Patent ID: 8723668

Claim:
A system for remotely controlling at least a first device based on operation of a foot pedal apparatus, the foot pedal apparatus having a movable member, comprising: a device selection module configured to transmit a first modulated RF signal at a first RF frequency having a communication linking command and a first RF frequency identifier, the first RF frequency identifier indicating a second RF frequency different than the first RF frequency; a device control module configured to receive the first modulated RF signal at the first RF frequency and to compare the communication linking command to a predetermined communication linking command, if the communication linking command corresponds to the predetermined communication linking command then the device control module selects the second RF frequency based on the first RF frequency identifier for subsequent RF signal reception; a foot pedal monitoring module configured to transmit a second modulated RF signal at the second RF frequency in response to at least partial displacement of the moveable member of the foot pedal apparatus from a first operational position; and the device control module further configured to receive the second modulated RF signal at the second RF frequency and to control operation of the first device in response to the second modulated RF signal.