Method and apparatus for associating tires with tire locations of a vehicle
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1. An apparatus for associating tires with tire locations of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
- two sensors, each sensor having an associated tire, each sensor transmitting an associated sensor identification in response to receipt of an interrogation signal;
means for providing said interrogation signal to cause said two sensors to transmit at different rates; and
control means responsive to reception rates of identification signals transmitted from the sensors for associating each sensor with a tire location and thereby associating the tires with tire locations of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An apparatus for associating tires with tire locations of a vehicle includes two sensors, each sensor having an associated tire. Each sensor transmits an associated sensor identification in response to receipt of an interrogation signal. The interrogation signal is provided so that the two sensors transmit at different rates. A controller is responsive to receipt of transmitted identification signals for associating each sensor with a tire location and thereby associating the tires with tire locations of the vehicle.
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1. An apparatus for associating tires with tire locations of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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two sensors, each sensor having an associated tire, each sensor transmitting an associated sensor identification in response to receipt of an interrogation signal;
means for providing said interrogation signal to cause said two sensors to transmit at different rates; and
control means responsive to reception rates of identification signals transmitted from the sensors for associating each sensor with a tire location and thereby associating the tires with tire locations of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for associating tires with tire locations of a vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing two sensors, each sensor having an associated tire;
transmitting an associated sensor identification from each sensor in response to receipt of an interrogation signal;
providing the interrogation signal to cause the two sensors to transmit at different rates;
providing the interrogation sign that the two sensors transmit at different rates;
receiving the transmitted identification signals; and
associating each sensor with a tire location in response to a reception rate of received identification signals and thereby associating the tires with tire locations of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for associating tires with tire locations of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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first and second sensors, each of said first and second sensors having an associated tire and transmitting associated signals in response to receipt of interrogation signals;
means for providing said interrogation signals so that said interrogation signals are received by said first sensor at a first rate and are received by said second sensor at a second rate that is different from the first rate, said first sensor being responsive to said interrogation signals for transmitting its associated signals at the first rate and said second sensor being responsive to said interrogation signals for transmitting its associated signals at the second rate; and
control means responsive to reception rates of said associated signals transmitted by said first and second sensors for associating said first and second sensors with tire locations and thereby associating the tires with tire locations of the vehicle.
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