System including reply signal that at least partially overlaps request
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1. A method comprising:
- transmitting a request signal that includes a sensor measurement range from a receiver to a transmitter;
determining at the transmitter the sensor measurement range included in the request signal;
providing at the transmitter that the transmitter is in the sensor measurement range; and
transmitting a reply signal from the transmitter to the receiver, the reply signal including a synchronization signal indicating a time base of the transmitter and data in the sensor measurement range.
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Abstract
A system and method including a receiver and a transmitter. In one embodiment, the method includes transmitting a request signal including sensor measurement range information, and determining a sensor measurement range based on the request signal. A reply signal is transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver, the reply signal including a synchronization signal indicating a time base of the transmitter and data.
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting a request signal that includes a sensor measurement range from a receiver to a transmitter; determining at the transmitter the sensor measurement range included in the request signal; providing at the transmitter that the transmitter is in the sensor measurement range; and transmitting a reply signal from the transmitter to the receiver, the reply signal including a synchronization signal indicating a time base of the transmitter and data in the sensor measurement range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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transmitting a request signal that includes a sensor identification coded into a length of a pulse in the request signal from a receiver to a transmitter, the sensor identification identifying a first sensor of a plurality of sensors; determining at the transmitter the sensor identification based on the length of the pulse in the request signal; and transmitting a reply signal from the transmitter to the receiver, the reply signal including a synchronization signal indicating a time base of the transmitter and data from a sensor identified by the sensor identification. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A controller comprising:
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a circuit to transmit a request signal over a communication path, the request signal including a sensor identification coded into a length of a pulse in the request signal to identify a first sensor of a plurality of sensors; and the controller to receive a reply signal including a synchronization signal indicating a time base and data from the first sensor identified by the sensor identification. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A controller comprising:
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a circuit to transmit a request signal over a communication path, the request signal including a sensor measurement range; and the controller to receive a reply signal including a synchronization signal indicating a time base and data in the sensor measurement range. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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