Tire pressure monitoring apparatus and method

摘要

Tire pressure information is sensed. The sensed tire pressure information is stored in a transmission buffer. A control program is executed to transmit the tire pressure information from the transmission buffer to an external receiver device according to each of a plurality of communications formats incorporated into the control program and not according to a manufacturers' code.

主权项

1. A method of operating a tire pressure monitoring system comprising:
sensing tire pressure information; storing the sensed tire pressure information in a transmission buffer; executing a control program; and transmitting a burst having a burst pattern from the transmission buffer to an external receiver device, the burst comprising the tire pressure information, the transmitting occurring according to a plurality of communications formats for a plurality of automobile manufacturers, the burst pattern incorporated into the control program and not associated with a manufacturers' code; and wherein compilations of the control program that are associated with modifications to the burst pattern are made only by a manufacturer such that tampering with the burst pattern by unauthorized users is discouraged.