Wireless autonomous device data transmission
First Claim
1. A method of communicating information from a wireless autonomous device to a base station, said wireless autonomous device having a stored data element having the form of a predetermined profile, said predetermined profile having a total number of possible data element combinations, said possible data element combinations having a sequence, said stored data element being one of said possible data element combinations and being a particular number in the sequence, the method comprising:
- receiving at said wireless autonomous device RF energy in the form of an RF transmitting profile transmitted by said base station, said RF transmitting profile including a triggering portion comprising a plurality of pulses, the number of said pulses being at least equal to said total number of possible data element combinations;
keeping a count of received pulses at said wireless autonomous device by counting each of said pulses when said pulses are received by said wireless autonomous device;
wirelessly transmitting a piece of data to said base station from said wireless autonomous device when said count of received pulses reaches a value equal to said particular number in the sequence;
receiving said piece of data at said base station; and
using the receipt of said piece of data at said base station to determine which of said possible data element combinations said stored data element is.
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Abstract
A method of communicating information from a wireless autonomous device (WAD) to a base station. The WAD has a data element having a predetermined profile having a total number of sequenced possible data element combinations. The method includes receiving at the WAD an RF profile transmitted by the base station that includes a triggering portion having a number of pulses, wherein the number is at least equal to the total number of possible data element combinations. The method further includes keeping a count of received pulses and wirelessly transmitting a piece of data, preferably one bit, to the base station when the count reaches a value equal to the stored data element'"'"'s particular number in the sequence. Finally, the method includes receiving the piece of data at the base station and using the receipt thereof to determine which of the possible data element combinations the stored data element is.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of communicating information from a wireless autonomous device to a base station, said wireless autonomous device having a stored data element having the form of a predetermined profile, said predetermined profile having a total number of possible data element combinations, said possible data element combinations having a sequence, said stored data element being one of said possible data element combinations and being a particular number in the sequence, the method comprising:
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receiving at said wireless autonomous device RF energy in the form of an RF transmitting profile transmitted by said base station, said RF transmitting profile including a triggering portion comprising a plurality of pulses, the number of said pulses being at least equal to said total number of possible data element combinations; keeping a count of received pulses at said wireless autonomous device by counting each of said pulses when said pulses are received by said wireless autonomous device; wirelessly transmitting a piece of data to said base station from said wireless autonomous device when said count of received pulses reaches a value equal to said particular number in the sequence; receiving said piece of data at said base station; and using the receipt of said piece of data at said base station to determine which of said possible data element combinations said stored data element is. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless autonomous device system, comprising:
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a base station; and at least one wireless autonomous device, said at least one wireless autonomous device having a stored data element having the form of a predetermined profile, said predetermined profile having a total number of possible data element combinations, said possible data element combinations having a sequence, said stored data element being one of said possible data element combinations and being a particular number in the sequence; wherein said base station is structured to transmit to said wireless autonomous device RF energy in the form of an RF transmitting profile, said RF transmitting profile including a triggering portion comprising a plurality of pulses, the number of said pulses being equal to said total number of possible data element combinations; wherein said wireless autonomous device is structured to receive said RF energy, keep a count of received pulses by counting each of said pulses when said pulses are received, and wirelessly transmit a piece of data to said base station when said count reaches a value equal to said particular number in the sequence; and wherein said base station is structured to receive said piece of data and use the receipt of said piece of data to determine which of said possible data element combinations said stored data element is. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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