Patent ID: 7899130

Claim:
A transmitter, comprising: a first switch; a memory containing a plurality of stored transmission formats and a separate plurality of pre-selected transmission frequencies; a receiving circuit for receiving a sample signal having a sample transmission format and a sample transmission frequency; and a controller coupled to the first switch, the memory and the receiving circuit, said controller to, compare the sample transmission format to each of the plurality of stored transmission formats, associate the first switch with a particular transmission format of the plurality of stored transmission formats when the sample transmission format matches the particular transmission format, compare the sample transmission frequency to the plurality of pre-selected transmission frequencies, and associate the first switch with a particular transmission frequency of the plurality of pre-selected transmission frequencies when the sample transmission frequency matches the particular transmission frequency, wherein the controller compares the sample transmission format to each of the plurality of stored transmission formats separately from comparing the sample transmission frequency to the plurality of pre-selected transmission frequencies, such that the first switch may be associated with one of the plurality of stored transmission formats independent of being associated with any one of the plurality of pre-selected transmission frequencies.