A method for programming a tire pressure monitoring sensor

Abstract

This invention relates to a method for programming a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), comprising: a setting step, a list creation step, a wake-up step, an identification step, and a programming step. By providing a Bluetooth transceiver, transmission is made more convenient, and the identification function is also added, reducing the probability of false programming. This improves upon the shortcomings of conventional communication methods, which only have unidirectional transmission capabilities, and the tendency for false programming due to pairing errors between the vehicle monitoring system and the TPMS.

Claims

1. A method for programming a tire pressure monitoring device (TPMS), comprising: a setting step: providing a handheld device having a memory database storing TPMS program code, and operating the handheld device to select and set a target TPMS program code; a list creation step: after completing the aforementioned setting step, operating the handheld device to create a programming list containing a target identification code; and a wake-up step: after the programming list is created, waking up a plurality of TPMS, each TPMS having a first transceiver module including a first Bluetooth transceiver, and the handheld device having a second transceiver module including a second Bluetooth transceiver, the first Bluetooth transceiver wirelessly transmitting the identification code to the second Bluetooth transceiver. Identification steps: After receiving the identification code transmitted by the first Bluetooth transceiver, the second Bluetooth transceiver compares the identification code with the target identification code in the burning list. The tire pressure sensors whose identification codes match the target identification codes in the burning list are the target burning objects. Burning steps: The handheld device burns the target tire pressure sensor program code to the target burning object using a wireless signal.

2. A method for programming a tire pressure sensor as described in claim 1, wherein in the setting step, the handheld device is operated via a touch screen to select and set the target tire pressure sensor program code.

3. A method for programming a tire pressure monitoring device as described in claim 1, wherein in the list creation step, the handheld device is operated to scan through a scanning module or manually input a target identification code.

4. A method for programming a tire pressure sensor as described in claim 1, wherein in the wake-up step, a sensing module is provided to sense and wake up the operation of each tire pressure sensor, and the sensing module senses whether each tire pressure sensor is shaken.

5. A method for programming a tire pressure sensor as described in claim 1, wherein the first transceiver module may also include a first low-frequency transceiver, and the second transceiver module may also include a second low-frequency transceiver. In the wake-up step, a low-frequency signal may be transmitted from the second low-frequency transceiver to the first low-frequency transceiver to wake up each tire pressure sensor.

6. A method for programming a tire pressure monitoring device as described in claim 1, wherein, The first transceiver module further includes a first low-frequency transceiver and a first radio frequency transceiver, and the second transceiver module further includes a second low-frequency transceiver and a second radio frequency transceiver. In the programming step, the wireless signal can be transmitted from the second Bluetooth transceiver to the first Bluetooth transceiver, from the second low-frequency transceiver to the first low-frequency transceiver, or from the second radio frequency transceiver to the first radio frequency transceiver.

7. A method for programming a tire pressure sensor as described in claim 1, wherein in the wake-up step, each tire pressure sensor can be woken up by sensing tire pressure increase or decrease, and each tire pressure sensor detects tire pressure increase or decrease using a pressure sensor.

8. A method for programming a tire pressure sensor as described in claim 1, wherein in the wake-up step, a 2.4G signal can be transmitted from the second Bluetooth transceiver to the first Bluetooth transceiver to wake up each tire pressure sensor.

9. A method for programming a tire pressure monitoring device (TPMS), comprising: a download step: providing a server having a cloud database storing TPMS program code; providing a handheld device and operating the handheld device to download the TPMS program code from the cloud database to the handheld device; a setting step: after downloading the TPMS program code, operating the handheld device to select and set a target TPMS program code; a list creation step: after completing the aforementioned setting step, operating the handheld device to create a programming list containing a target identification code; a wake-up step: after the programming list is created, waking up a plurality of TPMS, each TPMS having a first transceiver module including a first Bluetooth transceiver, and the handheld device having a second transceiver module including a second Bluetooth transceiver, the first Bluetooth transceiver wirelessly transmitting the identification code to the second Bluetooth transceiver; Identification steps: After receiving the identification code transmitted by the first Bluetooth transceiver, the second Bluetooth transceiver compares the identification code with the target identification code in the burning list. The tire pressure sensors whose identification codes match the target identification codes in the burning list are the target burning objects. Burning steps: The handheld device burns the target tire pressure sensor program code to the target burning object using a wireless signal.

10. A method for programming a tire pressure sensor as described in claim 9, wherein in the setting step, the handheld device is operated via a touch screen to select and set the target tire pressure sensor program code.

11. A method for programming a tire pressure monitoring device as described in claim 9, wherein in the list creation step, the handheld device is operated to scan or manually input a target identification code via a scanning module.

12. A method for programming a tire pressure sensor as described in claim 9, wherein in the wake-up step, a sensing module is provided to sense and wake up the operation of each tire pressure sensor, and the sensing module senses whether each tire pressure sensor is shaken.

13. A method for programming a tire pressure monitoring device as described in claim 9, wherein, The first transceiver module may also include a first low-frequency transceiver, and the second transceiver module may also include a second low-frequency transceiver. In the wake-up step, the second low-frequency transceiver can transmit a low-frequency signal to the first low-frequency transceiver to wake up each tire pressure sensor.

14. A method for programming a tire pressure monitoring device as described in claim 9, wherein, The first transceiver module further includes a first low-frequency transceiver and a first radio frequency transceiver, and the second transceiver module further includes a second low-frequency transceiver and a second radio frequency transceiver. In the programming step, the wireless signal can be transmitted from the second Bluetooth transceiver to the first Bluetooth transceiver, from the second low-frequency transceiver to the first low-frequency transceiver, or from the second radio frequency transceiver to the first radio frequency transceiver.

15. A method for programming a tire pressure sensor as described in claim 9, wherein in the wake-up step, each tire pressure sensor can be woken up by sensing tire pressure increase or decrease, and each tire pressure sensor detects pressure increase or decrease using a pressure sensor.

16. A method for programming a tire pressure sensor as described in claim 9, wherein in the wake-up step, a 2.4G signal can be transmitted from the second Bluetooth transceiver to the first Bluetooth transceiver to wake up each tire pressure sensor.

17. A method for programming a tire pressure monitoring device as described in claim 1, wherein, The first transceiver module further includes a first radio frequency transceiver, and the second transceiver module further includes a second radio frequency transceiver. During the programming step, the wireless signal is transmitted from the second radio frequency transceiver to the first radio frequency transceiver.

18. A method for programming a tire pressure monitoring device as described in claim 9, wherein, The first transceiver module further includes a first radio frequency transceiver, and the second transceiver module further includes a second radio frequency transceiver. During the programming step, the wireless signal is transmitted from the second radio frequency transceiver to the first radio frequency transceiver.

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