Method and system for registering identification of tire air pressure sensor device
First Claim
1. A method of registering an identifier of a tire air pressure sensor device in a tire air pressure monitoring unit in a vehicle, in which the tire air pressure sensor device is provided for a tire of the vehicle and communicable with the tire air pressure monitoring unit, said method comprising:
- setting the tire air pressure monitoring unit in an identification registration condition, said identification registration condition allowing the tire air pressure monitoring unit to register the identifier of the tire air pressure sensor device when an unlikely signal is received, said unlikely signal being unlikely to be transmitted under normal circumstances;
transmitting the unlikely signal from the tire air pressure sensor device;
receiving the unlikely signal by the tire air pressure monitoring unit; and
registering, by the tire air pressure monitoring unit, the identifier of the tire air pressure sensor device according to the identification registration condition in response to the receiving of the unlikely signal.
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Abstract
A system has a memory in a vehicle for registering an identification of a tire air pressure sensor device in the memory. The tire air pressure sensor device is provided for a tire of the vehicle. The system further comprises a receiving unit configured to receive an unlikely signal which is transmitted from the tire air pressure sensor device. The unlikely signal is unlikely to be transmitted therefrom under normal circumstances. The system also comprises a first registering unit configured to register the identification of the tire air pressure sensor device in the memory in response to the receive of the unlikely signal.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of registering an identifier of a tire air pressure sensor device in a tire air pressure monitoring unit in a vehicle, in which the tire air pressure sensor device is provided for a tire of the vehicle and communicable with the tire air pressure monitoring unit, said method comprising:
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setting the tire air pressure monitoring unit in an identification registration condition, said identification registration condition allowing the tire air pressure monitoring unit to register the identifier of the tire air pressure sensor device when an unlikely signal is received, said unlikely signal being unlikely to be transmitted under normal circumstances;
transmitting the unlikely signal from the tire air pressure sensor device;
receiving the unlikely signal by the tire air pressure monitoring unit; and
registering, by the tire air pressure monitoring unit, the identifier of the tire air pressure sensor device according to the identification registration condition in response to the receiving of the unlikely signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system with a memory in a vehicle for registering an identifier of a tire air pressure sensor device in the memory, in which the tire air pressure sensor device is provided for a tire of the vehicle, said system comprising:
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a receiving unit configured to receive an unlikely signal which is transmitted from the tire air pressure sensor device, said unlikely signal being unlikely to be transmitted therefrom under normal circumstances; and
a first registering unit configured to register the identifier of the tire air pressure sensor device in the memory in response to the receiving of the unlikely signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A tire air pressure sensor device provided for a tire of a vehicle, said tire air pressure sensor device comprising:
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an air pressure sensor configured to detect an air pressure in the tire;
a memory in which an identifier of the tire air pressure sensor device is stored;
a transmitting unit configured to transmit a transmission signal, said transmission signal including data representing the air pressure detected by the air pressure sensor and the a receiving unit configured to receive a trigger signal transmitted from an exterior of the tire air pressure sensor device; and
the identifier;
a determining unit configured to determine whether the receiving unit has received the trigger signal, wherein said transmitting unit is configured to transmit an unlikely signal when the determining unit determines that the receiving unit has received the trigger signal, said unlikely signal being unlikely to be transmitted from the transmitting unit under normal circumstances. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A program product readable by a computer, in which the computer is installed in a vehicle and is communicable with a tire air pressure sensor device, and the tire air pressure sensor device is provided in association with a tire of the vehicle, said program product comprising:
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first means for causing the computer to receive an unlikely signal which is transmitted from the tire air pressure sensor device, said unlikely signal being unlikely to be transmitted therefrom under normal circumstances; and
second means for causing the computer to register an identifier of the tire air pressure sensor device in a memory in response to the receiving of the unlikely signal. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A method of registering identification data of tire air pressure sensor devices in a tire air pressure monitoring unit in a vehicle, wherein the tire air pressure sensor devices are associated with tires of the vehicle and can communicate with the tire air pressure monitoring unit, the method comprising:
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transmitting unlikely signals from the tire air pressure sensor devices, respectively, wherein the unlikely signals are signals that are unlikely to be transmitted under normal operating conditions, and the unlikely signals include the identification data;
receiving the unlikely signals with the tire air pressure monitoring unit; and
registering the identification data in response to the receiving of the unlikely signals.
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