Patent ID: 7423532
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
1. A remote tire monitor system, comprising: a plurality of tire monitors associated with wheels of a vehicle and operable to transmit tire information; a single radio frequency (RF) detector operable to detect a RF transmission from two or more tire monitors and produce a detected transmission indication; a central receiver operable to receive the tire information independently of the single RF detector; and a control unit coupled with the RF detector and the receiver, the control unit operable to determine positions of the plurality of tire monitors based on the detected transmission indication from the single RF detector and the received tire information from the receiver; wherein the single RF detector is arranged to be remotely coupled to the control unit and is arranged proximate one of a front tire set and a back tire set and one of a left tire set and a right tire set; wherein the control unit is operable to count the detected transmission indication and compare count values of the received detected transmission indication for the plurality of tire monitors, and the control unit determines left versus right position and front versus rear position for the plurality of tire monitors.