Tire localization system
First Claim
1. A tire localization system for locating the position of a tire of a vehicle having five or more wheels, the system comprising:
- a plurality of tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) wheel modules of a vehicle TPMS, each TPMS wheel module being attached to each one of the wheels or a tire thereof, respectively, and each TPMS wheel module comprising a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader; and
a plurality of RFID tags, each RFID tag being associated with and storing wheel position information of one of the wheels, and each RFID tag being positioned externally of its associated wheel;
wherein each of the RFID readers is configured, upon activation, to interrogate its associated RFID tag, and wherein the associated RFID tag is arranged, upon interrogation, to transmit its stored position information to the RFID reader for transmission by the TPMS wheel module to a central control unit;
wherein each of the RFID readers is configured to interrogate its associated RFID tag in response to an alarm situation identified by the respective RFID reader.
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Abstract
A tire localization system for locating the position of a tire of a vehicle having five or more wheels, includes a number of tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) wheel modules of a vehicle TPMS, each wheel module being attached to each one of the wheels or a tire thereof, respectively. Each TPMS wheel module includes a radio, frequency identification (RFID) reader. The system further includes a number of RFID tags, each RFID tag being associated with and storing wheel position information of one of the wheels, and each RFID tag being positioned externally of its associated wheel. Each of the RFID readers is arranged, upon activation, to interrogate its associated RFID tag, and the associated RFID tag is arranged, upon interrogation, to transmit its stored position information to the RFID reader for transmission by the TPMS wheel module to a central control unit. A tire localization method is also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A tire localization system for locating the position of a tire of a vehicle having five or more wheels, the system comprising:
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a plurality of tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) wheel modules of a vehicle TPMS, each TPMS wheel module being attached to each one of the wheels or a tire thereof, respectively, and each TPMS wheel module comprising a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader; and a plurality of RFID tags, each RFID tag being associated with and storing wheel position information of one of the wheels, and each RFID tag being positioned externally of its associated wheel; wherein each of the RFID readers is configured, upon activation, to interrogate its associated RFID tag, and wherein the associated RFID tag is arranged, upon interrogation, to transmit its stored position information to the RFID reader for transmission by the TPMS wheel module to a central control unit; wherein each of the RFID readers is configured to interrogate its associated RFID tag in response to an alarm situation identified by the respective RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A tire localization method for locating the position of a tire of a vehicle having five or more wheels, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) wheel modules of a vehicle TPMS, each TPMS wheel module being attached to each one of the wheels or a tire thereof, respectively, and each TPMS wheel module comprising a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader; and providing a plurality of RFID tags, each RFID tag being associated with and storing wheel position information of one of the wheels, and each RFID tag being positioned externally of its associated wheel; activating at least one of the RFID readers to interrogate its associated RFID tag in response to an alarm situation identified by the respective RFID reader; and transmitting the stored information from the associated RFID tag to the RFID reader for transmission by the TPMS wheel module to a central control unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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