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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2012
Gordon E. Hardman, Boulder, CO (US);
John W. Pyne, Erie, CO (US);
Molly A. Hardman, Boulder, CO (US);
David A. Przygocki, Longmont, CO (US);
David M. Coombs, Tucson, AZ (US);
Paul B. Wilson, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Ronald C. Grush, Longmont, CO (US);
Philip B. Loudin, Boulder, CO (US);
Brett W. Floyd, Longmont, CO (US);
Gordon E. Hardman, Boulder, CO (US);
John W. Pyne, Erie, CO (US);
Molly A. Hardman, Boulder, CO (US);
David A. Przygocki, Longmont, CO (US);
David M. Coombs, Tucson, AZ (US);
Paul B. Wilson, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Ronald C. Grush, Longmont, CO (US);
Philip B. Loudin, Boulder, CO (US);
Brett W. Floyd, Longmont, CO (US);
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operation, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A battery operated device includes a receiver for receiving a transmission that includes a postamble. A sensor, in a tire, measures a parameter of the tire and outputs data indicative of the parameter. A microprocessor is coupled to the receiver and the sensor. The microprocessor is configured to periodically partially awaken to determine whether the transmission is likely a forward link packet (FLP) by examining the postamble, and to transmit the data in a reverse link packet (RLP) in response to confirming that the transmission is a FLP.