User-assisted programmable appliance control
US8095126B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/1016
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transmitter is configured to transmit activation signals based on transmission schemes in which one of the schemes is an appropriate scheme such that the appliance activates upon receiving an activation signal that is based on the appropriate scheme and has a code associated with the appliance. The transmitter is configured to receive a code represented by a sequence of bits and to transmit a sequence of different activation signals including different sets of first and second activation signals until user input indicating activation of the appliance is received by the transmitter. Each set of activation signals is based on a respective scheme, each first activation signal includes the sequence of bits and each second activation signal includes a bitwise reversal of the sequence of bits.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.