Embedded Tyre Electronic Device for Secure Data Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Tyre serial numbers and other data inscriptions on sidewalls are prone to damage from natural elements and wear, leading to identification issues, especially in managing large vehicle fleets, and can be fraudulently altered.
Innovation Solution
Integration of an electronic device within the tyre for data storage, using a standardized format like SGTIN 96, where data is encoded in bits and decoded into letters, ensuring protection from damage and fraudulent alteration, with optional non-standardized zones for additional data storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data are inscribed on tyre sidewalls by moulding, then tyre identification is enabled, but the data are subject to damage from natural phenomena, wear, and fraudulent alteration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the data storage function from the tyre sidewall surface and relocates it to an electronic device embedded within the tyre structure. This separation removes the vulnerable inscriptions from exposure to environmental damage while preserving the identification function through protected electronic storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an electronic device as an intermediary between the tyre and the identification system. This intermediary stores data electronically rather than through surface inscriptions, providing a protected medium that is shielded from natural elements and fraud while still enabling tyre identification.
2Reliability
If data are inscribed on tyre sidewalls, then tyre identification is possible, but the production process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the data storage step from the sidewall moulding process and relocates it to an electronic device that can be integrated separately. This eliminates the need for complex moulding operations to create inscriptions, simplifying the production process while maintaining identification capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical moulding process used to create inscriptions with an electronic data storage system. Instead of physically embossing characters into rubber during moulding, the system uses electronic devices with standardized data formats, eliminating complex mechanical operations.
3Reliability
If electronic devices are integrated into tyres for data storage, then data are protected from damage and fraud, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a universal electronic device platform with standardized data storage formats that can serve multiple functions: storing tyre identification data, manufacturing information, and operational parameters. This multi-functionality reduces the need for multiple specialized components, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies standardized data formats and encoding schemes to the electronic device, transforming raw data into structured, protected formats. This parameter standardization simplifies the electronic device requirements by establishing clear data organization rules, reducing the complexity of data management while enhancing protection.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device with data stored therein is integrated into a tire. The data is stored in a memory of the electronic device. The memory includes a data storage zone with a field reserved for a serial number of the tire, which is stored in bit form. When the data stored in the field reserved for the serial number of the tire is read, at least a part of the read data is decoded into at least one letter so as to determine the serial number of the tire.