Bicycle system
US10926824B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/724098
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The field of the invention relates to bicycle systems, especially to bicycle systems adapted for use with smartphones, to smartphones configured for use with bicycle systems, and to methods and to computer software for use with such bicycle systems or smartphones, and to servers configured to communicate with such bicycle systems or smartphones. According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a bicycle system including a bicycle, the bicycle system including a processor integral to the bicycle, the bicycle system further including a battery integral to the bicycle, wherein the processor is powerable by the battery, the bicycle system including a smartphone holder configurable to receive a smartphone and to connect the smartphone to the processor, wherein in use the smartphone holder is attachable to, and detachable from, the smartphone. Advantages include that the smartphone can be charged by the battery, the smartphone can communicate with the processor so as to receive various information such as maintenance-related information of the bicycle system, the bicycle system can investigate the smartphone identity to check for unauthorized use of the bicycle system, the…
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