CA2090067A1 - Remote control and signaling system - Google Patents
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Abstract
REMOTE CONTROL AND SIGNALING SYSTEM
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Several remote control and signaling systems 10, 80 are disclosed which allow for the remote operational control of an apparatus 20, by a transmitter 14. These systems 10, 80 obviate the need for a line of eight relationship between transmitter 14 and control apparatus 20 and are further adapted to receive original control signal 15 and to thereafter generate a relatively high frequency signal 22, to facilitate this desired control. Moreover, a transmitter mounting assembly 90 is disclosed which is adapted to removably mount several dissimilar transmitters 98, 100, 102 and which allows for the remote control of a plurality of apparatuses 20 in an efficient manner.
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Several remote control and signaling systems 10, 80 are disclosed which allow for the remote operational control of an apparatus 20, by a transmitter 14. These systems 10, 80 obviate the need for a line of eight relationship between transmitter 14 and control apparatus 20 and are further adapted to receive original control signal 15 and to thereafter generate a relatively high frequency signal 22, to facilitate this desired control. Moreover, a transmitter mounting assembly 90 is disclosed which is adapted to removably mount several dissimilar transmitters 98, 100, 102 and which allows for the remote control of a plurality of apparatuses 20 in an efficient manner.
Description
FER~ 93 1 i ~i FRCIM rlyhErlh CiCl_;~ETT CICCI TD 916135679722 R . ~3 ~4 ,~25 -00 1. ;E~eld_s;?f. !;he In~lentl~
Thl~ lnv~nt~ 3 relAte~ to ~ r~mot~ ~ontrol ~nd slgQ~llng ~t~m~ ~nd snore p~r~c~ ly to ~ ~y~tem Eldap~ed ~ allow ~n ~ppar~tu~
to ~e oRerat~onallg cvntrolled by uae of ~ rem~te ~ 1 txa~n8mitter~
Thl~ lnv~nt~ 3 relAte~ to ~ r~mot~ ~ontrol ~nd slgQ~llng ~t~m~ ~nd snore p~r~c~ ly to ~ ~y~tem Eldap~ed ~ allow ~n ~ppar~tu~
to ~e oRerat~onallg cvntrolled by uae of ~ rem~te ~ 1 txa~n8mitter~
2. ,~?~o~.
~ emote control ~d ~gn~lln~ ~yst~m~ ~re ~a~d ~n el ~Tlde v~rlety of el~pl~C~t~.0118 re~u~ ng tlle remot~ oper~tion~l control of ~n ~pparn~u~ ch as a tele~rl610n 0~ A ~deo ~e6ette recorde~ . Norm~lly t~e~e ~y~tems employ ~ ~ran~mltter, remotel~r po~ti~ned ~rom the Rppar~tu~, and ~dapted to ~elect~vel~r t~an~m4t on~ or n~ore .~lr~t cv~t~l ~gnal~. Th~e pr~r ~yBtem6 ~urther employ ~ re~21ver, phys1~11y eoupled to the ~par~tus ~nd ~d~pte~l to rec~e ~he t~ngmittet ~ontrol ~.gnal~. In re~pon~e to the received control ~nals, the receiver ~
rl~apted to generate and trAnsm~t one vr mo~e ~econd contxol ~ignal~ to the controlled ~pp~r~tu~. The6e oecon~ control ~1~nal~ A~e effect~Ye to operat~on~lly control ~he app~ratus, ln accord~nce w~th the ~pec1~c~t~on~ l~cluded wlth1n the fi~&t control ci~ . E;x~npleG of tl~e6e ope~at1Onal contxol~ m~y incl~l~e Actlvation, deact:~vation, ~hAnnel ~electlon, volwTe a~ju~tme~t, or ~perat~n~ ~nod~ ecor~lJpl~y).
~ h~le the6e prior ~y~tem~ ha~e ~de~tely ~llowed f~r the ope~Rtional control o~ a wi~e ~r~r~ety ~f ~pp~r~t~%~, the tr~n~ml~ters ~ave n~rmall~ b~en ~d~p~d ~o ~ene~te relatively low power and low freqtle~cy ~ir~e control ~nsl~t requ~lng the tx~nÆmiteer to be in a ~4~0~5-00~ ~0~)0~
"l~ne o~ ~ight1' r~tionohlp w~th the rece~er. Ab~ t tlhi~ llne of ~i~ht rel~tioTI6h~p, the flr~t cont~ol ~g~ a~e absorbed or reflected ~y ~ct~ po~itione~ ~etween the tr~mitter and the re~ei~ter~ ~nd ~re thereby pre~rented ~rom belne pxop~r~Y r~cei~ed ~y the rQ~ei~re2~. Ih~6 ha~ ~e~ui~d ~ ~oer to phy~icAllSr rnove ~n very olo~e prox~ ty to the ~pp~8~UG ~ ~n ~d~ eo allow th~ ~p~ on~ t~ol eO be ~ch~ d.
Thi~ ~ ver~ lnconvenien~, e8pecl~11y ~hen the u~e~ r~ or t~e~t~n~
on ;~ e~ch o~ n .q ~ep~t~ ~ooln f~c~m th~ re~elver or QppQrAtu~.
Mor~over, even if ~ e of ~ght relstlor~hlp ex~t~
between t~le t~ mitter ~nd secei~er~ the trRnsmltted f~r~t control 6~ could fail to re~ch the recel~ e~ l~ the .d~tance b~tween the tr~n~mitter urld rece~ver 18 too gr~t t~ 3 u~th~r Rmivy~n~ the ufier a~ Rdd~n~; to the ~fort re~uired to control the a~p~tu~, Ac~d:ltl~n~lly, there h~s ~e~ll a ~r~t pro~if~r~t~on ln the n~mber ~nd typc~ of diff~rent r~mo~e ~ignal~ng ~nd ~n~ y6tem~ whlch ~se ln ~ e. Ihl~ pro}~er~tlon h~s s~ulted in the need fo~ ~ u~e~ to employ ~
~r~t num~es of d~ferent tr~n~mltters ~n or~er to cofltrol the ~ar~ety of ~pp~tu~ found in ~ normal home. Th~s ~e~u~re~ ~ u~er to ~to~e R
~eat n~mbex of trQn~m~tker6 and to remem~er wh1c~ o~ the ~ndi~idual transm~ete~ correlate6 to or 18 a~60c~ted with nn ~nd1~d~ pp~rat~6 ~h~t i~ pre~ently de6ired ko be control1ed. Thi6 prollf~ratio~ been fo~nd t~ be very ~neff1clent, cumbe~6v~e, an~ unde~able tue to the l~kellhood of t~nsmStter mi~placement as ~ell as to the u~ghtlln~
of ~ multltude of tran~mittex~ plseed ~t var~us loc~tion~ ~lthln room, M~reoYer, ~hould A ~ex f~rge~ wh~ch o~ the ~r~n~ltte~
~or~e8pond~ to ~ ~ven ~pparatus to ke con~rol1ed, e~ch of the multitude of tran~mitter~ mu~t be ~ep~tely te~ted to detenmin~ the lde~tlt~ of the des~red tr~n~m~tter.
FE~ 2 FRCI~ YliEMi~ Ga~SETT n~a Ta ~1~13567~72~ P. ~4 2 111 ~ 7 64"U~ Ol ~ TEte ~i9.~XL~
It i~ ther~ore, ~ primgry ob~ec~ o~ thl~ inventi~n to prov~e ~ ~emote ~on~rol ~nd ~ ng ~y~tem wh~cl:l ~llow6 ~or the ~elect~e ope~tlonal ~ontrol o~ an ~ppar~t~0.
lt ia ano~her ob~ec~ o~ 'chis invent~or~ to p~o~i~e a remote con~rol ~d s~allnK ~yatem, whi~h ~ tr~sm~t~er to con~ro~ ~n appa~tu6 from a r~mote ~n~ ~ non-~'line of ~ e~ loc~tlon.
It i~ ~et nno~her ~b~c~ of ~h1e ~nvent~oR to prov~d~
rempte control ~nd ~nal~ æ~t~m whi~h ~ a~apted t~ e~ope~t~ with ~n e~i~ti~g ~emot~ trnn6m~tter and r~ce~ver ~embly ~n~ whi~h lncr~eR
th~ comm~nic~tlve d~tance hetween t~n~m~tter ~nd r~ er.
lt i~ y~t ~ fur~her ~ o~ ~hls in~ntion ~o pr~ld~ for remo~e con~rol ~nd ~n~ ay~tem w~lch allow~ for the e~~ie~t u~e o~ ~ plural~ty o~ di~6imil~r tr~n6mitter unit~.
Accor;l~n~ to one ~epeot of the pre~ent lllve~tlo~, a ~mote co~trol ~d ~ign~l~ng ~tem ~ provided fDr u6e w4th ~ remote tran~mltter~ adapted to tr~n~mlt ~t least one lnfrAred ~g~ nd reeei~er controlle~ adapted to recei~e the ~t le~t one ~n~rare~ n~1 ~nd t~ t~er~after ~enerate ~ n~l9 ~fective to oper~t~onally control an ~RR~ra~us. The 6y~te~ compri~e~ transdu~er mea~ d~pted to be att~hed to the tran~mitter~ ~o~ ~e&e~ving the ~t le~t One lnfrared ~n~ d thereaft~r ~or tran~m~ttIng ~ th~rd 6~nal, ~n r~ponae tv the re~eived at ~e~t one ~nr~red ~Isn~l and r~eiver means~ adapted to be attached to the ~ont oller, ~o~ rec~lving the tr~n~ ted third ~i~nal ~nd there~ter for tr~n~lttln~ ~ fourth ~nal to the FE~-2~ 02 FROM 13`1/k;EM~ l:iClS~;ETl 01~0 TO ~161:~5~7g7~ P . OS
2~0~7 ~4.0~s~0nl controlXer~ ~a~d ~ouxth ~3ignal ~e~n~ sllbetan~lly ~dentical to t1ne ~t lea~t one ~n~rared ~
Acc1~r~ to ~ ~cond ~p~ce of the p~ent lnvent~on, a tran~mltter contro~ler ~embly i0 pro~l~e~, $or u~e ~n eomb~n~elon w~th f~r~t ~nd ~ ~econd tr~nsm~ttert ea~h of ~ho t~Rn~m~tter~ beln8 ~d~pted to ~ener~te ~nd tr~m~t re~pec~l~e f~r6t ~nd ~econd ~o~t~ol ~gl2al~ fox r~ceipt b~ ~e~pective $Irqt ~nd eec~nd rec~i~ers" each of the recel~ers g sdap~ed to ~o~tr~l an app~ratu~. 'l'he ~s~embl~r c~npr~e~ ~
hor~ontal plRnar ~a~e m~er ndnp~ed to rem~v~l~ ppo~t the fir~t Qnd ~ecund ~ran~mi~ter~; ~nd ~ ~econd hollow ~ember~ v~rt~Ally att~ct~et to the horlzontal pl~nnr b~se memt~r ~d ~d~pted to rece~e tlle re~e~rer~
effectl~e to allow the ~lr~ ~nd ~econd rece~ to re~pecti~ely ~ece~e the ~st ~nd ~econd ~ontrol ~
~ urther ob~eet~ 1 ~e~t~re~ and a~rallt~e~ o~ Ithe ~tlvelltlon s~ill ~ecome ~pp~rent from ~ con~ideration of the ~ollowln~ d~scriptlon and cla~m8, when ~Aken ~n ~onJtmct~n ~Sth the ~cconlp2~ny~n~ dr~7~1JIgs.
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Var~ous ~d~antag~ ~f the p~eBent ~nven~on ~rlll become ~pparent t~ tho~e ~kllle~ ln the a~t bg re~ding the follo~lng epec~ficat~on and by refere~ee to tlle followlng drawinge in whicb:
Fig~re 1 i~ ~ bl~ck ~ia~r~m of a remote c~ntrol and ~n~ling 6~atem m~de ~n ~ordance with the te~chlng~ of a f ir~
embod~merlt of the pre~ent ln~entlo~ 9 F~ux~e 2 1~ ~ block diag~ f the re&e~rer c~ntroller ~h~n ~n ~ gure FE~ 3 11:~13 FROI`I D~KEM~ ~05~ETT ncn TO ~1~135~7~7~ P.0~
~4,~25-0~1 ~ &ure 3 i~ ~ bl~alt di~gr~n ~f the tr~ ducer ~h~ in F~gu~
~ i~ure 4 i~ a ~emote ~ont~ol ~nd 6~nali~ ~y~tem mnde ~n ~cord~nce w~th the te~nhin~ of ~ ~aond embod~ment of the pre~e~t ~n~e~tion;
F~g~re 5 ~ e a pe~pe~tlve ~r~e~ of a tr~n~ml tt~P eo~tr~l a~e~ly m~de ill Rc~O~Qn~ wlth the ~e~ch~ng~ of th~ n this~l emb~d~ment o~ thl~ lnvent~on;
Fl~u~e ~ ~B a block tl~gr~m o$ ~ porti~n of the tran~mltter contro~ ehh~ how~ ln ~l~ur~ 5 and cont~ned w:lthln ~he hollow ~rt:lc~l member:
F~eure t 1~ ~ p~rt~al p~ ec'clve ~l~w of th~ tr~n~duc~r ~hown ~n Figure F~g~re 8 1OE ~ end ~iew o~ the ts~nsdue~ of F~urs 7, ~hown in a~ embled relationshlp with a ~yplcal ~emote control tr~n~mitter; ~nd Fl~u~e 9 i~ ~ ~le~ o~ an n~ternatl~re embo~ment of the tran~ducer ~hown ~n F~ re 7, taken ln the d~rec~Dn o~ ~rrow ~.
~ e~e~rln~ no~ eO F~gtlre 1, ~he~e 1~ c~own ~ re~note ~ontrol nnd ~i~nallng ~ystem 109 nlede in acsQxdance with the te~ch~ng of a ~rBt em~vdiment of thls in~en~ion~ A~ ~hv~ y~eem 10 inol~de~ ~ er~nRduce~
or tr~n~-nitte~ controller 12 ad~pted to hav~ ~n input co~pled tv the ~lgnal O~ltpUt oE a typ~c~l reinote control tr~n~m~ tter 14~ Moreo~rer~
FE~--2~ q~ 3 FR~ E~ ;ETT ~ TO ~161~5~ 2 P . I3~
~4.0~5 001 ~ 7 sy~tem ~0 f~rthe~ lnclude~ ~ reeelver eon~r~ller 16 ln con~nun~cat~n wl~h ~ra~d~ er 1;~ ~nd h~ .ng ~ 81~n~1 output cc~ ed to the lnpu~ o~
t~p~ pp~ratu~ ~neroller 1~. A~ further Rho~ pp~rat~ c~ntr~lle~
18 h~ a ~ 1 ou~pu~ ~ypically ~otlpled to ~ control~e~ nppa~tu0 ~0 ~
~uch ~ ~ tele~ lon or ltld~o e~6~t~e ~ecorder, wh~h l~ ~d~pted to oper~tional~y control ~p~r~tu~ 20, In opes~e~ont t~n~du~e~ 1~ re~ e~ the typio~lly gener~t~
inr~d ~ofltrol ~ 15 fsc~m remo~e control t~n6m~tter ~4 ~nd, ~
~e~p~n~e ~o 'che ~ecel~red ~ontrol ~ 6 ~ ~ene~te~ v~6~1e ~rld h~h ~requeney ~e~al 2~ to ~eeelver ~ oll~r 16. The ~sse vf s~ch ~
h~ f r~q~ncy æ~ ~5nal 22 ~llow~ ~he t~nsmitte~ 14 ~Id tr~d~loer 12 to be rem~tely pl~ce~l f so~n ~eo~lv~r 1~, ~ont:~oll~r 18, e~rAd app~rQtu~ ~0 .
Mor~over, ~h~ o~ ~u~h ~ h~gh ~requenc~ B~ grl~l 22 o~vlAtes the ne~
~or tr~nsmltter 14 to be plAc~d ~n ~ "llne ~ s~tht r~l~t1on~h~p" w~th coneroller ~ the~eby ~11ow~n~ ~ ~y~tem tl~er much vex~atil1t~ 1n contro~ :lin~ app~r~t~ 20, t~pon re~e~pt of the relaei~ely hi~h ~requeTIcv ~lgn~l 72~
receiver 16 generate~ nn ~n~rar~ Rl to corlt~oll~ 18~ ~hieh~ ln one embodiment i~ su~tant~all~ ld~ntlc~l to the in~rared 6~gnal tran~mltted to tr~n~mlt~er 14. Oon~rolle~ upon re&eip~ of th~ ~nfrared ælgnnl ~enerate~ by receiver 16, Benerate~ ~ ~ontrol ~gnal to ~pp~ratu6 2~"
efective to ope~tl~nall~ contr~l the appa~atuæ in the manner kno~n ~o have been ~peci~led by the or~$~n~1 ~nfr~ed æign~l 15.
T~rn~ng now tv ~i~u~e ~ ~ there ~3 shown ~ bl~ck dlagr~m of recelver 1~. A~ shown, ~eeel~e~ 16 lnclude~ an ~ntenna 24, ~dapted ~nd tu~e~ to recei~e the ~i~n~l 22 and to p~?duce an ~le~t~ $~nal output onto bu~ 26~ In the prefer~d emb~disnent ~:E thi~ in~entl~
~ntenn~ 2l~ compr~se~ an ~pp~oxlmate nine n~h copper ei~pole antens~9 FEB~ 3 11 n~l4 FRO~l ~`~'KE~ S~ETT OCO TO ~1~135~7g7~ P. 0~
2~9~067 ~4 ~ 02~0 ~ltho~t~h ~ther ~yp~ ~nd ~rlMt~on~ ~f ~nte~ .g ~r~ contempl~ted for U8e~
th~ Invent~n .
The ~ l on bu~ 26 i~ then ~n,pt~t lnt~ ~n ampl~f ier ~
Mhere lt ~ ~npl~f~ed ~R~ olated from antenna 24, In the preferred embod~ment P th~ ~ lnvenelon r ~mpl~ier 28 comp~e~ ~ Motflrol~ Model M~SH10 having ~ bets ~alue o~ ~ppr~x~mately ~Q~ The ~nplifled ~1gnal ~ then o~tput ~nt~ bu~ 3~ p~ to ~uench P6~ tor 32, ad~pted to "~own c~Avert" the qa:~r~e~ freq~en~y ~o A mu~h lower frequ~r~cy. That n tbe prefer~ed emnod~menl: o~ th~ ~nv~nt~on ~nd as w~ll be expla~ne~, al~nal 22 ~,a modulate~l wie~ ~ ~a~r~ fr~q~lency o~
approx~mately ~lS Mh~ .R ~elnt~ y hi~h frequen~y c~rr~e~ a~
then down con~erted eO ~pproxlmAeel~ 4~0 }~hz, ~y o~clll~tor ~2. The down corlverted al~n~ theD output ~nSo ~ua 34 ~nd ~inpu~ to demo~ulator 3~.
~ emo~ulRtor 3~, ~n the prefe~re~ embodiment of thi~
inve~t~o~ d~p~ed So rernove the e~rrler s~gnal ~oomp~lsln~
~e~uency of ~pprox~mately 480 Khz~ d to O~ltpUt, onto ~u~ 38 a demodul~ted 8~ 1. Th~ ~ ~em~dulRted ~ign~l 18 then lnp~t to a schmldt t~l~ger ~nd ~ud~o eompa~E~to~ ~s~en~l~ 4~,, h~ln8 an amplif~cat~on f~e~c~r~ ln the pxe~er~ed ~m~odim~nt o~ th~s nventlon of ~pp~oximately ltOOO ant further ~dapted tD prod~ce a ~u~sSRntiall~ ~uare wave ~nal ~utput onto bu6 4~ Ihi~ out~ut 6~al 18 then m~dul~ted ~y u~e ~f a o~rrler 6i~ h~vlne A freq~len~ o~ ~pproxlmatel~ 40 Xhz, by modul~tox 44. In the pre~er~ed embod~men~ of th~ ln~ention, modulstor 4~1 compri~e~ a known ~'555l' tmer ~pp~tu~.
The mod~lated signal ~ then ~utput ~n~o ~ 46 to ~ typ~cal lllfrared ~mi~ee~ R~embly 4~. In the pre~er~ed embodiment o~ this ~nYent~ rared em~tter ~s~embly ~ compr~es a ~h~sr~p E~ode~ ~528.
FE~-Z2-1~ 1 FROM DYI~EI`ll~ r~ClSSETT OCO TO ~16135~7~722 F . O~
2~0~7 ,02~-no Ae6em}~1y 4$ ~ adap~ed to emlt an ~n~rare~ 5~ wh~cll ~ adapted~
in one embodim~nt of thl~ ~n~ent~on~ So ~e ~stantlally ~en~cal to the o~igitlally produc~d lnfr~ed ~i$na~ lSO. Moreove~ ft~red signal SO 1~ opt~c~lly c~upled eo ~ppa~RtU6 ~:ontr~ler 18 ~d ~ e~fec~ve, wh~ eceived T~y cotltroller 1~9 ef~ e ~vs~troller 18 to 8enexate a eyp~eal operE~ n~ o~trol f;3~Ql 1~ eO contro~led RppnraSus ~0.
Mor~v~rt rece~ver 16 ~ur~be~ i~clu~e~ ~ p~w~r ~ou~ce 5~ ~oupled t~
~mplifier ~, o~clllato~ 32, demodul~tor 3~, Schmldt Tr~g~er Rnd ~udio Compa~to~ a~embly 4~t and mo~ulator 44 and, ~u t:b~ prec~red embodiment ~f thl~ ~vent~ont ~ Ad~pt~d to pro~de ~ d~e~t ~urr~nt v~lta~e of ~pproxi~.tel5r ~ volt~ ~nd ~ c~rren~ vf ~ppro~ t~ly 2 m~ ~np~
Turn~n5~ nos~ to ~iæure ~, ther~ ho~ n block di~sr~m o~
tr~nsdtl~er or tran~mitt~r controll~r 12. A~ sho~, t~n~dt~er 1~
includ~6 n t~n~6to~ S~ h~ln~ a ba~e p~rt~on optlcally coupl~.~ to t}le lnfrared ~ 1$~ typlc~lly t~sn~mitted by tran~mltter 14. ~Sore~vcr th~ oolle~tor o~ trAn~ls~or 52 ie collpled to a ~olt~e l;ource 5~ v~
~ppro~m~tel~ olt~ ~ while the en~ter portlon of tr~n~l~tor 52 1B
coupled to ~ par~ rr~ngemes~t of ~ap~cltvr 5B ~nd re~1~tor ~Q~ ~or b~a6~n~ purpoRe In the prefe2;red embod~ment of thi6 in~tention3 re6i~tor 6~ com~ es a ~alue o~ approxlmatelr l~k~ ~h~ le ~pacltor 58 COD;pt ll:e6 Q ~al~le ~f ~pp~oxi~tely .01 nanofared~ .
The ~nfr~red ~nal 15 lmpre~ed upOSl the ~a~ o~ t~n~isto~
S~ ~ effect~e, aR will ~e l;no~n ~o tho6e ~k~lled ir~ t}~e a~, to cau6s the em~tter output of ~tas~tlally ~quare-~haped p~ e~ ha~n~ ~n a~nplitude of app~t)x~ tel~r 12 volte. ~ae~e pul~e6 are ~oupl~d to dem~dulAtor 62 ~ m~an6 of bu~ ~4-!
FE~,-22-1q9~ 0S FROil ~YI<Erl~:l GOSSETT OCO T0 ~ S~7~722 P. 10 ~4 ~ 02~-0~1 ~ modtll~tor ~ ad~pt~d to r~oY~ the c~r~er frequency a~ei~ted ~rlt~ ~he ~nf~r~d 6~gn~1 52. ln el~e prefer~ed embodin~ent of th~ invent~on the ~8r~1er ~reqllenc~ ~6 Rpprvxlmately 40 ~thæ, but ~ould v~ry ~ ~h the ~pe of tras~m~tter 14 ~,n u~. The d~modulnted ~gnsl 1~
the~ i~put to ~n o~cill~to~ S~. by me~n~ o~ 'tu~ ~. O~ tor 66, in the prefexred embodiment o~ t~ n~en~orl ~o~n~r~e~ ~ Colp~E~
o~clllato~ ~bich 16 "s~w ~b~llzed'~. O~ or 6~ dapted eo modulnte the ~ ppe~in~ on bu~ 6~? by u~e of ~ cqrrier ~lgn~l h~n~ ~ ~referr~d ~quenc~ of ~pp~ximAtel~ 31S ~hzl ~h~ n~odul~ted oitn~ th~ put to ~ntenna ~0 ~ me~ o~ bu~ ~2~ AnS~nn~ 7~, ~n the pr~erred embodlment ~ th~ ~n~t~ont ~onlpr~es a strlp loop ~nte~na ~hi~h 1~ ~dapted to rece~e the modul~ted s~gna~ ~ppearln~ on 72, ~nd to rnd~t~ the ~ignal ko the ~urroundin~ ~re~. ~hl~
rad~ted ~gnal 2~ i~ then cQmmun~e~te~ to r~alv~ lfi; in ~he p~evlou~l~ de~&r~bad manner. La6tl~, ~n the p~e~e~red em~odi~nent o thl~ ~n~enti~n~ power oourc~ S~ urt~er coupled to d~motul~t~r ~2 and o~c~llator ~.
t~ the pre~lou~ly de6cx~bed manner, ~t will be ~ppR~eni; ~o one of ordin~rr ~kill ~ the ar~ that the remote contral ~nd slgnaling ~y~t~m 10 i~ ad~pted to rece~e the or~ginall~ tran~mitted infra~ed signal~ ISt emarl~ting from tran~m~tter 14, and ta ~e~rate ~ ~econd ~elatIvely hlgh frequency s~gflal 22~ Sl~nal 22 ~6 ~dapted to be re~eived by ~ec~l~er l~ Rnd i~ ef~ectlve to c~u6e receiver l~ to ~ener~te ~ thlrd ~n~r~red ~gn~1 50. In one ~mb~dlment of thiB
invention, ~ign81 SO 1~ CUb~t~nt~Ally Ident~csl to the ~leinally genera~ed ~nErared slgnsl lS and ~ t~ansm~tted t~ controller 18. Ihe tran~mltted thlrd ~gn~ then e~f~ct~ve tu ~au6e ~oneroller 1~ t~
generate ~ ~ourth control ~gnal, t~ ~pparstu~ 2~ eifect~ve to ope~atIonally eontrol t~e appar~tw ~n the m~nner known to ~e ~pecl~i~d by ~nAI 15.
___ . _ FE~ 5 FRCIM ~1Yl~E~ OS~;ETT O~:CI TO ~1~,13'~7~722 P. ll 20~00G7 ~4tO~5 In ord~ S~ ~llow ~eem 1~ to ~e re~lly use~ ~y ex~t~n~
~emot~ ol txan~mltte~s 1~ and ~otltroll~r~ w~ho~t re~uiring gre~t ~f ~o~t, ~ t: w~ h~hl~ des~r~le to m~lm~ze or ~v~te the need ~or an~ eleetxi~al ~odl~ tion~ ~o be m~de to e~thex t~ smltter 15 or co~t~ , whlle ~on~m~t~ntly a~low~ng ~or e~sy s~st~m ~stallat~on. ~hl~ w~ Reh~e~r~d ~y use of ~he phy~ic~ n~gur~tit~n ~h~ g--r~ d A~ ~hown9 t~ mltt~r e~ntroll~r 12 :15 manuf~ctllred lnt~
~u~ct~nt~n~l~ "L" ~h~Re c~nf~gur~tlon, ~cl~d~ng ~ tt~p pl~nar h~r~nt~l member lS~ ~nd a 6u~tant~Rlly ~ert~cal m~mber 15~. A~ urther ~ho~ co~t~oller 12 ~ adapt~d to h~v~ eO re~e~e ~n ~dhe~e b~ndl~
8tr~p 154, ~uch ~ ~el~ro m~te~ n the under ~urfa~e lS~ cf mom~e~
lSO. Mc~reove~ ~ran~mltt~r S2 1~ utod behind ~crean 158 ~nd ho~e~
wl~hin member 152 whlle domodul~or ~2 an~ o~cillntor 6~ ~r~ ~4u~e~ ~n the ou~cw~rdly pro~rudln~ po~t~on o~ member 152 A~ sho~ b~s~ ~n Figtlre 8~ t~ mltter controller 12 i~
~d~pted to mova~ly rece~ve trRn~m~tter 14, ~n the ~ub~t~nt~ally "C"
~hAped area cooper~t~ely forme~ b~ me~nbe~ lS~ and ~5~1 ~uch th~t str~p 154 overl~y~ and mov~l~ b~nd~ to the to~ su~fAce of the t~ m~tter 14, IT~ thl6 ~rrA~ge3nent, th~ ty~ l tr~n~mlt~e~ ~gnal p~oduc~ng pole~on 160 ~ adapted to be placed ~n cot2f~ntat~0nal and abutt~ng rel~tion with ~reen 15~. In ehl~ mE~nner~ ~gnal~ 15 are eff~clentl~
co~nunl~ated to trans~to~ 52. M~reove~ a~ will ~e appre~ated by one of ~ord~n~ry vkill ~n the art, t~a~ tter ~ontroller 12 mQy be e~ily and mo~bly ~t~ached to tr~nsmltter 14 wlthout reguirin~ extens~re e1ectrlcal or ph~F~ical mc~dl~lcation oi~ the trsn~mlttar. Moreo~er, ~orltroller l~ m~y ~,m1~,a~ n ~",nnfi~l~r~ n i~ ~n ~m3lnr~ ttl~-~UL~ n~;?ula ~e ~ppreclate~ by one o~
~dinary ~kill ~n ~he art th~t ~re~em 10 m~y ea~11y be eldded to ~n FEB~ 3 11 ~1~ FR~M l~'KEMf~ rlOI~,SETT CI~D TO ~16135~ 7Z~ P. lZ
2 ~ 7 ~4~0~5 001 exl~in~ tr~n~mlt~x 14/~ontroller 18 ~rr~ng~ment ~nd th~t sntenn~L6 24"
tO mny be ea6~1y ~t~lched, lf de~ire~ o membe~ ~ 52 . AlternQt~vely, ln ~noth~r ~mbod~men~ ~ tr~ m~tter ~:~ntroller 12 or controlle~ 18 (A~
~hp~ n F~gure ~, outw~r~ly project~ng wing port~on~ 1S5, 1S7 m~y ~e molde~ or removabl~ ~tt~ehed ~o ~he ed~e~ of men~ber 152 ~n ~ manner whlch wi7 1 c~u~ them to b~ 6~t~ntiall~ ~opla~x w~th ~creen 15B~
Mo~eove~ po~t~onS 1~, 157 ~re ~apted to lnelu~ ~dhe~e strip~ t~uc~
a~ ~v~le ~lded t~pe) o~ the ~lrf~L~e pro~ect~n~ or t!lo~Bt to the tr~n6~ter 14. }n th~B m~ner~ winp~ por~n~ , lS~ coo~erate t~
~llow c~ntroller 1~ ~o b~ semo~n~ly ntt~ched to trat~m~tte~ 14 ~n~ m~y obv~te the naed for Rtr~p 1S4 or ~en mem~er lS0.
Re~err~n~ n~w to Figur~ 4 th~re ~s ~hown a remote control a~d si~ln~ ~y~tem ~ ma~e in accordanc~ with the teach~n~ of a ~eeond embodimen~ of thl~ ln~ent~on . A~ sho~ ys tem 80 1~ adapted to oper~te in comblnation w~th ~ e~tls2g remote control trEm~m~tter 14~
recelver eontroller 1~, And a contr~led ~pparAt~l~ 20. Moreove~, ay~tem ~0 l~cl~de~ an ~nfrared dete~tor ~2 wh~h i~ ~dapted to be ~e~D~ely po~tlo~ed from tr~n6m~tter 14 ~nd from eontroller 1~. Infr~red detect~r ~2 1~ further adapted to rece~ve the lnr~red ~ontrol 6~nAl6 1~ emana~lng from t~an6m~tter 1~ ~n~ to oper~tion~lly control ~n~r~red emitter 84, effect~ve to regener~te o~ retran~mlt the race~ved ~ig~al~, t~ the previo~ly de~crl~ed tra~ducer 12.
A~ de~ribed eArlie~, upon recelpt of thl~ ~nfrared R~g#~l 8S, tr~n~du~er 12 ~ener~te~ a rel~vely hi~h ~requency signAl 22 to recei~e~ 16, whiGh i~ ad~pted to generate ~ ~ec~nd l~r~red ~gnal to contr~ller 1~. Thl~ seeo~d nfrared ~i~nal 1~ tben ef~ect~v~ to controllex 1~ to gen~A~ n~ol ~ al to ~Rpara~us ~ In ~
prefe~ed embodlment o~ thS~ ~n~entSon, ~n~rRre~ detector ~ comprlse~ a Slla~p M~de~ G lnfr~red ~ete~to~ ~nd em~tt~r 84 comprlse~ ~ Sharp FE~-22~ 3 11: Cl7 FROM ~`~'!~E~ GO~SETT 0~0 TO ~16135~7~722 P. 13 75_~1 2a~
Model ~28. It ~hould ~e ~ppar~nt to o~e of ~r~inAry ~k~ll In the a~t, th~t the com~ln~t~on of inf~sred detector 32 ~nd emltte~ 8l~
t~pic~l ln~rared contxol ~ 16 lS to h~ re~e~e~ated l~ a malmer which ~lll ob~l~te th~ need ~or tran~m~t~er 14 ~o b~ plRc~d ln a Llne o~ ~ight ~elati~n~bip ~ith e~ther reee~er 1~ or controller 18, ehereby ~ncre~lng the effe~tive dist~nce th~t ~ranBmit~e~ ~4 n?a~ be pl~ce~ aw f xom ~pp~r~tu~ ~0~ whlle still a~h~eYing ehe de~i~ed vperRtional controt. ~ore~ver, th~ arrangehlent ok~te~ the nee~ for ~ttaehln~ a ~çp~rate control u~t 12 to tbe tran~mltter 14. Thl~ ~ould be highly deslra~le ln ~ltu~inn~ ~nvolvlng m~ny typ~ of tran~mltter~ 14 s~n~e a ain~le detecto~ 82 obvl~t~ th~ need ~c~r mult~pl~ it~ 12 or the ~ d to e~n~t~ntl~ tran~r a ~lngle un~t 1~ Rmong th~ m~n~ tran~mitters 16.
Re~err~ now to Fl~ure 5t there 16 ~ho~rn a tr~n~m~tter mount1n~ ~66elTbly ~0" made ln ~ooo~dan~e ~th ~he ten~h~ng& o~ ~ thlrd ~nhodlment of ~his ~n~r~nt~o~. A~ ~hownt mountlng a ~embly ~0 ~n~lude~
s~Rtarlelal~y "I." 6hAped ba~e me~r ~ ~ havln~ ~ f lrs'c pl~nar and hor~ntally e~endin~ b~e hnember ~4, ~o~ably coupled to a ho~low Y~t~:al m~mber 96, ~t one end 97~ A~ ~how~, holl~w membe~ 9~ ~
movable between ~ f~rst flat nv#~ct~ve or ~tora~e po~tlon ~Rhown n phantom lrA F~ure 5~ in wh~ch member ~6 ~ ~n 6vi~tant~1~y the 6~me pl~ne as member ~4~ ~l2d n se~o~d operat:~ve p~Riti~n~ ~n ~h~ch mem~e~ 96 1~ ~u~6t~ntislly perpendlcular to the plan~ de1~ed by the t~p ~urf~e o~ membe~ ~4. ~he m~vable ~ouplln~ of member 96 ~o member ~4 ~n~y be Rchicved by known n~ech~ni~
A~ ~urthe~ ~hown, member g4 ~ apt~d to mov~ O~mt nun~er ~f d~s~m~l~ar remote control tra~m$tt~sr6 gB, ll~0, 102 by me~no of an a~heg~ve ~trip 106 ~uoh a~ Velc~o~. MoxeQYer~ hollow membe~ 96 1~ adapted ~o e~ta~n t~un~tor~ lO~ 110~ and ll~ each of uh~ch uni~uely ~:soc~ted ~ith one of ~he tr~n6m~tter8 ~-lOZ- Sp~c~f ~ Yt FEB-2~ 13 11~ 7 Fl~ClM ~ EMR rOSSETT Cll~O TO ~1~1'.5~7~722 P. 14 ~4?02~--ool ~ ~ 9 ~
e~h tr~n~i~tor 10~ hns ita ba~e portlon pl~e~ ~ opt~cnl co~rmun~catL~n ~?$th the ~l~e ~n~r~red ~i~n~l em~natln~ xom lt~
~ocl~te~ txanemltter ~8~102. Mo~eove~, ~nd ~ 8hown be~t ln Flgure 6, ~he emitter po~tlon of e~ch o She6e tr~n~ L~tor~ 108~ i8 co~tpl~d t~
the b~e of a ~rth ersn6~t~s 114~ hav~n~ lt~ eml~te~ ~rour~ded ~nd ~tOE
eolle~:to~ coupled to an ~llfx~red emltter~ ~çh a~ ~ Sh~rp Mod~ 28.
~8 wllt ~ ~pp~e~l~ted by ~n~ o~ ord~n~ry ~k~ll in th~ ~rt~ th~
arx~n~ement ~ effec~ive to perm1 t Dr C~Uee ~nf~ared ~e~e~t~r 116 ~o gene~ate ~n ~n~ ea ~i~n~l ~18 ~spon receipt o~ an ~n~r~red ~ y ~ny o~ the tr~n~l~tO~B 10~ There~o~e t ln~x~r~d ~nAl 118 1 ~e~erated e~ch t~e A~ red ~ l h~ b~e~ 8enerE~ted br ~ny one o~
~he ~rtm~nlitt~SB Y89 lOOt or 1~2. I~ the pre~red ~rrnng~lne~ thl~
th~ rd ~m~od~ment 1 th~ in~r~red ~l~n~ 8 opt~c~lly ~ou~led to tran~ducer 12, wh~ch A~ p~evlou~l~ expl~ined 1.8 nd~pted to t~nsmit ~
rei~tlvely h~h ~re~luency ~al 2~ to e~i~er 15. It ahould be appreci~ted by one ~ or~ln~ry ~kil~ in the axt, that a~eem~ly ~0 ~llo~
v~ the r~l~t~vely ~f~c~enl: placement of 1I n~nber of dis~m~
er~n~m~tters ~nd ~llow~ ~r the relat~ely e~s~r c~ntrol of ~ lt~tl~d~
of appa~atu~ 20, ~I~ue~y ~s~c~a~ed w~ th ~he u~lque one of the t~a~mitte~s 98~ 100, or 102. Morecver, tags 120 may be remov~ly placed ~ pon ~nember 94 to uniquely ~denti~y e~ch o~ thc tran~mltte~
100, 11)2 BO ~ eO obv~te the need t~ "~ue~s" whlch transmitte~ ~
needed to be ~ctivated. Moreover~ the placement of the~e tr~n~m~ete~s upon b~e ~4 ~educe~ the proba~llit~ o~ lo~t or m~Rpl~eed tr~n~m~tte~
and :mproves the Dv~nll appe~rall~e ~f the ~urround;ng a~e~ lnt~ whlch thoce tr~n~mltter~ are pldced ~d u6ed.
It ~8 to be ~nder~ od that th~ invent~on ~6 not lim~ted t~
~he ex~ct ~n~t~uction or n~ethod ~ strae~d ~r~d de6~r~b~d ~s~e, ~ut that var~ou8 chan~e~ ~nd ~nod~ t~ons ~t be made ~ tho~t depaxt~ng FE~ 3 11~ 3 FROM DYKE~lR ~OSE.ETT 0~0 TO ~1613567~ ; P. 15 2~ 7 ~i~ ,Q~5 ~m the ~p~rlt ~nd ~ o~ the inve~t~ B d~:lnec~ in the ollowln~
~a~m~ .
~ emote control ~d ~gn~lln~ ~yst~m~ ~re ~a~d ~n el ~Tlde v~rlety of el~pl~C~t~.0118 re~u~ ng tlle remot~ oper~tion~l control of ~n ~pparn~u~ ch as a tele~rl610n 0~ A ~deo ~e6ette recorde~ . Norm~lly t~e~e ~y~tems employ ~ ~ran~mltter, remotel~r po~ti~ned ~rom the Rppar~tu~, and ~dapted to ~elect~vel~r t~an~m4t on~ or n~ore .~lr~t cv~t~l ~gnal~. Th~e pr~r ~yBtem6 ~urther employ ~ re~21ver, phys1~11y eoupled to the ~par~tus ~nd ~d~pte~l to rec~e ~he t~ngmittet ~ontrol ~.gnal~. In re~pon~e to the received control ~nals, the receiver ~
rl~apted to generate and trAnsm~t one vr mo~e ~econd contxol ~ignal~ to the controlled ~pp~r~tu~. The6e oecon~ control ~1~nal~ A~e effect~Ye to operat~on~lly control ~he app~ratus, ln accord~nce w~th the ~pec1~c~t~on~ l~cluded wlth1n the fi~&t control ci~ . E;x~npleG of tl~e6e ope~at1Onal contxol~ m~y incl~l~e Actlvation, deact:~vation, ~hAnnel ~electlon, volwTe a~ju~tme~t, or ~perat~n~ ~nod~ ecor~lJpl~y).
~ h~le the6e prior ~y~tem~ ha~e ~de~tely ~llowed f~r the ope~Rtional control o~ a wi~e ~r~r~ety ~f ~pp~r~t~%~, the tr~n~ml~ters ~ave n~rmall~ b~en ~d~p~d ~o ~ene~te relatively low power and low freqtle~cy ~ir~e control ~nsl~t requ~lng the tx~nÆmiteer to be in a ~4~0~5-00~ ~0~)0~
"l~ne o~ ~ight1' r~tionohlp w~th the rece~er. Ab~ t tlhi~ llne of ~i~ht rel~tioTI6h~p, the flr~t cont~ol ~g~ a~e absorbed or reflected ~y ~ct~ po~itione~ ~etween the tr~mitter and the re~ei~ter~ ~nd ~re thereby pre~rented ~rom belne pxop~r~Y r~cei~ed ~y the rQ~ei~re2~. Ih~6 ha~ ~e~ui~d ~ ~oer to phy~icAllSr rnove ~n very olo~e prox~ ty to the ~pp~8~UG ~ ~n ~d~ eo allow th~ ~p~ on~ t~ol eO be ~ch~ d.
Thi~ ~ ver~ lnconvenien~, e8pecl~11y ~hen the u~e~ r~ or t~e~t~n~
on ;~ e~ch o~ n .q ~ep~t~ ~ooln f~c~m th~ re~elver or QppQrAtu~.
Mor~over, even if ~ e of ~ght relstlor~hlp ex~t~
between t~le t~ mitter ~nd secei~er~ the trRnsmltted f~r~t control 6~ could fail to re~ch the recel~ e~ l~ the .d~tance b~tween the tr~n~mitter urld rece~ver 18 too gr~t t~ 3 u~th~r Rmivy~n~ the ufier a~ Rdd~n~; to the ~fort re~uired to control the a~p~tu~, Ac~d:ltl~n~lly, there h~s ~e~ll a ~r~t pro~if~r~t~on ln the n~mber ~nd typc~ of diff~rent r~mo~e ~ignal~ng ~nd ~n~ y6tem~ whlch ~se ln ~ e. Ihl~ pro}~er~tlon h~s s~ulted in the need fo~ ~ u~e~ to employ ~
~r~t num~es of d~ferent tr~n~mltters ~n or~er to cofltrol the ~ar~ety of ~pp~tu~ found in ~ normal home. Th~s ~e~u~re~ ~ u~er to ~to~e R
~eat n~mbex of trQn~m~tker6 and to remem~er wh1c~ o~ the ~ndi~idual transm~ete~ correlate6 to or 18 a~60c~ted with nn ~nd1~d~ pp~rat~6 ~h~t i~ pre~ently de6ired ko be control1ed. Thi6 prollf~ratio~ been fo~nd t~ be very ~neff1clent, cumbe~6v~e, an~ unde~able tue to the l~kellhood of t~nsmStter mi~placement as ~ell as to the u~ghtlln~
of ~ multltude of tran~mittex~ plseed ~t var~us loc~tion~ ~lthln room, M~reoYer, ~hould A ~ex f~rge~ wh~ch o~ the ~r~n~ltte~
~or~e8pond~ to ~ ~ven ~pparatus to ke con~rol1ed, e~ch of the multitude of tran~mitter~ mu~t be ~ep~tely te~ted to detenmin~ the lde~tlt~ of the des~red tr~n~m~tter.
FE~ 2 FRCI~ YliEMi~ Ga~SETT n~a Ta ~1~13567~72~ P. ~4 2 111 ~ 7 64"U~ Ol ~ TEte ~i9.~XL~
It i~ ther~ore, ~ primgry ob~ec~ o~ thl~ inventi~n to prov~e ~ ~emote ~on~rol ~nd ~ ng ~y~tem wh~cl:l ~llow6 ~or the ~elect~e ope~tlonal ~ontrol o~ an ~ppar~t~0.
lt ia ano~her ob~ec~ o~ 'chis invent~or~ to p~o~i~e a remote con~rol ~d s~allnK ~yatem, whi~h ~ tr~sm~t~er to con~ro~ ~n appa~tu6 from a r~mote ~n~ ~ non-~'line of ~ e~ loc~tlon.
It i~ ~et nno~her ~b~c~ of ~h1e ~nvent~oR to prov~d~
rempte control ~nd ~nal~ æ~t~m whi~h ~ a~apted t~ e~ope~t~ with ~n e~i~ti~g ~emot~ trnn6m~tter and r~ce~ver ~embly ~n~ whi~h lncr~eR
th~ comm~nic~tlve d~tance hetween t~n~m~tter ~nd r~ er.
lt i~ y~t ~ fur~her ~ o~ ~hls in~ntion ~o pr~ld~ for remo~e con~rol ~nd ~n~ ay~tem w~lch allow~ for the e~~ie~t u~e o~ ~ plural~ty o~ di~6imil~r tr~n6mitter unit~.
Accor;l~n~ to one ~epeot of the pre~ent lllve~tlo~, a ~mote co~trol ~d ~ign~l~ng ~tem ~ provided fDr u6e w4th ~ remote tran~mltter~ adapted to tr~n~mlt ~t least one lnfrAred ~g~ nd reeei~er controlle~ adapted to recei~e the ~t le~t one ~n~rare~ n~1 ~nd t~ t~er~after ~enerate ~ n~l9 ~fective to oper~t~onally control an ~RR~ra~us. The 6y~te~ compri~e~ transdu~er mea~ d~pted to be att~hed to the tran~mitter~ ~o~ ~e&e~ving the ~t le~t One lnfrared ~n~ d thereaft~r ~or tran~m~ttIng ~ th~rd 6~nal, ~n r~ponae tv the re~eived at ~e~t one ~nr~red ~Isn~l and r~eiver means~ adapted to be attached to the ~ont oller, ~o~ rec~lving the tr~n~ ted third ~i~nal ~nd there~ter for tr~n~lttln~ ~ fourth ~nal to the FE~-2~ 02 FROM 13`1/k;EM~ l:iClS~;ETl 01~0 TO ~161:~5~7g7~ P . OS
2~0~7 ~4.0~s~0nl controlXer~ ~a~d ~ouxth ~3ignal ~e~n~ sllbetan~lly ~dentical to t1ne ~t lea~t one ~n~rared ~
Acc1~r~ to ~ ~cond ~p~ce of the p~ent lnvent~on, a tran~mltter contro~ler ~embly i0 pro~l~e~, $or u~e ~n eomb~n~elon w~th f~r~t ~nd ~ ~econd tr~nsm~ttert ea~h of ~ho t~Rn~m~tter~ beln8 ~d~pted to ~ener~te ~nd tr~m~t re~pec~l~e f~r6t ~nd ~econd ~o~t~ol ~gl2al~ fox r~ceipt b~ ~e~pective $Irqt ~nd eec~nd rec~i~ers" each of the recel~ers g sdap~ed to ~o~tr~l an app~ratu~. 'l'he ~s~embl~r c~npr~e~ ~
hor~ontal plRnar ~a~e m~er ndnp~ed to rem~v~l~ ppo~t the fir~t Qnd ~ecund ~ran~mi~ter~; ~nd ~ ~econd hollow ~ember~ v~rt~Ally att~ct~et to the horlzontal pl~nnr b~se memt~r ~d ~d~pted to rece~e tlle re~e~rer~
effectl~e to allow the ~lr~ ~nd ~econd rece~ to re~pecti~ely ~ece~e the ~st ~nd ~econd ~ontrol ~
~ urther ob~eet~ 1 ~e~t~re~ and a~rallt~e~ o~ Ithe ~tlvelltlon s~ill ~ecome ~pp~rent from ~ con~ideration of the ~ollowln~ d~scriptlon and cla~m8, when ~Aken ~n ~onJtmct~n ~Sth the ~cconlp2~ny~n~ dr~7~1JIgs.
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Var~ous ~d~antag~ ~f the p~eBent ~nven~on ~rlll become ~pparent t~ tho~e ~kllle~ ln the a~t bg re~ding the follo~lng epec~ficat~on and by refere~ee to tlle followlng drawinge in whicb:
Fig~re 1 i~ ~ bl~ck ~ia~r~m of a remote c~ntrol and ~n~ling 6~atem m~de ~n ~ordance with the te~chlng~ of a f ir~
embod~merlt of the pre~ent ln~entlo~ 9 F~ux~e 2 1~ ~ block diag~ f the re&e~rer c~ntroller ~h~n ~n ~ gure FE~ 3 11:~13 FROI`I D~KEM~ ~05~ETT ncn TO ~1~135~7~7~ P.0~
~4,~25-0~1 ~ &ure 3 i~ ~ bl~alt di~gr~n ~f the tr~ ducer ~h~ in F~gu~
~ i~ure 4 i~ a ~emote ~ont~ol ~nd 6~nali~ ~y~tem mnde ~n ~cord~nce w~th the te~nhin~ of ~ ~aond embod~ment of the pre~e~t ~n~e~tion;
F~g~re 5 ~ e a pe~pe~tlve ~r~e~ of a tr~n~ml tt~P eo~tr~l a~e~ly m~de ill Rc~O~Qn~ wlth the ~e~ch~ng~ of th~ n this~l emb~d~ment o~ thl~ lnvent~on;
Fl~u~e ~ ~B a block tl~gr~m o$ ~ porti~n of the tran~mltter contro~ ehh~ how~ ln ~l~ur~ 5 and cont~ned w:lthln ~he hollow ~rt:lc~l member:
F~eure t 1~ ~ p~rt~al p~ ec'clve ~l~w of th~ tr~n~duc~r ~hown ~n Figure F~g~re 8 1OE ~ end ~iew o~ the ts~nsdue~ of F~urs 7, ~hown in a~ embled relationshlp with a ~yplcal ~emote control tr~n~mitter; ~nd Fl~u~e 9 i~ ~ ~le~ o~ an n~ternatl~re embo~ment of the tran~ducer ~hown ~n F~ re 7, taken ln the d~rec~Dn o~ ~rrow ~.
~ e~e~rln~ no~ eO F~gtlre 1, ~he~e 1~ c~own ~ re~note ~ontrol nnd ~i~nallng ~ystem 109 nlede in acsQxdance with the te~ch~ng of a ~rBt em~vdiment of thls in~en~ion~ A~ ~hv~ y~eem 10 inol~de~ ~ er~nRduce~
or tr~n~-nitte~ controller 12 ad~pted to hav~ ~n input co~pled tv the ~lgnal O~ltpUt oE a typ~c~l reinote control tr~n~m~ tter 14~ Moreo~rer~
FE~--2~ q~ 3 FR~ E~ ;ETT ~ TO ~161~5~ 2 P . I3~
~4.0~5 001 ~ 7 sy~tem ~0 f~rthe~ lnclude~ ~ reeelver eon~r~ller 16 ln con~nun~cat~n wl~h ~ra~d~ er 1;~ ~nd h~ .ng ~ 81~n~1 output cc~ ed to the lnpu~ o~
t~p~ pp~ratu~ ~neroller 1~. A~ further Rho~ pp~rat~ c~ntr~lle~
18 h~ a ~ 1 ou~pu~ ~ypically ~otlpled to ~ control~e~ nppa~tu0 ~0 ~
~uch ~ ~ tele~ lon or ltld~o e~6~t~e ~ecorder, wh~h l~ ~d~pted to oper~tional~y control ~p~r~tu~ 20, In opes~e~ont t~n~du~e~ 1~ re~ e~ the typio~lly gener~t~
inr~d ~ofltrol ~ 15 fsc~m remo~e control t~n6m~tter ~4 ~nd, ~
~e~p~n~e ~o 'che ~ecel~red ~ontrol ~ 6 ~ ~ene~te~ v~6~1e ~rld h~h ~requeney ~e~al 2~ to ~eeelver ~ oll~r 16. The ~sse vf s~ch ~
h~ f r~q~ncy æ~ ~5nal 22 ~llow~ ~he t~nsmitte~ 14 ~Id tr~d~loer 12 to be rem~tely pl~ce~l f so~n ~eo~lv~r 1~, ~ont:~oll~r 18, e~rAd app~rQtu~ ~0 .
Mor~over, ~h~ o~ ~u~h ~ h~gh ~requenc~ B~ grl~l 22 o~vlAtes the ne~
~or tr~nsmltter 14 to be plAc~d ~n ~ "llne ~ s~tht r~l~t1on~h~p" w~th coneroller ~ the~eby ~11ow~n~ ~ ~y~tem tl~er much vex~atil1t~ 1n contro~ :lin~ app~r~t~ 20, t~pon re~e~pt of the relaei~ely hi~h ~requeTIcv ~lgn~l 72~
receiver 16 generate~ nn ~n~rar~ Rl to corlt~oll~ 18~ ~hieh~ ln one embodiment i~ su~tant~all~ ld~ntlc~l to the in~rared 6~gnal tran~mltted to tr~n~mlt~er 14. Oon~rolle~ upon re&eip~ of th~ ~nfrared ælgnnl ~enerate~ by receiver 16, Benerate~ ~ ~ontrol ~gnal to ~pp~ratu6 2~"
efective to ope~tl~nall~ contr~l the appa~atuæ in the manner kno~n ~o have been ~peci~led by the or~$~n~1 ~nfr~ed æign~l 15.
T~rn~ng now tv ~i~u~e ~ ~ there ~3 shown ~ bl~ck dlagr~m of recelver 1~. A~ shown, ~eeel~e~ 16 lnclude~ an ~ntenna 24, ~dapted ~nd tu~e~ to recei~e the ~i~n~l 22 and to p~?duce an ~le~t~ $~nal output onto bu~ 26~ In the prefer~d emb~disnent ~:E thi~ in~entl~
~ntenn~ 2l~ compr~se~ an ~pp~oxlmate nine n~h copper ei~pole antens~9 FEB~ 3 11 n~l4 FRO~l ~`~'KE~ S~ETT OCO TO ~1~135~7g7~ P. 0~
2~9~067 ~4 ~ 02~0 ~ltho~t~h ~ther ~yp~ ~nd ~rlMt~on~ ~f ~nte~ .g ~r~ contempl~ted for U8e~
th~ Invent~n .
The ~ l on bu~ 26 i~ then ~n,pt~t lnt~ ~n ampl~f ier ~
Mhere lt ~ ~npl~f~ed ~R~ olated from antenna 24, In the preferred embod~ment P th~ ~ lnvenelon r ~mpl~ier 28 comp~e~ ~ Motflrol~ Model M~SH10 having ~ bets ~alue o~ ~ppr~x~mately ~Q~ The ~nplifled ~1gnal ~ then o~tput ~nt~ bu~ 3~ p~ to ~uench P6~ tor 32, ad~pted to "~own c~Avert" the qa:~r~e~ freq~en~y ~o A mu~h lower frequ~r~cy. That n tbe prefer~ed emnod~menl: o~ th~ ~nv~nt~on ~nd as w~ll be expla~ne~, al~nal 22 ~,a modulate~l wie~ ~ ~a~r~ fr~q~lency o~
approx~mately ~lS Mh~ .R ~elnt~ y hi~h frequen~y c~rr~e~ a~
then down con~erted eO ~pproxlmAeel~ 4~0 }~hz, ~y o~clll~tor ~2. The down corlverted al~n~ theD output ~nSo ~ua 34 ~nd ~inpu~ to demo~ulator 3~.
~ emo~ulRtor 3~, ~n the prefe~re~ embodiment of thi~
inve~t~o~ d~p~ed So rernove the e~rrler s~gnal ~oomp~lsln~
~e~uency of ~pprox~mately 480 Khz~ d to O~ltpUt, onto ~u~ 38 a demodul~ted 8~ 1. Th~ ~ ~em~dulRted ~ign~l 18 then lnp~t to a schmldt t~l~ger ~nd ~ud~o eompa~E~to~ ~s~en~l~ 4~,, h~ln8 an amplif~cat~on f~e~c~r~ ln the pxe~er~ed ~m~odim~nt o~ th~s nventlon of ~pp~oximately ltOOO ant further ~dapted tD prod~ce a ~u~sSRntiall~ ~uare wave ~nal ~utput onto bu6 4~ Ihi~ out~ut 6~al 18 then m~dul~ted ~y u~e ~f a o~rrler 6i~ h~vlne A freq~len~ o~ ~pproxlmatel~ 40 Xhz, by modul~tox 44. In the pre~er~ed embod~men~ of th~ ln~ention, modulstor 4~1 compri~e~ a known ~'555l' tmer ~pp~tu~.
The mod~lated signal ~ then ~utput ~n~o ~ 46 to ~ typ~cal lllfrared ~mi~ee~ R~embly 4~. In the pre~er~ed embodiment o~ this ~nYent~ rared em~tter ~s~embly ~ compr~es a ~h~sr~p E~ode~ ~528.
FE~-Z2-1~ 1 FROM DYI~EI`ll~ r~ClSSETT OCO TO ~16135~7~722 F . O~
2~0~7 ,02~-no Ae6em}~1y 4$ ~ adap~ed to emlt an ~n~rare~ 5~ wh~cll ~ adapted~
in one embodim~nt of thl~ ~n~ent~on~ So ~e ~stantlally ~en~cal to the o~igitlally produc~d lnfr~ed ~i$na~ lSO. Moreove~ ft~red signal SO 1~ opt~c~lly c~upled eo ~ppa~RtU6 ~:ontr~ler 18 ~d ~ e~fec~ve, wh~ eceived T~y cotltroller 1~9 ef~ e ~vs~troller 18 to 8enexate a eyp~eal operE~ n~ o~trol f;3~Ql 1~ eO contro~led RppnraSus ~0.
Mor~v~rt rece~ver 16 ~ur~be~ i~clu~e~ ~ p~w~r ~ou~ce 5~ ~oupled t~
~mplifier ~, o~clllato~ 32, demodul~tor 3~, Schmldt Tr~g~er Rnd ~udio Compa~to~ a~embly 4~t and mo~ulator 44 and, ~u t:b~ prec~red embodiment ~f thl~ ~vent~ont ~ Ad~pt~d to pro~de ~ d~e~t ~urr~nt v~lta~e of ~pproxi~.tel5r ~ volt~ ~nd ~ c~rren~ vf ~ppro~ t~ly 2 m~ ~np~
Turn~n5~ nos~ to ~iæure ~, ther~ ho~ n block di~sr~m o~
tr~nsdtl~er or tran~mitt~r controll~r 12. A~ sho~, t~n~dt~er 1~
includ~6 n t~n~6to~ S~ h~ln~ a ba~e p~rt~on optlcally coupl~.~ to t}le lnfrared ~ 1$~ typlc~lly t~sn~mitted by tran~mltter 14. ~Sore~vcr th~ oolle~tor o~ trAn~ls~or 52 ie collpled to a ~olt~e l;ource 5~ v~
~ppro~m~tel~ olt~ ~ while the en~ter portlon of tr~n~l~tor 52 1B
coupled to ~ par~ rr~ngemes~t of ~ap~cltvr 5B ~nd re~1~tor ~Q~ ~or b~a6~n~ purpoRe In the prefe2;red embod~ment of thi6 in~tention3 re6i~tor 6~ com~ es a ~alue o~ approxlmatelr l~k~ ~h~ le ~pacltor 58 COD;pt ll:e6 Q ~al~le ~f ~pp~oxi~tely .01 nanofared~ .
The ~nfr~red ~nal 15 lmpre~ed upOSl the ~a~ o~ t~n~isto~
S~ ~ effect~e, aR will ~e l;no~n ~o tho6e ~k~lled ir~ t}~e a~, to cau6s the em~tter output of ~tas~tlally ~quare-~haped p~ e~ ha~n~ ~n a~nplitude of app~t)x~ tel~r 12 volte. ~ae~e pul~e6 are ~oupl~d to dem~dulAtor 62 ~ m~an6 of bu~ ~4-!
FE~,-22-1q9~ 0S FROil ~YI<Erl~:l GOSSETT OCO T0 ~ S~7~722 P. 10 ~4 ~ 02~-0~1 ~ modtll~tor ~ ad~pt~d to r~oY~ the c~r~er frequency a~ei~ted ~rlt~ ~he ~nf~r~d 6~gn~1 52. ln el~e prefer~ed embodin~ent of th~ invent~on the ~8r~1er ~reqllenc~ ~6 Rpprvxlmately 40 ~thæ, but ~ould v~ry ~ ~h the ~pe of tras~m~tter 14 ~,n u~. The d~modulnted ~gnsl 1~
the~ i~put to ~n o~cill~to~ S~. by me~n~ o~ 'tu~ ~. O~ tor 66, in the prefexred embodiment o~ t~ n~en~orl ~o~n~r~e~ ~ Colp~E~
o~clllato~ ~bich 16 "s~w ~b~llzed'~. O~ or 6~ dapted eo modulnte the ~ ppe~in~ on bu~ 6~? by u~e of ~ cqrrier ~lgn~l h~n~ ~ ~referr~d ~quenc~ of ~pp~ximAtel~ 31S ~hzl ~h~ n~odul~ted oitn~ th~ put to ~ntenna ~0 ~ me~ o~ bu~ ~2~ AnS~nn~ 7~, ~n the pr~erred embodlment ~ th~ ~n~t~ont ~onlpr~es a strlp loop ~nte~na ~hi~h 1~ ~dapted to rece~e the modul~ted s~gna~ ~ppearln~ on 72, ~nd to rnd~t~ the ~ignal ko the ~urroundin~ ~re~. ~hl~
rad~ted ~gnal 2~ i~ then cQmmun~e~te~ to r~alv~ lfi; in ~he p~evlou~l~ de~&r~bad manner. La6tl~, ~n the p~e~e~red em~odi~nent o thl~ ~n~enti~n~ power oourc~ S~ urt~er coupled to d~motul~t~r ~2 and o~c~llator ~.
t~ the pre~lou~ly de6cx~bed manner, ~t will be ~ppR~eni; ~o one of ordin~rr ~kill ~ the ar~ that the remote contral ~nd slgnaling ~y~t~m 10 i~ ad~pted to rece~e the or~ginall~ tran~mitted infra~ed signal~ ISt emarl~ting from tran~m~tter 14, and ta ~e~rate ~ ~econd ~elatIvely hlgh frequency s~gflal 22~ Sl~nal 22 ~6 ~dapted to be re~eived by ~ec~l~er l~ Rnd i~ ef~ectlve to c~u6e receiver l~ to ~ener~te ~ thlrd ~n~r~red ~gn~1 50. In one ~mb~dlment of thiB
invention, ~ign81 SO 1~ CUb~t~nt~Ally Ident~csl to the ~leinally genera~ed ~nErared slgnsl lS and ~ t~ansm~tted t~ controller 18. Ihe tran~mltted thlrd ~gn~ then e~f~ct~ve tu ~au6e ~oneroller 1~ t~
generate ~ ~ourth control ~gnal, t~ ~pparstu~ 2~ eifect~ve to ope~atIonally eontrol t~e appar~tw ~n the m~nner known to ~e ~pecl~i~d by ~nAI 15.
___ . _ FE~ 5 FRCIM ~1Yl~E~ OS~;ETT O~:CI TO ~1~,13'~7~722 P. ll 20~00G7 ~4tO~5 In ord~ S~ ~llow ~eem 1~ to ~e re~lly use~ ~y ex~t~n~
~emot~ ol txan~mltte~s 1~ and ~otltroll~r~ w~ho~t re~uiring gre~t ~f ~o~t, ~ t: w~ h~hl~ des~r~le to m~lm~ze or ~v~te the need ~or an~ eleetxi~al ~odl~ tion~ ~o be m~de to e~thex t~ smltter 15 or co~t~ , whlle ~on~m~t~ntly a~low~ng ~or e~sy s~st~m ~stallat~on. ~hl~ w~ Reh~e~r~d ~y use of ~he phy~ic~ n~gur~tit~n ~h~ g--r~ d A~ ~hown9 t~ mltt~r e~ntroll~r 12 :15 manuf~ctllred lnt~
~u~ct~nt~n~l~ "L" ~h~Re c~nf~gur~tlon, ~cl~d~ng ~ tt~p pl~nar h~r~nt~l member lS~ ~nd a 6u~tant~Rlly ~ert~cal m~mber 15~. A~ urther ~ho~ co~t~oller 12 ~ adapt~d to h~v~ eO re~e~e ~n ~dhe~e b~ndl~
8tr~p 154, ~uch ~ ~el~ro m~te~ n the under ~urfa~e lS~ cf mom~e~
lSO. Mc~reove~ ~ran~mltt~r S2 1~ utod behind ~crean 158 ~nd ho~e~
wl~hin member 152 whlle domodul~or ~2 an~ o~cillntor 6~ ~r~ ~4u~e~ ~n the ou~cw~rdly pro~rudln~ po~t~on o~ member 152 A~ sho~ b~s~ ~n Figtlre 8~ t~ mltter controller 12 i~
~d~pted to mova~ly rece~ve trRn~m~tter 14, ~n the ~ub~t~nt~ally "C"
~hAped area cooper~t~ely forme~ b~ me~nbe~ lS~ and ~5~1 ~uch th~t str~p 154 overl~y~ and mov~l~ b~nd~ to the to~ su~fAce of the t~ m~tter 14, IT~ thl6 ~rrA~ge3nent, th~ ty~ l tr~n~mlt~e~ ~gnal p~oduc~ng pole~on 160 ~ adapted to be placed ~n cot2f~ntat~0nal and abutt~ng rel~tion with ~reen 15~. In ehl~ mE~nner~ ~gnal~ 15 are eff~clentl~
co~nunl~ated to trans~to~ 52. M~reove~ a~ will ~e appre~ated by one of ~ord~n~ry vkill ~n the art, t~a~ tter ~ontroller 12 mQy be e~ily and mo~bly ~t~ached to tr~nsmltter 14 wlthout reguirin~ extens~re e1ectrlcal or ph~F~ical mc~dl~lcation oi~ the trsn~mlttar. Moreo~er, ~orltroller l~ m~y ~,m1~,a~ n ~",nnfi~l~r~ n i~ ~n ~m3lnr~ ttl~-~UL~ n~;?ula ~e ~ppreclate~ by one o~
~dinary ~kill ~n ~he art th~t ~re~em 10 m~y ea~11y be eldded to ~n FEB~ 3 11 ~1~ FR~M l~'KEMf~ rlOI~,SETT CI~D TO ~16135~ 7Z~ P. lZ
2 ~ 7 ~4~0~5 001 exl~in~ tr~n~mlt~x 14/~ontroller 18 ~rr~ng~ment ~nd th~t sntenn~L6 24"
tO mny be ea6~1y ~t~lched, lf de~ire~ o membe~ ~ 52 . AlternQt~vely, ln ~noth~r ~mbod~men~ ~ tr~ m~tter ~:~ntroller 12 or controlle~ 18 (A~
~hp~ n F~gure ~, outw~r~ly project~ng wing port~on~ 1S5, 1S7 m~y ~e molde~ or removabl~ ~tt~ehed ~o ~he ed~e~ of men~ber 152 ~n ~ manner whlch wi7 1 c~u~ them to b~ 6~t~ntiall~ ~opla~x w~th ~creen 15B~
Mo~eove~ po~t~onS 1~, 157 ~re ~apted to lnelu~ ~dhe~e strip~ t~uc~
a~ ~v~le ~lded t~pe) o~ the ~lrf~L~e pro~ect~n~ or t!lo~Bt to the tr~n6~ter 14. }n th~B m~ner~ winp~ por~n~ , lS~ coo~erate t~
~llow c~ntroller 1~ ~o b~ semo~n~ly ntt~ched to trat~m~tte~ 14 ~n~ m~y obv~te the naed for Rtr~p 1S4 or ~en mem~er lS0.
Re~err~n~ n~w to Figur~ 4 th~re ~s ~hown a remote control a~d si~ln~ ~y~tem ~ ma~e in accordanc~ with the teach~n~ of a ~eeond embodimen~ of thl~ ln~ent~on . A~ sho~ ys tem 80 1~ adapted to oper~te in comblnation w~th ~ e~tls2g remote control trEm~m~tter 14~
recelver eontroller 1~, And a contr~led ~pparAt~l~ 20. Moreove~, ay~tem ~0 l~cl~de~ an ~nfrared dete~tor ~2 wh~h i~ ~dapted to be ~e~D~ely po~tlo~ed from tr~n6m~tter 14 ~nd from eontroller 1~. Infr~red detect~r ~2 1~ further adapted to rece~ve the lnr~red ~ontrol 6~nAl6 1~ emana~lng from t~an6m~tter 1~ ~n~ to oper~tion~lly control ~n~r~red emitter 84, effect~ve to regener~te o~ retran~mlt the race~ved ~ig~al~, t~ the previo~ly de~crl~ed tra~ducer 12.
A~ de~ribed eArlie~, upon recelpt of thl~ ~nfrared R~g#~l 8S, tr~n~du~er 12 ~ener~te~ a rel~vely hi~h ~requency signAl 22 to recei~e~ 16, whiGh i~ ad~pted to generate ~ ~ec~nd l~r~red ~gnal to contr~ller 1~. Thl~ seeo~d nfrared ~i~nal 1~ tben ef~ect~v~ to controllex 1~ to gen~A~ n~ol ~ al to ~Rpara~us ~ In ~
prefe~ed embodlment o~ thS~ ~n~entSon, ~n~rRre~ detector ~ comprlse~ a Slla~p M~de~ G lnfr~red ~ete~to~ ~nd em~tt~r 84 comprlse~ ~ Sharp FE~-22~ 3 11: Cl7 FROM ~`~'!~E~ GO~SETT 0~0 TO ~16135~7~722 P. 13 75_~1 2a~
Model ~28. It ~hould ~e ~ppar~nt to o~e of ~r~inAry ~k~ll In the a~t, th~t the com~ln~t~on of inf~sred detector 32 ~nd emltte~ 8l~
t~pic~l ln~rared contxol ~ 16 lS to h~ re~e~e~ated l~ a malmer which ~lll ob~l~te th~ need ~or tran~m~t~er 14 ~o b~ plRc~d ln a Llne o~ ~ight ~elati~n~bip ~ith e~ther reee~er 1~ or controller 18, ehereby ~ncre~lng the effe~tive dist~nce th~t ~ranBmit~e~ ~4 n?a~ be pl~ce~ aw f xom ~pp~r~tu~ ~0~ whlle still a~h~eYing ehe de~i~ed vperRtional controt. ~ore~ver, th~ arrangehlent ok~te~ the nee~ for ~ttaehln~ a ~çp~rate control u~t 12 to tbe tran~mltter 14. Thl~ ~ould be highly deslra~le ln ~ltu~inn~ ~nvolvlng m~ny typ~ of tran~mltter~ 14 s~n~e a ain~le detecto~ 82 obvl~t~ th~ need ~c~r mult~pl~ it~ 12 or the ~ d to e~n~t~ntl~ tran~r a ~lngle un~t 1~ Rmong th~ m~n~ tran~mitters 16.
Re~err~ now to Fl~ure 5t there 16 ~ho~rn a tr~n~m~tter mount1n~ ~66elTbly ~0" made ln ~ooo~dan~e ~th ~he ten~h~ng& o~ ~ thlrd ~nhodlment of ~his ~n~r~nt~o~. A~ ~hownt mountlng a ~embly ~0 ~n~lude~
s~Rtarlelal~y "I." 6hAped ba~e me~r ~ ~ havln~ ~ f lrs'c pl~nar and hor~ntally e~endin~ b~e hnember ~4, ~o~ably coupled to a ho~low Y~t~:al m~mber 96, ~t one end 97~ A~ ~how~, holl~w membe~ 9~ ~
movable between ~ f~rst flat nv#~ct~ve or ~tora~e po~tlon ~Rhown n phantom lrA F~ure 5~ in wh~ch member ~6 ~ ~n 6vi~tant~1~y the 6~me pl~ne as member ~4~ ~l2d n se~o~d operat:~ve p~Riti~n~ ~n ~h~ch mem~e~ 96 1~ ~u~6t~ntislly perpendlcular to the plan~ de1~ed by the t~p ~urf~e o~ membe~ ~4. ~he m~vable ~ouplln~ of member 96 ~o member ~4 ~n~y be Rchicved by known n~ech~ni~
A~ ~urthe~ ~hown, member g4 ~ apt~d to mov~ O~mt nun~er ~f d~s~m~l~ar remote control tra~m$tt~sr6 gB, ll~0, 102 by me~no of an a~heg~ve ~trip 106 ~uoh a~ Velc~o~. MoxeQYer~ hollow membe~ 96 1~ adapted ~o e~ta~n t~un~tor~ lO~ 110~ and ll~ each of uh~ch uni~uely ~:soc~ted ~ith one of ~he tr~n6m~tter8 ~-lOZ- Sp~c~f ~ Yt FEB-2~ 13 11~ 7 Fl~ClM ~ EMR rOSSETT Cll~O TO ~1~1'.5~7~722 P. 14 ~4?02~--ool ~ ~ 9 ~
e~h tr~n~i~tor 10~ hns ita ba~e portlon pl~e~ ~ opt~cnl co~rmun~catL~n ~?$th the ~l~e ~n~r~red ~i~n~l em~natln~ xom lt~
~ocl~te~ txanemltter ~8~102. Mo~eove~, ~nd ~ 8hown be~t ln Flgure 6, ~he emitter po~tlon of e~ch o She6e tr~n~ L~tor~ 108~ i8 co~tpl~d t~
the b~e of a ~rth ersn6~t~s 114~ hav~n~ lt~ eml~te~ ~rour~ded ~nd ~tOE
eolle~:to~ coupled to an ~llfx~red emltter~ ~çh a~ ~ Sh~rp Mod~ 28.
~8 wllt ~ ~pp~e~l~ted by ~n~ o~ ord~n~ry ~k~ll in th~ ~rt~ th~
arx~n~ement ~ effec~ive to perm1 t Dr C~Uee ~nf~ared ~e~e~t~r 116 ~o gene~ate ~n ~n~ ea ~i~n~l ~18 ~spon receipt o~ an ~n~r~red ~ y ~ny o~ the tr~n~l~tO~B 10~ There~o~e t ln~x~r~d ~nAl 118 1 ~e~erated e~ch t~e A~ red ~ l h~ b~e~ 8enerE~ted br ~ny one o~
~he ~rtm~nlitt~SB Y89 lOOt or 1~2. I~ the pre~red ~rrnng~lne~ thl~
th~ rd ~m~od~ment 1 th~ in~r~red ~l~n~ 8 opt~c~lly ~ou~led to tran~ducer 12, wh~ch A~ p~evlou~l~ expl~ined 1.8 nd~pted to t~nsmit ~
rei~tlvely h~h ~re~luency ~al 2~ to e~i~er 15. It ahould be appreci~ted by one ~ or~ln~ry ~kil~ in the axt, that a~eem~ly ~0 ~llo~
v~ the r~l~t~vely ~f~c~enl: placement of 1I n~nber of dis~m~
er~n~m~tters ~nd ~llow~ ~r the relat~ely e~s~r c~ntrol of ~ lt~tl~d~
of appa~atu~ 20, ~I~ue~y ~s~c~a~ed w~ th ~he u~lque one of the t~a~mitte~s 98~ 100, or 102. Morecver, tags 120 may be remov~ly placed ~ pon ~nember 94 to uniquely ~denti~y e~ch o~ thc tran~mltte~
100, 11)2 BO ~ eO obv~te the need t~ "~ue~s" whlch transmitte~ ~
needed to be ~ctivated. Moreover~ the placement of the~e tr~n~m~ete~s upon b~e ~4 ~educe~ the proba~llit~ o~ lo~t or m~Rpl~eed tr~n~m~tte~
and :mproves the Dv~nll appe~rall~e ~f the ~urround;ng a~e~ lnt~ whlch thoce tr~n~mltter~ are pldced ~d u6ed.
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Claims (6)
1. A remote control and signalling system for use with a remote control transmitter adapted to transmit at least one infrared signal and an apparatus controller adapted to receive said at least one infrared signal and to thereafter generate a signal effective to operationally control an apparatus, said system comprising:
transducer means, adapted to be movably attached to said apparatus controller, for receiving said transmitted high frequency signal and thereafter for transmitting a response signal to said apparatus controller, said response signal being substantially identical to said at least one infrared signal.
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transducer means, adapted to be movably attached to said apparatus controller, for receiving said transmitted high frequency signal and thereafter for transmitting a response signal to said apparatus controller, said response signal being substantially identical to said at least one infrared signal.
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2. A remote control system for use with a first controller adapted to transmit an infrared signal, having a certain carrier signal associated therewith, and a second controller adapted to receive said infrared signal and, upon receipt of said infrared signal, to generate a control signal effective to operationally control an apparatus, said remote control system comprising:
a transistor having a base which is optically coupled to said infrared signal and an emitter which is adapted to produce a certain electrical signal upon receipt of said infrared signal by said base;
a demodulator, having an input coupled to said emitter and adapted to remove said carrier signal from said infrared signal, thereby producing a demodulated signal therefrom;
an oscillator, having an input coupled to said produced demodulated signal and adapted to produce a modulated signal by modulating said demodulated signal with the use of a second carrier signal;
a first antenna, coupled to said oscillator and adapted to transmit said modulated signal over a certain area;
a second antenna, in communication with said first antenna and adapted to receive said transmitted modulated signal;
a second oscillator, coupled to said second antenna and adapted to produce a translated signal by translating said transmitted modulated signal, effective to translate said second carrier signal to a lower frequency;
a second demodulator, coupled to said produced translated signal and adapted to remove said translated carrier, thereby outputting a second demodulated signal therefrom;
a modulator, coupled to said second demodulated signal and adapted to produce a second modulated signal by modulating said second demodulated signal; and 64,025,001 lighting means, having an input coupled to said second modulated signal, for generating a signal substantially similar to said infrared signal upon receipt of said second modulated signal, and for transmitting said generated signal to said controller, thereby causing said controller to generate said control signal effective to operationally control said apparatus.
a transistor having a base which is optically coupled to said infrared signal and an emitter which is adapted to produce a certain electrical signal upon receipt of said infrared signal by said base;
a demodulator, having an input coupled to said emitter and adapted to remove said carrier signal from said infrared signal, thereby producing a demodulated signal therefrom;
an oscillator, having an input coupled to said produced demodulated signal and adapted to produce a modulated signal by modulating said demodulated signal with the use of a second carrier signal;
a first antenna, coupled to said oscillator and adapted to transmit said modulated signal over a certain area;
a second antenna, in communication with said first antenna and adapted to receive said transmitted modulated signal;
a second oscillator, coupled to said second antenna and adapted to produce a translated signal by translating said transmitted modulated signal, effective to translate said second carrier signal to a lower frequency;
a second demodulator, coupled to said produced translated signal and adapted to remove said translated carrier, thereby outputting a second demodulated signal therefrom;
a modulator, coupled to said second demodulated signal and adapted to produce a second modulated signal by modulating said second demodulated signal; and 64,025,001 lighting means, having an input coupled to said second modulated signal, for generating a signal substantially similar to said infrared signal upon receipt of said second modulated signal, and for transmitting said generated signal to said controller, thereby causing said controller to generate said control signal effective to operationally control said apparatus.
3. A remote control system for use in combination with a transmitter which is adapted to transmit a control signal, and a controller adapted to receive said control signal and, upon receipt of said control signal, to output a second control signal effective to operationally control an apparatus, said remote control system comprising;
a receiver, remotely placed from said transmitter and from said controller and adapted to receive said control signal and in response to said receipt of said control signal, to activate a light;
a transducer, in optical communication with said activated light and adapted, upon activation of said light, to generate a third control signal;
a second receiver, coupled to said controller and adapted to receive said third control signal and, upon receipt or said third control signal, to generate a second light signal to said controller, thereby causing said controller to output said second control signal to said apparatus.
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a receiver, remotely placed from said transmitter and from said controller and adapted to receive said control signal and in response to said receipt of said control signal, to activate a light;
a transducer, in optical communication with said activated light and adapted, upon activation of said light, to generate a third control signal;
a second receiver, coupled to said controller and adapted to receive said third control signal and, upon receipt or said third control signal, to generate a second light signal to said controller, thereby causing said controller to output said second control signal to said apparatus.
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4. A transmitter controller assembly for use in combination with a first and a second transmitter, each of said transmitters being adapted to generate and transmit respective first and second control signals adapted to be received by respective first and second receivers, said receivers being adapted to control an apparatus, said assembly comprising:
a horizontal planar base member adapted to removably support said first and second transmitters; and a second member, movably attached to said horizontal planar base member and adapted to receive said receivers effective to allow said first and second receivers to respectively receive said first and second control signals.
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a horizontal planar base member adapted to removably support said first and second transmitters; and a second member, movably attached to said horizontal planar base member and adapted to receive said receivers effective to allow said first and second receivers to respectively receive said first and second control signals.
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5. A remote control mounting assembly for use in combination with a plurality of remote transmitters, each of said remote transmitters being adapted to transmit infrared signals to respective first and second receivers, said signals being effective to cause said first and second receivers to generate ? first and second control signals effective to control respective first and second apparatuses, said remote control mounting assembly comprising:
an "L" shaped support member having a planar horizontally extending base adapted to removably support said plurality of remote controllers; a second hollow member movably coupled to one edge of said extending base; and a plurality of transistors contained within said second hollow member, each of said plurality of transistors having a base potion in optical communication with a unique one of said plurality of remote transmitters and an emitter portion coupled to a selectively activated light source, each of said plurality of transistors being adapted to receive an infrared signal from a unique are of said remote controllers and, upon receipt of said infrared signal to activate said light source effective to cause one of said first and second receivers to generate one of said respective first and second control signals.
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an "L" shaped support member having a planar horizontally extending base adapted to removably support said plurality of remote controllers; a second hollow member movably coupled to one edge of said extending base; and a plurality of transistors contained within said second hollow member, each of said plurality of transistors having a base potion in optical communication with a unique one of said plurality of remote transmitters and an emitter portion coupled to a selectively activated light source, each of said plurality of transistors being adapted to receive an infrared signal from a unique are of said remote controllers and, upon receipt of said infrared signal to activate said light source effective to cause one of said first and second receivers to generate one of said respective first and second control signals.
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6. A remote control system for selectively activating an apparatus, said remote control system comprising:
a transmitter adapted to selectively generate at least one infrared signal;
a first receiver, remotely positioned from said transmitter and adapted to receive said at least one infrared signal and to produce a light signal in response to said receipt of said at least one infrared signal;
a transducer, remotely placed from said first receiver and in optical communication with said first receiver, said transducer being adapted to receive said light signal and to produce an invisible signal in response to said received light signal;
a second receiver, remotely placed from said transducer and adapted to receive said invisible signal and to produce a second light signal in response to said received invisible signal; and a controller, in optical communication with said second receiver and adapted to receive said second light signal and to thereafter transmit a control signal to said apparatus, effective to selectively activate said apparatus.
a transmitter adapted to selectively generate at least one infrared signal;
a first receiver, remotely positioned from said transmitter and adapted to receive said at least one infrared signal and to produce a light signal in response to said receipt of said at least one infrared signal;
a transducer, remotely placed from said first receiver and in optical communication with said first receiver, said transducer being adapted to receive said light signal and to produce an invisible signal in response to said received light signal;
a second receiver, remotely placed from said transducer and adapted to receive said invisible signal and to produce a second light signal in response to said received invisible signal; and a controller, in optical communication with said second receiver and adapted to receive said second light signal and to thereafter transmit a control signal to said apparatus, effective to selectively activate said apparatus.
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