System and method for tire pressure monitoring providing automatic tire location recognition

In a system for remote monitoring of tire pressure in a vehicle having front tires comprising a right tire and a left tire, and rear tires comprising a right tire and a left tire, a system for automatically identifying tire location comprising:

• a plurality of transmitters, each transmitter for mounting in one of the tires, each transmitter for transmitting tire information signals conveying tire pressure data and tire rotation direction data associated therewith;
• a receiver for receiving the tire information signals transmitted by the transmitters, the receiver for mounting on the vehicle at a location having a first distance from the front tires and a second distance from the rear tires, the first distance different from the second distance;
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• a controller for mounting on the vehicle and to be provided in communication with the receiver, the controller for determining whether pressure data conveyed by a tire information signal is associated with a front tire or a rear tire based on a strength of the signal, and for determining whether pressure data conveyed by a tire information signal is associated with a right tire or a left tire based on the associated rotation direction data.