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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2016
Sram, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Brian Jordan, Chicago, IL (US);
Todd Squires, Bull Valley, IL (US);
Mason Pluimer, Chicago, IL (US);
Sage Hahn, Chicago, IL (US);
Alexander Kon-I Ho, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
SRAM, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A wireless control system for a bicycle, comprising a first shift control unit for a component of a bicycle, the first control unit comprising a radio configured to receive control signals, wirelessly transmitted by a second control unit of the bicycle; the radio operable to receive the control signals only when the radio is operating in a listen mode; and a processor configured to: activate the listen mode of the radio for a first length of time; detect, with the radio, a noise level during the first length of time; and extend the activation of the listen mode for a first extended time period when the noise level achieves a noise level threshold.