IN-VEHICLE TIRE GAUGE SYSTEM AND METHODS
First Claim
1. An in-vehicle tire gauge system, comprising:
- a user activated system operatively positioned in a vehicle, the user activated system including;
at least one of preset voice prompts or audible tones for guiding a tire pressure check routine;
a monitoring system for detecting a tire filling event;
a module for converting tire pressure data into audible feedback;
at least one tire pressure monitoring sensor operatively positioned at each tire of the vehicle and configured to collect the tire pressure data and transmit such data to the module; and
an audio system in operative communication with the user activated system and configured to output, via in-vehicle speakers associated with the audio system, the at least one of preset voice prompts or audible tones, the audible feedback, or combinations thereof.
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Abstract
In-vehicle tire gauge system and methods are disclosed herein. The in-vehicle tire gauge system includes a user activated system operatively positioned in a vehicle. The user activated system includes at least one of preset voice prompts or audible tones for guiding a tire pressure check routine, a monitoring system for detecting a tire filling event, and a module for converting tire pressure data into audible feedback. At least one tire pressure monitoring sensor is operatively positioned at each tire of the vehicle and is configured to collect the tire pressure data and transmit such data to the module. An audio system is in operative communication with the user activated system, and is configured to output, via in-vehicle speakers associated with the audio system, the at least one of preset voice prompts or audible tones, the audible feedback, or combinations thereof.
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22 Claims
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1. An in-vehicle tire gauge system, comprising:
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a user activated system operatively positioned in a vehicle, the user activated system including; at least one of preset voice prompts or audible tones for guiding a tire pressure check routine; a monitoring system for detecting a tire filling event; a module for converting tire pressure data into audible feedback; at least one tire pressure monitoring sensor operatively positioned at each tire of the vehicle and configured to collect the tire pressure data and transmit such data to the module; and an audio system in operative communication with the user activated system and configured to output, via in-vehicle speakers associated with the audio system, the at least one of preset voice prompts or audible tones, the audible feedback, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A tire pressure gauge method, comprising:
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emitting, via an in-vehicle user activated system and an in-vehicle audio system, an initiating audio prompt identifying a tire whose pressure will be checked; signaling at least one tire pressure monitoring sensor operatively positioned at the tire to collect then-current tire pressure data; transmitting the collected then-current tire pressure data to a module associated with the in-vehicle user activated system; emitting, via the in-vehicle user activated system and the in-vehicle audio system, an informative audio prompt identifying the then-current tire pressure data and a placard tire pressure value for the tire; recognizing a tire pressure filling event at the tire; as the tire pressure filling event occurs, emitting, via the in-vehicle user activated system and the in-vehicle audio system, periodic update audio prompts, each of which i) identifies updated then-current tire pressure data or ii) is an audible tone indicative of filling progress; and when the placard tire pressure value is reached, emitting, via the in-vehicle user activated system and the in-vehicle audio system, an ending audio prompt instructing that the tire pressure filling event be ceased. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tire pressure gauge method, comprising:
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detecting a tire pressure filling event via an in-vehicle component in operative communication with a vehicle bus that receives PSI information from at least one tire pressure monitoring sensor; and in response to the detecting, inquiring, via a user activated system in operative communication with the an in-vehicle component, whether a tire pressure check routine should be initiated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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