Vehicle communications and access
First Claim
1. A communications and access system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle module including a microprocessor;
a vehicle module antenna communicatively coupled to the vehicle module;
a sensor device integrated within each tire of a vehicle, the sensor device including a tire pressure monitoring sensor, and each sensor device within each tire is communicatively coupled to a corresponding antenna;
an identifier uniquely identifying each corresponding antenna, each corresponding antenna configured to receive tire pressure data from the respective sensor device and a wireless communication from a device external to the vehicle;
wherein the vehicle module antenna is configured to receive the tire pressure data, the identifier, and the wireless communication from the sensor device via the respective antenna; and
logic executable by the microprocessor, the logic configured to identify the tire pressure monitoring sensor providing the wireless communication via the identifier, and transmit instructions to a body control module of the vehicle, the instructions configured to perform a function with respect to a component of the vehicle that is located relative to a location of the device.
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Abstract
A communications and access system for a vehicle includes a vehicle module including a microprocessor and a sensor device integrated within each tire of a vehicle. The sensor device includes a tire pressure monitoring sensor and an antenna communicatively coupled to the sensor device. The antenna is configured to receive tire pressure data from the sensor device and a wireless communication from a device external to the vehicle. The system also includes another antenna communicatively coupled to the vehicle module. The other antenna receives the tire pressure data and the wireless communication transmitted by the sensor device via the antenna coupled to the sensor device. The system further includes logic executable by the microprocessor. The logic is configured to identify sources of the tire pressure data and the wireless communication, and transmit instructions to a body control module of the vehicle. The instructions are configured to perform a corresponding function.
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20 Claims
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1. A communications and access system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle module including a microprocessor; a vehicle module antenna communicatively coupled to the vehicle module; a sensor device integrated within each tire of a vehicle, the sensor device including a tire pressure monitoring sensor, and each sensor device within each tire is communicatively coupled to a corresponding antenna; an identifier uniquely identifying each corresponding antenna, each corresponding antenna configured to receive tire pressure data from the respective sensor device and a wireless communication from a device external to the vehicle; wherein the vehicle module antenna is configured to receive the tire pressure data, the identifier, and the wireless communication from the sensor device via the respective antenna; and logic executable by the microprocessor, the logic configured to identify the tire pressure monitoring sensor providing the wireless communication via the identifier, and transmit instructions to a body control module of the vehicle, the instructions configured to perform a function with respect to a component of the vehicle that is located relative to a location of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for implementing a communications and access services, the method comprising:
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obtaining tire pressure data by a sensor device via a tire pressure monitoring sensor of the sensor device and an first antenna communicatively coupled to the sensor device, the sensor device integrated within a tire of a vehicle; receiving an identifier from the antenna, the identifier uniquely identifying the antenna with respect to the tire; receiving, via the antenna of the sensor device, a wireless communication from a device external to the vehicle; relaying the tire pressure data, the identifier of the antenna, and the wireless communication from the antenna to a vehicle module antenna that is communicatively coupled to a vehicle module, the vehicle module including a microprocessor; identifying, via logic executable by the microprocessor, the tire pressure monitoring sensor providing the wireless communication via the identifier of the first antenna; and transmitting, via the logic, instructions to a body control module of the vehicle, the instructions configured to perform a function with respect to a component of the vehicle that is located relative to a location of the device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, which when executed by computer processors cause the computer processors to implement a method, the method comprising:
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obtaining tire pressure data by a sensor device via a tire pressure monitoring sensor of the sensor device and an first antenna communicatively coupled to the sensor device, the sensor device integrated within a tire of a vehicle; receiving an identifier from the antenna, the identifier uniquely identifying the antenna with respect to the tire; receiving, via the first antenna of the sensor device, a wireless communication from a device external to the vehicle; relaying the tire pressure data, the identifier of the antenna, and the wireless communication from the antenna to a vehicle module antenna that is communicatively coupled to a vehicle module; identifying the tire pressure monitoring sensor providing the wireless communication via the identifier of the antenna; and transmitting instructions to a body control module of the vehicle, the instructions configured to perform a function with respect to a component of the vehicle that is located relative to a location of the device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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