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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg, Frankfurt, DE;
Inventor:
Ralf Endres, Groß-Gerau, DE;
Assignee:
Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG, Frankfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 21/02 (2006.01); B60T 8/171 (2006.01); B60T 8/88 (2006.01); G01P 3/48 (2006.01); G01D 5/16 (2006.01); G01D 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 21/02 (2013.01); B60T 8/171 (2013.01); B60T 8/885 (2013.01); G01P 3/48 (2013.01); B60T 2270/416 (2013.01); G01D 5/16 (2013.01); G01D 18/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for transmitting error information of a sensor, in a signal exchanged between the sensor and a master receiver, said signal being designed with a minimum level for supplying electric power to the sensor and carrying measurement data. One disclosed method involves identifying the error in the sensor; switching off a component of the sensor consuming electric power; and transmitting the error information at an error level lying below the minimum level.