VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS AND ACCESS
First Claim
1. A communications and access system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle module including a microprocessor;
a sensor device integrated within each tire of a vehicle, the sensor device including a tire pressure monitoring sensor;
a first antenna communicatively coupled to the sensor device, the first antenna configured to receive tire pressure data from the sensor device and a wireless communication from a device external to the vehicle;
a second antenna communicatively coupled to the vehicle module, the second antenna configured to receive the tire pressure data and the wireless communication transmitted by the sensor device via the first antenna coupled to the sensor device; and
logic executable by the microprocessor, the logic configured to identify sources of the tire pressure data and the wireless communication and transmit instructions to a body control module of the vehicle, the instructions configured to perform a corresponding function.
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Abstract
A communications and access system for a vehicle includes a vehicle module including a microprocessor and a sensor device integrated within each tire of a vehicle. The sensor device includes a tire pressure monitoring sensor and an antenna communicatively coupled to the sensor device. The antenna is configured to receive tire pressure data from the sensor device and a wireless communication from a device external to the vehicle. The system also includes another antenna communicatively coupled to the vehicle module. The other antenna receives the tire pressure data and the wireless communication transmitted by the sensor device via the antenna coupled to the sensor device. The system further includes logic executable by the microprocessor. The logic is configured to identify sources of the tire pressure data and the wireless communication, and transmit instructions to a body control module of the vehicle. The instructions are configured to perform a corresponding function.
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20 Claims
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1. A communications and access system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle module including a microprocessor; a sensor device integrated within each tire of a vehicle, the sensor device including a tire pressure monitoring sensor; a first antenna communicatively coupled to the sensor device, the first antenna configured to receive tire pressure data from the sensor device and a wireless communication from a device external to the vehicle; a second antenna communicatively coupled to the vehicle module, the second antenna configured to receive the tire pressure data and the wireless communication transmitted by the sensor device via the first antenna coupled to the sensor device; and logic executable by the microprocessor, the logic configured to identify sources of the tire pressure data and the wireless communication and transmit instructions to a body control module of the vehicle, the instructions configured to perform a corresponding function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for implementing a communications and access services, the method comprising:
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obtaining tire pressure data by a sensor device via a tire pressure monitoring sensor of the sensor device and a first antenna communicatively coupled to the sensor device, the sensor device integrated within a tire of a vehicle; receiving, via the first antenna of the sensor device, a wireless communication from a device external to the vehicle; relaying the tire pressure data and the wireless communication from the first antenna to a second antenna, the second antenna communicatively coupled to a vehicle module, the vehicle module including a microprocessor; identifying, via logic executable by the microprocessor, sources of the tire pressure data and the wireless communication; and transmitting, via the logic, instructions to a body control module of the vehicle, the instructions configured to perform a corresponding function. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20)
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15. A computer program product comprising a storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, which when executed by computer processors cause the computer processors to implement a method, the method comprising:
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obtaining tire pressure data by a sensor device via a tire pressure monitoring sensor of the sensor device and a first antenna communicatively coupled to the sensor device, the sensor device integrated within a tire of a vehicle; receiving, via the first antenna of the sensor device, a wireless communication from a device external to the vehicle; relaying the tire pressure data and the wireless communication from the first antenna to a second antenna, the second antenna communicatively coupled to a vehicle module; identifying sources of the tire pressure data and the wireless communication; and transmitting instructions to a body control module of the vehicle, the instructions configured to perform a corresponding function. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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