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Remote control system using a wake up signal

US5115236A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 28, 1988
Grant dateMay 19, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D30/70
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A two-way remote control system suitable for use with a plurality of apparatus, the system including a hand held unit comprising a transmitter and a receiver, each transmitted message in the system comprising a series of pulses and the beginning of each message having a wake-up pulse which switches a receiver from a rest-state to an operative-state, the receiver switching back to the rest-state if no wake-up pulse has been received for a certain period.

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