Tire identification code registration system
First Claim
1. A tire identification code registration system for use with a plurality of tire pressure detectors and a tire pressure monitoring system receiver, wherein each of the tire pressure detectors includes a unique tire identification code and is configured to be coupled to a tire, each of the tire pressure detectors is configured to detect pressure of a corresponding tire and transmit a wireless signal that includes tire pressure information, and the receiver is configured to receive the wireless signal and monitor the pressure of the corresponding tire based on the received wireless signal,the tire identification code registration system comprising:
- a storage manager configured to store, in a memory, tire identification codes included in wireless signals received during a predetermined storage period as candidate tire identification codes;
a registration processor configured to register the candidate tire identification codes in the memory as formal tire identification codes after the candidate tire identification codes are stored in the memory by the storage manager, when a number of candidate tire identification codes stored in the memory is equal to a predetermined storage number; and
a deletion processor that deletes a candidate identification code from the candidate identification codes stored in the memory, when the number of candidate identification codes stored in the memory is greater than the predetermined storage number, and when the candidate tire identification code is not included in a wireless signal received during a predetermined deletion period.
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Abstract
A tire identification code registration system for use with tire pressure detectors and a tire pressure monitoring system (TMPS) receiver. Each tire pressure detector, which includes a unique tire identification code, is coupled to a tire to detect the pressure of the tire and transmit a tire pressure signal. The receiver receives the tire pressure signal and monitors the pressure of the tire. The tire identification code registration system includes a storage manager that stores, in a memory, tire identification codes included in wireless signals received during a predetermined storage period as candidate tire identification codes. A registration unit registers the candidate tire identification codes in the memory as formal tire identification codes after the storage performed by the storage manager when the number of the candidate tire identification codes in the memory is equal to a predetermined storage number.
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14 Claims
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1. A tire identification code registration system for use with a plurality of tire pressure detectors and a tire pressure monitoring system receiver, wherein each of the tire pressure detectors includes a unique tire identification code and is configured to be coupled to a tire, each of the tire pressure detectors is configured to detect pressure of a corresponding tire and transmit a wireless signal that includes tire pressure information, and the receiver is configured to receive the wireless signal and monitor the pressure of the corresponding tire based on the received wireless signal,
the tire identification code registration system comprising: -
a storage manager configured to store, in a memory, tire identification codes included in wireless signals received during a predetermined storage period as candidate tire identification codes; a registration processor configured to register the candidate tire identification codes in the memory as formal tire identification codes after the candidate tire identification codes are stored in the memory by the storage manager, when a number of candidate tire identification codes stored in the memory is equal to a predetermined storage number; and a deletion processor that deletes a candidate identification code from the candidate identification codes stored in the memory, when the number of candidate identification codes stored in the memory is greater than the predetermined storage number, and when the candidate tire identification code is not included in a wireless signal received during a predetermined deletion period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A controller for a tire pressure monitoring system, the controller comprising:
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a volatile memory; a nonvolatile memory; and a computer processor coupled to the volatile memory and the nonvolatile memory, the computer processor configured to; store, in the volatile memory, a tire identification code included in each tire pressure signal received during a predetermined storage period, as a candidate tire identification code, register, to the nonvolatile memory, the candidate tire identification code as a formal tire identification code, when a number of candidate tire identification codes stored in the volatile memory at an end of the predetermined storage period is equal to a predetermined storage number; delete a candidate tire identification code that meets a deletion condition from the volatile memory, when if the number of candidate tire identification codes stored in the volatile memory at the end of the predetermined storage period is greater than the predetermined storage number; and delete a candidate tire identification code from the memory, when the candidate tire identification code is not included in a tire pressure signal received during a predetermined deletion period. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that cause a computer processor to execute a tire identification code registration method, the instructions comprising:
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instructions configured to store, in a volatile memory of a tire identification code registration system, a tire identification code included in each tire pressure signal received during a predetermined storage period as a candidate tire identification code; instructions configured to register, to a nonvolatile memory of the tire identification code registration system, each candidate tire identification code in the volatile memory as a formal tire identification code, when a number of candidate tire identification codes stored in the volatile memory at an end of the predetermined storage period is equal to a predetermined storage number; and instructions configured to delete, from the volatile memory, a candidate tire identification code that meets a deletion condition, when the number of candidate tire identification codes stored in the volatile memory at the end of the predetermined storage period is greater than the predetermined storage number; and instructions configured to delete a candidate tire identification code from the volatile memory, when the candidate tire identification code is not included in a tire pressure signal received during a predetermined deletion period.
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