TPMS Sensor Integration via Smartphone Low Frequency Link
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) require expensive tools and frequent updates for configuring and integrating new TPM sensors, making it costly and time-consuming for service technicians, and excludes individuals from servicing their own TPMS due to the need for specialized equipment and continuous software updates.
Innovation Solution
Utilizing everyday electronic devices, such as smartphones, with a low frequency transmission device to communicate and program TPM sensors, allowing them to integrate with existing TPMS systems, reducing the need for additional components and downtime.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If specialized TPMS configuration tools are used to integrate TPM sensors, then sensor integration and configuration can be performed, but the cost of tools and maintenance increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the smartphone universally applicable for TPMS configuration by integrating multiple functions into a single device. The smartphone serves as both a communication interface and configuration tool, eliminating the need for specialized equipment. The system supports multiple vehicle types and sensor models through a unified smartphone-based interface,实现ing multi-functionality that replaces traditional dedicated tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables self-service TPMS configuration by allowing end-users to perform sensor integration and programming directly on their smartphones without requiring professional service technicians or specialized equipment. Users can independently configure TPM sensors, update software, and manage their TPMS systems through the smartphone application.
2Ease of manufacture
If specialized TPMS configuration tools are used, then sensor programming can be performed, but the cost of purchasing and maintaining tools increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces expensive, specialized TPMS configuration tools with inexpensive smartphones that users already possess. Instead of requiring investment in costly proprietary equipment, the system utilizes widely available consumer electronics, dramatically reducing the financial barrier to TPMS configuration and maintenance.
Solution Approach 2:
The smartphone serves as a universal configuration device that can work with multiple vehicle makes, models, and sensor types without requiring separate specialized tools for each. This universality eliminates the need for service stations to maintain multiple different configuration tools in their inventories.
3Adaptability or versatility
If configuration tools are updated with new software, then compatibility with new TPMS models is improved, but time for updating increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting the vehicle type and sensor model through the smartphone, then pre-loads the appropriate configuration software and protocols before the actual sensor programming begins. This eliminates the need for manual software selection and installation during the service process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the smartphone automatically detects the connected vehicle's TPMS model and sensor type, then retrieves and applies the appropriate configuration parameters and software versions. This automated feedback loop ensures compatibility without requiring manual updates or technician intervention for software selection.
4Adaptability or versatility
If service stations maintain multiple configuration tools for different vehicles, then various TPMS can be serviced, but the number of tools to maintain increases
Solution Approach 1:
The smartphone-based system provides universal compatibility with multiple vehicle makes, models, and TPMS types through a single device. The application automatically adapts to different vehicle configurations and sensor protocols, eliminating the need for service stations to maintain separate specialized tools for each vehicle type or sensor model.
Solution Approach 2:
The smartphone acts as an intermediary device that mediates between the TPM sensor and the vehicle's TPMS control unit. It provides a universal interface layer that handles communication protocol translation and configuration, allowing a single tool to service diverse TPMS systems without requiring direct integration with each specific vehicle model.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution significantly reduces the cost and time required for maintaining TPMS systems by enabling the use of common electronic devices for sensor configuration and integration, making it more accessible and cost-effective for both service providers and individual users.
Implementation Method 1
establishing a communication link between a telecommunication device and a tire pressure monitoring sensor, the communication link including a low frequency transmission device
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to methods, systems and devices for integration of tire pressure monitoring sensors with a tire pressure monitoring system utilizing a telecommunication device. In one exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a method of integrating a tire pressure monitoring sensor with a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle. The method includes the step of establishing a communication link between a telecommunication device and a tire pressure monitoring sensor, the communication link including a low frequency transmission device. The method further includes transmitting a signal through the communication link to cause the tire pressure monitoring sensor to communicate with a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle.