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Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) module, system and method of acknowledging data transmissions for TPMS

US10206231B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Michael Kandler · Birkenfeld, DE
Wolfgang Scheibenzuber · Munich, DE
Maximilian Werner · Thannhausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 23, 2018
Grant date	Feb 12, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 23, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/12
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and TPMS sensor module are provide. The TPMS sensor module includes a pressure sensor configured to measure an internal air pressure of a tire and generate tire pressure information, a microcontroller unit electrically connected to the pressure sensor, and a transceiver electrically connected to the microcontroller unit, the transceiver configured to transmit a message including the pressure information, further configured to receive an acknowledgement in response to the transmitted message. Where, on a condition that the transceiver receives the acknowledgement, the microcontroller unit is configured to set the transceiver into a standby mode, and, where, on a condition that the transceiver does not receive the acknowledgement, the microcontroller unit is configured to instruct the transceiver to transmit a redundant message that is redundant to the transmitted message, and the transceiver is configured to transmit the redundant message.

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