Methods and apparatus for determining whether a vehicle tyre pressure check has been carried out, comprising: receiving from a pressure reader module a request for tyre pressure data indicative of a the pressure of a gas retained within a pneumatic tyre; storing, by a pressure check register, data indicating that the request for tyre pressure data was received; transmitting, by a transmitter to an apparatus, an indication confirming whether a tyre pressure check has been carried out based on whether the request for tyre pressure data was received; receiving, at the apparatus from a plurality of tyre pressure sensing modules, a plurality of indications of whether a tyre pressure reader has been used on each of the plurality of tyre pressure sensing modules to check a corresponding tyre pressure; and determining, by a pressure check confirmer, whether a vehicle tyre pressure check has been carried out based on the received plurality of indications.

The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for activating a tire pressure sensor, a storage medium and a front-end server. The method includes: obtaining a first identification number of the tire pressure sensor; determining a parameter of an activation signal according to the first identification number, the activation signal being used to activate the tire pressure sensor; and sending the activation signal to the tire pressure sensor according to the parameter. According to the method and the apparatus for activating a tire pressure sensor activation provided in the present invention, the first identification number in a one-to-one correspondence with a model of the tire pressure sensor is obtained, the parameter of the activation signal for activating the tire pressure sensor is determined using the first identification number, and the activation signal is sent according to the determined parameter to activate the tire pressure sensor, so that a plurality of automobile-related parameters do not need to be determined in advance during activation of the tire pressure sensor, thereby improving a success rate of activating the tire pressure sensor.

A triple-band trigger tool for a tire-pressure monitoring system is disclosed. The tool body includes a 315 MHz transceiver circuit and a 315 MHz antenna electrically connected to each other, and the 315 MHz transceiver circuit is electrically connected to a control unit; the tool body also includes a 433 MHz transceiver circuit and a 433 MHz antenna electrically connected to each other, and the 433 MHz transceiver circuit is electrically connected to the control unit; the tool body also includes a Bluetooth transceiver circuit and a Bluetooth antenna electrically connected to each other, and the Bluetooth transceiver circuit is electrically connected to the control unit. Therefore, the triple-band trigger is able to perform a firmware programming operation on a TPMS sensor at 315 MHz, 434 MHz or Bluetooth frequency band.

A Bluetooth tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) includes a sensing host and a receiving host, and the sensing host includes a battery, a control unit, a Bluetooth transceiver unit, a boost/regulation circuit, a pressure sensing unit, an operational amplifier, a gravity sensing unit, a temperature sensing unit and a Bluetooth antenna. The Bluetooth TPMS utilizes low-power Bluetooth wireless communication technology to transmit and receive signals, so as to meet the requirement in low power consumption.

A tire pressure monitoring system used for a vehicle includes a sensor unit, a receiving device, and a control device. The sensor unit is provided at each wheel of the vehicle, detects tire pressure of the each wheel with a tire pressure sensor and transmits data of the detected tire pressure by radio waves. The receiving device includes a receiving antenna that is provided at an outside of the vehicle to receive the data of the tire pressure transmitted from the sensor unit. The control device includes a data acquisition unit that acquires the data of the tire pressure received by the receiving device.

A method of monitoring one or more wheels of a vehicle is described. The method includes receiving first accelerometer measurements of a first accelerometer mounted on the vehicle's first wheel when the vehicle is moving during an interval of time, determining based on the first accelerometer measurements a first path followed by the first accelerometer when the vehicle is moving during the interval of time, determining based on the first path that the vehicle's first wheel is out of balance with respect to an axle of the vehicle's first wheel, and responsive to determining that the vehicle's first wheel is out of balance, transmitting to a user device a first alert that the vehicle's first wheel is out of balance.

A system for determining abnormalities of a TPMS that includes a pressure sensor that senses a pressure inside a tire and transmits sensed pressure data as a radio signal, a reception unit that receives the radio signal from the pressure sensor and measures strength of the received radio signal, and a determination unit that determines an abnormality of the TPMS based on the radio signal received, and the strength of the radio signal measured, by the reception unit.

A programming system includes a mobile device and a programmer, in which the programmer includes a wireless communication module, a control module, and a communication module. A programming method of the programming system includes: storing a program code in the mobile device; establishing wireless communication between the control module and the mobile device via the wireless communication module to obtain the program code of the mobile device; and, sending the program code from the control module to a tire pressure detector via the communication module to program the program code whereby it is convenient for the user to operate and the manufacturing cost of the programmer can be reduced.

A method for storing positions of tires and a system for the same are disclosed. The method includes inputting information for a tire by a hand held tool. Transmitting the information for the tire and a storing position of the tire to a remote server, and generating an index information including the storing position of the tire by the remote server. Accordingly, the storing position of the tire can be conveniently inquired, such that the time-consuming of changing the tires of vehicle can be effectively reduced.

A vehicle message managing method includes: providing an operation message of a tire through a tire sensor; receiving the operation message through the tire sensor setting tool, or receiving at least one outer message through the tire sensor setting tool; transmitting at least one of the operation message and the outer message to a remote server; storing and analyzing at least one of the operation message and the outer message and generating an analyzing result.