Wheel theft detection and notification using a tire pressure monitoring system

A method of wheel theft detection and notification using a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), the method comprising:

• determining, by a tire monitoring sensor (TMS), that a wheel assembly associated with the TMS is in a compromised state associated with the wheel assembly being dislocated from a vehicle or in danger of being dislocated from the vehicle;
• and
• responsive to determining that the wheel assembly is designated as being in the compromised state, broadcasting, by the TMS, a message indicating that the wheel assembly is in the compromised state;
• wherein determining, by the TMS, that the wheel assembly is in the compromised state includes:
• receiving from a device, by the TMS, a remote tagging message indicating that the wheel assembly is in the compromised state.

A method of wheel theft detection and notification using a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), the method comprising:

• receiving from a tire monitoring sensor (TMS), by a first device, a first message indicating a wheel assembly associated with the TMS is in a compromised state associated with the wheel assembly being dislocated from a vehicle or in danger of being dislocated from the vehicle, wherein the first message corresponds to an internally stored state of the TMS indicating that the wheel assembly is in the compromised state;
• determining, by the first device, a location of the wheel assembly;
• and
• transmitting to a second device, by the first device, the determined location of the wheel assembly.

A method of wheel theft detection and notification using a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), the method comprising:

• receiving from a first device, by a second device, an indication that a wheel assembly is in a compromised state associated with the wheel assembly being dislocated from a vehicle or in danger of being dislocated from the vehicle, the indication including an identification associated with the wheel assembly;
• receiving from a tire monitoring sensor (TMS), by the second device, a message that includes the identification associated with the wheel assembly;
• and
• transmitting to the TMS, by the second device, a message to update a current status of the wheel assembly to the compromised state.

A method of optimizing an autolocation mechanism in a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), the method comprising:

• detecting, by an electronic control unit (ECU) of a vehicle, a change from ON to OFF in a status of a vehicle ignition of the vehicle;
• responsive to detecting the change from ON to OFF in the status of the vehicle ignition, transmitting to a plurality of tire monitoring sensors (TMSs) of the vehicle, by the ECU, a message indicating the vehicle ignition is OFF;
• detecting, by the ECU, a change from OFF to ON in the status of the vehicle ignition;
• responsive to detecting the change from OFF to ON in the status of the vehicle ignition, transmitting to the plurality of TMSs, by the ECU, a message indicating the ignition is ON;
• for each TMS in the plurality of TMSs, receiving, by the ECU, an indication of whether the TMS detected a change in orientation of the TMS;
• and
• based on the indications received from the plurality of TMSs, determining, by the ECU, whether to initiate an autolocation mechanism on the plurality of TMS.