Patent ID: 9259980
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B60C

Claim Text:
1. A method of forming a burst of frames for transmission in a tire pressure monitoring system, the method comprising: adjusting a number of frames in a burst such that a first optimal number of first frames from a first manufacturer are included in the burst, the first optimal number of frames chosen to enable the detection of the burst by first receivers that are tuned to receive the first frames from the first manufacturer; adjusting the number of frames in the burst such that a second optimal number of second frames from a second manufacturer are included in the burst, the second optimal number of frames chosen to enable detection of the burst by second receivers that are tuned to receive the second frames from the second manufacturer; wherein the number of frames in the burst maintains a configuration compliant with government regulations regarding one or more of a burst length and a power emission, wherein the burst comprises an on-the-air signal and the on-the-air signal does not exceed one second, wherein the burst is transmitted at a particular frequency and the average power does not exceed 67.5 db uV/m at three meters, and wherein the burst configuration cannot be changed by the user without a control program being entirely re-programmed.