operably coupled to the receiver, the transmitter, the control interface, and the memory, the controller being configured to;
during a learning mode of operation;
automatically both sense for the receiver receiving a signal having one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics and sense for a status of at least a portion of the control interface corresponding to one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics; and
associate with the user input the one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics from the received signal or the status of the at least a portion of the control interface.
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Abstract
A movable barrier operator remote control is provided having a receiver configured to receive a signal from another remote control, a user input of a control interface, a memory, a transmitter, and a controller. The controller automatically both senses for the receiver receiving a signal and senses for a status of at least a portion of the control interface, and associates with the user input one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics from the received signal or the status of the at least a portion of the control interface. A remote control is also provided having a controller configured to detect the configuration of a switch input, sense for a receiver receiving a signal in response to the switch input having a first configuration, and sense for a status of at least a portion of a control interface in response to the switch input having a second configuration.
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39 Claims
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1. A movable barrier operator remote control comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a signal from another remote control for operating a movable barrier operator; a transmitter; a control interface; a user input of the control interface; a memory configured to store one or more signal characteristics for a movable barrier operator; a controller operably coupled to the receiver, the transmitter, the control interface, and the memory, the controller being configured to; during a learning mode of operation; automatically both sense for the receiver receiving a signal having one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics and sense for a status of at least a portion of the control interface corresponding to one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics; and associate with the user input the one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics from the received signal or the status of the at least a portion of the control interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A movable barrier operator remote control comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a signal from another remote control for operating a movable barrier operator; a transmitter; a control interface; a user input of the control interface; a switch input of the control interface having a plurality of configurations; a memory configured to store one or more signal characteristics for a movable barrier operator; a controller operably coupled to the receiver, the transmitter, the control interface, and the memory, the controller being configured to; detect the configuration of the switch input; sense for the receiver receiving a signal having one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics in response to the controller detecting the switch input having a first configuration; sense for a status of at least a portion of the control interface corresponding to one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics in response to the controller detecting the switch input having a second configuration; and associate with the user input the one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics from the received signal or the status of the at least a portion of the control interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of operating a movable barrier operator remote control, the method comprising:
at the remote control; entering a learning mode of operation; automatically both sensing for a receiver of the remote control receiving a signal having one or more movable barrier operator characteristics and sensing for a status of at least a portion of a control interface of the remote control corresponding to one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics; and associating with a user input of the control interface the one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics from the received signal or the status of the at least a portion of the control interface. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of operating a movable barrier operator remote control, the method comprising:
at the remote control; detecting a configuration of a switch input of a control interface of the remote control; sensing for a receiver of the remote control receiving a signal having one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics in response to detecting the switch input having a first configuration; sensing for a status of a portion of the control interface corresponding to one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics in response to detecting the switch input having a second configuration; and associating with a user input of the control interface the one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics from the received signal or the status of the at least a portion of the control interface. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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