Patent ID: 7944346

Claim:
Data gathering means which is configured to be able to wirelessly read or receive data from a transponder ( 1 ), said data being present data and/or historical data of a tire ( 2 ), and which configured to be able to receive tire pressure data and/or the tire groove deepness data from a data providing means ( 5 ), said data providing means ( 5 ) being integrated into or associated with said data gathering means ( 4 ), wherein the data gathering means ( 4 ) is configured to be able to provide the data received from the transponder ( 1 ) and the data received from the data providing means ( 5 ) to a control unit ( 3 ) associated with a vehicle, and wherein the data gathering means ( 4 ) is configured to be able to wirelessly provide data received from the transponder ( 1 ) and data received from the data providing means ( 5 ) to a remote database ( 6 ).