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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2003
M. Scott Buck, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Thomas H Tu, Troy, MI (US);
Ryan M. Frakes, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
David A. Osinski, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
M. Scott Buck, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Thomas H Tu, Troy, MI (US);
Ryan M. Frakes, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
David A. Osinski, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for relearning associations between tire pressure detectors and tire locations on an automobile. An apparatus comprises tire pressure detectors installed on each wheel having a tire, each configured to transmit a unique identification code in response to a tire pressure change greater than a predetermined magnitude in a predetermined time. The apparatus also includes a monitor having a receiver for receiving and a memory for storing the transmitted identification codes and a processor for associating the identification codes with predetermined locations. A method comprises exciting the tire pressure detectors in a predetermined sequence while monitoring transmitted identification codes. The method may further include storing the received unique identification codes in a predetermined order corresponding to the predetermined sequence.