TPMS TIRE FILL DETECTION MODE TO ENSURE ACCURATE TIRE FILLING
First Claim
1. A method for managing tire pressure in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- forming a tire pressure monitoring system having a tire fill detection mode, said system including an air pressure sensor operatively associated with a tire;
informing the operator that air pressure in said tire is below a desired level;
causing said sensor to undertake a rapid sampling of pressure of said tire during an interim state while the vehicle is being driven;
advising the operator to manually add pressure to said tire in discrete increments;
causing said sensor to undertake a rapid sampling of tire pressure while air is being manually added to said tire; and
causing said sensor to transmit tire air pressure data until the operator stops adding air.
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Abstract
A method and system for managing tire pressure in a vehicle is disclosed. The system is a tire pressure monitoring system associated with the tire pressure sensors. The method includes the general steps of informing the operator that air pressure in a tire is below a desired level, causing the sensor to undertake a rapid sampling of pressure of the tire during an interim state while the vehicle is being driven, advising the operator to manually add pressure to the tire in discrete increments of, for example, between 5 and 10 seconds, causing the sensor to undertake a rapid sampling of tire pressure while air is being manually added to the tire, and causing the sensor to transmit tire air pressure data until the operator stops adding air. The method may also include the step of providing the operator with feedback when a predetermined tire air pressure is reached.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing tire pressure in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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forming a tire pressure monitoring system having a tire fill detection mode, said system including an air pressure sensor operatively associated with a tire; informing the operator that air pressure in said tire is below a desired level; causing said sensor to undertake a rapid sampling of pressure of said tire during an interim state while the vehicle is being driven; advising the operator to manually add pressure to said tire in discrete increments; causing said sensor to undertake a rapid sampling of tire pressure while air is being manually added to said tire; and causing said sensor to transmit tire air pressure data until the operator stops adding air. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing tire pressure in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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forming a tire pressure monitoring system, said system including an air pressure sensor operatively associated with a tire; informing the operator that air pressure in said tire is below a desired level; advising the operator to manually add pressure to said tire in discrete increments; undertaking a rapid sampling of tire pressure while air is being manually added to said tire; and transmitting tire air pressure data until the operator stops adding air. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A tire pressure monitoring system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a central processing unit; a sensor operatively associated with said central processing unit and a vehicle tire, said sensor including a rapid sampling feature; and a feedback notification unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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