Patent ID: 9415642
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: B60C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of replacing a first sensor in a monitoring system, for the pressure on the wheels of a vehicle, the first sensor being defective, the monitoring system including wireless sensors placed in each wheel and a receiver, wherein a unique identifying code is assigned to each sensor thus enabling the receiver to identify a signal, the monitoring system being configured to communicate according to a selected one of a plurality of communications protocols, the method comprising the following steps: removing the first sensor; identifying and recording the unique identifying code of the first sensor; recognizing the vehicle; identifying, responsive to the recognizing step, the communication protocol used on the vehicle; responsive to the second identifying step, transferring a first data item to a second sensor, the first data item including programming for one of the plurality of communication protocols; subsequent to the identifying steps, transferring a second data item, in addition to the first data item, to the second sensor, the second data item including the unique identifying code of the first sensor; subsequent to the identifying steps, transferring a third data item, in addition to the first data item and the second data item, to the second sensor, the third data item including information for locating the wheel in which the second sensor is placed, thereby enabling a person to perform a sensor maintenance operation without requiring dialog with a diagnosis system onboard the vehicle, wherein the step of recognizing the vehicle includes visual identification of a make and model of the vehicle.