Patent ID: 7039391

Claim:
A method for registering and authenticating a wireless device, comprising the steps of: providing a controller having a discovery mode and an operating mode, in the discovery mode the controller being capable of registering wireless devices, and in the operating mode the controller being capable of receiving transmissions from a wireless device that has been registered; providing a wireless device which is capable of communicating wirelessly with the controller, the wireless device having an actuator for initiating at least one transmission of registration data, the registration data containing a unique token for verifying the identity of the wireless control device; placing the controller into the discovery mode; actuating the actuator of the wireless device to wirelessly transmit the registration data from the wireless device to the controller; and returning to the operational mode of the controller, whereby the wireless device is registered with the controller, wherein the at least one transmission of registration data comprises a plurality of sequential transmissions, and wherein one of the registration data transmissions comprises a first signature transmission for identifying that the subsequent transmissions are registration transmissions.