Universal Tire Pressure Monitoring System and Wireless Receiver
First Claim
1. A universal receiver device for interfacing between a tire pressure management system (TPMS) device, operatively installed to capture information associated with a vehicle'"'"'s tire, and a telematics device, capable of wirelessly transmitting processed information to a remote processing unit, the universal receiver device comprising:
- a receiver unit, operatively connected to a transmitter of the TPMS device, having a sensor discriminator for identifying a type of TPMS device to communicate therewith, and for receiving the information associated with a vehicle'"'"'s tire, previously captured by the TPMS device, in a communication format associated with the identified TPMS device;
a processing unit, operatively coupled to the receiver unit, for processing the information into at least one data record; and
a data transmission unit, operatively coupled to the processing unit, having a telematics discriminator for identifying a type of telematics device to communicate therewith, and for forwarding the at least one data record in a communication format associated with the identified telematics device.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a universal receiver (OTR) device which functions within a vehicle in the “under-the-hood” (UTH) environment such that various types of tire pressure management system (TPMS) device, located within, upon or near a vehicle'"'"'s tires can transmit tire information, such as the transmitter identification number (TIN), the tire unique identifier (TUID), the vehicle identification number (VIN), tire pressure, tire temperature, tire rotation, and other tire relevant data, to the OTR for further processing regardless of frequency, data transfer speed, or data format of the TPMS device. The OTR device in sequence: identifies the TPMS device, receives the tire information from the TPMS device, and processes the tire information into date records for efficient and optimized transmission of such data records for future analysis both within and off a vehicle. The OTR also interfaces with various types of telematics devices, regardless of the type of transmission or protocol used, by identifying the type of telematics device. The OTR also stores or retrieves information related to various telematics and TPMS devices in order to identify these devices. For example, an automotive manufacturer, dealership, or tire distributor would be able to select various manufacturers'"'"' TPMS and telematics devices for installation within the vehicle and with the OTR collect previously captured TPMS data for further analysis.
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1. A universal receiver device for interfacing between a tire pressure management system (TPMS) device, operatively installed to capture information associated with a vehicle'"'"'s tire, and a telematics device, capable of wirelessly transmitting processed information to a remote processing unit, the universal receiver device comprising:
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a receiver unit, operatively connected to a transmitter of the TPMS device, having a sensor discriminator for identifying a type of TPMS device to communicate therewith, and for receiving the information associated with a vehicle'"'"'s tire, previously captured by the TPMS device, in a communication format associated with the identified TPMS device;
a processing unit, operatively coupled to the receiver unit, for processing the information into at least one data record; and
a data transmission unit, operatively coupled to the processing unit, having a telematics discriminator for identifying a type of telematics device to communicate therewith, and for forwarding the at least one data record in a communication format associated with the identified telematics device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of interfacing between a tire pressure management system (TPMS) device, operatively installed to capture information associated with a vehicle'"'"'s tire, and a telematics device, capable of wirelessly transmitting processed information to a remote processing unit, comprising steps of:
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a) identifying a type of TPMS device to communicate therewith;
b) receiving the information associated with a vehicle'"'"'s tire, previously captured by the TPMS device, in a communication format associated with the identified TPMS device in step a);
c) processing the information into at least one data record;
d) identifying a type of telematics device to communicate therewith; and
e) forwarding the at least one data record in a communication format associated with the identified telematics device in step d). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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