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Sensor ID registration method of tire air pressure monitoring apparatus

  • US 7,373,228 B2
  • Filed: 01/06/2004
  • Issued: 05/13/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for providing registration of a sensor identification associated with a tire air pressure monitoring apparatus, the tire air pressure monitoring apparatus comprising a transmitter for measuring tire air pressure and for transmitting transmission data including measured air pressure and the sensor identification in a communication to a receiver and an external unit, the method comprising:

  • receiving at the external unit the transmission data including the sensor identification from the transmitter;

    identifying the transmitter that transmitted the transmission data based upon the transmission data, wherein the identifying includes;

    comparing the sensor identification with a previously set sensor identification;

    registering the sensor identification in the receiver through a communication between the external unit and the receiver if the sensor identification matches the previously set sensor identification;

    determining if the transmitter has initially been registered at the receiver; and

    registering the sensor identification for the transmitter when the transmitter has been determined not to have been initially registered;

    wherein when it is determined that the transmitter has been initially registered at the receiver, registering a new transmitter identification for the transmitter if the transmitter has been selected to be rewritten.

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