US 2022/0024264 A1 · AUTOMATIC OPERATION OF A PLURALITY OF TYRE MONITORING DEVICES

Abstract

A method of checking tyre pressures using a control device having a wireless communication interface and at least one tyre monitoring device is disclosed. Each tyre monitoring device is mounted on a respective wheel of a vehicle and comprises a wireless communication interface and a pressure sensor for sensing an inflation pressure of a tyre on the respective wheel. The method includes, at the control device: receiving an input and, responsive to the input: identifying a plurality of tyre monitoring devices within a wireless communication range of the control device, wherein the identifying comprises receiving responses from each tyre monitoring device within the wireless communication range, each response including a vehicle identifier associated with a vehicle upon which the tyre monitoring device is installed; selecting a vehicle identifier to be the subject of the request to check a tyre pressure based on the received responses; and sending a request to check tyre pressure to at least one tyre monitoring device associated with the selected vehicle identifier.

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Dependent claims

A method of checking tyre pressures using a control device having a wireless communication interface and at least one tyre monitoring device, each tyre monitoring device mounted on a respective wheel of a vehicle and comprising a wireless communication interface and a pressure sensor for sensing an inflation pressure of a tyre on the respective wheel, the method comprising, at the control device:

receiving an input and, responsive to the input:
identifying a plurality of tyre monitoring devices within a wireless communication range of the control device, wherein the identifying comprises receiving responses from each tyre monitoring device within the wireless communication range, each response including a vehicle identifier associated with a vehicle upon which the tyre monitoring device is installed;
selecting a vehicle identifier to be the subject of the request to check a tyre pressure based on the received responses;
and
sending a request to check tyre pressure to at least one tyre monitoring device associated with the selected vehicle identifier.

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A control device for controlling a plurality of tyre monitoring devices, the control device comprising:

a wireless communication interface configured to communicate with the plurality of tyre monitoring devices;
storage configured to store computer-readable instructions of a control application that controls the plurality of tyre monitoring devices;
and
a processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions stored in the storage to:
initiate a scan for plurality of tyre monitoring devices proximal the control device using the wireless communication interface;
receive responses from tyre monitoring devices of the plurality of tyre monitoring devices, each response including a vehicle identifier associated with a vehicle upon which the tyre monitoring device is installed;
select a vehicle identifier automatically without user input;
and
cause the wireless communication interface to send a request to check a tyre pressure to at least one tyre monitoring device associated with the vehicle identifier.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Automatic operation of a plurality of tyre monitoring devices

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