Patent ID: 8676519

Claim:
A method for assisting with non-critical inflation of tires for a vehicle fitted with a set of tire pressure sensors, a set of tire temperature sensors, and a microprocessor, the method comprising: supplying the microprocessor with pressure data relating to a pressure of at least one of the tires of the vehicle, the pressure data being measured by at least one of the tire pressure sensors; supplying the microprocessor with temperature data relating to a temperature of at least one of the tires of the vehicle, the temperature data being measured by at least one of the tire temperature sensors; with aid of the microprocessor supplied with the pressure data and the temperature data, notifying a user of a possible non-critical under-inflation condition present in at least one of the tires of the vehicle; and testing, by the microprocessor, to determine whether a condition is acceptable for inflation, if a verification of a non-critical under-inflation condition is received, and determining that the condition is acceptable for inflation upon simultaneous occurrence of: a non-critical under-inflation condition for at least one of the tires of the vehicle, based on measurements by at least one of the tire pressure sensors, the tires of the vehicle not being in a hot state due to running of the vehicle, based on measurements by the tire temperature sensors, and the tires of the vehicle not being in a hot state due to heating by sun exposure, based on measurements by the tire temperature sensors; and, when an acceptable condition for inflation is determined, transmitting a corresponding signal.