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:
- programming or configuring a tire pressure monitoring sensor with a suitable program software for a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle;
utilizing a configuration tool to cause the 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 configuration tool to a memory device of the vehicle when the vehicle enters a learning mode.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to recording and storing identification information of tire pressure monitoring sensors and transmission of the stored identification information to a tire pressure monitoring system. 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 programming and/or configuring a tire pressure monitoring sensor with a suitable program software for a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle. The method also includes utilizing a configuration tool to cause the 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 further includes transmitting the recorded identifier from the configuration tool to a memory device of a vehicle when the vehicle enters a learning mode.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of integrating one or more tire pressure monitoring sensors with a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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programming or configuring a tire pressure monitoring sensor with a suitable program software for a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle; utilizing a configuration tool to cause the 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 configuration tool to a memory device of the vehicle when the vehicle enters a learning mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A configuration tool for integrating one or more tire pressure monitoring sensors with a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle, comprising:
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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; programming or configuring a tire pressure monitoring sensor with suitable program software for a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle, 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 (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-readable memory device storing computer program instructions which when executed by a computer comprising at least one processor results in:
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programming or configuring of a tire pressure monitoring sensor with suitable program software for a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle; transmission of a signal suitable for causing the 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 the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A tire pressure monitoring sensor, comprising:
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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 software for; storing configuration or program software received by the receiver onto the memory device, causing transmission of an identifier of the tire pressure monitoring sensor to a configuration tool in response to a request 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)
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