US 6,982,628 B1
Mechanism for assigning an actuator to a device
Heidrun Hacker, Hemmingen (Germany); and Stephan Schmitz, Stuttgart (Germany)
Assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart (Germany)
Appl. No. 9/297,952
PCT Filed Oct. 15, 1997, PCT No. PCT/DE97/02362
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Aug. 30, 1999,
PCT Pub. No. WO98/20463, PCT Pub. Date May 14, 1998.
Claims priority of application No. 196 45 769 (DE), filed on Nov. 07, 1996; and application No. 197 43 101 (DE), filed on Sep. 30, 1997.
Int. Cl. H04Q 5/22 (2006.01); G05B 23/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 340—10.2 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a device including a transmitter which transmits a scanning signal; and
at least one actuator assigned to the device, the at least one actuator including a processing unit, the processing unit having an arrangement which receives the scanning signal,
wherein, if the scanning signal matches a predetermined reference signal, the processing unit transmits a contact signal to the device, the contact signal being transmitted after a predetermined time delay period, from a receipt of the scanning signal, expires, and
wherein the device assigns a further predetermined time delay period to an unassigned actuator in order to train the unassigned actuator, the further predetermined time delay period characterizing the unassigned actuator.