Signal transmission optimization for tissue conduction communication

A method comprising:

• generating a carrier signal having alternating polarity pulses and a carrier frequency cycle length, wherein each carrier frequency cycle length includes a pair of alternating polarity pulses comprising a first polarity pulse for a first half of the carrier frequency cycle length and a second polarity pulse opposite the first polarity pulse for a second half of the carrier frequency cycle length, each of the first polarity pulse and the second polarity pulse having a net charge of one-half of a full cycle charge of the carrier signal during a full carrier frequency cycle length;
• transmitting a starting pulse of a first one of the TCC signals of a TCC communication session having a net charge that is a fraction of the full cycle charge, the fraction being less than one-half, and
• transmitting a first plurality of the alternating polarity pulses of the first TCC signal consecutively following the starting pulse, each one of the first plurality of alternating polarity pulses having a net charge of one-half of the full cycle charge.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions which, when executed by a device having a tissue conduction communication (TCC) transmitter, cause the device to:

• generate a carrier signal having alternating polarity pulses and a carrier frequency cycle length, wherein each carrier frequency cycle length includes a pair of alternating polarity pulses comprising a first polarity pulse for a first half of the carrier frequency cycle length and a second polarity pulse opposite the first polarity pulse for a second half of the carrier frequency cycle length, each of the first polarity pulse and the second polarity pulse having a net charge of one-half of a full cycle charge of the carrier signal during a full carrier frequency cycle length;
• transmit a starting pulse of a first one of the TCC signals of a TCC communication session having a net charge that is between one-sixth and one-third of the full cycle charge, and
• transmit a first plurality of the alternating polarity pulses of the first TCC signal consecutively following the starting pulse, each one of the first plurality of alternating polarity pulses having a net charge of one-half of the full cycle charge.