Remote control system and method for operating the same

• US 8,427,357 B2
• Filed: 02/11/2010
• Issued: 04/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Powertech Industrial Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Powertech Industrical Company Limited
• Inventors: Lee, Yu-Lung, Chen, Chun Chuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Khai M
• Application Number:
  US12/703,869
• Publication Number:
  US 20110140933A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,167 Days
• Field of Search: 341/22, 341/176
• US Class Current: 341/176
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices

Abstract

A remote control system is disclosed. The remote control system includes a remote control transmitter module for transmitting a learning signal or a functional signal, and a remote control receiver module in a host for receiving the learning signal or the functional signal wherein the remote control receiver module operates in a learning mode upon a receipt of the learning signal or controls the host to operate functions according the functional signal. When the remote control receiver module operates in the learning mode the remote control receiver module is configured to verify and store the learning signal for recognizing an identity of the remote control transmitter module.

Claims

1. A remote control system, comprising:

a remote control transmitter module for transmitting a learning signal or a functional signal; and

a remote control receiver module in a host for receiving the learning signal or the functional signal, for verifying the learning signal and the functional signal by comparing an identification code of the learning signal or of the functional signal to a default identification code of the remote control receiver module such that the remote control receiver module operates in a learning mode upon a receipt of the learning signal or controls the host to operate functions according to the functional signal;

wherein when the remote control receiver module operates in the learning mode the remote control receiver module is configured to verify and store the learning signal for recognizing an identity of the remote control transmitter module.

2. The remote control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the remote control transmitter module communicates with the remote control receiver module through a radio frequency.

3. The remote control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein both the learning signal and the functional signal comprise the identification code and a serial number.

4. The remote control system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the learning signal further comprises a learning code.

5. The remote control system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the functional signal comprises a functional code.

6. The remote control system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the remote control transmitter module comprises:

an operating unit for receiving an operating command;

a first processing unit connected to the operating unit for converting the operating command into the learning signal or the functional signal; and

a wireless radio frequency transmitting unit connected to the first processing unit for transmitting the learning signal or the functional signal.

7. The remote control system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the operating unit comprises a learning key and a plurality of functional keys.

8. The remote control system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the remote control receiver module comprises:

a wireless radio frequency receiving unit for receiving the learning signal or the functional signal;

a memory unit for storing the default identification code; and

a second processing unit connected to the wireless radio frequency receiving unit and the memory unit, respectively, for verifying the learning signal and the functional signal by comparing the identification code to the default identification code.

9. The remote control system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the memory unit further stores a default serial number wherein the second processing unit is configured to compare the serial number and the default serial number so as to recognize the identity of the remote control transmitter module.

10. The remote control system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the memory unit further stores a default functional code wherein the second processing unit is configured to compare the default functional code and the functional code to cause the host to function according to the functional code.

11. A remote control learning method adapted for a remote control system, wherein the remote control system comprises a remote control transmitter module and a remote control receiver module, the remote control learning method comprising:

receiving a learning signal from the remote control transmitter module by the remote control receiver module;

determining whether the learning signal passes a verification by the remote control receiver module;

if the learning signal passes the verification storing the learning signal by the remote control receiver module;

determining whether there is an activation functional received from the remote control transmitter module by the remote control receiver module; and

if there is the activation functional signal received from the remote control transmitter module retrieving a plurality of execution functional codes of a plurality of execution signals of the remote control transmitter.

12. The remote control learning method as claimed in claim 11, wherein determining whether the learning signal passes the verification compares an identification code of the learning signal and a default identification code stored in the remote control receiver module.

13. The remote control learning method as claimed in claim 12, wherein when the identification code is consistent with the default identification code the learning signal passes the verification.

14. The remote control learning method as claimed in claim 12, wherein when the identification code is inconsistent with the default identification code the learning signal does not pass the verification.

15. The remote control learning method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

receiving an operating command by the remote control transmitter module;

transmitting the activation functional signal or the execution functional signal by the remote control transmitter module;

determining whether the activation functional signal or the execution functional signal is recognized by the remote control receiver module; and

if the activation functional signal or the execution functional signal is not recognized awaiting the learning signal by the remote control receiver module.

16. The remote control learning method as claimed in claim 15, wherein determining whether the activation functional signal or the execution functional signal is recognized compares a serial number of the functional signal and a default serial number in the remote control receiver module.

17. The remote control learning method as claimed in claim 16, wherein when the serial number is consistent with the default serial number the activation functional signal or the execution functional signal is recognized.

18. The remote control learning method as claimed in claim 16, wherein when the serial number is inconsistent with the default serial number the activation functional signal or the execution functional signal is not recognized.

19. The remote control learning method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

determining whether to store the serial number in the remote control receiver module;

if no serial number is stored in the remote control receiver module awaiting the activation function signal from the remote control transmitter module;

storing the serial number in the remote control receiver module;

determining whether to store the execution functional codes in the remote control receiver module; and

if no execution functional code stored in the remote control receiver module retrieving the execution functional codes.

20. The remote control learning method as claimed in claim 19, wherein retrieving the execution functional codes converts the activation functional signal by a logic operation.