Abstract According to the present invention, there is provided an integrated circuit useful in an electronic encoding device having a voltage source, a user interface and a transmitter. In one embodiment the integrated circuit includes a wake-up circuit which generates a signal responsive to an input received from the user interface; power switching logic which provides power from the voltage source to a non-regulated power bus and a voltage regulating circuit, the power switching logic being responsive to the signal from the wake-up circuit; a regulated power bus in communication with the voltage regulating circuit; non-volatile memory in communication with the regulated power bus; encoder logic in communication with the regulated power bus, the encoder logic having output logic which provides a signal to the transmitter.
Inventors
👤 Kent Hewitt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-29 20:22
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J9/00; H02J9/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
An integrated circuit useful in an electronic encoding device having a high voltage source, a user interface and a transmitter operable with the high voltage source to generate a radio frequency transmission, the integrated circuit comprising: a wake-up circuit which generates a signal responsive to an input received from the user interface; power switching logic responsive to the signal from the wake-up circuit, which provides high voltage to the transmitter and to a voltage regulating circuit: wherein the voltage regulating circuit reduces the high voltage to provide a low voltage to a non-volatile memory and encoder logic, the encoder logic having output logic which provides data to the transmitter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
An integrated circuit useful in an electronic encoding device having a high voltage source, a user interface and a transmitter operable with the high voltage source to generate a radio frequency transmission, the integrated circuit comprising: a wake-up circuit which generates a signal responsive to an input received from the user interface; power switching logic responsive to the signal from the wake-up circuit, which provides high voltage to the transmitter and to a voltage regulating circuit: wherein the voltage regulating circuit reduces the high voltage to provide a low voltage to a non-volatile memory and encoder logic, the encoder logic having output logic which provides data to the transmitter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
An integrated circuit as in claim 1 wherein the voltage regulating circuit comprises a resistor in series connection with a Zener diode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electronic encoding device as in claim 1 wherein the maximum voltage level of the high voltage power source is about 12 volts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An electronic encoding device as in claim 1 wherein the voltage regulating circuit provides a low voltage having a maximum voltage of between about 5.5 and 6 volts.