Patent ID: 6448892
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
A receiver for monitoring tire pressure of tires of a motor vehicle, including receiving means (17) for wireless reception of pressure-signal frames (50) configured so as to forward said frames to a processing means (15) configured to also process frames (70) representative of another type of signal, and frame-discrimination means (12, 13, 14) are provided which are configured to control in consequence the processing means (15), wherein the receiving means (17) are configured to pass alternately from a standby state to an alert state according to a predetermined cycle (41, 42), and the discrimination means (12, 13, 14) are configured to discriminate between the two particular types of frames (50, 70) by discrimination between two particular data-transmission frequencies in two respective headers (51, 71) of the frames (50, 70), with durations at least equal to the cycle (41, 42).