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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2003
Louis Kovach, Belleville, MI (US);
Neil P. Young, Redwood City, CA (US);
James Rohde, Walled Lake, MI (US);
John Ricks, Lincoln Park, MI (US);
Louis Kovach, Belleville, MI (US);
Neil P. Young, Redwood City, CA (US);
James Rohde, Walled Lake, MI (US);
John Ricks, Lincoln Park, MI (US);
Lionel L.L.C., Chesterfield, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling operating features of a model train includes a plurality of selection devices, each of which corresponds to a respective operating feature of the train. The apparatus also includes a controller connected to the selection devices of the apparatus. The controller is operative to generate control signals such as digital messages or DC offset signals corresponding to the selection devices. The apparatus further includes a plurality of switches to control the form the control signals take, and a transmitter connected to the controller. The transmitter is operative to send the digital or DC offset messages that are generated by the controller to a receiver located on the train in order to carry out the desired functions. This invention provides for at least a single button output of complex messages.