Patent ID: 8570165

Claim:
A tool for communicating with a tire pressure monitor system of a vehicle, comprising: a processor configured to process instructions stored in a memory coupled to the processor; a display configured to display information processed by the processor and is coupled to the processor; a transmitter configured to transmit signals to a tire pressure sensor of a tire on the vehicle and is coupled to the processor; a receiver configured to receive signals from the tire pressure sensor and is coupled to the processor; and an input device configured to receive inputs and is coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes a storing module configured to store tire pressure monitor system information for a plurality of vehicles, at least one tire pressure monitor system reset procedure, and at least one tire pressure monitor system diagnostic procedure; a vehicle data requesting module configured to request vehicle data; a tire pressure monitor system determining module configured to determine a type of the tire pressure monitor system of the vehicle based on the vehicle data; and a procedure determining module configured to determine at least one of the following: the at least one tire pressure monitor system reset procedure and the at least one tire pressure monitor system diagnostic procedure, based on the type of the tire pressure monitor system of the vehicle.