SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING TIRE CONDITION
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1. An electronic device in a vehicle tire condition monitor system, the electronic device comprising:
- an antenna receiving RF signals from a sensor associated with a respective tire of the vehicle, the RF signals representing a condition of the respective tire; and
a processor receiving the RF signals from the antenna, converting the RF signals to a proprietary serial bus formatted message, and transmitting the proprietary serial bus formatted message to an electronic control unit via a vehicle communication bus, the processor acting as a single conduit for the condition signals from any of a plurality of sensors associated with respective tires on the vehicle.
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Abstract
An electronic device includes an antenna that receives RF signals from a sensor associated with a respective tire of the vehicle. The RF signals represent a condition of the respective tire. A processor receives the RF signals from the antenna. The processor converts the RF signals to a proprietary serial bus formatted message. The processor transmits the proprietary serial bus formatted message to an electronic control unit via a vehicle communication bus.
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1. An electronic device in a vehicle tire condition monitor system, the electronic device comprising:
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an antenna receiving RF signals from a sensor associated with a respective tire of the vehicle, the RF signals representing a condition of the respective tire; and a processor receiving the RF signals from the antenna, converting the RF signals to a proprietary serial bus formatted message, and transmitting the proprietary serial bus formatted message to an electronic control unit via a vehicle communication bus, the processor acting as a single conduit for the condition signals from any of a plurality of sensors associated with respective tires on the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for monitoring a condition in vehicle tires, the system comprising:
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vehicle communication bus; an electronic control unit communicating with the vehicle communication bus; a plurality of tires on the vehicle; a plurality of sensors associated with the respective tires, the sensors transmitting respective RF signals based on respective conditions of the respective tires; and an electronic component communicating with the vehicle communication bus, the electronic component including; an antenna receiving the RF signals from the sensor associated with a respective tire of the vehicle, the RF signals representing respective conditions of the tires; and a processor receiving the RF signals from the antenna and transmitting a proprietary message, based on the signals, to the electronic control unit via the vehicle communication bus, the processor acting as a single conduit for the signals from any of a plurality of sensors associated with respective tires on the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of monitoring conditions of tires on a vehicle, the method comprising:
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transmitting a RF signal from a sensor associated with a tire of the vehicle, the RF signal being based on the condition of the associated tire; receiving the RF signal at an antenna; converting the RF signal, in a processor communicating with the antenna, to a proprietary serial bus formatted message; and transmitting the proprietary serial bus formatted message from the processor to an electronic control unit via a vehicle communication bus, the processor acting as a single conduit for the signals from any of a plurality of sensors associated with respective tires on the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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