Remote communications devices, wireless communications systems, and wireless communications methods

A remote communications device comprising:

• communication circuitry configured to communicate wireless communication signals externally of the remote communications device;
• sensor circuitry configured to sense at least one condition with respect to the remote communications device and to generate data indicative of the at least one sensed condition;
• and
• wherein the communication circuitry is coupled with the sensor circuitry and is configured to communicate the data generated by the sensor circuitry externally of the remote communications device using the wireless communication signals, and wherein the communicated data comprises data sampled according to a first rate during a first period of time and sampled according to a second rate different than the first rate during a second period of time.

A remote communications device comprising:

• communication circuitry configured to communicate wireless communication signals externally of the remote communications device;
• sensor circuitry configured to sense at least one condition with respect to the remote communications device and to generate data indicative of the at least one sensed condition;
• and
• wherein the communication circuitry is coupled with the sensor circuitry and is configured to communicate the data generated by the sensor circuitry externally of the remote communications device using the wireless communication signals at a plurality of different moments in time determined independently of wireless communication signals received within the remote communications device.

A wireless communications method comprising:

• sensing a condition with respect to a remote communications device at a plurality of first moments in time;
• providing data regarding the sensed condition at the first moments in time;
• outputting a plurality of wireless communication signals using the remote communications device;
• receiving the wireless communication signals using a reader;
• and
• using the wireless communication signals, communicating the data externally of the remote communications device at a plurality of second moments in time determined according to criteria independent of operations of the reader.

A wireless communications method comprising:

• sensing a condition with respect to a remote communications device at a plurality of moments in time;
• providing data regarding the sensed condition at the moments in time;
• providing a timing reference having a period;
• outputting a plurality of wireless communication signals using the remote communications device;
• and
• using the wireless communication signals, periodically outputting the data regarding the sensed condition at a plurality of moments in time determined according to the period.