IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,350,979
Granted Patent B2
US 12,350,979 · App. 18/386,171 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Tyre monitoring device configuration

Inventor: Andrew Bill (Bristol, GB)
Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
B60C23/0454B60C23/0471B60C23/0479B60C2200/02
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Patent No.
US 12,350,979
App. No.
18/386,171
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of configuring a tire monitoring device including, 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.

Claims (57)

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

receiving, from a control device over a wireless communication interface, a command and a first compatibility data, wherein the first compatibility data is indicative of at least one of:

a software version;

an operating system version;

a version of the command;

a hardware revision;

an encryption certificate;

a pre-shared key;

a digital certificate, or

an algorithm to produce a checksum;

comparing, by the at least one tire monitoring device, the first compatibility data and a second compatibility data corresponding to the first compatibility data, wherein the second compatibility data is stored in the at least one tire monitoring device; and

executing, by the at least one tire monitoring device, the command based on the comparing.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first compatibility data is associated with the command.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first compatibility data is associated with the control device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first compatibility data is associated with computer program instructions stored in the control device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the executing is dependent on the comparing indicating that the first compatibility data corresponds to the second compatibility data.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending, to the control device, a response based on the comparing.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the response is sent based on the comparing indicating that the first compatibility data and the second compatibility data are not compatible and the response comprises data representative of an incompatibility between the control device and the tire monitoring device.

8. A tire monitoring device comprising a wireless communication interface and a processor configured to execute a method comprising:

receiving, from a control device over the wireless communication interface, a command and a first compatibility data, wherein the first compatibility data is indicative of at least one of:

a software version;

an operating system version;

a version of the command;

a hardware revision;

an encryption certificate;

a pre-shared key;

a digital certificate, or

an algorithm to produce a checksum;

comparing, by the tire monitoring device, the first compatibility data and a second compatibility data corresponding to the first compatibility data, wherein the second compatibility data is stored in the tire monitoring device; and

executing, by the tire monitoring device, the command based on the comparing.

9. The tire monitoring device of claim 8 , wherein the first compatibility data is associated with the command.

10. The tire monitoring device of claim 8 , wherein the first compatibility data is associated with the control device.

11. The tire monitoring device of claim 8 , wherein the first compatibility data is associated with computer program instructions stored in the control device.

12. The tire monitoring device of claim 8 , wherein the executing is dependent on the comparing indicating that the first compatibility data corresponds to the second compatibility data.

13. The tire monitoring device of claim 8 , further comprising sending, to the control device, a response based on the comparing.

14. The tire monitoring device of claim 13 , wherein the response is sent based on the comparing indicating that the first compatibility data and the second compatibility data are not compatible and the response comprises data representative of an incompatibility between the control device and the tire monitoring device.

15. A tire monitoring system comprising:

a control device comprising storage storing first compatibility data, wherein the first compatibility data is indicative of at least one of:

a software version;

an operating system version;

a version of the command;

a hardware revision;

an encryption certificate;

a pre-shared key;

a digital certificate, or

an algorithm to produce a checksum; and

at least one tire monitoring device comprising storage storing second compatibility data, wherein the second compatibility data corresponds to the first compatibility data;

wherein the control device and the tire monitoring device are configured to use the first and second compatibility data to determine whether commands from the control device should be executed by the at least one tire monitoring device.

16. The tire monitoring system of claim 15 , wherein the control device is configured to:

prepare the first compatibility data based on information stored in the control device; and

transmit a command to the tire monitoring device based on the first compatibility data.

17. The tire monitoring system of claim 16 , wherein the preparing the first compatibility data is further based on the command.

18. The tire monitoring system of claim 16 , wherein the preparing the first compatibility data is further based on hardware of the control device.

19. The tire monitoring system of claim 16 , wherein the preparing the first compatibility data is based on computer program instructions stored in the control device.

20. The tire monitoring system of claim 16 , wherein the control device is further configured to:

receive a response from the tire monitoring device indicating that the tire monitoring device is not compatible with the control device; and

provide an indication of the incompatibility.

Priority Claims (1)
GB 1908626 · Jun 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17418107
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