Setting method and system for a programmable universal tire pressure monitor

• US 20080094198A1
• Filed: 12/04/2006
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cub Elecparts Inc.
• Original Assignee: Cub Elecparts Inc.
• Inventors: Yu, San-Chuan
• Application Number:
  US11/633,050
• Publication Number:
  US 20080094198A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/447
• 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 23/0471 System initialisation, e.g. upload or calibration of operating parameters

Abstract

A setting method and system for a programmable universal tire pressure monitor of present invention comprising steps of: preparing a tire pressure monitor without started first and then choosing a specific start signal from a processor. Transmitting the start signal to a programmer and the specific start signal will be transmitted into the tire pressure monitor from the programmer. By the way, the start signal will turn on the tire pressure monitor to process a specific coding program to communicate with an outside control module.

Claims

1. A setting method and system for a programmable universal tire pressure monitor, said system comprising:

a tire pressure monitor, comprising;

a sensor provides a detection function for detecting the pressure and/or temperature inside the tire;

a receiver placed in the tire pressure monitor for receiving the signal;

a processor connects with the receiver and the sensor for receiving and processing signal;

an emitter connects with the processor for transmitting wireless signal to a control module;

a power source connects with the sensor, receiver, processor and the emitter to provide the electric power for the tire pressure monitor;

the tie monitor can be controlled from outside by wire or wireless signal to start a specific coding program or upload a specific coding program to the processor;

by the way, the tire pressure monitor can start to process a specific coding program and can match the demand for communicating with the specific control module.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the setting system of present invention, comprising moreover:

a programmer communicate with the tire pressure monitor to transmit a starting signal into the tire pressure monitor and make the tire pressure monitor process a specific coding program;

a processor connects with the programmer for storage all the start signal and transmits a chosen start signal to the programmer then into the tire pressure monitor.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein programmer communicates with the tire pressure monitor by wireless connection.

4. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the programmer communicates with the tire pressure monitor by wire connection.

5. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the processor of the tire pressure monitor has microprocessor and memory therein.

6. The setting method for a programmable universal tire pressure monitor comprising steps of:

preparing a tire pressure monitor with only common programs inside and then choosing a specific start signal which includes specific coding programs from the processor, transmitting the start signal from the processor to a programmer then the specific start signal which includes the specific coding programs will be transmitted into the processor in the tire pressure monitor from the programmer and turns on the tire pressure monitor to process specific coding programs to communicate with an outside control module.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the programmer communicates with the tire pressure monitor by wireless connection.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the programmer communicates with the tire pressure monitor by wire connection.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the processor can offer not only all the coding programs in the database of itself but also can get the coding programs from a outside server by internet with wire or wireless connection.

10. The setting method for a programmable universal tire pressure monitor comprising steps of:

preparing a tire pressure monitor with common programs and all coding programs inside and then choosing a specific start signal from the processor, transmitting the start signal from the processor to a programmer then the specific start signal will be transmitted into the tire pressure monitor from the programmer and turns on the tire pressure monitor to process specific coding programs to communicate with an outside control module.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the programmer communicates with the tire pressure monitor by wireless connection.

12. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the programmer communicates with the tire pressure monitor by wire connection.

13. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the processor can offer not only all the coding programs in the database of itself but also can get the coding programs from a outside server by internet with wire or wireless connection.

14. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the receiver and processor are able to recognize different signal format (protocol) that are used by different manufacturers.

15. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the monitor can be operated by any low frequency trigger device (LF initiator) in the market.

16. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the monitor uses a special algorithm in the processor to be universal to all LFI devices in the market/vehicle.