Method and system for monitoring a parameter of a vehicle tire
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1. A method for providing a user interface for a tire parameter monitoring system for a plurality of tires of a vehicle, the monitoring system having an alarm state triggerable by a parameter fault in any one of the tires, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying at least one alphanumeric character indicating the occurrence of an alarm state which identifies a particular tire as a source of the alarm state;
receiving a first signal indicative of a user request to terminate the alarm;
terminating the step of displaying in response to the first signal;
receiving a second signal indicative of a request from the user to provide information on the source in addition to identifying the source; and
displaying, in alphanumeric format, the tire parameter corresponding to the source in response to the second signal.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for monitoring a parameter of a vehicle tire. In one embodiment, a detector unit disposed within the tire communicates with a central receiver unit over an electromagnetic path comprising one or more conductive components of the vehicle. Other embodiments of the invention include additional communications links for receiving information from and controlling the detector unit and the receiver.
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1. A method for providing a user interface for a tire parameter monitoring system for a plurality of tires of a vehicle, the monitoring system having an alarm state triggerable by a parameter fault in any one of the tires, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying at least one alphanumeric character indicating the occurrence of an alarm state which identifies a particular tire as a source of the alarm state; receiving a first signal indicative of a user request to terminate the alarm; terminating the step of displaying in response to the first signal; receiving a second signal indicative of a request from the user to provide information on the source in addition to identifying the source; and displaying, in alphanumeric format, the tire parameter corresponding to the source in response to the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A user interface for a tire parameter monitoring system which monitors a plurality of tires of a vehicle, the monitoring system having an alarm state triggerable by a parameter fault in any one of the tires, the interface comprising:
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an alphanumeric display for displaying at least one alphanumeric character indicating occurrence of an alarm state which identifies a particular tire as a source of the alarm state; a first button for generating a first signal indicative of a user request to terminate the alarm condition; a second button for generating a second signal indicative of a request from the user to provide information relative to the source in addition to identifying the source; and control logic for in communication with the alphanumeric display, the first button, and the second button for terminating display of the at least one alphanumeric character in response to the first signal, and prompting the user to enter user identification information in response to the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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