Method and apparatus for wirelessly activating a remote mechanism

A method, comprising:

• retrieving by a processor on an apparatus of a first code in a plurality of codes stored on a memory, each code in the plurality of codes being represented by one or more symbols, the first code identifying a signal sequence generator associated with the first code;
• installing the signal sequence generator associated with the first code being installed on the processor after retrieving the first code from the memory and wherein each of the plurality of codes identifies a different signal sequence generator;
• transmitting by a transmitter of the apparatus of the first code to a receiver of a remote device;
• generating by the signal sequence generator associated with the first code of the sequence of signals;
• transmitting by the transmitter the sequence of signals to the receiver of the remote device;
• activating on a processor of the remote device a signal sequence detector associated with the first code received from the apparatus;
• detecting by the signal sequence detector associated with the first code the sequence of signals received from the apparatus;
• activating an element of the remote device after the sequence of signals has been detected by the signal sequence detector associated with the first code;
• disabling for retrieval the first code on the memory of the apparatus and disabling the signal sequence generator associated with the first code;
• disabling the signal sequence detector associated with the first code after the first code has been received by the receiver of the remote device;
• and
• the processor of the apparatus enabling a next code and a next signal sequence generator associated with the next code.

A system, comprising:

• a first device with a memory, a processor and a transmitter, the processor configured to retrieve a first code from a plurality of codes in the memory on the first device, each code in the plurality of codes being associated with a signal sequence generator, wherein each of the plurality of codes determines a signal sequence generator that generates a unique sequence of signals, and each code is represented by a set of symbols, wherein:
• the transmitter in the first device is configured to transmit the first code;
• the processor in the first device is configured to install a signal sequence generator associated with the first code and to generate a first sequence of signals;
• the transmitter in the first device configured to transmit the first sequence of signals after the first code has been transmitted;
• and
• the processor in the first device configured to disable the first code and to disable the signal sequence generator associated with the first code after transmission of the first code and to enable a next code and a next signal sequence generator after transmission of the first code;
• a second device that includes a receiver, a memory and a processor, wherein:
• the receiver is enabled to receive the first code and the sequence of signals generated by the signal sequence generator associated with the first code;
• the processor of the second device is configured to install a signal sequence detector associated with the first code, and the signal sequence detector associated with the first code is configured to detect the first sequence of signals generated by the signal sequence generator associated with the first code;
• the processor of the second device is configured to activate an element of the second device after the signal sequence detector associated with the first code detects the first sequence of signals generated by the signal sequence generator associated with the first code, and
• the processor in the second device configured to disable the first code and to disable the signal sequence detector associated with the first code after reception of the first code and to enable a next code and a next signal sequence detector after disabling the first code.