Configuration data storage for a tire pressure sensor
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1. A tire pressure sensor of a vehicle, comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive, from an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) mounted in the vehicle and having configuration data stored therein, an acknowledgement signal including a request for configuration, and the configuration data; and
a controller configured to power up and power down the receiver, and to update the tire pressure sensor with the received configuration data.
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Abstract
A tire pressure sensor of a vehicle having a receiver configured to receive, from an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) mounted in the vehicle and having configuration data stored therein, an acknowledgement signal including a request for configuration, and the configuration data; and a controller configured to update the tire pressure sensor with the received configuration data.
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1. A tire pressure sensor of a vehicle, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive, from an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) mounted in the vehicle and having configuration data stored therein, an acknowledgement signal including a request for configuration, and the configuration data; and a controller configured to power up and power down the receiver, and to update the tire pressure sensor with the received configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A tire pressure sensor of a vehicle, comprising:
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a receiver; a transmitter configured to transmit to an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) mounted in the vehicle, a tire pressure sensor identification and a ready for configuration signal; and a controller configured to; power up the receiver; determine whether the receiver receives from the ECU, within a predetermined period of time, configuration data stored within the ECU; and if the tire pressure sensor receives the configuration data, update the tire pressure sensor with the received configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for updating configuration data in a tire pressure sensor of a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving, from the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) by a receiver of the tire pressure sensor, an acknowledgement signal including a request for configuration; and transmitting, by a transmitter of the tire pressure sensor to the ECU, a ready for configuration signal, receiving, by the receiver of the tire pressure sensor, from the ECU mounted in the vehicle and having configuration data stored therein, the configuration data; and updating, by a controller of the tire pressure sensor, tire pressure sensor with the received configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), comprising:
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an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) mounted in a vehicle and having configuration data stored therein; and a tire pressure sensor, comprising; a receiver configured to receive, from the ECU, and acknowledgement signal including a request for configuration, and the configuration data; and a controller configured to power up and power down the receiver, and to update the tire pressure sensor with the received configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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