Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) communication system transmits information including multiple data formats. The RF communication system receives the information (102) and parses the information into a plurality of nibbles (126), each of the nibbles comprising a predetermined number of bits. The plurality of nibbles are then provided to a terminal (10) as a message (154), the message is encoded by the terminal (10), and the encoded message is transmitted to a transmitter (15) for transmission therefrom.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 18, 1991
Date of Patent:
September 13, 1994
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc.
Inventors:
Leonard E. Nelson, Robert K. Lockhart, Jr.