×

System and method for tire pressure monitoring

  • US 20080018448A1
  • Filed: 10/03/2006
  • Published: 01/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A system for monitoring at least one parameter of a tire of a vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a receiver having a storage memory comprising a set of locally unique identifiers and a code, the receiver configured to;

    receive a transmitted signal comprising an encrypted portion and a data portion;

    decrypt the encrypted portion using at least one of the code and the locally unique identifiers to produce a decrypted portion;

    determine if the decrypted portion matches one of the code and the locally unique identifiers; and

    process the data portion when the decrypted portion matches one of the code and the locally unique identifiers; and

    a transmitter corresponding to the tire and having a programmable memory storing the code and one of the set of locally unique identifiers, the transmitter configured to;

    generate the encrypted portion based on the stored locally unique identifier and the code;

    generate the data portion based on sensing the at least one parameter of the tire; and

    transmit the transmitted signal comprising the encrypted portion and the data portion.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×