Method of integrating tire identification into a vehicle information system
US7104438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C23/0493
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for integrating tire identification data into a vehicle information system comprises the steps: mounting a tire to a production line vehicle chassis, the tire having tire data storage for storing tire identification data; connecting the tire stored data to a vehicle electronic control unit (ECU) having ECU data storage; reading tire identification data from the stored tire data into the ECU stored data; and uploading the tire identification data from the ECU stored data to an OEM database. The method may optionally include incorporating a tire pressure monitoring system into the tire; and including tire pressure monitoring system identification data in the tire identification data. The vehicle identification data may be incorporated into the ECU stored data and uploaded with the tire identification information to an OEM database at a preferred point in the vehicle assembly line sequence that coincides with the execution of an end-of-line diagnostic test on the vehicle.
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