Apparatus and method for configuring a tire pressure monitoring system
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a tire pressure monitoring system comprising:
- rotating a first tire of a plurality of tires on a vehicle;
receiving a signal indicative of the speed of rotation of the first tire from a wheel speed sensor associated with the first tire;
associating the first tire with a first wheel location in response to receiving the signal from the wheel speed sensor;
generating a tire characteristic signal in response to the rotation of the first tire from a tire sensor associated with the first tire, the tire characteristic signal comprising a unique sensor identification;
receiving the tire characteristic signal;
associating the unique sensor identification with the first wheel location in response to receiving the tire characteristic signal within a predetermined time period after receiving the signal indicative of the speed of rotation of the first tire.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of an apparatus and method for configuring a tire pressure monitoring system are disclosed. One method comprises rotating a first tire of a plurality of tires on a vehicle and receiving a signal indicative of the speed of rotation of the first tire from a wheel speed sensor associated with the first tire. A controller associates the first tire with a wheel location in response to receiving the signal from the wheel speed sensor. A tire pressure sensor in the first tire generates a tire characteristic signal in response to the rotation of the first tire. The controller receives the tire characteristic signal and associates the tire characteristic signal with the wheel location in response to receiving the tire characteristic signal within a predetermined time period from receiving the signal indicative of the speed of rotation of the first wheel.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a tire pressure monitoring system comprising:
rotating a first tire of a plurality of tires on a vehicle; receiving a signal indicative of the speed of rotation of the first tire from a wheel speed sensor associated with the first tire; associating the first tire with a first wheel location in response to receiving the signal from the wheel speed sensor; generating a tire characteristic signal in response to the rotation of the first tire from a tire sensor associated with the first tire, the tire characteristic signal comprising a unique sensor identification; receiving the tire characteristic signal; associating the unique sensor identification with the first wheel location in response to receiving the tire characteristic signal within a predetermined time period after receiving the signal indicative of the speed of rotation of the first tire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A controller for a tire pressure monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of wheel speed ports for receiving wheel speed sensor signals; a receiver for receiving a plurality of tire characteristic signals, the tire characteristic signals including a unique sensor identification and tire characteristic information; and a processing unit comprising control logic, wherein the control logic is in communication with the plurality of wheel speed ports and the receiver and capable of; receiving a signal indicative of a speed of rotation of a first tire from a wheel speed sensor associated with the first time; associating the first tire with a first wheel location in response to receiving the signal from the wheel speed sensor; receiving a tire characteristic signal at the receiver within a predetermined time period after receiving the signal indicative of the speed of rotation of the first tire; and associating the unique sensor identification of the received tire characteristic signal to the first wheel location in response to receiving the tire characteristic signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tire monitoring system comprising:
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means for rotating a first wheel of a plurality of wheels on a vehicle; a wheel speed sensor associated with the first wheel generating a wheel speed signal in response to the rotation of the first wheel; a tire sensor located in the first wheel generating a tire characteristic signal in response to the rotation of the first wheel; a processor for receiving the wheel speed signal and the tire characteristic signal; and
means for associating the first wheel with a wheel location in response to receiving the wheel speed signal and associating the tire characteristic signal with the first wheel location in response to receiving the tire characteristic signal within a first predetermined time period.
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