Patent ID: 8552842

Claim:
Apparatus for controlling a search lamp having driver motors for moving the search lamp, comprising: a wireless searchlight transmitter configured to: receive user inputs containing information about controlling the functionality of the search lamp, including turning the search lamp on and off, moving the search lamp left or right, moving the search lamp up or down, moving the search lamp diagonally, sweeping the search lamp with continuous movement, moving the search lamp at a fast speed or a slow speed, and initiating a learn mode, and provide signaling containing information about the user inputs, the signaling being transmitted using FM wireless digitally encoded modulation on a fixed frequency with an N bit digital code setting that provides 2 N different digital code settings; and a wireless searchlight receiver/controller configured to: receive the signaling, and provide corresponding signaling containing information for controlling the functionality of the search lamp, based at least partly on the signaling received, wherein the wireless searchlight transmitter is configured to activate a learn mode when the user inputs include slow and fast buttons being depressed.