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A method and apparatus for communicating data in a remote tire pressure monitoring system (10) which includes a plurality of transmitters (12) associated with tires (T(1), T(2), T(3), and T(4)) of a vehicle (V) and a receiver (14) in radio communication with the plurality of transmitters. At each ti

A method and apparatus for communicating data in a remote tire pressure monitoring system (10) which includes a plurality of transmitters (12) associated with tires (T(1), T(2), T(3), and T(4)) of a vehicle (V) and a receiver (14) in radio communication with the plurality of transmitters. At each tire, data is collected (82), the data being representative of a tire characteristic, such as tire pressure. Data representative of the tire characteristic is transmitted (86). After a time delay (94, 96) next data are transmitted (98) until a predetermined number of data words have been transmitted. The time delay for each respective data word is defined according to a repeating pattern common to the plurality of tires so that data words are transmitted during a plurality of aperiodic time windows.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A method for transmitting data in a remote tire pressure monitoring system, the method comprising the acts of:at each tire of a plurality of tires of a vehicle, collecting data representative of a tire characteristic; and at each respective tire, transmitting data words responsive to the data rep

1. A method for transmitting data in a remote tire pressure monitoring system, the method comprising the acts of:at each tire of a plurality of tires of a vehicle, collecting data representative of a tire characteristic; and at each respective tire, transmitting data words responsive to the data representative of the tire characteristic during a plurality of time windows, transmission timing of the plurality of timing windows being defined by a preassigned, respective different starting point of a predetermined, multiple-valued code common to the plurality of tires of the vehicle to form a unique code for the respective tire.