TIRE MONITORING DEVICE CONFIGURATION

1 . A method of configuring a tire monitoring device, the method comprising, at the tire monitoring device:

entering a configuration mode;

responsive to entering the configuration mode, transmitting a first message to a second device, the message indicating that the second device should transmit configuration data to the tire monitoring device;

receiving configuration data from the second device in response to the first message; and

configuring the tire monitoring device based on the configuration data.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a second message to the second device after receiving the configuration data, the second message indicating that the second device should stop sending configuration data.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second message comprises data indicating that the configuration data has been received.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second message comprises data indicating that the tire monitoring device is no longer in a configuration mode.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the entering a configuration mode is responsive to receipt of an instruction.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the instruction is received from a third device which is separate device from the second device.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the instruction is received using a different wireless communication protocol than is used for the configuration data.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration data comprises at least one of:

a reference tire pressure;

a wheel position of the tire monitoring device;

a vehicle identifier; and

compatibility data.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

disregarding any configuration data received after a predetermined time period has elapsed since the first message was sent.

10 . A tire monitoring device comprising a processor configured to cause the tire monitoring device to operate according to the method of claim 1 .

11 . A tire monitoring system comprising:

a tire monitoring device comprising a wireless communication interface;

a control device comprising a wireless communication interface; and

a configuration device comprising a wireless communication interface;

wherein the tire monitoring device comprises a processor configured to:

enter a configuration mode in response to a command received from the configuration device over the wireless communication interface; and

when in the configuration mode, receive configuration data over the wireless communication interface in response to a request a request for configuration data to at least one of the configuration device and the control device transmitted over the wireless communication interface.

12 . A tire monitoring system according to claim 11 , wherein the processor of the tire monitoring device is configured to reject received configuration data which is not in response to a request for configuration data.