Patent ID: 6016108
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: H01Q,H03J,H04B,H04N

Abstract:
A device for optimizing antenna operation, comprising:detector means for detecting a wireless control signal generated by a remote control unit in response to user manipulation and encoding a broadcast channel or station selected by a user;processing means operatively connected to said detector means for analyzing said wireless control signal during a learning operation to learn a coding format of said wireless control signal, including timing characteristics and digit signal codes, thereby enabling adaptation of the device to wireless remote control units of different manufacturers, and for analyzing said wireless control signal during a normal use operation to determine a broadcast channel or station selected by a user; andcontrol means operatively connected to said processing means and to an antenna for controlling operation of said antenna, in response to signals generated by said processing means in response to a channel or station selection encoded in said wireless control signal.