Apparatus and method for tracking an abnormal tire condition
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1. An apparatus for tracking an abnormal condition of an associated vehicle tire, said apparatus comprising:
- a receiver receives a data message having data indicative of a condition of a vehicle tire; and
a controller connected to said receiver and responsive to said data message received by said receiver, said controller including a counter having a value indicative of a duration of an abnormal tire condition of the vehicle tire, said controller adjusting said counter value as a function of the content of said data message received by said receiver.
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Abstract
An apparatus (12) for tracking an abnormal condition of a vehicle tire (20, 22, 24) includes a receiver (62) that receives a data message having data indicative of a condition of the vehicle tire (20, 22, 24). A controller (64) is connected to the receiver (62) and is responsive to the data message received by the receiver (62). The controller (64) includes a counter that has a value indicative of a duration of an abnormal tire condition. The controller (64) adjusts the counter value as a function of the content of the received data message.
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1. An apparatus for tracking an abnormal condition of an associated vehicle tire, said apparatus comprising:
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a receiver receives a data message having data indicative of a condition of a vehicle tire; and
a controller connected to said receiver and responsive to said data message received by said receiver, said controller including a counter having a value indicative of a duration of an abnormal tire condition of the vehicle tire, said controller adjusting said counter value as a function of the content of said data message received by said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for tracking an abnormal condition of a vehicle tire, said apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a data message that includes data indicative of an operating mode of a transmitter module associated with a vehicle tire, said data message also including data indicative of a condition of the associated vehicle tire; and
a controller coupled to said receiver for determining an operating mode of the transmitter module from the data message, said controller including a counter having a value indicative of a duration of an abnormal condition, of the associated vehicle tire, said controller, in response to receiving a data message having tire condition data indicating the abnormal tire condition, adjusting said counter value based on the operating mode data of the data message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for tracking an abnormal condition of a vehicle tire, said system comprising:
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a transmitter module having a tire condition sensor for sensing a condition of at least one of an associated vehicle tire and said transmitter module, said transmitter module including a transmitter for transmitting a data message indicative of the sensed condition;
a receiver remote from said transmitter module for receiving said data message; and
a controller connected to said receiver and responsive to said data message received by said receiver, said controller including a counter having a value indicative of a duration of an abnormal condition, said controller adjusting said counter value as a function of the content of said data message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for tracking an abnormal condition of a vehicle tire, said system comprising:
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means for detecting a condition of an associated vehicle tire and transmitting a data message indicative thereof;
means for receiving the data message; and
means responsive to the received data message for adjusting a counter value as a function of the content of said data message, said counter value indicating a duration of an abnormal tire condition.
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25. A method for tracking an abnormal tire condition in a tire condition monitoring system, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a signal having a data message indicative of a condition of an associated vehicle tire;
counting a value indicative of a duration of an abnormal tire condition of the associated vehicle tire; and
adjusting the counted value as a function of the content of the received data message. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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