TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WITH AN INTERMEDIATE BLUETOOTH INTERFACE

• US 20090224901A1
• Filed: 03/05/2008
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Orange Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Orange Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: YU, Hung-Chih
• Application Number:
  US12/042,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20090224901A1
• 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 23/0479 Communicating with external units being not part of the vehicle, e.g. tools for diagnostic, mobile phones, electronic keys or service stations

Abstract

A tire pressure monitoring system with an intermediate bluetooth interface has at least one character detector, an intermediate transceiver and a portable apparatus. The character detector is securely formed inside a tire of a vehicle, detects a tire pressure or an interior temperature inside the tire and sends out a low power consumption electromagnetic wave signal. The intermediate transceiver receives the low power consumption electromagnetic wave signals, transforms the low power consumption electromagnetic wave signals to bluetooth signals and sends out the bluetooth signals. The portable apparatus has a monitor, is portable and receives the bluetooth signals to display information corresponding to the tire pressure or the interior temperature of the tire on the monitor to a person.

Claims

1. A tire pressure monitoring system comprising:

at least one character detector, being adapted to be located inside a tire for continuously detecting characters in the tire and instantaneously and continuously sending out a low power consumption electromagnetic wave signal corresponding to the characters and each having

a micro-controller;

a sensor being electronically connected to the micro-controller, being controlled by the micro-controller to continuously detect the using characters and transmitting the detected using characters to the micro-controller; and

a transmitter being electronically connected to the micro-controller and being controlled by the micro-controller to continuously generate a low power consumption electromagnetic wave signal, wherein the low power consumption electromagnetic is a non-bluetooth signal;

an intermediate transceiver continuously receiving the low power consumption electromagnetic wave signal sent from the at least one character detector and transforming the low power consumption electromagnetic wave signal to a bluetooth signal; and

a portable apparatus being portable, having a monitor and receiving the blue tooth signal form the intermediate transceiver to continuously display information on the monitor corresponding to the received bluetooth signal.

2. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each one of the at least one character detector is a tire pressure detecting electronic module for detecting a tire pressure inside a tire.

3. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each one of the at least one character detector is a tire temperature detecting electronic module for detecting an interior temperature inside a tire.

4. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the intermediate transceiver is rechargeable.

5. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the intermediate transceiver is rechargeable.

6. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the intermediate transceiver is plug-connected.

7. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the intermediate transceiver is plug-connected.

8. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the portable apparatus is a Personal Digital Assistant.

9. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the portable apparatus is a Personal Digital Assistant.

10. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the portable apparatus is a Personal Digital Assistant.

11. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the portable apparatus is a portable phone.

12. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the portable apparatus is a portable phone.

13. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the portable apparatus is a portable phone.

14. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the portable apparatus is a MP3 player.

15. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the portable apparatus is a MP3 player.

16. The tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the portable apparatus is a MP3 player.