METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR RECORDING AND TRANSMITTING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION OF TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSORS TO A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method of integrating one or more tire pressure monitoring sensors with a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- utilizing a configuration tool to cause a tire pressure monitoring sensor to generate a signal including an identifier;
recording the identifier on a memory device of the configuration tool; and
transmitting the recorded identifier from the tool to a memory device of a vehicle.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods, systems and devices for recording and storing identification information of tire pressure monitoring sensors and transmission of the stored identification information to a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle. In a first aspect, the present invention provides a method of integrating one or more tire pressure monitoring sensors with a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle. The method includes utilizing a configuration tool to cause a tire pressure monitoring sensor to generate a signal including an identifier. The method further includes recording the identifier on a memory device of the configuration tool. The method also includes transmitting the recorded identifier from the tool to a memory device of a vehicle.
10 Citations
37 Claims
-
1. A method of integrating one or more tire pressure monitoring sensors with a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle, the method comprising:
-
utilizing a configuration tool to cause a tire pressure monitoring sensor to generate a signal including an identifier; recording the identifier on a memory device of the configuration tool; and transmitting the recorded identifier from the tool to a memory device of a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. A configuration tool for integrating one or more tire pressure monitoring sensors with a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle, comprising:
-
a low frequency wireless transmitter; a high frequency wireless receiver; a high frequency wireless transmitter; and a central processing unit and a memory device including software instructions for; causing the low frequency wireless transmitter to transmit a signal suitable for generating a response signal from a tire pressure monitoring sensor, storing an identifier of the response signal onto a memory device, and causing the high frequency wireless transmitter to transmit the recorded identifier. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
-
-
26. A computer-readable memory device storing computer program instructions which when executed by a computer comprising at least one processor results in:
-
transmission of a signal suitable for causing a tire pressure monitoring sensor to transmit a response signal; storing of an identifier included with the response signal into a memory device; and transmitting the stored identifier to a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
-
-
32. A tire pressure monitoring sensor, comprising:
-
a pressure sensor configured for monitoring air pressure and generating signals indicative thereof; a receiver configured for receiving wireless signals from a configuration tool; a processing unit and memory device including suitable software for causing transmission of an identifier of the tire pressure monitoring sensor to a configuration tool in response to a request made by the configuration tool; and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit the identifier to a configuration tool for storage onto the configuration tool and eventual transmission to a memory storage unit of a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
-
Specification