Integration systems, methods and devices for tire pressure monitoring sensors
First Claim
1. A method of integrating a tire pressure monitoring sensor (12) with a tire pressure monitoring system (14) of a vehicle (16), comprising the steps of:
- at a computer that is physically separate from a configuration tool, selecting a vehicle-type by a user;
storing the vehicle type in a memory at the computer;
searching a database using the vehicle type to obtain one or more software modules that are suitable for the vehicle type;
at the computer, displaying identities of the one or more software modules, each of the one or more software modules being used in one or more tire pressure monitoring systems and operable with a one or more vehicle-types;
selecting by a user with the computer (20) and from the one or more software modules a program software for a tire pressure monitoring sensor (12) of a tire pressure monitoring system (14) of a vehicle (16), the selected program software corresponding to and suitable for the vehicle-type of the vehicle;
transmitting the selected program software from the computer (20) to the configuration tool (18) for the tire pressure monitoring sensor (12); and
utilizing the selected program software to integrate the tire pressure monitoring sensor (12) with the tire pressure monitoring system (14) of the vehicle (16).
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems, methods and devices for the integration of tire pressure monitoring sensors to a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle. In one aspect, the present invention provides a method of integrating a tire pressure monitoring sensor with a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle. The method includes the step of selecting with a computer a program software for a tire pressure monitoring sensor of a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle. The method further includes transmitting the selected program software from the computer to a configuration tool for a tire pressure monitoring sensor. The method further includes utilizing the selected program software to integrate the tire pressure monitoring sensor with the tire pressure monitoring system of the vehicle.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of integrating a tire pressure monitoring sensor (12) with a tire pressure monitoring system (14) of a vehicle (16), comprising the steps of:
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at a computer that is physically separate from a configuration tool, selecting a vehicle-type by a user; storing the vehicle type in a memory at the computer; searching a database using the vehicle type to obtain one or more software modules that are suitable for the vehicle type; at the computer, displaying identities of the one or more software modules, each of the one or more software modules being used in one or more tire pressure monitoring systems and operable with a one or more vehicle-types; selecting by a user with the computer (20) and from the one or more software modules a program software for a tire pressure monitoring sensor (12) of a tire pressure monitoring system (14) of a vehicle (16), the selected program software corresponding to and suitable for the vehicle-type of the vehicle; transmitting the selected program software from the computer (20) to the configuration tool (18) for the tire pressure monitoring sensor (12); and utilizing the selected program software to integrate the tire pressure monitoring sensor (12) with the tire pressure monitoring system (14) of the vehicle (16). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for integrating a tire pressure monitoring sensor with a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle, comprising:
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a configuration tool (18) adapted to communicate with a tire pressure monitoring sensor (12) that is useable with a tire pressure monitoring system (14) of a vehicle (16); a computer (20) that is physically separate from the configuration tool, the computer having access to a program software for a tire pressure monitoring sensor (12), the computer configured to receive user input indicating a vehicle type, search a database using the vehicle type to obtain one or more software modules that are suitable for the vehicle type, display identities of the one or more software modules, each of the one or more software modules being used in one or more tire pressure monitoring systems, the computer configured to receive a selection by a user of a program software from the one or more software modules, the selected program software corresponding to and suitable for the vehicle-type of the vehicle that has previously been selected by the user at the computer and stored at the computer; and a communication link formed between the configuration tool (18) and the computer (20), wherein the computer (20) is configured to transmit the program software to the configuration tool (18) through the communication link. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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