Universal Wireless Trainable Transceiver for Vehicle Diagnostics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems for controlling multiple appliances and devices require multiple remote controls, and existing trainable transceivers lack compatibility with new devices and do not provide a method for updating compatibility with evolving technologies.
Innovation Solution
A universal wireless trainable transceiver unit with integrated bidirectional wireless interface functionality, allowing users to enter various modes such as wireless diagnostic, wireless flash, and wireless vehicle interface modes through scan, push button, or untrained channel selection, enabling communication with remote devices and supporting compatibility with a wide range of appliances and devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a trainable transceiver is programmed for compatibility with specific appliances and devices, then it can control those devices, but it cannot be updated to work with new appliances and devices developed after initial programming
Solution Approach 1:
The transceiver system transitions from a static, pre-programmed configuration to a dynamic, adaptable system through bidirectional communication. The remote device can send training signals to the transceiver, enabling it to learn and adapt to new devices dynamically rather than requiring pre-programming for each specific appliance.
Solution Approach 2:
The bidirectional wireless interface enables feedback mechanisms where the transceiver can receive signals from remote devices and adjust its operation accordingly. This feedback loop allows the system to learn characteristics of new devices and update its control parameters, maintaining compatibility without reprogramming.
2Ease of operation
If multiple remote controls are used to control different appliances and devices, then each device can be controlled specifically, but the system complexity increases and multiple controls are difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The transceiver is designed as a universal control device that can operate multiple appliances and devices through a single unit. By implementing bidirectional communication and learning capabilities, one transceiver can replace multiple remote controls while maintaining the ability to control each device specifically through learned signal characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the functionality of multiple remote controls into a single transceiver unit. The bidirectional interface allows this single device to learn and store control signals for multiple appliances, consolidating what would otherwise require separate remote controls into one manageable device.
3Reliability
If the transceiver uses predetermined control signals for each appliance, then the control is reliable, but the system lacks flexibility to accommodate evolving technologies
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary learning actions where the transceiver captures and stores control signal characteristics from remote devices before actual operation. This preliminary training phase allows the transceiver to establish reliable control parameters for new devices without requiring pre-programming, bridging the gap between reliability and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The transceiver dynamically changes its operational parameters through bidirectional communication. By receiving feedback signals from remote devices and adjusting its control parameters accordingly, the system maintains reliable control while adapting to new devices and technologies without requiring fixed predetermined signals for each appliance.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a universal wireless trainable transceiver unit with integrated bidirectional wireless interface functionality, and a method for same. Using a scan, push button or untrained channel mode, a user may enter into a wireless bidirectional interface mode of a trainable transceiver. The interface mode allows a user to select a sub-set of modes that include diagnostics, flash and vehicle interface. Each mode provides the trainable transceiver to communicate wirelessly in a bidirectional manner with another remote device.