Method and apparatus for a rolling code learning transmitter

• US 8,536,977 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2010
• Issued: 09/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: The Chamberlain Group LLC
• Original Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc. (The Chamberlain Group LLC)
• Inventors: Fitzgibbon, James J.
• Primary Examiner(s): BROWN, VERNAL U
• Application Number:
  US12/794,335
• Publication Number:
  US 20100308960A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,201 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.23, 340/5.71, 340/12.23, 340/3.1, 340/5.2
• US Class Current: 340/5.23
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00492 whereby the code is a rolling code
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00888 programming by learning
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00928 for garage doors
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/08 With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00857 where the code of the data carrier can be programmed

Abstract

A barrier movement operator system having a receiver for receiving, learning and responding to transmitted rolling code type access codes; at least one trained transmitter for operating the system by transmitting a rolling code type access code to the receiver; at least one learning transmitter for learning the rolling code type access code from said trained transmitter in order to operate the system; a controller for evaluating the relationship between the learning transmitter rolling type access code and the trained transmitter rolling type access code; and a device for providing a barrier movement in response to access codes received by the receiver. The barrier movement operator provides a method of learning valid security codes by a security code receiver comprising the steps of receiving a first security code, then within a predetermined period of time receiving a second security code, having a predetermined relationship to the first security code; and storing a representation of the second security code as a valid security code.

Claims

1. A trainable security code transmitter configured to operate with a security code receiver, the trainable security code transmitter comprising:

means for receiving at the trainable security code transmitter from a pre-configured security code transmitter a security code transmission comprising, at least in part, a fixed identification portion and a rolling code portion;

means for determining a valid subsequent transmission from the trainable security code transmitter to the security code receiver based at least in part upon the rolling code portion and the fixed identification portion, the valid subsequent transmission providing an indication to the security code receiver identifying the valid subsequent transmission as coming from an unlearned transmitter instead of a known security code transmitter and causing a movable barrier operator associated with the security code receiver to automatically enter a learn mode;

means for transmitting to the security code receiver the valid subsequent transmission from the trainable security code transmitter.

2. The trainable security code transmitter of claim 1 wherein the valid subsequent transmission from the trainable security code transmitter based upon the security code transmission from the pre-configured security code transmitter has a predetermined relationship.

3. The trainable security code transmitter of claim 1 further comprising a remote control for a movable barrier operator.

4. The trainable security code transmitter of claim 1 wherein the means for determining a valid subsequent transmission based at least in part upon the rolling code portion comprises means for determining a next sequential rolling code portion based upon the security code transmission.

5. The trainable security code transmitter of claim 1 wherein the means for transmitting to the security code receiver the valid subsequent transmission comprises means for automatically transmitting to the security code receiver the valid subsequent transmission within a predetermined period of time of receiving the security code transmission from the pre-configured security code transmitter.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the security code transmission is also received at the security code receiver, and the means for transmitting comprises means for transmitting to the security code receiver the valid subsequent transmission from the trainable security code transmitter for comparison to the security code transmission previously received at the security code receiver.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a trainable security code transmitter configured to operate with a security code receiver, the trainable security code transmitter comprising a button configured to receive user actuation;

the trainable security code transmitter configured to;

within a time of user actuation of the button, receive from an already trained security code transmitter a security code transmission comprising, at least in part, a fixed identification portion and a rolling code portion;

determine a valid subsequent transmission based at least in part upon the rolling code portion and the fixed identification portion; and

transmit to the security code receiver the valid subsequent transmission, the valid subsequent transmission providing an indication to the security code receiver identifying the valid subsequent transmission as coming from an unlearned transmitter instead of a known security code transmitter and causing a movable barrier operator associated with the security code receiver to automatically enter a learn mode.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the trainable security code transmitter configured to determine the valid subsequent transmission comprises the trainable security code transmitter configured to determine a next sequential transmission based at least in part upon the rolling code portion.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein trainable security code transmitter is further configured to automatically transmit to the security code receiver the valid subsequent rolling code within a predetermined period of time of receiving the security code transmission from the already trained security code transmitter.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the security code transmission is also received at the security code receiver, and the trainable security code transmitter is configured to transmit to the security code receiver the valid subsequent transmission for comparison to the security code transmission previously received at the security code receiver.