Method and apparatus for writing information to a tire pressure monitoring sensor

• US 20040084517A1
• Filed: 11/05/2002
• Published: 05/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dominion Technologies Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Dominion Technologies Group, Inc.
• Inventors: Singer, Ronald, Harm, Glen
• Application Number:
  US10/287,977
• Publication Number:
  US 20040084517A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0408 transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0472 to manually allocate ID codes or mounting positions, e.g. by service technicians
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0479 Communicating with external units being not part of the vehicle, e.g. tools for diagnostic, mobile phones, electronic keys or service stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 25/00 Apparatus or tools adapted for mounting, removing or inspecting tyres testing of tyres G01M17/02

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for writing tire information to a tire pressure monitoring sensor.

Claims

1. An apparatus for writing information to a tire pressure monitor sensor, comprising:

an information retrieval system for reading information regarding a tire;

a processor unit in communication with said information retrieval system for receiving information regarding the tire from said information retrieval system; and

an information writing system for writing said information regarding the tire to said tire pressure monitor sensor.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information retrieval system includes a bar code reader.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information retrieval system includes a 2-D label reader.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information retrieval system includes a transmitter chip reader.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information writing system includes a transmitter.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information writing system includes a download connection.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said tire pressure monitor sensor includes a receiver for receiving information from said information writing system.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said tire pressure monitor sensor includes a download port for receiving information from said information writing system.

9. A method for writing information to a tire pressure monitoring sensor, comprising the steps of:

reading information from a tire regarding the tire; and

writing said information regarding the tire to said tire pressure monitor sensor.