Method for correcting ID codes after installation of tire pressure sensors on a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9296266-B1
Application number	US-201414572363-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 16, 2014
Priority date	Dec 16, 2014
Publication date	Mar 29, 2016
Grant date	Mar 29, 2016

Abstract

A method for correcting ID after installation of tire pressure sensors on a vehicle includes: ID reading, ID comparison, ID group setting up and ID burning. An ID setting device reads and compares ID codes of tire pressure sensors of all tires of the vehicle, then confirms the ID group of the ID codes and stores them in a memory module. Reading the ID code of one of the tire pressure sensors can obtain ID codes of the rest tire pressure sensors in the same ID group, therefore all tire pressure sensors can be reproduced without subjecting the receiver to the learning procedure. Or, when some of the sensors break down and the corresponding ID codes cannot be read, the ID codes of all the tires in the same ID group can be obtained by reading other ID codes of the rest tires in the same ID group.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for correcting ID codes after installation of tire pressure sensors on a vehicle comprising: a step of ID reading, a step of ID comparison, a step of ID group setting up and a step of ID burning; wherein:
the step of ID reading includes installing one of the tire pressure sensors in each of tires of the vehicle, and providing each of the tire pressure sensors with an exclusive ID code, using an ID setting device to read the ID code of the tire pressure sensor in any of the tires;
the step of ID comparison includes connecting the ID setting device to a memory module and a display module, using the ID setting device to compare whether the ID code exists in the memory module, if yes, the ID setting device takes out a file which contains the ID code and an group account corresponding to the ID code from the memory module, and displays the file on the display module, then the step of ID burning is carried out, if not, the step of ID group setting up is carried out;
the step of ID group setting up includes using the ID setting device to read all the ID codes of all the tire pressure sensors of the vehicle based on the locations of the tires, and all the ID codes and a tire location information form an ID group which is to be stored in the file of the group account, then the file of the group account and the ID group stored in the file are stored in the memory module to create a correlation between the file of the group account and the ID group; and
the step of ID burning includes using the ID setting device to burn the ID codes in the file of the group account into the tire pressure sensors of the tires of the vehicle, after the tires have been replaced or adjusted in position with respect to the vehicle.

2. The method for correcting ID codes after installation of the tire pressure sensors on the vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the group account is a license plate number.

3. The method for correcting ID codes after installation of the tire pressure sensors on the vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the memory module is an inner memory or a storage unit of the ID setting device.

4. The method for correcting ID codes after installation of the tire pressure sensors on the vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the memory module is an inner memory or a storage unit of a computer.

5. The method for correcting ID codes after installation of the tire pressure sensors on the vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the memory module is an inner memory or a storage unit of a network server.

6. The method for correcting ID codes after installation of the tire pressure sensors on the vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the file of the group account contains the ID codes of the tire pressure sensors of all the tires, the tire location information, and a data regarding the date and time of installation of the tire pressure sensors.

7. The method for correcting ID codes after installation of the tire pressure sensors on the vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tire pressure sensors can set a time of installation time which is input by manual or burned into the file of the group account at the time of burning new program.

8. The method for correcting ID codes after installation of the tire pressure sensors on the vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display module includes an inner display screen built in the ID setting device or an outer display screen disposed outside the ID setting device.

9. The method for correcting ID codes after installation of the tire pressure sensors on the vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display module is a smart phone with ID setting micro application program.

10. The method for correcting ID codes after installation of the tire pressure sensors on the vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display module is a smart phone.

Assignees

• E Lead Electronic Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Stephen

Classifications

• G06K19/0717

  the sensor being capable of sensing environmental conditions such as temperature history or pressure · CPC title

• G06K7/10366

  the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications · CPC title

• B60C23/04 Primary

  mounted on the wheel or tyre · CPC title

• B60C23/0471 Primary

  System initialisation, e.g. upload or calibration of operating parameters · CPC title

• G06K19/07764

  the adhering arrangement making the record carrier attachable to a tyre (tyre temperature or pressure control arrangements, see B60C23/00) · CPC title