UNIQUE HEADER FORMAT FOR TPMS AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A vehicle entry/tire pressure monitoring system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- an electronic control unit (“
ECU”
);
tire sensors mounted in, on or adjacent respective tires of the vehicle, each tire sensor being configured to transmit an RF signal;
a portable transmission/reception unit configured to be carried by an operator of the vehicle and to transmit RF signals for controlling operations of the vehicle including unlocking doors of the vehicle;
an antenna mounted on the vehicle and in communication with the ECU, the antenna being configured to transmit a low frequency (“
LF”
) tire sensor wake up field to wake up the tire sensors, wherein the tire sensor wake up field includes a unique header format, wherein the tire sensors only fully wake up upon receiving the unique header format.
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Abstract
A vehicle entry/tire pressure management system includes an ECU, tire sensors mounted in, on or adjacent respective tires of the vehicle, a portable transmission/reception unit configured to be carried by an operator of the vehicle, and an antenna mounted on the vehicle and in communication with the ECU. Each tire sensor is configured to transmit an RF signal. The portable transmission/reception unit can transmit RF signals for controlling operations of the vehicle including unlocking doors of the vehicle. The antenna is configured to transmit an LF tire sensor wake up field to wake up the tire sensors. The tire sensor wake up field includes a unique header format. The tire sensors only fully wake up upon receiving the unique header format.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle entry/tire pressure monitoring system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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an electronic control unit (“
ECU”
);tire sensors mounted in, on or adjacent respective tires of the vehicle, each tire sensor being configured to transmit an RF signal; a portable transmission/reception unit configured to be carried by an operator of the vehicle and to transmit RF signals for controlling operations of the vehicle including unlocking doors of the vehicle; an antenna mounted on the vehicle and in communication with the ECU, the antenna being configured to transmit a low frequency (“
LF”
) tire sensor wake up field to wake up the tire sensors, wherein the tire sensor wake up field includes a unique header format, wherein the tire sensors only fully wake up upon receiving the unique header format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating a vehicle entry/tire pressure monitoring system, the method comprising:
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transmitting a low frequency (“
LF”
) field from an antenna mounted on a vehicle, wherein the LF field includes a unique header format;partially waking up a tire sensor to process the unique header format, wherein the tire sensor is disposed in a tire of the vehicle; partially waking up a portable transmission/reception unit to process the unique header format, wherein the portable transmission/reception unit is configured to communicate with an ECU on the vehicle to control operations of the vehicle; where the unique header format matches a tire pressure sensor wake up header, fully awakening the tire sensor; and where the unique header format data matches a portable transmission/reception unit wake up header, fully awakening the portable transmission/reception unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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