Combined tire pressure monitoring and keyless entry receiver
First Claim
1. A receiver assembly for receiving signals indicative of tire conditions for a tire pressure monitoring system and signals initiating activation of a specific function for a remote keyless entry system, said receiver assembly comprising;
- an amplitude shift keyed receiver;
a frequency shift keyed receiver;
said amplitude shift keyed receiver and said frequency shift keyed receiver selectively engaged to receive incoming signals in response to a triggering event, wherein said frequency shift keyed receiver is engaged responsive to receiving an amplitude shift keyed wake-up signal from the tire pressure monitoring system.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring conditions within a tire (12) including a sensor assembly (14) including a pressure sensor (36), an accelerometer (34), a temperature sensor (32), and a transmitter (40) to transmit signals indicative of current tire conditions. A remote transmitter (22) for actuating a remote keyless entry system (19) emits a signal to actuate a function of the keyless entry system (19) such as unlocking doors (20) of the motor vehicle (10). A receiver assembly (16) includes an amplitude shift keyed receiver (52) and a frequency shift keyed receiver (58) selectively engagable to receive radio frequency transmissions from the tire monitoring system or the remote keyless entry system (19).
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11 Claims
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1. A receiver assembly for receiving signals indicative of tire conditions for a tire pressure monitoring system and signals initiating activation of a specific function for a remote keyless entry system, said receiver assembly comprising;
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an amplitude shift keyed receiver;
a frequency shift keyed receiver;
said amplitude shift keyed receiver and said frequency shift keyed receiver selectively engaged to receive incoming signals in response to a triggering event, wherein said frequency shift keyed receiver is engaged responsive to receiving an amplitude shift keyed wake-up signal from the tire pressure monitoring system.
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- 2. The assembly of claim 2, wherein said triggering event is a predetermined speed of the motor vehicle.
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7. A method of determining a position of sensor assemblies for a tire pressure monitoring system of a motor vehicle comprising the steps of:
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a. transmitting a signal indicative of tire acceleration to a receiver assembly;
b. obtaining data indicative of motor vehicle speed from a vehicle system;
c. comparing the signal indicative of tire acceleration with the data indicative of motor vehicle acceleration; and
d. recording the sensor assembly identification code in response to the signal indicative of tire acceleration being substantially equal to the data indicative of motor vehicle acceleration. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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