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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2002
Tejas B. Desai, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Jean-christophe Deniau, Fenton, MI (US);
Melvin Leblanc, Taylor, MI (US);
Steve O'connor, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Kurt Van Drus, Macomb, MI (US);
Patricia Abi-nader, Southfield, MI (US);
Tejas B. Desai, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Jean-Christophe Deniau, Fenton, MI (US);
Melvin Leblanc, Taylor, MI (US);
Steve O'Connor, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Kurt Van Drus, Macomb, MI (US);
Patricia Abi-Nader, Southfield, MI (US);
Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for monitoring conditions within a tire () including a sensor assembly () including a pressure sensor (), an accelerometer (), a temperature sensor (), and a transmitter () to transmit signals indicative of current tire conditions. A remote transmitter () for actuating a remote keyless entry system () emits a signal to actuate a function of the keyless entry system () such as unlocking doors () of the motor vehicle (). A receiver assembly () includes an amplitude shift keyed receiver () and a frequency shift keyed receiver () selectively engagable to receive radio frequency transmissions from the tire monitoring system or the remote keyless entry system ().