User-assisted programmable appliance control
US7489922B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/1016
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A universal remote control interacts with a user to assist in training to one or more appliances. If the appliance is activated by a rolling code activation signal, a sequence of different rolling code activation signals is transmitted until the user indicates a successful rolling code transmission. If the appliance is activated by a fixed code activation signal, a fixed code word is used to generate and transmit each of a sequence of different fixed code activation signals until the user indicates a successful fixed code transmission. In response to an activation input, an activation signal is generated and transmitted based on data stored following user indication of a successful transmission.
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