Dual purpose vehicle key fob for training tire pressure sensors
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9. A tire training and vehicle command system, comprising:
- a key fob transmitting vehicle control signals at least in a first mode and tire location codes at least in a second mode.
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Abstract
A dual purpose key fob has manipulable keys for, in a normal mode, locking and unlocking a vehicle and keys for opening a vehicle trunk and activating a panic alarm and, in a training mode, for sending code signals to tire pressure sensors to tell the sensors what tire they are in, e.g., after wheel rotation, so that the sensors subsequently can transmit the proper location signals to the vehicle'"'"'s ECM along with the pressure signals.
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9. A tire training and vehicle command system, comprising:
a key fob transmitting vehicle control signals at least in a first mode and tire location codes at least in a second mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tire training system, comprising:
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a lightweight hand held key fob housing;
command input means on the housing for inputting command signals;
processor means for receiving the command signals and determining whether the command signals are tire training command signals or vehicle control command signals, the processor means generating codes based thereon; and
transmitter means connected to the processor means for transmitting the codes received from the processor means. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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18-1. The system of claim 17, wherein
a third key represents a trunk unlock command in the vehicle control mode and a third tire location in the tire pressure sensor training mode; - and
a fourth key represents a panic command in the vehicle control mode and a fourth tire location in the tire pressure sensor training mode.
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