Wireless communication system
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
- a plurality of handheld devices, each handheld device including;
a transmitter,an input selection control, anda processor configured to receive a user selection from the input selection control and, upon receipt of the user selection, instruct the transmitter to transmit an RF signal encoding an address and the user selection according to a defined RF profile, wherein the defined RF profile comprises a distinct period of no RF transmission and a first period of RF transmission corresponding to transmission of the RF signal, where the first period of RF transmission occurs after the distinct period of no RF transmission and is responsive to receipt of the user selection at the handheld device; and
a receiver device including;
a transceiver configured to receive the RF signal, anda processor configured to decode the RF signal into the address and the user selection after receipt by the transceiver, generate an acknowledgment including a representation of the address, and instructs the transceiver to transmit the acknowledgment according to the defined RF profile.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system is disclosed herein. The wireless communication system may include transmitter units and a receiver. In one embodiment, each transmitter has an address and logic programmed to perform the steps of receiving a user selection and, responsive to the receiving, repeatedly transmitting a wireless selection signal until a wireless acknowledgment signal is received. The wireless selection signal may include the address and the user selection. The receiver may include means to receive a wireless selection signal and logic programmed to transmit a wireless acknowledgment signal in response to the receipt of each wireless selection signal.
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a plurality of handheld devices, each handheld device including; a transmitter, an input selection control, and a processor configured to receive a user selection from the input selection control and, upon receipt of the user selection, instruct the transmitter to transmit an RF signal encoding an address and the user selection according to a defined RF profile, wherein the defined RF profile comprises a distinct period of no RF transmission and a first period of RF transmission corresponding to transmission of the RF signal, where the first period of RF transmission occurs after the distinct period of no RF transmission and is responsive to receipt of the user selection at the handheld device; and a receiver device including; a transceiver configured to receive the RF signal, and a processor configured to decode the RF signal into the address and the user selection after receipt by the transceiver, generate an acknowledgment including a representation of the address, and instructs the transceiver to transmit the acknowledgment according to the defined RF profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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