Patent ID: 7050017

Claim:
A system for communicating information wirelessly with a tire, comprising: a tire that includes: an elongated planar surface having an inner side and an outer side forming a circular shape, wherein said elongated planar surface comprises a first outer edge and a second outer edge opposite of said first outer edge; a first planar side that connects to said first outer edge to form a first inner wall; and a second planar side that connects to said second outer edge to form a second inner wall; said elongated planar surface having embedded within at least one conductive belt to add structural integrity to said tire; and a RFID chip having at least one antenna pin, wherein said RFID chip is attached to said inner side of said tire and wherein said elongated planar surface forms a dielectric between said at least one conductive belt and said RFID chip; said at least one antenna pin capacitively coupled to said at least one conductive belt to form an antenna for radio-frequency signal communication to and from said RFID chip.