Patent ID: 6995682

Claim:
A wireless control system for remotely controlling a winch, comprising: a hand-held wireless remote control having switches providing at least three manual inputs; a transmitter in said wireless remote control, said transmitter responsive to an input thereto for transmitting a carrier frequency; a programmed processor, programmed for modulating the carrier frequency to produce a frame of bits; said frame of bits including an ID field for identifying a particular winch to be controlled, and a control field for identifying a control to be exerted on the winch; one said switch responsive to a manual input for providing winch In signals only for as long as manually activated; one said switch responsive to a manual input for providing winch Out signals only for as long as manually activated; one said switch responsive to a manual input for providing On/Off signals; said programmed processor for modulating said transmitter in response to the manual inputs of said switches, said processor programmed to respond to said In signals and said Out signals for placing corresponding bits in said control field of said frame of bits; said programmed processor adapted for receiving an Off signal manually input by a user of the wireless remote control and responsive thereto for placing said processor into a sleep mode to thereby conserving power; and said programmed processor responsive to a release of the either of the switches producing the respective In signals and the Out signals for automatically generating a signal for use in stopping the winch, said programmed processor programmed for modulating said carrier with the signal for stopping the winch.