System and method for extending transmitter training window

• US 9,024,801 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2013
• Issued: 05/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Inventors: Witkowski, Todd R., Geerlings, Steven L.
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, LINH V
• Application Number:
  US13/776,582
• Publication Number:
  US 20130229258A1
• Time in Patent Office: 799 Days
• Field of Search: 341174-176, 340/5.7, 340/5.61, 340/3.21, 340/5.62, 340/825.92, 340/825.72
• US Class Current: 341/176
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 19/28 using pulse code
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/31 Voice input
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/62 Rolling code
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/92 Universal remote control

Abstract

A method for configuring a transmitter device to transmit a recognized transmission to a receiving device is provided. The method includes transmitting a first transmission and transmitting a second transmission after the first transmission. The method further includes receiving, during the second transmission, a user input signal from an interface for receiving signals from one or more user interface elements. The method further includes storing an attribute associated with the second transmission in a memory device in response to the user input signal.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a transmitter device to transmit a recognized transmission to a receiving device, the method comprising:

transmitting a first transmission;

transmitting a second transmission after the first transmission;

receiving, during the second transmission, a user input signal from an interface for receiving signals from one or more user interface elements;

storing an attribute associated with the second transmission in a memory device in response to the user input signal;

determining if the user input signal was received during a first user feedback window or during a second user feedback window; and

in response to determining that the user input signal was received during the first user feedback window, storing an attribute associated with the first transmission in the memory device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user feedback window extends from within a first transmit attempt window and into a second transmit attempt window, and wherein the first transmission is transmitted in the first transmit attempt window and the second transmission is transmitted in the second transmit attempt window.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user feedback window extends from a beginning of a first transmit attempt window and into a second transmit attempt window, and wherein the first transmission is transmitted in the first transmit attempt window and the second transmission is transmitted in the second transmit attempt window.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user feedback window extends from a beginning of a first transmit attempt window and one second into a second transmit attempt window, and wherein the first transmission is transmitted in the first transmit attempt window and the second transmission is transmitted in the second transmit attempt window.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the attribute associated with the first transmission is at least one of a transmission code, a code type, a frequency, or a receiving device type.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second transmission begins immediately following the end of the first transmission, and wherein the user input signal is received after the first transmission and during the second transmission.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first transmission occurs during a first transmit attempt window, wherein the second transmission occurs during a second transmit attempt window, and wherein the user input signal is received after the first transmit attempt window.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein a first user feedback window extends from within the first transmit attempt window and into the second transmit attempt window, and wherein the user input signal is received in the first user feedback window.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

calculating a first user feedback window associated with the first transmission, the first user feedback window extending into a time beyond a beginning of the second transmission.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first user feedback window extends from within a first transmission attempt window and into a second transmission attempt window, and wherein the first transmission is transmitted in the first transmission attempt window and the second transmission is transmitted in the second transmission attempt window.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein a first user feedback window extends from a beginning of a first transmission attempt window and into a second transmission attempt window, and wherein the first transmission is transmitted in the first transmission attempt window and the second transmission is transmitted in the second transmission attempt window.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein a first user feedback window extends from a beginning of a first transmission attempt window and one second into a second transmission attempt window, and wherein the first transmission is transmitted in the first transmission attempt window and the second transmission is transmitted in the second transmission attempt window.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing an attribute associated with the second transmission in response to the user input signal and configuring a logic element to transmit the first transmission and the second transmission when a second user input signal is received.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the attribute associated with the second transmission is at least one of a transmission code, a code type, a frequency, or a receiving device type.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the first transmission or the second transmission changed the state of the receiving device based upon user input activity occurring subsequent to the receipt of the second user input signal.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the attribute associated with the second transmission is at least one of a transmission code, a code type, a frequency, or a receiving device type.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface element is a button, and wherein the user input signal corresponds to a user releasing the button.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface element is a touchscreen, and wherein the user input signal corresponds to a user input on the touchscreen.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface element is a microphone, and wherein the user input signal corresponds to a voice command received at the microphone.