Patent ID: 8275537

Claim:
A method for controlling a valve of a combustion engine, the valve having a closed position and an open position, the method comprising: at least one step of opening the valve, wherein opening the valve comprises: at least one first phase of bringing the valve into the open position, and a second phase of holding the valve in an intermediate position between the closed position and the open position; and communicating information with an engine control unit, the information comprising a valve lift and crank angles, wherein the information is communicated in the form of frames of information, each frame comprising: a triplet specifying the valve lift, a crank angle at an end of a previous lift, and a crank angle corresponding to a start of a desired lift, or a pair of doublets, specifying a previous lift and the crank angle corresponding to the end of the previous lift, and a next lift and a crank angle corresponding to a start of the next lift.