Apparatus and method to update and maintain a tire pressure monitoring tool
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1. A dock for a tire pressure monitoring tool having a rechargeable battery and a memory storing programming for the tool, the dock comprising:
- a cradle for receiving the tool; and
at least one port associated with the cradle and configured for (1) recharging the rechargeable battery and (2) communicating with the memory.
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Abstract
A dock has a cradle and at least one port for recharging and communicating with a tire pressure monitoring tool. The dock recognizes that the tool is inserted into the dock; evaluates the programming in the memory; compares the programming in the memory against programming stored in a computer; determines whether the programming in the memory is older than the programming stored in the computer; and if the programming in the memory is older than the programming in the computer, then loads the programming from the computer into the memory.
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1. A dock for a tire pressure monitoring tool having a rechargeable battery and a memory storing programming for the tool, the dock comprising:
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a cradle for receiving the tool; and at least one port associated with the cradle and configured for (1) recharging the rechargeable battery and (2) communicating with the memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tire pressure monitoring tool comprising:
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a rechargeable battery; a memory; and at least one port associated with the tool and configured for (1) recharging the rechargeable battery and (2) communicating with the memory.
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10. A method for maintaining a tire pressure monitoring tool having a rechargeable battery and a memory storing programming, the method comprising:
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recognizing that the tool is inserted into a dock; evaluating the programming in the memory; comparing the programming in the memory against programming stored in a computer; determining whether the programming in the memory is older than the programming stored in the computer; and if the programming in the memory is older than the programming in the computer, then loading the programming from the computer into the memory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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