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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2002
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Frederick James Porter, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Leena Shah, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Ronald Patrick Brombach, Plymouth, MI (US);
Thomas Michael Mcquade, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Frederick James Porter, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Leena Shah, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Ronald Patrick Brombach, Plymouth, MI (US);
Thomas Michael McQuade, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A tire pressure monitoring system () for a vehicle () has a plurality of tires () in respective rolling locations having a respective plurality of tire transmitters () that generate a respective plurality of transmitter identification signals. A controller () is coupled to a counter that counts ignition cycle transitions. The controller enters a learn mode in response to the count and the brake condition signal. The system may also include a display for signaling the vehicle operator to perform a desired action. The controller generates a plurality of display signals on the display indicative of the respective plurality of tire locations and activates a timer when the plurality of transmitter identification signals are received before a predetermined time is counted by the timer.