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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2007
Applicant:
Thomas A. Mignone, North Falmouth, MA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas A. Mignone, North Falmouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/00 (2006.01); H04L 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for communicating data is disclosed. The method includes receiving a sequence of electrical pulses during an interval having a pre-determined time period, the sequence of electrical pulses representing a message from one of a plurality of devices, determining the number of received electrical pulses in the sequence of electrical pulses, and decoding the message based on the determined number of electrical pulses received during the interval.