Patent ID: 7587764

Claim:
A method of actuating one of a plurality of included entities to perform a specific behavioral function from a plurality of behavioral functions in such a manner that all included entities may predict the specific behavioral function to be performed by such included entity, said method comprising: (a) providing the one included entity with means for actuating such included entity to perform the plurality of behavioral functions; (b) providing a computer for each included entity, wherein: (i) the computer for the one included entity is programmed to communicate a plurality of commands to the means for actuating the one included entity to perform the plurality of behavioral functions, each of which commands is adapted to actuate the one included entity to perform a specific behavioral function from the plurality of functions; (ii) the computer for each included entity is programmed to generate a plurality of sequences of numbers, each of which sequences is determined by a specific key; (iii) the computer for each included entity is programmed to determine a mapping instruction; (iv) the computer for each included entity is programmed to select a particular number from a sequence based upon the determined mapping instruction; (v) the computer for each included entity is programmed to select a command based upon the particular number selected from the sequence; (c) providing a key to each included entity; (d) operating the computer of each included entity to generate a sequence of numbers determined by the key; (e) operating the computer of each included entity to determine the mapping instruction; (f) operating the computer of each included entity to select a particular number from the sequence based upon the determined mapping instruction; (g) operating the computer of each included entity to select a command based upon the particular number selected from the sequence; (h) operating the computer of the one included entity to communicate the selected command to the means for actuating the one included entity to perform the plurality of behavioral functions; (i) actuating the one included entity to perform the specific behavioral function determined by the command.