System and method for tire pressure monitoring including tire location recognition

In a system for remote monitoring of tire pressure in a vehicle having a plurality of tires, each tire having a location, a system for identifying tire location comprising:

• a plurality of tire monitors, each monitor for mounting in one of the plurality of tires, each monitor comprising a sensor for sensing tire pressure, a transmitter for transmitting a signal representative of the sensed tire pressure, and a sensor for sensing an impact to the tire and for actuating the transmitter to transmit a tire pressure signal in response thereto;
• a receiver for mounting on-board the vehicle for receiving the tire pressure signals transmitted by the transmitters;
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• a controller for mounting on-board the vehicle and to be provided in communication with the receiver, the controller for processing tire pressure signals received by the receiver and for conveying tire pressure information to a user, wherein, to identify a tire location associated with a low tire pressure indiction conveyed by the controller, at least one tire is struck when the vehicle is stationary so that the associated impact sensor actuates the associated transmitter and, if the associated tire pressure signal transmitted represents a low tire pressure, the controller conveys confirmatory information that the at least one tire struck has low pressure.

In a system for remote monitoring of tire pressure in a vehicle having a plurality of tires, each tire having a location, a method for identifying tire location comprising:

• providing a plurality of tire monitors, each monitor for mounting in one of the plurality of tires, each monitor comprising a sensor for sensing tire pressure, a transmitter for transmitting a signal representative of the sensed tire pressure, and a sensor for sensing an impact to the tire and for actuating the transmitter to transmit a tire pressure signal in response thereto;
• providing a receiver for mounting on-board the vehicle for receiving the tire pressure signals transmitted by the-transmitters;
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• providing a controller for mounting on-board the vehicle and to be provided in communication with the receiver, the controller for processing tire pressure signals received by the receiver and conveying tire pressure and location information to a user, wherein, when the vehicle is stationary, each of the plurality of tires is struck in a preselected sequence so that, for each tire, the impact sensor actuates the transmitter to transmit a tire pressure signal and each received tire pressure signal is automatically associated with one of the plurality of tire locations.

In a system for remote monitoring of tire pressure in a vehicle having a plurality of tires, each tire having a location, a method for identifying tire location comprising:

• providing a plurality of tire monitors, each monitor for mounting in one of the plurality of tires, each monitor comprising a sensor for sensing tire pressure, a transmitter for transmitting a signal representative of the sensed tire pressure, and a sensor for sensing an impact to the tire and for actuating the transmitter to transmit a tire pressure signal in response thereto;
• providing a receiver for mounting on-board the vehicle for receiving the tire pressure signals transmitted by the transmitters;
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• providing a controller for mounting on-board the vehicle and to be provided in communication with the receiver, the controller for processing tire pressure signals received by the receiver and for conveying tire pressure information to a user, wherein, to identify a tire location associated with a low tire pressure indiction conveyed by the controller, at least one tire is struck when the vehicle is stationary so that the associated impact sensor actuates the associated transmitter and, if the associated tire pressure signal transmitted represents a low tire pressure, the controller conveys confirmatory information that the at least one tire struck has low pressure.