Patent ID: 7015801

Claim:
A tire condition communication system for a vehicle, said system comprising: sensor means, associated with a tire, for sensing at least one tire condition; radio frequency transmitter means, associated with the tire and operatively connected to said sensor means, for transmitting a radio frequency signal that indicates the sensed tire condition; and communication means, having a first portion associated with the tire and operatively connected to said radio frequency transmitter means and a second portion associated with the vehicle, for communicating requests from the vehicle to said first portion of said communication means, each request causing said radio frequency transmitter means to transmit the radio frequency signal that indicates the sensed tire condition, said second portion of said communication means being operatively connected to a vehicle condition sensor that is adapted to sense a condition of the vehicle, said second portion of said communication means communicating requests from the vehicle at a rate that varies in response to the sensed condition of the vehicle.