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Method and apparatus for automatic repetition rate assignment in a remote control system

  • US 6,456,674 B1
  • Filed: 09/28/1998
  • Issued: 09/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for transmitting a signal to a remote receiver, said apparatus comprising:

  • a signal transmitting unit including;

    a) a first input for receiving a signal to be transmitted, said signal transmitting unit being operative to transmit said signal repetitively to create a succession of signal transmission events, each signal transmission event being spaced in time from a previous signal transmission event by a certain time interval characterized by a duration;

    b) a second input for receiving a data element to control a duration of the time interval, said signal transmitting unit being responsive to the data element to set the time interval between two successive signal transmission events at a duration conveyed by the data element;

    a time interval duration control module for successively generating different data elements and supplying the different data elements to said second input for varying said time interval to alter over time a rate or occurrence of the transmission events.

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