Vehicle wheel anti-theft system and method
First Claim
1. A vehicle, comprising:
- wheels including wireless transceivers configured to periodically broadcast identification information associated therewith; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the transceivers and configured to;
detect removal of one of the wheels based on a transceiver signal strength information of the removed one of the wheel;
broadcast the identification information of the one of the wheels to nearby vehicles; and
locate the one of the wheels based on one or more of the nearby vehicles locating the one of wheels.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a vehicle comprising a plurality of wheels, each wheel including a pressure sensor and a wireless transceiver; a central transceiver configured to obtain tire pressure and signal strength information from each of the wireless transceivers; and a processor communicatively coupled to the central transceiver and configured to detect removal of one of the wheels based on the signal strength information obtained from the wireless transceiver included in the removed wheel. Other embodiments include a method comprising obtaining tire pressure and signal strength information from each of a plurality of wireless transceivers respectively coupled to a plurality of wheels included in a vehicle; and detecting, using one or more processors, removal of one of the wheels from the vehicle based on the signal strength information obtained from the wireless transceiver included in the removed wheel.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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wheels including wireless transceivers configured to periodically broadcast identification information associated therewith; and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceivers and configured to; detect removal of one of the wheels based on a transceiver signal strength information of the removed one of the wheel; broadcast the identification information of the one of the wheels to nearby vehicles; and locate the one of the wheels based on one or more of the nearby vehicles locating the one of wheels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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obtaining tire pressure strength information, and identification information from wireless transceivers coupled to wheels included in a vehicle; detecting, using a processor, removal of one of the wheels based on a transceiver signal strength information of the removed one of the wheel; broadcasting the identification information of the one of the wheels to nearby vehicles; and locating the removed wheel based on one or more of the nearby vehicles locating the one of the wheels. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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