Tire pressure monitoring system initialization using moving antenna
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1. A vehicle TPMS initialization system, comprising:
- a pathway along which vehicles of interest pass;
a moving TPMS antenna located along said pathway, said TPMS antenna attached to a device that is adapted to track the movement of a vehicle for some distance as the vehicle travels along said pathway, said TPMS antenna adapted to initialize a TPMS sensor associated with a tire of said moving vehicle, said TPMS antenna further adapted to directly or indirectly transmit data received from a TPMS sensor to a central data storage device;
a central data storage device for receiving and storing TPMS data transmitted by said moving TPMS antenna; and
a downstream device adapted for direct or indirect connection to a vehicle-located controller associated with the vehicle'"'"'s TPMS, to retrieve stored TPMS data for a given vehicle from said central data storage device, and to write selected TPMS information to said vehicle-loaded controller.
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Abstract
A system and method of initializing a vehicle TPMS using a moving TPMS antenna that tracks vehicle movement over some distance. Data received from the moving TPMS antenna is transmitted to a central data storage device. Stored TPMS data is subsequently retrieved by a downstream device connected to a controller of a vehicle TPMS and TPMS information is written to the controller, which may be the vehicle ECU.
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1. A vehicle TPMS initialization system, comprising:
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a pathway along which vehicles of interest pass; a moving TPMS antenna located along said pathway, said TPMS antenna attached to a device that is adapted to track the movement of a vehicle for some distance as the vehicle travels along said pathway, said TPMS antenna adapted to initialize a TPMS sensor associated with a tire of said moving vehicle, said TPMS antenna further adapted to directly or indirectly transmit data received from a TPMS sensor to a central data storage device; a central data storage device for receiving and storing TPMS data transmitted by said moving TPMS antenna; and a downstream device adapted for direct or indirect connection to a vehicle-located controller associated with the vehicle'"'"'s TPMS, to retrieve stored TPMS data for a given vehicle from said central data storage device, and to write selected TPMS information to said vehicle-loaded controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle TPMS initialization system for initializing the sensors of a vehicle TPMS during a vehicle manufacturing process, comprising:
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an assembly line along which travel vehicles being assembled; a TPMS antenna secured to a moving wheel lug nut installation device that tracks a vehicle over some distance as the vehicle travels along said assembly line, said TPMS antenna adapted to initialize a TPMS sensor associated with a tire of said moving vehicle, said TPMS antenna further adapted to directly or indirectly transmit data received from a TPMS sensor to a central server; a central server for receiving and storing TPMS data transmitted by said moving TPMS antenna; and a downstream line-end-tester device adapted for connection to an OBDII port of a vehicle, to wirelessly communicate with and retrieve stored TPMS data for a given vehicle from said central server, and to write selected TPMS information to an ECU associated with the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for initializing a vehicle TPMS, comprising:
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moving vehicles of interest along a specific pathway; locating a moving TPMS antenna along said pathway, said TPMS antenna being separate from vehicles that travel along said pathway and adapted to track the movement of a vehicle for some distance as the vehicle travels along said pathway and to initialize a TPMS sensor associated with a tire of said moving vehicle, said TPMS antenna further adapted to directly or indirectly transmit data received from a TPMS sensor to a central data storage device; providing a central data storage device for receiving and storing TPMS data transmitted by said moving TPMS antenna; and using a downstream device that is directly or indirectly connected to a vehicle-located controller associated with the vehicle'"'"'s TPMS, to retrieve stored TPMS data for a given vehicle from said central data storage device and to write selected TPMS information to said vehicle-located controller. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vehicle TPMS initialization system, comprising:
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a pathway along which vehicles of interest pass; a TPMS antenna mounted to a moving wheel lug nut installation device that tracks the movement of a vehicle for some distance as the vehicle travels along said pathway, said TPMS antenna adapted to initialize a TPMS sensor associated with a tire of said moving vehicle, said TPMS antenna further adapted to directly or indirectly transmit data received from a TPMS sensor to a central data storage device; a central data storage device for receiving and storing TPMS data transmitted by said moving TPMS antenna; and a downstream device adapted for direct or indirect connection to a vehicle-located controller associated with the vehicle'"'"'s TPMS, to retrieve stored TPMS data for a given vehicle from said central data storage device, and to write selected TPMS information to said controller.
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21. A vehicle TPMS initialization system, comprising:
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a pathway along which vehicles of interest pass; a moving TPMS antenna located along said pathway, said TPMS antenna adapted to track the movement of a vehicle for some distance as the vehicle travels along said pathway and to initialize a TPMS sensor associated with a tire of said moving vehicle, said TPMS antenna further adapted to directly or indirectly transmit data received from a TPMS sensor to a central data storage device; a central data storage device for receiving and storing TPMS data transmitted by said moving TPMS antenna; and a downstream device in the form of a line-end-tester (LET) that is adapted for direct or indirect connection to a vehicle-located controller associated with the vehicle'"'"'s TPMS, and programmed to both automatically retrieve stored TPMS data for a given vehicle from said central data storage device and to automatically write selected TPMS information to said vehicle-located controller once a TPMS program of said LET is initiated.
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22. A method for initializing a vehicle TPMS, comprising:
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moving vehicles of interest along a specific pathway; mounting a TPMS antenna to a moving wheel lug nut installation device that tracks the movement of a vehicle for some distance as the vehicle travels along said pathway, said TPMS antenna adapted to initialize a TPMS sensor associated with a tire of said moving vehicle, said TPMS antenna further adapted to directly or indirectly transmit data received from a TPMS sensor to a central data storage device; providing a central data storage device for receiving and storing TPMS data transmitted by said moving TPMS antenna; and using a downstream device that is directly or indirectly connected to a vehicle-located controller associated with the vehicle'"'"'s TPMS, to retrieve stored TPMS data for a given vehicle from said central data storage device and to write selected TPMS information to said controller.
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23. A method for initializing a vehicle TPMS, comprising:
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moving vehicles of interest along a specific pathway; locating a moving TPMS antenna along said pathway, said TPMS antenna adapted to track the movement of a vehicle for some distance as the vehicle travels along said pathway and to initialize a TPMS sensor associated with a tire of said moving vehicle, said TPMS antenna further adapted to directly or indirectly transmit data received from a TPMS sensor to a central data storage device; providing a central data storage device for receiving and storing TPMS data transmitted by said moving TPMS antenna; and using a downstream device in the form of a line-end-tester (LET) that is directly or indirectly connected to a vehicle-located controller associated with the vehicle'"'"'s TPMS, and programmed to both automatically retrieve stored TPMS data for a given vehicle from said central data storage device and to automatically write selected TPMS information to said vehicle-located controller once a TPMS program of said LET is initiated.
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