Transmitter for operating multiple devices
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a sample signal using a receiving circuit of a transceiver, said sample signal having sample transmission values;
comparing the sample transmission values of the sample signal to transmission values stored in a memory of the transceiver, said transmission values stored in the memory to correspond to a plurality of receivers;
associating a first switch of the transceiver with a first set of transmission values and corresponding transmission frequency in memory for a first receiver of the plurality of receivers when the first set of transmission values stored in memory for the first receiver match the sample transmission values from the sample signal;
retrieving, upon detecting a user selection of the first switch, the first set of transmission values and corresponding transmission frequency stored in memory for the first receiver, and causing a signal to be transmitted at a predetermined frequency, said signal capable of activating the first receiver;
comparing an actual signal frequency for the signal, as received by the receiving circuit, to a reference frequency; and
adjusting the predetermined frequency of the signal when the actual signal frequency and the reference frequency differ by other than a predetermined difference.
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Abstract
A transmitter that is programmable to transmit one or more identification or device codes, using one or more transmission formats, at one or more transmission frequencies to control one or more respective devices. In one embodiment, the transmitter includes a controller and memory for storing transmission values and corresponding transmission frequencies, where the transmission values may include multiple device codes and transmission formats. A subset of the transmission values and corresponding transmission frequencies stored in the memory are assigned to or associated with one or more actuation switches upon matching the transmission values in a sampled signal to a set of transmission values stored in memory. In one embodiment, the transmission values may correspond to either a fixed-code transmission format or a rolling-code transmission format.
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14 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a sample signal using a receiving circuit of a transceiver, said sample signal having sample transmission values; comparing the sample transmission values of the sample signal to transmission values stored in a memory of the transceiver, said transmission values stored in the memory to correspond to a plurality of receivers; associating a first switch of the transceiver with a first set of transmission values and corresponding transmission frequency in memory for a first receiver of the plurality of receivers when the first set of transmission values stored in memory for the first receiver match the sample transmission values from the sample signal; retrieving, upon detecting a user selection of the first switch, the first set of transmission values and corresponding transmission frequency stored in memory for the first receiver, and causing a signal to be transmitted at a predetermined frequency, said signal capable of activating the first receiver; comparing an actual signal frequency for the signal, as received by the receiving circuit, to a reference frequency; and adjusting the predetermined frequency of the signal when the actual signal frequency and the reference frequency differ by other than a predetermined difference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A transceiver, comprising:
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a first switch; a receiving circuit for receiving a sample signal having sample transmission values; a memory including a plurality of transmission values that correspond to a plurality of receivers; and a controller coupled to the first switch, the receiving circuit and the memory, the controller to (i) compare the sample transmission values in the sample signal the plurality of transmission values stored in the memory, (ii) associate the first switch with a first set of transmission values and corresponding transmission frequency for a first receiver of the plurality of receivers when the first set of transmission values stored in memory for the first receiver match the sample transmission values from the sample signal;
(iii) cause a signal to be transmitted at a predetermined frequency, said signal capable of activating the first receiver, (iv) compare an actual signal frequency for the signal, as received by the receiving circuit, to a reference frequency, (v) and adjust the predetermined frequency of the signal when the actual signal frequency and the reference frequency differ by other than a predetermined difference. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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