| CPC G01P 3/489 (2013.01) [B60R 16/023 (2013.01); H04L 41/0681 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); G01P 3/487 (2013.01); G01P 21/02 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. A method of transmitting packets of data that pertain to a target, the method comprising:
sensing a first signed magnitude of an electromagnetic property of the target;
transmitting a first packet of data, the first packet of data having a first header that encodes the first signed magnitude, followed by first payload pulses that encode a first portion of a message associated with the target;
sensing a second signed magnitude of the electromagnetic property of the target; and
transmitting a second packet of data, the second packet of data having a second header that encodes the second signed magnitude, followed by second payload pulses that encode a second portion of the message associated with the target.
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