A tire pressure monitoring system interface comprising: a receiver configured to receive tire pressure signals from each of a plurality of tire pressure sensors of a corresponding plurality of vehicle wheels; an alerting device; an electronic input/output device configured to display at least one menu with data selections of tire pressure related data and receive manually inputted instructions; and an electronic controller having electronic memory and being electronically connected to the receiver, the alerting device and the electronic input/output device, the electronic controller being configured to: operate the electronic memory to access data that defines a first tire pressure and a second tire pressure for each of the plurality of wheels, the first tire pressure being for on-road driving conditions and the second tire pressure being for off-road driving conditions, display the at least one menu via the electronic input/output device, receive at least one of data input, data selection and operation instructions, the instructions including requesting off-road driving conditions; monitor tire pressure in each of the plurality of vehicle wheels; determining wheel by wheel whether or not the change in tire pressure in each of the plurality of wheels has been manually achieved by a person manually changing the tire pressure outside of the vehicle; and operating the alerting device to alert the person manually changing the tire pressure that the change in tire pressure has been achieved for each wheel, wheel by wheel.

A method of synchronising a plurality of aircraft tire monitoring devices, wherein the method includes providing a synchronisation signal, and synchronising the plurality of aircraft tire monitoring devices such that each of the plurality of aircraft tire monitoring devices is available to connect to a remote device in a same time interval.

A method of performing a configuration procedure for first and second tire pressure monitoring devices. The method includes loading the first tire pressure monitoring device with first configuration data, and subsequently transmitting, from the first tire pressure monitoring device, a first configuration data signal which encodes the first configuration data. The method includes subsequently loading the second tire pressure monitoring device with second configuration data, and subsequently ending the configuration procedure without transmitting a second configuration data signal which encodes the second configuration data.

A method of configuring a network of tire monitoring devices using an untrusted device is provided. An untrusted device transmits first configuration data to a first tire monitoring device, and then receives a first input verifying that the first configuration data has been loaded to the first tire monitoring device and matches expected first configuration data. The untrusted device transmits second configuration data to a second tire monitoring device, and receives a second input verifying that the second configuration data has been loaded to the second tire monitoring device and matches expected second configuration data. The untrusted device transmits a command initializing generation of a cryptographic parameter by the first tire monitoring device, and causes the cryptographic parameter to be exchanged with the second tire monitoring device such that secure future communication is established between the first and second tire monitoring devices.

A locking apparatus and locking method for a tire pressure monitoring device. The apparatus comprises a base (1); an electrical appliance control module disposed in the base; a feeder, a pushing assembly (6), a shielding box module (7) and a discharging port (8) arranged on the base (1) in an entering-leaving order of the target tire pressure monitoring device to be locked in the locking process, wherein the shielding box module (7) includes a stepping motor, a lower shielding box (7-1) and an upper shielding box (7-2); the stepping motor is connected to the lower shielding box (7-1) by a screw lifting mechanism; a housing (9) matched with the base (1) is arranged at the upper part of the apparatus; the housing (9) is provided with a control computer; the control computer is connected with an industrial control programmable logic controller PLC.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of vehicle electronics and disclose an upgrading method and apparatus for a tire pressure monitoring module and a tire pressure sensor. The method is applicable to a tire pressure sensor including a signal receiving module. The method specifically includes: controlling the signal receiving module to receive an upgrade file and save the upgrade file; and waking up a tire pressure monitoring module, and controlling the tire pressure monitoring module to read the saved upgrade file and upgrade the tire pressure monitoring module based on the upgrade file. The embodiments of the present invention can realize wireless upgrading of the tire pressure sensor, thereby improving the upgrading efficiency, reducing the upgrading costs, and improving the safety in upgrading of the tire pressure sensor.

A method and device may be used for scanning communication protocols for a sensor of a motor vehicle electronic tire pressure monitoring system. The method may include selecting a make and a model of a motor vehicle. The method may include transmitting one or more activation signals. The one or more activation signals may be transmitted in sequential order according to a scanning protocol. The scanning protocol may be based on a predefined parameter. Each of the one or more activation signals may be associated with a different communication protocol. The method may include stopping the transmission of the one or more activation signals on a condition that a signal from a sensor is received.

A programming system includes a programming tool and a tire pressure monitoring sensor. The programming tool automatically chooses proper programming steps according to the verification code to record programs into the compatible tire pressure monitoring sensors so as to improve the shortcoming of manual choosing and recording the correct brand programs.

A system and method for resetting or reprogramming tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) tire sensor data in a vehicle control system or electronic control unit (ECU). The system and method uses a single TPMS relearning tool which (a) receives a first TPMS tire sensor data signals from the TPMS tire sensors, (b) initiates the vehicle control system to enter into a relearning or resetting mode, and (c) re-emits the first TPMS tire sensor data signal as a second TPMS tire sensor data signal to the vehicle control system to reset the vehicle control system to the present TPMS tire sensor data. In one example, the TPMS relearning tool decodes, stores in memory, encodes and transmits a second TPMS tire sensor data signal which simulates the first TPMS tire sensor data signal.

A method of localizing a TPMS sensor module includes transmitting, by the TPMS sensor module, a TPMS signal; and localizing, by a localization module, the TPMS sensor module based on receiving the TPMS signal at a phase array antenna including a plurality of reception antennas each configured to receive the TPMS signal. Localizing the TPMS sensor module includes measuring a phase of the TPMS signal at each of the plurality of reception antennas such that a plurality of phases corresponding to the TPMS signal are determined, and determining a location of the TPMS sensor module based on the plurality of phases.